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(...) No, I don't think that you can draw that conclusion. There's nothing in the movie to date it (by our timeline) and while it seems to be a retelling of a story (at least from the intro scrolls with each movie) it's not a given. I know the (...) (24 years ago, 31-Oct-00, to lugnet.adventurers, lugnet.starwars)
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Here is a link to a wonderful site dealing with all things concerning colonial wargaming. It contains a wealth of information on building desert forts, not exactly French Foreign Legion, but it should give you some good ideas. (URL) Ewald (...) (24 years ago, 31-Oct-00, to lugnet.adventurers, lugnet.general)
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(...) No, it was set in our future, but the story was being told by someone for whom the events of the Star Wars saga were in the past. Got it? (...) (24 years ago, 31-Oct-00, to lugnet.adventurers)
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BWAHAHAHAHAH!!! I laughed until the guy in the next cubicle hid under his desk for fear of my going postal. This wouldn't be half as funny if I hadn't attempted the same thing. No Scorpion shaped chariot, though, that is the ultimate touch. :) (...) (24 years ago, 30-Oct-00, to lugnet.adventurers, lugnet.build, lugnet.general)
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(...) Sorry - got to be picky here, Star Wars is probably the oldest era of all Lego sets - it was after all set "Long long ago in a galaxy far far away". Apologies - going away now. Andrew. (24 years ago, 30-Oct-00, to lugnet.adventurers)
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(...) Well, the Baron is a distant cousin of mine who stayed in Europe ;-). Toki Barron (24 years ago, 30-Oct-00, to lugnet.adventurers)
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I am thinking more of Foreign Legion forts...though this helps a little. -- Paul Davidson Kevin Wilson <kwilson_tccs@compuserve.com> wrote in message news:39FC50CE.5080E1...rve.com... (...) books, (...) and (...) ones, (...) (URL) (...) (24 years ago, 29-Oct-00, to lugnet.adventurers, lugnet.pirates, lugnet.general)
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(...) Here's one article, though a bit older than that last few centuries: (URL) search on "Krak des Chevaliers" brought up lots of hits. Maybe you're thinking more of Foreign Legion forts though? Kevin ---...--- Personal Lego Web page: (URL) Park: (...) (24 years ago, 29-Oct-00, to lugnet.adventurers, lugnet.pirates, lugnet.general)
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I'm cross-posting this a bit because I'm not quite sure where it fits. I'd like to know if anyone can point me to any resources (web sites, books, etc.) with pictures or diagrams of forts and castles used in the Sahara and Arabian regions during the (...) (24 years ago, 29-Oct-00, to lugnet.adventurers, lugnet.pirates, lugnet.general)
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(...) JUNGLE PODRACER?!? Nick :^L (24 years ago, 29-Oct-00, to lugnet.adventurers, lugnet.build, lugnet.general)
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To answer both of the connection questions: 1. Connecting via the stud will force the cahin to make a "bend" to get through the tail, and when placing the chain straight, the scorpion will then be slightly rotated around the y-axis (sorry, done too (...) (24 years ago, 28-Oct-00, to lugnet.adventurers, lugnet.build, lugnet.general)
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(...) idea! Couldn't you just poke the tails of the scorpions through the hole in the chain end stud? That way you wouldn't have to use the extra clip element to connect the chain. Or perhaps it can't be done? Fredrik (24 years ago, 28-Oct-00, to lugnet.adventurers, lugnet.build, lugnet.general)
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(...) This has got to be one of the weirdest things I have ever seen built with bricks -- but I like it! Why didn't you just chain the scorpians via their handy top pegs though? And if I may so, I think you need more scorpians to get up to any (...) (24 years ago, 28-Oct-00, to lugnet.adventurers, lugnet.build, lugnet.general)
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After the disscussion on scorpion-towed vehicles in .adventurers and off-topic.fun, I built one: (URL) is a hovering chariot, towed by two scorpions, and has place for one passenger (in this case, the Jungle Priestess). The chariot itself is shaped (...) (24 years ago, 28-Oct-00, to lugnet.adventurers, lugnet.build, lugnet.general)
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Hello Adventures, Well the new line "Alpha Team" looks to be a modern spin off from the Adventures line. When I saw all the team member character mininfig faces I was instantly reminded of Doc Savage and his team of crime-busters. If I am not (...) (24 years ago, 27-Oct-00, to lugnet.adventurers)
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(...) Ah ha! So then his full name and title is: "the Baron Alex von Gluipstra"! Much better then "Baron von Barron". Now, don't we have some one named "Toki Barron on this list"? Who is he related to? :) Adrick (24 years ago, 27-Oct-00, to lugnet.adventurers)
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Unfortunately I'm afraid the Adventurers line has burned itself (...) One of the things I'm really sad about, is that there are no new "past" themes, subthemes, or sets for next year. Adventurers,Pirates, Wild West and Castle are all gone, or at (...) (24 years ago, 27-Oct-00, to lugnet.adventurers)
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Mr L F Braun wrote in message ... (...) Gluipstra, (...) Yes, it appears that she's the sister of Sam, and she then married the Baron at some point. It breaks down like this: Alexia Sinister (Sam's sister) married Baron von Barron, also known as (...) (24 years ago, 26-Oct-00, to lugnet.adventurers)
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Aren't lobsters black *before* you boil[1] them? That would explain a lot... Johnny Thunder has a lobster towing his raft! The only problem is... Lobsters do not live in fresh water. Maybe it is a really big freshwater shrimp? (...) [1] We can have (...) (24 years ago, 26-Oct-00, to lugnet.adventurers, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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