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Re: Sorry if we have met under bad circumstances.
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Wed, 17 Jul 2002 18:42:05 GMT
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In lugnet.build.military, Jesse Alan Long writes:
> This is Jesse again and I saw one of your latest creations in the newest
> LEGO catalog and I knew that your blacksmith shop was going to make it. I
> did not know how well that it complemented the Guarded Inn but does it ever
> fit in like a glove! Your tank ideas are truly revolutionary but I doubt
> that LEGO will ever consider a military theme. After all, we have to fight
> tooth and nail for the few LEGO Legends sets out there. Tyco, another
> brand, did that a few years ago, but I think that division dried up after
> lackluster sales and bad accounting practices, that is, if it is the same
> Tyco that they have been talking about in the news lately, but this is about
> LEGO so I will keep the subject at LEGO. Also, after 9/11, some people
> might be offended at such an idea of making a LEGO military theme.
Jesse, were you trying to send this to me directly? I just came accrss this
post here, so I may as well respond.
Thanks for the kind words on the Blacksmith Shop - I personally prefer my tavern
over's Lego's diminutive Guarded Inn, but then again I'm biased (and maybe even
sizest).
I also doubt Lego will ever be interested in a military theme. The closest
we'll probably see to "war toys" will probably be Wild West and Star Wars
themes, although they did make two WWI fighter planes. Anyway, a trip to Toy-R-
Us or Target will show that their competitors are doing a fine job of exploiting
this massive hole in their offerings. Granted, the competitors offerings are
pretty weak, but I might even consider building an official Lego set if it were
a 3000 piece microscale aircraft carrier, a minifig scale B-17, or a Technic
Kawasaki Ninja (in classic bright green and purple of course).
> Pertaining to my leave of abscence, I had to move into a new house several
> months earlier and to refocus my energies into buying new LEGO pieces and
> sets. There is one quick piece of advice that I would like to interject
> here and that is that flea markets are usually good places to get deals on a
> large amount of LEGO pieces and they come in excellent condition as well.
> The problem is knowing the dealers and when they will be around with new
> LEGO sets. I have also been trying to come up with a successor to my much
> ballyhooed Galaxy Destroyer. After 9 revisions, I think that it was time to
> pretty much hang it up for that vessel, so I am building me a capital ship
> now and it is around 200 studs long. I have it around 88% complete as of
> this letter so I will try to put it together and have it ready for you. If
> it looks like one elongated dog turd, blame the limited funds that I have
> for purchasing said LEGO sets. It has taken me the better part of 3 weeks
> to build this LEGO space craft. If you do not like this new vessel, I have
> some smaller assisstance craft that might be worth seeing at least, Daniel.
> I would like to color code my vessel more efficiently but I only have about
> 10,000 to 15,000 LEGO pieces. Well, I hope you build more models for LEGO
> because if they are as good as the Blacksmith Shop, then it should give you
> the inspiration to build more models for them and more hope for me as well
> because all that is left of Space now is Star Wars.
Obviously, I would like to see Lego make more of my sets too, but I would rather
they give someone else the opportunity instead. There's planty of good or
better builders than I out there and it just takes a little patience and a lot
of practice to get really good at it.
Take care and have fun!
Dan
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| (...) I have a suggestion for a nice helicopter for you to try and build, Daniel. Have you ever watched the second or third Rambo movies? I always wanted to build one of those Sikorsky helicopters, you know, the ones that look like the helicopter (...) (22 years ago, 22-Jul-02, to lugnet.build.military)
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| This is Jesse again and I saw one of your latest creations in the newest LEGO catalog and I knew that your blacksmith shop was going to make it. I did not know how well that it complemented the Guarded Inn but does it ever fit in like a glove! Your (...) (22 years ago, 16-Jul-02, to lugnet.build.military)
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