| Redisplay Messages: Compact | Brief | All | Full Show Messages: All | Without Replies| Author: | Lauren_Luke  | | Posted: | Mar 16, 2018 18:06 | | Subject: | Re: Minibuilds | | Viewed: | 22 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| StormChaser:
| | Anyone can submit minibuilds to the page and members can then vote on them.
Once a minibuild reaches a set number of votes it gets reviewed for addition
to the catalog. That method should eliminate a number of potential problems.
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I don't see the need for this extra level of work. TLG spend a lot of time
and money developing their sets going through all aspects (aesthetics, durability
of builds; play-ability; build-ability, etc.) of design. Let's leverage
that time and money already spent by TLG, by submitting a minibuild to BL for
approval from TLG instructions. It would be easy to validate (from the instructions)
and easy for the seller to know what to pack and easy for the buyer to know what
parts he is buying (and how to build it).
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| Author: | WoutR | | Posted: | Mar 16, 2018 18:03 | | Subject: | Re: Minibuilds | | Viewed: | 29 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, Lauren_Luke writes:
| | OK, I’m running a minibuild test on a set. I have chosen set ‘#60141-1 Police
Station’:
Using the instructions, I guess the logical minibuilds would be:
Police Motorcycle
Cherry Picker
Police Station
Police Car
Police Helicopter
Issues:
The ‘stickers issue’ is the major issue, as all the above minibuilds use stickers
from the single sticker sheet (#60141stk01).
Most of the minibuilds come with their own bag but also a minifig/animal. For
example, ‘The Police Car’ comes in its own bag (bag #2) but also includes a police
minifig, the same with the ‘Police Helicopter’ which comes in bag #3 and includes
another police minifig.
All the minibuilds have their own instruction booklet except for the ‘Cherry
Picker’ and the ‘Police Motorcycle’ which share booklet #1.
Following the instructions and the separate bags The ‘Police Station’ is divided
into four sections: The Canine Department (bag #4); The Head Office with Helipad
(bag #5); The Garage (bag #6); The Barrier and Lookout Post (bag #7); and the
Prison Cells (bags #8, #9, and, #10). So should this be one minibuild (The Police
Station); or four minibuilds; or both?
We can go further into detail and part out the sub-assemblies into more minibuilds.
For instance, from the ‘Police Station’ there are at least 15 small minibuilds:
Computer Desk (four different designs); a welcome mat (which is silly without
the sticker); Exterior and Interior Lighting (four different designs); a cell
toilet; a cell bed; a coffee machine; a water cooler; a kitchenette; and, a barrier
(see photo). If a seller parted these out he would have many spare parts to
then sell as new. It is more work for the seller, but he can choose whether
he would want to do it. The big question is ‘Is this what buyers want?’. These
little builds add the ‘cuteness’ that TLG seems to be great at marketing. To
use the phrase of Bernie Loomis, these little minbuilds are ‘toyetic’, and ‘toyeticness’
sells!
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I can understand the 5 minibuilds you mentioned above. Those sub-subassemblies
are what I called the mayhem.
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| Author: | tEoS | | Posted: | Mar 16, 2018 17:59 | | Subject: | Re: New buyer LOE to tie up inventory for 14 days | | Viewed: | 38 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| What piece is it that you still need?
| | Likewise as a buyer I think its ridiculous to not be allowed to cancel an order
for 2 weeks if the vendor wont even communicate whether or not they will even
send it! I paid for my items 2/27/18. Altho I have sent several emails. UT I
HAVE STILL YET TO HEAR FROM 1 of my vendors if they are even going to ship my
merchandise. I have received my merchandise from a vendor who was moving his
warehouse and 1 that was form the Netherlands. It's a tiny order & very little
money. But if they didn't want to mess with such a tiny order, they should
have told me! Bricklink chose the vendors, NOT ME! Now I can't build, because
I need a piece I was expecting to get from them. I submitted a problem response
through this system. It's a common piece but I shouldn't have to order
it again or go to a Lego store.
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| Author: | Lauren_Luke | | Posted: | Mar 16, 2018 17:48 | | Subject: | Re: Minibuilds | | Viewed: | 37 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| OK, I’m running a minibuild test on a set. I have chosen set ‘#60141-1 Police
Station’:
Using the instructions, I guess the logical minibuilds would be:
Police Motorcycle
Cherry Picker
Police Station
Police Car
Police Helicopter
Issues:
The ‘stickers issue’ is the major issue, as all the above minibuilds use stickers
from the single sticker sheet (#60141stk01).
Most of the minibuilds come with their own bag but also a minifig/animal. For
example, ‘The Police Car’ comes in its own bag (bag #2) but also includes a police
minifig, the same with the ‘Police Helicopter’ which comes in bag #3 and includes
another police minifig.
All the minibuilds have their own instruction booklet except for the ‘Cherry
Picker’ and the ‘Police Motorcycle’ which share booklet #1.
Following the instructions and the separate bags The ‘Police Station’ is divided
into four sections: The Canine Department (bag #4); The Head Office with Helipad
(bag #5); The Garage (bag #6); The Barrier and Lookout Post (bag #7); and the
Prison Cells (bags #8, #9, and, #10). So should this be one minibuild (The Police
Station); or four minibuilds; or both?
We can go further into detail and part out the sub-assemblies into more minibuilds.
For instance, from the ‘Police Station’ there are at least 15 small minibuilds:
Computer Desk (four different designs); a welcome mat (which is silly without
the sticker); Exterior and Interior Lighting (four different designs); a cell
toilet; a cell bed; a coffee machine; a water cooler; a kitchenette; and, a barrier
(see photo). If a seller parted these out he would have many spare parts to
then sell as new. It is more work for the seller, but he can choose whether
he would want to do it. The big question is ‘Is this what buyers want?’. These
little builds add the ‘cuteness’ that TLG seems to be great at marketing. To
use the phrase of Bernie Loomis, these little minbuilds are ‘toyetic’, and ‘toyeticness’
sells!
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| Author: | leopard37 | | Posted: | Mar 16, 2018 17:07 | | Subject: | Re: Minibuilds | | Viewed: | 36 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, Pretty_Pieces writes:
| | I have commonly sold minibuilds on the "other" auction site. I never bothered
listing them here.
Specifically, the Tardis and control room (separately) of , and the
police car from (no stickers included).
Dawn
Pretty_Pieces
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I think all the cars with/out drivers from speed champions would sell really
well. Especially from the large sets that have a lot of other "stuff" (eg. racestands).
If you were just collecting the cars you might want to get the minibuild. I've
also thought the duck from the batman cave would sell well.
Tyson.
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