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Re: A Falcon in the works???
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Wed, 31 Mar 1999 04:35:50 GMT
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> I think there are two reasons why there will be a falcon:
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> 1. Considering what Hasbro and others have paid for their licenses from
> Lucasfilm it is likely that TLG has paid something in the high eight to
> possibly nine digit dollar amount for their license. With this large capital
> outlay the bean-counters will be pressing hard for TLG to get the most out of
> their license. An example of this is the fact that with a turn-around time of
> half what is normal for producing a set they are releasing 13 sets in the
> first year.
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> 2. A falcon would be priced under $150.00 if we use the upcoming Sith
> Infiltrator (see sirstevesguide.com/legos/e1/v/sithinfiltrator.html) as an
> example. It appears to be at least 2/3 the size of the falcon (see
> theforce.net/prequels/newspics/crosssections_infiltrator.jpg - SPOILER. If
> this is going for $89.99 then a falcon should come in under $150.00.
First off, I'd just like to say that the idea that somebody had about selling
small parts of the Falcon seperately, and including instructions that allowed
you to put the small parts together was a great idea. It also seems like a
reasonable step for TLG. Doing something like that would allow them to make a
couple of hundred dollars from people willing to buy all the small sets to make
the complete Falcon, but would also bring in money for those less serious fans
who would only buy a couple of the sets.
Secondly, seeing as how there are those "oh-so-cool" Insectoid sets out there,
one of which costs $80.00, I don't see how there wouldn't be people willing to
pay $150.00 for a model of the Falcon. I mean, in all honesty, sets like
Insectoids are geared towards children 12 and younger, and are mainly being
bought by that age group. $80 amounts to a lot of allowances. When it comes to
these SW legos, however, you're going to have a lot of adults out there, adding
to their SW collections.
Thirdly, if I remember correctly, wasn't there a monorail type thing that TLG
released quite a few years back that went along with their Space theme? I
recall that costing a couple of hundred dollars, though I might be wrong. Does
anybody else remember this?
Anyway . . . I think a minifig scale Falcon is definitely a possibility.
-Jonathan
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| Jonathan wrote: <snip> (...) in 1988, the Futron Monorail was released at i think around $130 (URL) 1994, the Monorail Transport base was realsed at $178.00 (URL) 1991, the Airport shuttle weighed in at $139.99 (URL) note though...these three sets (...) (26 years ago, 31-Mar-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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| (...) I think that would be a cool idea too, but I'm not sure TLG would do it. Too many sets devoted to one item. But it would be great for adults who want high-detail, it would be great for kids who want high-playability, and it would be great for (...) (26 years ago, 31-Mar-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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| (...) I think there are two reasons why there will be a falcon: 1. Considering what Hasbro and others have paid for their licenses from Lucasfilm it is likely that TLG has paid something in the high eight to possibly nine digit dollar amount for (...) (26 years ago, 30-Mar-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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