MBA level 2 Kits 4-6, why no box?

[scatmanjack]

Has anyone asked LEGO group why MBA Level Two (kits 4-6) did not get their own box like Level One and Level Three??? Would be nice to have one for the shelf...

[crazybirdman]

They aren't as big are they?

[vynsane]

I suspect they're still ironing out the wrinkles on this venture. They didn't have Level 3 conceived when the Level 1/2 subscription was created. I think the decision to have Level 3 and Level 4 be distinct half-year subscriptions was directly influenced by complaints just like this, regarding the lack of a box for Level 2.

I have a feeling that they will eventually stop selling Kit 1 as a stand-alone product, incorporate it into a half-year subscription with Kit 2 and 3, and at that time make Level 2 a half-year subscription, complete with its own box. Most likely the cost of the first full year, comprised of Levels 1 and 2, will go up by $20 as is the case with Level 3 and 4. Right now, with the $30 Kit 1 stand-alone product and Level 1 and 2 subscription for $70, year one costs $100. Year two, comprised of Levels 3 and 4, is projected to cost $120 total ($60 per half-year subscription).

They aren't as big are they?

I wouldn't say that. The part count may be lower on some of the Level 1/2 kits, but displaying 'Tyrax' from 'Creature Designer' and the F-1 race car from 'Auto Designer' next to 'The Forgotten Village Inn' (as they happen to be on my desk presently) they don't look all that much smaller. The Inn, being a building, is a bit more compact even with a larger piece count.

[Triangel7D]

I was in the brick-and-mortar Lego Store in Burlington, MA today and they're now selling Level 1 (Kits 2-3) and Level 2 (4-6) in their own boxes. I didn't look at the prices, since I thought it would be on lego.com (it's not).

I called customer service to see if a box would be available to people who have already subscribed and received Level 2, and right now it's not. It's not really fair to those of us who were initial or early subscribers to not have this box available.

Also, why would they make a separate box for Level 1, Kits 2-3? Kits 2 and 3 fit nicely in Kit 1 box.