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Re: what makes a legend?
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lugnet.lego.direct
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Thu, 25 Oct 2001 14:54:56 GMT
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In lugnet.lego.direct, Steve Demlow writes:
> John Neal <John@TCLTC.org> wrote:
> > In lugnet.lego.direct, Richard Marchetti writes:
> > > In lugnet.lego.direct, Steve Demlow writes:
> > > > Lego Direct cannot, as a matter of policy, create new molds for its sets,
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> > > Pardon me, but how do you know this? I'd like to see a reference for this
> > > statement. Has Brad, or someone else, stated this emphatically somewhere
> > > before?
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> > Richard is correct in questioning this, because it isn't true. LD can do just
> > about anything it wants, but within certain boundaries.
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> John and I were both there and heard Brad say the same thing (unless John
> knows something I don't, which may well be true)
Maybe you know something I don't! Are you referring to Brad's visit to the
GMLTC (which I *missed* because I was out of town?)
but apparently we have
> different interpretations. I took Brad's comment about "no new molds" to
> mean that it was part of the "deal" with Lego corporate that allows LD
> to (re)develop sets outside of the normal process (Futura).
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> Pedantically, my statement is correct either way - it's just a question of
> whether the "policy" is self imposed or imposed from above.
I am not disagreeing with Steve-- it isn't relevant, really, from where the
policy comes; just that it is there. I was speaking about LD's *theoretical*
ability to act in certain ways. If they stick to producing sets without
creating any new molds, they have maximum flexibility as to what they can do.
When they start creating new molds, they also start having to submit to
protocols and jumping through hoops initiated from Billund.
Either way,
> based on what I heard Brad say a few months ago, we shouldn't expect any
> new element shapes to come out of LD. (Again, hearsay disclaimer, etc.)
Agreed, at least in the near future (2-3 years). Hopefully by that time LD will
have proved its success and more freedom is this area will be attempted/allowed.
-John
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> Steve
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| (...) Yep - I assumed you were referring to the same event, but obviously not. (...) We can hope!! (And, buy, to encourage the hope in a concrete way. ;) Steve (23 years ago, 25-Oct-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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| (...) John and I were both there and heard Brad say the same thing (unless John knows something I don't, which may well be true) but apparently we have different interpretations. I took Brad's comment about "no new molds" to mean that it was part of (...) (23 years ago, 25-Oct-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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