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Re: War Toys? (was: Re: New Dino sets now available from US Shop At Home.)
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lugnet.general
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Fri, 11 May 2001 16:57:01 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Jonathan Lill writes:
> As an example for this argument here is the explanatory text from the
> shop.lego.com page:
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> Now you can construct a replica of the Sopwith Camel, one of the most famous
> British planes of the early 20th century! This detailed model is fun to work
> on by yourself, or with friends and family you'll be building a little piece
> of history. Includes all the pieces you need to create this amazing biplane,
> detailed building instructions and colorful decals. Plane measures
> 16"/41.4cm long, 6 ?"/17cm high and the wingspan is over 18"/46.5cm.
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> Note that it doen't mention the war at all (why the plane was famous in the
> first place).
Good point. And they were, after all, the "Knights of the Sky."
I've always found it odd, the love affair with the Camel--there's
only one left in existence, after all.
Side note: I mentioned this in .loc.nl, but I'll add it here:
Anyone else see Jeroen Ottens's handiwork in 3451? He got his
job with LEGO as a Technic designer after that amazing F-14
Tomcat model, which shows that even if LEGO doesn't market
military models, they do recognise their technical merit:
http://news.lugnet.com/general/?n=3088 (the site is still up)
Just a thought. I haven't seen Jeroen around and so I can't
really speak to it, more than simply to speculate.
all best
Lindsay
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