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Re: WWII mini-figs and indiana jones
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lugnet.adventurers
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Thu, 13 Jul 2000 22:07:01 GMT
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In lugnet.adventurers, Jon Furman writes:
> I can't see how the Adventurers could be a rip off of the mummy since the
> first adventurers sets were release in July of 1998, and the Mummy was
> released In May of 1999. That would be some good trick eh el guapo! Jon
I wasn't sure if it was May 1998 or May 1999. If its 1999, then I'll just give
up on that theory.
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> n lugnet.adventurers, Bradley Dale writes:
> > In lugnet.adventurers, Michael Nelson writes:
> > > Mimicking Indiana Jones and making WWII mini-figs out of adventurers is an
> > > awesome idea! I bet that TLG based the theme on Indiana Jones and won't • admit
> > > it.
> > I disagree, I think that they were mooching off the potential sucess of the
> > movie The Mummy that I believe was released in 1998. Have you seen it? Very
> > Adventurerish throughout. Great movie. I've seen Indiana Jones and the Temple
> > of Doom too, and it is not as Adventurerish. I'm not entirely sure about the
> > 1999 line, though I see a lot of things from The Lost World: Jurassic Park in
> > the new sets. Is it any coincidence that we get competing hunter and
> > researcher teams, the concept of loading a T.rex onto a boat for transport • back
> > to the city, the concept of taking the Baby T. rex, a research shack that • looks
> > kinda like the building where the raptors attacked, etc?
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| I can't see how the Adventurers could be a rip off of the mummy since the first adventurers sets were release in July of 1998, and the Mummy was released In May of 1999. That would be some good trick eh el guapo! Jon (...) back (...) looks (...) (24 years ago, 13-Jul-00, to lugnet.adventurers)
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