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| | | (...) exclusion (...) deliberate (...) I would disagree with your thoughts on the Civil War not being romanticized or any other war for that matter. I mean just watch Gettysburgh they romanticize the dickens out of Pickets charge. How is that any (...) (25 years ago, 30-Dec-99, to lugnet.western)
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| | | | | Re: Future Wild West Possibilities —Rich Manzo
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| | | | | (...) If TLC makes Civil war lego sets its a lose/lose situation. If the dont put slaves in the sets they they will be blasted for not dipictiing an inportant part of the civil war. If they do put slaves in the sets the will be blasted for making (...) (25 years ago, 30-Dec-99, to lugnet.western)
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| | | | | | | Re: Future Wild West Possibilities —David Little
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| | | | | | (...) or (...) romanticize (...) Valid points. I agree that they will probably not make a Civil War theme (which I hate to say). I still think that there is a way to do it tactfully and respectfully, tho. Like it was ealier said, you don't have to (...) (25 years ago, 30-Dec-99, to lugnet.western)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Future Wild West Possibilities —Rich Manzo
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| | | | | | | (...) Although I do not believe the civl war is a good war to choose, I dont want to give up a war theme either. I believe that if lego was to make a war theme they should make a fictional war, because no matter which war they choose, every war has (...) (25 years ago, 31-Dec-99, to lugnet.western)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Future Wild West Possibilities —James Powell
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| | | | | | If they do put slaves in the sets the will be blasted (...) What about the Union army units that were blacks? Sorry, I don't remember numbers of units, but I know some boston (mass) units were all blacks. Also, realize that the American Civil War (...) (25 years ago, 31-Dec-99, to lugnet.western)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Future Wild West Possibilities —Rich Manzo
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| | | | | | (...) Sure it was. It was a war a long time in coming and the slavery issue that was the match that sparked the fire. It was also a war about states rights ETC. but my point was that if you dont put slaves in the sets TLC will have trouble, and if (...) (25 years ago, 31-Dec-99, to lugnet.western)
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| | | | | Re: Future Wild West Possibilities —Frank Filz
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| | | | David Little wrote in message ... (...) in (...) I (...) or (...) romanticize (...) castle (...) I have to admit to not having seen any of the Civil War movies (other than Gone With The Wind). I still say that the Civil War has not been (...) (25 years ago, 31-Dec-99, to lugnet.western)
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| | | | | | Ninja and Castle? What? (was: Re: Future Wild West Possibilities) —Shiri Dori
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| | | | | In lugnet.western, Frank Filz writes: [snip] (...) Why should there be any interaction between ninja and other castle sets? One is in Japan, the rest is in Europe! How would they meet? (Where would they meet? Halfway thru? In Pakistan? :-) If (...) (25 years ago, 31-Dec-99, to lugnet.western, lugnet.castle)
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| | | | | | | Re: Ninja and Castle? What? (was: Re: Future Wild West Possibilities) —Arjan Brugman
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| | | | | | Shiri <shirid@hotmail.com> schreef in berichtnieuws FnL6up.CGL@lugnet.com... (...) One (...) fact, (...) You've got a reasonable point there, but what I think the other guy meant was that Ninja actually should've been a theme of its own. IMHO Ninja (...) (25 years ago, 1-Jan-00, to lugnet.western, lugnet.castle)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Ninja and Castle? What? (was: Re: Future Wild West Possibilities) —Shiri Dori
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| | | | | | | (...) Actually, I think Frank was just trying to make a point about conflicts - I was just picking on one certain sentence. See it in the context: Frank wrote the following anecdote: (...) So you see he was actually saying that TLC was avoiding (...) (25 years ago, 2-Jan-00, to lugnet.western, lugnet.castle)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Ninja and Castle? What? (was: Re: Future Wild West Possibilities) —Arjan Brugman
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| | | | | | Shiri <shirid@hotmail.com> schreef in berichtnieuws Fnoq0K.2Bu@lugnet.com... (...) FnL6up.CGL@lugnet.com... (...) sets? (...) they (...) (In (...) I (...) be (...) whites (...) against the (...) ninja (...) with (...) Now that I read the anecdote, I (...) (25 years ago, 3-Jan-00, to lugnet.western, lugnet.castle)
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| | | | | | Re: Future Wild West Possibilities —Dave Schuler
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| | | | (...) I had one set of plastic Civil War soldiers when I was about 4, but I haven't seen many other toys. However, this points out an interesting market trend that addresses a point made elsewhere on this thread: Someone suggested that a Civil War (...) (25 years ago, 31-Dec-99, to lugnet.western)
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| | | | | | Re: Future Wild West Possibilities —David Little
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| | | | (...) I remember small plastic Civil War soldiers when I was younger as well. I do know that <a href="(URL)Playmobil</a> currently has Civil War sets out now. Check it out. I think that they have been doing Civil War for 20 years now if I remember (...) (25 years ago, 31-Dec-99, to lugnet.western)
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| | | | | | Re: Future Wild West Possibilities —Dave Schuler
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| | | | | (...) Well, now I don't know what to think, especially since Playmobil and Lego have run parallel product lines so often in the past! Dave! (25 years ago, 31-Dec-99, to lugnet.western)
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| | | | | | Re: Future Wild West Possibilities —David Little
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| | | | (...) I think Playmobil shows that the Civil War can be done. Not only that, but that it can be done tastefully with out causing hard feelings to anyone. You don't have to put people in chains. It doesn't have to have every detail of the war. It's (...) (25 years ago, 31-Dec-99, to lugnet.western)
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