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Re: Confessions of a Lugnet Lurker
Newsgroups: 
lugnet.castle, lugnet.build.minifigs
Date: 
Fri, 9 May 2003 03:42:56 GMT
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Well its good that your starting to come out of the shadows.  I lurked for a
while until I began posting.

I found your city gate quite an interesting design.  The angle of the front
door puzzeled me a bit to the exact angles of each and i think you did a
good job pulling off an interesting design.

The clue characters are great, especially the candlestick.  I must say that
is definately one of the most creative interpretations into lego that i have
seen.
I once did Mary Shelley's Frankenstein but i think i lost the pictures

I hope you continue to post and build a voice for yourself.

-Nick

In lugnet.castle, Alan Findlay writes:
> Hi, my name is Alan...
> 
> and I'm a Lugnet Lurker.
> 
> I didn't start out trying to be a lurker, but somehow it kinda crept up on
> me. And before I knew it I was always lurking, seldom contributing.
> 
> I'd like to change that, but I also know that it will take some work.
> 
> Sometime back in the fall someone made a post in .Castle that really got me
> thinking. He said that the reason why fewer castlehead posted creations than
> spaceheads had to do with the nature of most castle creations. Spaceheads
> could whip together a ship or squadron in an evening, post the results, and
> everyone could appreciate it. But in .Castle we often were working on BIG
> projects, always waiting for it to be just right before posting. And yet
> there was always something left to do, so creations never quite got posted.
> 
> That was me all over. My main castle keep is in it's 5th or 6th "edit", my
> city wall is currently version 4, soon to be 4.5 or so. If I waited until
> everything was perfect, it would likely be my grandkids posting announcements.
> 
> So, I got myself a BrickShelf account, borrowed a digital camera from the
> office, and have now posted some initial offerings of what I'm working on --
> even though I've already got plans to make changes ;)
> 
> They can be found at:
> 
> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?m=Wag
> 
> Under Minifigs:
> 
> 1) My response to the events of September 11, 2001.
> 2) My rendition of the characters from the popular game, Clue. Each
> character and weapon is created using standard Lego parts -- no cutting,
> scraping, gluing, stickers, etc.
> 
> Under Castle:
> 
> Various views of my city wall and main gate, from inside and outside, gate
> open and closed. Because I don't have a specific room dedicated to Lego
> building, my creations have to be built to fit on a shelf. Hence, modularity.
> 
> Also, a rather fuzzy photo of the types of troops I'm creating: swordsmen,
> archers, axe-men.
> 
> I've been influenced by many Lugnetters over the years, and most of my
> creations have elements that at some point were derived from someone else's
> creations -- with my own edits due to parts, size, etc.
> 
> The one part that is not the result of someone else's work (at least, none
> that I've seen) is the city gate, which is set in a corner at 45 degrees
> from the adjoining walls. I went through several renditions to get it right,
> and I'm quite pleased with the result.
> 
> I also have in development a MM shop. Hey, I gave input into creating the
> standard, so I should at least contribute something.
> 
> I hope to have pictures of my little cathedral and keep with causeway
> sometime in the near future...
> 
> ... a lot depends on kicking this lurking habit.
> 
> Alan



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  Confessions of a Lugnet Lurker
 
Hi, my name is Alan... and I'm a Lugnet Lurker. I didn't start out trying to be a lurker, but somehow it kinda crept up on me. And before I knew it I was always lurking, seldom contributing. I'd like to change that, but I also know that it will take (...) (23 years ago, 9-May-03, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build.minifigs) ! 

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