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Re: Official: UCS Snowspeeder and *New* Millennium Falcon
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Date: 
Fri, 12 Sep 2003 21:49:34 GMT
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In lugnet.starwars, Tim Courtney wrote:
> In lugnet.starwars, Mark Papenfuss wrote:
> > In lugnet.starwars, Paul S. D'Urbano wrote:
> > 
> > > Seems like TLC has Empire Stikes Back fever!
> > 
> > I rather they have 'New Set' fever. I am not liking this pattern of old sets
> > re-done. I already have the MF, I already have the snowspeeder, I already have
> > the X-Wing.... I do not want or need different versions of the same set.
> > 
> > What I do want is new (not re-done) sets with the main goal is to squeeze more
> > money out of me for something I already have. I rather Lego put the man hours in
> > for new sets, not tinkering with old sets.
> > 
> > Same goes for other lines like Bionicle, they re-did the Toa and the Kal instead
> > of making new sets, so this is not just a SW line problem.
> > 
> > I would not have had a problem if they just put the old sets back out again for
> > thise of you who missed them or just wanted more... but not this.
> > 
> > Oh well, life goes on.
> 
> Parts are parts in my book.

Yes, that is true. BUT..... I rather have parts from a new set, not an old set
with a slightly new spin on it. This MF among others is not a new set, its a old
set with a "new and improved" label on it.

I just hope this is a road Lego is not planning on going down much further.

Mark P
http://www.landofbricks.com



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  Re: Official: UCS Snowspeeder and *New* Millennium Falcon
 
(...) Yeah, it sure would stink if they started putting out different versions of the same things. (URL) (23 years ago, 12-Sep-03, to lugnet.starwars)

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  Re: Official: UCS Snowspeeder and *New* Millennium Falcon
 
(...) Parts are parts in my book. -Tim (23 years ago, 12-Sep-03, to lugnet.starwars)

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