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For building India, a review
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Tue, 8 Jun 2004 04:15:14 GMT
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I've opened up a lot of Adventurers India sets, even built some, but I never
considered this much of an area for building until just recently.
First of all there is K.K. Quah's excellent Taj mahal. See
http://news.lugnet.com/announce/moc/?n=1303
I have just an idea, actually a source of ideas, to share:
Want to get inspired to build ancient India? Try Ashok Banker's novel, Prince of
Ayodhya. It's a retelling of the Ramayan, the quest of prince Ram to defeat the
demons of the lower world in the great battle of his time. It's heavy on
freakish monsters, combat, Kung-Fu, sorcery, and kama sutra (for those who have
any interest in that.) It doesn't have ten percent of the rich texture or
intellectual integration of Gore Vidal's _Creation_, but what it has got is a
dime-store novel pedigree (who knew kung fu was so Aryan?) that takes the
pretentiousness right out of an ancient epic.
In short, it makes me want to substitute a blue troll's head on a Scorpion
Palace guard and give antlers to a snake.
-Erik
P.S. See if they quote this on the reprint's back cover.
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Message has 3 Replies:
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| Hi Erik Thanks for the tip - Banker's book(s) look like fun. A change of setting might draw me back into the fantasy genre. I can see from amazon that he has written quite a few in the Ramayana series. Chris (20 years ago, 8-Jun-04, to lugnet.build.ancient)
| | | Re: For building India, a review
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| Hello Erik, thanks for sharing the pics. I like the color scheme you've come up with. And although you can't come close to minifig scale, it really makes it more lifely. Very nice MOC! Regards Daan Bargerbos ----- Original Message ----- From: "Erik (...) (20 years ago, 8-Jun-04, to lugnet.build.ancient)
| | | Re: For building India, a review
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| (...) Hi Erik I have recently finished reading Prince of Ayodhya and you were right, it is a very readable, fast paced adventure. I thoroghly enjoyed it and reccomend it highly. Thanks again for the tip! Chris (20 years ago, 23-Jul-04, to lugnet.build.ancient)
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