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why didn't lego just make new sets? also why release only the big ones, and the newer one a that. i'd hve loved a black seas baricuda or something. i feal t least one smaller set could have been done. like one of the island forts. (23 years ago, 10-Jan-02, to lugnet.pirates)
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(...) rereleasing old sets costs a lot less. They don't have to do any set design, they don't have to make instructions, and they don't have to do any playtesting. They did design a new box for these, but that is probably a very minor cost compared (...) (23 years ago, 10-Jan-02, to lugnet.pirates)
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(...) plus, maybe creating newer moulds in case the older moulds were damaged, lost, or thrown away, or maybe just need an upgrade to update them to newer moulding machines. (...) plus, the "newer" sets probably easier to find more of the moulds... (...) (23 years ago, 10-Jan-02, to lugnet.pirates)
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I'd like to see new pirate sets. Sure, it's cheaper to re-release, but Lego creates dozens of new sets every year, and from what we've seen in recent times they could do a lot worse than a revamp of (what seems) a popular theme. (...) I always (...) (23 years ago, 11-Jan-02, to lugnet.pirates)
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(...) Me too. It might be that the best way to see this happen is to build and publish a bunch of great MOCs from current (or currentish) parts and engineer (or hope) to get them released in the MOC line from LD. (...) IIRC, _The Ultimate LEGO Book_ (...) (23 years ago, 13-Jan-02, to lugnet.pirates)
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well, i'd agree with the reasons you have all given. lets hope these sets do sell well too. if they do we'll either get more or brand new ones. i've been thinking about getting the spanish ship for a while now. also, heres to the hope of more castle (...) (23 years ago, 13-Jan-02, to lugnet.pirates)
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