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(...) I would have to say that Jules Verne, Joseph Conrad, and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle turned in some heavy weights in that category. How about the rest of you? Mark L (26 years ago, 26-Oct-99, to lugnet.adventurers)
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(...) City (...) Hi fellow adventurers, While I agree with Bruce that the Quartermain movies stink they still must be considered because the fit the genre perfectly. I guess the best that could be said of them is that they are an extremely (...) (26 years ago, 26-Oct-99, to lugnet.adventurers)
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(...) Alright I concede it is doubtful that it is impervious to shot. Still you must admit that it is a cool looking vessel and is highly worthy of lego modeling. And I bet you can't use one of those firing lego cannons to sink my model. Mark L (26 years ago, 26-Oct-99, to lugnet.adventurers)
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(...) I have not, but lord knows I want to. If you find anyone that has and can get pictures let me know. I will do the same for you. I had thought to use paint and regular head and body pieces along with Islander gear, but something still seems (...) (26 years ago, 26-Oct-99, to lugnet.adventurers)
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(...) The Richard Chamberlain/Sharon Stone movies? Dreadful movies. Awful. Terrible. And I like Richard Chamberlain. Allan Quartermain and the Lost City of Gold. King Solomon's Mines. Golan and Globus productions: enough said to the wise. Bruce A (...) (26 years ago, 26-Oct-99, to lugnet.adventurers)
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Has any one mentioned Alain Quartermain and King Salomon's mines? What was the name of the second picture? I think it was something with "Lost City". Lot of Zulus there too. What about greatest Adventurers books? Christian (...) (26 years ago, 26-Oct-99, to lugnet.adventurers)
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Mark Lindsey wrote in message ... (...) Impervious to shot? Harumpf. That's the kind of claim I'd like to test from the quiet end of a hot cannon. (This might turn out to be a fitting epitaph, no?) The only thing I have ever encountered that's (...) (26 years ago, 26-Oct-99, to lugnet.adventurers)
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Bruce Schlickbernd wrote in message ... (...) Zulus (...) Ok ok. A quick surf tells me it was 139 v 4,000. Maybe it just felt like 40,000 ;-) Has anyone modelled African warriors? Richard Still baldly going... Speak to the Governor at (URL) pi++ (...) (26 years ago, 26-Oct-99, to lugnet.adventurers)
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| | Re: Keep those movie titles coming!
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(...) This is Victorian era suggestion, and may be impossible to find: Royal Flash. Malcom MacDowall as Sir Harry Flashman and Oliver Reed as Otto von Bismark. From George MacDonald Fraser's book of the same name, which is something of a twisted (...) (26 years ago, 25-Oct-99, to lugnet.adventurers)
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I am going to post a list of the greatest adventure movies that could be related to the Lego Adventurer line on Friday. Give me any titles you might want considered. Also remember that I am specifically looking for those movies that relate to (...) (26 years ago, 25-Oct-99, to lugnet.adventurers)
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(...) in (...) to (...) Hey Julie I finally found it and emailed the author for a scan. Thanks for your help. I do appreciate it. Mark L (26 years ago, 25-Oct-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.adventurers)
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(...) you're right. and "princess bride" has one of the best swordfighting sequences ever caught on film, to boot. "young "frankenstein" is my personal favorite of brooks' films. another good funnny adventure film that i saw recently was "Start the (...) (26 years ago, 25-Oct-99, to lugnet.adventurers)
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(...) I thought you had suggested it, it must have been Steve Bliss. (...) of (...) I guess I was wrong about this. (...) Indian/Southeast (...) strong (...) added. (...) As always listening to you Bruce is like listening to the Gospels - everytime (...) (26 years ago, 25-Oct-99, to lugnet.adventurers)
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(...) Maybe I am crazy but the power search on today's date 10-25-99 gives nothing about a 1999 UK catalog. I find plenty of robotics and star wars articles, but nothing like what you are describing. Please give any more advice you might have. Mark (...) (26 years ago, 25-Oct-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.adventurers)
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(...) Gag.....Oh, okay, I'll withhold judgment until I actually see anything from this theme (when and if). At least I won't have to buy another white brick ever again.... Bruce (26 years ago, 25-Oct-99, to lugnet.adventurers)
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(...) I haven't seen this in years, but whoever suggested it was right on. Sean Connery and Michael Caine have both said it was their own personal favorite (that was a number of years ago, so they may have new favorites). (...) The only reason to go (...) (26 years ago, 25-Oct-99, to lugnet.adventurers)
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(...) RTL's (...) Try a power search, located to the right of the search button. You can type in rec.toys.lego under forum, and you can also choose what date you would like to read posts from. You can leave the other areas blank, they are optional. (...) (26 years ago, 25-Oct-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.adventurers)
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(...) Thanks for the proposed honor :-) Unfortunately that is all I know. I would bet decent scans will show up very soon, since this info was spotted in a UK Lego Club magazine. Try going to (URL) and type in rec.toys.lego and todays date to read (...) (26 years ago, 25-Oct-99, to lugnet.adventurers)
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(...) ??? RTL has no homepage, as such. You could check Deja.com at: (URL) last time I tried, finding a specific newsgroup such as rec.toys.lego there is about a simple as replacing the clutch plates on a '91 Escort, and less enjoyable. Plus, (...) (26 years ago, 25-Oct-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.adventurers)
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Can someone out there be a good Samaritan and please give me the URL of RTL's homepage, you know the one they post daily news on? I would be forever indebted for you kindness. Thanks, Mark L (26 years ago, 25-Oct-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.adventurers)
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