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Re: Idea for if Lego ever revives Imperials
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lugnet.dear-lego
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Wed, 22 Dec 1999 21:49:20 GMT
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In lugnet.dear-lego, Scott Edward Sanburn writes:
> Timbo wrote:
> >
> > I have a good idea for Lego if they rerelease Imperial Soldiers at some
> > point. Print on different colored torsos, red guards on red torsos,
> > blue guards on blue torsos. This would make the distinction between the
> > classic ones and the new ones obvious, so value would be collectable
> > value of the old kind wouldn't be affected as much.
> >
> > Timbo
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> Yo Timbo! (As taken from the current James Bond themes, Yo Jimbo!)
>
> Revive? Did they ever produce them in the first place?
>
> Scott S.
I think he's talking about the Imperial Soldiers
(Redcoats and Bluecoats) in the old Lego Pirates theme.
Based on the minifigs in my possession,
by comparing the print jobs on White-Torso minifigs
to the print jobs on (Other)-Torso minifigs,
I'd have to say that this uggestion wouldn't "work"
(given their current printing results),
because the resulting minifigs would have a "duller"
(less vibrant, less rich) hue in color.
As an example, take one of the Conquistador minifigs,
and look at the "white" painting on them.
Very "dull"/"flat", isn't it?
Now, compare this to the paint job
on the "green vest and bandolier" paint job
on a White torso.
_MUCH_ more vibrant, isn't it?
Personally, as a fan of the pirates theme,
I would consider any such minifig
to be of much less value (to me)
simply based on the appearance of it,
regardless of the antiquity/collectability.
As an example of this decision in practice
(aleit, off topic), when Wizards of the Coast
changed the printing for their card game,
"Magic: the Gathering" for one of the editions,
the resulting cards were "duller" and less vibrant.
They corrected this mistake later on, IIRC,
and I would trade away any cards I had
from this specific edition for "less valuable" editions
simply because I disliked the coloration
of that specific edition.
Thanks.
Franklin
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