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In lugnet.dear-lego, Martin Bruun wrote:
> In lugnet.dear-lego, Jeff Szklennik wrote:
> > why did Lego make a repeat of set 4098 high flyers, with the new 7212 sky squad?
> > I'm not complaining, as high fliers was one of my favorite designer sets; so
> > more of the same is great. actually i still play with that set alone (it's so
> > fantastic by itself, i don't wanna mix it with my other pieces!) I was just
> > curious as to why a you made a new set with an extremely similar number & type
> > of pieces, colors, and even very similar featured models! it's just odd.
> >
> > Jeff
>
> But, 7212 is not a new set, it came out at about the same time as 4098.
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> They are very similar, but 7212 was originally an airline exclusive. The
> previous airline exclusives, have AFAIK all been smaller sets so there must be
> some reason for that. The fliers theme is an obvious choice for such a set and
> Lego could cut a corner by using some of the designs in both sets. They did
> however make the color scheme different. The "main" model from 7212 has inverted
> colors compared to the main model from 4098.
>
> Now, Lego has probably found that thay had too many 7212s in stock and have
> therefore chosen to make them available at S@H on some markets.
>
> Martin
oh, thanks! I didn't know it was an exclusive, I just saw it in the USA shop at
home catalog & the recent official pictures releases & wondered what was going
on. again, thanks!
Jeff
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