AVCampos

I hope I'm not too late: it's still before 00h00 GMT here... Anyway, thanks for the opportunity! 1. I don't buy them, but that's mainly because I'm more interested in other themes, namely Technic and Mindstorms. 2. I think this question is about the World Icons series, but my answer is about LEGO sets in general: I buy those that I find interesting and/or provide a good selection of parts for MOCs. I'd say it's a 50/50 proportion, although all my sets sooner or later get disassembled for parts. 3. There are a few I'd like to see made by LEGO: a famous bridge like Golden Gate, The Sydney Opera House, the Torre de Belém in Lisbon, the Louvre Museum, or perhaps the Chinese Forbidden City. 4. I'd like to see more variety of models in the Technic line, not just essentially trucks and construction/farming equipment. For example, the 8480 Space Shuttle is regarded as one of the best sets (perhaps the best set) that came from LEGO Technic, both in theme uniqueness and functionality, and a new version would certainly be highly appreciated. It would be an opportunity to incorporate today's Power Functions for things such as the landing gear and the cargo bay doors, as well as future elements like Power Functions pneumatic control for the crane arm and a blinker unit for navigation lights and the engines. 5. First the Power Functions elements, then the Linear Actuator piece, greatly contributed to the advanced control of LEGO mechanisms we today see both on sets and MOCs. However, pneumatics are still lacking a means of efficient control: they require manual handling of switches and pumps (compressors can be build, but then they must be manually turned on and off to maintain pressure). A direct way to convert electrical signals to pneumatic actions would be a welcome addition from LEGO, just like the Linear Actuator made converting rotary motion into linear motion easy. Not only it would greatly benefit a new Space Shuttle set, but also would allow sets like the 8868 Air Tech Claw Rig (another set highly regarded by AFOLs) to be re-released using current parts and mechanisms.