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Item suggestions for the 200x LEGO System Collection.
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Wed, 22 Sep 1999 20:27:01 GMT
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To whom it may concern:
I was thoroughly disappointed by the lineup of building models made
available for LEGO System in 1998 and 1999. Based on what I found out from
other Lego fans on the Internet, The LEGO Group (TLG) released models with less
detail and bulkier parts to make items simpler for small children in Europe.
However, it teaches the children of North America that we have to decrease our
standards and limit ourselves based upon (from my understanding about European
education) what European children should have already understood. Some fans are
so upset by this change, they refer to the majority of these items jokingly as
Town Jr. (no relation to the DUPLO Town Jr. line) Upset with these problems, I
have given myself the task of constructing models and building sets in order to
give you the option of accepting or rejecting them in order to improve the
standards of your company in whole. All of the models in question have been
constructed using the DOS-based Lego CAD program, LDraw and its companion
building tool, LEdit. (Unfortunately, its creator, James Jessiman died in 1997,
but his work is carried on with new pieces being made by several people who
also use this program.) Among the items I have placed my attention are about
seven Town sets and at least two Space subcategories. I also have an idea for
several shop-at-home accessories and mini-figure sets. In addition, I intend to
market all of the seldom used colors that TLG made but only wanted to limit
their presence. Orange is a favorite by me and others (although mine is for
reasons other than Star Wars or Hallowe'en), as green and the violet purple you
plan to use with the Grimace McDonald's premium. Dark Grey has been burned out
and Blonde hairpieces don't show up enough (esp. when we think of Lapland and
Scandinavia).
Everyone loves the McDonald's Restaurant set (#3438) but disapproves of
its small size. I've only seen one restaurant of that size and like the Rally's
and Sonic hamburger chains, only employees can enter the building and the
entire space therein is devoted to food service. (It's called McDonald's
Express.)
What I am requesting calls for new decorated elements, the continued use
of spare small elements, such as helmet visors, transparent 1x1 rounded plates
and transparent 1x1 tiles. If you compare your 1980s lines to your early 1990s
and current lines, you will notice small improvements in the 1990s and late
1980s, but very disappointing 'de-provements' in all of your products. (For
example in your shop-at-home catalogs, you will notice that you have been
trying to push that undersized "Recycle Truck" on customers for two years. It
is all but sorry compared to the one in your in-box 1993 catalog, which
features a loadable dumpster.) Give me the word and I will provide you with a
series of Town or Space Accessories that anyone would be proud to pay
$3.00-$4.50 US for. Although most of my models could only sell for $5.00-$12.00
US, I also have a set which will rival (and be compatible with) 1980's #6390
Main Street! It includes a bus stop, traffic signals, (street signs later on,)
and a tractor trailer with a 6-stud-wide trailer. Some of your vintage town
sets should have a second run. These sets should include #6390 (Main Street),
#6389 (Fire Control Center; I love the truck from this one!), #6372 (Town
House), #6365 (Summer Cottage), #6361 Mobile Crane (although I'd fancy one in
orange), #6546 (Octan F-1 Racing Car, but with the driver having the white
Octan racing suit and a dark blue helmet visor), and #6634 (Stock Car; Carries
SHELL as a sponsor).
I would like to see your company produce an Ilyushin IL-62M passenger
plane (with minifig-scale windows, thus making it shorter than a scale replica
:{ ). DC-10s and DC-9s are easy but have you ever made an MD-11 (Since TLG is
Dutch-originated, give it Northwest Airlines/KLM Royal Dutch decals. They have
a shared route from Memphis to Amsterdam. The planes are called the Elvis I and
W. C. Handy respectively.) Currently, the shuttle and moon rocket in Space Port
are progressively worse looking than #1682 NASA Space Shuttle or even Launch
Command, which carried big ideas but smaller designs. To this point, I am only
impressed with Space Port's satellite and lunar rover (they've never been done
this close to right before).
Among my space ideas, one of them is made to close fit in with a scene on
an earthly planet. Another idea features a group so dangerously evil that half
of their vehicles have been stolen and modified from other space groups. In
fact, if you find a Spyrian, Insectoid, or Blacktron member in a dungeon, then
they were probably betrayed by the Marauders (working group name). In their
main dungeon, members of Futuron will be held captive, including a pink-suited
female Futuron Astronaut (a crazy idea, but hey I've gotta do something to save
your company's future). I thought about creating a third group, which may serve
to start my space design projects. This set will feature a orange and white
space colony, which doesn't seek to fight any evil, only to protect its own,
research other cultures and explore its surroundings. It would feature Dr.
Cyber & Timmy as new citizens of this colony, as well as other humanoid aliens
and a boy robot called Gemini (meant to rhyme with Timmy).
I think that you should re-release some of your older sets, but with a
LEGO System tag instead of Legoland. Some of the sets (esp. those with no
subgroup) I think should be revived are #6931 (FX-Star Patroller; I'm modifying
it for my first space subgroup), #1558 (Mobile Command Trailer), #6813
(Galactic Chief), #6849 (Satellite Patroller), #6932 (Stardefender "200"),
#1789 (Star Hawk II), and #1887 (some unnamed Blacktron II space scooter; I
plan to give the Marauders this vehicle in their color scheme.).
If you like my ideas, I can be reached at jejackso@memphis.edu or simply
reply to this posting. If any LEGO Group executives wish to pursue my
interests, let me know at once. I will be well prepared to reasonably negotiate
with any people &/or group I need to in order to accomplish these tasks.
Although I currently lack the funds to leave Memphis, I would be willing to
work under contract and send my new creations to any destination required
(except for countries unfriendly with the United States). Some models can be
tedious, but most models can be completed in less than 3 weeks. Thank you for
taking the time to read this hastily put together letter.
Respectfully,
James Jackson
P.S.: If you're curious, I am 20 and seeking to obtain my BSET (Bachelors of
Science in Engineering Technology) in a couple of years.
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