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Re: Seven Continents of LEGO
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lugnet.fun
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Mon, 25 Sep 2000 11:16:22 GMT
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In lugnet.fun, Mark Herzberg writes:
> 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
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> 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.
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!
Aaron
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| (...) 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. (24 years ago, 24-Sep-00, to lugnet.fun)
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