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Re: 10123 Cloud City
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lugnet.starwars
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Sun, 10 Aug 2003 22:57:18 GMT
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In lugnet.starwars, David Laswell wrote:
> In lugnet.starwars, Tim Saupé wrote:
> > With the official unveiling last night, FBTB now has the official web
> > premier of the set online - details at http://www.fbtb.net . . .
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> Huh. I'd heard that Leia would be sporting a brand-new hairpiece, but
> that looks like she's just got mommy's hair (from Anakin's Podracer & Mos Espa
> Podrace). It certainly fits within the LD tradition of always using existing
> pieces for new LD exclusive sets.
My understanding is that this is not so much a tradition, as it is a necessity.
LD does not have the budget or the authority to commission new molds.
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> The curious part of this is that they released the $100 Millennium Falcon
> to retail. They released the $100 AT-AT to retail. But they're releasing
> this as a S@H exclusive? How annoying.
Not nearly as annoying as not releasing it at all, which is what probably
would've happened if LD hadn't created the set. And I don't know that they've
ever released two $100 Star Wars sets at retail at the same time. I'm pretty
sure the retailers would be unwilling to stock both. On the other hand, if LD
sells 10,000 units the first month, and takes backorders for another 10,000, you
might well see it show up on some retail shelves (like the Santa Fe).
Rick C.
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| (...) Yeah, well, even with rapid-prototyping (which we know they're using), new mold designs aren't cheap. S@H exclusives have a much more limited consumer base than retail releases, and anything that sells well enough through S@H to justify making (...) (21 years ago, 11-Aug-03, to lugnet.starwars)
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| (...) Huh. I'd heard that Leia would be sporting a brand-new hairpiece, but that looks like she's just got mommy's hair (from Anakin's Podracer & Mos Espa Podrace). It certainly fits within the LD tradition of always using existing pieces for new LD (...) (21 years ago, 9-Aug-03, to lugnet.starwars)
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