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Someone was complaining recently about excess treasure chests and no use for
them.
Personally I don't have enough (4 brown ones, 2 black and 1 trans pink).
However, I'm sick right now and can't think straight (so I can't do my
homework) but I tried to sleep and couldn't do that either. So I took a couple
of the chests and just played around with them. Here are two uses I came up
with:
-Water wheel for a mill: Take four treasure chests, attach each one on top the
other with all the hinges pointing to the same direction (they should like
like weird steps or something). Now open each treasure chest without
disconnecting it from the others. Connect the bottom chest with the cover of
the last one (in a circle-y shape). Here you go, a weird water wheel! All you
need to do is connect it somehow (don't ask me how :-) to a technic axle, and
build a mill around it (see Dave Eaton's mill...)
-Trough for farmhouse: Take two 1x1x1 bricks with one SNOT (Stud Not On Top).
Connect brick A to the brick B's side stud, with brick A's SNOT facing
downward. Now disconnect a cover from one treasure chest, flip it over (the
cover) and attach it to brick A's stud-hole, that should be on the top (if you
understod my vague directions...). There you go - a trough. Add Franklin
Cain's pigs and you got yourself a great addition to your farm!
I hope those directions are clear enough... I don't know what the 1x1x1 bricks
are called. If anything isn't clear, LMK and I'll put up pics on my site.
Right now though, I'm going to try and sleep again...
-Shiri
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In lugnet.castle, Shiri Dori writes:
> Someone was complaining recently about excess treasure chests and no use for
> them.
> Personally I don't have enough (4 brown ones, 2 black and 1 trans pink).
> However, I'm sick right now and can't think straight (so I can't do my
> homework) but I tried to sleep and couldn't do that either. So I took a couple
> of the chests and just played around with them. Here are two uses I came up
> with:
>
> -Water wheel for a mill: Take four treasure chests, attach each one on top the
> other with all the hinges pointing to the same direction (they should like
> like weird steps or something). Now open each treasure chest without
> disconnecting it from the others. Connect the bottom chest with the cover of
> the last one (in a circle-y shape). Here you go, a weird water wheel! All you
> need to do is connect it somehow (don't ask me how :-) to a technic axle, and
> build a mill around it (see Dave Eaton's mill...)
>
> -Trough for farmhouse: Take two 1x1x1 bricks with one SNOT (Stud Not On Top).
> Connect brick A to the brick B's side stud, with brick A's SNOT facing
> downward. Now disconnect a cover from one treasure chest, flip it over (the
> cover) and attach it to brick A's stud-hole, that should be on the top (if you
> understod my vague directions...). There you go - a trough. Add Franklin
> Cain's pigs and you got yourself a great addition to your farm!
>
>
> I hope those directions are clear enough... I don't know what the 1x1x1 bricks
> are called. If anything isn't clear, LMK and I'll put up pics on my site.
>
> Right now though, I'm going to try and sleep again...
> -Shiri
Great, when i'm sick i end up with wierd creations when you're sick you get
brillient ideas it ain' fair (lol)get well soon shiri and meanwhile keep the
ideas flowing
ravi
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In lugnet.castle, Mohan Ravi writes:
> Great, when i'm sick i end up with wierd creations when you're sick you get
> brillient ideas
Thanks! I don't think this was brilliant - you said it ;-)
> it ain' fair (lol)get well soon shiri and meanwhile keep the
> ideas flowing
Ah-yep, I'll try to do that :-)
> ravi
Is Ravi your first name or Mohan?
-Shiri
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In lugnet.castle, Shiri Dori writes:
> In lugnet.castle, Mohan Ravi writes:
> > Great, when i'm sick i end up with wierd creations when you're sick you get
> > brillient ideas
>
> Thanks! I don't think this was brilliant - you said it ;-)
>
> > it ain' fair (lol)get well soon shiri and meanwhile keep the
> > ideas flowing
>
> Ah-yep, I'll try to do that :-)
>
> > ravi
>
> Is Ravi your first name or Mohan?
>
> -Shiri
Its ravi. its brillo cause the only thing i try 2 do with my chests is fillem
up with treasure(NO You cant have some MINE ALL MINE HAHAHAHAHA)
sorry got a little into my tryanical nut mode 8-)
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In lugnet.castle, Mohan Ravi writes:
> In lugnet.castle, Shiri Dori writes:
> > Is Ravi your first name or Mohan?
> >
> > -Shiri
>
> Its ravi.
OK, Hi Ravi!
> its brillo cause the only thing i try 2 do with my chests is fillem
> up with treasure
Well, Me2... usually...
> (NO You cant have some MINE ALL MINE HAHAHAHAHA)
> sorry got a little into my tryanical nut mode 8-)
Ugh... I only have barely enough coins to fill up one treasure chest (not
anywhere near how much I want). OTOH, I have much more facet gems than the
average AFOL... (collecting belville is excellent!)
-Shiri
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<snip>
> Ugh... I only have barely enough coins to fill up one treasure chest (not
> anywhere near how much I want). OTOH, I have much more facet gems than the
> average AFOL... (collecting belville is excellent!)
>
> -Shiri
Shiri,
Don't forget. Don't throw out the spur that holds the gold coins together when
you open the set. This makes for a cool little gold nugget and helps to fill
up those treasure chests.
Another idea is to fill the bottom of the chests with 1x1 transparent round
plates (Dots) then put on a layer of coins on top. Under the gold the 1x1 Dots
look enough like gems to pass muster.
I think you could also lay a 1x3 brick on it side in the chest as filler (I am
guessing on that one because I don't have access to my collection at the
moment).
Just some Ideas,
Eric Kingsley
The New England LEGO Users Group
http://www.nelug.org/
View My Creations at:
http://www.nelug.org/members/kingsley/
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In lugnet.castle, Eric Kingsley writes:
> <snip>
> > Ugh... I only have barely enough coins to fill up one treasure chest (not
> > anywhere near how much I want). OTOH, I have much more facet gems than the
> > average AFOL... (collecting belville is excellent!)
> >
> > -Shiri
>
> Shiri,
>
> Don't forget. Don't throw out the spur that holds the gold coins together
> when
> you open the set. This makes for a cool little gold nugget and helps to fill
> up those treasure chests.
Right, I've been keeping those, but I've only started recently...
There's also the spur that holds the silver daggers together - same idea,
silver nugget.
> Another idea is to fill the bottom of the chests with 1x1 transparent round
> plates (Dots) then put on a layer of coins on top. Under the gold the 1x1
> Dots
> look enough like gems to pass muster.
>
> I think you could also lay a 1x3 brick on it side in the chest as filler (I am
> guessing on that one because I don't have access to my collection at the
> moment).
Cool! I'm taking notes ;-)
-Shiri
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In lugnet.castle, Mohan Ravi writes:
> its brillo cause
^^^^^^
Now there's a word I haven't heard in a while! Specifically "Your Sinclair"
magazine around 1987-1993.. do you remember where you got it from? :)
Richard
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In lugnet.castle, Eric Kingsley writes:
> <snip>
> > Ugh... I only have barely enough coins to fill up one treasure chest (not
> > anywhere near how much I want). OTOH, I have much more facet gems than the
> > average AFOL... (collecting belville is excellent!)
>
> Don't forget. Don't throw out the spur that holds the gold coins together when
> you open the set. This makes for a cool little gold nugget and helps to fill
> up those treasure chests.
The LEGO purist in me has risen up on occasion and lamented that the gold
coins even exist...what was wrong with using yellow 1x1 rounds like they
used to? Not only are they close enough to be gold coins, but they could
be used for other things as well.
This is not to say that I'll be trading away my hoard of gold...8)
If you wanted treasure chests full of stuff I'd add some of the yellow
goblets (I know *I* have a bunch of these), maybe chrome knives if you
have any, 1x1 rounds or faceted gems as has been suggested...there's
always the Adventurers 'Golden Bedpan' too...
J
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In lugnet.castle, Jeff Johnston writes:
> The LEGO purist in me has risen up on occasion and lamented that the gold
> coins even exist...what was wrong with using yellow 1x1 rounds like they
> used to? Not only are they close enough to be gold coins, but they could
> be used for other things as well.
Yep, that's true...
When I was little (well, littler :-) I used the yellow transparent 1x1 rounds
(dots) - my cousin and I had a currency system we used for our games. 2 red
trans. dots - rubies - were equal to one clear dot (a diamond). Trans yellow
dots were gold (OK, we didn't think about *solid* gold ;-), trans greens were
emeralds, trans blue were sapphires, and so forth...
> This is not to say that I'll be trading away my hoard of gold...8)
Too bad :-)
> If you wanted treasure chests full of stuff I'd add some of the yellow
> goblets (I know *I* have a bunch of these), maybe chrome knives if you
> have any, 1x1 rounds or faceted gems as has been suggested...there's
> always the Adventurers 'Golden Bedpan' too...
A bedpan... so THAT'S what it is... ;-)
-Shiri
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In lugnet.castle, Shiri Dori writes:
> -Water wheel for a mill: Take four treasure chests, attach each one on top the
> other with all the hinges pointing to the same direction (they should like
> like weird steps or something). Now open each treasure chest without
> disconnecting it from the others. Connect the bottom chest with the cover of
> the last one (in a circle-y shape). Here you go, a weird water wheel! All you
> need to do is connect it somehow (don't ask me how :-) to a technic axle, and
> build a mill around it (see Dave Eaton's mill...)
:)
> -Trough for farmhouse: Take two 1x1x1 bricks with one SNOT (Stud Not On Top).
> Connect brick A to the brick B's side stud, with brick A's SNOT facing
> downward. Now disconnect a cover from one treasure chest, flip it over (the
> cover) and attach it to brick A's stud-hole, that should be on the top (if you
> understod my vague directions...). There you go - a trough. Add Franklin
> Cain's pigs and you got yourself a great addition to your farm!
Umm... am I the only one that doesn't know what a SNOT is? Apparently something
with no studs on top but a side stud? And it's got a stud hole on the bottom?
I'm picturing a 1x1 headlight piece without the top stud... that can't be
right! I like the little trough that Franklin posted just a minute ago using
the chest-top, 1x4 tile, and 2 1x1 round plates, but THAT's not what you meant,
is it?
DaveE
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In lugnet.castle, David Eaton writes:
> In lugnet.castle, Shiri Dori writes:
> > -Water wheel for a mill: Take four treasure chests, attach each one on top • the
> > other with all the hinges pointing to the same direction (they should like
> > like weird steps or something). Now open each treasure chest without
> > disconnecting it from the others. Connect the bottom chest with the cover of
> > the last one (in a circle-y shape). Here you go, a weird water wheel! All you
> > need to do is connect it somehow (don't ask me how :-) to a technic axle, and
> > build a mill around it (see Dave Eaton's mill...)
>
> :)
>
> > -Trough for farmhouse: Take two 1x1x1 bricks with one SNOT (Stud Not On Top).
> > Connect brick A to the brick B's side stud, with brick A's SNOT facing
> > downward. Now disconnect a cover from one treasure chest, flip it over (the
> > cover) and attach it to brick A's stud-hole, that should be on the top (if • you
> > understod my vague directions...). There you go - a trough. Add Franklin
> > Cain's pigs and you got yourself a great addition to your farm!
>
> Umm... am I the only one that doesn't know what a SNOT is? Apparently • something
> with no studs on top but a side stud? And it's got a stud hole on the bottom?
> I'm picturing a 1x1 headlight piece without the top stud... that can't be
> right! I like the little trough that Franklin posted just a minute ago using
> the chest-top, 1x4 tile, and 2 1x1 round plates, but THAT's not what you
> meant,
> is it?
No. I meant a 1x1 brick with a side stud - except I didn't know what to call
it. I do now, tho'...
See here:
http://www.geocities.com/shiri_lego/misc.html
HTH
Shiri
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In lugnet.castle, Pawel Nazarewicz writes:
> > I like yours!
> > I had a different approach, but yours is a bit less messy. See mine here:
> > http://www.geocities.com/shiri_lego/misc.html
>
>
> Very Nice! Now the pigs ... ?
Franklin's, of course! Sorry, I don't have the pieces to make one...
-Shiri
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In lugnet.castle, Shiri Dori writes:
> In lugnet.castle, Franklin W. Cain writes:
> > In lugnet.castle, Shiri Dori writes:
> > >
> > > - Trough for farmhouse:
> >
> > Check out "http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/fwcain/items/pig_trough.jpg".
> > (Pigs not included. Some assembly required.)
Woo! I'll use this one for feeding my animals...
> I like yours!
> I had a different approach, but yours is a bit less messy. See mine here:
> http://www.geocities.com/shiri_lego/misc.html
... and this one as a tsukubai, for my peasants to wash their hands and mouths
before they enter the temple.
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In lugnet.castle, Shiri Dori writes:
> In lugnet.castle, Jeff Johnston writes:
> > The LEGO purist in me has risen up on occasion and lamented that the gold
> > coins even exist...what was wrong with using yellow 1x1 rounds like they
> > used to? Not only are they close enough to be gold coins, but they could
> > be used for other things as well.
>
> Yep, that's true...
> When I was little (well, littler :-) I used the yellow transparent 1x1 rounds
> (dots) - my cousin and I had a currency system we used for our games. 2 red
> trans. dots - rubies - were equal to one clear dot (a diamond). Trans yellow
> dots were gold (OK, we didn't think about *solid* gold ;-), trans greens were
> emeralds, trans blue were sapphires, and so forth...
I always (and still do) use the trans-yellow as topaz. :) Now that there are
cut gems, I use them as uncut, or rough, gems. :)
> > This is not to say that I'll be trading away my hoard of gold...8)
>
> Too bad :-)
Darn, I need a lot to cover the floor of my Dragon's lair...
> > If you wanted treasure chests full of stuff I'd add some of the yellow
> > goblets (I know *I* have a bunch of these), maybe chrome knives if you
> > have any, 1x1 rounds or faceted gems as has been suggested...there's
> > always the Adventurers 'Golden Bedpan' too...
>
> A bedpan... so THAT'S what it is... ;-)
Yup, that face on it is the maker's seal. :)
Jeff
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In lugnet.castle, Richard Franks writes:
> In lugnet.castle, Mohan Ravi writes:
> > its brillo cause
> ^^^^^^
>
> Now there's a word I haven't heard in a while! Specifically "Your Sinclair"
> magazine around 1987-1993.. do you remember where you got it from? :)
>
> Richard
Actually it's quite common amongst teens in Singapore.Actually i've never
heard of that mag-any lego in it :-)
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In lugnet.castle, Shiri Dori writes:
> In lugnet.castle, Mohan Ravi writes:
> > In lugnet.castle, Shiri Dori writes:
> > > Is Ravi your first name or Mohan?
> > >
> > > -Shiri
> >
> > Its ravi.
>
> OK, Hi Ravi!
>
> > its brillo cause the only thing i try 2 do with my chests is fillem
> > up with treasure
>
> Well, Me2... usually...
>
> > (NO You cant have some MINE ALL MINE HAHAHAHAHA)
> > sorry got a little into my tryanical nut mode 8-)
>
> Ugh... I only have barely enough coins to fill up one treasure chest (not
> anywhere near how much I want). OTOH, I have much more facet gems than the
> average AFOL... (collecting belville is excellent!)
>
> -Shiri
Well i have 2 full with precious little gems i wouldn't ming getting belville
but i really don't want any belvillians
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In lugnet.castle, Shiri Dori writes:
> No. I meant a 1x1 brick with a side stud - except I didn't know what to call
> it. I do now, tho'...
Shiri, check this out:
http://www.lugnet.com/cad/ldraw/parts/ref/
It is the list of all current LDraw parts, with their names and pictures. Most
people can recognize them, or you can post a link to the picture. :)
When in doubt, just describe how you've seen it used. :)
Jeff, "Thallid Lord"
ICQ #66153738
http://members.xoom.com/aulddragon/
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In lugnet.castle, Mohan Ravi writes:
> but i really don't want any belvillians
LOL!!
Where's QOTD when you need it?! :)
Jeff, "Thallid Lord"
ICQ #66153738
http://members.xoom.com/aulddragon/
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