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LEGO stops DUPLO —Arne Lykke Nielsen
It has just been annonced on the Danish News, that Lego has stopped making DUPLO. A new concept for the 2-6 year old children, Explorer, will be introduced this autumn. No more DUPLO?!? My 3 year old niece will be devastated, she loves her DUPLO! (...) (23 years ago, 13-May-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.duplo) !!

	Re: LEGO stops DUPLO —Daniel Crichton
	"Arne Lykke Nielsen" <arln@wanadoo.dk> wrote in message news:Gw277I.Ixq@lugnet.com... (...) DUPLO! My 2 1/2 year old won't be too happy ... and neither will I, as it'll mean she'll want to play with my "proper" LEGO more often! I don't know how (...) (23 years ago, 13-May-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.duplo)

	Re: LEGO stops DUPLO —John Neal
	(...) "It's the end of the world as we know it...." -John <searching for my sackcloth and ashes> (23 years ago, 14-May-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.duplo)

	Re: LEGO stops DUPLO —Bryan Kinkel
	Can anyone else confirm this story? My 19 month old daughter loves her Duplo bricks. She often gets frustrated with other toys and figures because they don't fit together! I can't imagine Lego dropping Duplo for another "system" of toys for (...) (23 years ago, 14-May-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.duplo)

		Re: LEGO stops DUPLO - PRESS RELEASE —Deidre Rushton Brumby
		(...) The press release has just appeared at lego.com, Duplo name is going but apparently the bricks themselves will remain: May 14 2002 LEGO DUPLO brand disappears - but bricks live on One of the fundamental changes in connection with the LEGO (...) (23 years ago, 14-May-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.duplo)

			Re: LEGO stops DUPLO - PRESS RELEASE —Bryan Kinkel
			Deidre, Thanks for posting the press release... I will be interested to see what Lego brings to the table in June. I wonder if Lego feels having sub-brands, such as Duplo, Primo, System, etc. dilutes the message and power of the main "LEGO" brand? (...) (23 years ago, 14-May-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.duplo)

	Re: LEGO stops DUPLO —Deidre Rushton Brumby
	(...) Hmmmm, suspected this would be the case after the press release a couple of months ago: see (URL) and article linked off it. While I have seen in my local area that Duplo has lost it's popularity over the past couple of years, and often think (...) (23 years ago, 14-May-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.duplo)

		Re: LEGO stops DUPLO —Richie Dulin
		(...) Although the compatibility of Duplo with System has been emphasised by LEGO, in practice, they are seperate entities. Next to no Duplo elements appear in System (there's a Duplo cradle in 2002 Belville IIRC), and no System elements appear in (...) (23 years ago, 14-May-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.duplo)

			Re: LEGO stops DUPLO —Deidre Rushton Brumby
			(...) I think that's a big part of the problem for Lego, there is a big second hand market for Duplo for precisely those reasons: It's very expensive new (significantly cheaper of late but still expensive overall), and once the kids grow out of it (...) (23 years ago, 14-May-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.duplo)

			Mixed DUPLO/System MOC (was Re: LEGO stops DUPLO) —Greg Perry
			(...) Here's an MOC of mine that is a mixture of DUPLO and System elements: Brickenbloom House & Gardens: (URL) only does Brickenbloom include DUPLO parts, but the roof elements were actually the pieces that initially started me thinking about (...) (23 years ago, 15-May-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.duplo)

				Re: Mixed DUPLO/System MOC (was Re: LEGO stops DUPLO) —Tony Hafner
				(...) kind of thing done so well. -- Tony Hafner www.hafhead.com (23 years ago, 15-May-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.duplo)

			Re: LEGO stops DUPLO —Joseph Williams
			(...) Hmmm. I don't think I'm in the majority of afol's who get the Duplo for themselves... Yes it's sad that Duplo is being 'discontinued' but it's not being wiped off the planet. Second hand stores and some soap is a great way to get Duplo. Was (...) (23 years ago, 15-May-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.duplo)

	Re: LEGO stops DUPLO —Jonathan Mizner
	While my interest in DUPLO is pretty small, the fact that Lego is dropping it is both encouraging and discouraging. Are they doing it to optimize their products for the current market? Or are they just writing off an old (...) (23 years ago, 14-May-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.duplo)

	Re: LEGO stops DUPLO —Brett Patterson
	(...) Don't worry all! The name and maybe a bit of the principles of Duplo may dissapear but the bricks have not. LEGO Explorer still contains sets with DUPLO blocks, however, Explorer does also contain some different types of toddler and baby toys. (...) (23 years ago, 14-May-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.duplo)

		Re: LEGO stops DUPLO —Deidre Rushton Brumby
		In lugnet.general, Brett Patterson writes: name and maybe a bit of the principles of Duplo may dissapear but the (...) Thankyou for the info Brett. What's the definition of blocks\bricks in this case? (I was wondering this after reading the press (...) (23 years ago, 15-May-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.duplo)

	Re: LEGO stops DUPLO —Harvey Henkelman
	Man, I just got back into DUPLO® trains and now they want to discontinue the name! Hopefully they will keep the trains... Harvey Henkelman-Certified Ferroequinologist (23 years ago, 14-May-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.duplo)

		Re: LEGO stops DUPLO —Rob Doucette
		(...) Just got back from Disney this weekend. The LIC (which is undergoing serious renovation, the entire outdoor are is cordoned off) has lots of NEW Duplo train stuff including cars with silver (not chrome) wheels and what I believe were sound (...) (23 years ago, 14-May-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.duplo)

			Re: LEGO stops DUPLO —Deidre Rushton Brumby
			(...) Sounds good! I've been looking for info on these for several weeks now, thanks for posting. Are they still compatible with the existing Duplo trains? (...) Please do, would be much appreciated. FUT .duplo Thanks Deidre drb@tasmail.com (23 years ago, 15-May-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.duplo)