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Re: Question on Tan Peasants
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lugnet.castle
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Mon, 15 Nov 1999 02:13:32 GMT
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In lugnet.castle, Eric Kingsley writes:
> In lugnet.castle, Doyle G. Nelson writes:
> > Hello,
> >
> > I was wondering what the opinions are on tan peasants, personally I think • lego
> > should make Tan Peasants for their new castle line. They would look more
> > realistic. I know I am going to have made stickers that are precut using the
> > gray peasant image and have it made in tan so I can place the stickers on any
> > tan fig and wholla instant tan peasant. I was thinking of using the gray ones
> > for brick builders?
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> Hey they allready make Tan Peasants. They come in the Star Wars sets :) .
> More to your point however I think that TLG (TLC) needs more peasants period • in
> the castle line and more everyday folk in all the lines. The problem is that
> kids don't get very excited about peasants with pitchforks. They would much
> rather have a knight with a sword.
>
> I know this makes for a very unbalanced society but LEGO does market to kids
> first and that is what kids want. That is what is great with the Star Wars
> figs. They give kids what they want while they give us the peasants we want
> for our castles/midevil scenes. I know that this is not the perfect solution
> because it means you have to buy alot of non-castle stuff but many of the Star
> Wars sets have lots of parts that can be used in building castles like gray
> plates, slopes, and bricks.
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> >
> > Anyway maybe if TLG Reads these post they can get some opinions on these • types
> > of issues.
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> Whether they read these posts or not I don't know. Some claim they do but I
> think that either way it seems LEGO is moving in the right direction with the
> 2000 sets. We know see at least 2 sets that are marketed almost directly to
> adult collectors. We also see or, more appropriately, don't see a single BURP
> in any of the new sets.
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> This is all good and hopefully the trend will continue in the years to come.
> Maybe we will even be able to say that the last few years were TLG's dark ages
> :) .
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> Eric
Guess its dead on sunday? Anyway I think the tAN FIGS ARE OK, just that they
dont have the peasant print on them, thats what I would want!
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| (...) Hey they allready make Tan Peasants. They come in the Star Wars sets :) . More to your point however I think that TLG (TLC) needs more peasants period in the castle line and more everyday folk in all the lines. The problem is that kids don't (...) (25 years ago, 14-Nov-99, to lugnet.castle)
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