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Re: Number one request for LEGO
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Thu, 16 Dec 1999 01:35:41 GMT
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Great idea! However, my number one request would still be for the return of
classic Town sets. Also, I am wondering, is there any confirmation that LEGO
actually does just destory the molds when the piece goes out of production?
How about pieces that went out of production for a long time and then return.
Like the big Fabuland style boat that reappeared after nearly ten years in
1998 and all those Fabuland pieces returning for 2000?



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  Re: Number one request for LEGO
 
(...) I was under the impression that they only intered the worn out molds in the foundations of thier new buildings, not just destroy them when the "current run" of parts is complete. My bet is that any viable molds are merely stored awhile for (...) (25 years ago, 16-Dec-99, to lugnet.dear-lego)
  Re: Number one request for LEGO
 
(...) Molds wear out. It may be 10.000 to 100.000 or even a million copies of a brick, but they do wear out. And once they're worn (which I suspect is earlier in TLG than with other mfg companies), they're not useful, and in fact, are nothing but a (...) (25 years ago, 16-Dec-99, to lugnet.dear-lego)
  Re: Number one request for LEGO
 
(...) I definately agree. I enjoyed the older sets because they were more fun to build and I could do more with the pieces. Of course, until town Jr, I was always excited about the new stuff the would come out with. Jimmy (25 years ago, 16-Dec-99, to lugnet.dear-lego)

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  Number one request for LEGO
 
I just had a light bulb go off in my head. I'm reading all these requests for old sets/old parts from old sets. More than anything I would like to see LEGO make available ALL the minifigs that they've created since the minifig first appeared. If you (...) (25 years ago, 16-Dec-99, to lugnet.dear-lego)

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