astral brick
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Unfortunately I remember it very well. In my opinion with Space we reached a point of no return, the generational turnover is gone, the old customers don't care anymore, the younger ones aren't enough to support the projects. The result is that, due to the lack of products, the theme remains mostly unknown to new generations, a dog chasing its tail that only a decision from above can stop.
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Judging by some replies I begin to have doubts about it :-) So true! Lol! Jokes aside, some replies of this thread are incomprehensible.
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Don't you think that the Rover would have sold much more if they had used a known colour scheme?
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Do you realise that there is a serious issues of disparity that, aside of being disrespectful towards their own history, is not very smart from a business point of view? If it is periodical, then there is an issue, don't you think? Really? Anyway I am not going to try to convince you if you don't even see the problem. Actually I posted on it.
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Ok, I guess there is no problem then And lacking known colour schemes, ie not Space.
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Exactly (kind of). Moreover I think you are missing the meaning of this thread Your sarcasm confirms the aforementioned suspicion. Rotfl! Ah ok, I believe you were joking.
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Do we even realise how bad the situation is for Space? We are craving a 49 usd/eur creator set, hoping that it will have some known colour scheme (very unlikely considering what happened with the Rover). We should be happy about a spaceship released in 2014, not even a Ucs, a 100 usd model, hoping for another Benny's cameo in some new Lego movie in order to be entitled to another Space set (because, apparently, without a movie or a tv series customers aren't able to understand how to buy a polybag). I am forgetting the minifigures set and the Idea that miraculously passed the review in 2014. The situation for Space is surreal.
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Not only I am in agreement with you but I am amazed by some replies in this thread, going from totally ot to wrong interpretations, lack of abstract thinking if not patronizing attitudes. No worries Sw fans, Lego will produce sets related to it forevever (or until the costs of the license will be repaid, generating a profit). I don't expect a Space comeback anytime soon because they wont overlap scifi themes and Sw is probably their golden goose. No, I am not expecting that they will begin to produce at a loss, but exactly because they are a business they are, in my opinion, losing potential incomes. In fact I dont think they are risking to go bankrupt by producing one - not a theme, just one - Ucs version of some representative spaceship or, at least, as Danth said, a creator set. Sw line-up will be kept untouched and maybe they will realize to have discovered a new (?) goldmine. A win-win situation.
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Yes, apparently people need a "story", thought by others obviously, or a cartoon or a movie, they are too lazy to use their own imagination. All gone unfortunately.
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With a relevant difference, original design vs copy. Until when? There is no more generational turnover for Space.
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Exactly, they prosper, so why dont give it a chance to 1 model? Stop here please. Anyway the set is not really the point of this thread, their aforementioned politics is. Well said!
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Shouldn't a classic be always available on the shelves being a classic? Isn't it the whole point of its nature?
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I disagree and what annoys me most is to see that they dont even want to give it a serious chance. They release expensive sets over and over, about every miniscule aspect of SW, but they dont want (to overlap scifi themes)/cannot (due to some license agreement) make a modern version of at least one of their classic spaceship. Let's imagine a Ucs version of a Galaxy Explorer, built with modern techniques. I think it would sell very well, but we will never know until they try it. Instead we have a 349 usd/eur space pub. Id est enough people to justify at least one Ucs reboot of some classic spaceship. Moreover, who said that nowadays children or teens wont appreciate some modern version of a Space set? Aren't they tired of having the same SW models repeated every year with small variations? I didnt give up hope, yet. Not nearly enough in my opinion. The fact they didnt even celebrate Space 40th anniversary with a proper set was a scandal. It is what it is until people try to change it. What relevant factors do you consider aside Sw?
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I read this amazingly detailed review https://www.eurobricks.com/forum/index.php?/forums/topic/180256-review-75290-mos-eisley-cantina/ I respect the passion that shines through the thread, but I can't help thinking about the first lines "...Pieces: 3187 Minifigures: 21 Price: USD 349.99 / EUR 349.99 / GBP 319.99..." Now, seriously, did we lose Space theme for this? A tan shack with low roofs, a four-legged toy, a small flying car, an unbelievable price in relation to the number of pieces. But I forgot, there are the minifigures. People in denial who justify everything, while they should be the first ones to be outraged to have their money taken out of their pockets, forgetting that if you really love something you should be the fiercest critic of it, rather than turning a blind eye. There are adults (set labelled 18+) happy to pay a good amount of money in order to play with tiny sci-fi figurines that maybe shot first or perhaps not, but apparently there isn't a market willing to buy new editions of the original design Space models that contributed to make the history of the company. A glorious past purposely allowed to be forgotten instead of being celebrated. 
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Lol! This outfit looks interesting.
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Rotfl! Yes, I have a bad feeling too but I don't want to give an opinion until the final product will be released.
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Horrendous lack of style. Some collaborations just don't work.
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Anyone else find the Mosaic theme boring?
astral brick replied to jxu's topic in General LEGO Discussion
Perhaps the easiest way to make the act of building digestible by this new market segment, ie Lego parts used in the guise of jigsaws' pieces. Not to mention that the pop culture symbols are represented through a popular toy, the final result is pop culture squared. I agree, but we have to admit that this distorted perception is the base of our current consumer society. Well said, and so true. -
I have the impression that this crossover doesn't satisfy either Lego builders or gamers. Wouldn't have been better to use Nintendo license in order to release more traditional sets - ie Creator/Creator Expert - based on Mario's iconic lore?
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Mylenium, I was being sarcastic.
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Customers are the cheapest testers, and they are so competent, fast and resourceful, judging by the amount of suggestions for fixing flawed models. I can understand - to a certain extent - issues with technic sets, but I can't accept problems with colour shades or printed parts' alignments.
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As it happens with software and hardware, nowadays even Lego seems to have forgotten the importance of a proper beta-testing phase, and the recent, tragicomic, developments related to the set 42113 are another demonstration of it. The bigger the company, the less the chances of taking a step backwards, in spite of self-inflicted reputational damages. Saving time and costs in order to increase the release of new products, a frenzied race in search of profits.
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Are "Big Bang Themes" a Bad Strategy?
astral brick replied to Lego David's topic in General LEGO Discussion
Certainly it is much more easy to copy than to create, and this basic reasoning can be applied to every licensed theme. But I am confident that the same builders forced to reproduce other designers' works 9 to 5, have so many ideas in their drawers which are waiting to get an opportunity. -
Are "Big Bang Themes" a Bad Strategy?
astral brick replied to Lego David's topic in General LEGO Discussion
So true. Apparently people even need to be told what to imagine nowadays. -
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