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Hi all, The CITY team at LEGO would like input on potential lines for 2010 and, as the LEGO Ambassador for LUGNET I'm asking you to help. Please use the following format to submit suggestions and check to see if someone has already covered your (...) (16 years ago, 7-Jul-08, to lugnet.general, lugnet.town) !!
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I have posted the form, so that you can download it for reference: (URL) (16 years ago, 7-Jul-08, to lugnet.town)
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(...) Hello Tim, How about a theme like "Inner City Transportation". Besides trains, planes and automobiles, people in cities tend to use other means of transportation to get around. I am thinking of the following types of sets: 1. A taxi or (...) (16 years ago, 7-Jul-08, to lugnet.town)
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Name of Theme: LEGO Neighborhood (kind of a lame title but that's the concept) Short description of Theme: Provides everyday aspects of minifig life Three possible sets for Theme with descriptions: 1) An apartment building or row of townhouses 2) (...) (16 years ago, 8-Jul-08, to lugnet.town, FTX)
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(...) I read in another post that Lego wants to target the sets to 5-10 year-olds. I have 2 kids in that range. There are several MOCs on Brickshelf that I think Lego could take inspiration from and produce sets. My two boys agree that they would (...) (16 years ago, 8-Jul-08, to lugnet.town, FTX)
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(...) Maybe more like "Mass Transit"? That could be lumped in with the trains (trains, buses, and a streetcar could use train track, just have some additional plates to place between the tracks to cover the railroad ties.. Additionally, I'd love to (...) (16 years ago, 8-Jul-08, to lugnet.town)
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(...) Kinda like a "LEGO City Suburb", or more like a LEGO..."town" (yes, the throwback is intentional), as opposed to "LEGO City"... so LEGO City is more urban, "LEGO Town" would be more suburban or "small town" setting. (...) I'd particurlarly (...) (16 years ago, 8-Jul-08, to lugnet.town, FTX)
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(...) Scott Lyttle (16 years ago, 8-Jul-08, to lugnet.town)
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(...) Agreed. Actually, I heard Pierre Normandin was actually working for lego now. They should just give him free reign, and I'll be a happy, if slightly poorer camper. (16 years ago, 8-Jul-08, to lugnet.town, FTX)
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As others have said, we need places for minifigs to live, but at lower price points than the gorgeous greengrocer/market st/etc. My suggestion will be America-centric but could be obviously modified to be Worldwide Name of Theme: City Homes Short (...) (16 years ago, 8-Jul-08, to lugnet.town, FTX)
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(...) Ouch! If this is true, it will mean a serious blow to my budget :/ Cheers, Matija (16 years ago, 9-Jul-08, to lugnet.town)
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(...) Actually, for the 3d set I was more thinking along the lines of the monorail system lego sold in the early '90's (like the 6399 Airport Shuttle). Something like this takes up less space than a train layout and is different. I know there are (...) (16 years ago, 9-Jul-08, to lugnet.town)
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(...) The thing is, with the now somewhat more realistically sized cars, trucks, planes and so on the scale of the old monorail is even more off-scale than the 6wide trains always were. Thus, any kind of monorail would have to be in the range of (...) (16 years ago, 9-Jul-08, to lugnet.town)
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(...) Ok-here is my suggestion and I am sure it will be met with a bit of derision, but civilization began when people began living in towns. They shed their nomadic ways and congregated into towns. There were two main pre-requistites that had to be (...) (16 years ago, 9-Jul-08, to lugnet.town)
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Now, why am I suddenly reminded of the movie "Pleastantville"? (sorry, Tommy...just a bit of fun... I say go with the sewer theme, but instead of a full plant, try to work things like sewers, and maybe ways to integrate bathrooms into everything. (...) (16 years ago, 9-Jul-08, to lugnet.town)
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Monorail! Gotta have monorail! I'm shure others would agree. I've already posted this suggestion to Bricklink's forum in the thread of the same name, but I've changed some details after running many a mind-based simulation to find improvements over (...) (16 years ago, 10-Jul-08, to lugnet.town)
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(...) This is a pretty good idea, actually. In fact, there's a whole range of possibilities in heavy industial designs. I'd be nice to see an oil refinery (or any kind of ore refinery). They have a certain utilitarian beauty to me, and I'm not just (...) (16 years ago, 10-Jul-08, to lugnet.town)
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I replied once already, but had another idea. How about shops for town? Name of Theme: The Shops of Legoland Short description of Theme: See name above Three possible sets for Theme with descriptions: 1) Coffeehouse - perhaps a Starbucks? Nice green (...) (16 years ago, 11-Jul-08, to lugnet.town)
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Name of Theme: Business District (Wall St.) Short description of Theme: Three possible sets for Theme with descriptions: 1) A Bank, with a drive thru ATM and a safe in the back for safety deposit boxes and storage of money and the city's treasure. (...) (16 years ago, 11-Jul-08, to lugnet.town)
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(...) I've heard many people tell about how the LEGO Town universe is overfilled with Police cars and firetrucks...however, lots of construction vehicles would be quite realistic as compared to many US towns. I never can get enough construction (...) (16 years ago, 12-Jul-08, to lugnet.town, FTX)
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(...) This is actually a great idea. It could be modular-ized in a way similar to the Cafe Corner series, but it would be much smaller sets, making them more affordable. Some buyers could get just a few shops, while others might buy multiple copies. (...) (16 years ago, 12-Jul-08, to lugnet.town, FTX)
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(...) Joseph (16 years ago, 13-Jul-08, to lugnet.town)
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(...) More ideas ... 1. Oil rig platform with helicopter. (Helicopter could be a separate set.) 2. New (URL) Cargo center>. Maybe a FedEx center with a FedEx plane. 3. (URL) fire truck>. 4. (URL) Shipping container trailer> with 6-side shutter (...) (16 years ago, 13-Jul-08, to lugnet.town, FTX)
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So many of the ideas I have read have been really good ones. And TLG group could coordinate so many of these items as "exclusives" with some of the major distributors/retailers or other major companies (like the Shell exclusives a few years back), (...) (16 years ago, 13-Jul-08, to lugnet.town)
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I've given this a lot of thought over the last couple of weeks and I have three themes that I would like to suggest. Here is the first one: TV News Team A News Broadcasting Team would make a great addition to the existing police, fire, and rescue (...) (16 years ago, 14-Jul-08, to lugnet.town, lugnet.announce)
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(...) This is a great idea. But very hard to offer just one theme (sub-theme)!! I filled out the 'form' below, but first some brainstorming and such... I've commented earlier that the "strip mall"... perhaps "mini mall" is a better term... idea was (...) (16 years ago, 14-Jul-08, to lugnet.town, FTX)
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My second recommendation is my personal favorite: John Deere Tractors Tractors & their accessories (pull behind & front end attachments) would provide a great deal of play value for farming outside the city as well as leveling land for new city (...) (16 years ago, 14-Jul-08, to lugnet.town, lugnet.lego, lugnet.ambassadors)
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My third recommendation... Utility Workers / Vehicles Every town has needs that have to be taken care of like plowing the snow, servicing power poles, and emptying garbage dumpsters. Some modern looking 6 wide vehicles for a theme of utility workers (...) (16 years ago, 14-Jul-08, to lugnet.town)
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Jordan, I'm glad that I am getting a better chance to respond to your post on this. Before, I didn't really understand why anyone would want a LEGO set of a school or a library, but after seeing how girls play with LEGO (and other toys), I can (...) (16 years ago, 14-Jul-08, to lugnet.town)
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(...) Great idea! I'd love to see any vehicle with this amount of detail from LEGO, and I think that we are finally starting to see them. The last several city vehicles have been pretty good. 6 wide vehicles provide a great balance of detail vs. (...) (16 years ago, 14-Jul-08, to lugnet.town, FTX)
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(...) I think it is safe to take away from this (and other posts), that everyone wants a representation of themself in the LEGO City. Would a theme that showcases the career with the highest number of people sell the highest number of sets? Scott (16 years ago, 14-Jul-08, to lugnet.town)
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Lastly, a few general thoughts... I'd like to see a tub of bulk bricks, but one that is simply made up of extra parts from the current line of city buildings. This tub would contain parts to allow kids to finish their city buildings into complete (...) (16 years ago, 14-Jul-08, to lugnet.town)
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(...) Further to this, how about Caterpillar construction equipment. Even if people dont necessarily recognize the Caterpillar brand name, they will most likely recognize Caterpillar dump trucks, backhoes, excavators, front end loaders, bulldozers (...) (16 years ago, 14-Jul-08, to lugnet.town)
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(...) Well, the issue may be that there must be something in it for all parties. If LEGO went ahead and produced sets with certain brand names (like they did a long time back with Shell, Philips, Volkswagen to just name a few - or Maersk to be a bit (...) (16 years ago, 14-Jul-08, to lugnet.town)
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(...) and farm vehicles. A modern tractor with a choice of flat or tipping trailers, plough, maybe a working hay baler that drops printed 2x4 tan bricks as it goes along. Maybe an option of a removable front digger or hay lifter. Being European, the (...) (16 years ago, 14-Jul-08, to lugnet.town)
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(...) I'd agree that kids are less likely to use railways nowadays, but that doesn't mean they have no interest. The thing I think needs to be stressed is that if you ask a group of kids to draw a train, they don't draw diesel haulage locos or (...) (16 years ago, 14-Jul-08, to lugnet.town)
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(...) because it's big enough to sit a male and female minifig side by side in the front, like they see people doing in real life. The potential to tell a story about characters with relationships, even a story as simple as two people in a car (...) (16 years ago, 14-Jul-08, to lugnet.town)
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(...) I agree, Sets that have story, some potential for action and are geared toward relationships would be ideal for attracting boys and Girls. I think TLG would be wise to look at the Playmobile line to see what kind of sets would meet these (...) (16 years ago, 14-Jul-08, to lugnet.town)
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(...) I prefer ocean vacations. Less of a chance of a run in with a bear. :D -Rob www.lifelites.com (16 years ago, 14-Jul-08, to lugnet.town)
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(...) I'm not sure cubicle farms will go down that well with the kiddies. (16 years ago, 15-Jul-08, to lugnet.town)
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(...) I'm not sure that a cubicle farm set would go down all that well with the kiddies. (16 years ago, 15-Jul-08, to lugnet.town)
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(...) I'm not sure a cubicle farm would go down all that well with the kiddies? (16 years ago, 15-Jul-08, to lugnet.town)
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In lugnet.town, John P. Henderson wrote: snip (...) snip (...) Yeah, LEGO County Choppers, Danish Hotrod, and Overhaulin' with Brick Foose. :) And This Old LEGO House, LEGO Hometime, Brick that house, and Extreme Makeover: The LEGO Edition! And bust (...) (16 years ago, 15-Jul-08, to lugnet.town, FTX)
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(...) The last one could be called "Mythbrickers" to be more Legocentric. There's also the Ax Men show that could inspire sets with all manner of logging machinery. That also ties back to the sawmill idea previously mentioned. One thing I thought (...) (16 years ago, 16-Jul-08, to lugnet.town, FTX)
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(...) Who here wouldn't pay through the nose for a Buster minifig? (16 years ago, 16-Jul-08, to lugnet.town, FTX)
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Theme: Zoo/Animal Park Description: A series of large, medium and small sets that can be used individually or combined to form a large Zoo/Animal Park. The theme could also be marketed as an educational tool to promote preservation and conservation (...) (16 years ago, 17-Jul-08, to lugnet.town)
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(...) *snip* I love this idea sir. This would be great. I just see myself making a model of the San Diego Zoo with the parts from this! DRS (16 years ago, 18-Jul-08, to lugnet.town)
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(...) Seeing the post for Vestas set 4999, some of my ideas have been covered, but I shall still post what I was thinking for a theme. Some ideas might have been posted before, so I apologize for any redundancy. Name of Theme: Electric Power Short (...) (16 years ago, 18-Jul-08, to lugnet.town)
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Name of Theme: the other side Short description of Theme: Things that any kid should know about. Three possible sets for Theme with descriptions: 1) Homeless shelter - a dorm and kitchen for all, simple, but adequate 2) Unemployment office - lines (...) (16 years ago, 27-Jul-08, to lugnet.town)
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Name of Theme: Learning for Life Short description of Theme: Provide setting that demonstrate that learning continues for life. Three possible sets for Theme with descriptions: 1) Library - books, computer, files, readers 2) University / School - (...) (16 years ago, 27-Jul-08, to lugnet.town)
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Name of Theme: Communication Short description of Theme: Small sets that show how we communicate with eachother. Three possible sets for Theme with descriptions: 1) TV Studio 2) Site Reporter at some interesting site -- not a disaster, maybe a (...) (16 years ago, 27-Jul-08, to lugnet.town)
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Name of Theme: A green world Short description of Theme: Demonstrate good ways of living to reduce carbon foot print. Three possible sets for Theme with descriptions: 1) Recycling plant - show how items are sorted and recreated 2) Power Plant - (...) (16 years ago, 27-Jul-08, to lugnet.town)
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(...) I didn't mean to steal this idea in my own post, this is a much better description. (16 years ago, 27-Jul-08, to lugnet.town)
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Name of Theme: Crime solvers Short description of Theme: An extension of the "Law & Order" TV series. Crime solving through all the phases. Three possible sets for Theme with descriptions: 1) SWAT - mean guys in green armor to break into a bad dudes (...) (16 years ago, 28-Jul-08, to lugnet.town)
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(...) No problem at all! I'm glad to see that others have some of the same ideas. Thanks for sharing them, Scott (16 years ago, 28-Jul-08, to lugnet.town)
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(...) 3a) or Magazine publisher...printing BrickJournal!! ;) (16 years ago, 28-Jul-08, to lugnet.town)
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In lugnet.general, Timothy Gould wrote: SNIP (...) (16 years ago, 29-Jul-08, to lugnet.town)
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In lugnet.general, Timothy Gould wrote: SNIP Name of Theme: Farm Short description of Theme: Farmhouses,Barns,Silos crops & agricultural equipment/vehicles Three possible sets for Theme with descriptions: 1) Tractor & farmer 2) Farmhouse with porch (...) (16 years ago, 29-Jul-08, to lugnet.town)
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====== LINE IN THE SAND ====== Sorry, if you haven't got your comment in before the line in the sand you're too late. Tim (16 years ago, 29-Jul-08, to lugnet.town)
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(...) Or maybe a crossover with suggestion no. 2 (URL). (16 years ago, 29-Jul-08, to lugnet.town, FTX)
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Name of Theme: [Hometown Heroes (or Everyday Heroes)] Short description of Theme: [Focus on important people, jobs, and roles in children's lives that aren't emergency services] 1) [Public Works] - like the set from 1981, a facility/homebase for (...) (16 years ago, 14-Aug-08, to lugnet.town)
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