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Re: The "return" of Town in 2003
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lugnet.town, lugnet.general
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Fri, 29 Nov 2002 06:03:59 GMT
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"Timothy D. Freshly" wrote:
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> "Allan Bedford" <ExpertBuilder-DELETE-TO-REPLY@apotome.com> wrote in message
> news:H6B7uD.5st@lugnet.com...
> > In lugnet.town, Frank Filz writes:
> > > 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.
> >
> > 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?
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> Not trying to answer for Frank, but I understood him to mean that while the
> Blacksmith Shop is a great set, in general, LEGO will not "compete" with the
> level of AFOL building constructions (many of which contains thousands or
> even tens of thousands of pieces).
Yea, that's what I was getting at. And even the Blacksmith shop would
normally be a $60 set (I'm real curious as to why it is such a bargain).
At $60 I think the Blacksmith shop would be a hard sell for kids. Now
take some of these larger AFOL buildings that folks every once in a
while say "that should be a set", now price them out...
I'll be real curious as to how many $270 ISDs get sold to kids. But
something like that can sell much easier than a $100 building because of
the uniqueness of it. Of course a similar sized AFOL model would have to
sell for over $1000...
> I agree with Alan that a longer list of town buildings would really help
> LEGO reach out to more kids.
I agree also, though others are right that kids are mostly looking for
action stuff. Look at other toys. You see a lot of police and fires
stations there also. Though there is one thing which I think would sell,
a farm. A construction site would be another winner. Of course both of
those are action and play oriented.
Of course the current line up even has a house...
Frank
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 | | Re: The "return" of Town in 2003
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| (...) As I kid I loved construction toys. The original Expert Builder line included a crane, a forklift, a bulldozer and a tractor. While the first three were interesting to me, I thought the tractor was boring. Do kids really like farming toys? I'm (...) (21 years ago, 29-Nov-02, to lugnet.town, lugnet.general)
| | | Re: The "return" of Town in 2003
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| Frank Filz wrote in message <3DE6D91F.1BA78DCE@m...ng.com>... (...) I don't think so. The ISD has 3104 pieces... my Hospital at about 2400 pieces sold for $389. Lego ought to be able to do it cheaper than me :-) Now if you're talking about a model (...) (21 years ago, 29-Nov-02, to lugnet.town, lugnet.general)
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| "Allan Bedford" <ExpertBuilder-DELET...otome.com> wrote in message news:H6B7uD.5st@lugnet.com... (...) sets. (...) think (...) was a (...) this? Not trying to answer for Frank, but I understood him to mean that while the Blacksmith Shop is a great (...) (21 years ago, 28-Nov-02, to lugnet.town, lugnet.general)
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