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Subject: 
Re: You get to choose!
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lugnet.lego.direct
Date: 
Fri, 12 Apr 2002 21:32:01 GMT
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In lugnet.lego.direct, Bruce Hietbrink writes:

5.  Black Seas Barracuda.  A really great set, but I probably wouldn't buy
it.  It's too expensive for a theme I'm not otherwise invested in.  Plus
you'd think that Lego would wait a couple of years after the Red Beard
Runner to rerelease another big pirate ship.

I'm speculating but RBR was brought back under something a bit different
than "LEGENDS" (it's a bit muddy exactly how it's organized to this reader).
Also it was a lot more recent. Maybe they brought back RBR to test the
waters and make the business case that BSB could be brought back, by
demonstrating good sales, without any special parts creation/compromise
required since it went out of production so recently?

Good analysis though. (except you didn't conclude Main Street was the one to
vote for. :-)  )



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  Re: You get to choose!
 
Woo-hoo! FWIW, my thoughts on the choices: 1. Yellow Castle. This was my vote without hesitation. All bricks, no panels! This is true building. As the set that began the castle theme, this is a legend. I'm not worried about some changes as some have (...) (23 years ago, 12-Apr-02, to lugnet.lego.direct)

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