Favorite underwater theme?

[Algernon]

I've always been fond of underwater themes, and I know I'm not alone. Underwater themes have brought us a lot of great sets over the years and LEGO keeps revisiting the sci-fi setting. The latest entry, Atlantis, is already slated for another wave in 2011- giving it more longevity than even Space Police III!

So which is your favorite? Personally I think they all have their strong points, but Stingrays would probably have to take the cake for me (mostly because of the largest vehicle, which is one of my all-time favorite sets).

You can select multiple options. Discuss! :)

[prateek]

2007 Aqua Raiders for me. I love the animals included, and the vehicles were pretty cool too.

[Ignited_Impulse]

I personally like the city Divers theme the best. I am pretty bummed though because AquaRaiders looked awesome but that was during my ten years spent not paying attention to lego.

Edited August 22, 2010 by Ignited_Impulse

[Mr. Elijah Timms]

Aquanauts. Crystal Explorer is a KILLER set.

[The Green Brick Giant]

The latest entry, Atlantis, is already slated for another wave in 2011- giving it more longevity than even Space Police III!

How is that so? SP3 had at least 2 years and Atlantis will have 2 years.

However I voted for Aquanauts and Aquasharks because they are part of the same theme to me, Aquazone 1995.

Aqua Raiders 2007 is my second favorite. (I'm glad you spelled them correctly.)

Divers is my third, just because they had like 20 sets in 1997, I got to buy about 2 of them, but they were all the same.

Edited August 23, 2010 by The Green Brick Giant

[robuko]

Had to change my vote on this. Best underwater set - 6195 Neptune Discovery Lab. But, I voted Atlantis for the minifigs, which seem like a very cool extension of Stingrays

Robuko

[jonwil]

Voted Aquanauts/Aquasharks since I love those themes and am only missing 2 yellow propeller housings and 1 yellow 1 x 1 tile with red and black buttons pattern in order to be Aquazone complete (and have every part from every set). I have plans for some kind of super-alternate-model (or models) using just the parts from these Aquazone sets and nothing else.

[Plissken]

Voted for Aqua Raiders (2007)

The ships are fantastic in my opinion. Very good designs. On the animal front I think the Tigershark is one of the best brickbuild creatures Lego ever released. Great Theme and sets.

[Scorpion]

Aquanauts and Aquasharks. Not only were they the first, but they had that 80's sci-fi movie (The Abyss, I'm looking at you!) thing going that I love!

Plus, nothing beats the Aquasharks' flagship (flagsub?) set. I still have it in my bedroom. I've assembled it in 1997 and I never took it apart.

[Rijkvv]

Divers, the 1997 Town sub-theme certainly is the most realistic theme, and one of my all-time favourites. But since this is in the Action themes forum, I choose both classic Aquazone themes: Aquanauts and Aquasharks. Well-designed, they look like Space sets from the same era. In fact, I always thought it was a Space subtheme.

[CP5670]

My favorite is Aquasharks. I love the sleek, shark-like appearance used across the theme as well as the color scheme. It's a pity the theme was so small though. They only had four sets and only two were larger than impulse size.

Aquanauts was a more comprehensive theme and had some great sets too. All of those 90s Aquazone themes had at least one exceptionally good set, now that I think of it.

[BrickPerfection]

I voted Aquasharks because they add a nice vintage feelingto me and remember me a bit of my own childhood

I do realise however it probably isn't the most elabourate underwater theme; probably Atlantis is.

[RocketClone]

Divers, 2007 aqua raiders, and atlantis. (this theme has a lot of potential)

[Vindicare]

I voted Atlantis cause I like minifies, especially the Salvage Crew.

[bort138]

I voted for aquanauts. There's something about the yellow/black color scheme with trans blue that I love. Crystal Explorer Sub is probably my favorite set from my childhood.

[Swiss Army Droid]

Very close between Alpha Team and Atlantis, but I went with Atlantis.

[---Vertea---]

I went with Atlantis. I LOVED the old generation sea sets, but the Atlantis series looks far better in terms of underwater craft. Also, it introduced creature figs, which are VERY much awesome IMO.

[Batbrick]

Aquaraiders HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! No seriously, Aquaraiders was one of the first themes I bought when I got back into Lego, and it is the only theme I bought every set of and completed. It's all destroyed now for Batman mocs, but I have a great bias and nostalgia for that theme even if it had quite a few flaws and suffered a lot of "Sameyness".

Batbrick Away!

[Dwarfinator]

I had to vote for Atlantis, for both the figs and that I have been obsessed with the idea since I was little.

Edited September 10, 2010 by Dwarfinator

[Norro]

You should probably combine aquanauts/aquasharks as they were release together (or split atlantis into divers and mutants). But it has to be the aquanauts for me. The only sets that could ever have pulled me away from castle!

God Bless,

Nathan

[Cardinal Brick]

I can't decide really, I grew up with Divers which was one of the best sub-themes at the time in my opinion, I quite like Aquaraiders (the original) and the second theme of that name, but mostly due to the realistic sets like 7776 (also reminds me of 6560) and finally Atlantis which has the best minifigs in my opinion and alot of the model have really grown on me and I love the underwater buildings.

So inconclusion I don't know!