Important Breaking News -- Lego Research Institute!

[neotoma]

greenygal just informed me that the Lego Research Insitute set is back!

This is the set with three female scientist minifigs -- the chemist has a small laboratory with beakers and syringes, the astronomer has a star chart and telescope, and the paleontologist has a magnifying glass, microscope, and dinosaur skeleton! It's been sold out and unavailable for months! I've just ordered a set for myself and another for my nephews!

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[reginagiraffe]

It's already sold out again at that link. "Limited quantity is expected at LEGO® Brand retail locations the week of December 14, 2014."

Hmmph.

Maybe they should have made more. There's clearly a demand.

[neotoma]

Yes, and apparently they were only letting you order one per billing address, since one of my orders was cancelled on me.

LEGO, I want to *give* you money. Why don't you understand that well enough to make your production meet demand?

[peoriapeoriawhereart]

Is there anything in that set that has its own mold? Or something about the way they manage from mold to bagging?

[neotoma]

I have no idea. The female minifigs seem pretty standard -- the telescope and microscope may or may not be recasts from other sets -- the dinosaur has some unique pieces to give it tiny tyrannosaur arms.

But the fact that this set has been a runaway hit makes me scratch my head at them -- why can't they figure out lots of people want to buy it, in multiple amounts?

[peoriapeoriawhereart]

I think they may have drank their own kool-aid. They worked 'so hard' to over-inscribe masculinity onto standard LEGO that when they thought that 'girls' were the new market and 'discovered' Friends...

That people want regular LEGO with women represented, cue the 'inconceivable' from Princess Bride.

Teeny T-rex arms!

[amanuensis1]

I paid buckeroonies for that thing on eBay after it sold out! Totally worth it.