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Subject: 
Re: More opinions needed - possible future Legends
Newsgroups: 
lugnet.lego, lugnet.general
Date: 
Fri, 19 Mar 2004 22:51:42 GMT
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In lugnet.lego, Bruce Schlickbernd wrote:
> 
> I have to wonder why people are spotlighting Ronald's post.  Precise reissues
> aren't going to happen for older sets anyway.


Because he seems to have captured how they feel about the color issue as it
affects Legends releses.  Can't be a reissue if it's significantly different.
Call it something else.

> In any case, I wouldn't buy a reissue of the yellow castle.  Accurate?  So what?
> It would still be bright yellow.  Sand red, tan, sand green, all would be fine.
> Reinterpretation?  So what?  I'd buy it whereas I wouldn't buy the other.
> 
> Since I have stated that opinion before numerous times, why should a slight
> variation in gray change my mind about it being a Legend?  Now, it may be a less
> useful Legend, just as I see an accurate Yellow castle a less useful re-release
> no matter how accurate.
> 
> -->Bruce<--

If Ford Motor Company decided to "reissue" the Model T, would you buy one?  How
about if it weren't available in its original color, black, but some blue-black
color that was never used in the original.  Would the slight variation in color
change your mind?

James Wilson
Dallas, TX



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  Re: More opinions needed - possible future Legends
 
In lugnet.lego, James Wilson wrote: snip (...) Wow! A great example. A classic space set, or any other legend, would not be the same in bley. (23 years ago, 20-Mar-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general, FTX)
  Re: More opinions needed - possible future Legends
 
(...) It seems to have worked for the rerelease of the "VW Bug"..... :) (23 years ago, 24-Mar-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general)

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  Re: More opinions needed - possible future Legends
 
(...) I have to wonder why people are spotlighting Ronald's post. Precise reissues aren't going to happen for older sets anyway. In any case, I wouldn't buy a reissue of the yellow castle. Accurate? So what? It would still be bright yellow. Sand (...) (23 years ago, 19-Mar-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general)  

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