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Re: My Opinion on Guarded Inn Rerelease...
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lugnet.castle
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Wed, 13 Jun 2001 19:52:45 GMT
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In lugnet.castle, Suzanne D. Rich writes:
> Bryan wrote:
> > [...] First I must say , i'm only 13 years old. I never had a chance to receive
> > the Guarded Inn.
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> Thanks for voicing your perspective, Bryan. It's easy for some of us (me
> included) to forget that special releases like this, though seemingly
> directed straight at the adult enthusiast community, may have an even
> bigger impact on your generation. [1]
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> > I'm disgusted by what LEGO calls sets these days , King Leo's castle is a
> > bunch of bricks thrown together to create an atrocious model.
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> Sad though it is, I'm glad to hear you say this.
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> > I'm very very pleased LEGO is rerealesing these classic sets. This is my
> > chance to get LEGO sets I was unable to buy because I was either very young
> > or not born when they were released. [...]
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> Meanwhile, I was a few years too old to have the set originally. I am
> happy, for you and me both, to have this chance to experience the set.
>
> -Suz
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> [1]
> Regarding re-release of nice sets - Though I like to think that
> prolonged exposure to quality can create more discriminating consumers.
> However, more obviously, I see the LEGO Company's wisdom in looking at
> their long-term survival through mixing generations.
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> I've never (in person) seen this original set. I didn't even know it
> existed until surfing through LEGO fans' websites when I was about 25
> years old. I have to imagine that now, if I had a child, I would
> absolutely love to buy this new release for them. It would be a chance
> for us to share something special - bridging our ages.
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> From The LEGO Company's point of view, this will cycle brand loyalty -
> important, especially considering that recent offerings are looking far
> less like how I remember. (not as nice)
Very well put, Suzanne.
I was offline for most of the thread that spawned all of this and probably
wouldn't have gotten too involved in thhings - or regretted it if I had.
Being one of those who was fortunate enough to get the set when it was
initially released, though only through pure luck (1), the idea of bridging
ages is probably one of the coolest takes on this that I've seen posted yet.
While my wife and I don't have children, yet, it WOULD be a very cool way
of sharing something in common with a child.
(I'm also planning on buying at least one copy of the "new" set and probably
several as the budget allows - kids or no! <G>)
Thanks for sharing your persepctive.
Joel J
(1) I believe I've mentioned it before. When the set was initially around, I
wasn't much into the shop at home option and never got a catalogue that it
may have been in. Only through the making of some great friends I'd met
around that time did I discover the set. Their father frequently flew on
business trips to europe and would bring them back sets not available in the
'States. I was able to get mine from one such trip and am eternally grateful
for that chance.
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