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(...) I'm no expert, but I think that conversation went like this... <<OK, see ya>> Bill, Master of <<Nonsense>> <<Everything is nonsense... Come and see... Come see how everything is supposed to be...>> -Shiri Shiri, is that last bit from a song? (...) (25 years ago, 7-Mar-00, to lugnet.build.minifigs)
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| | Re: Gail Storm/Pippin Reed face - thoughts
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(...) bandana (...) I dunno... One of my Gail faces has a streak going across her head that isn't printed at all, so I don't use her much... (...) I know what you mean... I've got some smiley faces that look normal unless you stare at them for a (...) (25 years ago, 7-Mar-00, to lugnet.build.minifigs)
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| | Re: Gail Storm/Pippin Reed face - thoughts
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One of the medical staff in my Launch Command scenario has this head with brown shoulder-length hair. It gives her a 'professionally-styled' look, and differentiates her from the legion of smileys. I also have the Gail Storm astronaut; she's senior (...) (25 years ago, 7-Mar-00, to lugnet.build.minifigs)
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| | Re: Gail Storm/Pippin Reed face - thoughts
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(...) I've actually got a character that uses that head as well - no pictures, yet, because I need to do some building first. I think the one I have might have a slight printing offset or something because she definitely looks less 'sweet' than the (...) (25 years ago, 7-Mar-00, to lugnet.build.minifigs)
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| | Re: Gail Storm/Pippin Reed face - thoughts
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(...) extremely (...) No, I haven't tried neither. Wish I had them (head wraps OR Padme braids ;-) (...) Sounds good... I'd try, but I have yet to find any marker paints so haven't gotten to painting pieces -- yet... (I can hear Jeff Johnston (...) (25 years ago, 7-Mar-00, to lugnet.build.minifigs)
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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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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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(...) 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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(...) 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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(...) [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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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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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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