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In lugnet.general, Brad Justus writes:
> To LEGO enthusiasts everywhere:
=o0
Wow! Very cool, indeed! Great news -- just wonderful -- not unlike Xmas
morning at age 7!
Even though I suspect such a greeting here must have been long planned, I
cannot help but feel that my earlier message on "Proof of TLG's Concern for
AFOL?"(http://www.lugnet.com/dear-lego/?n=559)is "almost" being responded to --
a strange and magical coincidence to be sure -- mere hours from one post to
the next. My effusive thanks to any and all AFOL and TLG insiders who are
responsible for this great union at last! Me, I'm just whiner, but someone
else as yet unnamed has done his good deed for the year, or maybe even the
decade?
Now that the dialogue has begun in earnest, and with bulk orders in the
offing, I guess here is as good a place as any to start listing those AFOL
wishes (and in no particular order):
1. More Lego babes, and in more sets -- Whoohooo! (I meant gender neutrality
in set design...sorry).
2. Rerelease of old sets in cycles of several years, with no set or single
element very long out of production.
3. The end of geographically specific sets and ordering -- all sets currently
in production should be available from Lego Direct via Internet/phone/mail
ordering.
4. Competition with the Lego collector market through direct marketing of
older set configurations and parts -- and, of course, with TLG to reap the
rewards of this move. (Example: a premium price could be charged for the
rerelease of Guarded Inn, but not at the insane prices the set goes for in the
collector market.)
5. The return of the Pirate theme with enough Soldiers and Imperial Guards to
fill a field on both sides of the dispute! Toy Soldiers -- get it?
6. All elements in production available in service packs of all colors.
7. Introduction of historical or educational themes: The 1700s, Greek
Mythology, Vikings, Norse Mythology, Mad King Ludwig II, Monsters, Superheros,
etc., etc., etc.
8. Less "juniorized" parts.
9. An annual "design an element contest" where the resulting element is put
into production for at least a short duration.
10. Knock-offs, or something shockingly similar to, the slim double-sided with
studs, and double-sided with recesses 2x2 bricks that Tyco used to make. 1x1,
and 1x2 varieties would also be cool.
::wiping his brow::
That'll do for now, maybe I can dream some more up later...
I guess this means I'll have to stop being "The Angriest Lego Collector in the
World" now that I am starting to feel ever so much better!
=)
-- Richard
My weeny bricks site:
http://members.aol.com/blueofnoon/lego/lego.htm
See the Freak, read his demands, "The Angriest Lego Collector in the World":
http://members.aol.com/blueofnoon/lego/tlgsucks.htm
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| (...) I concur. Greeks and/or romans, with roman soldiers etc. Just imagine lego doing the greek gods. a lego zuse (how do you spell it?) with a bolt of lightning. mabie a lego minotaur. how about some disvoery of australia type stuff like the (...) (25 years ago, 10-Dec-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego)
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| To LEGO enthusiasts everywhere: We hope that we are the bearer of some holiday cheer for you all. For those of you who have felt that your love for LEGO was unrequited, this is a new day. With this missive, the LEGO Company asks to open a dialogue (...) (25 years ago, 9-Dec-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.announce, lugnet.dear-lego) !!
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