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Yeah, i too think that it's one of the candidates! The question is, how long do we have to wait? Barracuda was released in April 2020, Eldorado in June 2023, so we better prepare ourselfs for a big set comming in August 2026

That's why i mentioned playets. POTC had a 15$ battlepack with 5 minifigs!! Something that seems impossible today. And not everybody is wealthy enough to buy a 500€ Rivendell. Poor people also want to play with Lego. And i mentioned the printing of LOTR and POTC to differenciate from the minfigs, like for example the pirates or vikings they do, which look more <insert that tiresome argument> Of course Lego does not know the sales numbers of all the other companies but when there are so many historic themed sets and minifigs on the market, the market must be big enough so that these companies earn some money and continue making those sets. And we don't even mentioned WW2 here. Also, from what i read, there are much more AFOLS today, then lets say, 5-10 years ago.

Welcome to the party @KennoMonkey Actually there are many Americans at Eurobricks and one more won't do much harm haha Enjoy your stay!

Actually i only want good minifigs. I would already be happy if i could get a handful of civilian minifigs of good quality (POTC or LOTR printing style) in playsets with some useful bricks. I don't care about sets as a building experience as i will only treat them as parts packs anyway. Nowadays i buy sets rarely and its an even more rare event that i build them. I mostly buy bricks and pieces. But my point is, all those history themed minifigs are up at ali express and not everybody is as picky as me (or hindered by their brains like i am ). With so many of Legos competitors producing history themed sets there is obviously a market for those and i selfishly hope that more and more AFOLs buy those products from other brands so Lego finaly understands that they have to make those sets themselves or othwerwise a fair share of the market will be lost for them. That's my secret plan Competition is good for the customer after all.

Welcome to the party I only wish the pirate lady would have no yellow neckline, as most of the pirate minifigs are not useable for fleshies.

Oh really? I see so many history themed minifigs that i wish Lego would make them! I also see many castles, ships, pirate islands, trains, stations, buildings, etc. i wish Lego would make. I can only hope the competitors get bigger and Lego shrinks so they get they message.

Then again, why did Lego use the same sizes as Kiddicraft? When you are ill and need to get a generic drug, that was produced after the patent expired, you decline it? And here is a paper about brand love and the consequences. Go from there by researching the key words and sources: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1057/s41262-021-00237-7

Yeah, obviously i was kidding. If i wanted more Grogus and Clones, of course i would have aquirred them. My local supermarket alone had like 12 of the magazines and that would have been just one source for the figs. What i wanted to say is, that every set has its customers. And people who already have substantial numbers of the presented minifigs and speeders maybe are not the target audience for such a set. Personaly i am looking forward to see the Kelleran Beq minifig.

I have one Grogu, one 501st clone (from a magazine) and no barc speeder Maybe the set is for people like me

Yes, of course! I agree with you. I even wrote that earlier! I was only talking about the bricks and how Lego got into making them.

Eldorado will be around for some time, so you could postpone a purchase and concentrate on the Imperial Trading Post for now. But as always it depends on which set you like more and what you want to do with the sets.

The Kiddicraft patents were only applicable in the UK. For example is the same as if Lego patents are only applicable in the EU but not in China! Do you see the pattern? I am just speaking out against double standards.

Of course they are framing it like that. When Lego bought machinery in 1947 in the UK they were 'presented' Kiddicraft molds and information and only god knows what they took with them back to Denmark. And 'the late 50s' probably means after 1957 and the death of Hilary Page. The same standars that you apply to Lego you should apply to any other company and then it is completely legal that bricks and pieces, whose patents are expired, are manufactured by other companies, like in any other business. Of course stealing set and moc designs is not legal. But as i have said, i buy only Lego anyway because my brain likes it this way. Mixing parts would be a nightmare and i could not unsee the 'other bicks' I love Lego bricks and pieces but i am not a fan of the company.

Thanks a lot!

I hope the upcomming Tantive IV hallway set looks half as good as yours! Another great moc! I love all those curved walls and especially those 2x2 offset decorations/data monitors (or whatever it is called )

Just saw this today. To be clear, i also only buy Lego sets, bricks, pieces and minifigs because my brain likes it this way. With that being said, do you think Lego had the right to steal Kiddicraft's works? Why does the 2x4 Lego brick match British standard stone bricks at 1:7 scale? Oh, and Kiddicraft had bricks of a bigger size too, for smaller children. The size that DUPLO uses today... The life of Hilary Page, founder of Kiddicraft was plagued by business and financial struggles and he committed suicide while Lego went on to become the biggest toy company in the world.

Fantastic mecha shark! I love how you built the fish bones and there is something about the head, i can not pinpoint it, that makes it a pleasure to watch the pictures and discover all the shapes and angles. If that makes sense

Fantastic layout, There are many great details and fun easter eggs My favorites are Dr King Schultz and Django as well as the undertaker. For quite some time now i am thinking about how to build a coffin. Are the coffins Lego pieces?

Welcome to the forum @Azrael1706

I just asked because of the statment that was made. I can not believe that Redbeard was left out because an other character took take his place. I guess he was never considered to be in the set in the first place. Funny, because just in this minute i was flicking through the classic comic to see if the new pirates match any of the classic ones from the comic (by clothes color at least). Camilla and Will were always my favorites.

Yes, i agree with you!

Did Lego say that they swapped out Redbeard in some designer interview or so? Sorry, i don't understand but i guess it's a good thing?! I hope haha

I did some more research (Maybe i just like to browse wikipedia ) on the topic but as i wrote earlier it is very hard to find any suitable picture or historic painting. Also jetties seem to be less common than a wharf/quay. The only picture i found showing black wood is from the ca. 1660 painting 'View of Delft' by Jan Vermeer. And there it is only the side wall of a canal. This type of construction was very common in the Netherlands. The side walls were made of wood with earth behind it. Klick on the pictures for the original version: The 1864 painting from Wilhelm Alexander Meyerheim shows a idealized? waterfront with a warf made of stone and wood: A 1699 view of an island near Batavia by Abraham Storck: The only picture i found showing a more grey wood. Ca. 1670 by Jacob van Ruisdael: Another typical example of a dutch landscape near a river/canal by Esaias van de Velde from 1615: I also tried to find paintings from the Americas but that is an even harder task. Even for big and well known cities like Havana or San Juan you will hardly find a painting showing any wooden structure in/near the water. But i want to do more research of this topic... just for fun I'll add a photo, taken 1864/65 in City Point, Virginia, showing a fine jetty that also does not look too dark:

Oh, that's ingenious!