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Okay, so it's still June. Let's just say that we're as eager to announce
this as you are to hear about it. So without further ado...
LEGO Direct is pleased to announce the arrival of a new product series: LEGO
Legends. LEGO Legends are reissues of landmark LEGO sets -- perhaps the
first set in a particular playtheme, or a set widely acknowledged as a
superlative building experience, or perhaps simply a much beloved set.
And the first LEGO Legend is (the envelope please)...
The Guarded Inn (set #6067).
(I like to imagine that at this point in the message there will be gasps and
the sound of people falling off their chairs. I really hope that you all are
delighted by this -- we've had a lot of fun getting this accomplished.)
The set is complete, with all parts exactly as included in the original
release in 1986. Packaging will different (more like the LEGO Sculpture
packaging); the set will be issued as set #10000.
The Guarded Inn will be sold exclusively through LEGO Shop At Home in all
LEGO Shop At Home markets. It will be available for preorder on LEGO.com
tomorrow (Friday, June 8) -- I am not certain exactly in which category or
categories it will be listed, but if you can't find it, do an Item Number
search for set 10000. Currently, we estimate that the set will be shipping
the first week of July (hence the "July Surprise"). The price will be $24.99
in the US, and will be equivalently priced in other markets.
To answer in advance a couple of questions which I suspect may arise: LEGO
Legends are different from the "classic" reissues which were announced a
couple of weeks ago. Those classics are not intended to be a long-running
series, whereas LEGO Legends is. The classics are limited to reissues of
very recent product, whereas LEGO Legends may reach back much farther (hey,
we've gone back 15 years for the first one, right?). LEGO Legends will not
be issued frequently -- likely only a few times each year. But you can be
certain that the sets which will appear in this series will be the very best
that LEGO has produced. And yes, I can assure you that The Guarded Inn is
only the first in the line.
The Guarded Inn is only one of what will be a very active LEGO Direct
exclusive product assortment -- you've already had a taste of what is to
come with our trains and the Sopwith Camel. There will be much more. So (I
hear you ask), "what *is* coming???"
Well, for that, you'll just have to wait...
for the *August* Surprise.
Play Well!
-- Brad
Brad Justus
Senior Vice President, LEGO Direct
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| WHOO-HOO! Way to go LEGO Direct! This is the way AFOL WANT to be treated...kudos to you all! Now...about the teaser of August Surprise...whatareya'? Cruisin' for a bruisin'? You're killin' us here! Matt (...) (23 years ago, 8-Jun-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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| (...) SWEET!! :] (...) So will we get to hear about the August Surprise in July?? ;] Two words, LD: Bra-vo! Keep 'em comin', KDJ ___...___ LUGNETer #203, Windsor, Ontario, Canada (23 years ago, 8-Jun-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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| (...) Well Done, Brad! Very cool! More just like this, please...! And just as I suspected to boot! I will recommend this to everyone at that great price point. Worth it just for that maiden hat! Now all we need is cypress trees and more foliage (I (...) (23 years ago, 8-Jun-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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| (...) Very cool! I'm looking forward to the LEGO Space Legends... how are you determining which sets to re-release? Hint: The ratings on the LUGNET set database would be one free source of market ratings. Also, one issue which may be one reason LEGO (...) (23 years ago, 8-Jun-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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| Well, I guess people who've paid more than $150 for those old Guarded Inns feel pretty ripped off right now. :-D Lego, thank you, thank you, THANK YOU!!! No more hundreds of dollars spent for red tudor walls... maiden headpieces... or Guarded (...) (23 years ago, 8-Jun-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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| I SWEAR FEALTY TO LEGO DIRECT! All Right, who wants to place bets to see who the first whiner will be? I mean, uhh there are bound to be people who can find something to complain about right. Everytime Lego makes a move in this direction (does (...) (23 years ago, 8-Jun-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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| (...) Sweet! (...) I can hear the screaming from the other side of Earth now... (Australia) (...) In recently ended auctions on ebay, this set were sold from $80 to more than $200. (...) 6986! 6080! 6985! 951=856! 6973! (23 years ago, 8-Jun-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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| Hey, cool! This is great news! I have a friend who will love getting a classic castle set! Very good idea! I hope that our conversation last Saturday doesn't spell bad news for the possibility of seeing Classic space included in the Lego Legends (...) (23 years ago, 8-Jun-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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| (...) That is EXACTLY what I nearly did. I did let out a shriek! WOOHOO! I'll take 5 copies please! If this is the first Legend, then I can hardly wait for the others... You guys shouldn't have any problems deciding what other sets to release. :) (...) (23 years ago, 8-Jun-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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| (...) <jaw drops> <eyes pop> Wa-HOOOOOOO! :):):):):) (...) Awesome choice for the first Legend! The price point means any LEGO-buyer can afford it. :) (...) That must have been quite a trick. Will the minifig heads have solid studs? Will the minifig (...) (23 years ago, 8-Jun-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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| In lugnet.lego.announce, Brad Justus writes: How can I express myself! Whooo...ooohhhhhoooooo!!!!!!! I wasn't even old enough to get this set when I was younger, and now I can get it! My opnion of Lego has just skyrocketed! Thanks Brad! Rob (...) (23 years ago, 8-Jun-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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| (...) I need to add a "wahoooooo!" to this in case somebody official asks how many AFOL's responded :) I don't think TLC will regret this. And yes, I gasped! -Tom McD. when replying, new Spamcake Mist! when hyperventilation overtakes you.. (23 years ago, 8-Jun-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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| (...) And, all we Japanese have to wait , but I think nothing will happen in LEGO Japan company:-) All we have to do is to watch an opposite side of pacific ocean. Masayuki Ogura (URL) (23 years ago, 8-Jun-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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| In lugnet.lego.announce, Brad Justus writes: <<snipped the best news in the world since the last one>> (...) YESSSSSSSSsss...sss!!!! Another great step from LEGO Direct. And I thought things couldn't be better after I received my Sopwith Camel. But (...) (23 years ago, 8-Jun-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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| (...) Bravo, LEGO Direct! :-) And congratulations to The LEGO Company for having such a beautiful product in the first place. An 'honored set' certainly rises beyond the status of mere 'toy.' This LEGO Legend line will serve as a terrific showcase (...) (23 years ago, 8-Jun-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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| Yabba Dabba, Dinky Di Do! I got off my chair before I could fall off it :P This is cool and all but as per usual I can see Australia missing out on this :((( ALONG WITH EVERYTHING ELSE I MAY ADD! :((( But, I was fortunate to get the original release (...) (23 years ago, 8-Jun-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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| "Brad Justus" <legodirect@lego.com> wrote in message news:GEL4Fq.K4z@lugnet.com... (...) LEGO (...) Brad, Great, great job! I look forward to congratulating in person at Brickfest for the great job you are doing with Lego Direct. I never suspected (...) (23 years ago, 8-Jun-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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| Alright, I'm not usually one for "me too!" posts, but WOW! (...) WOOHOO! Wow... Wow. I'm still in shock. Wow. This = cool. (...) <Faint> <Awake> Wow, musta dreamed that whole thing. Darn. <Read> <Faint> (...) Well-- I'm assuming a COUPLE things will (...) (23 years ago, 8-Jun-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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| Thank you Brad. This is what so many of us were wanting (and secretly praying for :) ) And what a choice. This should silence some of the grumbling we've been hearing It'll be interesting to see how it sells against this years new releases James (...) (23 years ago, 8-Jun-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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| (...) Wow. Lemme say that again - wow. Well, thanks - honestly. I could say it's about time you guys did something brilliant again, but that might sound double-edged. So I'll just say this is brilliant. It'll make you a mint, it'll make us happy, (...) (23 years ago, 8-Jun-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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| Excellent decision. Excellent choice. Just one suggestion: Skull's Eye Schooner Bruce (I suppose Black Seas Barracuda would be just as good, but the former is much rarer) (23 years ago, 8-Jun-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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| (...) Woo-hoo! Very cool! I know this will make a LOT of AFOL's very happy. Now, we train-heads will be waiting on baited breath to see if the Metroliner makes it into the Legend line-up... Thank you LEGO Direct! Play well. Tim Strutt 8^) (23 years ago, 8-Jun-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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| (...) EXCELLENT! THIS HAS MADE MY DAY:>)))) I wonder if the 12v trains will come with a 9v motor. I mean come on those trains are Legends too, they have GOT to re-relese them! Lee. (23 years ago, 8-Jun-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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| (...) Brad, please accept my thanks and congrats on such an incredible achievement! I really think this is huge. From my personal standpoint/opinion, it's far and away the most impressive announcement from Lego that I can recall in a long time. I (...) (23 years ago, 8-Jun-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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| Brad & All, (...) Wow, talk about extremely awesome! I would have NEVER imagined TLC ever doing this. It is a dream come true! : ) (...) That is great, so people who own the original sets can say, yes, I have the original one as well. Great idea! (...) (23 years ago, 9-Jun-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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| (...) This is wonderful news! Let me be the 111th to thank you! It's a great feeling to know that as large a company as Lego is listening to it's fans, and is making such an effort to give them what they want. Bravo! Here are my wishes for future (...) (23 years ago, 9-Jun-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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| Excellent, a very nice surprise, but when would it be possible to use lego direct from the rest of Europe (Spain, for example). It is really disappointing to know that the Guarded inn is available again, but not in your country. Anyway, I am just (...) (23 years ago, 10-Jun-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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| After a nine month drought of not buying new LEGO, sans a LEGO Racer and the Droid Escape set, I have pre-ordered my Guarded Inn, and this is from someone who was never once intrestead in Castle sets. I am so excited! This is a great idea for LEGO! (...) (23 years ago, 10-Jun-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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| I didn't gasp or fall out of my chair. I did run around in circles a few times while visions of all this means danced in my head. Giddy is the only word I can use to describe myself. Woo-Hoo! -Mike Petrucelli (23 years ago, 11-Jun-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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| I'm very excited about the Legends perspective as well. But to me personally, there's one option that would really make this even greater: *Reruns in a different color from the original.* Why? Consider: - Variety. It would be more interesting to (...) (23 years ago, 11-Jun-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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| Three things have struck me reading all the replies to this posting. While I thought that this set was good i didn't realise that it was quite so popular! i'll have to buy another one just to get the inn sign, the most unique part in the set and (...) (23 years ago, 11-Jun-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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| (...) Thank you for responding to my last question with a letter, Brad Justus and Susan Williams. There was a typographical mistake in the letter when you said "Afterall" in my letter just to keep you informed of a mistake in the letter. I should (...) (23 years ago, 11-Jun-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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| (...) <snip> Thanks again, Brad. Now that the foofuraw has died down a bit, I just have 1 question I was hoping you could answer: How many were ordered in the first 24 hours? <grin> James (mostly serious, but aware that you probably can't answer (...) (23 years ago, 11-Jun-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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| (...) Is it too early to start speculating on the August surprise? Personally I haven't a clue. What is the most prized set next to the Guarded Inn that could reasonably be reisued? I would be pleased by more classic castle reissues but expect them (...) (23 years ago, 5-Jul-01, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.general)
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