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Re: Outback Adventurers - An Aussie theme?
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lugnet.loc.au
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Wed, 7 Mar 2001 02:26:45 GMT
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In lugnet.loc.au, Dave Low writes:
> > > A 'real' Outback theme could have...
> > >
> > > 1. The Aboriginal Mission: Even heavily juniorised elements can't keep the
> > > housing upright. Willa the Witch is recycled into a 'Little Sisters of the
> > > Culturally Imperialiing' minifig. A large roadtrain restocks the service
> > > station with petrol and alcohol.
> > >
> > > 2. Former Nuclear Test Site: Sort of like Space Port, but with lots less
> > > elements (not very good value for money).
> > >
> > > 3. Uranium Mine: Like Rock Raiders, but even more trans-glowing elements.
> > > Comes complete with perimeter fence and protester minifigs.
> > >
> > > 4. Outback Pub: High alcohol intake and high speed motorsport. Comes with
> > > Police pursuit vehicle and ambulance.
And power-pole that car fits around?
> > >
> > > 5. Backpacker Minifig Set: 5 Timmy minifigs with different coloured hair and
> > > Adventurers Style Tent.
If using Timmies, can ivan Milat figure be included?
> > >
> > > 6. A B&S ball set. Large numbers of extremely drunk minifigs, plus numerous
> > > over-powered utes. (Same utes can also be used everywhere else in the
> > > outback sets)
Comes with special 48x48 baseplate for 'circle work'
> > >
> > > 7. Pastoral lease. 4 minifigs, 50 baseplates, and 80 thousand sheep. :)
And how long before someone came up with the MOC Kiwi version? [If you don't
know what I'm referring to, you really don't want to.]
> > >
> > > 8. Flooded town. Comes with no houses, only roofs which stick out of
> > > mud-brown baseplates. Minifigs sit on top of roofs. Comes also with
> > > food-drop helicopter, and sympathetic state premier minifig, which does
> > > absolutely nothing. :) • [besides talk to reporter]
> > >
> > > 9. A Special Uluru Set: Piece count = 1 Big BURP.
Along with native 'care-takers'?
> > > 10. Two 16 x 32 tan* baseplates, laid end to end. Two bushes (in brown or >>tan, not green) on one, one bush on the other. Five spiders, eleven snakes >>and two scorpions. A couple of cow skulls (white 1 x 3 slope, 1x1 clip and
> > > bull's horns) A Troy Dann minifig (blue legs, yellow torso (with hairy
> > > chest print) and arms, cowboy hat) and a horse/motorbike/jetski/helicopter.
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> 11. Brekkie. Two minifigs with proper Akubras, dead gumtree (lots of grey
> 2x2 cyliders), ute with roo-bar (non-juniorised please), swags (made out of
> hinge bricks so they roll up), assorted tools, campfire (various brown
> plates, trans orange bits), frying pan, camp crockery (green 2x2 radar
> dishes, green cups), bacon (raw meat 1x2 plate (printed?)), scrambled eggs
> (pale (belville) yellow 1x1 plates), toast (tan/white 1x1 plates), butter
> (bright yellow 1x2), vegemite (black 1x1 cylinder).
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> new pieces: billie (black minifig scale bucket), giant blowflies, billabong
> 16x16 baseplate
>
> --DaveL
12. 'Explore the outback': 1 land rover with 2 minifigs and film crew. land
rover has special 'Leyland brothers' markings
13. Outback kitchen: various spiders, snakes, scorpions, and other animals,
along with the bush-tucker man [and native assistant?]
14. Outdoor dunny: comes with one out-house containg dunny with opening lid.
under lid.....1 red-back (on spring mounting in internation release?).
15. Barrier reef set: perfect set for the standard coloured minifig. comes
with dive boat, shark and two less minifigs than shown on box.
And the accessory pack...containing jerry can, various tools/camp
accessories, drop-bear, road-kill roo [with tyre marks] and the obligatory
VB slab(s)
Benjamin Whytcross
[who's definitely not getting enough fresh air :) ]
b_whytcross@hotmail.com
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| (...) 11. Brekkie. Two minifigs with proper Akubras, dead gumtree (lots of grey 2x2 cyliders), ute with roo-bar (non-juniorised please), swags (made out of hinge bricks so they roll up), assorted tools, campfire (various brown plates, trans orange (...) (26 years ago, 7-Mar-01, to lugnet.loc.au)
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