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Hmmm.. plenty of what appears to be sand-green steep slopes. Also some sand- green 2 x 2 x 2 cones. A new train (4708 Hogwarts Express). A white owl/bird. Profligate usage of tan bricks Unless they are really white, and the color balance is messed (...) (24 years ago, 1-Aug-01, to lugnet.harrypotter, lugnet.general, lugnet.castle)
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Will this catalogue also hit American toy stores? I want a copy! Harry Potter sets are due when, Sept. or November? KEith (...) ___...___ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at (URL) (24 years ago, 1-Aug-01, to lugnet.harrypotter, lugnet.general, lugnet.castle)
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(...) Hey Matt, sorry to dissapoint you, but there are no new Mickey Mouse sets at all. Only the known sets 4164, 4165, 4166, 4167 and 4178 are shown - not worth scanning them as the images are excactly the same as shown in the past years. The (...) (24 years ago, 31-Jul-01, to lugnet.harrypotter, lugnet.general, lugnet.castle)
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(...) Now...not to be pushy or anything, but on the last catalog page scan you have up, it says Harry Potter AND Micky Mouse...any chance you might scan the Mickey Mouse page(s) for me to see? I'm hoping they are continuing the line... Thanks again, (...) (24 years ago, 31-Jul-01, to lugnet.harrypotter, lugnet.general, lugnet.castle)
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Hi all Harry Potter Fans, I got my hands on the brand new german LEGO Consumer Catalogue today! The title says "August-January 2001" and inside is the entire fall 2001 lineup. The Catalogue was freely available in a supermarket and will hit all toy (...) (24 years ago, 31-Jul-01, to lugnet.harrypotter, lugnet.general, lugnet.castle) !
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(...) Yeah, I guess those yellow/green bricks are kind of cool in a way, like limestone or something. I have a heard of yellow horses, too!! Aaron (24 years ago, 31-Jul-01, to lugnet.castle)
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Heh. I was there with a sun umbrella over it and only moved it away when I was photographing. =) When I think of the times I used to play with my Lego as a kid in the garden - and yes I do have the yellow/green grey bricks to prove it James "Aaron (...) (24 years ago, 31-Jul-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Agh!!! Do you know what prolonged exposure to the Sun does to Lego Bricks??? I don't want that castle to turn a sickly green color like mine did... (24 years ago, 30-Jul-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Heh, sure. That sounds fun. (...) Hah. I have here a photo of Scar basking in the glory of my Helldog Mecha. (URL) there. ~Grand Admiral Muffin Head (24 years ago, 30-Jul-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Thanks Bill! ~Grand Admiral Muffin Head (24 years ago, 30-Jul-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Of course, aren't we all... don't be discouraged if there are only very few replies though; sometimes people are reluctant to post feedback if they have nothing "useful" to say. (...) Cool editing! (...) Looks like you've got some cool (...) (24 years ago, 30-Jul-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Can I pretend it was? ;-) (No, seriously- would you mind if I said that's how he got there?) Cool one BTW - good job! Castle, castle, muahahahaha! -Shiri (24 years ago, 30-Jul-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Hey! Are you making a connection between SCRAPS and CASTLE??!! ;~) (...) You have clearly brought your attention to detail from your affinity for space into this stupendous castle original. Awesome job. (...) Oh c'mon! You know castle is (...) (24 years ago, 29-Jul-01, to lugnet.castle)
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Follow up to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade The demand for these sticker sheets was rather low, as I thought they would be. Out of the 20 sheets, in the one week only 6 sold. So, I'm opening up the limit to however many you want, of course limited to (...) (24 years ago, 29-Jul-01, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.general, lugnet.castle)
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"Pawel Nazarewicz" <verneer@utk.edu> wrote in message news:GH8pG4.24y@lugnet.com... (...) like (...) Not sure at the moment, I've just been tinkering with what looks cool. I may stick some backgrounds and histories to them at some point soon (...) (24 years ago, 30-Jul-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) an update is never a spam! (...) a really cool carriage, me gusto mucho. are you going to put descriptions/histories for the characters? they all look pretty cool, id like to know about them. -lenny (...) (24 years ago, 29-Jul-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Are you planning on including descriptions with them in the future? I like the variety I see here ... what do you plan to do with them? (...) Cool color scheme :) -- Pawel (24 years ago, 29-Jul-01, to lugnet.castle)
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Yes another, sorry to spam the newsgroup :) Along with the new characters up I've put a new small MOC of a carriage and I've taken some new photos of one of my Castles - so you can actually see its LEGO now, not a blur. James (URL) MOC (URL) photos (24 years ago, 29-Jul-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) ive recently read the book _Modernity and Warfare_ by pk lawrence, in it he describes air power as the apex of modern warfare, in being both aesthetic and horribly violent. the war plane itself (be it biplane, divebomber, or stealth fighter) (...) (24 years ago, 27-Jul-01, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build.sculpture, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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Hey guys! I know it's been kinda slow around here with new MOCs, even though what's been recently posted has been really good, I felt the need to announce my website's soon to come update, and post the teaser preview for it. After messing with every (...) (24 years ago, 29-Jul-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(URL) is a pretty neato Ninja site I stumbled across tonight. It covers everything from the actual history and fighting techniques to info regarding all those crazy 80's Ninja movies. There are even a few pics of the LEGO Ninja guys for fun. Enjoy. (...) (24 years ago, 29-Jul-01, to lugnet.castle.ninja)
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(...) We drew scraps of paper out of a bowl to decide what style of building project to have for a SEALUG meeting. "Castle" came up, so I built a Fantasy-styled airship. :^) (...) Thanks. (...) I don't think so. I don't have the resources or the (...) (24 years ago, 28-Jul-01, to lugnet.castle)
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In lugnet.trains, Kung-Khoon Quah writes: <snip> (...) SRC LUGNet#765 (URL) (24 years ago, 28-Jul-01, to lugnet.castle.ninja)
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I agree. Just about everytheme has some form of violence worked into it. I mean, even city center sets had Jail Break Joe. Violence is kind of hard to completely avoid. Most of our society is built around action, and action more often than not (...) (24 years ago, 28-Jul-01, to lugnet.castle)
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Very cool! Whatever gave you the inspiration to cross-over into the castle genre? I like the details - like Wilson said, as well as your usage of 1x4 brown tiles as homemade propellers. Are we to expect a story to go along with this MOC anytime (...) (24 years ago, 27-Jul-01, to lugnet.castle)
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I think there are too many cases being AGAINST Lego have a non-stated non-violence policy. 1. Star Wars sets. Both Empire & Rebel models. We ALL know how well those two groups got along (and there are several sets that have figures of opposing sides (...) (24 years ago, 27-Jul-01, to lugnet.castle)
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I especially like the figurehead. (...) (24 years ago, 27-Jul-01, to lugnet.castle)
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Hey that's pretty nifty there Mark! I like the whole design of it and how you crammed so much detail into a small package. I really like the engine room, and all the antifreeze pieces, it makes it look really technological. The beast men are cool (...) (24 years ago, 27-Jul-01, to lugnet.castle)
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Hey all you Castle People. This is Barek'No and his Airship. He has several beast men on board to carry out his orders. (URL) was at Brickfest, but his airship was not. :^) ~Grand Admiral Muffin Head (24 years ago, 27-Jul-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Actually, "wasn't" was refering to a lego set which came out many years ago, as in, "was there not a USS Constitution lego set?" and which I was only vaguely familiar with. I had heard about a lego Model Team-type warship, and that it was the (...) (24 years ago, 27-Jul-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) How do you ever manage to spell your last name correctly if you can't spell your first name correctly? FUT: lugnet.off-topic.fun (24 years ago, 27-Jul-01, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) I think he meant wasn't there a USS Constitution Lego set (that is no longer available, thus past tense). And I went through Boston without stopping to see my very favorite square-rigger. Shame on me. :-( Bryce (24 years ago, 27-Jul-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Oh, I don't know, ask the boll weevil if it thinks a biplane is a threat, especially when dispensing pesticide...but yeah, the point is valid. ...and the basic format of the tank isn't the format it started with. Look at "Mother" and "Little (...) (24 years ago, 27-Jul-01, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.general)
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(...) Well "wasn't" would mean that the USS Constitution no longer exists... Actually Old Ironsides is still afloat and serving in the U.S. Navy. The ship is berthed in Boston Harbor. (URL) Kingsley (24 years ago, 27-Jul-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Of course! Off by 30 years. You can't have a Constitution before you have a constitution! Kevin (24 years ago, 27-Jul-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) You could well be right - I think a lot of it is the proximity of the item in question to people who actually suffered from it. The propeller driven biplane isn't viewed as much of a threat anymore. The Spitfire may go the same route (but at (...) (24 years ago, 27-Jul-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Especially since it has a pair of machine guns on it. Give it another 25 years or so to remove the last generations with direct contact to WW2, and I won't be surprised to see a Model Team Tiger tank. As far as "war toys" go, I'm surprised we (...) (24 years ago, 27-Jul-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) In case it hasn't been thrown out, how would the Sopwith Camel play into the Lego non-implicit violence scheme? Jason (24 years ago, 27-Jul-01, to lugnet.castle)
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Anyone have any Rebel Chariots they want to sell? Email me if so. (24 years ago, 27-Jul-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Krieg: war. Spiel: game. Zeug: well, hazy on that one. "Stuff"? Of course, I use the castle and pirates stuff for games.... Bruce (24 years ago, 26-Jul-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) im not familiar with the term, kriegsspielzeug (although im gonna take a guess at something like 'modern war').. could you explain it for me? i think im reading too much theoretical discourse on the nature of violence in the modernist vision.. (...) (24 years ago, 26-Jul-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) good point.. i think that might be part of why i like LOM so much.. however, in the story version (on lego.com) does have an 'evil' rebel group, which is trying to conquer both mars and earth.. but that story doesn't seem to be definitive to (...) (24 years ago, 26-Jul-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) ROFL!! Yes! Now we just need to build an Opera House. We already even have a phantom! (Craig's)... teeheehee... (...) Hmmm, that would be shweet. Maybe if I have time next year, I'll make some mosques based on the ones in the Galilee. They (...) (24 years ago, 26-Jul-01, to lugnet.castle)
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---...---8<---...---snip (...) Aaargh. I just realised the page displaying the big images had size tags attached so all the images were being resized by the browser to the same dimensions. It's fixed now so the images look as they are supposed too (...) (24 years ago, 26-Jul-01, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.general, lugnet.build)
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(...) Good work! While the house might come across as simple, the functionality and color scheme of it really make it a good little MOC. I can envision a whole town of these :) My favorite model was the ship (the red one). The red/black color scheme (...) (24 years ago, 26-Jul-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) don't forget the popular portrayal of wagnerian opera.. i see vision of fat ladies with viking armor and two horned helmet. something i would like to see is some muslim castles, like from the abbassid dynasty.. especially now that we have the (...) (24 years ago, 26-Jul-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) A great model - I just love that stove! Nicely conceived and executed. (...) A real Jekyl and Hyde. Warm inviting front, and the mad scientist's castle on the back. Up the winding lane on top of a hill, no doubt. :-) (...) Be sure to post the (...) (24 years ago, 26-Jul-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) I believe you mean set 4816, and the other fig in that set is just the standard Knights Kingdom soldier. :) Jeff (24 years ago, 26-Jul-01, to lugnet.castle)
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I think you'll find Time Warner who own the rights to Harry Potter now are a marketing Giant compared to Lucasfilm look at the heavy handed way they have delt with anyone who dared to buy a harry potter URL James "James Brown" (...) (24 years ago, 26-Jul-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Hey As outlandish as that may sound...I think yuor right..the princess and Richard are looking at each other a little too much to be jsut friends. Someone at lego is not telling us something. Tirrell (24 years ago, 26-Jul-01, to lugnet.castle)
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Hi all, Just to give y'all a heads-up: I've been working on the Gathering write-up. If anyone who was there/participating wants to submit a rational-length (1) minifig dialogue/trialogue/h...eople-ogue or a narrative from a certain 'figs point of (...) (24 years ago, 26-Jul-01, to lugnet.castle.org.cw, lugnet.events.brickfest)
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(...) Very true. I have generally ignored what the boxes "portray" myself. But what is the deal with the armoured inn then? Black Falcon Knight and crossed axe footsoldiers hanging out at an inn together in perfect harmony? (...) Haha, well the (...) (24 years ago, 26-Jul-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) One possible solution for a door, forget the tile and just use the 1x4 plate top and bottom to guide the door. If you just want a wall, I just had an idea. Make a paper or cardboard frame with four tabs. Picture a square with four tabs at each (...) (24 years ago, 26-Jul-01, to lugnet.castle.ninja)
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(...) This is a very interesting idea Joel. I'm so bent on using everything Lego I didn't even think about using paper. But I think this might do the trick! I might try this idea except use something like parchment instead of cardboard and make a (...) (24 years ago, 26-Jul-01, to lugnet.castle.ninja)
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(...) I was thinking about sliding doors the other day myself. I would like to build Japanese style houses to go with my castles in the future. My idea is to use stiff construction paper or card stock, cut it to door size and then at the top and (...) (24 years ago, 26-Jul-01, to lugnet.castle.ninja)
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It may just be my imagination, but... is there something going on between Richard the Strong and Princess Storm? Just look at the way they are gazing into one another's eyes in the picture on the front of the box for King Leo's castle. Still have (...) (24 years ago, 25-Jul-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Personally, I really strongly doubt that this kind of agreement was signed for the Harry Potter License. Sure, HP is a "big deal", but it is still pretty small potatoes compared to the marketing giant that is Lucasfilm. Lucasfilm is a much (...) (24 years ago, 25-Jul-01, to lugnet.castle)
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Just came across this post in Space discussing the Star Wars deal TLC made: (URL) if TLC signed the same type of deal for Harry Potter as it did for Star Wars, then we may be looking at a long time without Castle. What, there are four HP books now? (...) (24 years ago, 25-Jul-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) At the Brickfest Brad reported that it wouldn't be likely to see another castle-themed legend for another year or more. I forget his actual words though :( (...) Not sure they'll do any space-themed legends for the next few years, since either (...) (24 years ago, 25-Jul-01, to lugnet.castle)
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Just speculation, but I suspect Lego Legends to run the gamut through city and space before it returns to Castle again. I have no idea what space sets they would reproduce since they really have no space line going at this time. Life on Mars is off (...) (24 years ago, 25-Jul-01, to lugnet.castle)
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Hello everyone! I've uploaded some pictures I made of a few MOCS: - A chalet - A yellowish castle - A boat Since we will be moving in a few weeks, I thought it a clever idea to take the pictures before breaking the MOCS down in pieces. Now I have a (...) (24 years ago, 25-Jul-01, to lugnet.castle)
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Keith, So far, there are three Legends sets: 10000 Guarded Inn, released earlier this month (re-issue of 6067) 10001 Metroliner, to be released next month (re-issue of 4558) 10002 Club Car, to be released next month (re-issue of 4547) Lego Legends (...) (24 years ago, 25-Jul-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) The original announcements will probably answer most of your questions: (2 URLs) in Germany, where they are in some retail stores, the only source for these sets is LEGO Shop @ Home. The only castle set re-released so far is the Guarded Inn. (...) (24 years ago, 25-Jul-01, to lugnet.castle)
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I am new the Lugnet world but a long time, die-hard lego fan. I recently saw in the newest issue of Mania Magazine an offer for the Lego Legend Guarded Inn. I thought this was original to this set, but, when briefly scanning different newsgroup (...) (24 years ago, 22-Jul-01, to lugnet.castle)
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in article GGzKp7.G2t@lugnet.com, Aaron Dalan at adalan24@yahoo.com wrote on 7/24/01 12:34 PM: (...) Yes, that is Gandalf. Waiting for some passing eagle. :) Elliot (24 years ago, 25-Jul-01, to lugnet.castle)
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Thanks! If you were where Gandalf stood you'd be 500 feet from the ground. My tower has 8 floors, and is about 100 "lego feet" tall. So my tower has a ways to go yet. I didn't use a scale. I just used what pieces I had for the base and went up from (...) (24 years ago, 25-Jul-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Thanks Matt! I think the elimination of the header-images really made the continuity a lot better. Those were some of the pictures I'd taken when I was first buiding my site and they weren't of the highest quality. (...) Glad to hear this from (...) (24 years ago, 25-Jul-01, to lugnet.castle.org.cw)
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(...) Those are good thoughts, and play right in to the rules of Brikwars!! But they are inconsistent with the way the Crossed-Ax soldiers are portrayed in the Lego sets. Anytime you see a crossed ax soldier carrying a shield, it is a lion shield! (...) (24 years ago, 25-Jul-01, to lugnet.castle)
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I'm trying to get an idea what pieces came in the 1978 Samsonite set 0016. I've included a highly speculative inventory using Peeron names and part numbers based on postings in Rec.Toys.Lego and here, but I was hoping there is someone out there that (...) (24 years ago, 25-Jul-01, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.db.inv)
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W<SNIP> (...) Hey Wilson! The "new" site looks great! Very well put together. I really enjoy a site that is consistent throughout, as in each of the pages in a section, or subsection, look similar to the others of that "type." Ie:All your character (...) (24 years ago, 25-Jul-01, to lugnet.castle.org.cw)
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(...) Good job on the dojo. The backdrop kinda gives it a mountainous background look too. I understand what you say about sliding doors. I am on my third castle and still have not found a elegant, compact way to represent working sliding doors for (...) (24 years ago, 25-Jul-01, to lugnet.castle.ninja)
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Here are some pictures of a Dojo I built a few months ago. It's missing a roof cause I needed the plates for something else but use your imagination. I tried to be faithful to what I read about japanese architecture. i would have liked to have had (...) (24 years ago, 25-Jul-01, to lugnet.castle.ninja)
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(...) Thanks! I did do that logo back when we were coming up with CWSOTW, and just added it to my site because I thought it looked appropriate. (...) I don't think, or maybe I should say that I do think ;-). I don't have a Geocities account, but my (...) (24 years ago, 25-Jul-01, to lugnet.castle.org.cw)
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I think I will de-lurk for a moment and throw in my two cents worth. My "Crossed Axe" soldiers have always been mercenaries who have often been employed by the peasants to protect their interests or have allowed themselves to be hired by the Lions. (...) (24 years ago, 24-Jul-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Okay. (...) Thanks. I always like to try to put faces with names. (...) Room captain, were you? I guess you are the best person to address with questions regarding the Castle Room at Brickfest. Also you are the best person to correct small (...) (24 years ago, 24-Jul-01, to lugnet.castle)
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Hey Wilson- Good deal. I like the new setup, the logo is impressive, and *mmm*, that edited CW logo looks good. Was that one of those you made back when we were trying to do the CW-story-of-the-week thing, or is it new? I can't remember. Geocities (...) (24 years ago, 24-Jul-01, to lugnet.castle.org.cw)
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Hi Aaron! (...) He spells it with one "t", methinks. <snip> (...) That's Chris Maddison. -Shiri (who can probably put a name to every single creation and person in that room - phew! Being room captain was exhausting.) (24 years ago, 24-Jul-01, to lugnet.castle)
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WOW! That's a great LOTR model, Elliot! I can see it was inspired by some LOTR artwork. BTW how tall is Orthanc, exactly? If it was mentioned in LOTR than I must have forgotten it. What scale did you use Elliot? (...) (24 years ago, 24-Jul-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Elliott-- is that Gandalf up there trapped at the top of the tower, or is it the traitor Saruman gazing at the stars? And whose white and black shoe is that in the background (the one with the leg sticking into it!) Aaron (24 years ago, 24-Jul-01, to lugnet.castle)
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Shiri Dori wrote: <SNIP> (...) Of course I do Shiri!!! not to mention a cople more online comics I Regularly read such as: Clan of the Cats (URL) and Com (URL) High (URL) Life (URL) Arcade! (URL) Tails (URL) Notions (URL) Reflux (URL) Life (URL) (...) (24 years ago, 24-Jul-01, to lugnet.castle.org.cw, lugnet.castle.ninja)
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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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