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Re: Legend voting
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lugnet.castle
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Fri, 12 Apr 2002 12:55:01 GMT
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In lugnet.castle, Peter Guenther writes:
> > Prolly not, actually. Your theme is going to divide votes among two
> > candidates while the townies, pirates and spacers all have one clear
> > candidate to vote for.
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> I wouldn't count on this, Larry.
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> 1. The price point of the 6074 makes it extremely appealing, even to
> non-castleheads. Lots of people can use grey brick--especially Space, and a
> number of spacies don't think the Battrax is the best choice. Even a lot of
> townies, perhaps, who want grey bricks and arches for details more than they
> want Main Street.
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> 2. As David or Jason said, I could easily build Main Street (with some color
> changes) from my collection. Never underestimate the power of the yellow
> Tudor wall.
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> 3. There are a lot of people out there who came to Lego or came out of their
> Dark Ages too late for Castle, and even if they're not primarly castle
> builders they want some Black Falcons.
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> 4. Castle heads don't seem so divided on this. I think there's a lot more
> support for 6074 than the yellow castle.
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> On the other hand, if it is Main Street, I won't be crying, but I'll buy a
> lot fewer. BSB is just too pricey; I don't know if I'd even buy 1.
> Probably 1; but I'd buy 5 Black Falcon Fortresses--and that's just my first
> order.
Good analysis. You're prolly right. 375 would have too many compromised in
it and doesn't have the curb appeal. We'll see.
But as I said on our list, I almost don't care which one wins. I'll be
getting multiple copies of the winner in any case. Choosing one of these is
a nice problem to have.
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| (...) I wonder how much they will charge, should the 375 win. All those solid bricks, plus 14 minifigs, it could get a little pricey. Maybe double the price of the New Blacksmith's Shop. The compromises you spoke of, presumably, would be one or more (...) (25 years ago, 12-Apr-02, to lugnet.castle)
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| (...) I wouldn't count on this, Larry. 1. The price point of the 6074 makes it extremely appealing, even to non-castleheads. Lots of people can use grey brick--especially Space, and a number of spacies don't think the Battrax is the best choice. (...) (25 years ago, 12-Apr-02, to lugnet.castle)
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