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(...) But there is only one book so far. Yet don't worry, I am preparing lots of mini book reviews for the 'ancient theme' file. -Erik (20 years ago, 8-Jun-04, to lugnet.build.ancient)
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(...) Yes, it is sad to reply to one's own 'reply' but I am now realising the source of Banker's books. Of course he has written a series - he is retelling an epic! Yep, I think this summer's reading is sown up. Chris (20 years ago, 8-Jun-04, to lugnet.build.ancient)
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| | Re: For building India, a review
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Hi Erik Thanks for the tip - Banker's book(s) look like fun. A change of setting might draw me back into the fantasy genre. I can see from amazon that he has written quite a few in the Ramayana series. Chris (20 years ago, 8-Jun-04, to lugnet.build.ancient)
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I've opened up a lot of Adventurers India sets, even built some, but I never considered this much of an area for building until just recently. First of all there is K.K. Quah's excellent Taj mahal. See (URL) have just an idea, actually a source of (...) (20 years ago, 8-Jun-04, to lugnet.build.ancient)
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| | Re: Pyramids!
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Hello Erik, thanks for your compliments and annotations. I surely would like to have some more tan slopes ;-) And in using them I discovered that you don't really need the tan bricks to build the original Pyramid, so that does give some perspective (...) (20 years ago, 31-May-04, to lugnet.build.ancient)
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| | Announcing the MOCC
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My Own Castle Competition. We are hereby happy to announce the official castle-building competition for the Castle Room at BrickFest 2004. The competition is pretty straightforward, but a lot can be done with it. It is the hope of the BrickFest 2004 (...) (20 years ago, 31-May-04, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.castle.ninja, lugnet.pirates, lugnet.western, lugnet.build.ancient, lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.announce, lugnet.build, lugnet.build.contests) !!
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| | Das 1. Buch L. -- Brick Testament book to be released in German this August
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I am very pleased to announce that a German translation of (URL) The Brick Testament: Stories from the Book of Genesis> will be coming out in Germany this August. In Germany the book go by the title (URL) 1. Buch L.>. I got my first look at it just (...) (20 years ago, 30-May-04, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.books, lugnet.build.ancient, lugnet.loc.de, FTX) !
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(...) Excellent Erik, nice work on both scales. Looking forward to seeing those micro-scaled creations at BrickFest. Janey "Red Brick" (URL) (20 years ago, 26-May-04, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.build.microscale, lugnet.build.ancient)
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Very impressive! I love how you've captured the topography there. However, the scale is soo small that it's tough to build buildings with. I think I prefer your scale in the Ostia MOC. Good luck with these endeavours! Eric DeGiuli "Erik Olson" (...) (20 years ago, 24-May-04, to lugnet.build.microscale, lugnet.build.ancient)
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| | Re: Pyramids!
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(...) (Not that size matters.) I bet you wish there were more tan slopes in the world. I like the bits of color and decoration inside. (Neat how Tecwolf's structural supports provide the color dots.) Your columns in the chamber are sweet. So, this (...) (20 years ago, 23-May-04, to lugnet.build.ancient)
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Hi, I've been building a lot of ancient theme stuff in micro-fig scale. I'm planning on bringing some to Brickfest. Micro-fig scale is fun because you get something built quickly. I am currently working at scaling up one micro MOC. The finished (...) (20 years ago, 23-May-04, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.build.microscale, lugnet.build.ancient)
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Hello fellow Lego builders, I've finished my latest MOC: The Egyptian Pyramid. Credit goes to TecWolf (see: (URL) tried to add some personal flavor. It's the first of a new project: The Seven World Wonders. Some pics: (URL) all the pics here: (URL) (...) (20 years ago, 22-May-04, to lugnet.build.ancient) !
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| | Troy movie articles, programs, and other links
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Eric Shanower notes Troy appearances in current magazines: (URL) art is featured in the BBC-2 TV program "Horizon: The Truth of Troy", supposed to air in the US sometime soon. His website has some really good links, so check them out. (Buy his first (...) (20 years ago, 2-May-04, to lugnet.build.ancient)
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| | Re: The new movie "TROY" and MOCs
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(...) Well, Brad Pitt was so dedicated to his role as Achilles that he even went and tore his left achilles tendon! But seriously, I expect it to rank right up there with Gladiator. Fun popcorn movie, overhyped, probably get some Oscars...but still (...) (20 years ago, 26-Apr-04, to lugnet.build.ancient, lugnet.castle, lugnet.gaming)
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| | Mycenae
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This is a group of Mycenaean buildings such as might appear in Agamemnon's citadel. The battlement was actually intended for Troy (and adapted from CCC). All prototypes for further refinement. The buildings would all be flat on top. The battlements (...) (20 years ago, 28-Apr-04, to lugnet.build.ancient, lugnet.castle, FTX)
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| | Re: The new movie "TROY" and MOCs
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Hi there, Do tell more about what city you worked on! I just constructed 3 small Mycenaean houses based on Peter Connolly's illustration of Agamemnon's citadel in _The Greek World of Odysseus_. I had not realized how rich this book was, having read (...) (20 years ago, 28-Apr-04, to lugnet.build.ancient, lugnet.castle, lugnet.gaming)
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| | Re: The new movie "TROY" and MOCs
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Well, I do not know much about the movie, heard about it first here. Yes, thousands of remakes, on big screen and little stupid box. Scrounging up somewhat authentic minifigs will be kind of hard, the closest I can think of are the knights with the (...) (20 years ago, 26-Apr-04, to lugnet.build.ancient, lugnet.castle, lugnet.gaming)
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| | Re: The new movie "TROY" and MOCs
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About Troy... I'm not sure about the movie -- I hope it doesn't suck -- but I have been following the comic _Age of Bronze_ for some years and prefer that for references for MOCs. Eric Shanower uses every real detail he can get, while trying to (...) (20 years ago, 26-Apr-04, to lugnet.build.ancient, lugnet.castle, lugnet.gaming)
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Just wondering if any of you guys would be up to making some dioramas of figs, as well as buildings and best of all.... BATTLE SCENES from the movie? I have my Greeks, but they're not all ready nor fully equipped and I've just added the Phagians (...) (20 years ago, 24-Apr-04, to lugnet.build.ancient, lugnet.castle, lugnet.gaming)
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| | Re: The Vikings meet Medieval Cogs
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"Don Cox" <the1hugh@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:HwMsqz.9t2@lugnet.com... (...) many (...) actions. I (...) ship to (...) (URL) (20 years ago, 23-Apr-04, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build.ancient, lugnet.gaming, lugnet.gaming.brikwars, lugnet.pirates)
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