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"Shortly
after the founding of Gorilla City, a team of gorilla archaeologists
discovered a hidden, ancient temple just outside the city's outskirts.
Such a discovery set off a great deal of controversy, as the temple
dated back thousands of years before the citizens of Gorilla City
had been bestowed with super intelligence and founded their city.
How could it be here? And what was the rumored power source buried
beneath it? Such rumors attracted unwanted attention from the outcast
Grodd."
That's
my story, and I'm sticking to it.
As
I was perusing TRU one day in search of "Super Friends"
for my son, a new Imaginext playset caught my eye. It was an exclusive
to TRU, featuring a giant Ape-shaped construct in the temple. How
could I not think of Gorilla city? Of course, Gorilla City is full
of high technology, so I developed the little story above to justify
my using the playset on the shelf.
I
had planned to perform a complete overhaul of the playset, removing
some of the Imaginext-specific features, and laying on the painted
textures. Alas, my time is very limited lately, and I'd rather play
with my son, so I merely applied some drybrushing to the trees and
leaves to tone down the bright colors. Otherwise, I think this playset
is tremendous fun.
Casimir
Winter 2008
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