Were you fooled?
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For those who do not know - It is fairly common practice for a few of the online Lego fan sites to have a April Fools day prank. The sites can be trusted all of the other days of the year. The CC admins were unaware of the fake "grey tub" prank just like you. That was made, I think by a German fan, and posted on 1000Steine.de and lugnet.com
We congratulate all of the smart people out there who are skeptical Legends usually arent sold by distributors or at non-LEGO store outlets. So that was an obvious tip off.
The legend box (waits to be contacted by LEGO lawyers ) was quite similar to the layout of the Black Falcon's Fortress legend box. Other than some fuzzyness in the text, this is probably quite similar to what a real 6062 legend box would look like.
The CC Admins would like to reassure all CC members that we will continue to give clear and accurate information year round (except possibly on April Fools day). If you are concerned with our foolery, please state so in a calm and pleasant manner in a post or email and we can respond.
Thanks!
We congratulate all of the smart people out there who are skeptical Legends usually arent sold by distributors or at non-LEGO store outlets. So that was an obvious tip off.
The legend box (waits to be contacted by LEGO lawyers ) was quite similar to the layout of the Black Falcon's Fortress legend box. Other than some fuzzyness in the text, this is probably quite similar to what a real 6062 legend box would look like.
The CC Admins would like to reassure all CC members that we will continue to give clear and accurate information year round (except possibly on April Fools day). If you are concerned with our foolery, please state so in a calm and pleasant manner in a post or email and we can respond.
Thanks!
For exactly that reason I figured something was up. Knowing how rabid the admins are to keep this site clean of rumours, the reference to a "toy distributors site" was a big red flag. Then I checked the date/time that the message was posted: a few minutes after midnight, a few minutes into April Fool's Day. Dead giveaway.David Girard wrote:You fooled me, because, usually, you don't put rumors on front page. You only put verified information, usually.
That being said, I echo the sentiments of many in this thread that this set would be a great Legends set.
Oh, and the tub would be awesome too (therefore it'll never happen )
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Totally got me.
It would, BTW make an EXCELLENT Legends reissue.
It would, BTW make an EXCELLENT Legends reissue.
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actually I said: WOW, oh my God, Ben plan worked
I never thought Ben had such a big influence on Jake
he said we'll organise a patation but I never saw one, and it was wierd
because I thought wait TLC is gonna reLEGEND 6086.
It was only a few seconds after I saw the tub which actually looked much more appealing then 6062.
The only good thing is that I didn't have time all day to read those stuff, so 30 sec. after my hopes rose I already read that it was a prank. So at least it wasn't for a long time.
actually I said: WOW, oh my God, Ben plan worked
I never thought Ben had such a big influence on Jake
he said we'll organise a patation but I never saw one, and it was wierd
because I thought wait TLC is gonna reLEGEND 6086.
It was only a few seconds after I saw the tub which actually looked much more appealing then 6062.
The only good thing is that I didn't have time all day to read those stuff, so 30 sec. after my hopes rose I already read that it was a prank. So at least it wasn't for a long time.
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I believed that the Legend was real, at first. After all, Lego has been putting out some great Legends lately... why not this one? Then I read the first few replies and figured it probably was a prank. By the time I saw the grey tub, I was convinced that it was indeed a joke. Either one of these would be an excellent addition to the Lego line, though.
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Nope, it was too obvious. I mean right on April Fools Day? Pah! However, if you used the Black Knights Castle 6086 and said that it'll become a Legends when its not.... you'd be in very deep MegaBlocks.
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