 | | Re: Has anybody noticed... (Space themes) —Joe Shippert
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| | | (...) History! My favorite subject! According to the Fibblesnork LEGO Guide, the order of space themed sets goes like this: 1978-1990 Classic Space 1987-1993 Futuron 1987-1990 Blacktron I 1989-1991 Space Police I 1990-1992 M:Tron 1991-1995 Blacktron (...) (25 years ago, 13-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | | | | Re: Has anybody noticed... (Space themes) —Tom McDonald
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| | | | | (...) <snip> (...) You came up with the answer yourself: it's a craze over new things. As a kid when classic space came out, I remember looking for any new classic set I didn't have yet. You must remember that generally speaking, the younger someone (...) (25 years ago, 13-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | | | | Re: Has anybody noticed... (Space themes) —Steve Bliss
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| | | | (...) Because it's easier to market and inspire buyer excitement for entire new lines than for updates to existing lines. Compare these come-on lines: "Wow! This year, we're going to new places with theme XYZ!" and "Hey! You loved last year's stuff (...) (25 years ago, 13-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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