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Re: Heraldry for future sets:
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Thu, 6 Apr 2000 15:48:56 GMT
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In lugnet.dear-lego, Jeff Johnston writes:
> In lugnet.castle, Kevin Knoot writes:
> > Actually, a brilliant sales technique might be for Lego to produce a
> > mini-fig pack with three or four *exclusive* shield & crest designs in it,
> > which would encourage the consumer to buy LARGE numbers numbers of the set to
> > be able to build sufficient armies for each type.
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> How about taking a hint from what they're apparently doing with the Soccer
> Team Bus sets?
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> In other words, producing a set of minifigs with blank torsos and blank
> shields, and then providing several sticker sheets to customize them.
> (Sort of like what they had in the Yellow Castle, except with enough
> stickers to make the knights all one type.)
Personally I really don't like stickers. I see what you mean in terms of
customizing the torso's and shields to your liking but I would prefer printed
torso's and shields to stickered ones.
I guess one option would be to print one Herald on the torsos and shields that
is smaller than the stickers and then have stickers to cover that herald if you
want to customize the fig.
How about maybe selling figs just as they do now with a couple different
heralds (LEO and the BULL) and then selling separate sticker sheets for
customizing?
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> > If TLC produced, say, a $5 set of 4 knights, each with their own, cool,
> > UNIQUE coat of arms, how many sets would YOU buy?
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> Depends on if they had "cool, unique" faces or not. The more generic the
> faces & bodies are, the more I'd want to buy...
I agree with you 100% on that one. You can only have so many guys with sewn on
eye patches before it looks rediculous. Unless you make up a story line about
how it is a ritual to poke out an eye to get into a certain division. Of
course that division couldn't be archers because I think depth perception is
required. I guess they would have to specialize in close combat.
Eric Kingsley
The New England LEGO Users Group
http://www.nelug.org/
View My Creations at:
http://www.nelug.org/members/kingsley/
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| (...) I wonder if a lot of people felt that way, and that's why they moved to preprinted torsos? (...) I would just make the stickers the size/shape of the minifig torso or shield itself - probably the easiest. (...) That'd work. (In fact, I've (...) (25 years ago, 6-Apr-00, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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| (...) How about taking a hint from what they're apparently doing with the Soccer Team Bus sets? In other words, producing a set of minifigs with blank torsos and blank shields, and then providing several sticker sheets to customize them. (Sort of (...) (25 years ago, 6-Apr-00, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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