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Re: i need ideas for some castle minifigs i am making...
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lugnet.build
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Tue, 3 Aug 1999 02:09:02 GMT
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"Tom McDonald" <radiotitan@yanospamhoo.com> writes:
> In lugnet.build, Jonathan Wilson writes:
> > i need some ideas for some castle minifigs i am making...
> > i also need ideas for accessories e.g. ale glasses for the inn
> > i need a blacksmith, armourour, stonemason, carpenter, innkeeper,
> > cobbler, barber, tailor.
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> For some good ideas, I suggest you read some fiction and take notes or
> go to the library (or the web) and find books on the Dark Ages/Medieval
> Period, pre-renaissance that is. You can even find books on countries • and >regions whose histories go back that far. Look for books containing
> pictures on culture and stuff. You'll find all kinds of stuff that's
> more than just minifig accessories which will lend credibility to your
> creations.
If you're not too embarrassed to go in the children's section of your
public library, you can find some of the best reference materials there.
Although you won't find much technical detail, you will find tons of
pictures. For more details and a wider range of information than your
average "New True Book", check out Eyewitness books, or Incredible
Cross-sections(?) (by Steven Biesty (sp?)).
--Bram
Bram Lambrecht / o o \ BramL@juno.com
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WWW: http://www.chuh.org/Students/Bram-Lambrecht/
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| (...) For some good ideas, I suggest you read some fiction and take notes or go to the library (or the web) and find books on the Dark Ages/Medieval Period, pre- renaissance that is. You can even find books on countries and regions whose histories (...) (25 years ago, 3-Aug-99, to lugnet.build)
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