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Subject: 
Re: what makes a legend?
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Date: 
Sun, 21 Oct 2001 23:19:47 GMT
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I'm sure a 'series' of reprints would sell well.
RW

In lugnet.lego.direct, Dan Dickerson writes:
> How about a book of legends? Reprint the old contruction manuals from sets
> in the 60s - 80s in one large book. Sets that you cannot/will not reissue,
> so that the book won't compete with your own products. The plans on
> Brickshelf are generally not clear enough to really use.
> 
> I have a huge collection of Lego, so I can probably build most anything. I
> only wish that I had kept the books from my early sets. I still have the
> parts, just no directions on how to build the old sets.
> 
> You could put a premium price on the book, it would still probably sell
> quite well.
> 
> In lugnet.lego.direct, Brad Justus writes:
> > We're having a debate here in the ABS-paved halls of LEGO Direct that I'd
> > like to throw open to the community.
> > 
> > The topic is: what makes a LEGO Legend a legend? Or, more precisely, if we
> > cannot bring back a set precisely as it was (or pretty darn close), can it
> > still qualify as a Legend?
> > 



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  Re: what makes a legend?
 
How about a book of legends? Reprint the old contruction manuals from sets in the 60s - 80s in one large book. Sets that you cannot/will not reissue, so that the book won't compete with your own products. The plans on Brickshelf are generally not (...) (25 years ago, 20-Oct-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)

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