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Re: Top secret project - we need your help
Newsgroups: 
lugnet.lego, lugnet.color
Date: 
Wed, 12 May 2004 16:53:19 GMT
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This is a GREAT idea!  Lego could put mass quantities of "standard torsos"
in, and every once in a while mix in something really rare like a forest
maiden or something.  This is how collectable card companies sell their
products.  Lego could do the same.  You also don't have to be limited to
minifig packs....

Imagine a door/window/roof pack that would every once in a while contain
hard to find slopes, doors or windows!

"Rocco J Carello" <rogue27@mac.com> wrote in message
news:HxM07w.1GKE@lugnet.com...
> Hey Jake,
> This seems like it could lead to some very cool things in the future. I • did the
> survey with no problems just a few minutes ago.
> 
> 
> A few comments:
> 
> First, why doesn't TLC just run an online PaB store? I live 8 hours away • from
> the nearest PaB, so I can only get out there maybe once per year. If there • was
> an online PaB, it would make things much easier.
> 
> Next, if this survey is so TLC can decide what new bulk packs to make, you
> should group associated items together. For example, I much prefer bulk • packs
> with a good mix of bricks than bulk packs with 100 of the same brick. • (unless
> the brick is the standard 2x4)
> 
> The same with roof slopes. I prefer those packs of mixed 45 degree slopes • (with
> doubles and corners, etc) that were once available to the packs that • contain 100
> of the 2x2 slope.
> 
> I added all of the 75 degree slopes to my list, but if they were made • available
> as a bulk pack, I would prefer it be a mixed pack. They should also create • a
> double concave 75 degree slope.
> 
> Adding windows was a pain because if you wanted the window frame, the • windows,
> shutters, etc, it used up multiple slots in the cart.
> 
> Minifig parts would be great. I suppose they were left out because printed • parts
> were left out. Maybe the next iteration will have them?
> 
> 
> *******************************************************************
> 
> 
> My Cool Idea:
> 
> It would be nice if you made a bag of random minifig parts. Each pack • could
> contain 10 heads, 10 torso assemblies, 10 leg assemblies, 10 headgears, 5
> neckwear/bodywear, and 15 weapons/shields/utensils and then sell it for • $10 on
> S@H with the bulk bag discount applying.
> 
> You could make some heads and torsos rarer than others. Like an easy to • get head
> or torso might appear once in every 5 bags, while a hard to get head or • torso
> might appear once in every 20 bags. As long as most of the head and torso
> printings were pretty general, people would find a use for most of the • parts and
> trade or sell the rest. There could even be a few new torso, head, and • shield
> printings made specifically for this pack.
> 
> I think people would buy these by the dozens.



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(...) Thank you. The collectible card game industry is where I came up with that idea, and I get excited every time I think about it. However, I think this idea is only good for minifigs. TLC should just make assortments of slopes and doors, they (...) (22 years ago, 12-May-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.color)

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  Re: Top secret project - we need your help
 
Hey Jake, This seems like it could lead to some very cool things in the future. I did the survey with no problems just a few minutes ago. A few comments: First, why doesn't TLC just run an online PaB store? I live 8 hours away from the nearest PaB, (...) (22 years ago, 12-May-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.color, FTX)

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