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In lugnet.announce, Suzanne D. Rich writes:
> There's a new TLC press release at:
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> http://www.lego.com/info/press.asp
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> here's the good stuff:
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> http://www.lego.com/press/
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> -Suz
> Let me be the first to say HOLY (expletive deleted for your protection)
> The ability to buy any piece in any quantity in perhaps any color is truly
> mind-bendingly awesome. 2002 won't get here soon enough.
> Wow.
> Adrian
In the year 2002 the LEGO Renaissance will be upon us…
The possibilities will be endless!
(Unless quantity, size, color or piece availability restrictions occur.)
I do believe that this concept has been proposed in the past, but it appears
as though this new development is now fully endorsed and scheduled for 2002.
Its amazing to fathom a creation that I designed could be available to the
general public!
> Pretty dang cool!!!
> Time to start designing some sets.
> Eric Kingsley
Sincerely,
Richard Noeckel
You can reach me @ SHROUD_OF_KUNG_FU@Hotmail.com
-Lego good, Canada great-®
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> From: "Richard Noeckel" <Shroud_of_kung_fu@hotmail.com>
>
> In the year 2002 the LEGO Renaissance will be upon us…
> The possibilities will be endless!
> (Unless quantity, size, color or piece availability restrictions occur.)
> I do believe that this concept has been proposed in the past, but it appears
> as though this new development is now fully endorsed and scheduled for 2002.
> Its amazing to fathom a creation that I designed could be available to the
> general public!
Suppose you do that. I bet you a 1200pc bucket that LEGO then lays claim to
the rights on your design. I remember reading something about "imbursing the
creator," but it was pretty vague.
Still, if I can order any piece in any color, I could order up bunches o'
parts and start mass-producing some of my mecha. You wouldn't believe how
many requests I get for the Helldog.
~Mark "Muffin Head" Sandlin
--
Mark's Lego Creations
http://www.nwlink.com/~sandlin/lego
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In lugnet.lego.direct, Mark Sandlin writes:
> > From: "Richard Noeckel" <Shroud_of_kung_fu@hotmail.com>
> >
> > In the year 2002 the LEGO Renaissance will be upon us…
> > The possibilities will be endless!
> > (Unless quantity, size, color or piece availability restrictions occur.)
> > I do believe that this concept has been proposed in the past, but it appears
> > as though this new development is now fully endorsed and scheduled for 2002.
> > Its amazing to fathom a creation that I designed could be available to the
> > general public!
>
> Suppose you do that. I bet you a 1200pc bucket that LEGO then lays claim to
> the rights on your design. I remember reading something about "imbursing the
> creator," but it was pretty vague.
>
> Still, if I can order any piece in any color, I could order up bunches o'
> parts and start mass-producing some of my mecha. You wouldn't believe how
> many requests I get for the Helldog.
>
> ~Mark "Muffin Head" Sandlin
If you are want to get pieces for a design, but don't want to give out the
design, one could always do the design, get the piece count, and then build
something unrelated that used the same pieces.
Steve Martin
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Actually, TLC should state right up front an established amount of money for
the designers of sets that could be broken down by the numbers of elements
in the design. There is an obvious savings for them if they are able to
reduce the number of set designers they staff in-house. This savings should
equate to some kind of kick-back to the person's submitting designs.
Also, people should ABSOLUTELY be given the choice of giving up their
design, or retaining the rights to their design -- even if the design is
being submitted to obtain the needed building elements.
-- Richard
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In lugnet.lego.direct, Richard Marchetti writes:
> Actually, TLC should state right up front an established amount of money for
> the designers of sets that could be broken down by the numbers of elements
> in the design. There is an obvious savings for them if they are able to
> reduce the number of set designers they staff in-house. This savings should
> equate to some kind of kick-back to the person's submitting designs.
This amount is likely to be quite miniscule. Something on the order of less
than $1 per copy of the set. (In the recording industry, artists usually
get a dollar or two per album sold. And that is with the amount being
written in a contract.)
If you sell a design on the order of say one of the more popular Star Wars
sets, you could be talking about some real money, but I don't find that very
likely. It would be very cool if someone did - especially if the set was
very non-juniorized, but oriented at younger kids. Maybe the TLC
designers/managment would take notice. In a lot of ways, TLC and the Lego
community could really benefit from this. It would give TLC access to data
on what types of designs sell before ramping up their own mass
production/marketing/etc. We would get a place to get more designs.
Also, TLC could take advantage of it to test prototype designs. That would
also be pretty neat.
Steve Martin
martinsa@mail.com
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