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(...) Oh my gawd! You are sooo kewl… I've been known to have uttered that self-same statement!!! (I've said: “give me a break mom, would you rather me be like all those collage punks who drop their paychecks every night at a bar?”) (...) Exactly! (...) (22 years ago, 7-Jun-02, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.general)
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(...) I am in the same position as you both, Looking for a job so I can get more lego! (...) Got this one the other day when a box showed up, My mom at least somewhat understands, though she doesn't always like it. I just keep telling her I could be (...) (22 years ago, 7-Jun-02, to lugnet.castle)
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Troy, Nice tower! Looks very solid indeed. Are you planning on building every tower exactly the same, or will they vary slightly? I think I would personally go for a tower that juts out a little more from the wall, to offer flanking fire along the (...) (22 years ago, 7-Jun-02, to lugnet.castle)
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Hi all, I've added to the chapter "Many Partings" in my Tolkien project. (URL) on Tim Deering's design: (URL) got a couple of more pipes: (URL) in the second picture. Chromed lightsaber hilts worked great because in the text it says that Bilbo gives (...) (22 years ago, 7-Jun-02, to lugnet.castle)
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Thanks for the kind words Bruce. My plan is to build atleast 4 of these as main towers. That does not mean that the city will be perfectly square. I'm probably going to try some different towers as well, with different type wall connectors. The wall (...) (22 years ago, 6-Jun-02, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) His BrickShelf gallery has been steadily growin’ since the beginnings of this thread. About 4 months ago Jimmy started photographing each of his contingents. (And I believe he’s still got a few more to go…) (...) Wicked, I can’t wait to see (...) (22 years ago, 6-Jun-02, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Troy, That's really nice! I really like that it's functional, too. My castles tend to be all show but no function. In part that's because I'm illustrating a story, so I'm just building for the camera most of the time, so often it's a facade (...) (22 years ago, 6-Jun-02, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Jimmy, you are my hero as well! Those armies are righteous! The uniformity you have is incredible, I guess you could probably field an even bigger force if you lined up the irregulars and reserve militias. I was especially impressed by the 30 (...) (22 years ago, 6-Jun-02, to lugnet.castle)
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I've completed construction of a prototype tower for use with a modular wall system and would like to get some opinions on it: You can view some (fairly bad) pictures here: (URL) tower is functional in that it has interior stairs that minifigs willl (...) (22 years ago, 6-Jun-02, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) I see...more as a lego version of yourself...stories like these always turn out in a way other than expected... (...) Hmm...if you want to read my castle story (more detail here, though...), check out this link (URL)Oh Yeah....there will be (...) (22 years ago, 6-Jun-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.castle)
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(...) Perhaps... (...) I think you sort of got it....the character has a lot of my features.... and interests. He has a GED, which would probably pass in his world, not in ours... so he is a bit different in a number of ways. Having brushes with the (...) (22 years ago, 6-Jun-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.castle)
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(...) Back in 11th grade, I snuck Lego out from the attic and secretly played with it in my room. Not much of it, but enough to have some fun with. I hid it from my friends & family so nobody would know... One day, my mom came into my room, rather (...) (22 years ago, 6-Jun-02, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.people)
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(...) hmmmm....not really autobio.... I've done him up to look sort of like me...."off-beat and nerdy" but his outfit (Royal Knight outfit w/red epaulettes) is quite nice. Cletus' outfit is also very nice.... Oh Yeah, the character is in (...) (22 years ago, 6-Jun-02, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) ........LOL!!! Sounds like my mother.... I'm in Anthony Sava's position...post college situation. My mom always gives me the "what for" looks when I am seen bringing in another box of lego...or when another arrives.... (I finally decided to (...) (22 years ago, 6-Jun-02, to lugnet.castle)
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Funny isn't it. If Goodrich was about 30 miles away from you, I'd bet you would have been there by now. I've lived that close to it all my life and I have never been there. I've lived in Cardiff for 27 years and never been inside the castle proper (...) (22 years ago, 6-Jun-02, to lugnet.castle)
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Just wanted to let everyone know that all submissions for panels, workshops, events, or discussions will need to be in by July 1st so there is ample time for planners to get them organized. Also, any requests for plots in the walled town layout will (...) (22 years ago, 6-Jun-02, to lugnet.castle)
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~This is sick, really sick! No man should ever have the power to wield an army of this size! (URL) have an insane number of troops in each category. The Black Falcons and Crusaders are my personal fav’s. Remind me never to go to 'War' with you. My (...) (22 years ago, 5-Jun-02, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.general)
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(...) Looks great anthony... I like the lighting.. sets the mood.... Kev..: ) (22 years ago, 5-Jun-02, to lugnet.castle)
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In lugnet.castle, John Henry Kruer writes: [lots of snipping here.] I would have to say that my parents despise Legos entirely (for reasons directly unknown to me). I guess since I started collecting during '97, they at first thought (oh ,sure. It's (...) (22 years ago, 5-Jun-02, to lugnet.castle)
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My parents border on the edge of 'at least your not playing video games and watching TV' to 'your acting half insane building and buying all these Lego pieces.' It makes for an interesting mix. I don't get much reaction from (other)kids, but the (...) (22 years ago, 5-Jun-02, to lugnet.castle)
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