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Re: the latest news
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lugnet.lego.direct
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Mon, 17 Apr 2000 18:57:24 GMT
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In lugnet.lego, Brad Justus writes:
> · It is our intent going forward to make a certain number of basic
> elements (perhaps a couple hundred or so) available year-round.
> · In addition to this evergreen group, we are creating a system that
> will allow us to offer a set (perhaps an additional 50 to 100) of more unusual
> elements each month. We will publish these elements at the beginning of
> each month, and collect orders for them during the course of that month.
Will you offer superceded parts such as 12V conductor rails which require
metals parts.
> At the end of the month, we will tally the orders for each element, run
> our production against demand and then ship to you. In order to
> cost-justify production (changing the molds, running the machines for a
> certain period of time), we will require a minimum aggregate order (i.e.
> from all consumers) for each element, or we will not be able to produce
> that element. The beauty of this system is that it potentially allows us
> to manufacture elements which we are not currently producing - which
> will give you the ability to commission purchase of elements long out of
> production (assuming we still have the molds and that you as a group can
> commit to the minimum aggregate purchase).
What about parts which have had their moulds modified such as the 12V grey
plastic rail which used to have holes for the sleepers (ties) but these were
'filled in' for sets 4555 (the box cover has the unmodified rails) and 6761.
Many people are desperate for the old 12V parts - maybe just offer the
simplier rails, ties and conductor rails first to assess demand.
Glad to see Europe isn't far behind.
Simon Denscombe, England.
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