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(...) I put a character together using that face with the Padme braids and witch's torso - I think it looks OK. Have you tried one of those blue or black bandana head wraps? (like the forest wench) (...) On the topic of modifying - I took a few (...) (25 years ago, 7-Mar-00, to lugnet.build.minifigs)
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| | Gail Storm/Pippin Reed face - thoughts
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About that Gail Storm face... (y'know, brown, curly hair, sweet expression) I really like that face. I have a character that fits the face really well. After thinking out a bit more of my story (for .castle, developing slowly) I realized that I'd (...) (25 years ago, 7-Mar-00, to lugnet.adventurers, lugnet.build.minifigs, lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: About the sages (was Re: All of those [adventurer] minifigs)
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(...) Sounds really interesting! Great storyline material, I hope you have something in store for us... can't wait to hear it! (...) I'll be glad to see them. (...) Don't worry, I've seen longer :-) -Shiri (25 years ago, 6-Mar-00, to lugnet.build.minifigs, lugnet.castle)
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| | About the sages (was Re: All of those [adventurer] minifigs)
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(...) Story? Yes. The sages are a very old group that travel the kingdom of Auren searching for artifacts and information. Several have "posts" in places of general inerest, and it's a well known fact that a sage will quickly apear when anything (...) (25 years ago, 6-Mar-00, to lugnet.build.minifigs, lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: All of those [adventurer] minifigs
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(...) Cool! Any special story about them, or pictures? That sounds interesting. -Shiri (25 years ago, 6-Mar-00, to lugnet.build.minifigs, lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: All of those [adventurer] minifigs
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(...) For castle, I have used the Dr. Kilroy head with a majisto torso and a black peasant hood as a member of a group of scholars called the sages. The Baron's head made a good Wolfpack Ranger. (25 years ago, 6-Mar-00, to lugnet.build.minifigs, lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: All of those [adventurer] minifigs
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(...) I haven't even tried he x-acto tricks yet...I prefer to mix and match spare parts.... As the ever present Ninja theme builder....I simply replaced the head and added Shogun armor, Islander top knot/helmet and katana...whoosh....new individual (...) (25 years ago, 6-Mar-00, to lugnet.adventurers, lugnet.build.minifigs, lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: All of those [adventurer] minifigs
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(...) OK... then I guess I *can* bring those faces to good use! Thanks! (...) Cool! -Shiri (25 years ago, 6-Mar-00, to lugnet.adventurers, lugnet.build.minifigs, lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: All of those [adventurer] minifigs
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(...) [ahem] . . . WIZARDS!!! :-) (...) No, actually, IIRC (from *reading* about it, not from firsthand experience) :-P spectacles were invented in the Late Dark Ages/Early Rennaisance. They weren't very *good*, being simply generic lenses, very (...) (25 years ago, 6-Mar-00, to lugnet.adventurers, lugnet.build.minifigs, lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: All of those [adventurer] minifigs
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cross-posted to .build.minifigs and .castle (...) I'm a castle person too... (...) I have 5 Johnny T faces so I decided to use them as smug knights. Under the new castle helmet, you can see little difference between them and the black mustached (...) (25 years ago, 5-Mar-00, to lugnet.adventurers, lugnet.build.minifigs, lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: Repairing minifigs
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Super glue worked well for me. It can go on a little gobby, but if you don't mind shaving the excess off with an X-acto it should work rather well. Dave (25 years ago, 3-Mar-00, to lugnet.build.minifigs, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Pink wizards and customizing pieces (was: Re: 5824 - the inside story)
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(...) character (...) or (...) I actually considered that for a point. Either that, or I'll paint some hair white. (But then I'll need two versions, as she appears both in the present and the past parts of my story...) (...) I can't think of any (...) (25 years ago, 3-Mar-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build.minifigs)
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| | Re: Pink wizards and customizing pieces (was: Re: 5824 - the inside story)
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(...) Paint some hair pink. 8) (Or is that too anime?) I think a black wizard hat would make her look a little odd, unless you were going to do black clothing with pink highlights. Then again a pink hat might be a little much too... I'd have to say, (...) (25 years ago, 3-Mar-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build.minifigs)
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| | 3000th message! (was: Re: Pink wizards and customizing pieces (was: Re: 5824 - the inside story)
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Hey, I actually hit the 3000th post to .castle without even trying! Cool! Congratulations on reaching this! I really love this group and hope we keep going at this rate, soon we'll catch up with Robotics, Trains and Star Wars! (After all, the SW (...) (25 years ago, 3-Mar-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build.minifigs)
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| | Pink wizards and customizing pieces (was: Re: 5824 - the inside story)
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As long as this thread is being revived, I might as well 'publish' an idea I'm developing... (...) I decided to develop this and am currently working on my Sorceress' character and connection to my story. (I'm looking for pink legs for this purpose (...) (25 years ago, 3-Mar-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build.minifigs)
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| | Re: Repairing minifigs
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(...) <snippycanoe and Tyler too> Liquid model cement (*!*NOT*!* the kind in the orange or blue tubes) should work for this application, though I'd recommend hieing yourself down to your local plumbing supply and finding some liquid ABS cement. Also (...) (25 years ago, 3-Mar-00, to lugnet.build.minifigs, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Repairing minifigs
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(...) way to repair (...) Lion Rampant or (...) replace the torso (...) half and reglue, (...) Also, what (...) I'm not too sure which glue would work best but I can tell you how to apply it. Whatever you get needs to be a liquid. Get a small (...) (25 years ago, 2-Mar-00, to lugnet.build.minifigs, lugnet.general)
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I discovered the other day that one of my older minifigs has some damage. This isn't really surprising - I think we're all used to the microfractures they get along the forearm - but this one goes from the waist to the armpit, right along the 'seam' (...) (25 years ago, 2-Mar-00, to lugnet.build.minifigs, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Self as a minifig II
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(...) barber on ST-TNG, despite whatever computer he's pushin. -Tom McD. when replying, spamcake makes effective snailbait, but unfortunately, it's also an herbicide. (25 years ago, 25-Feb-00, to lugnet.build.minifigs)
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| | My Ninja figs.....
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After amassing a good size Ninja army...I felt the need to introduce soe more diversity.....so heres what I came up with..... One day I was in the mood to build without hauling out all my Rubbermaid bins of bricks...I was confronted w/ many extra (...) (25 years ago, 25-Feb-00, to lugnet.build.minifigs)
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