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Re: Proposal: build a future Lego Space theme!
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Mon, 28 Apr 2003 06:49:08 GMT
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maybe we should all work on micro sized models of the original space themed
stuff.
Micro is like sooo popular.
-tk
"David Simmons" <xenobuzz@earthlink.net> wrote in message
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> Hey all,
>
> I got this idea a few weeks ago and wanted to sound it out here. Since • the
> license for Star Wars will most likely end after the release of Episode • III,
> I got to thinking/hoping/fantasizing about TLG returning to producing it's
> own original Space themes. In the interest of feeding them some ideas of
> what I'd like to see, I struck upon the idea of creating a "sequel" to an
> old theme. Here are the guidelines I've come up with so far:
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> 1. Design and construct a set for each price point from the smallest to • the
> largest, trying to keep the piece count as close as possible as to what it
> would actually be for that set.
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> 2. Keep the original minifigs (they may never bring 'em back, but • stranger
> things have happened!).
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> 3. Try to keep the same color balance of the original theme for • continuity,
> yet be able to subsitute one color for another in order to distinguish the
> old from the new. For example, my theme will be Futuron II. All the • models
> will be mostly white, however I will use trans-red glass and dark red for
> the accent colors. Another example, Space Police III in black and dark • blue
> with trans-red glass. Wouldn't that be so sinisterly cool?!
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> 4. In the interests of maximum playability, I'm going to attempt a • modular
> construction style for all the sets (just like in Blacktron I) so that
> modules from one set can be attached to modules from another set for • further
> adventure!
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> What do y'all think? I've already got my first Futuron II set, the • smallest
> of the line, built and ready for action. When I have my theme completed,
> I'll post it on my website.
>
> Dave
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>
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| (...) Or maybe have a Microscale contest, with a category for old sets. I'd love to see more Micro! I like this talk of a new contest, although I don't know about the part in which you have to make models for every price point. Maybe I can make a (...) (22 years ago, 28-Apr-03, to lugnet.space)
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| Hey all, I got this idea a few weeks ago and wanted to sound it out here. Since the license for Star Wars will most likely end after the release of Episode III, I got to thinking/hoping/fantasizing about TLG returning to producing it's own original (...) (22 years ago, 28-Apr-03, to lugnet.space)
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