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Re: Bring back the old
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Date: 
Wed, 27 Mar 2002 05:19:01 GMT
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Lindsay & All,

>   Actually, I've gotta disagree on that one.  Maybe I'm just a hopeless
>   optimist (wait, isn't that contradictory?), but the "Classic" spaceman
>   is so very classic that I think it would find a wide audience even
>   among those who don't collect anymore.  Certainly I think they'd sell
>   lots more of those than Breezeway Cafés, which would surely put them into
>   Legends-able range.  The fact that they were produced with only minor
>   improvements to the fig for seven or eight years only stands to improve
>   their appeal as nostalgia or collectible items.

Right, ther eis nothing wrong with being an optimist, I would love to see
it, and sicne TLC has turned around a bit in terms of the Legends, who
knows? I would be happy with it.
> 
>   So I don't think it's at all beyond the realm of possibility.  It's even
>   more likely if 928, 924, or 918 (the ULTIMATE space classics!) is re-
>   released!  (I keep thinking of this with the Yellow Castle in mind too--
>   but that old-style helmet is a persistent problem.)

I would think they could make a new mold for that. Lord knows they seem to
be mold happy when it comes to new parts, a few old molds should not be too
much of a problem.

>   Not for you or me, but something about that second digit might scare
>   casual buyers.  $8 seems like a good price point for 5 figs, IMHO.
>   They can even polybag it and I'd be happy.  :D

Right. I was just using the Bricklink prices I usually pay. : )

Scott S.
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(...) Actually, I've gotta disagree on that one. Maybe I'm just a hopeless optimist (wait, isn't that contradictory?), but the "Classic" spaceman is so very classic that I think it would find a wide audience even among those who don't collect (...) (25 years ago, 27-Mar-02, to lugnet.dear-lego)

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