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Re: WHAT IF? Take a look!
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Mon, 31 Jul 2000 01:59:30 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Wayne Sardullo writes:
> I was talking with someone in a Toystore of all places about Lego trains
> and we got into a discussion about some of the older trains. While I was
> driving home it hit me. While everyone here is a loyalist to lego I want
> to get everyone's input as a WHAT IF?
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> What if Lego went back and put back into the mix limited editions of past
> Train Sets. How many of you out there would buy them? I'm sure everyone
> would probably buy them.
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> Has anyone thought of a petition or something? If I get enough response
> I would be willing to get one going. While this might be one of those
> things that fizzle out it was just an Idea.
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> Wayne
Perennial topic.
Consensus is that most trainheads would stock up on sets that were reissued at
or near original price. (lots of people could put grey train windows to good
use, for instance) I personally would rather see GOOD designs that were
different. It's funny, the massive buyers all seem to have arrived on the
scene a bit late to have scored multiple copies of 4558 at below retail (Conan
excepted). I sure wish I'd awoke 3 years earlier.
But as long as TLC stinketh trainwise, it gives room for my own endeavours to
flourish. MTW now has 3 kits in its range and as things become more organised
in the basement, the time to do a production run is decreasing, freeing up
time for design work.
As to the petition idea, it also has been suggested. The charter of Lego
Direct seems to suggest some increased interest in our opinions so who knows,
but in the past, not too much has come of petition drives since our share of
the market is rather small.
What may be more effective is to influence bulk parts sales to get the train
parts needed to more cost effectively produce our own designs.
I'm interested in opinions, would people like to see a caboose next from MTW
or an engine, or the doodlebug? If we get TOO markety, better take it to
the .market groups, but I am legitimately interested in what people would like
to see come out of the erecting shops at MTW.
++Lar
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| I think if they were to reissue old sets, it would be neat if they changed them somewhat. I know creating a new piece would add to the cost, but.... just think how many US-centric people would buy a Metroliner with 1x4xTWO windows in it! They (...) (24 years ago, 31-Jul-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| I was talking with someone in a Toystore of all places about Lego trains and we got into a discussion about some of the older trains. While I was driving home it hit me. While everyone here is a loyalist to lego I want to get everyone's input as a (...) (24 years ago, 31-Jul-00, to lugnet.trains)
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