emily Posted June 6, 2016 Share Posted June 6, 2016 So if you recall, Brickset started their own repository of LEGO catalogs a little while ago. I made the mistake of assuming there wouldn't be much new to see in the new ones they uploaded. Turns out I was wrong. All this stuff is from their uploads of the large UK catalogs. There may well be more stuff in there I haven't come across yet. 1992 Some interaction between Gov. Broadside and Admiral Woodhouse 1993 Another source referring to the Dragon Masters wizard/dragon duo as Merlin and Ogwen. I think the only other place these came up was the audio dramas. Max has 400,000,000 on his head. What the hell has he been doing?! Alludes to a "Blacktron Commander." The thing that happens to him is that he's supposed to be the Blacktron frozen in ice in the one Ice Planet diorama. 1994 Just look through pages 28 - 47. The whole Max Timebuster chase in English. Note that the first page of it has a diorama that actually included three Max Timebusters, so they photoshopped two of them to be different. 1997 The "Time Travellers Zone?" owned This seems to clarify the whole Techdroid business This fig is named Running Bear Early LEGO Island cover art. nice face texture 1998 Sam Grant's backstory. The website suggested is still up and looks like it hasn't changed much. The Insectoids descriptions go into surprising detail about how the different vehicles work together in the Voltstone harvesting operation. Also, two 'Insector' characters, like maybe it's a title or something. Does that resolve any naming issues elsewhere? 1999 Bizarre description that actually appears to tie the international and US versions of the Insectoids story together. Last but not least, a bunch of new Throwbots/Slizer info that is metal as f**** - including, finally, written descriptions of the stories suggested by the art on the discs. Like, sure yeah, the confirmation that the Judge is trying to take over the planet is a long time coming, but like, Ice uses the crystals he finds to "destroy the fur of the bloodthirsty animals that inhabit his continent so they cannot survive the cold." Absolutely savage. So yeah, lots of fun stuff. Edit: oh yeah, almost forgot these guys. Nothing completely new but slightly different from what we've seen before. spacepals, Quisoves Potoo, TalonCard and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lol username Posted June 6, 2016 Share Posted June 6, 2016 Geeeez. Lots of fun stuff in here. The bit about Johnny/Sam is especially interesting, given one of the DK books (forgot which, but I think it was one of the more solid/less screwy ones) said Baron von Barron was a former army general. If they got that from a solid source it could make for some interesting possible implied history between the two. I'll take a more solid look through everything when I'm not using a phone. emily 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emily Posted June 21, 2016 Author Share Posted June 21, 2016 Brickset got those Shop at Home catalogs added. Unfortunately it isn't everything, and there isn't much new. This is the first time I've seen Robin Hood mentioned in US materials, though. also this lol username, Lind Whisperer, Quisoves Potoo and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TalonCard Posted July 31, 2016 Share Posted July 31, 2016 I seem to remember reading the "ex-army" bit (I'd thought that was a given way back when, as it seemed like the theme was post WWI, but I know we have an earlier date now). But I like that we finally have an explanation for the two different Insectoids backgrounds--I always suspected they weren't mutally exclusive! TC emily, lol username and Lind Whisperer 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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