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Well done, Lenny, they are certainly enjoyable. The interiors live up to the promise of the exteriors. < envy > And I'm impressed at the number of arched windows that you possess. < /envy > I gotta start making some buildings! Alan (21 years ago, 14-Sep-03, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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(...) Ugly! But in a cute sort of way. ;) So, are these things carnivores? Anyway, I like 'em even if I know nothing about the game. A whole phalanx of them would look quite intimidating. Alan (21 years ago, 14-Sep-03, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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(...) If you drop it, it will break. ;) Also, if kids were to play with it with the usual gusto that goes with Lego I wouldn't put money on it lasting too long. However, it can be handled reasonably, and as seen in this view: (URL) holds it's pose (...) (21 years ago, 14-Sep-03, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build)
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(...) Yup, the whole neck structure is the Achilles Heel as far as presentation is concerned. I'm going to post some alternates. One that's before me now offers even more movement up/down, so I may stick with that. My first attempt was truly ugly -- (...) (21 years ago, 14-Sep-03, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build)
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(...) My current problem for joints is parts selection. I don't have the 2 & 3 fingered hinge plates that would be needed for the other approach I'd envisioned. I think they would work well, but I'm not sure if the length of the legs would be too (...) (21 years ago, 14-Sep-03, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build)
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Hello! Just yesterday I was playing (URL) AdventureQuest> and I decided I would make a creature from the amazingly addictive yet senseless game. I had also been quite absorbed in castle related stuff (though I almost have very few castle themed (...) (21 years ago, 14-Sep-03, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX)
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(...) Its not ugly, just colorful! Actually i think it looks rather cool and alot more useful than the molded ones. I think if the colors were the same, it would look pretty good and i could verify that if i wasnt sitting over 150 miles from my (...) (21 years ago, 14-Sep-03, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build)
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hello! (...) I always appreciate things that are built with bricks rather than using one big molded piece. So you earn a laud for this in any case. And well, your horse is not pretty but I wouldn't go so far and say it's ugly. Particularly the gap (...) (21 years ago, 14-Sep-03, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build)
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(...) Did you consider a lot of possibilities for joints? It might be useful to have a collection of ugly ideas, who knows, they might turn up in more beautiful places? I like the 1x2 plate with bar for muounting legs, that seems really useful. I (...) (21 years ago, 14-Sep-03, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build)
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Hi. I received an e-mail from an enthusiast who couldn't post to LUGNET. He asked if I would post it for him. I'm sorry for not posting it sooner. :( This is what he wanted me to post: "Havn't posted in a long time, been busy making castles. (URL) (...) (21 years ago, 14-Sep-03, to lugnet.castle)
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Well, it isn't pretty..... Okay, it's down-right ugly.... But I hope you'll agree that has more to do with the riot of colours rather than the actual design. I've built a posable horse. It's slightly larger than the standard Lego horse, but it is (...) (21 years ago, 14-Sep-03, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build)
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(...) Wow this is cool. I love it. The in has nice detail out side and in. Olny thing you really cant see the inside that good in the pics. The booth thing outside with the Black Falcons in it is Trey awsome. Thats right I said trey. Dan Ravenda (21 years ago, 13-Sep-03, to lugnet.castle)
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Hi everybody!!! I would like to share with you my last MOC. It's the RedWine Tavern. The tavern of a modular medieval town I'm working on. (URL) Please, suggestions and comments are wellcome.... (positive or negative).... In this MOC I have tested (...) (21 years ago, 12-Sep-03, to lugnet.castle) !!
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(...) I love Thandarr the Barbarian! Thanks for the compliments. I realized later a dino head on the mantle didn't really fit with a kind and gentle life-loving wizard. Maybe it was some demon he slew. Who knows? Felix (21 years ago, 12-Sep-03, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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Not finished with my Ancients Theme project, it'll take a while. I've even created a 2025 Theme into my whole collection, but even that isn't finished either. (URL) have more Ancients Theme soldiers though, its not just the Medes Persian ones as I (...) (21 years ago, 12-Sep-03, to lugnet.castle.org.cw)
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Felix, this is great as it is, but with a little re-tooling this could be an awesome post-holocaust moc. It smacks of Thundarr the Barbarian, and specifically the wizard Gemini's tower. Dig the time/gate aparatus, and the dino head over the (...) (21 years ago, 12-Sep-03, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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(...) Now THATS what I'm talking about! Its a tough life for the castle minifig, always under attack, or beset by famine, plague and the undead. Finally a little relief (comic and otherwise) for the medieval man. I loved the shot of the guy running (...) (21 years ago, 12-Sep-03, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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Hi Lenny, These are wonderful. Great details like the bunk bed, easel, stiring the wine, the skinny beds,etc. I also think the winery opens in a unique way. Great job! Ben (21 years ago, 12-Sep-03, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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(...) (URL) right here! Anyway, after that moc plug, I'm loving the winery, Lenny. Great idea, i know none of my suggestions would have included that. Maybe being in wall would keep it from the grape fields but maybe, a brewery. It's easier i'd (...) (21 years ago, 12-Sep-03, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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(...) I ain't gonna lie. This is the 2nd time I chickened out on the Brothel. Originally, my Red Oak Inn was gonna be a brothel, and yeah, this one look perfect for the part. never fear Keith, the next Moc will be a the "Goldman Brothel" complete (...) (21 years ago, 12-Sep-03, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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Lenny, these are great mocs and all...but where is the brothel? I notice you ignored my suggestion in .castle. A winery? I think you dropped the ball on that one. A winery should be out with the grape fields. By the way, the lil' armory was my (...) (21 years ago, 12-Sep-03, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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Here's my finished mocs.. all with detailed interiors. Enjoy! (URL) Artist Studio (URL) Winery (URL) Lil' Armory Enjoy! -Lenny (21 years ago, 12-Sep-03, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build, FTX) !
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Very innovative design. I also like the use of the dragon arms on the dock. Is there going to be a Midnight MOCkery contest this Halloween? If so this would be a great entry. Bruce (21 years ago, 11-Sep-03, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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Very nice and simple design! -- Pawel (21 years ago, 11-Sep-03, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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As long as the answers are as well illustrated, I don't mind :) Well done! (21 years ago, 11-Sep-03, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Thanks Eric, I know you pride yourself as an artist in this genre. So you can appreciate that this was the fisrt time instead of just building something I tried to 'express' something, which by the wealth of positive feedback I've recieved, I (...) (21 years ago, 11-Sep-03, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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(...) More?! For you and me its all </org/scibrick/?n=14 space for a while>. But I do love castle and have to thank Jim and Maelee Foulds for thier inspiration. Not only for the Citadel of Kel-Nuroc, but also for something that Jim said. At (...) (21 years ago, 11-Sep-03, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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(...) Thanks, I experimented with a lot of different shapes. I envinsioned this as a creature that blew a big bubble that the Sea Monkeys could use to transport air breathing species in during visits. (...) Yah, if you look through my brickshelf (...) (21 years ago, 11-Sep-03, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) dialog too. The wizard's home is nice and detailed, and I especially love the magnifying glass holders... That's a cool undersea walker that the green wizard is using on the sea floor with the Orcas and the sea monkey. I like the wizard's home (...) (21 years ago, 11-Sep-03, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Nathan, Nice work on this... I liked your preview picture of just the boat, then I went to your folder and liked it even more. I always like it when someone can break up the mostly straight lines that Lego gives you with some curves. I also (...) (21 years ago, 11-Sep-03, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Ha, thats the town hall-- which the whole time I was building I thought "people are gonna think this is a church." I was suprised by that HP piece; its got hinges on both sides so you can put on a double door. I think I got it from Snape's (...) (21 years ago, 11-Sep-03, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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(...) Thanks Jojo. i didn't mean to come off as such a downer, but that was one of the more meaningful things i put in there. thanks for noticing. Felix (21 years ago, 11-Sep-03, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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(...) Thanks Adrian. The SeaMonkeys totally play into the tale, and they'll probably be sneaked into everything I build now. They were created as a way to blend biology with lego. Felix (21 years ago, 11-Sep-03, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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(...) Thanks for the feedback, Lenny. I guess with anything, even lego, when you trully have a passion for something it can be a let down when people don't share your enthusiasm. I think especially with biology, I get this wonderous appreciation for (...) (21 years ago, 11-Sep-03, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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Greetings, .castlers. After buy several sets with the 'useless' dino tails, I was determined to find a use for them. Below is the result: (2 URLs) Main Folder> PLMKWYT! (URL) PS - sorry about the crummy pics (21 years ago, 10-Sep-03, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build, FTX)
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(...) An eloquently told tale, and a zinger for a punchline! Oh, and the MOCs are cool too. I especially like the ship, the black tower, and the church. A question on the church door: I'm not familiar with that piece being used for a double door. I (...) (21 years ago, 10-Sep-03, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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Hi Lenny! (...) Yeah, has been quiet here more than a complete day before. That's unacceptable :-) (2 URLs) Fine. The town is growing, nice. I like the uneven shape of the houses. That's how medieval houses have been. What we consider "nice" and (...) (21 years ago, 10-Sep-03, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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Hi Felix! (URL) That's nice buildings and a somehow impressive story, an ode to life. "Now, I write. Though people seldom read. I speak, though people seldom want to hear what I have to say. From time to time, I am called to the town hall for my (...) (21 years ago, 10-Sep-03, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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be found in (URL) 4728 Privet (...) Yes they are in the Sopwith Camel too its an expensive way of getting them tho with Privet Drive on sale everywhere ;) (21 years ago, 10-Sep-03, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Thanks Kevin. Black tile floor? Well, any building that can handle it! haha. Actually, at BF03 there were some wicked specials on tiles, and now I've got some 100 black 2x2 tiles. I like tiling the bottom floor of my buildings, so, having used (...) (21 years ago, 10-Sep-03, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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