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| | | (...) I see. kids are exposed to guns in the movies and on tv all the time, therefore TLG making modern guns just reinforces the fact that guns are ok. -- Jonathan Wilson wilsonj@xoommail.com (URL) (25 years ago, 3-Nov-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | | | | Re: historical gap for themes —Paul Sinasohn
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| | | | (...) therefore TLG (...) looks like a modern gun... I'm thinking of a revolver like James Bond or Mulder/Scully would use. And I was thinking of Indiana Jones movies and shows when I wrote that :-) Paul Sinasohn (25 years ago, 3-Nov-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | | | | | Re: historical gap for themes —Selçuk Göre
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| | | | Paul Sinasohn wrote in message ... (...) that (...) entertainment (...) that (...) Please take a look at the set# 6490. (URL) is obviously a "modern times" set (a yellow Land Rover type jeep) and this set includes a rifle as a trophy gear. Human (...) (25 years ago, 5-Nov-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | | | | | Re: historical gap for themes —Jeff Johnston
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| | | | | (...) Wow, that *is* interesting. Let's see... "It's OK because it's not a 'military' set - the rifle is there for hunting, not for shooting people...so we're not promoting modern violence, really, just archaic violence..." Hmm...LEGO Hunting (...) (25 years ago, 5-Nov-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | | | | | | Re: historical gap for themes —Jeff Stembel
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| | | | | | (...) We'd have a brand new theme of accidents for the Res-Q guys to clean up!(1) Oh, and we can't forget the West Virginian Restaraunt to go along with the new Res-Q theme. ;) (...) That theme could be expanded with a group of college students out (...) (25 years ago, 5-Nov-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | | | | | | | Re: historical gap for themes —Ray Sanders
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| | | | | | (...) Cows. Yes, we need more cows. All the breeds to be sure (holstein, jersey, guernsey, etc). And while your at it, add in some various barnyard animals. Has Lego ever made a 'farm' set ? Something with barns, silos, a farm house, etc ? Ray (25 years ago, 5-Nov-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | | | | | | | Re: historical gap for themes —Jonathan Wilson
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| | | | | | | (...) I want a sheep piece so that I can use it with my shearer. -- Jonathan Wilson wilsonj@xoommail.com (URL) (25 years ago, 6-Nov-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | | | | | | | | Re: historical gap for themes —Matthew Wilkins
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| | | | | | | | (...) diveristy in some areas (spiders, snakes, scorpions) and so little in others (cows, pigs, chickens). When I was a kid, playing with farm toys was de rigeur. Now, apparently, no self respecting child will play with *any* set which doesn't offer (...) (25 years ago, 9-Nov-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | | | | | | | | | Re: historical gap for themes —Lindsay Frederick Braun
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| | | | | | | | (...) Sometimes the unsaid is worse than the said. That said (or unsaid), at least we've got a polar bear to shave in the new Arctic theme. (...) You do have some of them in Duplo, but they're a little out of scale. I used a Belville Dalmatian once (...) (25 years ago, 9-Nov-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | | | | | | | | | Re: historical gap for themes —Jeff Stembel
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| | | | | | | | (...) Yes! Now my College Student minifigs can go Polar Bear Tipping! Hmmm... Maybe that's not such a good idea... Jeff "Gravity is a harsh mistress!" (25 years ago, 9-Nov-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | | | | | | | Re: historical gap for themes —Timothy D. Freshly
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| | | | | | One of the large Universal Buiding Sets with People had an entire farm as its main model (including barn, farmhouse, tractor, and several basic brick animals). I don't have a set number handy at the moment. Tim Ray Sanders <rsanders@gate.net> wrote (...) (25 years ago, 8-Nov-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | | | | | | | Re: historical gap for themes —Timothy Jones
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| | | | | | (...) Are you talking about #190 (Farm Set)? (URL) (24 years ago, 4-Jul-00, to lugnet.general)
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| | | | | | | | Re: historical gap for themes —Timothy D. Freshly
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| | | | | | Tim <timothyj10@juno.com> wrote in message news:Fx6v3B.1xr@lugnet.com... (...) brick (...) loved it, especially the cool large tractor wheels and the clear pieces used to make the ice house. Tim (24 years ago, 13-Jul-00, to lugnet.general)
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| | | | | | Re: historical gap for themes —Christopher Lannan
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| | | | (...) Perhaps the rule is - guns for fighting always happens in the past or future. Guns in the present are NEVER for fighting other 'figs, just for hunting or target practice, as this set seems to represent. i think lego is staying away from modern (...) (25 years ago, 5-Nov-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | | | | | Re: historical gap for themes —Eric Kingsley
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| | | | <snip> (...) First I want to thank Selçuk for bringing this set to our attention. I know that I have ranted about this before so I won't go into much detail here. I just want to reiterate that I don't really like TLG's apparent stance on guns. I (...) (25 years ago, 5-Nov-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | | | | | Re: historical gap for themes —Michael Hopkins
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| | | | (...) Actually, Eric, quite the contrary. Guns (Arquebuses) were extremely important in the history of Feudal Japan. It is not uncommon to read accounts of 3000-4000 gunners taking place in large battles in the 1500's. In this regard, including guns (...) (25 years ago, 5-Nov-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | | | | | Re: historical gap for themes —Bruce Schlickbernd
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| | | | (...) (URL) films of Akira Kurosawa are usually set in this general time frame for those who want inspiration. Bruce (25 years ago, 5-Nov-99, to lugnet.general)
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