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Re: Official KK and HP 2004 pictures
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Mon, 9 Feb 2004 08:13:36 GMT
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In lugnet.castle, Thomas Garrison wrote:
> On Mon, 9 Feb 2004, Aaron West wrote:
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> > If LEGO wants to hit MEGA BLOKS back with a Power Ranger/Dragons theme
> > Castle line, so be it. Kids will be drawn to it, sucked into a
> > never-ending spiral of buying LEGO blocks and making bigger (!) castles
> > themselves. Worked for us 25 years ago, why not try to reproduce that
> > success in 2004?
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> I'm not part of that "us". I stopped buying Lego when Dragon Masters came
> out. There's nothing evil about fantasy Lego castles, but I am not
> interested in fantasy Lego castles. Note that the first fourteen years of
> Lego castles were non-fantasy. TLC's experiece with drawing in customers
> with fantasy castle stuff lies soley in Dragon Masters and the fabulously
> successful Belville Fairy Tale and Fright Knights lines.
TLC has plenty of fantasy in all of their product line. IMHO, all of the castle
line is fantasy, from it's inception onward. I never saw much realism in the
line, more of a child-like representation of what we all dream life of a knight
would be like with our little brick-sets. The ghosts and lack of town elements
certainly support fantasy. The classic late 1980s line evoked more of a Robin
Hood vs Prince John kind of environment. LEGO is pure fantasy, and what you do
with your imagination and bricks is only limited by your mind. If you want
historical representations in LEGO form, you have to supply that yourself.
LEGO, TLC, is not in the business to do that.
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> > LEGO Direct has pledged to research ways to get us our classic earth
> > tones, continue providing Legend sets and good exclusives like the
> > fan-based Castle assortment and is not going to ignore a profitable sale
> > to AFOLs.
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> Note that according to this message
> http://news.lugnet.com/lego/?n=820
> Lego Direct no longer exists; hence LD can no longer honor any such
> commitments it may have made. Whether the remaining branches of TLC have
> any interest in those areas remains to be seen.
I am sorry, but I do not see the statement anywhere in that post pointing to the
dissolution of Direct functions, service or business. In fact, it seems to be
that it is the model for the growth of the rest of the company. You are going
to have to point a little harder for me to see your pessimism. I admit, that we
have to wait and see. That is why I have chosen to champion Tan, if I am to buy
any bricks in my future. For me to "mix" in the new earth tones, I am going to
need a second room just to house the parts. Not sure if I am ready for that.
Just because a certain executive has left, does not mean we are all hung out to
dry. Remember that other people work there too, and they have our interests,
and those of their market, in mind.
As you stated, you stopped buying LEGO when Dragon Masters came out, in 1993 I
believe. So may I ask? What's all the hubbub, bub??? I think you have other
issues to worry about, like how to keep old whites from turning yellow.
Don't let it rain on your pre-93 parade! :o)
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| (...) "So in order to ensure that the learning and benefit of LEGO Direct is shared throughout the company, the various parts of this business are being "mainstreamed" into other parts of the company (product development, Brand Retail, and community (...) (20 years ago, 9-Feb-04, to lugnet.castle)
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| (...) I'm not part of that "us". I stopped buying Lego when Dragon Masters came out. There's nothing evil about fantasy Lego castles, but I am not interested in fantasy Lego castles. Note that the first fourteen years of Lego castles were (...) (20 years ago, 9-Feb-04, to lugnet.castle)
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