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The Idea
Since my childhood I have always been a huge history nerd. As a result
the classic Lego Adventurers theme and especially the Egypt subtheme has always
been one of my favourite Lego themes ever released. The project Johnny
Thunder's Egyptian Museum is a tribute to this classic late 90s Lego
Adventurers theme.
While the build itself is completely new and unique, both the exterior
and the interior of the museum are packed with different direct and indirect
references to the old Adventurers theme. While the Lego Adventurers eastereggs
are built to look as much as possible like their "ancient" 1990s
predecessors, the museum building itself uses modern parts, modern colours and
modern building techniques!
As a result the Egyptian Museum serves both as an in-universe museum for
the inhabitants of Lego City to learn about the amazing adventures and
discoveries of the famous archaeologist Johnny Thunder and his friends and as
an actual museum for young and old Lego fans around the world to remember the
truely wonderful 1990s Lego Adventurers theme.
The Build
The Exterior
The outside of the museum is designed in a way that
makes it very easy to see where the "ancient" relics end and where
the actual front of the building begins. In an attempt to tell the story of
Johnny Thunder's life, the museum is supposed to look like it was constructed
around the several ancient artifacts and building pieces Johnny and his friends
found in Egypt and brought home to make them accessable for historians around
the world.
The main entrance of the museum is constructed
around a slightly modified version of the entrance of the "Pharaos
Forbidden Ruins". While the animal face of the main entrance is very close
to the actual historic set the obelisk on the left side of the building mimics
the look and positioning of the one from the 90s set, while actually using newer
pieces and building techniques!
The actual museum building is designed in a way to
look quite a bit newer. However, since Johnny Thunder's adventures took place
in the early 1900s the architectual style is not completely modern but is
inspired by older 19th century architecture.
The Interior
On the inside Johnny Thunder's Egyptian Museum
consists of two separate floors connected by a massive open staircase. On the
ground floor there are three separate areas:
- On left there are to sarkophagi, a stone statue of the
Egyptian god Anubis and a display with two different Pharao crowns. While the
Egyptian headgear pieces are used to condense the museum's atmosphere, both the
sarkophagi and the statue of Anubis are direct references to the set
"Pharaoh's Forbidden Ruins".
- In the centre of the ground floor there is the main
entrance and the receptionist's desk. The two pillars in the centre of the
ground floor and the two halbards hanging on them are again mimicking the
layout of the 5988 set.
- On the right side of the ground floor is the big
wooden stair case leading to the first floor. On the turn of the staircase is a
small display of hieroglyphs. Underneath the staircase are two big wooden
storage boxes and a big black chest. While the boxes were used in almost all
sets of the Adventurers theme the black chest is a reference to the statue of
Anubis in the set "Oasis Ambush"!
The Egyptian exhibition continues on the first floor: it is again split up in three different sections:
- The right side of the first floor is mainly filled
with the upper part of the staircase. However, along the walls there are
exhibits on display: A stone crocodile (as seen in the set 5988), the phararo's
sceptre (featured in several different Adventurers sets), two black scorpions
and a mannequin wearing Johnny Thunder's old outfit!
- The centre of the first floor mainly consists of a
big round gallery which enables visitors to look down to the ground floor and
allows the light coming through the big circular window and the two skylights
to illuminate the whole museum. Additionally there are four exhibits: two
spears (as seen in the trap of the set "Mummy's Tomb"), Dr. Kilroy's
magnifier and the propeller of Baron von Barron's Bi-Wing!
- The left side of the upper floor contains the heart of
the exhibition: The Pharo's golden headgear and his legendary magic ruby!
Additionally there is a large display of different tools and a stone falcon
statue as a sign of the Egyptian god Horus. The roof of this section also contains
a trapdoor to access the roof or to break into the museum from the outside.
Thank you for your support! If you like my building style you should check out my other builds on my profile page!
By
BrickHammer
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