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Re: The "return" of Town in 2003
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lugnet.town, lugnet.general
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Thu, 28 Nov 2002 20:09:07 GMT
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Allan Bedford wrote:
> Except for some of the wonderful original creations that people come up
> with. The real problem, in my opinion, is that some of the fan created
> buildings are miles and away better than what the company puts out as sets.
> How can LEGO compete with such talented fans? No smilie here... I think
> this is a real issue.
While it would be lovely to see more LEGO sets like the Blacksmith's
Shop, I don't expect TLC to ever compete with the buildings that AFOLs
(and kids) build. Why? At the nominal price of 10 cents a brick, the
types of buildings that AFOLs build would be too expensive for TLC's
product line.
Actually, expense of sets may be getting to be a problem. I've been
delaying making my free shipping order because I'm trying to decide if I
really want to spend so much on the ISD. Sure, it's a nifty looking set,
but chances are I won't build it. While I might eventually need many of
the grey plates, I don't need more angled grey plates. It does have some
parts I want, but I'm starting to think I might be better off buying
them on BrickLink.
On the other hand, there generally are sets which are good for building
normal houses. The Freestyle/Classic/Creator buckets and tubs usually
have some doors and windows. Of course they never have quite enough roof
bricks, and usually have too high a door to window ration, but
fundamentally, the parts to build houses are there. What would be nice
though is to get some sticker sheets every once in a while with various
shop signs and such (of course those of us willing to be slightly impure
can go buy decals from a model railroading catalog - I prefer to pretty
much keep my models to parts which TLC provides - though I did stoop to
some impurity to get some Wolfpack sails...).
Frank
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| (...) So, if I understand you, you're sort of saying that the Blacksmith's Shop was a good idea, but one that was overpriced? Or am I misreading your stance on this? I wonder if 'compete' is the wrong word in this case. Perhaps I should have said, (...) (21 years ago, 28-Nov-02, to lugnet.town, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: The "return" of Town in 2003
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| (...) Then perhaps the question becomes: Does 'Town' always have to equate to police and fire stations? I think the simple answer is, 'no'. What about schools, a library, low-rise office buildings, churches, and the list goes on. Maybe it isn't (...) (21 years ago, 28-Nov-02, to lugnet.town, lugnet.general)
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