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Re: Future Themes for Castle
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Thu, 23 Mar 2000 01:28:59 GMT
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In lugnet.castle, Dylan Bradley writes:
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> Aaron West wrote in message ...
> > 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. The whole Castle line recently went to the Far East for • inspiration
> > (assuming that the Theme was Eurocentric) and did a fair job. I would • think
> > that the Roman Empire would be a sure bet for the company, and could sort • of
> > exist around the *very* popular Adventurerer series, and parents would love
> > it. Just think of the Roman Navy, Army, Citadels and a Roman Villa and
> > Marketplace and Centurians (let your imagination run wild now). Having • said
> > all this I realize that it is out of timeframe for most of the Euro-Castle
> > line, but so was the Ninja series. And Fright Knights were pure fantasy. • Why
> > not go back to the Roman world, cut out the Junior set construction and • teach
> > children a little about world history in the process? This probably would • not
> > be considered seriously by LEGO for at least five years from now, what with
> > the commitment to more Euro-Castle stuff that just started for 2000. What • do
> > other people think?
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> Well, if Lego Inc. is going to continue targeting younger audiences with
> bigger pieces, milder sub-themes, etc. then here's my idea which is
> basically an expansion of another idea thought up: Giants vs. Knights.
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> It would be very easy to do I guess, and quite frankly I think it could
> appeal to both young and old.
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> If the "Giants" were built kinda' like a Dragon -with different colors- then
> that would just be the best thing in the world <g>... There could be one
> generic weapon/staff (?) that fits in the hands of regular figs too.
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> Sets could range from caves built to house the Giants (Using BURPS & bricks,
> or both) to castles designed to fend them off. Plus all sorts of siege
> weaponry is a possibility.
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> [...]
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> Just an idea.
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 BURPS, I could finally build my mountain...
-Chris
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