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Re: Number one request for LEGO
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lugnet.dear-lego
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Thu, 16 Dec 1999 13:32:43 GMT
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On Thu, 16 Dec 1999 01:35:41 GMT, "Mark Herzberg" <carorvan@aol.com>
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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?
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 liability (ie, industrial
espionage).
I seriously doubt _working_ molds are destroyed.
But keeping just a few molds as opposed to the hundreds or thousands
they must've worn by now is a rather big cost-savings.
Jasper
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| (...) And one would suspect that the worn out molds are in direct proportion to the quantity of a particular part produced. I.e., most (but not all) of the worn out molds are for basic bricks, not as many for special parts. Ray (25 years ago, 16-Dec-99, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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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 (...) (25 years ago, 16-Dec-99, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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