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Re: -?New Body Armor?-
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lugnet.castle
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Thu, 26 Apr 2001 17:30:27 GMT
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In lugnet.castle, James Brown writes:
> In lugnet.castle, Jimmy Park writes:
> > In lugnet.castle, James Brown writes:
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> > > People have speculated that we will never see out-of-production elements
> > > again because the molds are gone, or whatever. I'm taking this
> > > re-appearance of the old armor as indication that LEGO can put old elements
> > > back into circulation, if they have a need to. Offers a glimmer of hope
> > > that we may see pitchforks and plastic capes and other "long gone" parts
> > > again someday.
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> > Don't get your hopes up. I've talked to the person at Lego Direct in charge
> > of deciding what goes into sets. They generally will not introduce a piece
> > where the molds no longer exist. She was quite clear on that point. Now
> > that doesn't mean that the molds for pitchforks and capes no longer exist
> > though. But if they are gone, don't hold your breath.
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> I'm not getting my hopes up, particularly. Just pointing out that when 1
> piece that's been out of production for 15 years shows up again, it allows
> for the possibility of more, because obviously either the mold was still
> around & usable, or LEGO still has the necessary information to make new
> molds off of the old design.
Ya, I really doubt they had the mold for these sitting around for all these
years, just to add 3 of the parts per set - I am sure the keep the specs for
all their parts and molds - it would cost to much in time and money to
re-design a mold for a part they already used, and it would cost much more
to come up with a new part alltogether. I think if they come up with a set
that an old part would be perfect for (like the 'body armor' was perfect for
this set) then it would make perfect sense to bring it back. Maybe Lego will
come out with a "Farmer John" or "the devil" series, then we will have
pitchforks galore!
I just opened my other set to part out for brickbay, and these are really
cool parts, I can see why all of you are excited about this. Yes, I am the
one who scanned the box for brickshelf (and its Mark, not Marc, lol). I am
restricted from taking about sales here, so I will refrain.
Mark P.
mfuss903@aol.com
Land Of Lego
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> James
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