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Re: 1200 pc tubs in odd colors?
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lugnet.dear-lego
Date: 
Tue, 29 May 2001 17:39:10 GMT
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In lugnet.dear-lego, Jonathan Lill writes:
> In lugnet.dear-lego, Tim Courtney writes:
> > Maybe this has been brought up before, maybe not.
> > 
> > My friend and I were discussing yesterday the need for bricks in colors like
> > Gray, Dark Gray, etc....colors which aren't very common in bricks (except in
> > Star Wars right now).  I think an odd color assortment of bricks in a 1200pc tub
> > would be a HUGE seller.  How about selling a bucket with the same assortment of
> > brick dimensions in Gray, Dark Gray, Orange, Tan, Brown, and one of the new LOM
> > faded colors?  This would help people like train clubs and space and castle
> > builders out a lot!!  I'm sure many people would go broke buying them.
> > 
> > -Tim
> 
> It wouldn't surprise me if the July surprise that has been said will be a
> boon to castle fans might be something along these lines rather than just
> small separate bulk packs. A single big bucket or tub with a name like
> "Castle freestyle" could contain a large number of general bricks in the
> above-mentioned colors as well as specialty parts like walls and doors. It
> could then be sold as a stand-alone set for kids to build castles but would
> also aid the AFOL immeasurably.
> 
> Jonathan L

Oddly, I suggested this almost 2 years back...

<http://news.lugnet.com/dear-lego/?n=433>

Ray



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"Ray Sanders" <rsanders@svic.net> wrote in message news:GE3yDA.Kz3@lugnet.com... (...) tub (...) of (...) LOM (...) Cool. Neat speculation Jonathan. The only way I'd be super interested in a castle pack is if it came with a ton of gray bricks and (...) (25 years ago, 29-May-01, to lugnet.dear-lego)

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(...) It wouldn't surprise me if the July surprise that has been said will be a boon to castle fans might be something along these lines rather than just small separate bulk packs. A single big bucket or tub with a name like "Castle freestyle" could (...) (25 years ago, 29-May-01, to lugnet.dear-lego)

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