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Subject:	Re: Time to write Lego Consumer Affairs a (nasty) letter..
Newsgroups:	lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.starwars
Date:	Sat, 9 Mar 2002 22:54:33 GMT
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In Lugnet. announce, John Henry Kruer writes: > I have to agree with you. Redemption is sweet.:-) > Anyway, speaking of liscences- when does Lego's contract about Star Wars > expire? I would much rather see classic space and Blacktron than the > current new Star Wars sets. Hopefully, the contract should expire in 2003.And if it does, prepare yourself for a Space Legend set. Personally, I want to see either Cosmic Fleet Voyager, 918 Space Transport or a good old Message Intercept Base as Space legends. Or even better, all three of them as Legends! :) I would like to say that the Star Wars sets were great in all, up until this year. The 2002 sets were poorly designed and nothing like the original 1999 sets. What happened here? The designers went overboard and made so called "accessory sets" or what I like to call props. They're cheap excuses for sets, and a potential profit for Lego, who just love those consumer dollars, even if they don't last long, yet sporadically. I guess a reason behind this is that Lego *did* sign a contract, although the time period hasn't been disclosed, so maybe they're obligated under the contract terms to keep making Star Wars sets until the contract expires. (hopefully soon) The worst that could happen is, of course, a contract renewal, and we all know what that means. Let's see some Legends, before Lego becomes one itself. <<_Matt Hein_>> Lugnet member No. 1112

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		Re: Time to write Lego Consumer Affairs a (nasty) letter..
(...) I'd LOVE to see a MIB as a set. I worry that they may not have the tooling for the linear actuator (rack) parts though. (in this set they are the parts that provide the linear motion that opens and closes the large base halves) This URL should (...) (23 years ago, 10-Mar-02, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.starwars)

		Re: Time to write Lego Consumer Affairs a (nasty) letter..
(...) The contract was to have the rights to produce Star Wars sets. Brad Justus, senior VP of LEGO Direct, said at BricksWest in no uncertain terms that there is no contractual reason not to produce any Classic Space Legends sets. However, there (...) (23 years ago, 10-Mar-02, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.starwars)

		an alternate opinion
in general response to this thread.... i hate juniorization as much as the next guy but i don't buy those sets. The new SW sets are the BEST sets TLC has ever made, the curved pieces (finally) allow for stylish mocs, and the canopies can be placed (...) (23 years ago, 11-Mar-02, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.starwars)

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		Re: Time to write Lego Consumer Affairs a (nasty) letter..
(...) I have to agree with you. Redemption is sweet.:-) Anyway, speaking of liscences- when does Lego's contract about Star Wars expire? I would much rather see classic space and Blacktron than the current new Star Wars sets. John Kruer (23 years ago, 9-Mar-02, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.starwars)

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