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Here's a pic that I took: (URL)Can someone post a link to this model? I must have missed it/didn't realize (...) (24 years ago, 24-Jul-01, to lugnet.castle)
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Jon Furman wrote: <SNIP> (...) Jon- Very cool! Very VERY cool! I particularly like picture J with the vicious hairy beast (complete with fluffy pink collar) in the background. I'm a HUGE fan of the BURP. Don't ask me why, but I just LOVE this piece! (...) (24 years ago, 24-Jul-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Can someone post a link to this model? I must have missed it/didn't realize what it was while I was at Brickfest. -- Thomas Main thomasmain@hotmail.com (24 years ago, 24-Jul-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Well there has never been a surcoat for factions like the batlord's knights, or the BK. The axemen can eieter use round blank shields or they can be some special faction that doesn't use shields at all because they consider them "cowardly". (...) (24 years ago, 24-Jul-01, to lugnet.castle)
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Hello everyone, in preparation for the state fair (in Montana ;-) I have gone through the process of cleaning up my site temporarily 1). There were a bunch of files that I didn't need on the server that were taking up space and there were a few (...) (24 years ago, 24-Jul-01, to lugnet.castle.org.cw) !
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(...) That would be Elliot Hyde. -Shiri (24 years ago, 23-Jul-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Darn. Maybe if the HP Lego line does well, New Line will reconsider. *wanting short minifig legs for hobbits and dwarves* (24 years ago, 23-Jul-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Not going to happen, I'm afraid. New Line Cinema has already signed off on the toy licenses, and LEGO isn't in the list. James (24 years ago, 23-Jul-01, to lugnet.castle)
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Who did the Isengard Tower (Saruman's Tower) at Brickfest? That was one of my favorite buildings to look at as I browsed through everyone's great pictures. Maybe they will come out with a line of Lord of the Rings Legos, since they are doing movie (...) (24 years ago, 23-Jul-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) For me, the axemen cannot have their own faction for one simple reason--there is no such thing as an axeman shield. Plus, knights with the crossed axes appear guarding the King's castle, joining in the attack with the seige tower and battering (...) (24 years ago, 23-Jul-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) That would be the one and only Craig Hamilton, aka craigo-lego. He won't sell *that* design though - he mentioned he wanted that to be a unique one. Plus, as a friendly warning in general, I wouldn't recommend asking him for designs - he'll (...) (24 years ago, 23-Jul-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Hey dude, do you know who had the Blue Dragon Soldiers in the front of the castle? Can you give me this persons e-mail address? Thanks dude, e-mail it to me if you can. (24 years ago, 23-Jul-01, to lugnet.castle)
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I've put some pictures up on my site from my visit to LEGOLAND the other day... they are all castle related, and I have a few more I migh try and put up tomorrow. -- James Stacey www.minifig.co.uk (24 years ago, 23-Jul-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) I always wondered too. Somewhat recently I got 6061 Siege Tower as a set and wondered who the Axemen were attacking with this? In the set the Axers are on the tower, on the wall and outside there is a Lion riding on a horse! What sense is (...) (24 years ago, 22-Jul-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) One place Lego seems to be heavily implying that the Bulls are evil is on their flash website story part. One time I looked it over and they pretty much come out and say "King Leo and family are great, and would be in paradise if it weren't (...) (24 years ago, 22-Jul-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Possible Exception: Life on Mars. (24 years ago, 23-Jul-01, to lugnet.castle)
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Hello! (...) LEGO was proud of having never produced sets that glorify war and violence. They never produced (and I guess they won't ever produce) "Kriegsspielzeug" like WWI or WWII tanks, bombers and so on. But of course, swords and spears are (...) (24 years ago, 23-Jul-01, to lugnet.castle)
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Follow up to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade Since I've gotten so many requests to print and sell my custom torso stickers, I've decided to do just that. You can find which one's I've printed here: (URL) sheet cotains 5 copies of crusader.jpg, 4 copies (...) (24 years ago, 23-Jul-01, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.announce, lugnet.general, lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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(...) Not exactly... you can't have lego in the *server* name. i.e. www.legocity.com is not ok, but www.blah.com/~whatever/lego/ is fine. You're right about the disclaimer - TLC requests a fan disclaimer. They can't really enforce that, but it's a (...) (24 years ago, 22-Jul-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) these shots (the window shot for example) and how you captured pretty much everything in the room in one shot or another. -- Pawel (24 years ago, 22-Jul-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) You don't have to do anything to say LEGO on your site, you just can't have the word *lego* in the url of your site. I'm not sure if this applies to Geocites or any of those other free website creator sites, does anyone else know? It also (...) (24 years ago, 22-Jul-01, to lugnet.castle)
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hello all im matt best and im 12 im somewhat of a castle head and im building a site.(theres no pics and an abysmal story but i hope to borrow a digital camera soon so there will be pics.) i have a few questions that im probably asking in the wrong (...) (24 years ago, 22-Jul-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) and (...) my point is that inherent violence is still violence, and by building toys with a militaristic focus Lego is giving an implied acceptance to violence. now it is granted that such a view flows from a 'defensive' violence than (...) (24 years ago, 22-Jul-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) lego (...) a (...) military (...) some (...) You must ask yourself, just how many sets have you seen where a minifig was using a weapon on another minifig? I personally cannot recall a single one, though I'm sure there are a few. Yes, the (...) (24 years ago, 22-Jul-01, to lugnet.castle)
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My pictures from Brickfest are finally up on Brickshelf, you can take a look at them at: (URL) (24 years ago, 22-Jul-01, to lugnet.castle)
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OK, I haven't really created a "world" yet, but so far here is what it is roughly ike faction-wise. BTW, my fave faction is the Black Falcons There are two main kingdoms, Kingdom A and B, which have rivalled each oter for centuries, and often go to (...) (24 years ago, 22-Jul-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) battlements (...) i agree.. when i make in this in actual bricks, i think i am definately going to try some sort of what you describe above. i haven't changed the ldraw because it would require such architectural changes for everything i want (...) (24 years ago, 22-Jul-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) im sorry, but a few people have said this before and ive gotta ask: how is lego is anyway nonviolent? every castle set includes weaponry of some sort. it is a given conclusion that each faction is at least sometime in combat with eachother? (...) (24 years ago, 22-Jul-01, to lugnet.castle)
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<<services of mercenaries from the North (Axemen). (...) this brings up something ive been wondering about: what is up with the axemen? i mean they generally hang with lions (crusaders), and carry their swords, and thats fine and all.. but, why the (...) (24 years ago, 22-Jul-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Hello everyone, this is my initial post here though I have read from this site for a while now. I have recently come out of the "Dark Age" and castles were always my favorites so I thought I would put in my .01 at least. I have the Falcons, (...) (24 years ago, 22-Jul-01, to lugnet.castle)
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If your wondering what to do with all those Guarded Inns youv'e suddenly found yerself with, take a goosey at the /build section on Lego.com , its got some of the alternate ideas for what to build (dont expect instructions tho) James (24 years ago, 22-Jul-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) <snipped lots of good background> (...) Jon! You've done it again! In the words of Grandpa Simpson: "Eeevill! Eeeeviiilll!!" :) Great stuff! Joel J (24 years ago, 21-Jul-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Here is my view on the whole thing. Lego has been so anti-violent that I don't think Lego has intended anyone to be the 'bad guy' in castle. Take this set I recieve for my birthday last week. 6094 The Guarded Treasurey. I put it together and (...) (24 years ago, 21-Jul-01, to lugnet.castle)
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Thanks Joel, (...) (URL) (...) Cool, I'll have to check that out! Magnus (24 years ago, 21-Jul-01, to lugnet.castle)
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Nice stuff. I build my castles as big as my lego collection will allow, but I do use the wall sections because I don't have anywhere enough bricks to build walls just out of those. (My dream would be to be able to build something like Pael and Jeff (...) (24 years ago, 21-Jul-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) And I am definitely going to have to remove all access to it from my computer before you visit again. >:D Jeff (24 years ago, 20-Jul-01, to lugnet.castle.org.cw, lugnet.castle.ninja)
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(...) I think you pulled it off pretty well, it definitely does look scary and eee-vil ;-) I'm planning on building a fairly large black fortress in the future and I will definitely look to yours for inspiration! Thanks for sharing! Wilson (...) (...) (24 years ago, 20-Jul-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) I never was, until you started asking that in every single post you make! <sigh> I have nothing personally against you. I don't know why everyone thinks I hate them! -Shiri (only half-joking) (24 years ago, 20-Jul-01, to lugnet.castle.org.cw, lugnet.castle.ninja)
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(...) Internet Explorer. Obviously. ;-) -Shiri P.S. Matt - do you like sluggy? (sluggy.com) (24 years ago, 20-Jul-01, to lugnet.castle.org.cw, lugnet.castle.ninja)
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Hi Jon, Good job once more! I especially liked the peak slopes on the battlements. Nice touch! I'd write more but I'm pressed for time, I'm taking a five minute break... -Shiri (24 years ago, 20-Jul-01, to lugnet.castle)
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