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Re: Brickfest 2003 Question and Answer
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lugnet.events.brickfest
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Sun, 10 Aug 2003 16:12:22 GMT
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In lugnet.events.brickfest, Mike Petrucelli wrote:
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I don’t have a problem with playset style sets, but one that is marketed to
the adults (by virtue of the price point) isn’t exactly a good idea buisness
wise.
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I’d guess that’s why it’s a S@H exclusive. They probably don’t expect it to
sell well enough to retail sources (whether it would to customers is
irrelevent), so they are offering it through their direct sales market. One
store will then service all of North America, and there will be enough of us SW
fans who will want to get it to make it worth selling through S@H. They
originally didn’t think anyone would want to buy the RBR because it cost $200,
but look at the phenomenal success of the $300 ISD.
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TLC needs to get back to the old concept of modularity. Even the afore
mentioned Final Duel and Harry Potter sets have no real logical way to
connect them. This is where they are missing the boat, they should have
smaller sets that connect in a logical manner with and/or to actually make
the larger ones.
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I have to agree with you on the Final Duel/Jedi Defense sets, but you obviously
haven’t seen what’s possible with the HP series. With the exception of
scattered locales (Privet Drive, Hogwart’s Express, the various Alley sets,
etc.), the Hogwart’s sets were designed with modular intent. I don’t collect
them, but I did pick up a couple of sets for specific pieces, and I got this
fold-out poster in the QQS set that shows most of the Castle Proper sets
combined into one large behemoth. For instance, if you remove the parapets from
the top of the Chamber of Secrets, you can stack Hogwart’s Castle on top of it.
Alternately, if you unfold Snape’s Classroom, you can stack the large main hall
section of Hogwart’s Castle on top of it. No, there don’t appear to be any pin
connectors like the three Jabba’s Palace sets enjoy, but there’s a high degree
of vertical modularity to it that I’m sure will be quite impressive when the
whole series wraps up. As for horizontal modularity, while it would certainly
be nice, kids don’t usually need such crutches to get their imaginations to
work.
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| (...) Which still doesn't really answer the question of who's going to buy it, only by which arm of their distribution network it's being sold on. The question I still have is, "will adults buy this 'play set' for $100?" Or, will they only see it as (...) (21 years ago, 10-Aug-03, to lugnet.events.brickfest, FTX)
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| (...) snip (...) Actually Final Duel I and II were fron Return of the Jedi (the second time Luke fights Vader and has a green lightsaber) This Duel is from Empire Strikes Back (the first time Luke fight Vader and has a blue lightsaber.) (...) In (...) (21 years ago, 10-Aug-03, to lugnet.events.brickfest, FTX)
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