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Post by Grievous on May 30, 2018 14:12:56 GMT -5
That Lego set is pretty sweet...
I like Lego...
I purchased every single Mixel they released... mainly because I like monsters & creatures.
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Post by timmy on Sept 18, 2018 14:55:55 GMT -5
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Post by 47 on Sept 19, 2018 22:56:50 GMT -5
Good to see a newcomer who got caught on with the show since s11. (I myself didn't really get started until it was doing reruns on Sci-Fi Channel. I first heard about it sometime in early 2000s.)
The roadblock here, as it probably was with the Red Dwarf model a few years ago, would be licensing. You'd think SOL LLC would be eager to extend their exposure and maybe get a little merchandising out of it, eh? (Avarice? Sure, everybody's got a little. Could also simply be the childlike artistic delight that drives it.)
However, LEGO licensing the rights to sell special kits and printed designs is probably not a simple “we get paid and we'll cut you some of that.” From what I know, LEGO would have some overhead involved with marketing — the MST3k fans, and those who use the LEGO Ideas website, are not enough, — making special molds, selling the kits to distributors, and with allocating warehouse space. Of course, don't forget the work-hours spent analyzing, discussing, making proposals and counter-proposals… What if the kit is popular? They'd like to know how big a fuss they could make out of these things if market statistics and sales show promise. Not only to keep word–of–mouth going and to massage the hullabaloo among demographic subsets for maximum revenue, but to actually keep up the enthusiasm: there are so many other feelies and jingles and distractions out there that, if they don't make a certain amount of sales over time, the entire venture would be a loss — and they wouldn't do it.
In summary: There are many things which could slow down or even halt the many milestones necessary to see this thing get greenlit.
It'd be at this point that I'd say — if I were a Mad, — “What do you expect from me? I'm EVIL!”
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Post by timmy on Oct 4, 2018 10:13:43 GMT -5
did not pass.
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Post by Mod City on Oct 4, 2018 13:30:16 GMT -5
Nuts, but I guess it doesn't really surprise me. Would have been cool.
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Post by Torgo on Oct 4, 2018 20:45:59 GMT -5
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Post by chudnado on Oct 5, 2018 15:24:38 GMT -5
Bummer. What could have been...
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