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In lugnet.castle, Jeff Johnston writes:
> In lugnet.castle, Aaron West writes:
> > 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.
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 all! :), and,
wow... too much to mention.
> Actually, there's a *lot* of important periods and areas that Castle
> hasn't visited.
Right! Obviously they can ne'er do them all... but covering the major ones
would be tre` ecxellent... :-)
> 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 different color this time? The color we've seen for C3PO wouldn't
> be bad for bronze helmets, and maybe they could do removable armor
> again...)
The trojan war would be *such* an excellent subtheme. I mean, what's a better
conveyance of lego versatility as opening walls and hiding places (inside the
horse, duh ;-) ? Not to mention all the ships... An Achiles minifig, with a
cool foot... <grin>
> And if you wanted to, you could get in the Greek myths for
> years worth of set ideas (although I think 'Leda and the Swan' should be
> left out, along with most of Zeus' other exploits...)
LOL!
> A Minotaur! A
> hydra! The Nemean lion!
Pegasus! Satyrs! Cyclops!
The Minotaur's labyrinth would be great... not to mention Mount Olympus... and
a Hercules fig! (man, Hercules could take up a fullsubtheme ;-)
> Arabian Nights - An answer to the Crusaders! Sultans, Grand Visiers, a
> bazaar, a genie cave, the Sultan's palace, camels, a princess, an
> oasis...
Alright! This would be soooo cool! Turbans, Kaphiahs... You can make the
women's head covers from the Ninja headwear...
> Sindbad's ship would be an excellent idea too!
Wow... The Roc!!! That's a true must!!!
> Vikings - OK, there were a couple of viking-type sets, but any excuse to
> get more boats is a good one!
Oooh yeah!
> China - there is so much history it's hard to know where to start!
The Great Wall should undoubtly be included!!! <grin>
> Although, after saying all that, I still dearly love the European Castle
> stuff. I wish they'd bring back the removable armor - I bought so many
> copies of Samurai Swordsman because of that. If a Black Knight-type set
> became available again I'd certainly do the same.
I love the Euro style but I'd CERTAINLY go for any of the listed above. I'd
absolutely love any of these. I dig mythology, and having lived near Arabic
settlements I know how excellent their architecture is. Again, any of the
above would be great and would cause me to go bankrupt... :-)
-Shiri
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