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Re: What makes 375 a Legend?
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Fri, 19 Jul 2002 00:22:15 GMT
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Hi Johannes,
"Johannes Koehler" <chutspe@nexgo.de> wrote in message
news:Gz7zxF.sC@lugnet.com...
> [Yellow Castle]
> Luckily I own a complete copy now :-) When I look at it today
> I see a nice castle but there are other castles that are nicer (e.g.
> 6074).
That's also my feeling. I don't hate the Yellow Castle, I think it's
a nice model, but not to the extent that I'm stunned by the
design. Unlike 6074 & 6067, the examples you name, that I
think are both pretty ingenious designs.
I voted for the Black Falcon Fortress on the Lego website for
Legend, without any doubt.
375 interest me mainly for "historical" reasons.
> > I seriously
> > doubt if it even sold well.
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> It sold very well. Today it is NOT a rare set in auctions and
> garage sales so it must have been bought by many people
> then.
That's a good point indeed.
> > Seems to me that 375 must have gained it's legendary
> > status long after the original release, after Castle grew
> > into a serious theme of its own and castle fans started to
> > search Lego history for the first ever castle set.
>
> Very good! I think that's the point.
> It's not enough for a set to be nice and desired if it wants to
> be called a "legend." A real legendary set must have a
> "history" (like the 6067) or must even BE history (like 375).
> There must be something special. Something VERY special.
On the Lego website [1] it says: "LEGO Legends are reissues
of landmark LEGO sets [...]". That's the definition that I go by.
But I guess that's also what you mean.
> Breezeway Cafe and Pizza To Go in my eyes ain't legendary
> sets. Their re-issue even destroys the idea of "Legend"....
I cannot judge this, i.e. I have no idea if these are landmark
sets in their theme. I bought neither but that's because I don't
like the bricks I get for my money, has nothing to do with them
being a Legend or not. :o)
> This is what I think about legends. What I think about
> re-releases is a different cup of tea. I do not like them.
Then we don't agree completely, but that's no problem.
Your opinions are appreciated.
Cheers, Twan.
[1] http://www.lego.com/build/features/legendvote/default.asp
(bottom of page)
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Twanneman@planet.nl
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| Hello! (...) I've got very vague memorizations of the Yellow Castle. When it was initially released in 1978 I was just one year old. However, it was in catalogue until 1983 and probably in many stores still available one or two years later. But (...) (22 years ago, 14-Jul-02, to lugnet.castle)
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