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Re: Another Legend dies....
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lugnet.trains
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Mon, 16 Jul 2001 15:16:00 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Lawrence Wilkes writes:
> What a good idea Ben.
> I would support that.
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> A bit like the Retro Station being released in 2 colours, yellow and red.
> Why not do the Metro Liner in new colours too?
> Like a yellow and white Eurostar version.
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> If they can produce the My Own Train in so many colours, why not apply this
> concept to other sets too?
Well, the MOT has clearly been designed around the concept of
interchangeable colours. The actual inventory of coloured parts is quite
simple - the train is mostly black, with coloured highlights. The majority
of parts are common to all the trains.
I would like to see more models like this - carriages and wagons with
similar interchangeable colours* - but I wouldn't have thought it
financially viable to apply it to older sets. Maybe they could re-mould an
entire production run in a different colour, but then would it really have
the same appeal? I doubt it.
As for the collectors' argument, both the box and instruction are new -
obviously, given the set number. There are differences in some of the
bricks that would indicate an original, but most of these could come from
any set of similar age. I think the main identity of a non-MISB set comes
from the instructions and (if available) the box. Without either of these,
it's just parts.
I think the real problem here is the use of e-bay. People would like to
completely rely on a seller's description, but you can't. The description
can't tell you everything, and you have to go on both your interpretation of
what's there and complete faith in the seller. The only way you could be
sure of what you're buying is to thoroughly inspect the goods before you
buy. Now, all of a sudden, you don't trust anyone offering an original
Guarded Inn. That's not the fault of the Lego Company.
Jason J Railton
*Though I suspect we wouldn't get train doors and windows in the chosen
colour, just the basic bricks. Hmm.
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| "Reinhard "Ben" Beneke" <r.beneke@tu-bs.de> wrote in message news:GGKIFH.D1t@lugnet.com... (...) What a good idea Ben. I would support that. A bit like the Retro Station being released in 2 colours, yellow and red. Why not do the Metro Liner in new (...) (23 years ago, 16-Jul-01, to lugnet.trains)
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