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Yes, yes, the rumors are true!
We *will* be (re)issuing several "classic" sets later this year: three
Pirates items (Red Beard Runner, Armada Flagship, and Enchanted Island); two
Technic items (Pneumatic Front-End Loader and Forklift); the Octan Gas n'
Wash Express; and the Radio Control Racer.
All of these items will be available exclusively through LEGO Shop At Home
in North America and Europe (with the exception of Germany, where they will
also be available at some retail locations). We will begin taking advance
orders for these classic sets in July for delivery in early September.
The sets will be produced this summer and will have new packaging and set
numbers (that is, they are not old inventory that was just sitting around,
as some have suggested); they will be offered at or extremely close to their
original retail prices. In case you are wondering, these particular sets
were selected because as relatively recent (i.e. the last three years or so
for the most part) sets, the molds used for them are still available and
other production requirements could be met. We know that there is still
interest in items of this kind and we hope to bring back more classic items
in the future.
By the way, these classic items are *not* the "July Surprise" (and yes,
since you ask, there is indeed a July Surprise. And that's all you're going
to get out of me for now....)
I hope this clears up all that pesky speculation (and in a good way, I might
add).
Play Well,
-- Brad
Brad Justus
Senior Vice President, LEGO Direct
Oh, yeah, one last thing: Bionicle launches tomorrow in North America -- and
LEGO Shop At Home has it first! You can order all the Toas, Turaga, and
masks now at LEGO.com; we'll start shipping them first thing in the morning.
(Because we're launching a bit early, our initial supplies are somewhat
limited, so if you want them now, you know what to do.)
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In lugnet.lego.direct, Brad Justus writes:
> In case you are wondering, these particular sets
> were selected because as relatively recent (i.e. the last three years or so
> for the most part) sets, the molds used for them are still available and
> other production requirements could be met. We know that there is still
> interest in items of this kind and we hope to bring back more classic items
> in the future.
Is there a reasonable chance that is these sets sell well enough, older
"classic sets" might also be re-issued? I would imagine the number of parts
that would need to be re-tooled or replaced by other available pieces would be
small in any given set...
eric
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In lugnet.lego.direct, Brad Justus writes:
> Yes, yes, the rumors are true!
>
> We *will* be (re)issuing several "classic" sets later this year: three
> Pirates items (Red Beard Runner, Armada Flagship, and Enchanted Island); two
> Technic items (Pneumatic Front-End Loader and Forklift); the Octan Gas n'
> Wash Express; and the Radio Control Racer.
>
> All of these items will be available exclusively through LEGO Shop At Home
> in North America and Europe (with the exception of Germany, where they will
> also be available at some retail locations). We will begin taking advance
> orders for these classic sets in July for delivery in early September.
>
> The sets will be produced this summer and will have new packaging and set
> numbers (that is, they are not old inventory that was just sitting around,
> as some have suggested); they will be offered at or extremely close to their
> original retail prices. In case you are wondering, these particular sets
> were selected because as relatively recent (i.e. the last three years or so
> for the most part) sets, the molds used for them are still available and
> other production requirements could be met. We know that there is still
> interest in items of this kind and we hope to bring back more classic items
> in the future.
>
> By the way, these classic items are *not* the "July Surprise" (and yes,
> since you ask, there is indeed a July Surprise. And that's all you're going
> to get out of me for now....)
>
> I hope this clears up all that pesky speculation (and in a good way, I might
> add).
>
> Play Well,
>
> -- Brad
Thank you for the reply and let me emit a sign of relief. The way the
conversation was running it sounded like I would have to ship the things
from Germany, the cost of which would ruin the point. And while some people
have said there are better pirate ships to rerelease, I'm glad to have any.
I'll let someone else order the Radio Control Racer.
Jonathan Lill
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Brad,
First off, thank you very much for getting back to the community with an
official response about these sets.
I'm really looking forward to these sets and I think it is another good
feather in the Lego Direct cap. I'm sure the Lugnet community will
over-analyze LD's selections, discuss what makes a set a "Classic" and
debate the merits of reissues in general.
But it comes down to the fact that LD, again, has given many Lego fans what
they have been wishing for. First bulk bricks and train parts, now the
reissues.
This is great. Keep up the good work.
Bryan Kinkel
"Brad Justus" <legodirect@lego.com> wrote in message
news:GDr1x7.G48@lugnet.com...
> Yes, yes, the rumors are true!
>
> We *will* be (re)issuing several "classic" sets later this year: three
> Pirates items (Red Beard Runner, Armada Flagship, and Enchanted Island); • two
> Technic items (Pneumatic Front-End Loader and Forklift); the Octan Gas n'
> Wash Express; and the Radio Control Racer.
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In lugnet.lego.direct, Brad Justus writes:
> Yes, yes, the rumors are true!
Woohoo = bring on the old castle sets!
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In lugnet.lego.direct, Brad Justus writes:
> Yes, yes, the rumors are true!
>
> We *will* be (re)issuing several "classic" sets later this year: three
> Pirates items (Red Beard Runner, Armada Flagship, and Enchanted Island); two
> Technic items (Pneumatic Front-End Loader and Forklift); the Octan Gas n'
> Wash Express; and the Radio Control Racer.
Now this is way cool but without trying to sound negative why the "Radio
Control Racer?". Seems like a very bizarre choice to me, I mean I can still
find it one the shelves at several local Toy stores in Massachusetts where
nothing seems to last very long after it is discontinued. My impression is
that it was a bad seller, so what makes LD think it can do better as an
exclusive?
Anyway, kudos on a great idea. I will probably get at least one of the other 6
sets for myself and I am not even that big into Technic. Just glad to see some
good old studded Technic Beams can still be found, I think TLC under utilizes
this great part that is not just a great Technic part but a great System part
as well.
Finally something a little exciting, I hope it can be extend to older "classic"
sets as well if this is a success.
Eric Kingsley
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Brad & All,
> Yes, yes, the rumors are true!
>
> We *will* be (re)issuing several "classic" sets later this year: three
> Pirates items (Red Beard Runner, Armada Flagship, and Enchanted Island); two
> Technic items (Pneumatic Front-End Loader and Forklift); the Octan Gas n'
> Wash Express; and the Radio Control Racer.
Thank you so much for clarifying this, I am excited. A briliant move, BTW,
to put it in different packaging and different numbers, as it does not
disrupt the previous items. I hope that there will be more sets along other
lines in the future. (HINT MONORAIL & FUTURON) ; )
I hope this will be a postive financial quest to TLC, I know I will be
buying a few of them. Thanks!
Scott S.
--
>
> All of these items will be available exclusively through LEGO Shop At Home
> in North America and Europe (with the exception of Germany, where they will
> also be available at some retail locations). We will begin taking advance
> orders for these classic sets in July for delivery in early September.
>
> The sets will be produced this summer and will have new packaging and set
> numbers (that is, they are not old inventory that was just sitting around,
> as some have suggested); they will be offered at or extremely close to their
> original retail prices. In case you are wondering, these particular sets
> were selected because as relatively recent (i.e. the last three years or so
> for the most part) sets, the molds used for them are still available and
> other production requirements could be met. We know that there is still
> interest in items of this kind and we hope to bring back more classic items
> in the future.
>
> By the way, these classic items are *not* the "July Surprise" (and yes,
> since you ask, there is indeed a July Surprise. And that's all you're going
> to get out of me for now....)
>
> I hope this clears up all that pesky speculation (and in a good way, I might
> add).
>
> Play Well,
>
> -- Brad
>
> Brad Justus
> Senior Vice President, LEGO Direct
>
> Oh, yeah, one last thing: Bionicle launches tomorrow in North America -- and
> LEGO Shop At Home has it first! You can order all the Toas, Turaga, and
> masks now at LEGO.com; we'll start shipping them first thing in the morning.
> (Because we're launching a bit early, our initial supplies are somewhat
> limited, so if you want them now, you know what to do.)
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In lugnet.lego.direct, Brad Justus writes:
> Yes, yes, the rumors are true!
>
> We *will* be (re)issuing several "classic" sets later this year: three
> Pirates items (Red Beard Runner, Armada Flagship, and Enchanted Island); two
> Technic items (Pneumatic Front-End Loader and Forklift); the Octan Gas n'
> Wash Express; and the Radio Control Racer.
Woohoo! I'll be ordering 1 of each, although I already own an 'original' Gas
n' Wash Express.
> All of these items will be available exclusively through LEGO Shop At Home
> in North America and Europe (with the exception of Germany, where they will
> also be available at some retail locations). We will begin taking advance
> orders for these classic sets in July for delivery in early September.
<snipped reasoning behind these sets>
I am glad to hear/read that this is again a 'global' release.
> By the way, these classic items are *not* the "July Surprise" (and yes,
> since you ask, there is indeed a July Surprise. And that's all you're going
> to get out of me for now....)
>
> I hope this clears up all that pesky speculation (and in a good way, I might
> add).
Nah, you've just given us other things to speculate about. :-) We are like
that, we like to speculate about other 'classic' releases, the july-surprise
(will it be available all over the world?), etc. That's what LUGNET is all
about :-)
> Play Well,
We will!
> -- Brad
>
> Brad Justus
> Senior Vice President, LEGO Direct
<snipped bionicle stuff>
Keep up the good work and don't mind the (few) negative comments/posts you
see here. It's human nature to hope for the best and expect the worst. But I
must say, I am getting more and more positive about the Lego
Company/Group/Firm/Whatever! And my bank account seems to *not* agree with
me :-)
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HA HA! I think this is funny after reading everyone's assumptions with how
they think these sets came up, LOL, very funny indeed, but it's nice to know
that they are indeed genuine articles and not some black market do up. What
makes me mad is, YET AGAIN, we are treated as if Australia (and
surroundings) has still not been discovered yet! What are we? Still in the
explorer ages? D'oh! Get me a Service Station would ya!
Mel (who truely thinks that the rest of the world say's: "Oystrayleeeea you
suck, you don't play with Lego, you play with Kangaroo's") Fine I want a
Kangaroo Sculpture! :P
In lugnet.lego.direct, Brad Justus writes:
> Yes, yes, the rumors are true!
>
> We *will* be (re)issuing several "classic" sets later this year: three
> Pirates items (Red Beard Runner, Armada Flagship, and Enchanted Island); two
> Technic items (Pneumatic Front-End Loader and Forklift); the Octan Gas n'
> Wash Express; and the Radio Control Racer.
>
> All of these items will be available exclusively through LEGO Shop At Home
> in North America and Europe (with the exception of Germany, where they will
> also be available at some retail locations). We will begin taking advance
> orders for these classic sets in July for delivery in early September.
>
> The sets will be produced this summer and will have new packaging and set
> numbers (that is, they are not old inventory that was just sitting around,
> as some have suggested); they will be offered at or extremely close to their
> original retail prices. In case you are wondering, these particular sets
> were selected because as relatively recent (i.e. the last three years or so
> for the most part) sets, the molds used for them are still available and
> other production requirements could be met. We know that there is still
> interest in items of this kind and we hope to bring back more classic items
> in the future.
>
> By the way, these classic items are *not* the "July Surprise" (and yes,
> since you ask, there is indeed a July Surprise. And that's all you're going
> to get out of me for now....)
>
> I hope this clears up all that pesky speculation (and in a good way, I might
> add).
>
> Play Well,
>
> -- Brad
>
> Brad Justus
> Senior Vice President, LEGO Direct
>
> Oh, yeah, one last thing: Bionicle launches tomorrow in North America -- and
> LEGO Shop At Home has it first! You can order all the Toas, Turaga, and
> masks now at LEGO.com; we'll start shipping them first thing in the morning.
> (Because we're launching a bit early, our initial supplies are somewhat
> limited, so if you want them now, you know what to do.)
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"Melody Brown" <black666beast@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:GDr8EL.BJI@lugnet.com...
> Fine I want a Kangaroo Sculpture! :P
That is not a bad idea! How about a koala? -- Bryan
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Well, I for one think this the next best thing to peanut butter. Seeing as
my son and I didn't get into the Lego world full force untill last summer we
are both excited as can be to find out that we can possibly get some of the
older sets in a re-issued format. Funny thing about kids...they see things
so clearly sometimes...This last christmas we got him the Ultimate Lego book
from DK. He was estatic. He is eight years old and at this time in his life
there is no better thing than Lego and DragonBallZ (if lego ever teamed up
with that character set he would probably explode) anyways, here he was
sitting in the car on a family outing reading the Lego book out load to us.
He gets to the section of the book where they are talking about the Lego
Pirate ships (which are his ultimate favorites). He reads "The Lego Pirate
Line was one of the most succesfull of all the Lego sets." He stops, he
looks at me and says..."well what kinda way is that to run a business, to
stop selling your best selling stuff." He then wrote an email to Lego asking
them what was going on. I must say I was pretty proud of the little guy.
Never heard back from anyone at Lego...until now.
sh
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Wow! This is great news! Can't wait to get another G&WE! I love to hear
this! Let's hope that this does continue (Airport Shuttle anyone?). Thanks LEGO!
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One question, if you don't mind, that I have is are these sets being called
"LEGO Classics", or will they just be sold like normal Technic/City/Pirate
sets? Will LEGO advertise at all that these are old sets coming back?
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Wow! I can only say: my wife is going to kill me...
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From the Pirates standpoint, anything is better than nothing. It would have
been nice if the last pirates minifig pack came out along with this (that
poor Armada Flagship is pretty thinly manned). Personally, I'd like to see
a "Greatest Lego Sets Ever" line rather than what is being termed as
"Classic", but I'll applaud a move in this direction, nevertheless.
Bruce
In lugnet.lego.direct, Brad Justus writes:
> Yes, yes, the rumors are true!
>
> We *will* be (re)issuing several "classic" sets later this year: three
> Pirates items (Red Beard Runner, Armada Flagship, and Enchanted Island); two
> Technic items (Pneumatic Front-End Loader and Forklift); the Octan Gas n'
> Wash Express; and the Radio Control Racer.
>
> All of these items will be available exclusively through LEGO Shop At Home
> in North America and Europe (with the exception of Germany, where they will
> also be available at some retail locations). We will begin taking advance
> orders for these classic sets in July for delivery in early September.
>
> The sets will be produced this summer and will have new packaging and set
> numbers (that is, they are not old inventory that was just sitting around,
> as some have suggested); they will be offered at or extremely close to their
> original retail prices. In case you are wondering, these particular sets
> were selected because as relatively recent (i.e. the last three years or so
> for the most part) sets, the molds used for them are still available and
> other production requirements could be met. We know that there is still
> interest in items of this kind and we hope to bring back more classic items
> in the future.
>
> By the way, these classic items are *not* the "July Surprise" (and yes,
> since you ask, there is indeed a July Surprise. And that's all you're going
> to get out of me for now....)
>
> I hope this clears up all that pesky speculation (and in a good way, I might
> add).
>
> Play Well,
>
> -- Brad
>
> Brad Justus
> Senior Vice President, LEGO Direct
>
> Oh, yeah, one last thing: Bionicle launches tomorrow in North America -- and
> LEGO Shop At Home has it first! You can order all the Toas, Turaga, and
> masks now at LEGO.com; we'll start shipping them first thing in the morning.
> (Because we're launching a bit early, our initial supplies are somewhat
> limited, so if you want them now, you know what to do.)
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I live in Australia where Shop at Home does not exist.
Whats the best way of getting some of these sets? I don't want to trouble
other people overseas to buy/package etc..
Finally in the last few years there's something I actually *WANT* to buy
from Lego and now I find out its not available here. What am i to do?
Santosh Bhat
In lugnet.lego.direct, Brad Justus writes:
> Yes, yes, the rumors are true!
>
> We *will* be (re)issuing several "classic" sets later this year: three
> Pirates items (Red Beard Runner, Armada Flagship, and Enchanted Island); two
> Technic items (Pneumatic Front-End Loader and Forklift); the Octan Gas n'
> Wash Express; and the Radio Control Racer.
>
> All of these items will be available exclusively through LEGO Shop At Home
> in North America and Europe (with the exception of Germany, where they will
> also be available at some retail locations). We will begin taking advance
> orders for these classic sets in July for delivery in early September.
>
> The sets will be produced this summer and will have new packaging and set
> numbers (that is, they are not old inventory that was just sitting around,
> as some have suggested); they will be offered at or extremely close to their
> original retail prices. In case you are wondering, these particular sets
> were selected because as relatively recent (i.e. the last three years or so
> for the most part) sets, the molds used for them are still available and
> other production requirements could be met. We know that there is still
> interest in items of this kind and we hope to bring back more classic items
> in the future.
>
> By the way, these classic items are *not* the "July Surprise" (and yes,
> since you ask, there is indeed a July Surprise. And that's all you're going
> to get out of me for now....)
>
> I hope this clears up all that pesky speculation (and in a good way, I might
> add).
>
> Play Well,
>
> -- Brad
>
> Brad Justus
> Senior Vice President, LEGO Direct
>
> Oh, yeah, one last thing: Bionicle launches tomorrow in North America -- and
> LEGO Shop At Home has it first! You can order all the Toas, Turaga, and
> masks now at LEGO.com; we'll start shipping them first thing in the morning.
> (Because we're launching a bit early, our initial supplies are somewhat
> limited, so if you want them now, you know what to do.)
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In lugnet.lego.direct, Brad Justus writes:
> [...]
> We *will* be (re)issuing several "classic" sets later this year: three
> Pirates items (Red Beard Runner, Armada Flagship, and Enchanted Island); two
> Technic items (Pneumatic Front-End Loader and Forklift); the Octan Gas n'
> Wash Express; and the Radio Control Racer. [...]
This made my day!
--Todd
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In lugnet.lego.direct, Santosh Bhat writes:
> I live in Australia where Shop at Home does not exist.
>
> Whats the best way of getting some of these sets? I don't want to trouble
> other people overseas to buy/package etc..
>
> Finally in the last few years there's something I actually *WANT* to buy
> from Lego and now I find out its not available here. What am i to do?
I hate to say this but, "me too!".
Can't we at least get them shipped to (LEGO) Australia or something?
Martin
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In lugnet.lego.direct, Brad Justus writes:
> We *will* be (re)issuing several "classic" sets later this year: three
> Pirates items (Red Beard Runner, Armada Flagship, and Enchanted Island
Yay! Not the sets I would have chosen, but I hope this trial balloon floats
to TLC's liking and makes other stuff possible down the road! I am up for
2-3 of each of the above.
> By the way, these classic items are *not* the "July Surprise" (and yes,
> since you ask, there is indeed a July Surprise. And that's all you're going
> to get out of me for now....)
Right! Brad emailed me yesterday and spilled the beans on the July Surprise
-- yup, it's bulk foliage: cypress trees in quantity at last, flowers and
three stem cylinders, flowers on green segmented rope vines with 1x1
vertical clip plates in green, bamboo cylinders, three leaf cylinders,
fourteen stud tree branches, green flame-style seaweed, seaweed, palm
fronds, brown and black palm tree trunks, red and green bushes and
extenders, brown and black arches, and the truly big surprise -- a new
foliage element -- a 48x48 rubber grass sheet with intermittant grass stems
and studs alternating on the pattern so that you can place minifigures in an
apparent field of grass! Whoohooo!!!
> Oh, yeah, one last thing: Bionickles launches tomorrow in North America
???....er....yeah....great...uh huh...???
::walks away shaking his head, feeling soiled yet hopeful::
-- Hop-Frog (the scrupulously honest, never tells a lie, kind of guy...)
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In lugnet.lego.direct, Santosh Bhat writes:
> I live in Australia where Shop at Home does not exist.
>
> Whats the best way of getting some of these sets? I don't want to trouble
> other people overseas to buy/package etc..
Well heck, I'm sure people would be willing to go through a little of the
"trouble", either for free (if someone's really nice) or for a nominal fee.
If you can't find anyone else, feel free to "trouble" me. In fact, if a
bunch of people from Oz want to buy a lot of sets collectively, I could do a
big box sent to one of you, and have you distribute it between y'all.
LMK if you're interested (please cc it to me if you wanna make sure I see it!)
-Shiri
XFUT .market.shipping
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In lugnet.lego.direct, Brad Justus writes:
> original retail prices. In case you are wondering, these particular sets
> were selected because as relatively recent (i.e. the last three years or so
> for the most part) sets, the molds used for them are still available and
> other production requirements could be met. We know that there is still
> interest in items of this kind and we hope to bring back more classic items
> in the future.
Dear Brad -
please remember that since you are re-releasing relatively recent
sets, the response may not be as vigorous as if you had released
older sets.
I hope that a lukewarm response to this round of releases won't
stand in the way of releasing other 'classic' sets - particularly
ones old enough to really be classic. I think you'd get a more vigourous
sales response if you re-released earlier pirate sets, old castle sets,
'blacktron' or other old space sets and town sets or the like.
In any event, I hope that this turns out well for LEGO and that it is
something you can profitably afford to repeat over and over again.
Thank you for doing this!
--
Jeff <jthompson@esker.com> "Float on a river, forever and ever, Emily"
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In lugnet.lego.direct, Jeff Thompson writes:
> please remember that since you are re-releasing relatively recent
> sets, the response may not be as vigorous as if you had released
> older sets.
I totally understand what you're saying, and yet - look at the response so
far! "It's not exactly what I want, but I'll still probably buy acouple of
sets" seems to be the general consensus. So if *this* is profitable for TLC
(and I think it will be!), I can only imagine how well-received older sets
will be. Seriously? I think TLC could jump its sales back to the levels of
its 1999 success (with SW and Mindstorms).
> I hope that a lukewarm response to this round of releases won't
> stand in the way of releasing other 'classic' sets - particularly
> ones old enough to really be classic. I think you'd get a more vigourous
> sales response if you re-released earlier pirate sets, old castle sets,
> 'blacktron' or other old space sets and town sets or the like.
Again - an even *more* vigorous reply. This is pretty strong, and not as
lukewarm as I'd expect from the increasingly (although not entirely) cynical
and critical market feelings that us AFOLs tend to have of late.
> In any event, I hope that this turns out well for LEGO and that it is
> something you can profitably afford to repeat over and over again.
> Thank you for doing this!
Likewise! Although not all the sets are to my liking, I will definitely buy
an enchanted island set. I've always wanted that one! And hopefully this
trend will continue. Good luck and thanks a bunch!
-Shiri
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In lugnet.lego.direct, Shiri Dori writes:
> I totally understand what you're saying, and yet - look at the response so
> far! "It's not exactly what I want, but I'll still probably buy acouple of
> sets" seems to be the general consensus.
Oh yes. This castle-pirate-and-space fan is thinking that the technic
sets that he missed getting on their initial release look pretty
tempting. :^)
> So if *this* is profitable for TLC
> (and I think it will be!), I can only imagine how well-received older sets
> will be. Seriously? I think TLC could jump its sales back to the levels of
> its 1999 success (with SW and Mindstorms).
My thought is simply that the people likely to buy these sets are
the families who don't already own them -- and that by going further
and further back into time, LEGO would be offering sets that a larger
and larger majority of currently-buying families don't have.
My own thought is that there's a "sweet spot," an era of sets from
the late 80s and early 90s, that would sell outrageously well to
both AFOLs and kids. The designs are old enough that the current
generation of kids would find them completely new, while not so
far afield of LEGO's current releases that they might seem too plain
to today's kids raised on 'special pieces.' Although I'd be as
happy as anyone on LUGNET to see the Yellow Castle re-released, I
think that a 10 year old kid would probably generate more "buy-me-
this-please" noise for 6085 Black Monarch's Castle
( http://guide.lugnet.com/set/6085 ).
> Again - an even *more* vigorous reply. This is pretty strong, and not as
> lukewarm as I'd expect from the increasingly (although not entirely) cynical
> and critical market feelings that us AFOLs tend to have of late.
I think most people are excited that this is happening at all! We
all have dreams of particular sets that we missed out on. And we're
happy about the idea of kids getting to choose from sets from earlier
eras.
> Likewise! Although not all the sets are to my liking, I will definitely buy
> an enchanted island set. I've always wanted that one! And hopefully this
> trend will continue. Good luck and thanks a bunch!
Ooh! Enjoy the Enchanted Island, Shiri! That's a good one. It mixes
well with the current adventurer sets, as a lost amazon or polynesian
tribe. I'm glad to see that one making a reappearance!
//
Random thought -- Brad, I bet that a "customizable big pirate ship"
that you could order with your own choice of sail, flags, and
hull-colors might sell well. I hope those customizable steam-train
engines you're currently offering sell like crazy!
--
Jeff <jthompson@esker.com> "Float on a river, forever and ever, Emily"
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In lugnet.lego.direct, Jeff Thompson writes:
> Oh yes. This castle-pirate-and-space fan is thinking that the technic
> sets that he missed getting on their initial release look pretty
> tempting. :^)
See? My point exactly. ;-)
> My thought is simply that the people likely to buy these sets are
> the families who don't already own them -- and that by going further
> and further back into time, LEGO would be offering sets that a larger
> and larger majority of currently-buying families don't have.
Yes, true. But AFOLs would probably still buy multiple copies of the sets
offered, maybe even if they already had one or two.
> My own thought is that there's a "sweet spot," an era of sets from
> the late 80s and early 90s, that would sell outrageously well to
> both AFOLs and kids. <snip> I
> think that a 10 year old kid would probably generate more "buy-me-
> this-please" noise for 6085 Black Monarch's Castle
> ( http://guide.lugnet.com/set/6085 ).
Oh, totally! Sets like 6086, 6081, 6074, even 6080... especially if sold
alongside small sets like <cough> 6041, <cough, cough> 6040, and <ahem> 6067
<cough, *cough*, sputter> would sell like hot cakes among AFOLs. And I think
a lot of families would be more inclined to buy smaller sets too - don't
forget that the smaller the set, the better chances the parent will be
willing to spare the money. Or that the kid will be able to save up for it.
Then again, these sets would obviously lose their high value if they would
be massively produced. But is that a bad thing? ;-)
> I think most people are excited that this is happening at all! We
> all have dreams of particular sets that we missed out on. And we're
> happy about the idea of kids getting to choose from sets from earlier
> eras.
Yup! I for one I'm psyched. And I hope this is only the beginning of a trend!
> Ooh! Enjoy the Enchanted Island, Shiri! That's a good one. It mixes
> well with the current adventurer sets, as a lost amazon or polynesian
> tribe. I'm glad to see that one making a reappearance!
Yeah, me too! I've always wanted that'n, and I love the islander hair. Plus,
the baseplates are just too cool. I'm already starting to plan for putting
some money aside for that. ;-)
> Random thought -- Brad, I bet that a "customizable big pirate ship"
> that you could order with your own choice of sail, flags, and
> hull-colors might sell well. I hope those customizable steam-train
> engines you're currently offering sell like crazy!
Oh, wow! What a great idea. That would be awesome. Here's to hoping Brad
takes on your offer. ;-)
Take care!
-Shiri
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In lugnet.lego.direct, Shiri Dori writes:
> Oh, totally! Sets like 6086, 6081, 6074, even 6080... especially if sold
> alongside small sets like <cough> 6041, <cough, cough> 6040, and <ahem> 6067
> <cough, *cough*, sputter> would sell like hot cakes among AFOLs. And I think
> a lot of families would be more inclined to buy smaller sets too - don't
> forget that the smaller the set, the better chances the parent will be
> willing to spare the money. Or that the kid will be able to save up for it.
I wonder if they chose large sets because the profit margin works
better for a small number of expensive sets.
However, if "set size" really is an issue, they could bundle
together a few sets like sets 6041 (armour shop), 6040 (weaponsmith),
and 6067 (inn) and 6048 (wizard's workshop) into a "make your
own medieval village" larger and more profitable playset.
Well, it's fun to dream!
--
Jeff <jthompson@esker.com> "Float on a river, forever and ever, Emily"
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In lugnet.lego.direct, Jeff Thompson writes:
> However, if "set size" really is an issue, they could bundle
> together a few sets like sets 6041 (armour shop), 6040 (weaponsmith),
> and 6067 (inn) and 6048 (wizard's workshop) into a "make your
> own medieval village" larger and more profitable playset.
>
> Well, it's fun to dream!
It sure is. ;-) And I swear someday I'll be castle complete - with or
without TLC's help. ;-)
-Shiri
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Well if we can't get them any other way, I'm certainly going to take up your
offer.
I'm interested in 2 of the Octan Gas n' Wash Express sets, and 1 Pneumatic
Front-End Loader.
Let me know before you order etc. just in case LEGO decide to make them
available to Australia (yeah right!).
Any other People in Oz interested?
Martin
In lugnet.lego.direct, Shiri Dori writes:
> In lugnet.lego.direct, Santosh Bhat writes:
> > I live in Australia where Shop at Home does not exist.
> >
> > Whats the best way of getting some of these sets? I don't want to trouble
> > other people overseas to buy/package etc..
>
> Well heck, I'm sure people would be willing to go through a little of the
> "trouble", either for free (if someone's really nice) or for a nominal fee.
> If you can't find anyone else, feel free to "trouble" me. In fact, if a
> bunch of people from Oz want to buy a lot of sets collectively, I could do a
> big box sent to one of you, and have you distribute it between y'all.
>
> LMK if you're interested (please cc it to me if you wanna make sure I see it!)
>
> -Shiri
> XFUT .market.shipping
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In lugnet.lego.direct, Shiri Dori writes:
> In lugnet.lego.direct, Jeff Thompson writes:
> > However, if "set size" really is an issue, they could bundle
> > together a few sets like sets 6041 (armour shop), 6040 (weaponsmith),
> > and 6067 (inn) and 6048 (wizard's workshop) into a "make your
> > own medieval village" larger and more profitable playset.
> >
> > Well, it's fun to dream!
>
> It sure is. ;-) And I swear someday I'll be castle complete - with or
> without TLC's help. ;-)
That kind of DOES beg the question, to all you completists out there (and I
know, I know, complete is by definition what it means to *you*).
Suppose you are a Pirate completist... (the three pirate sets have new numbers)
If you already have RBR, do you need to get the new RBR to remain complete?
Conversely, if you did not already have RBR, would getting just the new one
make you complete?
I am wondering why new numbers were used. Sets have had different packaging
or packaging revisions in the past and still used the same numbers.
FUT .general
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Like I said, I'd be happy to oblige.
(I already emailed this to Martin but this is for anyone else interested, as
well).
However, just so you know: I will not order any sets before I get paid for the
price of buying them. I have no extra cash to spend and wait to "get it
later". So I would have to get the payment first. :-( You can ask Pete
White though, he can vouch for me (as well as countless other lugnet
posters, but especially Pete). I handled auctions (I think they were worth
well over a hundred USD) for him, he asked that they be shipped to my house
and I later shipped them to him in two big boxes. He sent me cash USDs and
the money arrived safely, as well as his boxes. So if you need a voucher for my
trustworthiness, ask him. I know he is a fellow Australian so hopefully his
word, and mine, will be enough.
But if you need more proof, here's a list of people on lugnet with whom I've
had successful transactions. You can ask any of them if everything arrived
safely.
http://www.lugnet.com/market/buy-sell-trade/~88/Success
-Shiri
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In lugnet.market.shipping, Shiri Dori writes:
> he can vouch for me
You've got to be kidding, you're Shiri! I'm sure no recommendations are
needed!
- David
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Brad Justus wrote in message ...
> Yes, yes, the rumors are true!
>
> We *will* be (re)issuing several "classic" sets later this year: three
> Pirates items (Red Beard Runner, Armada Flagship, and Enchanted Island); • two
> Technic items (Pneumatic Front-End Loader and Forklift); the Octan Gas n'
> Wash Express; and the Radio Control Racer.
Excellent news!
Not only are some of these sets my favorite, but it's nice
to know that some old and useful parts will be reissued.
(i.e. the sloped white window frames and clear panes from the
Octan station).
--
John
(remove the obvious to reply)
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Shiri, thank you for your kind offer.
However, I feel that this is an issue that Lego (and especially Lego Direct)
need to be made aware of.
I have not bought any lego for a while now, mainly because there's not a
sinlge thing on the shelf that interests me. There's finally something I do
want to get and I find out that it's not available to me because of the
country I live in.
I find this odd especially as Lego already has a presence here - so the
mechanism of doing business in Australia is readily available AND used.
The excuse (and it is an excuse NOT a reason) that Lego is a big company and
its difficult dealing with its differetn departments, means nothing to me.
In fact its a sign of their own incompetence at the end of the day.
Why is it not possible to make these sets available here? or anywhere that
sells Lego? I feel bad making someone who lives overseas else do that work.
I feel bad thinking that I'm causing someone else to go out of their way for
my own gain. Why aren't Lego doing this for me - I am willing to pay for the
costs, don't they want my money?
It appears as such a contradiction in business that they can't ship products
to a country where they already have a prescence and are selling products??
Human generosity will always amaze me, the lack of logic in the way Lego
operates is on par.
Once again thanks Shiri and to anyone else that will be willing to help.
Santosh
In lugnet.lego.direct, Shiri Dori writes:
> In lugnet.lego.direct, Santosh Bhat writes:
> > I live in Australia where Shop at Home does not exist.
> >
> > Whats the best way of getting some of these sets? I don't want to trouble
> > other people overseas to buy/package etc..
>
> Well heck, I'm sure people would be willing to go through a little of the
> "trouble", either for free (if someone's really nice) or for a nominal fee.
> If you can't find anyone else, feel free to "trouble" me. In fact, if a
> bunch of people from Oz want to buy a lot of sets collectively, I could do a
> big box sent to one of you, and have you distribute it between y'all.
>
> LMK if you're interested (please cc it to me if you wanna make sure I see it!)
>
> -Shiri
> XFUT .market.shipping
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Shiri Dori wrote:
>
> Like I said, I'd be happy to oblige.
>
> (I already emailed this to Martin but this is for anyone else interested, as
> well).
>
> However, just so you know: I will not order any sets before I get paid for the
> price of buying them. I have no extra cash to spend and wait to "get it
> later". So I would have to get the payment first. :-(
Here is a suggestion. The buying side can order the sets they want from
online US Lego shop, by using their own credit cards, and indicating the
delivery address as the address of receiving side. Then the only problem
would be sending the amount needed to ship the sets to buying side.
And I can vouch for this particular person here..:-)
Selçuk
P.S. Shiri, I might disturb you sometime in the near future for a
sophwith camel, by the way..:-)
You can ask Pete
> White though, he can vouch for me (as well as countless other lugnet
> posters, but especially Pete). I handled auctions (I think they were worth
> well over a hundred USD) for him, he asked that they be shipped to my house
> and I later shipped them to him in two big boxes. He sent me cash USDs and
> the money arrived safely, as well as his boxes. So if you need a voucher for my
> trustworthiness, ask him. I know he is a fellow Australian so hopefully his
> word, and mine, will be enough.
>
> But if you need more proof, here's a list of people on lugnet with whom I've
> had successful transactions. You can ask any of them if everything arrived
> safely.
> http://www.lugnet.com/market/buy-sell-trade/~88/Success
>
> -Shiri
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Thank you Brad, and more importantly, thank you LEGO!!!!
I am very pleased!
Best wishes,
-Aaron-
In lugnet.lego.direct, Brad Justus writes:
> Yes, yes, the rumors are true!
>
> We *will* be (re)issuing several "classic" sets later this year: three
> Pirates items (Red Beard Runner, Armada Flagship, and Enchanted Island); two
> Technic items (Pneumatic Front-End Loader and Forklift); the Octan Gas n'
> Wash Express; and the Radio Control Racer.
>
> All of these items will be available exclusively through LEGO Shop At Home
> in North America and Europe (with the exception of Germany, where they will
> also be available at some retail locations). We will begin taking advance
> orders for these classic sets in July for delivery in early September.
>
> The sets will be produced this summer and will have new packaging and set
> numbers (that is, they are not old inventory that was just sitting around,
> as some have suggested); they will be offered at or extremely close to their
> original retail prices. In case you are wondering, these particular sets
> were selected because as relatively recent (i.e. the last three years or so
> for the most part) sets, the molds used for them are still available and
> other production requirements could be met. We know that there is still
> interest in items of this kind and we hope to bring back more classic items
> in the future.
>
> By the way, these classic items are *not* the "July Surprise" (and yes,
> since you ask, there is indeed a July Surprise. And that's all you're going
> to get out of me for now....)
>
> I hope this clears up all that pesky speculation (and in a good way, I might
> add).
>
> Play Well,
>
> -- Brad
>
> Brad Justus
> Senior Vice President, LEGO Direct
>
> Oh, yeah, one last thing: Bionicle launches tomorrow in North America -- and
> LEGO Shop At Home has it first! You can order all the Toas, Turaga, and
> masks now at LEGO.com; we'll start shipping them first thing in the morning.
> (Because we're launching a bit early, our initial supplies are somewhat
> limited, so if you want them now, you know what to do.)
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In lugnet.market.shipping, Shiri Dori writes:
> Like I said, I'd be happy to oblige.
>
> (I already emailed this to Martin but this is for anyone else interested, as
> well).
>
> However, just so you know: I will not order any sets before I get paid for the
> price of buying them. I have no extra cash to spend and wait to "get it
> later". So I would have to get the payment first. :-( You can ask Pete
> White though, he can vouch for me (as well as countless other lugnet
> posters, but especially Pete). I handled auctions (I think they were worth
> well over a hundred USD) for him, he asked that they be shipped to my house
> and I later shipped them to him in two big boxes. He sent me cash USDs and
> the money arrived safely, as well as his boxes. So if you need a voucher for my
> trustworthiness, ask him. I know he is a fellow Australian so hopefully his
> word, and mine, will be enough.
Here's my vouch for the helpfulness of Shiri re-shipping US to AUS items.
Absolutely no problems at all, apart from Shiri getting a noseful of smoky
second-hand Lego in one ebay item.
The 'nice' thing to do is to throw something in for the reshipper's help,
be it a S@H item or something from their want list.
pete.w
> But if you need more proof, here's a list of people on lugnet with whom I've
> had successful transactions. You can ask any of them if everything arrived
> safely.
> http://www.lugnet.com/market/buy-sell-trade/~88/Success
>
> -Shiri
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Or an Akubra? Or how about a Dri-za-bone? Now THAT would be fashion.
"Bryan Kinkel" <helpdesk@loseyourmind.com> wrote in message
news:GDr9En.Dyv@lugnet.com...
>
> "Melody Brown" <black666beast@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:GDr8EL.BJI@lugnet.com...
> > Fine I want a Kangaroo Sculpture! :P
>
> That is not a bad idea! How about a koala? -- Bryan
>
>
>
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In lugnet.market.shipping, Martin Scragg writes:
> Well if we can't get them any other way, I'm certainly going to take up your
> offer.
>
> I'm interested in 2 of the Octan Gas n' Wash Express sets, and 1 Pneumatic
> Front-End Loader.
>
> Let me know before you order etc. just in case LEGO decide to make them
> available to Australia (yeah right!).
>
> Any other People in Oz interested?
>
> Martin
Are you kidding?? :) I am dreaming of getting the Octan Gas n' Wash Express
set :))) Silly question Martin :P
Mel
>
>
> In lugnet.lego.direct, Shiri Dori writes:
> > In lugnet.lego.direct, Santosh Bhat writes:
> > > I live in Australia where Shop at Home does not exist.
> > >
> > > Whats the best way of getting some of these sets? I don't want to trouble
> > > other people overseas to buy/package etc..
> >
> > Well heck, I'm sure people would be willing to go through a little of the
> > "trouble", either for free (if someone's really nice) or for a nominal fee.
> > If you can't find anyone else, feel free to "trouble" me. In fact, if a
> > bunch of people from Oz want to buy a lot of sets collectively, I could do a
> > big box sent to one of you, and have you distribute it between y'all.
> >
> > LMK if you're interested (please cc it to me if you wanna make sure I see it!)
> >
> > -Shiri
> > XFUT .market.shipping
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In lugnet.market.shipping, Pete White writes:
> In lugnet.market.shipping, Shiri Dori writes:
> > Like I said, I'd be happy to oblige.
>
> Here's my vouch for the helpfulness of Shiri re-shipping US to AUS items.
> Absolutely no problems at all, apart from Shiri getting a noseful of smoky
> second-hand Lego in one ebay item.
> The 'nice' thing to do is to throw something in for the reshipper's help,
> be it a S@H item or something from their want list.
And, of course, add me to the list of Happy Helpful Factors,
be it Sopwith Camels or reissued Pirates. I don't smoke,
either! :) I've never had a bad experience with NZ or AU
transactions.
all best
Lindsay
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In lugnet.market.shipping, Pete White writes:
> Here's my vouch for the helpfulness of Shiri re-shipping US to AUS items.
> Absolutely no problems at all, apart from Shiri getting a noseful of smoky
> second-hand Lego in one ebay item.
Thanks, Pete, for the quick response (and I didn't even LYK about this!). I
like Selçuk's idea here, which is a lot like what I did with Pete. He paid
the auctioneers himself, I just handled the shipping.
Anyone interested can use their own method of paying for the sets (unless
they *want* to send money to me and have me order it... a big big buy
*would* save on shipping within the U.S., but I doubt it would make a big
difference). If you want to be part of this, either post here or email me
(email will guarantee that I will get it! But I'll check this thread often).
Once S@H starts selling these, I'll send my shipping address to everyone
interested. I think that it would be a good idea to send *all* the Oz-bound
sets in one (or a few... depending on how many) packages, to one (or a few)
people, and have them distribute the rest (at local meetings or whatnot).
But of course that is up to you.
LMK!
-Shiri
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----- Original Message -----
From: "John Koob" <jkoob@nospam.v-wave.com>
>
> Brad Justus wrote in message ...
> > Yes, yes, the rumors are true!
> >
> > We *will* be (re)issuing several "classic" sets later this year: • three
> > Pirates items (Red Beard Runner, Armada Flagship, and Enchanted • Island);
> two
> > Technic items (Pneumatic Front-End Loader and Forklift); the Octan • Gas n'
> > Wash Express; and the Radio Control Racer.
>
> Excellent news!
>
> Not only are some of these sets my favorite, but it's nice
> to know that some old and useful parts will be reissued.
> (i.e. the sloped white window frames and clear panes from the
> Octan station).
Not only those parts, but the "Window 1 x 2 x 2 & 2/3 with rounded top"
arched windows in Yellow (RBR - 2) and Green (Armada Flagship - 1)
<Ahem> Woo-hoo. :-)
Expensive, yes, but available.
-Andy Lynch
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Aaron West wrote:
> Thank you Brad, and more importantly, thank you LEGO!!!!
Weeeell, let's give credit where it is actually due. I'm betting *Brad* is the
one to thank here. You can thank "LEGO" (Billund) for juniorization and all of
its other astute business moves and ventures.
-John
>
>
>
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In lugnet.lego.direct, Mark Herzberg writes:
> Will LEGO advertise at all that these are old sets coming back?
I think they just did. :)
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In lugnet.lego.direct, Brad Justus writes:
We know that there is still
> interest in items of this kind and we hope to bring back more classic items
> in the future.
> Brad Justus
> Senior Vice President, LEGO Direct
That was the only part I saw. "bring back more classic items". SPACE!
SPACE! SPACE! PLEASE!
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In lugnet.market.shipping, Melody Brown writes:
> In lugnet.market.shipping, Martin Scragg writes:
> > Well if we can't get them any other way, I'm certainly going to take up your
> > offer.
> >
> > I'm interested in 2 of the Octan Gas n' Wash Express sets, and 1 Pneumatic
> > Front-End Loader.
> >
> > Let me know before you order etc. just in case LEGO decide to make them
> > available to Australia (yeah right!).
> >
> > Any other People in Oz interested?
> >
> > Martin
>
> Are you kidding?? :) I am dreaming of getting the Octan Gas n' Wash Express
> set :))) Silly question Martin :P
>
> Mel
> >
> >
> > In lugnet.lego.direct, Shiri Dori writes:
> > > In lugnet.lego.direct, Santosh Bhat writes:
> > > > I live in Australia where Shop at Home does not exist.
> > > >
> > > > Whats the best way of getting some of these sets? I don't want to trouble
> > > > other people overseas to buy/package etc..
> > >
> > > Well heck, I'm sure people would be willing to go through a little of the
> > > "trouble", either for free (if someone's really nice) or for a nominal fee.
> > > If you can't find anyone else, feel free to "trouble" me. In fact, if a
> > > bunch of people from Oz want to buy a lot of sets collectively, I could do a
> > > big box sent to one of you, and have you distribute it between y'all.
> > >
> > > LMK if you're interested (please cc it to me if you wanna make sure I see it!)
> > >
> > > -Shiri
> > > XFUT .market.shipping
Hi Mel (and other frustrated Aussies),
Feel free to "trouble" me as well. Pete White has been benefitting from my
current geographical location (in the UK in case anyone doesn't know), and
since I'm Tru-Blu, the payment details are dead easy as I still maintain my
Aussie bank account.
I'll be snapping up a couple of these re-releases myself, so I can extend
the order and get a few for you lot back home. I might have to limit it
somewhat as I don't want to be inundated with Lego (and the bank account
might be a bit pushed over here), but "first in" rules will apply, and I can
generally be talked into anything ;-)
Pete Callaway
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In lugnet.lego.direct, Brad Justus writes:
> Yes, yes, the rumors are true!
>
> We *will* be (re)issuing several "classic" sets later this year: three
> Pirates items (Red Beard Runner, Armada Flagship, and Enchanted Island); two
> Technic items (Pneumatic Front-End Loader and Forklift); the Octan Gas n'
> Wash Express; and the Radio Control Racer. • (snip)
> -- Brad
>
> Brad Justus
> Senior Vice President, LEGO Direct
This is great news and I'm hoping that the move to (re)issue classic sets
will continue after this initial run. I do hope that LEGO Direct will be
offering less expensive sets in the future, though. If the prices are close
to what they were originally going for, the cheapest Pirate set is still
going to be in the neighborhood of $50 USD. That's a bit expensive for your
average customer (read: child with a weekly allowance of $5 to $10 USD, but
that's probably not your target audience with these sets anyway). If LEGO
Direct can bring back some Classic Castle, Space, Pirate, and Town sets that
sold for under $50 originally, then you at LEGO will have some very happy
customers. Depending on what sets were actualy able to be brought back, I'm
thinking they'd be gobbled up pretty quickly. By all means, keep the
expensive sets for the adults that can afford them, but please, if you can
find it in your power to do so, bring on the less expensive products. I'd
buy all those re-issued sets if I could but I haven't had a job in over a
year... *sigh*... are you hiring? =) hehehe, it was worth a shot. =)
~Nathan
http://www.castle-world.org
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In lugnet.lego.direct, Jorge Fernandez writes:
> Wow! I can only say: my wife is going to kill me...
! My wife kills me every day - anyone want a wife ?
Hardly played with, great condition. Metroliner swap considered.
Blackadder- 'You're only making it worse for yourself' -
'Well, how's that then ...?'
:))
Oh gawd she's going to kill me now ...
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In lugnet.lego.direct, Alfred Speredelozzi writes:
> In lugnet.lego.direct, Mark Herzberg writes:
> > Will LEGO advertise at all that these are old sets coming back?
>
> I think they just did. :)
Hee hee! True dat.
But Mark, since Brad mentioned the sets will be released through S@H, I bet
the next issue will have those advertised for the "general" public, not just
the AFOL one. Still, I bet most of their orders will arrive from us.
Although... on second thought, Pirate sets are (I think) a really huge kid
favorite. So maybe not.
-Shiri
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In lugnet.lego.direct, Shiri Dori writes:
> ... on second thought, Pirate sets are (I think) a really huge kid
> favorite. So maybe not.
Interesting point. Having the "classic" line be a S@H exclusive is a HUGE
mistake -- for god's sake, get those sets into TRUs (and such stores)
worldwide!!! Why should Germany have all the fun?
What kind of trial balloon is this? One they want to set up for failure?
-- Hop-Frog (It's not easy being green!)
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In lugnet.lego.direct, Richard Marchetti writes:
> In lugnet.lego.direct, Shiri Dori writes:
> > ... on second thought, Pirate sets are (I think) a really huge kid
> > favorite. So maybe not.
>
> Interesting point. Having the "classic" line be a S@H exclusive is a HUGE
> mistake -- for god's sake, get those sets into TRUs (and such stores)
> worldwide!!! Why should Germany have all the fun?
>
> What kind of trial balloon is this? One they want to set up for failure?
That depends on how many AFOL's buy into it. As an Assistant Manager at KB I
know for a fact that most of the kids/parents I talk to, that get Maina
Magazine to their house, never heard of shop@home. (Granted I only refer them
to S@H when we don't have what they want in our store, but I am amazed that
virtually no one knows about S@H. And people think AFOLs are an insignificant
portion of the market.)
>
> -- Hop-Frog (It's not easy being green!)
I guess you don't want to live on the moon either. :-)
-Mike Petrucelli
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In lugnet.lego.direct, Ronan Webb writes:
> In lugnet.lego.direct, Jorge Fernandez writes:
> > Wow! I can only say: my wife is going to kill me...
>
> ! My wife kills me every day - anyone want a wife ?
> Hardly played with, great condition. Metroliner swap considered.
>
> Blackadder- 'You're only making it worse for yourself' -
> 'Well, how's that then ...?'
>
> :))
>
> Oh gawd she's going to kill me now ...
Got a photo!
Any visible scratches or teeth marks???
:oP
-Aaron-
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> >
> > -- Hop-Frog (It's not easy being green!)
> I guess you don't want to live on the moon either. :-)
>
> -Mike Petrucelli
You know, I get it. And that says a LOT.
Wakka, wakka!!
-Aaron-
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In lugnet.lego.direct, John Neal writes:
>
>
> Aaron West wrote:
>
> > Thank you Brad, and more importantly, thank you LEGO!!!!
>
> Weeeell, let's give credit where it is actually due. I'm betting *Brad* is the
> one to thank here. You can thank "LEGO" (Billund) for juniorization and all of
> its other astute business moves and ventures.
>
> -John
>
> >
> >
No, I am correct. I posted here a direct request for Brad to clear up the
issue of re-issues, and he did here within 24 hours. THAT is a great
response time, and he deserves credit for it. Awesome person!
I thank LEGO because that is where my bricks come from, and if not for them
I'd have NO tribe of little yellow people following me where-ever I go.
AGAIN.
Thanks sincerely Brad for this note. And many thanks to LEGO/TLC for ALWAYS
pulling out on top and above my expectations to bring us fans the LEGO we love.
As always my comments are my own :o)
-Aaron-
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Hi, I'm a stupid American, would someone enlighten me as to what the
following are?
> Or an Akubra? Or how about a Dri-za-bone? Now THAT would be fashion.
Thank you from the down under part of my heart,
GREG~
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In lugnet.lego.direct, Greg Howell writes:
> Hi, I'm a stupid American, would someone enlighten me as to what the
> following are?
With that kind of introduction, it seems you've already been enlightened :-)
> > Or an Akubra? Or how about a Dri-za-bone? Now THAT would be fashion.
an Akubra is a brand of Hat thats somewhat an Australian Icon. It has a
distint feel and shape and is a typical feature of the "Aussie Bush/Country"
picture. I think its made from Rabbit Fur (a feral pest in this country) but
someone else might know better.
A Dri-za-bone is also clothing. Its a large overcoat made of leather,
sometimes lined with wool. It too is part of the Aussie icon of the
bush/country. However its a very heavy and very warm jacket or coat that
would be of no use in the "outback"[1] but is VERY suited to the colder,
parts of the country.
> Thank you from the down under part of my heart,
You've just been looking at your heart the wrong way all the while!
Santosh
[1] I've never liked the term "outback"... Where's it out back of?
especially considering that Australia is one of the most urbanised countries
in the world.
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Greg,
An Akubra is a hat brand name, and a Dri-za-bone is a brand of oil skin
jackets
Aaron
Greg Howell <meowdammit99@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:GE8145.Ltw@lugnet.com...
> Hi, I'm a stupid American, would someone enlighten me as to what the
> following are?
>
> > Or an Akubra? Or how about a Dri-za-bone? Now THAT would be fashion.
>
> Thank you from the down under part of my heart,
>
> GREG~
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G'Day
In lugnet.lego.direct, Santosh Bhat writes:
> an Akubra is a brand of Hat thats somewhat an Australian Icon. It has a
> distint feel and shape and is a typical feature of the "Aussie Bush/Country"
> picture. I think its made from Rabbit Fur (a feral pest in this country) but
> someone else might know better.
Yes. Fur felt is superior to wool felt (in which some cheap imitation hats
are made) because it won't shrink.
> A Dri-za-bone is also clothing. Its a large overcoat made of leather,
> sometimes lined with wool.
It's actually oil impregnated canvas, refered to as oilskin (hence the
leather confusion). The driza-bone coat was originally designed for riding,
and even had straps to hold it to the wearer's legs, although now several
designs are available.
To complete the Aussie bush look, you need a pair of RM Williams riding
boots (which are pretty much the best shoes in the world IMHO :-) ), and a
pair of moleskins (preferably also RM Williams brand.). Moleskins are like
jeans but with a heavier, tighter weave. They are typically bone in colour.
Hooroo
Richie Dulin
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> > A Dri-za-bone is also clothing. Its a large overcoat made of leather,
> > sometimes lined with wool.
> It's actually oil impregnated canvas, refered to as oilskin (hence the
> leather confusion). The driza-bone coat was originally designed for • riding,
> and even had straps to hold it to the wearer's legs, although now several
> designs are available.
The straps are very necessary because the damn things are so heavy that
people would try to take them off if they hadn't been forcibly strapped in.
Unless you were raised to wear one of these coats, you need to enroll in a
program of body-building before purchasing one, or else you are liable to
fall over while wearing it.
Incidently, I bought my "Akubra" hat in Finland. I was amazed to find that
in the north of Finland, they sell "traditional Finnish gold panners" hats
that appear to be identical to Akubras in shape and texture, so I bought
myself one. The only difference to Akubras is that the Finnish hats are
mostly black in colour, whereas most Akubras are brown, and my Finnish hat
has a bit of redr ibbon around the crown that probably wouldn't be
considered butch enough for the "boys in the bush". Having said that, most
Australians assume I am wearing an Akubra, as we are all collectively
convinced that such hats are uniquely Australian.
Kerry
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OK - Enough chit-chat. We all (now) know what these things are, so....
Who's bored enough to make them out of lego? Be seen! Be the most
fashoinable one on your block! Maybe post the pictures to a new group
lugnet.binaries.fashion! You'll have so many friends you won't know which
party to go to.
really... I think I have too much time on my hands...
"Kerry Raymond" <kerry@dstc.edu.au> wrote in message
news:GE8pwz.M1n@lugnet.com...
>
> > > A Dri-za-bone is also clothing. Its a large overcoat made of leather,
> > > sometimes lined with wool.
> > It's actually oil impregnated canvas, refered to as oilskin (hence the
> > leather confusion). The driza-bone coat was originally designed for • riding,
> > and even had straps to hold it to the wearer's legs, although now • several
> > designs are available.
>
> The straps are very necessary because the damn things are so heavy that
> people would try to take them off if they hadn't been forcibly strapped • in.
>
> Unless you were raised to wear one of these coats, you need to enroll in a
> program of body-building before purchasing one, or else you are liable to
> fall over while wearing it.
>
> Incidently, I bought my "Akubra" hat in Finland. I was amazed to find that
> in the north of Finland, they sell "traditional Finnish gold panners" hats
> that appear to be identical to Akubras in shape and texture, so I bought
> myself one. The only difference to Akubras is that the Finnish hats are
> mostly black in colour, whereas most Akubras are brown, and my Finnish hat
> has a bit of redr ibbon around the crown that probably wouldn't be
> considered butch enough for the "boys in the bush". Having said that, most
> Australians assume I am wearing an Akubra, as we are all collectively
> convinced that such hats are uniquely Australian.
>
> Kerry
>
>
>
>
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Poultron wrote:
> OK - Enough chit-chat. We all (now) know what these things are, so....
But, do we all know how to trim .direct from this way off-topic tangent? ;-)
<trimmed>
-John
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In lugnet.lego.direct, Brad Justus writes:
> By the way, these classic items are *not* the "July Surprise" (and yes,
> since you ask, there is indeed a July Surprise. And that's all you're going
> to get out of me for now....)
Please please pretty please:) Whatsitwhatsitwhatsit?!?!?! I gotta know! How can
I possibly wait till July? At least tell me when it'll be announced!
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That was a _hint_ right?
I normally intentionally don't trim. I've got into the habit, with long
threads, of not reading/downloading the first few posts, and only
downloading the last one or two in the thread. So with untrimmed posts you
get to read the whole story without having to mess about with the last
ten-twenty posts. Umm.. Make sense?
But do people really get frustrated with non-trimmed posts? If so why? Is it
a download time thing? Or just wading through excess text?
And how off-topic do you have to get before people start getting really
annoyed? I quite like the off-topic banter, I feel it helps to 'get to know'
people in the group a little better. And if I don't like the topics (eg -
flame wars) then I usually just don't bother with the rest of the thread.
Just curious is all...
"John Neal" <johnneal@uswest.net> was trimmed to...
> But, do we all know how to trim .direct from this way off-topic tangent? • ;-)
> <trimmed>
> -John
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In lugnet.loc.au, Adam Wood writes:
> That was a _hint_ right?
>
> I normally intentionally don't trim.
<snip> (I normally *do* intentionally trim to save on download and read time)
It sounds like you are talking about trimming content from posts, but J2 was
talking about trimming groups from the followup settings so that subsequent
posts don't go to groups where they don't fit the charter as well.
This entire string of posts until just now went into lugnet.lego.direct
which has a charter (you could look it up, see this post:
http://news.lugnet.com/lego/direct/?n=6 or the header of the group itself at
http://news.lugnet.com/lego/direct/) that discourages chitchat and
encourages focused and to the point posts, because the assumption is that
people from LD are reading that group specifically to hear about problems,
get specific suggestions, etc.
There is nothing wrong with discussing the nuances of oilcloth coats, per
se, and in fact I learned a fair bit about bushwear thanks to these posts,
but lego.direct may not be the best place to do so.
I have been trying to cut back on the amount of suggesting how things ought
to run, but you did ask! If you have issues with the charter of lego.direct,
probably the best place to take it up is in admin.general.
Hope that helps.
++Lar
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In lugnet.lego.direct, Mike Cormier writes:
> In lugnet.lego.direct, Brad Justus writes:
>
> > By the way, these classic items are *not* the "July Surprise" (and yes,
> > since you ask, there is indeed a July Surprise. And that's all you're going
> > to get out of me for now....)
>
> Please please pretty please:) Whatsitwhatsitwhatsit?!?!?! I gotta know! How can
> I possibly wait till July? At least tell me when it'll be announced!
July? That's my guess, anyway. Yours may vary.
FUT o-t.fun
++Lar
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Oooo - That is one thing I usually don't check - the newsgroups that I reply
to (followup settings?)
So I won't post an appology to lego.direct, not because I'm not sorry (I
am!) but because it might be off-topic :) I've got no problem with the
charter, etal. and suggestions, phrased in a considerate manner, are what
help everyone to get along, and helps to define how to be nice to each
other. yay.
Thanks for the help/tip,
Adam
"Larry Pieniazek" <lpieniazek@mercator.com> wrote in message
news:GEFwFx.33x@lugnet.com...
> In lugnet.loc.au, Adam Wood writes:
> > That was a _hint_ right?
> >
> > I normally intentionally don't trim.
>
> <snip> (I normally *do* intentionally trim to save on download and read • time)
>
> It sounds like you are talking about trimming content from posts, but J2 • was
> talking about trimming groups from the followup settings so that • subsequent
> posts don't go to groups where they don't fit the charter as well.
>
> This entire string of posts until just now went into lugnet.lego.direct
> which has a charter (you could look it up, see this post:
> http://news.lugnet.com/lego/direct/?n=6 or the header of the group itself • at
> http://news.lugnet.com/lego/direct/) that discourages chitchat and
> encourages focused and to the point posts, because the assumption is that
> people from LD are reading that group specifically to hear about problems,
> get specific suggestions, etc.
>
> There is nothing wrong with discussing the nuances of oilcloth coats, per
> se, and in fact I learned a fair bit about bushwear thanks to these posts,
> but lego.direct may not be the best place to do so.
>
> I have been trying to cut back on the amount of suggesting how things • ought
> to run, but you did ask! If you have issues with the charter of • lego.direct,
> probably the best place to take it up is in admin.general.
>
> Hope that helps.
>
> ++Lar
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In lugnet.loc.au, Adam Wood writes:
> Oooo - That is one thing I usually don't check - the newsgroups that I reply
> to (followup settings?)
>
> So I won't post an appology to lego.direct, not because I'm not sorry (I
> am!) but because it might be off-topic :) I've got no problem with the
> charter, etal. and suggestions, phrased in a considerate manner, are what
> help everyone to get along, and helps to define how to be nice to each
> other. yay.
It's mainly the USians that get antsy about this, it's easy to forget with
threads mutating. Here in loc.au anything goes, more or less.
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In lugnet.loc.au, Adam Wood writes:
> Oooo - That is one thing I usually don't check - the newsgroups that I reply
> to (followup settings?)
Yes indeed, it's a VERY easy trap to fall into and one that I will not claim
to be all that good at avoiding either. For example... Within the last few
days I have perpetrated some horrid puns which were inadvertantly inflicted
on market.buy-sell-trade because I just hit reply without looking very
closely at what the FUT was set to. And I'm a compartmentalised dork! For
you lot that hang out here mostly where everything goes, it must be even worse.
> So I won't post an appology to lego.direct, not because I'm not sorry (I
> am!) but because it might be off-topic :)
GRIN. No worries, as they say. (I wouldn't be all THAT sorry, I mostly
posted because it seemed that you and J2 were communicating at cross
purposes. That and I'm an inverterate busybody...)
++Lar (can I say Oo Roo here?)
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In lugnet.lego.direct, Larry Pieniazek writes:
> In lugnet.lego.direct, Mike Cormier writes:
> > In lugnet.lego.direct, Brad Justus writes:
> >
> > > By the way, these classic items are *not* the "July Surprise" (and yes,
> > > since you ask, there is indeed a July Surprise. And that's all you're going
> > > to get out of me for now....)
> >
> > Please please pretty please:) Whatsitwhatsitwhatsit?!?!?! I gotta know! How • can
> > I possibly wait till July? At least tell me when it'll be announced!
>
> July? That's my guess, anyway. Yours may vary.
>
> FUT o-t.fun
>
> ++Lar
Well, yeah (I hope). But July what-th?
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Oh, hey, I just went back and checked this one. Thanks for such a quick
granting of my wish!
Bruce
In lugnet.lego.direct, Bruce Schlickbernd writes:
> From the Pirates standpoint, anything is better than nothing. It would have
> been nice if the last pirates minifig pack came out along with this (that
> poor Armada Flagship is pretty thinly manned). Personally, I'd like to see
> a "Greatest Lego Sets Ever" line rather than what is being termed as
> "Classic", but I'll applaud a move in this direction, nevertheless.
>
> Bruce
>
>
>
> In lugnet.lego.direct, Brad Justus writes:
> > Yes, yes, the rumors are true!
> >
> > We *will* be (re)issuing several "classic" sets later this year: three
> > Pirates items (Red Beard Runner, Armada Flagship, and Enchanted Island); two
> > Technic items (Pneumatic Front-End Loader and Forklift); the Octan Gas n'
> > Wash Express; and the Radio Control Racer.
> >
> > All of these items will be available exclusively through LEGO Shop At Home
> > in North America and Europe (with the exception of Germany, where they will
> > also be available at some retail locations). We will begin taking advance
> > orders for these classic sets in July for delivery in early September.
> >
> > The sets will be produced this summer and will have new packaging and set
> > numbers (that is, they are not old inventory that was just sitting around,
> > as some have suggested); they will be offered at or extremely close to their
> > original retail prices. In case you are wondering, these particular sets
> > were selected because as relatively recent (i.e. the last three years or so
> > for the most part) sets, the molds used for them are still available and
> > other production requirements could be met. We know that there is still
> > interest in items of this kind and we hope to bring back more classic items
> > in the future.
> >
> > By the way, these classic items are *not* the "July Surprise" (and yes,
> > since you ask, there is indeed a July Surprise. And that's all you're going
> > to get out of me for now....)
> >
> > I hope this clears up all that pesky speculation (and in a good way, I might
> > add).
> >
> > Play Well,
> >
> > -- Brad
> >
> > Brad Justus
> > Senior Vice President, LEGO Direct
> >
> > Oh, yeah, one last thing: Bionicle launches tomorrow in North America -- and
> > LEGO Shop At Home has it first! You can order all the Toas, Turaga, and
> > masks now at LEGO.com; we'll start shipping them first thing in the morning.
> > (Because we're launching a bit early, our initial supplies are somewhat
> > limited, so if you want them now, you know what to do.)
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