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| I've wanted for a while to do some Castle building outside of the traditional Western European style. So I did some research into medieval Russian architecture, and decided to start working on a town surrounded by wooden fortifications. Here is the (...) (20 years ago, 30-Apr-04, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.castle, FTX)
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| | Re: Medieval Russian fortification
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| (...) Thanks! Hopefully, I will have at least half of a Russian town to bring to (URL) Brickfest>. I have made some efforts towards building a wooden palisade, like one that might be found in a motte-and-bailey castle. Unfortunately, the cost of the (...) (20 years ago, 2-May-04, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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| | My First Train MOC - Red Boxcar
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| Well, it took me 24 years, but I finally built a train MOC: (URL) page>> The 1/5 stud offset technique used to make the ribs of the boxcar is a (URL) Mark Chan> roof technique, slightly modified. This was built as a Christmas gift, but I enjoyed (...) (20 years ago, 30-Dec-04, to lugnet.trains, FTX) !
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| | Re: Thoughts on Spy Photos of New Trains
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| (...) I don't buy this argument. The Super Chief proved that brick-built designs can be both aesthetically pleasing and popular. And how could a brick-built design be any more expensive than that Playmobil wanna-be? 20-30 small bricks made from (...) (19 years ago, 6-Jan-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: Traumatic Events in the Life of a Lego Fan
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| (...) Rah, rah, ciss boom bah! Just Imagine, Just Imagine! Gooooo team! (...) I guess all you train types will be happy when TLC switches train formats again, right? "Woo hoo! Now my old stuff is incompatible - I'm glad for the opportunity to start (...) (21 years ago, 20-Nov-03, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | Re: The Brick Testament: Abimelech, King of Israel
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| (...) Jg 8:33: Great idol! Very grotesque and creepy. Jg 9:3-4: The turntable bases look great as a tile floor. I've used them as (URL) before, but this is an really nice use. The neat thing about it is that you can put another pattern underneath (...) (19 years ago, 9-May-05, to lugnet.build.ancient, FTX)
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| | Re: LEGOfactory.com launches... and it's big!
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| (...) I raised it - I set it at about 1.5, if I remember correctly. (...) Yeah, I think that's a feature, not a bug. (...) They always seem to rotate around the corners for me as well. I'm not sure what you mean by "moves the piece out of the (...) (20 years ago, 10-Nov-04, to lugnet.lego, FTX)
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| | Re: Classic Castle City Flags at BrickFest 2005
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| Steve, Cool, I've passed word along to Marc Nelson to update the roster for you. While I encourage people to use their flags on non CCC MOCs (I even put my CCC colors on a space dropship), I'd also like to make clear that no one should feel limited (...) (19 years ago, 4-Aug-05, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: lego from China and Czech Republic
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| (...) Is this the new Marc Nelson Jr rule of Lugnet where he is allowed to complain about things he doesn't like but other people aren't? It's good to see you hate arguments so much you feel compelled to join just about any one you see. Tim PS. And (...) (18 years ago, 29-May-06, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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| | Re: BrickWorld 2007 - who's getting paid?
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| (...) Calling for volunteers does give the impression something is a non-profit, yes. (...) So you're saying volunteers shouldn't be compensated, right? I agree with you there, I just think it should apply to all volunteers involved in an event. (...) (18 years ago, 15-Mar-07, to lugnet.events.brickworld, FTX)
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| | Re: Sort-of-poll: Your most common Lego dream?
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| (...) Weird - my recurring LEGO dream is very similar. I am in a Toys R Us (old-style with long aisles), and I find a bunch of 80s-era sets (in the yellow boxes) that never existed. Large Forestmen and Black Falcons sets are the most common "finds". (...) (20 years ago, 11-Nov-04, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | USS Constellation
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| Here's my entry for Week 2 of the (URL) LEGO Factory> contest: (URL) Page>> (URL) LUGNET Page> The (URL) USS Constellation> is a historic ship docked in Baltimore's Inner Harbor - if you've never been to Charm City, you might recognize it from set (...) (20 years ago, 22-Nov-04, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.build.microscale, lugnet.pirates, FTX)
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| | Re: Factory, questions & comments
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| (...) You can check the price on a LEGO Factory model without waiting for moderation - see (URL) here>. And you are correct, I haven't been submitting the 10-piece parts packs to the gallery. I figured they weren't really MOCs and they might not be (...) (18 years ago, 13-May-06, to lugnet.market.shopping, FTX)
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| | Re: lattice windows
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| (...) Wow - Those are great windows! I had been using the 8x8 lattice for windows, but it never occured to me to put stained glass in them. What an improvement: (2 URLs) When (if) I ever get my (URL) church> finished, I will be sure to give you (...) (20 years ago, 14-Oct-04, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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| | Re: Thoughts on Spy Photos of New Trains
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| (...) Yeah, but the Super Chief had 3x more pieces than the 10157. Per piece, the Super Chief comes in at 9.17 cents per piece, while the High Speed Locomotive comes in at 17.73. Beyond the savings in not designing a new mold for every new engine, (...) (19 years ago, 6-Jan-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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