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Re: Ideas and Suggestions for LEGO S@H
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Fri, 23 Sep 2005 23:07:24 GMT
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Geoffrey Hyde <GDOTHYDE@BIGPONDDOTNETDOavoidspamTAU>
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"Daniel Wayne Poole" <dwpoole@conninc.com> wrote in message
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> In lugnet.general, Kelly McKiernan wrote:
>
> > * What do you think LEGO would never do that you'd love to see?
>
> I would love to see Lego develop a true bulk parts mail order system.
> Currently, certain lucky AFOLs can go to nearby Lego stores or parks and
> visit
> the "Pick a Brick" section to buy bulk parts. I would love to see this
> expanded
> to a large scale mail order system. A large warehouse would house ALL
> currently
> produced parts in all available colors. Orders taken from an online
> catalog
> would go to this warehouse and would be subsequently filled and shipped.
They'd have to limit the quantity one person could order at a time to a
small percentage of the total bulk stock, or they'd wind up with complaints
that popular items are selling out too quickly.
> > * What types of products/themes/concepts do you think are missing from
> > the
> > assortment over the years?
>
> The bulk brick or parts packs section of Shop at Home should be greatly
> expanded
> in several ways.
>
> One thing I would like to see is bulk packs of newly created parts. Many
> a time
> I get a new set with a new part inside and wish I could have about 30 more
> of
> this part to add to my collection.
I don't know what it costs to mold them, but I'd *love* to see bulk-packs of
10 pneumatic cylinders, 10 switches (new style), T-joiners, etc.
> I would like to see a permanent addition to Shop at Home: consumables. I
> think
> anything that is consumed to make a Lego set, such as pneumatic tubing,
> string,
> rubber bands, and most importantly, STICKERS, should be made available for
> purchase online at any time.
I'd like to see a feature where you can specify the hose color (from
available palettes)length you want and it will automatically custom-cut it
to length for you. I'd also like to see 1-metre, 3-metre, and 5-metre rolls
of pneumatic flexible hose in all colors available for production, including
clear. I'd also like to see the stiffer tubing available in lengths up to
30L, if it's practical for LEGO to do so.
> One small item, that I know Lego just recently produced a LOT of, that I
> would
> like to see as a REASONABLY PRICED bulk item is the technic caterpillar
> tread
> link. Anybody who purchased the Lego Star Wars sandcrawler knows Lego has
> been
> churning out a huge pile of this element. A parts pack of this would be
> nice.
This would be radical, but how about investigating some alternate colors for
it? Silver/metallic chrome (are these even available in pellet form?)
maybe? For more realistic excavator treads, as excavators rarely have black
treads on them.
Also would like to suggest they keep up the supply of Technic link chain -
no realistic GBC can go without it to lengthen the distance betweeen
treads!!
> Here is a mini-fig scale theme I think Lego should pursue (when I say
> "pursue" I
> mean over the course of several years like the classic themes space,
> castle, and
> town.): Lego Farm. This theme would be a generic theme (no licensed
> products)
> and would consist of many sets over many years. The possibilities of this
> theme
> could be limitless. Imagine tractors of all sizes, colors, and types,
> from
> large 4-wheel-drive monsters to small lawn mowers. Imagine numerous
> implement
> sets sized to fit any of the afore mentioned tractors. Imagine farm
> houses,
> barns, workshops, animals, trucks, combines . the list goes on and on!
Hmmm - I wonder if they can be persuaded to make a R/C version of the
lawnmower one so I don't have to get someone in to cut the wilderness we
call the lawn around here? *grins*
--
Cheers ...
Geoffrey Hyde
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