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"sheree rosenkrantz" <srosez@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> A 4561 before and after a make-over would be informative. Would show the
> actual jumping off point for the more sophisticated creations. Also would
> show how this set (and Lego) can grow with the child and continue to hold
> interest and not be aged out of.
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> I am interested in seeing what y'all in michlug end up doing regarding • this
> for your show and knowing what the the *real* trainheads of nclug [that
> would be everyone but me :-) ] think/decide about this for our show in • June.
> A display that Wows'em starts the thinking/dreaming, but a 4561 can get
> them building and hooked. 4561 on a notecard with the S@H 1-800 # is a
> simple doable answer for the parent that asks in a whisper while their • child
> is mesmerized by the display , "what set do I buy? and where can I buy • it?"
> An a la carte string of set #s is not the answer I would want in this
> situation. Once they are on the S@H mailing list they can see the only
> limits are imagination (and money...)
>
> All I am really saying is that it could be nice to have a single 4561 • built
> per the actual instructions to show how easily and economically one can
> start. [The first purchase is the most difficult one. After the initial
> purchase stopping is the problem...]
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> sheree
I have to agree with Sheree on this. I think it is important to have the
currently available set on display, running, whatever, so people can get an
idea of what they can actually buy. 4565 would be a good choice but my
guess is that if it hasn't reached end of life, it is close. S@H is
currently back ordered, I think I could have sold half a dozen of them at
Christmas this year if I still had any more (which I do but not for sale).
IMHO a good LEGO display has a mix of MOC buildings and rolling stock along
with actual LEGO sets. If people recognize things they already have in a
display in reduces their barrier to entry.
Mike - mike_walsh@mindspring.com
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| (...) <snip> (...) My husband and I gave our 10 year old daughter a 4561 for Chanukah this year. She is thrilled. As a parent I can not over emphasize how nice it was to have everything she needed to get started in one box for one price. I don't (...) (24 years ago, 27-Dec-00, to lugnet.org.us.michlug, lugnet.org.us.nclug)
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