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Re: Has anybody noticed... (Space themes)
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Thu, 12 Aug 1999 18:33:18 GMT
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In lugnet.general, David Leese writes:
... that for a long time now, Lego no longer keep any particular
Space theme running for more than a year?  I mean that they don't
introduce more sets into the same Space theme the following year.
Each year, it seems, has a theme and that's it.
1999 Rock Raiders
1998 Insectoids
1997 UFO

Well, just a minor thought here regarding these themes: as sets they are
inferior, so fewer are sold. And it's probably a good thing for TLG so they
can cut their losses. I'd rather have them turn out better sets and have those
sets hang out on the shelves longer.

Isn't this just plain annoying?  What happened to Classic Space - one of
the good things about it is that Classic Space remained Classic Space
year after year, with new sets that went with the older ones.

Classic space now exists (in my mind) as the newer Star Wars stuff.

In order to build up an armada of any theme, you have to buy multiples, or
(shock horror) develop your own creations.

It's always been that way though.

Any thoughts... like when this torture started, and why?

Some folks say that Spyrius was the last classic space theme.

-Tom McD.
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  Re: Has anybody noticed... (Space themes)
 
I would think the UFOR was, because it had a decent selection of parts, and the theme did fit pretty well into others. That was the last one for me, anyway. Scott Sanburn (...) (25 years ago, 12-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)

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  Has anybody noticed... (Space themes)
 
... that for a long time now, Lego no longer keep any particular Space theme running for more than a year? I mean that they don't introduce more sets into the same Space theme the following year. Each year, it seems, has a theme and that's it. 1999 (...) (25 years ago, 12-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)

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