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Re: Seven Continents of LEGO
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lugnet.fun
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Sun, 24 Sep 2000 18:39:45 GMT
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In lugnet.fun, Aaron West writes:
> Hello all,
> Just the other day in one of my more productive moments at work I came up with
> an IDEA. What if you had to pick one Large LEGO set to represent each
> continent? Even better would be if LEGO ran a promotion and sold them as a
> collecter's series together (like those recent Star Wars Value Packs)? Dream
> on...
> Anyhow here is the list I came up with (others may disagree, please add your
> own ideas!):
> 1. North America--6769 Fort Legoredo.
> 2. South America--6277 Imperial Trading Post.
> 3. Antarctica--6575 Polar Base.
> 4. Africa--5988 Pharoah's Forbidden Ruins.
> 5. Asia--6093 Flying Ninja's Fortress.
> 6. Europe--6090 Royal Knight's Castle.
> 7. Australia--6543 Sail And Fly Marina.
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> Honorary Sunken Continent Of Atlantis: 6195 Neptune Discovery Lab.
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> And 'cause we GOTTA go to the Moon: 6990 Futron Monorail Transport System!
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> I chose the sets for this list that I feel represent a collective cultural
> image for each site, and these are some of the best sets anywho. Some may not
> be politically correct, but I think a common theme here is conquering the
> continent through arms or exploration (when in history did they NOT go
> together. So, how does 6543 fit? Conquering through engineering and sport, I
> think. Well, what do you think? Can we make some kind of petition for LEGO
> to make us these sets (the discontinued ones anyway)? Do you think elephants
> can fly?
> Best wishes,
> Aaron
I agree with all of them except South America and Australia. I would take
5986 Amazon Ancient Ruins for South America and 6490 Amazon Crossing for
Australia.
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| (...) with (...) not (...) I (...) Hello Mark, You know, I pondered over these very sets for Australia and South America! They are excellent choices and both represent each continent well, but with a different flavor. Thank you for your thoughts! (...) (24 years ago, 25-Sep-00, to lugnet.fun)
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| Hello all, Just the other day in one of my more productive moments at work I came up with an IDEA. What if you had to pick one Large LEGO set to represent each continent? Even better would be if LEGO ran a promotion and sold them as a collecter's (...) (24 years ago, 24-Sep-00, to lugnet.fun)
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