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Subject: 
Re: Missions and Temples
Newsgroups: 
lugnet.dear-lego
Date: 
Fri, 9 Jul 1999 15:31:07 GMT
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Tom McDonald wrote:

> In lugnet.dear-lego, Leanne Opaskar writes:
> > Dear LEGO,
> > 
> >       Wild West has wound down, and it's getting close to time for the Ninja
> > set to wind down, so I thought I'd offer my suggestions for the next
> > lines to fill in the gaps.
> > 
> >       What I'd really love to see for the next Wild West set would be Spanish
> > missions. They could be based on the historical California missions and
> > adobe houses -- San Diego de Acala, San Juan Capistrano, etc. Most of
> > the pieces needed to build these sets are already in existence in other
> > colors (columns and arches), with the exception of specialized roof
> > bricks that would mimic the mission tile roofs. Similar packages could
> > be created for a 'southwestern' style Town set.
> 
> This would be great! They could even make a bell-shaped element since almost
> all missions had bells.
> 
> >       For the Castle line, I'd love to see temples, chariots, coliseums,
> > aqueducts, and other buildings of the Greco-Roman historical period. The
> > crowning glory of the set could be a gigantic Roman forum.
> 
> Roman minifigs would be cool.
> 
> -Tom McD.
> when replying, please replace all spamcake divots.

> A Classical Antiquities Theme ... I like it!   Maybe that means that TLG will
> have to sell some 1x2x2 white cylinder bricks service packs to make all those
> columned temples as well as a white arch service pack to make those triumphal
> arches.  Plus a lot of low sloped white and grey bricks for the roofs of these
> buildings, like on my entry for the Acropolis Contest:

http://my.voyager.net/lar/gistok.html

I hope TLG is listening!

Gary Istok



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(...) This would be great! They could even make a bell-shaped element since almost all missions had bells. (...) Roman minifigs would be cool. -Tom McD. when replying, please replace all spamcake divots. (27 years ago, 9-Jul-99, to lugnet.dear-lego)

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