My interesting thought, however, is that: Do we really 'need' any new official sets? Let me try to explain a bit. From various threads here, I gather that one of the ideas on the very top of our 'to-get' list is that of a village or peasant theme, so let's use that as an example. Let's say Lego does eventually come out with a village/peasant theme set, what exactly can Lego do to WOW us with it? I mean, look at all those awsome creations by Leonard and Jon Furman and Sava and Bruce and so, so many others, none of them are produced by Lego yet I dare say official Lego products won't be able to do any better. So basically, all the elements are already there for us to create such a theme, that all the tools have already been given us by Lego to create such sets ourselves. And if we believe that Lego is all about creativity and possibility, then what more can Lego offer us in the future in this regard? Customized bricks or special parts? Then we'd argue Lego is juniorizing its product again and that the 'creative' aspect has been taken away. Minifigs? In Dave's poll it seems only a quarter of us prefer the minifigs Lego are producing nowadays, and that the rest would like to see a return to the 'simple' designs. So what can Lego do, or rather, what would we like to see Lego do?
Please note I'm not trying to be cynical or anything, but I just wonder if this maybe why Lego hasn't produced many castle sets for many years, because Lego has ran out of ideas. Now maybe we can all help by contributing our thoughts here, suggesting not just what theme Lego should make in the future, but specific elements that we believe will make any new castle sets successful. Let's revive the castle theme together!
Isaac
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