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Re: What a downer :-(
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lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.technic
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Fri, 3 Jan 2003 16:35:52 GMT
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Adrian Egli <ADR.EGLI@saynotospamATT.NET>
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One idea has crept into my mind. Maybe, it's just one of those years?
I thought back to the mid 80's and looked at some of my US LEGO brochures to
check out what was out then. As I remembered it, Technic was rather thin.
One important note: this is the US market I'm talking of, not Europe.
1983: a good year, 8860 auto chassis, 8845 dune buggy, 8847 dragster, 8848
power truck, 951 bulldozer, 948 go-cart, 8844 helicopter, and 8841 desert
racer.
1984: models take a big slide, 8860, 8847, 8845, and 8841 are all the
models available but the universals come to market (8020,8030 and 8050),
some hope.
1985: only the 8847, 8845, and 8841 are the only models left, 8860 auto
chassis gone, but the 8040 pneumatic universal comes to the US.
1986: 8847 and 8841 still here but the 8845s get replaced by the 8842
go-cart. 8055 and 8035 replace 8030 and 8050.
Certainly, LEGO's world market has grown a lot since then but maybe it's
just one of those stagnant times for LEGO where they're just catching their
breath.
Just a theory.
--
Adrian Egli
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