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Re: doh!
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Date: 
Thu, 11 May 2000 19:25:17 GMT
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On Tue, 9 May 2000 13:58:21 GMT, foxtrot@cc.gatech.edu (J.D. Forinash)
wrote:

Unfortunately, I also have a huge pile of white 1x2x5 columns, and I've
still got no idea how to build something structurally sound out of those...

There's a trick I use to build walls with these pieces.
Unfortunately, it uses the somewhat rare white pirate (castle) wall
pieces as well.  You could, of course, use black or grey just as
easily.  You can position the columns in front of the wall piece so
that it covers the window, and voila!  Check the link below, which is
a picture of one side of the castle I'm currently working on.

   http://www.akasa.bc.ca/vlc/vlc000505/05/0505_103.jpg.html

Look specifically at the white tower.  Notice that the window is
formed by the open corners of the four white wall pieces.  I put a 1x2
tile in the window to cover the studs and there you have it.

Robin



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  doh!
 
I suspect I'm the only one who hadn't figured this out yet: Castles aren't starships. I figured this out last night. See, I'm building a largely white inner keep for the current revision of the Never Completed Castle. Since it's largely white, I get (...) (24 years ago, 9-May-00, to lugnet.castle)

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