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In lugnet.castle, Gary Thomas writes:
> Sorry if this is old news, but has everyone seen Takeshi Itou's galleries on
> BrickShelf? There's some great stuff in there:
>
> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?m=hachi
>
>
> Later,
>
> Gary
Is it real brick or CAD?
Jude
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In lugnet.castle, Ross Crawford writes:
> In lugnet.castle, Jude Beaudin writes:
> > In lugnet.castle, Gary Thomas writes:
> > > Sorry if this is old news, but has everyone seen Takeshi Itou's galleries on
> > > BrickShelf? There's some great stuff in there:
> > >
> > > http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?m=hachi
> >
> > Is it real brick or CAD?
>
> Looks real to me - check out the roof slopes on this one
> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=207237
>
> ROSCO
Beautiful either way, ne? These popped up in the "recent" and we were
diggin' em... love that waterfall!
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Wow. The snow field castle is incredible...the layering of the white plates
for the snow effect is unbelievably realistic.
All of'em are amazing....
Cheers,
-G
In lugnet.castle, Gary Thomas writes:
> Sorry if this is old news, but has everyone seen Takeshi Itou's galleries on
> BrickShelf? There's some great stuff in there:
>
> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?m=hachi
>
>
> Later,
>
> Gary
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Jeez, those are incredible. So much detail in such a contained space, and all
framed within beautiful countryside. Takeshi has used is a certain
characterisic architecture, which lends itself very well to that size of
castle.
Takeshi, if you're out there, please do join us here at Lugnet.castle!
Awesome!
Magnus
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In lugnet.castle, Magnus Lauglo writes:
> Jeez, those are incredible. So much detail in such a contained space, and all
> framed within beautiful countryside. Takeshi has used is a certain
> characterisic architecture, which lends itself very well to that size of
> castle.
>
> Takeshi, if you're out there, please do join us here at Lugnet.castle!
This is one of the reasons I wish BrickShelf had a "contact the author"
function.... something that doesn't reveal the email of the folder owner but
DOES get them a message... for all we know he knows nothing of LUGNET(tm)...
Every time I see these pics I find other stuff to like. I wish they were
bigger though, ne? Right now my favorite part is actually the backdrops! It
is SO NEAT how he's got the colors of the water and ground flowing out of
the "set" and onto the backdrop. Just like LEGO(r) does it!
Wow.... just wow.
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Hello!(and say hello again to some LUGNET-mates,)
Do you remember me ?
May I help you ..... as usual ? B-)
Castle Element
(Today is Open-Day !!)
http://home.att.ne.jp/apple/hachi/ce_top.htm
Ahem ;-p Itou told me following....
He can talk English little, so he's afraid that
he could not reply to your ardent and kind mails.
But I, personally, think it's free to try to make
a contact with him and tell about some offers.
Though I can't give you any insurance about results....
No, I'm not his spokesman B-p
I'm just one of pilots of your LEGO-vertual-tour in JAPAN.
:-)
Regards
Kotaro/EARL-0
P.S.
Please accept my condolences for FOREVER-LOST #375 & #6074,
my dear castle-guys.
Yes, Yes, Yes, I voted #6074 for Black Corner Slopes !!! X-(
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In lugnet.castle, Kotaro Ono writes:
> Hello!(and say hello again to some LUGNET-mates,)
>
> Do you remember me ?
> May I help you ..... as usual ? B-)
Indeed you have, as usual :-) ... Arigato Gozaimasu, Kotaro-sensei.
>
> Castle Element
> (Today is Open-Day !!)
> http://home.att.ne.jp/apple/hachi/ce_top.htm
This is just a stunning site. DO NOT be scared off by it being Nihonese
only, the navigation is easy to do and the pictures are breathtaking.
> P.S.
> Please accept my condolences for FOREVER-LOST #375 & #6074,
> my dear castle-guys.
Be of good cheer, they may yet be produced.
++Lar
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In lugnet.castle, Kotaro Ono writes:
> Hello!(and say hello again to some LUGNET-mates,)
> Castle Element
> (Today is Open-Day !!)
> http://home.att.ne.jp/apple/hachi/ce_top.htm
At first glance of the galleries, I said to myself, oh my wow.
Itou's creations are really awesome.
Good job Itou!
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In lugnet.castle, Richard Noeckel writes:
> ¡!¡Un-be-lie-va-ble¡!¡
>
> jus’ spectacular…
>
> ~Silver Falls is exquisite.
> Takeshi Itou's the Grand Master of integrated landscaping.
> His buildings merge into the rock formation with such fluidity.
>
> http://home.att.ne.jp/apple/hachi/ce_ga_le04a.htm
> ÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎ
I agree...the landscaping is absolutely gorgeous, and isn't an eyesore...
talk about a master-piece!!! WOW!!
I think a neat aspect of it, has to be the battery operated "boat" ... which
comes out of the "falls" on the track... It must be pretty cool to see it
run!!!
Ben
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hello!
> Castle Element
> (Today is Open-Day !!)
> http://home.att.ne.jp/apple/hachi/ce_top.htm
Very cool! The site and of course even more the featured buildings! It
doesn't matter that I can't understand any single word (my browser actually
shows just weird signs...) because those pictures speak for themselves. Great!
I especially love all those stairways and different levels and also the
omnipresent creeks and footbridges.
> He can talk English little, so he's afraid that
> he could not reply to your ardent and kind mails.
He shouldn't be affraid of this! I'm also not good at English. However, it's
good enough for rough communication... I hope...?
> Please accept my condolences for FOREVER-LOST #375 & #6074,
> my dear castle-guys.
No matter! Legend-375 would have been a cheep copy of the original. So who
cares?
But indeed legend-6074 woluld have been cool for parts. I can't have enough
6074s.
Bye
Jojo
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http://www.chutspe.de/steinwerk/falckenstein/
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In lugnet.castle, Kotaro Ono writes:
> Hello!(and say hello again to some LUGNET-mates,)
>
> Do you remember me ?
> May I help you ..... as usual ? B-)
>
> Castle Element
> (Today is Open-Day !!)
> http://home.att.ne.jp/apple/hachi/ce_top.htm
>
> Ahem ;-p Itou told me following....
> He can talk English little, so he's afraid that
> he could not reply to your ardent and kind mails.
>
> But I, personally, think it's free to try to make
> a contact with him and tell about some offers.
> Though I can't give you any insurance about results....
> No, I'm not his spokesman B-p
>
> I'm just one of pilots of your LEGO-vertual-tour in JAPAN.
> :-)
>
> Regards
> Kotaro/EARL-0
>
> P.S.
> Please accept my condolences for FOREVER-LOST #375 & #6074,
> my dear castle-guys.
> Yes, Yes, Yes, I voted #6074 for Black Corner Slopes !!! X-(
Do you know, or can you ask Itou, if he deconstructed each model after
photographing it, or can they all exist at one time? These are not toys,
they are works of art.
Aaron Dalan
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Wow!!
Ironically, at work tonight I was thinking to myself that I would post when
I got home, asking if anyone knew about waterfalls that had been created in
MOCs -- Takeshi really has some great ones! His creations are incredible,
they've really inspired me to continue working on my buildings.
Eric DeGiuli
http://home.cogeco.ca/~edegiuli/
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Hi, Dalan.
In lugnet.castle, Aaron Dalan writes:
> Do you know, or can you ask Itou,
> if he deconstructed each model after photographing it,
> or can they all exist at one time?
The former, to my great regret.
As you know, It is the way of the world for castles to rise and fall. ;-)
> These are not toys, they are works of art.
His work is temporary but his art is eternal, I guess.
Regards
Kotaro/EARL-0
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In lugnet.castle, Larry Pieniazek writes:
> In lugnet.castle, Kotaro Ono writes:
> > Hello!(and say hello again to some LUGNET-mates,)
> > Do you remember me ?
> > May I help you ..... as usual ? B-)
> Indeed you have, as usual :-) ... Arigato Gozaimasu, Kotaro-sensei.
Do Itasimasite(You're welcome), Larry-san!
His models are stunning...Ya, you're right.
I seem landscapes builded by Itou are like battle-stages of
some bird-view tactical-simulation-games.
Now he intends to keep adding some shots of detail(!) to each model,
so we may be looking forward to see them.
Regards
Kotaro/EARL-0
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Kotaro/EARL-0,
thanks VERY much for revealing to all of us this wonderful website.
Its design is as impressive as the Lego master works.
Well, not true: this Lego masterpieces are so impressive beautiful!
I look at them and I'm in a state of admiration for a long time.
Astonishing and inspiring.
Thanks Itou and feel free to reply in whatever kind of English you speak.
With very best regards,
Daan Bargerbos
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Hi Eric,
This is in reply to your question about waterfalls. I have built a small
one (no pictures of it as yet) that I made on a few BURPs. I had two
baseplates from the Forestmen's Crosssing and needed something to start the
river. So I made a small waterfall springing out of the BURPs. One other
one I saw was in the "Town under the observatory" that was recently posted.
It had a small waterfall by the mill (close to the martian minifigs
fishing). Hope this helps get your search started. I am sure there are
more than this as well.
Josh
In lugnet.castle, Eric DeGiuli writes:
> Wow!!
>
> Ironically, at work tonight I was thinking to myself that I would post when
> I got home, asking if anyone knew about waterfalls that had been created in
> MOCs -- Takeshi really has some great ones! His creations are incredible,
> they've really inspired me to continue working on my buildings.
>
> Eric DeGiuli
> http://home.cogeco.ca/~edegiuli/
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In lugnet.castle, Kotaro Ono writes:
> Hi, Dalan.
>
> In lugnet.castle, Aaron Dalan writes:
> > Do you know, or can you ask Itou,
> > if he deconstructed each model after photographing it,
> > or can they all exist at one time?
But, but that means...he had to...take those beautiful creations apart:(
>
> The former, to my great regret.
> As you know, It is the way of the world for castles to rise and fall. ;-)
>
> > These are not toys, they are works of art.
>
> His work is temporary but his art is eternal, I guess.
>
>
> Regards
> Kotaro/EARL-0
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Hello again, Dalan.
> > > Do you know, or can you ask Itou,
> > > if he deconstructed each model after photographing it,
> > The former, to my great regret.
> > As you know, It is the way of the world for castles to rise and fall. ;-)
> But, but that means...he had to...take those beautiful creations apart:(
Sure, I can have sympathy with you.
It may be unbelievable for most of us.
But he doesn't feel so much about this "tragedy" as we do. X-0
Incidentally,
a half of works in his gallery were "rebuilt to take photographs"
with his own memory of last couple of years.
Okay, Yes, I mean,,,, "rebuilt and taken apart at once for the next model".
Uhmmm, LEGO(R) is building brick toy, after all. X-(((
Regards
Kotaro/EARL-0
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> > But, but that means...he had to...take those beautiful creations apart:(
>
> Sure, I can have sympathy with you.
> It may be unbelievable for most of us.
> But he doesn't feel so much about this "tragedy" as we do. X-0
>
> Incidentally,
> a half of works in his gallery were "rebuilt to take photographs"
> with his own memory of last couple of years.
> Okay, Yes, I mean,,,, "rebuilt and taken apart at once for the next model".
I guess for someone as talented as Itou, he can always recreate his work
later so it is not a big deal to take it apart. If I were ever to, somehow,
make something that wonderful, I would just leave it in place.
Aaron Dalan
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I was surfing the new addition last night and saw these too. As everyone
else has said, they are amazing, would recommend to anyone that hasn't to
look at his website
http://home.att.ne.jp/apple/hachi/ce_top.htm
doesnt matter if you can't read japanese or even if your browser doen't
support it, a picture tells a thousand words! there are more models on here
that aren't on brickshelf.
Tim
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Thanks for your reply. Yeah, I'm using BURPs for the main rock/cliff
structure, but for the water itself I wanted to do something besides plain
blue bricks. I've experimented with a lot of different clear bricks (and
clear light blue), but I'm not happy yet. I have some ideas, so I may go
work on that now. Also, I too used a baseplate from the Forestman's
Crossing!
Eric DeGiuli
http://home.cogeco.ca/~edegiuli/
"Josh Wedin" <pushmi.pullyu@verizon.net> wrote in message
news:Gz1BI1.J0A@lugnet.com...
> Hi Eric,
>
> This is in reply to your question about waterfalls. I have built a small
> one (no pictures of it as yet) that I made on a few BURPs. I had two
> baseplates from the Forestmen's Crosssing and needed something to start • the
> river. So I made a small waterfall springing out of the BURPs. One other
> one I saw was in the "Town under the observatory" that was recently • posted.
> It had a small waterfall by the mill (close to the martian minifigs
> fishing). Hope this helps get your search started. I am sure there are
> more than this as well.
>
> Josh
>
> In lugnet.castle, Eric DeGiuli writes:
> > Wow!!
> >
> > Ironically, at work tonight I was thinking to myself that I would post • when
> > I got home, asking if anyone knew about waterfalls that had been created • in
> > MOCs -- Takeshi really has some great ones! His creations are • incredible,
> > they've really inspired me to continue working on my buildings.
> >
> > Eric DeGiuli
> > http://home.cogeco.ca/~edegiuli/
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Wow. Seriously wow. If its old news or not...wow. Incredible.
In lugnet.castle, Gary Thomas writes:
> Sorry if this is old news, but has everyone seen Takeshi Itou's galleries on
> BrickShelf? There's some great stuff in there:
>
> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?m=hachi
>
>
> Later,
>
> Gary
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In lugnet.castle, Larry Pieniazek writes:
> In lugnet.castle, Kotaro Ono writes:
> > Hello!(and say hello again to some LUGNET-mates,)
> >
> > Do you remember me ?
> > May I help you ..... as usual ? B-)
>
> Indeed you have, as usual :-) ... Arigato Gozaimasu, Kotaro-sensei.
>
> >
> > Castle Element
> > (Today is Open-Day !!)
> > http://home.att.ne.jp/apple/hachi/ce_top.htm
>
> This is just a stunning site. DO NOT be scared off by it being Nihonese
> only, the navigation is easy to do and the pictures are breathtaking.
>
> > P.S.
> > Please accept my condolences for FOREVER-LOST #375 & #6074,
> > my dear castle-guys.
>
> Be of good cheer, they may yet be produced.
>
> ++Lar
Hello, again, or, as they say in Nihongo, Konichiwa, Larry-san. (It will be
the death of me if these keys on my keyboard will not type!) I must concur
that this a stunning site but the real treat is the creations themselves.
Has this person and his friend Kotaro ever watched any anime like Princess
Mononoke or Metropolis? They seem to be possibly very influenced by
environments derived from anime and old Akira Kurosawa epics such as The
Seven Samurai. Takeshi Itou does to LEGO backgrounds and environments what
Frederick Remington did to Old West painitings and sculptures. This man is
SO talented, Larry-san. He should consider working with LEGO International.
They pay people large amounts of money to build such sculptures. All of the
LEGOLAND places are proof enough of the talents of these people. I wish to
talk some more about my exploits since I left LUGNET but I will leave that
in another letter and in another place. The problem, however, is finding
the right place so I will leave this message at an end so sayonara, Larry-san.
Jesse Long
P.S. In traditional Japanese greetings, you are supposed to say the last
name of a person but that is only in a formal sense and your last name,
although only nine letters long, is extremely difficult to type or to
pronounce. Most generally, speaking of the first name with the ending of
-san is reserved only with casual, friendly conversations but in this case,
I am not a very close friend of yours but your name is also very hard to
type and to pronounce, as mentioned before, so I apologize for saying your
first name instead of saying your last name.
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