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(...) Well played. Very funny! :-) A small bit of feedback on the slide show - it went a little too fast to read the captions and see all that was going on in the image. Perhaps slow it down a couple seconds? -Tim (21 years ago, 10-Oct-03, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.events.nwbrickcon, lugnet.space, lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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For those of you classic theme fans, the Classic Wars continued at Northwest BrickCon with Episode 3: The Battle Between Good and Shpleem. What is the Classic Wars? Why it's a good natured and prankster-style competition between the castle and space (...) (21 years ago, 10-Oct-03, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.events.nwbrickcon, lugnet.space, lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| | Re: Ye Olde Glass Shoppe (first CCC-style creation)
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(...) Woah Lenny, I'm truly flattered. Thanks, Dean (21 years ago, 10-Oct-03, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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| | Re: here is a cool castle idea
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(...) So, yeah, that was sorta the idea behind the new castle project and behind the classic sets way long ago (though admittedly the classic sets weren't *quite* as modular as what you're talking about here). But, here's a thought on that-- how (...) (21 years ago, 9-Oct-03, to lugnet.castle)
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In lugnet.dear-lego, Jonathan Wilson wrote: = (...) Exactly. This was, indeed, the idea behind the sets in this era: (URL) ((URL) puts them together in this picture: (URL) Furman has an awesome MOC series along these lines: (URL) (21 years ago, 9-Oct-03, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.castle)
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"Jonathan Wilson" <jonwil@tpgi.com.au> wrote in message news:HMHGxM.1qoD@lugnet.com... (...) etc) (...) castles. (...) etc. (...) various (...) Wasnt that the idea in the King Leo's castle of poop?? and the Ninja castle. OK so it wasnt very well (...) (21 years ago, 9-Oct-03, to lugnet.castle)
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I have seen several castle toys that are basicly a bunch of different "modules" (like wall pieces, towers, turrets, gates etc) plus some people to put on those modules and then an attacking army (with siege engines etc) to attack it. You can arrange (...) (21 years ago, 9-Oct-03, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.castle)
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(...) Although I am sympathetic to the idea of having more generic 'figs in sets, I don't really agree that "we never had enough Black Falcons . . . to man the walls". Looking back, Castle sets over the years have a very high ratio of 'figs and (...) (21 years ago, 9-Oct-03, to lugnet.castle)
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On Tue, 7 Oct 2003, Lenny Hoffman wrote: [about a possible future Castle theme] (...) What I find interesting is that when I think of carefully scripted product lines, I can only think of Rock Raiders, Bionicle, and Orient Expedition. Assuming this (...) (21 years ago, 9-Oct-03, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) Thanks. I was trying to create something that fits in with the new standard. I wanted this to be a slightly smaller moc like Jon Furman's creations. In that way it is a good combination that links new and old. I am happy that you like the gate (...) (21 years ago, 9-Oct-03, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) One should also note that the pirates got into the act this year also: (URL) was a bit surprised there wasn't a space assault on the pirate display though... Frank (21 years ago, 8-Oct-03, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.space)
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(...) With all those druids of questionable moral character wondering about? You bet. ;) Always in fun, -Gil (21 years ago, 8-Oct-03, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.space, FTX)
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(...) Ben, Great work ! Wonderful addition to the 3CS type of building. It's a great transition building from the walls to the internal town buildings. KK (21 years ago, 8-Oct-03, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) "lugnet.space... where the men are men and the sheep are nervous" (21 years ago, 8-Oct-03, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.space, FTX)
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Seeing as this appeared on the lugnet.castle frontpage I suppose I had better post about it ;) (URL) digital camera really just isn't up to taking closeup pictures, so unfortunately the few pictures here will have to do for now. Next time I take it (...) (21 years ago, 8-Oct-03, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Thanks! (...) Thanks. I really like the cart too! I designed it very quickly but it all worked out. (...) hehe, I wish :) Ben (21 years ago, 8-Oct-03, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Ben, This is a superb creation. Well planned and executed. (I pretty much forgot about the stair until seeing it down the picture list.) I think Lenny nailed it with "everything that Lego castle MOCs should be - elegant clarity combined with (...) (21 years ago, 8-Oct-03, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) -snip- (...) -snip- YES! Don, you nailed it here! I emphatically support this idea TLC. Listen to this man! I just would like to add that some variant heads would not hurt. Hey, how about a MOC "Little Armory" Armory??? How bout it, eh? (...) (21 years ago, 8-Oct-03, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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(...) -snip- (...) Well said. I agree wholeheartedly except that I think pieces made from other pieces are not totally a waste; they can be useful if they are versatile. To borrow lyrics from the Black Eyed Peas: "Whatever happened to the fairness (...) (21 years ago, 8-Oct-03, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) I think it's interesting that when our generation was younger, we loved to build things with the sets that had no pre-molded parts and no special characters. We even had to build our own horses for a while. Yet we loved the toy enough to keep (...) (21 years ago, 8-Oct-03, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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