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Jeff Stembel wrote in message ... (...) <snip my own misinformation on Conway Castle> (...) castle (...) That is what I get spouting off on interesting but half remembered topics. I told my psuedo-Welsh friend about Bob's castles and he reminded me (...) (26 years ago, 20-Jan-99, to lugnet.build)
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(...) Completely agreed. Absolutely incredible. Next question - any guesses as to *how much* Lego this gentleman has to work with? I'm not a castle- head, so I couldn't begin to guess... -Tim (26 years ago, 19-Jan-99, to lugnet.build)
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(...) Yeah, it has a suspension bridge and a railroad bridge, both of which have towers made to look like Castle turrets. Very Cool! When I get home, I'll hafta look for the guide book I bought When I was there a couple years ago. :) Jeff (...) (26 years ago, 19-Jan-99, to lugnet.build)
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(...) I too like Conwy better. Isn't it the one with the suspension bridge very close by. Everytime I see Caernarvon Castle, I think of Prince Charles 1969 investiture, where Queen Elizabeth II had a "bad fashion day". (No offense to the Windsors, (...) (26 years ago, 19-Jan-99, to lugnet.build)
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I found an application where two 1x2x5 bricks worked much better than 5 1x4 bricks. I was building a framework with Technic beams (basically the same thing I posted to lugnet.cad.dat the other day). I was inserting stacks of 1x4 bricks between the (...) (26 years ago, 19-Jan-99, to lugnet.build)
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(...) Conwy and Caernarvon are two different castles. Caernarvon is where Prince Charles' ceremony to become Prince of Whales was held. It has Octagonal Towers, is sorta curved in overall shape, and I believe it is the royal castle in Whales. (...) (26 years ago, 19-Jan-99, to lugnet.build)
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(...) Whoa, Nelly!! These are some of the best Lego castles I've ever seen! I've been to a number of the castles he built, and the detail is amazing! I'm sooooo jealous! Jeff P.S. Sorry for the exclaimation marks, but I had to express my admiration. (...) (26 years ago, 19-Jan-99, to lugnet.build)
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Wow! I'm not into castles, but these are great. They're minifig scale too! (26 years ago, 18-Jan-99, to lugnet.build)
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(...) Yes. :) -Tom McD. (26 years ago, 18-Jan-99, to lugnet.build)
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Terry K wrote in message <36a2c7c5.13034694@l...et.com>... (...) <radiotitan@yanospamhoo.com> (...) pages (...) I think the one called Conway Castle is also known as Caernarvon. During the Welsh rebellion, the English (Normans maybe?) built a bunch (...) (26 years ago, 18-Jan-99, to lugnet.build)
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