Lego Joes?

[Harrison]

Why doesn't hasbro make legos for the joe line? I'm not talking about built to rule with a regular size joe, but the mini figures like star wars has? That would be pretty cool.

[John Missal]

Because they legally can't. LEGO would have to make them and purchase the rights from Hasbro to do it. (The mini-figure design is a patent by LEGO that they will fight to the death on).

I'm sure I can dig up TONS of legal materal on this, but the gist is that it ain't going to happen.

I actually asked a Hasbro designer at the 03 con when they debuted them, why they were going to delve into the brick idea and copy LEGO bricks and the guy actually looked at me like I was an idiot and that their BTR bricks weren't copies. I knew at that point they were doomed to fail (and they did)

John M>

[Alchemist]

The custom LEGO GI Joe mini figures that people made are really cool. It's too bad that there isn't a line.

[zark1976]

The only Lego G.I. Joe I want is a Lego G.I. Joe video game with levels based on the various miniseries, movie and certain episodes. Oh that would be awesome.

[karamazov80]

Well, they aren't Legos, but licensed GI Joe mini/block figures actually exist :

http://www.medicomtoystore.com/medicomtoy-kubra.html

Well, they are GI Joes from the 60s, but. . .it isn't crazy to think that Medicom might do versions of the 3 3/4" characters at some point. Would be really nice if Diamond Select could go that route with Minimates (the greatest block figures in existence!)--they did produce GI Joe statues in the past, but it doesn't look like Hasbro is really keen on allowing non-Hasbro companies to produce GI Joe stuff at the moment.

[Lody]

WHAT A GREAT IDEA THIS!

Then I remember the colossal failure of Built to Rule-why would LEGO be any different?

[Super Sport]

Why doesn't hasbro make legos for the joe line? I'm not talking about built to rule with a regular size joe, but the mini figures like star wars has? That would be pretty cool.

You're preachin' to the choir brother, so long as they're Lego and not some clown shoes imitator. If it ain't from Denmark; it's a pretend part...

[DPrime]

WHAT A GREAT IDEA THIS!

Then I remember the colossal failure of Built to Rule-why would LEGO be any different?

LEGO is LEGO. There are tons of LEGO fans out there who are adamantly against buying any of the "fake" stuff, like BTR, Megabloks, etc. You wouldn't have just GI Joe fans buying them, but LEGO fans too.

[karamazov80]

LEGO is LEGO. There are tons of LEGO fans out there who are adamantly against buying any of the "fake" stuff, like BTR, Megabloks, etc. You wouldn't have just GI Joe fans buying them, but LEGO fans too.

Ignoring the figures, building small, Lego versions of Joe vehicles is a great idea. Building 3 3/4" scale vehicles for regular Joes out of either Legos or other Lego-type blocks=stupid. . .unless you also release super-sized Lego Joes, which would be kind of stupid, too.

[DPrime]

Ignoring the figures, building small, Lego versions of Joe vehicles is a great idea. Building 3 3/4" scale vehicles for regular Joes out of either Legos or other Lego-type blocks=stupid. . .unless you also release super-sized Lego Joes, which would be kind of stupid, too.

Good point.

I think the product would work if it were made by LEGO, for LEGO sized figures. Putting GI Joe figures into a LEGO tank or whatever was kind of stupid...