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Re: Rerelease of old Lego sets
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Date: 
Sun, 7 Nov 1999 18:18:39 GMT
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In response to the original post - because of this I don't think that • we'll see
Classic Space on the shelves again - it's no longer high-tech enough • (therein
lies some of the appeal), and they've already reinvented it in • increasingly
vulgar (IMHO) incarnations ending with Insectiods. They'd either have to • put a
massive investment into re-releasing Classic Space as one of their yearly
themes, or make a 'small' run and offer it mail order.

If rereleasing better designed classic sets means that they will be
considered 'no longer high-tech'... then rerelease away!  Any of the LEGO
space stuff, new and old alike are just visions of possibilities... they
don't get dated, since none of them have ever happened.  (With the
exceptions of those that were intentionally modelled after existing
technologies)

Regards,
Allan
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  Re: Rerelease of old Lego sets
 
(...) On the positive side, there are signs that TLG are beginning to re-understand their product - specifically labelling boxes 'Classic' shows that they at least have a vague concept of the retero-value of Lego. The new castle range could have (...) (25 years ago, 6-Nov-99, to lugnet.general)

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