Dear LEGO, please can we have...

[Hobbes]

... an oil rig?

In dependence on this post and the following - please?

It's been done before...

? ? ?

... so why not again?

Prettypleasewithsugarontop? *satis* *satis* *satis*

[xwingyoda]

And once more an off-topic giving birth to a new thread :D :P

Great pic collection there Hobbes !!!! I could only wish TLC has this idea !!!!!

But no stupid baseplate !!! A rig based on 3 different levels/parts: a helipad, a housing facility and the actual oil treatment facility !!!

Plus there would be 2 other sets: a MF oil tanker and a cargo helicopter to bring food to the workers. This copter can be reused in the airport and the tanker could lead the way to a new marina / port theme !!!!!!!!

[snefroe]

and while you're at it, dear mr. lego, could you please rerelease the old sets as well?

[Sting]

Yes... an Oil Rig would be cool... it could come with a bunch of figures... and the rig itself could even have a tiny office(somewhere inside the giant (32x32 baseplate) structure) where the big oil tycoon could be sitting.

Lego could use lots of cool parts and things to make the oilrig have neat little functions too... it would be an amazing set!

Actually... in addition to this they should have a whole THEME based on the OilRig

The Oil Rig: Large Set ($79.99-$99.99)

An Oil Ship: Large Set (59.99-79.99) (Kind of like the big red ship that came with the big Seaports of the early 90's town theme)

Oil Port: Large set ($69.99) with smaller Oil Tanker and a port with other cool stuff you'd see at an Oil Port...

Depot: ($29.99) A small building with Storage tanks built on a roadbaseplate for a small truck that comes with the set.

Truck: 14.99 - Oil Tanker truck...

Only obviously problem with this theme is it is too cool and obviously too expensive as I can't think of a way of making sets to fit this theme that are small... because almost eveyrthing to do with Oil is so big!

These would all be a good source of BLey and cool minifigures! (One of the few things Lego HAS done right lately is the type of minifigs they release - the new torsos alwasy look great - they just need MORE in each set!)

[Deinonychus]

Didn't you hear? The congress of Legoland voted not to continue any more oil drilling because of the negative impacts it would have on the Arctic theme and decided expanding oil ports, refineries, and depots would just be further detrimental to the fragile habitiat of the Black LEGO Octopus. Plus everyone knows Big LEGO Oil is run by a secret cabal headed by Ogel, Vladek, and Baron Von Barron

Okay, I'll shut up now :D

But seriously, a rig or some tankers would be seriously cool sets...especially a super-large rig set...perhaps a shop exclusive in the $150 range.

[JINZONINGEN73]

Didn't you hear? The congress of Legoland voted not to continue any more oil drilling because of the negative impacts it would have on the Arctic theme and decided expanding oil ports, refineries, and depots would just be further detrimental to the fragile habitiat of the Black LEGO Octopus. Plus everyone knows Big LEGO Oil is run by a secret cabal headed by Ogel, Vladek, and Baron Von Barron

Okay, I'll shut up now :D

X D

You're weird, but there's also something familiar about you. ...Probably know you or someone like you on some other site on the net.

I doubt Lego would be making any oil drilling platforms in the next few years, as (humorously or not) there really ARE environmentally negative images surrounding them in recent news... be it the whole Alaskan drilling issue or the complete devastation of the gas price-raising refineries left in hurricane Katrina's wake.

I imagine a highly expensive, super-detailed oil platform set would be a mammoth source of gray greeblies, like the super Star Destroyer and upcoming Death Star are.

[Hobbes]

That would do it for me:

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[Christian]

That would do it for me:

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That oilrig is just way to cool. I have actually sen it a few times in real life, when I've been to Legoland Billund ;)

[languages]

That would do it for me:

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Youve inspired me....

[Lost Viking]

That would do it for me:

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That oilrig is just way to cool. I have actually sen it a few times in real life, when I've been to Legoland Billund ;)

Ya same, its amazing! But its even better in real life.

[gylman]

Now available, on eBay (haven't seen this one in a while for sale!)

http://cgi.ebay.com/Vintage-Lego-373-Offsh...bayphotohosting

Cheers

Gyl

[KimT]

Yeah it would be cool to have a new rig.

I've already got the old shell rig (last pic in first message)

and we definately need a new one.

KimT

[Morten]

Hi KimT

I thought that oil-rig was your big brothers????

jealousy is a bad thing!

Morten

[Clone comander Nodra 999]

I doubt Lego would be making any oil drilling platforms in the next few years, as (humorously or not) there really ARE environmentally negative images surrounding them in recent news... be it the whole Alaskan drilling issue or the complete devastation of the gas price-raising refineries left in hurricane Katrina's wake.

Thats just what i was thinking jinzoninjen, After the valdeze i dont think well ever see another oil rig or tanker set. Theirs alradey been a massive debate in FL if we should let oil rigs near or shore and i know now during the oil crisis lego wont even touch that idea.

[xwingyoda]

Do you really believe that Clone comander Nodra 999 and Jinzo ???

Its a weird thinking I think:

* who many people die in car accidents every day - we have plenty of cars

* 9/11 catastrophy and boom, we have two new planes (...)

The world needs oil !!! so let the black fluid help our MFs for energy...

Also, as a side note (and being totally off topic btw), our beloved MF have a couple of choices in all the new city themes: burn, get arrested, get shot, try and flee the police in planes, drown (...). What a life !!! :D :P

Now all we need is a marina, houses, boats, shops and restorants !!!

[Clone comander Nodra 999]

|-D |-D lol yoda that is a good point. |-D |-D

[Deinonychus]

Also, as a side note (and being totally off topic btw), our beloved MF have a couple of choices in all the new city themes: burn, get arrested, get shot, try and flee the police in planes, drown (...). What a life !!!  :D  :P

Well over here in the States, the Dino Attack theme has been running loose in the LEGO City theme through the comic in the magazine and on the website, so add getting caught in a military crossfire and attacked by a dinosaur who will either (A)eat you, or (B)shoot you with his laser-eyes, to that list

No wonder they came up with a hospital :P

[KimT]

Hi KimT

I thought that oil-rig was your big brothers????

jealousy is a bad thing!

Morten

Dear Steve,

In your dreams - the oil rig is MINE *twisted* My brother took one of my erh.. his trains, a trainstation, the railroad crossing, all the technic and more than half of my old classic space |-/ But not the oil rig.

KimT