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In lugnet.underground, Mark de Kock wrote: Snip (...) Your pic reminded me of (URL) this post>. The Great Asteroid MOC contest runs until July 15th, so if you can build an 'Underground' related MOC, you can also post it here and maybe even win a (...) (20 years ago, 20-May-05, to lugnet.underground, FTX)
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In lugnet.underground, Gerhard R. Istok wrote: Snip (...) Thanks for sharing, Gary! It's always nice to see old (official) LEGO MOCs, and makes one wish for some of those parts today. "Big Daddy" Nelson (20 years ago, 20-May-05, to lugnet.underground, FTX)
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(...) Ooh... ROGER that! in fact just about anything of Gaiman is worth reading just for general coolness. But some of his visions are, in my view, hard to realise because of their large scope and fantastical qualities... (20 years ago, 20-May-05, to lugnet.underground, FTX)
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(...) I've got another book to recommend: Neil Gaiman's (URL) Neverwhere>. (20 years ago, 20-May-05, to lugnet.underground, FTX)
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(...) Actually, I think LOM was developed out of town, because Star Wars sets were in production at that time. I think the premise was that LOM was an extension of the space collection on the town theme. Rumors are that TLG wasn't allowed to produce (...) (20 years ago, 19-May-05, to lugnet.underground, FTX)
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(...) Um... How about Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom? * Mine car chase (BIG MISTAKE! I TOLD YOU THE LEFT TUNNEL!) * Fire/Lava pit for sacrificing * Underground Dam for.. flooding * Conveyor belts/buckets/rock crusher Plus you already have the (...) (20 years ago, 20-May-05, to lugnet.underground)
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(...) TLG made a few interesting pictures of mine cars coming in and out of a mountain, along with a cable car going up the mountain on the outside. This is found in Lego booklet #241 and Lego book #242: (URL) then, speaking of bridges, these books (...) (20 years ago, 19-May-05, to lugnet.underground)
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(...) Oh hey, now that's what I'm talking about! Thank you for posting that link. I'll go look some more after I see some of the new Vigs you posted. Thanks! e runner... (20 years ago, 19-May-05, to lugnet.underground, FTX)
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(...) Actually, IMHO, I think LEGO did develop the theme, albeit under different guises; the "ice" theme became "Arctic"; the rock/space theme became "Life on Mars"; the sense of 'adventure' became, well... "Adventurers"; etc. Maybe we need some (...) (20 years ago, 19-May-05, to lugnet.underground, FTX)
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Suz, did you ever get a chance to see the "Life On Mars" truck tour? There was a Martian world under the surface of Mars in the truck--it was quite neat, including the skiing martians, the polar bear chasing one, the night club, with one or two (...) (20 years ago, 18-May-05, to lugnet.underground)
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Hi all, In my previous post I asked what tech level counted as "Underground". Just to open up a link to castle themes, here are scenes from Moria, the underground kingdom of the dwarves, from my Lord of the Rings project: (URL) Journey in the Dark> (...) (20 years ago, 18-May-05, to lugnet.underground, FTX)
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"Bruce Hietbrink" <bnh@chem.ucla.edu> wrote in message news:IGp7r1.13Gx@lugnet.com... (...) "Underground" to me means that grey (bley? ;) area where the rules aren't quite defined. The place where the goings-on can't really be monitored or policed (...) (20 years ago, 18-May-05, to lugnet.underground)
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Hey all, Since LEGO never really developed this theme, this thematic area is really one for AFOLs to flesh out (like, for instance, the development of the Sea Monkeys in .aquazone). So what counts as "Underground"? Is it a particular tech level--the (...) (20 years ago, 18-May-05, to lugnet.underground, FTX)
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(...) Hey Eric, Check out (URL) LEGO's Run>, by someone named Virtual Vikki. Bruce (20 years ago, 18-May-05, to lugnet.underground, FTX)
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In lugnet.underground, Suzanne Rich Green wrote: ... (...) ... (...) Hmm, reminds me of this scene I built a while ago: (URL) exactly RockRaiders, but those yellow fellows stand out in the dark better ;-) Mark "better dust of the grey" de Kock (20 years ago, 18-May-05, to lugnet.underground)
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(...) [...] (...) OH WOW!!! Wouldn't that be totally cool?! Like, there -are- those underground caverns with drops of thousands of feet, right?! hoh - that's way creeper than those silly train bridges ;-) And there ARE underground rivers. OOooo! And (...) (20 years ago, 18-May-05, to lugnet.underground)
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(...) Har har Tim (Mind you, you lose the pun when you change group to o-t.pun!) (20 years ago, 18-May-05, to lugnet.underground, lugnet.off-topic.pun, FTX)
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In lugnet.underground, Suzanne Rich Green wrote: snip (...) I don't think so, although it reminds me of the movie "Total Recall", in which they used those drilling-machines in the martian underground. (...) We certainly can, if they're underground, (...) (20 years ago, 18-May-05, to lugnet.underground, FTX)
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In lugnet.underground, David Eaton wrote: snip (...) Thanks for your reply, and for the long list of other cool parts!! I'll add them over on the (URL) CRUST> page, with the others. (...) Agreed! Now, we just need to see some new "underground" MOCs (...) (20 years ago, 18-May-05, to lugnet.underground, FTX)
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In lugnet.underground, Eric Sophie wrote: snip (...) Me, too. Those were some really new and cool color combos! (...) snip Thanks, and also for your subsequent (re)posts of your MOCs to the group. I'd love to see a Rock Raider mecha someday. "Big (...) (20 years ago, 18-May-05, to lugnet.underground, FTX)
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