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Hello all, I am a big fan of LEGO and Castle series. The sets that LEGO has come out with based on historical settings has been awesome over the years. So far the Castle line has not explored one very important historical period: The Roman Empire. (...) (24 years ago, 21-Mar-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) ddrroooolll!! i've seen many desires expressed over the past year for just such a theme. i can only wholeheartedly agree. although incorporating a bit of fantasy into it wouldn't be bad either, with some mythical beasts here and there. later ~ (...) (24 years ago, 21-Mar-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Actually, there's a *lot* of important periods and areas that Castle hasn't visited. Ancient Greece - The Trojan War! Hoplites! Odysseus' boat! Yet another excuse to use the 'dragon helms'! (like they need one...but maybe they'd be in a (...) (24 years ago, 21-Mar-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) I recently updated the "Ancient Helmets" sourcebook (eventually to be a much bigger visual reference for jumpstarting ancient Lego designs.) (URL) new ideas there, just rewritten. (24 years ago, 21-Mar-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(x-posted to .dear-lego) (...) I agree. As Craig said, many people asked for this before. It'd be a HUGE hit IMO. There are endless possibilities: Colisseums, The oracle (Delphi), Chariot races, mythical stuff, a Julius Caeser fig (with wreath and (...) (24 years ago, 21-Mar-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) Seeing how Lego has mimiced or coat-tailed on recent TV and movie phenomina...I would think that there would be much interest and new set offerings similar to Lord of the Rings... Since they are filming all three L'O'R movies currently, Fright (...) (24 years ago, 21-Mar-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) I totally agree. Ever since I was 5 when I got my first set (a basic bucket), I've drooled over Roman Gladiators, Roman nobles, especially Ceaser, and other pre-medieval themes. Centuars, Minotaurs, and Hydras, oh my! (24 years ago, 21-Mar-00, to lugnet.castle)
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Hi Jeff, (...) [...] (...) And a little bit Xena ? :-)) (...) To what time there had been Vikings??? I would really love to see them... (...) Ciao, Joachim. (24 years ago, 21-Mar-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Dont forget a full set of greek gods minifigs, especially a zeus minifig with a thunderbolt accessory. -- Jonathan Wilson wilsonj@xoommail.com (URL) (24 years ago, 21-Mar-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) and (...) a (...) And the crowd goes wild! They seem to be cheering... "THUNDERBOLT!" "THUNDERBOLT!" "THUNDERBOLT!" Seriously, this would make an awesome accessory. After making JarJar, I think that TLC might make a minotaur, which would be (...) (24 years ago, 22-Mar-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.dear-lego)
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\ (...) Actually i think that Giants should be a little stockier than that -perhaps Fabuland or duplo style figs would be better Ravi (24 years ago, 22-Mar-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) 1. Vikings vs. English Fishing villages 2. The Crusades and for fantacy we could get CAMELOT theme King and Queen jousting knights, wizards, witches, strange animals, castle with round table, searching for the holy grail, etc. don (...) (24 years ago, 22-Mar-00, to lugnet.castle)
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If you aren't aware, Erik Wilson has a page collecting many "Ancient Theme" designs that have been made over the years. He has a Colliseum, he & Jacob Sparre Andersen did chariots, there's Susan Hoover's famous Trojan Horse, and finally, a real (...) (24 years ago, 22-Mar-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) ... Black Knights, the French, Wooden Rabbits, 3-Headed Giants, Holy Hand Grenades, Ravenous Black Beasts, Enchanters, Coconut halves, Minstrels, Knights who until recently said "Ni!", and old women beating up cats. Hmmm... I may need to put (...) (24 years ago, 22-Mar-00, to lugnet.castle)
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Aaron West wrote in message ... (...) the (...) Roman (...) inspiration (...) think (...) of (...) said (...) Why (...) teach (...) not (...) do (...) Well, if Lego Inc. is going to continue targeting younger audiences with bigger pieces, milder (...) (24 years ago, 23-Mar-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Good ideas, Dylan. This would, IMO, appeal to the youngin's, because there's lots of big things, and it would also be nice for us AFOL's. I'd buy it. Plus, TLG would be happy because they can save money by using big pieces. With all those (...) (24 years ago, 23-Mar-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) There was a set called viking voyager back in the days of classic castle. -- Jonathan Wilson wilsonj@xoommail.com (URL) (24 years ago, 23-Mar-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) wow havent seen this in a while.but i semi-agree. instead of just the romans do the greeks eygiptions isralies and evan saudi arabia. im not any of those cultures but they are cool (22 years ago, 7-Jan-02, to lugnet.castle)
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