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Re: 2000 Artic theme = space
Newsgroups: 
lugnet.town, lugnet.space, lugnet.aquazone
Date: 
Wed, 10 Nov 1999 19:39:45 GMT
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In lugnet.space, Jacob Sparre Andersen writes:
> [...]
> > And now we get a trans-dark-blue dome!  :)  Previously they had only come
> > in trans-green and trans-alien-vomit green, I think.
> 
> The original aquazone base had one.

Oh, you're right!  6195 had a trans-dark-blue 10x10x4 dome, just like the
one in the new Arctic set, 6575.  Awright then, in that case, I'm happy to
see it make a return!  As much as I like a variety of window colors, trans-
dark-blue is still one of my top favorites for Space stuff.  :-)

Looks like 6575 is going to cost about as much as 6195 did, though.  :-(
It was great to be able to get the trans-antifreeze-green/yellow ones in
2161 for less than 1/3 the price.


> > > Look at some of the walls in the buildings, the large
> > > one piece ones with windows in them. And what look like
> > > large hinged walls on the end of one of the buildings.
> > > Ideal for space settlements.
> > 
> > It hurts, it hurts!
> 
> Yes. Much of it looks like POOPs[1].

Oh. :)  Well, for me, I meant that it hurts to wait!  I'm very excited about
the Arctic sets.  I think it's my favorite Town play theme so far.  I never
much liked the Launch Command or Space Port sets because they didn't have
very many Space-style elements (especially large chunky/blocky colored
windows).


> > > Good stuff.
> > 
> > I'll second that!  :)
> 
> I will not. - But there are _some_ good ideas in the theme.

I'm thinkin' in terms of parts.  I'm lookin' at all that orange and drooling.
Sure, there could be -more- orange, but this is still a big step upwards in
orange-ness from previous years.  Maybe next year, there'll be even more
orange in some theme.  I hope the rumors that were going around a few months
ago about orange being discontinued greatly exaggerated!

I'm also lookin' at the tank treads and drooling.  6573 & 6520 -- both which
look like fairly inexpensive sets -- each have 6 spoked tank-tread hubs and
two treads.  :)  Not particularly excited by the structures built with POOPs
but I'm guessing that there's still a lot of tasty stuff (elements) inside.

But here's something that hasn't appeared since 1993 -- and then only in
one set ever, IIRC -- WHITE Baseplates!!!

Two white 16x32 baseplates in 6575 -- woowoo!

--Todd



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  Re: 2000 Artic theme = space
 
(...) Take a close look at the pic of 6575 on page 23 - I *think* it might actually be a 16x32, and 2 16x16's - it appears to be a break in the baseplate right in the middle of the blue wall (on the section with the blue dome). Either way, I agree - (...) (27 years ago, 10-Nov-99, to lugnet.town, lugnet.space, lugnet.aquazone)
  Re: 2000 Artic theme = space
 
[ FUT lugnet.town(.arctic) and lugnet.space ] Todd: (...) [...] (...) I suspected that. :-) (...) I think it is a likely number two after the ResQ series, but that doesn't say much with the quality of the Town sub/play themes. (...) I bought the (...) (27 years ago, 11-Nov-99, to lugnet.town, lugnet.space, lugnet.aquazone)

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  Re: 2000 Artic theme = space
 
Todd: (...) Makes sense. The colour scheme also looks a bit like the Ice Planet stuff. (...) The original aquazone base had one. (...) Yes. Much of it looks like POOPs[1]. (...) I will not. - But there are _some_ good ideas in the theme. Play well, (...) (27 years ago, 10-Nov-99, to lugnet.space)

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