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In lugnet.dear-lego, Steven Asbury wrote:
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If you asked me last week, I would have said 1991 was the best year ever for
Lego town.
http://peeron.com/catalogs/1991/medium/23/
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I’ve always felt the same - There were so many great sets, and I still regret
never getting one of those seaports pictured!
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But after seeing the new sets, I think 2007 might be better. And that’s saying
a lot.
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=2197244
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=2198856
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The Cement Mixer, Garbage Truck and Cargo Handler all look to be top-notch sets.
They look to be a mixture of AFOL building & early 90’s set design. The Seaport
& Gas Station aren’t quite as exciting to me personally, but I still can’t wait
to see detail pictures.
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I also like the look and design of the new catalogs. The 2007 catalog photos
seem to be a return to the design of the early 1990 catalogs with the
elaborate scenes that make everyone excited about the sets.
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=2197244
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This was one of the first things I noticed too...I’ve always missed the fun &
inspirational scenes from the catalogues. So full of action crammed into a small
space!
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I’ve noticed that many Lego sets are sold out this Christmas both at
Shop-At-Home and my local toy stores. Most City and Star Wars sets are either
sold out or backordered. Lego shelves have a lot of empty space. I overheard a
store manager telling another shopper (a mom looking for Star Wars sets for
her son) that even his Lego distributor was out of sets and wouldn’t have more
before January.
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My local TRU was empty too - I got the last copy of 4893 for my dad...perhaps
the last creator set in the store! And that was about a week before Christmas,
too. I also was contacted by a friend of a friend in town who was trying to find
the airport set for her nephew before Christmas...it had sold out everywhere.
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Thanks for listening. And thanks to the Ambassadors for whatever role they
played in this.
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Yep! There’s definitely some must-have sets coming up, and I think I’m more
excited about them than I have been about any new sets for a long time! Thanks!
-John “J1A3L5” L.
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