Would it be possible to order a run of a specific part in a specific c

[Triborough]

I am wondering if anyone has ever thought of getting Lego to to produce a specific part in a specific colour that hasn't been issued in a set and how much it would cost.

My guess it would be quite a lot of money!

[Stauder]

I think a number of people have tried this, with no success. Though sometimes parts in colors that are not available to the public, are made for testing purposes or for prototypes eg: Red Darth Vader mask, and they tend to be worth quite alot.

Stauder

[roamingstop]

The James May Toy Story: Lego House used tons of bricks, which were especially ordered, so it _could_ be possible, but that was a special issue and I suspect not reproduce able for AFOL... I would suspect quantities in hundreds of thousands would be required, and probably pre-planned months in advance.

[davee123]

From what I understand, they'll consider it, but:

1) You must order 1 or more crap-tons of the particular element

2) The element can't be a licensed element (Darth Vader head is a good example)

3) The element must still be "in production"

4) You need to order a long time in advance

5) They may still tell you "No"

I've known of only a few instances where LEGO has done a production run for a specific need (I'm not sure if I'm aware of any particular instances that were done for people OUTSIDE the company, though), and the amounts were staggering. Like, many K-8's worth of brick.

DaveE

[Jordan S.]

From what I understand, they'll consider it, but:

1) You must order 1 or more crap-tons of the particular element

2) The element can't be a licensed element (Darth Vader head is a good example)

3) The element must still be "in production"

4) You need to order a long time in advance

5) They may still tell you "No"

I've known of only a few instances where LEGO has done a production run for a specific need (I'm not sure if I'm aware of any particular instances that were done for people OUTSIDE the company, though), and the amounts were staggering. Like, many K-8's worth of brick.

DaveE

Surely, there's enough interest in the classic Cypress Trees to bring those back! If the trees were available through LUGBULK (and this fact was advertised), I'm certain that AFOLs would buy enough trees to justify the production cost...

[davee123]

Surely, there's enough interest in the classic Cypress Trees to bring those back!

Hard to say. LEGO declared the Cypress Tree mold to be retired back in late 2001 or early 2002. So they won't do any more Cypress Trees without creating a new mold-- and to date, they don't really look too fondly on creating molds expressly for AFOL use. The only example that I know of was the wheels for the Emerald Night, which were a new mold created for an AFOL-targeted set. ... And unfortunately, that set didn't sell very well :(

So... my guess is that they won't come out with Cypress Trees ever again, unless one or more of:

1) They decide to start including Cypress Trees in other non-AFOL sets

2) They get a cheaper way of creating the molds (China, maybe? In which case AFOLs may object)

3) They come up with a new, efficient mechanism for production other than injection molding

I'd vote for #1. AFOLs have infiltrated the ranks of LEGO set designers, so it's possible that they could conspire together and try to pitch the idea of using the Cypress Trees again-- it's not overly LIKELY, but it could happen.

DaveE

[prateek]

The James May Toy Story: Lego House used tons of bricks, which were especially ordered, so it _could_ be possible, but that was a special issue and I suspect not reproduce able for AFOL... I would suspect quantities in hundreds of thousands would be required, and probably pre-planned months in advance.

But that house was made of regular bricks already in production. I think it would cost a lot to have custom made bricks.