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April 14, 2024 at 6:52 pm #58653AviParticipant
I’m a big fan of Lego’s Adventurers theme, and for many years, “5988 – Pharaoh’s Forbidden Ruins” has been one of my white whale sets. Problem is, complete copies tend to hover at around $300+ on BrickLink. I was messing around in Stud.io when I decided to try to rebuild the main temple part of the set – no side builds – with the modern brick color palette and substitute modern brick elements where I could. I also decided to include no printed pieces to further cut down the price. The result is a list that hovers around a much more reasonable $130 ($100 for parts, $30 for shipping).
Edit – apparently, the Bricklink wishlist is saved as a forbidden filetype so I cannot upload it, but if you are interested, let me know!
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I have replaced sarcophagi with inverted slopes; the silhouette is the same, though the sarcophagus molding is absent. The blue “sarcophagus” at the temple’s base is on a swivel panel; the idea is to add the mummy/minifigure of choice so it can jump out.
I have added spikes to the bottom of the trapdoor that previously would drop a minifigure into a criminally empty space.
I have replaced the modular palm tree elements with the palm tree build from set 60365 – Apartment Building.
As there is no part-for-part replacement for the Dark Gray crocodile “statues,” I made two brick-built crocodiles from Dark Bluish Gray instead.
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You must be logged in to view attached files.April 15, 2024 at 1:25 pm #58660JoshKeymasterexcellent work and I can really appreciate the intention to get it to a reasonable price!
April 15, 2024 at 1:38 pm #58661AviParticipantThank you! Really, the bulk of it is just remaking the instructions 1-for-1 and forgoing printed elements. But I did have fun with the crocodile statues! I’m currently looking for ways I could recreate the effect with the revolving door and the magnetized Ruby trap in the courtyard…
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April 18, 2024 at 10:35 pm #58687Will McDineParticipantIts funny you mention this set, One of my co-workers just brought one of these sets into work for me to look through, It wasnt 100% complete, I quickly realized it did not have the truck portion, but most if not all of the other pieces were present. Truly a great set with some nice printing!
April 19, 2024 at 1:03 pm #58692AviParticipantOh, man, what a find! Truly, the gem of 1998 (and I’d say that even without the nostalgia goggles)!
April 19, 2024 at 1:11 pm #58693AviParticipantI’ve continued to iterate on the remake – I’ve discovered that the large slanted panels can be replaced with this collection of slopes and still retain a semblance of structural integrity!
I’ve also added a (somewhat crude) brick-built recreation of the classic sarcophagus.
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