Klaus-Dieter Posted November 9, 2009 Posted November 9, 2009 (edited) Hello everybody! You perhaps remember this petition for the comeback of the awesome Western theme? In the last years some of you did post a lot of awesome ideas for new Western sets. So Bonaparte asked me to write a little report about which new Western sets the Eurobricks' Western fans community would like to see - and I did so. Many thanks to TheBrickster for helping me a lot with adding some more aspects from a second topic and improving my (regrettably very bad) English! You can download the result here: Report - Ideas for new western sets Either Bonaparte or CopMike will hand this report over to TLG at their next ambassador meeting. So even many thanks to Bonaparte for managing this (although he has surely already a lot to do as ambassador of Classic Pirates)! Let's hope that TLG will answer our prayers. I hope that you are content with our work - comments are welcome! Klaus-Dieter Edited November 9, 2009 by Klaus-Dieter Quote
Front Posted November 9, 2009 Posted November 9, 2009 A quite well written letter I must say. Best of luck from me. Quote
andy0002 Posted November 9, 2009 Posted November 9, 2009 Very nice! i know that LEGO already has a mold for a buffalo, but they discarded it when designing the original theme. if you're wondering how i know this i found it in another thread, only it was about pirates and they also had a picture of an old pirate design. when i went to the flickr page it was on, i found the western pics. i also heard that it was in some kind of magazine thats popular to AFOLs, but i dont remember the name because i dont read it. Quote
Eurobricks Emperor Bonaparte Posted November 9, 2009 Eurobricks Emperor Posted November 9, 2009 Reading this article really makes me dream and hope for the return of Western. Next to Pirates (and in particular the mighty Imperial Armada which I just love ) comes Western for me. I do own the amazing Legoredo fortress with those cool Union minifigs and I'm planning to buy some more of the old Western sets. But, as suggested in the article, I'd love to see a Mexican like Western theme with a Mexican Cantina, Hacienda, Spanish Mission, Spanish-style Fort. That would all go very well with my Favorite all time sub-theme, the Imperial Armada. Both Copmike and myself will make sure this report gets into the right hands! Thanks Klaus-Dieter and TheBrickster for making the time to write this very professional report. Quote
BigOnBricks Posted November 9, 2009 Posted November 9, 2009 I would love to see the return of Western. I missed out on the original Western as it was during my dark ages of being away from LEGO. I am in the process of buying all the old western sets I missed out on but a new batch of sets would be great. Quote
Xenophilius Studz Posted November 10, 2009 Posted November 10, 2009 Good work, Klaus! I hope this convinces LEGO to make the return of Western. I'd think it be even cooler with Civil War soldiers, like listed. My mouth would be drooling... Come on, LEGO! Listen to to report, the fans, please! Quote
Ratshot Posted November 10, 2009 Posted November 10, 2009 That's a very convincing letter. Its very strong and to the point and I think that's what the Lego Company wants. Good job fellas Quote
WesternOutlaw Posted November 10, 2009 Posted November 10, 2009 Nice job KD! and thanks for the words of encouragement Bonaparte and other WW fans. It's great that you guys are supporting the theme by encouraging and promoting the report through EB. When I joined EB back in 2005, I was one of just a very small group of fans that appreciated the Wild West theme. Over the years, I have seen the interest really grow, and it's great to hear that many of you; some who don't even own a WW set, want to see the theme offered once again. I see so much that LEGO could offer as part of the theme, as mentioned in the report. Old Mexico, Civil War, Ghost Town, to name just a few. KD and other WW fans: thanks for keeping the interest alive by this article, WW mocs, and topics. Regardless of what LEGO does, the theme will never die unless we let it. Long live the Wild West! Quote
Milan Posted November 10, 2009 Posted November 10, 2009 Nice job writing that! I hope something will happen with this subject! Quote
CommanderFox Posted November 10, 2009 Posted November 10, 2009 Having western back would be lovely!!! Best of luck with it Klaus-Dieter I hope Lego accept it and start re-making some of those Great sets! CommanderFox Quote
Cardinal Brick Posted November 10, 2009 Posted November 10, 2009 Nice work I hope we see something come of this at some point in the future. Its nice to see the ideas for a return of the theme laid out in such a clear way, though I didn't see a mention of a paddlesteamer! Quote
Swash Buckler Posted November 10, 2009 Posted November 10, 2009 Hello everybody! You perhaps remember this petition for the comeback of the awesome Western theme? In the last years some of you did post a lot of awesome ideas for new Western sets. So Bonaparte asked me to write a little report about which new Western sets the Eurobricks' Western fans community would like to see - and I did so. Many thanks to TheBrickster for helping me a lot with adding some more aspects from a second topic and improving my (regrettably very bad) English! You can download the result here: Report - Ideas for new western sets Either Bonaparte or CopMike will hand this report over to TLG at their next ambassador meeting. So even many thanks to Bonaparte for managing this (although he has surely already a lot to do as ambassador of Classic Pirates)! Let's hope that TLG will answer our prayers. I hope that you are content with our work - comments are welcome! Klaus-Dieter YEAH WESTERN BACK!!! Along with pirates it was one of my favorite themes when i was a kid but then it ended before i got any cowboys i have some indians though and i have been waiting for it's return- well at least one wild west set will appear next year in Toy story theme (btw strange choice by lego to do toy story sets) it have scrappy toystory figs but sheriff's office, jail and gold mine- still it would be nice to see new wild west sets - with new colors like dark tan and new parts like a mule (should be in Potc sets also )so lego do the potc theme- continue sw-licence more indy-sets and bring THE WESTERN BACK!!! Quote
Kanal-K1 Posted November 10, 2009 Posted November 10, 2009 (edited) Nice idea, Klaus Dieter, nice letter, I hope that TLC will follow our prayers and revive WW theme... THE WESTERN BACK! Edited November 10, 2009 by Kanal-K1 Quote
WesternOutlaw Posted November 10, 2009 Posted November 10, 2009 though I didn't see a mention of a paddlesteamer! It's there, under vehicles. Couldn't leave a river boat out. Quote
Cardinal Brick Posted November 10, 2009 Posted November 10, 2009 It's there, under vehicles. Couldn't leave a river boat out. Sorry I missed that line, glad to see it there. Quote
Zorro Posted November 10, 2009 Posted November 10, 2009 I sadly missed the line as well, but I'm happy to see that the petition has been/will be delivered to TLG . Quote
The Chronicler Posted November 10, 2009 Posted November 10, 2009 I love wild west idea for lego but never been fully happy with what we had. My problem with it was the sets... Because you can have many different sets like canyon, gold mine...blah blah blah... i felt the one thing missing was a whole town... you had a bank, a jail and i think an outpost but to me it wasnt enough for a city... If Wild West was to return. I would love to see a bigger collection within the city. Personally from a marketing point it would make sense because you could introduce a town set to see how popular it is, then expand beyond it with all the outside town ideas. To get a good town dynamic. you need about 9 Buildings.... possibly in sets of two or three. My idea would be as follow for the town. 1. The Farm 2. Blacksmith's & Livery 3. Sherifs Office, Bank and City Hall 4. Church & Funeral Store 5. Saloon & General Store Quote
Eurobricks Emperor Bonaparte Posted November 11, 2009 Eurobricks Emperor Posted November 11, 2009 This morning, our Eurobricks ambassador CopMike has delivered the report with the LEGO Group! Thanks CopMike Quote
Klaus-Dieter Posted November 11, 2009 Author Posted November 11, 2009 (edited) Thank you all very much for your nice comments and your encouragement! And many thanks to CopMike for for delivering our report to TLG! Like TheBrickster already mentioned I, too, am really happy to see how our Lego Western fans community has been growing in the last months with many new members admitting their like of Wild West sets and with showing lots of awesome Western MOCs. I hope that this petition will open TLG their eyes that Western is still popular - even among kids - and that there is a whole bunch of ideas which could be made real. Like it was already mentioned some sort of exclusive Western town set (e. g. a bank, a sheriff's office, a saloon, a stage coach, a covered waggon and a lot of accessory and minifigs) would be a great opportunity to test how big the interest in this theme really is. (I know that there'll be two Western sets in the Toy Story line - but that really does not give any clue about the popularity of a new Western theme: 1. Many Toy Story fans will buy these two TS Western sets but only since they belong to Toy Story. 2. Many real Western fans will not buy these two TS Western sets since they are licensed and do not fit with the regular non-licensed Western theme.) Klaus-Dieter Edited November 11, 2009 by Klaus-Dieter Quote
Sir Dillon Posted November 11, 2009 Posted November 11, 2009 Thanks for writing out the report guys. It looks good. It is neat to see the Wild West theme fan base growing, but I do have to wonder how popular the theme would be with children outside of the United States. Do you think that kids in other continents are interested enough in such an American theme for it to be successful? Quote
Eurobricks Emperor Bonaparte Posted November 12, 2009 Eurobricks Emperor Posted November 12, 2009 Do you think that kids in other continents are interested enough in such an American theme for it to be successful? I'm not an American as I live in Europe and I'm for sure interested in Wild West. You could bring the same argument for castle as there are no castles or medieval history in the US. Yet, castle is very popular in the US. Indians, cowboys and wild west are so well known all over the globe that their location doesn't really matter IMO. Quote
WesternOutlaw Posted November 12, 2009 Posted November 12, 2009 I agree as well. While movies and television have a huge impact on what kids want to play with, parents encourage their kids to play with what they enjoy as well. Wild West is classic , and "all things classic" seem to be in high demand these days. Plus, westerm-themed toys are very "playable", making them fun for kids. Quote
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