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Unless 2002 shows some sign of turnaround in the LEGO world, I'm afraid LEGO will lose a fan/customer in all areas except for technic/mindstorms. Being a town fan, if I can't mix new LEGO with the past 20 years worth of my collection then how am I (...) (24 years ago, 3-Feb-01, to lugnet.year.2001)
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"Rob D." <htduck.geo@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:B6A0F4E7.11222%...hoo.com... (...) on (...) the (...) new (...) the (...) I think thats what the previous post said. i.e. they were patented. However, patents eventually run out, as they now are (...) (24 years ago, 3-Feb-01, to lugnet.year.2001, lugnet.general)
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in article G85w3s.KKv@lugnet.com, Will Hess at willhess@simflex.com wrote on 2/2/2001 9:20 PM: (...) See, now I think this is just crazy. Why on earth didn't Lego trademark the minifig? Then (although I am no lawyer), patent or no patent, no one (...) (24 years ago, 3-Feb-01, to lugnet.year.2001, lugnet.general)
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in article G85sKw.DrI@lugnet.com, Kevin Zwicker at kevin1@netrover.com wrote on 2/2/2001 8:07 PM: (...) Yuck. An unholy union of minifigs and Bellville. Why didn't we have those weird Bellville people sterilized while we had the chance? Rob (24 years ago, 3-Feb-01, to lugnet.year.2001, lugnet.general)
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"Kevin Zwicker" <kevin1@netrover.com> wrote in message news:G85sKw.DrI@lugnet.com... (...) don't (...) ICK POO!!!...!!! Long live the minifig! -Tim (24 years ago, 3-Feb-01, to lugnet.year.2001, lugnet.general)
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(...) FWIW I think the death of the minifig is more about the expiration of the patent on those elements than anything else. The Best Lock figs are a straight rip-off of the minifigs we all know and love. I'd suspect Lego is going in this new (...) (24 years ago, 3-Feb-01, to lugnet.year.2001, lugnet.general)
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(...) Har, I thought of something much worse when I first saw the Creator figures: Lego could concievably re-issue a bunch of Star Wars vehicles in the new Creator scale, say, starting three years from now (as the Episode II sets are starting to (...) (24 years ago, 3-Feb-01, to lugnet.year.2001, lugnet.general)
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(...) The first wave of Creator sets is posted on Brickset. Here are some links were the figs are easily visible: www.brickset.com/vie...Set=4115-1 www.brickset.com/vie...Set=4117-1 www.brickset.com/vie...Set=4172-1 Ugly figs, great parts. KZ (24 years ago, 3-Feb-01, to lugnet.year.2001, lugnet.general)
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(...) yet. (...) Good news (or thought): If creator figs replace mini figs, then kids will ask "Why were all the old star wars figures short and fat?". This could make the guys who made star wars (I can't remember the company name) angry, so they (...) (24 years ago, 3-Feb-01, to lugnet.year.2001, lugnet.general)
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"Kevin Zwicker" <kevin1@netrover.com> wrote in message news:G85oDF.5Dz@lugnet.com... (...) yet. (...) Are any pictures posted of these figs yet?? I want to see one (or maybe I don't want to...) -Tim (24 years ago, 3-Feb-01, to lugnet.year.2001, lugnet.general)
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