Anarich

I don't want to watch another war between Lego purists and the clone fаns. Just leave this photo here. The simple but reassuring fact is that nobody is born a saint.

It would be nice to see some official GBC Technic set. Something like a "ball factory" or similar. May be a good start for the whole line of GBC modules.

I agree with you about the bad practices of the Chinese bootleg brands to clone everything and everywhere. But... We are talking about a good quality control from TLG and we are faced with the poor quality control practices in "Ultimate Porsche set". For example the set includes decisive mistakes in manual, the gearbox does not working properly as expected and sometimes stall completely.

Well, my hobbies besides LEGO include console gaming, diecast cars collecting and scale railroads. I probably have too many hobbies actually. I bought the ultimate digital starter set from Piko for 210 EUR plus shipping 32 EUR from Germany. Consisting of two digital locomotives, freight wagons, passenger coaches, track and digital controller with "remote control" style controller. The large oval with multiple turnouts. That's what I call it "Value for money". Compare this premium set (for the small population of train-lovers) with the recently released "Porsche" from TLG Technic line with no PF, Motors,etc. Just an overpriced beautiful box with a plastic parts and a manual with errors.(check the technic section of eurobricks community). So TLG produces toys (for kids and AFOL's) from a plastic, not a Rolex's. Setting a price that is too high will at best limit your business growth. There is some opportunity to reduce the price, which is inherent in the product. And the Chinese companies have taken advantage of this opportunity. That's my IMHO.

First of all good day for everyone. I'm Anar from Baku, Azerbaijan. I'm AFOL, reading the EB almost every day, but I'm more a reader, than a writer. So let me share my opinion about this problem. The problem is that the TLG does not want to adapt to the market influenced by the new players (china companies). It's all about marketing. For example spending out about 250 or 300 euros for a new Porsche isn't something everyone will accept. On the other side are the MOC makers and their creations. TLG can also get benefits of their hard work by simply inviting these people to work together or etc. Chinese manufacturers are able to quickly analyze the market and to produce a finished product for the price, good for shoppers. TLG company need to adopt an adaptive strategy that makes them more sensitive to market trends and demands. That's all. P.S. Sorry for my bad English.

Looks absolutely stunning! What's a good alternative for future 42055