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Re: Arctic
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lugnet.general
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Wed, 30 Aug 2000 15:17:44 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Frank Filz writes:
> I think Arctic doesn't get discussed much because while the sets themselves
> are pretty good, the theme is somewhat limited in scope. I somewhat disagree
> that they are over juniorized. True, the vehicles don't have doors, but none
> of the three large vehicles use a pre-fab chassis.
Actually, the vehicle in the Polar Base set does appear to have doors, although
the length of the windsheild would make them impossible to use. :(
> The wall sections are real
> neat, and could not easily be duplicated by bricks. They also lend a realistic
> pre-fab feel. Some might think the 1x8x5 slopes are juniorized, but I actually
> like them the way they are used. They provide a smooth, unbroken slope (I also
> like them in the coastal rescue set where they seemed to have been used first
> - in fact, they may even look better there). The one disadvantage I see with
> those slopes is that they don't match the slope of any of the slope bricks
> (this is also a problem with the Ninja wall sections, which are yet a
> different slope). I would say that these sets are less juniorized that current
> Town sets. I think they have good potential as parts sets (and once they start
> showing up on clearance, I'd watch for some large space bases using the wall
> sections). Arctic might actually have done better as an Adventurers sub-theme
> than as a Townish theme.
That would be good, then it would be like the race to be the first person in
the Arctic, and not some weird invertebrate paleontology quest that nobody
fully understands.
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> Frank
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| (...) in (...) Well, I don't pay any attention to the LEGO definitions of hany theme, because I feel they are all rather...... sad. I plan on using several of the Artic sets I acquired for a polar base on Titanian 8, the frozen world where my (...) (24 years ago, 30-Aug-00, to lugnet.general)
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| (...) I think Arctic doesn't get discussed much because while the sets themselves are pretty good, the theme is somewhat limited in scope. I somewhat disagree that they are over juniorized. True, the vehicles don't have doors, but none of the three (...) (24 years ago, 30-Aug-00, to lugnet.general)
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