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Re: Official: UCS Snowspeeder and *New* Millennium Falcon
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lugnet.starwars, lugnet.dear-lego
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Sun, 14 Sep 2003 10:14:31 GMT
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On Sat, 13 Sep 2003, Benjamin Ellermann wrote:
> In lugnet.starwars, Mark Papenfuss wrote:
> > In lugnet.starwars, Paul S. D'Urbano wrote:
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> > > 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.
>
> I agree partially. I really like new sets. Does it seem like they stop
> producing successful sets too soon? I think so. MF is a flagship set
> of the theme that could have been continuously offered until the license
> expired. Back in the 80's sets like King's Castle were on shelves for a
> long time. KC was available for atleast 4 years maybe more because it
> was THE castle.
But which was replaced by the Black Monarch's Castle, which is quite
obviously the King's Castle, redone with newer pieces (and a new color
scheme). I've owned both for the past fifteen years, and I still prefer
the redone set aesthetically.
TLC's product cycles have gotten ridiculously short, but I don't know if
that is due to hyperactive designers or marketers (key people obviously
don't have the attention spans to maintain continuing themes without a
license[1]) or to retailers hungry for new product (Target and Wal-Mart
have just finished clearancing lots of sets from January or later of this
year---without even giving those sets (and hence themes) one Christmas).
--
TWS Garrison
http://www.math.purdue.edu/~tgarriso/
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[1] I would point out that Castle died in 1998, and was only briefly
revived in 2000 (S@H exclusives don't count). If that had happened ten
years ago I would have given up on Lego, and would not now be spending
thousands of dollars a year on TLC's products. I guess TLC doesn't need
comsumers like me (as a kid)---with brand loyalty and long-term
commitment---if that would mean *not* reinventing their product lines
every two years. Or maybe Futura has a more vested interest in
maintaining and expanding its turf than in making sure people are buying
Lego. . .
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