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Re: Shop At Home feedback requested.
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lugnet.lego.direct
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Fri, 17 Feb 2006 13:48:38 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Jeff Van Winden wrote:
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Shop at Home has asked the LEGO Ambassadors to get feedback from the
comunities about the concepts listed below; The response we gather and
compile will be used to, decide which themes to develop further:
Make sure you read the legal disclaimer below :)
Here is what S@H wants to know:
Do you like these concepts?
What do you like about them?
What do you not like about them?
What should S@H pursue and what should they throw out?
Is there anything specific that you’d like to see within the undefined
categories (amusement park rides=roller coaster)?
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General comment -- This poll is about S@H exclusives and to me that means the
most important point for you to take away is any product of this type has to
have great *Details*. Details, Details, Details. I don’t care if it’s a
minifig barber shop or a motorized Technic oil rig, if it’s got great details
I’ll buy it.
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Town
- Everyday buildings on mini fig scale, e.g railway stations, businesses to fit train displays
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Yes, fantastic idea. Buildings with a lot of details to them. Buildings that
look real. Most of all, I’d love to see a building with some real landscaping
around it. Most real life building aren’t built on a perfectly flat piece of
land. The land slopes, hillsides, etc. When folks create MOC buildings with
landscaping it always looks gorgeous. For a S@H exclusive I think you have the
freedom to finally include some detailed landscaping even if it ups the price or
age level. For more rural buildings I’m thinking sloping green lawns, maybe a
brook, a foot-bridge, some rocks and trees, etc. For urban buildings I’d like
to see sidewalks, brick-built streets, and again some slope to the property.
Again, what would make a bridge set really killer is to include the landscaping
under the bridge. Don’t just make the bridge, but make the valley (or whatever
geographic feature) that it crosses, too. Maybe for a landmark bridge you could
get away without it (e.g. Golden Gate) but to make a simple bridge into an
awesome set is to include the land underneath the bridge as well.
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World Buildings
- Taj Mahal
- Sydney opera house
- Empire state building
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All great ideas. Include the details and I will buy it. Landscaping would be
awesome with these, too.
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Vehicles
- Muscle cars, hot rods
- Ferrari e.g F40, F50, specific historical race represented
- Classic cars
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Yes, Yes, Yes! To me it’s very simple: For each set pick a car or truck and
give it the “UCS” treatment like you do for star wars. Give it lots of great
details. If you can make it prototypical to a real make that’s even better, but
not necessary. You made 4404 which was so awesome at US $60. Imagine what you
can do with a set in the more typical UCS price range $100-$150. Ideally, I’d
like to see vehicles skinned with standard bricks but have Technic “under the
hood” with working features (steering, shocks, transmission, etc.). Whatever
you do, make sure the doors, trunk, and hood open, as you did with 4404 and the
new roadster set coming out.
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Aircraft
- Civil transport planes
- Classic planes from the early days of aviation
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Yes, Please! I’ve been waiting for you guys to continue the “Famous Planes”
line you started. Same idea as I said for the vehicles above. Pick a prototype
(like a 747!) and give it the UCS treatment. Just don’t use any of those silly
juniorized pieces in the new CITY passenger plane sets. Also, don’t forget
helicopters as well as planes apply here, too (and may make for more interesting
Technic elements beneath the skin).
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Other Structures
- Oil rig with functions
- Amusement park with functioning mechanical rides
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Sure, if they have good details, I’ll be all for it. Besides for the obvious
minifig scale amusement park, it may also be interesting to make some specific
things in a larger scale. For example, a detailed carousel in Miniland scale
would be fantastic. Or real functioning motorized Technic scale “scrambler” or
“tilt-a-whirl” would be really cool.
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Please reply with you answers in this thread. I will be compiling a report
for S@H on Tuesday afternoon, so you have untill 12:00pm EST Tuesday to reply
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Thanks for asking!!!
-Paul
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Legal stuff :
Please be aware that your answers, feedback, ideas, concepts, know-how or
suggestions submitted in any communication which you send to the LEGO Group
as part of your this survey (aka Your Material) becomes public knowledge and,
therefore, the LEGO Group reserves the right to use Your Material, for any
purpose whatsoever, including but not limited to developing, manufacturing,
marketing and selling products using Your Material.
This same question is also being posted to mutiple forums, so if you have
already repied, there is no need to do it again.
Jeff Van Winden
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| Shop at Home has asked the LEGO Ambassadors to get feedback from the comunities about the concepts listed below; The response we gather and compile will be used to, decide which themes to develop further: Make sure you read the legal disclaimer (...) (18 years ago, 15-Feb-06, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego.direct, FTX) !
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