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Re: Vikings?
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Date: 
Thu, 13 Jan 2005 21:48:51 GMT
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In lugnet.castle, Johannes Koehler wrote:

   I guess LEGO decided to do them because Playmobil did Vikings, and they are a big suuccess for Playmo. I hope they will be a success for LEGO, too, but I have no doubts they will.


Bye Jojo

I had always thought that LEGO might be avoiding the theme, scince Megablok did it first. I still have several of the old Megablok dragon ships in the box. But in a raverse of history, it seems tha LEGO is allowing Megablok to do it’s marketing research, as aposed to the past when all the clone makers would copy LEGO’s latest trend.

The Dragon series from Megablok has been a huge hit, including the Nordic “Ice Warriors” in the second series of models.

Either way, it’s good to see these models form LEGO. They’re a far cry better then the silly rainbow knights.



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(...) Glad we're not alone in the "silly" POV on the new knights. My 9 year old was not thrilled with the purple and light blue knights - those aren't knight colors...... He's quite thrilled with the Vikings (horns and all) - he's already got two (...) (20 years ago, 14-Jan-05, to lugnet.castle, FTX)

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Hello! (...) I say the Vikings are both Pirates and Castle because the Vikings were Pirates (robberers comming over the sea) in Castle times. They are the link between the two themes. I guess LEGO decided to do them because Playmobil did Vikings, (...) (20 years ago, 13-Jan-05, to lugnet.castle)

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