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I just wanted to use this bandwidth to take the opportunity to share with you
my website deticated to Castle legos. I think it's pretty spiffy, and I think
you all will think so too. Its new, its updated, and I mean, c'mon its castle
legos, what more could you possibly want in a website?
http://www.geocities.com/savatheaggie/legohome.html
as of this posting there were 100 hits on my page
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In lugnet.castle, Anthony Sava writes:
> I just wanted to use this bandwidth to take the opportunity to share with you
> my website deticated to Castle legos. I think it's pretty spiffy, and I think
> you all will think so too. Its new, its updated, and I mean, c'mon its castle
> legos, what more could you possibly want in a website?
>
> http://www.geocities.com/savatheaggie/legohome.html
>
> as of this posting there were 100 hits on my page
Anthony, this is amazing! The background and story left me wanting more, and
the characters are very cool. Those War Hammers are very innovative! And,
all the different "critters" you've got in the mix are very cool too. Looks
like you put a lot of thought into every detail of this...so, when are you
joining CW, huh? Better be soon!
-Chris
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In lugnet.castle, Chris Maddison writes:
> In lugnet.castle, Anthony Sava writes:
> > I just wanted to use this bandwidth to take the opportunity to share with you
> > my website deticated to Castle legos. I think it's pretty spiffy, and I • think
> > you all will think so too. Its new, its updated, and I mean, c'mon its • castle
> > legos, what more could you possibly want in a website?
> >
> > http://www.geocities.com/savatheaggie/legohome.html
> >
> > as of this posting there were 100 hits on my page
>
> Anthony, this is amazing! The background and story left me wanting more, and
> the characters are very cool. Those War Hammers are very innovative! And,
> all the different "critters" you've got in the mix are very cool too. Looks
> like you put a lot of thought into every detail of this...so, when are you
> joining CW, huh? Better be soon!
> -Chris
Thanks Chris, I really appreciate it. I once sent my site in for Cool site of
the Week consideration, but it never was nominated. In hindsight I've
realized that my site doesn't really have all that many lego innovations. I'm
just happy for the traffic. I regularaly add new characters, and soon I hope
to add more to the story, or perhaps add a second battle. The story is
actually part of a novel I'm in the process of writing. New sounds should be
coming soon as well. Thanks again for visiting.
-Anthony
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Hi Anthony,
First off, let me tell you I *love* your site. I'll be expecting future
updates impatiently! You've got some really great stuff there.
In lugnet.castle, Anthony Sava writes:
> > > http://www.geocities.com/savatheaggie/legohome.html
>
> Thanks Chris, I really appreciate it. I once sent my site in for Cool site of
> the Week consideration, but it never was nominated.
Well, Todd told me recently that there's a *long* list of nominations, and
that sites who get more than one nomination get moved up in the list... no
doubt you'll get more publicity now that you've posted it in lugnet, so good
luck! With such a great site, you're bound to win eventually. :-)
> In hindsight I've
> realized that my site doesn't really have all that many lego innovations. I'm
> just happy for the traffic. I regularaly add new characters, and soon I hope
> to add more to the story, or perhaps add a second battle. The story is
> actually part of a novel I'm in the process of writing.
Great!
Have you heard of Castle World? Your creations would be more than welcome
there.
For more info, see
http://www.geocities.com/castle_world_temp/
Hope to see you there!
-Shiri
-- http://www.geocities.com/shiri_lego/
http://www.lugnet.com/~88/
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Thanks very much! I must admit I did not know what Castle World was, and I was
unwilling to show my ignorance about it when Chris asked me if I was a member.
Sorry Chris.
Anyway, thanks for visiting my site, last I looked my site had already jumped
up to 271 hits. I'm very glad at least two of my visitors enjoyed it. It's
taken me awhile to set it up. One of those validation things I learned about
when I took psychology.
I will most definately look into this Castle World. Sounds like my place to
be. I may be adding more to my background and story pages within the next week
or so, I will keep you posted.
--Anthony
In lugnet.castle, Shiri Dori writes:
> Hi Anthony,
>
> First off, let me tell you I *love* your site. I'll be expecting future
> updates impatiently! You've got some really great stuff there.
>
> In lugnet.castle, Anthony Sava writes:
> > > > http://www.geocities.com/savatheaggie/legohome.html
> >
> > Thanks Chris, I really appreciate it. I once sent my site in for Cool site • of
> > the Week consideration, but it never was nominated.
>
> Well, Todd told me recently that there's a *long* list of nominations, and
> that sites who get more than one nomination get moved up in the list... no
> doubt you'll get more publicity now that you've posted it in lugnet, so good
> luck! With such a great site, you're bound to win eventually. :-)
>
> > In hindsight I've
> > realized that my site doesn't really have all that many lego innovations. • I'm
> > just happy for the traffic. I regularaly add new characters, and soon I hope
> > to add more to the story, or perhaps add a second battle. The story is
> > actually part of a novel I'm in the process of writing.
>
> Great!
>
> Have you heard of Castle World? Your creations would be more than welcome
> there.
> For more info, see
> http://www.geocities.com/castle_world_temp/
>
> Hope to see you there!
>
> -Shiri
> -- http://www.geocities.com/shiri_lego/
> http://www.lugnet.com/~88/
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Anthony,
I must say that your website is fairly complete as far as the background
info. Your characters are well thought out and your photography is
excellent (with some editing on top of that). Your castles are massive and
well equipped. Needless to say, I look forward to some more pictures of
your stories ...
-- Pawel
http://members.xoom.com/verneer/
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Pawel,
First of all, thanks for visiting my site. I always appreciate a visit or two.
In lugnet.castle, Pawel Nazarewicz writes:
> Anthony,
>
> I must say that your website is fairly complete as far as the background
> info. Your characters are well thought out and your photography is
> excellent (with some editing on top of that). Your castles are massive and
> well equipped.
It's not as complete as I'd like it to be, and I've been working to add more to
the character bios. As for the background story itself, the part on my page is
only about 1/5th the background I've written for Ikros. Unfortunately
because I'm using this as an aid to a novel I'm writing, I'm worried that I
could be plagiarized, and have not uploaded the entire thing. As for the
photography, well, not bad for a first timer. Could be better.
> Needless to say, I look forward to some more pictures of
> your stories ...
>
> -- Pawel
>
> http://members.xoom.com/verneer/
That, my friend, is my next scheduled project. Unfortunately, being away at
college and away from my legos, I've been unable to illustrate my story to any
extent. Plus, doing it by myself can become quite cumbersome. It takes me
about an hour just to set up a room for the right light and angles. Maybe I'll
be able to find a friend to help me in the future.
Anyway, thanks again. I willing accept any comment, good or bad, about my
site. I want it to be the best that I am capable of making it.
-Anthony
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In lugnet.castle, Anthony Sava writes:
> I just wanted to use this bandwidth to take the opportunity to share with you
> my website deticated to Castle legos. I think it's pretty spiffy, and I think
> you all will think so too. Its new, its updated, and I mean, c'mon its castle
> legos, what more could you possibly want in a website?
>
> http://www.geocities.com/savatheaggie/legohome.html
>
> as of this posting there were 100 hits on my page
thanks for sharing, anthony, and that is a mighty spiffy website! (360
hits as of this post! ~ don't you feel grand!?;-) that sunset picture is
sweeeeeet! i enjoyed reading your stories and looking at all of those
marvelous pics. your characters are great, and the cave spider is
definitely my favorite creature. keep up the good work!
later ~ craig~
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Oh I feel very grand. I feel... I feel.... spifferific! It's nice to finally
be appreciated after all my hard efforts. Thanks for visiting my site. I must
say I'm surprised that so many people have been visiting. But hey, I'm not one
to complain.
--Anthony
> thanks for sharing, anthony, and that is a mighty spiffy website! (360
> hits as of this post! ~ don't you feel grand!?;-) that sunset picture is
> sweeeeeet! i enjoyed reading your stories and looking at all of those
> marvelous pics. your characters are great, and the cave spider is
> definitely my favorite creature. keep up the good work!
>
> later ~ craig~
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By the way, that sunset picture, here's how I did it for those who wish to
know. It's quite simply actually. That picture was taken with a digital
camera, though any camera will do. The sun in the picture is nothing more than
a large, swing arm lamp, the kind used by artists and painters. I placed the
swing arm lamp as low as I could so the arm itself was not in the picture.
Placing the building in the foreground, and facing the lamp towards the camera,
i took the picture. Now the lamp has two bulbs in it. A normal off white,
yellowish bulb and a round flourescent one. With both on, you get a natural
sunlight effect. The bright light facing the camera will cause most everything
in the foreground to go black, and most everything in the background will
dissapear or become to fuzzy to recognize. With a simple edit on the picture
itself, I created the halo you see. And there you have it. I have other
pictures of sunsets if you'd like to see them, just ask and I can email them
post haste.
In lugnet.castle, Craig Hamilton writes:
> In lugnet.castle, Anthony Sava writes:
> > I just wanted to use this bandwidth to take the opportunity to share with you
> > my website deticated to Castle legos. I think it's pretty spiffy, and I • think
> > you all will think so too. Its new, its updated, and I mean, c'mon its • castle
> > legos, what more could you possibly want in a website?
> >
> > http://www.geocities.com/savatheaggie/legohome.html
> >
> > as of this posting there were 100 hits on my page
>
> thanks for sharing, anthony, and that is a mighty spiffy website! (360
> hits as of this post! ~ don't you feel grand!?;-) that sunset picture is
> sweeeeeet! i enjoyed reading your stories and looking at all of those
> marvelous pics. your characters are great, and the cave spider is
> definitely my favorite creature. keep up the good work!
>
> later ~ craig~
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> > In lugnet.castle, Anthony Sava writes:
> > > I just wanted to use this bandwidth to take the opportunity to share with • you
> > > my website deticated to Castle legos. I think it's pretty spiffy, and I • think
> > > you all will think so too. Its new, its updated, and I mean, c'mon its • castle
> > > legos, what more could you possibly want in a website?
> > >
> > > http://www.geocities.com/savatheaggie/legohome.html
Great site! I loved the monster page with sound effects! Great use of those
Lego critters, and sound effects! One of the coolest Lego pages ever! Sound
effects!
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In lugnet.castle, Bradley Dale writes:
>
> > > In lugnet.castle, Anthony Sava writes:
> > > > I just wanted to use this bandwidth to take the opportunity to share with • you
> > > > my website deticated to Castle legos. I think it's pretty spiffy, and I • think
> > > > you all will think so too. Its new, its updated, and I mean, c'mon its • castle
> > > > legos, what more could you possibly want in a website?
> > > >
> > > > http://www.geocities.com/savatheaggie/legohome.html
>
> Great site! I loved the monster page with sound effects! Great use of those
> Lego critters, and sound effects! One of the coolest Lego pages ever! Sound
> effects!
Thanks a lot. I'm glad you enjoyed it. The sound effects took me a while to
gather and create, but I think they turned out rather well. Actually, if you
morph some of the sounds that are there, you might find that you recognize
them.
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In lugnet.castle, Anthony Sava writes:
> In lugnet.castle, Bradley Dale writes:
> >
> > > > In lugnet.castle, Anthony Sava writes:
> > > > > I just wanted to use this bandwidth to take the opportunity to share with • you
> > > > > my website deticated to Castle legos. I think it's pretty spiffy, and I • think
> > > > > you all will think so too. Its new, its updated, and I mean, c'mon its • castle
> > > > > legos, what more could you possibly want in a website?
> > > > >
> > > > > http://www.geocities.com/savatheaggie/legohome.html
> >
> > Great site! I loved the monster page with sound effects! Great use of those
> > Lego critters, and sound effects! One of the coolest Lego pages ever! Sound
> > effects!
>
> Thanks a lot. I'm glad you enjoyed it. The sound effects took me a while to
> gather and create, but I think they turned out rather well. Actually, if you
> morph some of the sounds that are there, you might find that you recognize
> them.
Heh heh, I noticed that Nightmare's sound was that of a Starcraft Overlord, am
I correct? The whole site is great! (I just got back from vacation so I'm
playing catch up) I might have to borrow some of those weapon ideas for my
minifigs :) Very, very extensive detail on everything, I love it! Great job!
Wilson
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In lugnet.castle, Wilson Raska writes:
> > > > > > http://www.geocities.com/savatheaggie/legohome.html
> Heh heh, I noticed that Nightmare's sound was that of a Starcraft Overlord, am
> I correct? The whole site is great! (I just got back from vacation so I'm
> playing catch up) I might have to borrow some of those weapon ideas for my
> minifigs :) Very, very extensive detail on everything, I love it! Great job!
>
> Wilson
Yeah, thats one. Now how many more can you identify? :) I didn't create a
single one of those sounds, they're all sounds that came from one thing or
another and have been morphed. Thanks for visiting my site, I'm glad you liked
it.
--Anthony
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In lugnet.castle, Anthony Sava writes:
> In lugnet.castle, Wilson Raska writes:
>
> > > > > > > http://www.geocities.com/savatheaggie/legohome.html
>
> Yeah, thats one. Now how many more can you identify? :) I didn't create a
> single one of those sounds, they're all sounds that came from one thing or
> another and have been morphed. Thanks for visiting my site, I'm glad you
> liked it.
The Black Dragon sound is from Magic the Gathering, I believe...
Jeff
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In lugnet.castle, Jeff Stembel writes:
> In lugnet.castle, Anthony Sava writes:
> > In lugnet.castle, Wilson Raska writes:
> >
> > > > > > > > http://www.geocities.com/savatheaggie/legohome.html
> >
> > Yeah, thats one. Now how many more can you identify? :) I didn't create a
> > single one of those sounds, they're all sounds that came from one thing or
> > another and have been morphed. Thanks for visiting my site, I'm glad you
> > liked it.
>
> The Black Dragon sound is from Magic the Gathering, I believe...
>
> Jeff
Whoops, close but no cigar Jeff...
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In lugnet.castle, Anthony Sava writes:
> In lugnet.castle, Jeff Stembel writes:
> > In lugnet.castle, Anthony Sava writes:
> > > In lugnet.castle, Wilson Raska writes:
> > >
> > > > > > > > > http://www.geocities.com/savatheaggie/legohome.html
> > >
> > > Yeah, thats one. Now how many more can you identify? :) I didn't create a
> > > single one of those sounds, they're all sounds that came from one thing or
> > > another and have been morphed. Thanks for visiting my site, I'm glad you
> > > liked it.
> >
> > The Black Dragon sound is from Magic the Gathering, I believe...
> >
> > Jeff
>
> Whoops, close but no cigar Jeff...
Really?? Hmmm.... I have no idea then... Did you modify it, or is it
"stock"?
Jeff
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In lugnet.castle, Jeff Stembel writes:
> In lugnet.castle, Anthony Sava writes:
> > In lugnet.castle, Jeff Stembel writes:
> > > In lugnet.castle, Anthony Sava writes:
> > > > In lugnet.castle, Wilson Raska writes:
> > > >
> > > > > > > > > > http://www.geocities.com/savatheaggie/legohome.html
> > > >
> > > > Yeah, thats one. Now how many more can you identify? :) I didn't create a
> > > > single one of those sounds, they're all sounds that came from one thing or
> > > > another and have been morphed. Thanks for visiting my site, I'm glad you
> > > > liked it.
> > >
> > > The Black Dragon sound is from Magic the Gathering, I believe...
> > >
> > > Jeff
> >
> > Whoops, close but no cigar Jeff...
>
> Really?? Hmmm.... I have no idea then... Did you modify it, or is it
> "stock"?
>
> Jeff
The Black Dragon sound is actually one of the sounds that I changed the least.
All I ever did to it was slow it down by about half sample rate, making it
much lower and longer. It comes from a special character in the expansion pack
to Warcraft II. In fact there are several Warcraft II sounds that I used. All
of which were changed somehow, but all of them are still recognizable to those
who have played the game.
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Kind of sad that I'm replying to my own post. I just wanted to announce that I
have applied for membership with Castle World as most of the people who have
contacted me have suggested I do. Only time will tell what will happen next I
suppose. I also want to thank all those who have visited my site. I hope you
all enjoyed it. Thats all for now.
In lugnet.castle, Anthony Sava writes:
> I just wanted to use this bandwidth to take the opportunity to share with you
> my website deticated to Castle legos. I think it's pretty spiffy, and I think
> you all will think so too. Its new, its updated, and I mean, c'mon its castle
> legos, what more could you possibly want in a website?
>
> http://www.geocities.com/savatheaggie/legohome.html
>
> as of this posting there were 100 hits on my page
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Hey Anthony,
That's great! I just got your email, but I won't be home today (much) so it
might take me a while.... I still have to put up Franklin's creatures +
characters and Leah's characters, so it might take me a while, but I'll get to
it ASAP.
-Shiri
XFUT .castle.org.cw
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In lugnet.castle, Anthony Sava writes:
> I just wanted to use this bandwidth to take the opportunity to share with you
> my website deticated to Castle legos. I think it's pretty spiffy, and I think
> you all will think so too. Its new, its updated, and I mean, c'mon its castle
> legos, what more could you possibly want in a website?
>
> http://www.geocities.com/savatheaggie/legohome.html
>
> as of this posting there were 100 hits on my page
Pleasure to add to your hit count! Everything is so well thought out and
detailed - excellent building and web site presentation.
I don't recognize the helmets on The White Knight, The Red Knight, and
Trouble. What are they from?
Thanks!
John Radtke
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In lugnet.castle, John Radtke writes:
> In lugnet.castle, Anthony Sava writes:
> > I just wanted to use this bandwidth to take the opportunity to share with you
> > my website deticated to Castle legos. I think it's pretty spiffy, and I • think
> > you all will think so too. Its new, its updated, and I mean, c'mon its • castle
> > legos, what more could you possibly want in a website?
> >
> > http://www.geocities.com/savatheaggie/legohome.html
> >
> > as of this posting there were 100 hits on my page
>
> Pleasure to add to your hit count! Everything is so well thought out and
> detailed - excellent building and web site presentation.
Thanks for visiting my site, I'm glad you enjoyed visiting. 627 hits as of
this post! WOOHOO!
> I don't recognize the helmets on The White Knight, The Red Knight, and
> Trouble. What are they from?
>
> Thanks!
>
> John Radtke
Well, lets start with the white and red knight helmets. Way back in the late
70's, early 80's, Lego came out with their first castle series. Actually it
was only three sets (#375 or 6075, #383 or 6077, #677 or 6083), but they were
none the less nifty. Two of these three sets came with knights, armored in
this style of helmet. There were four colors, white, grey, black and red. I
only have the two, and I'm always looking for more knights from this style (as
well as from the crusaders). Unfortunately, finding reasonably priced old
style knights is a great task. I suspect that Lego changed from this style to
what I call the 'pawn' style helmet (pawn like on a chess board, as seen in the
Black Monarch's Castle #6085) because the old style helmets did not stay
together very easily, and were made from thinner plastic. I suspect they were
also a choking hazard as well.
Trouble, on the other hand, wears merely a painted crusader style helmet, with
two small white feathers stuck in on either side to resemble horns. Long story
behind that one. Back in my youth, when I did not respect my lego men, I
painted them with enamel paint. I didn't do all that much, but I did succeed
in permently ruining two sets of crusader armor. One helm I was able to
salvage, which can be still found on Haleron. However the armor is made from a
different plastic than the helms. The paint thinner has no effect on helms,
but on the armor, it will destroy it. Troubles breast plate is repainted gold
because, though still wearable, it no longer looked like anything. However,
once repainted, it resembles a very beaten and old suit of armor. Though the
picture doesn't show it, it's actually a really neat effect.
Again, thanks for visiting my site, I hope I was able to answer your question
without boring you too much.
--Anthony
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