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In lugnet.lego, James Wilson wrote:
> In lugnet.lego, Ronald Borchert wrote:
> > Hi.
> >
> > I think, the survey is nonsense.
> > LEGO cannot produce any more legends, because the colors needed are no more
> > available.
> >
> > Regards Ronald
>
> I have to agree - if the colors aren't the same, or if the pieces are
> significantly different (like substituting 1x1 brick with headlight for 1x1
> window, as noted earlier), then it's not a reissue, but a reinterpretation.
>
> $0.02
> James Wilson
> Dallas, TX
I have to wonder why people are spotlighting Ronald's post. Precise reissues
aren't going to happen for older sets anyway.
In any case, I wouldn't buy a reissue of the yellow castle. Accurate? So what?
It would still be bright yellow. Sand red, tan, sand green, all would be fine.
Reinterpretation? So what? I'd buy it whereas I wouldn't buy the other.
Since I have stated that opinion before numerous times, why should a slight
variation in gray change my mind about it being a Legend? Now, it may be a less
useful Legend, just as I see an accurate Yellow castle a less useful re-release
no matter how accurate.
-->Bruce<--
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In lugnet.lego, Bruce Schlickbernd wrote:
>
> I have to wonder why people are spotlighting Ronald's post. Precise reissues
> aren't going to happen for older sets anyway.
Because he seems to have captured how they feel about the color issue as it
affects Legends releses. Can't be a reissue if it's significantly different.
Call it something else.
> In any case, I wouldn't buy a reissue of the yellow castle. Accurate? So what?
> It would still be bright yellow. Sand red, tan, sand green, all would be fine.
> Reinterpretation? So what? I'd buy it whereas I wouldn't buy the other.
>
> Since I have stated that opinion before numerous times, why should a slight
> variation in gray change my mind about it being a Legend? Now, it may be a less
> useful Legend, just as I see an accurate Yellow castle a less useful re-release
> no matter how accurate.
>
> -->Bruce<--
If Ford Motor Company decided to "reissue" the Model T, would you buy one? How
about if it weren't available in its original color, black, but some blue-black
color that was never used in the original. Would the slight variation in color
change your mind?
James Wilson
Dallas, TX
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In lugnet.lego, James Wilson wrote:
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If Ford Motor Company decided to “reissue” the Model T, would you buy one? >
How about if it weren’t available in its original color, black, but some
blue-black color that was never used in the original. Would the slight
variation in color change your mind?
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Wow! A great example. A classic space set, or any other legend, would not be
the same in bley.
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In lugnet.lego, James Wilson wrote:
>
> If Ford Motor Company decided to "reissue" the Model T, would you buy one? How
> about if it weren't available in its original color, black, but some blue-black
> color that was never used in the original. Would the slight variation in color
> change your mind?
>
> James Wilson
> Dallas, TX
It seems to have worked for the rerelease of the "VW Bug"..... :)
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In lugnet.lego, Tom Dickson wrote:
> It seems to have worked for the rerelease of the "VW Bug"..... :)
Considering the fact that the last old-style VW Beetle didn't roll off the line
until late last year, technically the new Beetle isn't a rerelease. :)
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In lugnet.lego, David Laswell wrote:
> In lugnet.lego, Tom Dickson wrote:
> > It seems to have worked for the rerelease of the "VW Bug"..... :)
>
> Considering the fact that the last old-style VW Beetle didn't roll off the line
> until late last year, technically the new Beetle isn't a rerelease. :)
IIRC, VW stopped making the old Beetle in 1978. The factory I think you're
referring to is one in Mexico. Local managers bought it from the company, since
there was a mucher higher demand there than elsewhere for the bug.
Somehow I don't think that TLC would let any group of fans buy out a factory,
though.
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In lugnet.lego, Jason Catena wrote:
> IIRC, VW stopped making the old Beetle in 1978.
They stopped production in Germany at that time, but they didn't stop production
entirely. They'd still be making them in Mexico if it wasn't for the government
working to phase out 2-door taxi cabs, and reducing tarrifs on imports (after
all, now you can buy an imported 4-door with AC and airbags for about the same
price as a domesticly produced original Beetle).
> The factory I think you're referring to is one in Mexico. Local managers
> bought it from the company, since there was a mucher higher demand there
> than elsewhere for the bug.
The Puebla, Mexico plant is still run by Volkswagon. They still produce the
Jetta and the new Beetle. I'm not sure where you heard that they sold off the
plant.
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