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> 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, 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:
> 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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