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(...) There isn't much I can add to all the other nuggets of wisdom that have already been presented. My father always taught me never to let other peoples opinions get in the way of what you like to do. He said 'the only opinion of yourself that (...) (21 years ago, 12-Nov-03, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Thanks! Thanks! :) I'm very happy to be of service to our community. Perhaps sometime soon I'll continue working on my oval shield template and get that article out to the public. Thanks for the reply! --Anthony (21 years ago, 12-Nov-03, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) Serf's up, dude! :) I'm glad you liked what I've done, it was a lot of effort. Hopefully it'll prove useful to the community, if not now then in the future. Otherwise I suppose I'll just cower back under the rock from which I came. :) But (...) (21 years ago, 12-Nov-03, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) With LEGO... MONEY IS NO OBJECT! Only the BEST for your soldiers will do! Hehe... thanks for the reply. Glad you liked what I've done. --Anthony (21 years ago, 12-Nov-03, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) Thanks much! Glad you liked what I've done. I did the same as you when I first did stickers, using a glue stick. My only beef with them is that the glue doesn' last very long and after a while the stickers start peeling or just pop right off. (...) (21 years ago, 12-Nov-03, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) Daniel, I'll let all the comments about language stand--I don't need to rehash that--you've had enough. Do you smoke? If not--tell them you can spend your money on cigarettes or booze instead of Lego. Take a quick poll of most AFOL's here. A (...) (21 years ago, 12-Nov-03, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Hang in there... Although my situation wasn't as bad as your situation, my parents didn't really care for me to start building...and in some cases, playing with Lego. I entered a small dark-age a few years ago, threw my Lego into plastic bins, (...) (21 years ago, 12-Nov-03, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) First let me say that if you want to be taken seriously, cutting out the foul language will be a big help. It doesn't make anyone sound any more grown up, and it can damage people's perception of you if used inappropriately. The same can be (...) (21 years ago, 12-Nov-03, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.general, lugnet.people)
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(...) These problems are why many people entire a "dark age". I can't really give you any specific advice, as I don't know your exact situation. However, it terms of general advice.... Make sure your building does not interfere with school work. (...) (21 years ago, 12-Nov-03, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.people)
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(...) I dont get that problem from my folks but I do get it from friends sometimes, and I agree its a load of bullshizzle (trying not to curse here). It can really cause you to wanna give up the hobby sometimes but after awhile you just ignore what (...) (21 years ago, 12-Nov-03, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Daniel, There are LEGO builders of all ages and one or two of them even earn a pretty decent living doing nothing but creating models out of LEGO brick to sell to corporations. There are also quite a number of people who use LEGO as a great (...) (21 years ago, 12-Nov-03, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) I've had people say things like "you're too old for that", until I tell them about the creations the community does & the fact that adults work FOR LEGO as the modelbuilders; then the questioning people usually think of Legoland parks and say (...) (21 years ago, 12-Nov-03, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) I understand your concerns, but this is a family-oriented group made to be a welcome place for anyone, so next time, can you please refrain from the language? Rick (21 years ago, 12-Nov-03, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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I have never had that problem, and i am 17, but have often had friends tell me that my Lego hobby was "for kids" i never really acknowledged it at all because i am having fun building. My parents have never really tried to keep me from building, but (...) (21 years ago, 12-Nov-03, to lugnet.castle)
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hey. whats up. douse anyone else have a problem with non builder people. many people see legos as toy and play things and not as art. :( Why why why. at home I am not aloud to build my parent say it is to babyish. every time i get a catalog my mom (...) (21 years ago, 12-Nov-03, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Don't have: Tan 1x1 mod.plate with vert. clip (need 6, can't find any) Substituted lt.grey Brown 1x1 mod.plate with vert. clip (need 10) Substituted dk.grey Brown 1x2 hinge brick bottom (need 5) Substituted dk.grey Brown 1x1 plate (need 10) (...) (21 years ago, 11-Nov-03, to lugnet.build, lugnet.castle)
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(...) point of articulation that the one-piece LEGO official horse gives us. As someone who's struggled with making decent LEGO animals out small parts, I am impressed. What are the rarest of the pieces involved? Excellent innovation. Best of luck (...) (21 years ago, 11-Nov-03, to lugnet.build, lugnet.castle)
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I recieved a few requests to make some intstructions for one of my medieval shops. While this one isn't an exact replica of one I have made in the brick, nor does it have an interior, I think it is still quite useful. (2 URLs) Jason Spears | (URL) (...) (21 years ago, 11-Nov-03, to lugnet.org.us.michlug, lugnet.inst, lugnet.castle, FTX) !
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Okay, it's not up to Lego publication standards, but it should be helpful: (URL) parts list is also included. Alan (21 years ago, 11-Nov-03, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.build, lugnet.castle)
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(...) Very nice, and quite a thing of beauty. I like the use of round bricks for the vertical 'wood'. The overall colour scheme is also pleasing to the eye. Nice touch for the attic. The wife has my sympathies as she tries to navigate the ladder to (...) (21 years ago, 11-Nov-03, to lugnet.castle)
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Very nice article and very nice torsos. I noticed that you did not mention the use of self adhesive labels. I know a lot of folks print directly to these labels and then just cut-and-peel them off and stick them on. You can even get the labels in (...) (21 years ago, 11-Nov-03, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) Huh. That's pretty neat. It gives me some ideas for another house. Jason Spears | (URL) BrickCentral> | (URL) MichLUG> (21 years ago, 11-Nov-03, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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(...) Jordan, That's a very nice scene you have made. Posing minifigs in action really brings a MOC to life, even an unfinished one. Reminds me of a sky scraper construction scene I built with a friend when I was much younger. It won a ribbon in a (...) (21 years ago, 11-Nov-03, to lugnet.castle)
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Check out our latest CCC compatible MOC from our (URL) homepage> that's a crossover with Star Wars. (2 URLs) Long before the Gungans became lake-dwellers, they built their kingdom on the rugged plains of Naboo. To deter any intruders outside their (...) (21 years ago, 11-Nov-03, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.starwars, lugnet.space, lugnet.build, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX)
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This past weekend Friday Nov 7 thru Sunday Nov 9, the Greater Florida LEGO Users Group was asked to display at the Festival of the Masters which is the 28th annual art show in Downtown Disney near the LIC. It was essentially a 2 man show with the (...) (21 years ago, 11-Nov-03, to lugnet.castle)
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Now that we are seing more "custom" parts being made (for example the Starwars weapons, the Castle accessories and the Train wheels), it raises an important question... are these "Lego"? For example, if I use them, am I no-longer a purist? Does (...) (21 years ago, 11-Nov-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.starwars, lugnet.trains, lugnet.castle, lugnet.cad)
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(...) Wow!...Wow! Wicked great job & excellent service to the Lego community! Jeff (21 years ago, 10-Nov-03, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.general, FTX)
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All pages present and accounted for (URL) pics from the Hobby show in Toronto--Space, Castle, and Trains (and others) represented. Thanks Allan for geting this together! Dave K (21 years ago, 10-Nov-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.trains, lugnet.castle, lugnet.space)
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(...) And he doesn't want to pay too many "buiding footprint surface" property taxes. Because this was measured on ground floor level only, it was custom to make each additional floor overhang consideably, thus creating "tax-free" floorspace.In some (...) (21 years ago, 10-Nov-03, to lugnet.castle)
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Nice job. Let us know when you have the instructions for these babies (the horses) online. They are really awesome! :) -Anne (...) (21 years ago, 10-Nov-03, to lugnet.build, lugnet.castle)
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(...) Aha!! I think you're on to something there. The leg mountings will need to be the same for both front and back though -- that much I've determined from my previous efforts. Thanks for working on this. Alan (21 years ago, 10-Nov-03, to lugnet.build, lugnet.castle)
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(...) I thought everyone had a viewer. :) But OK, here it is in picture form. Is PNG acceptable? (URL) fiddled with it some more, and it could probably use even more work, but I think it's the beginning of something that would fit in the barding. (...) (21 years ago, 10-Nov-03, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.build, lugnet.castle)
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Alan, your horses are outstanding. The articulation makes for some great poses, my favorite is: (URL) The best compliment I can give is that after seeing your designs I went to my collection and built one for myself. The gray variant makes for epic (...) (21 years ago, 10-Nov-03, to lugnet.build, lugnet.castle)
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(...) Thanks! This is actually my 3rd 3 story building. The first I made after Friday night setup for MichLUG's display at (URL) Motor City ComiCon>, you can see it in this (URL). I built it with Peter Guenther's bricks, so I couldn't take it home. (...) (21 years ago, 10-Nov-03, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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(...) That's where he puts the wood for the stove. Keeps things nice and tidy. (URL) (...) The books fall out all the time. So I built little shipping racks to hold stuff in place when I move it around. I'll have to try the technique with the rubber (...) (21 years ago, 10-Nov-03, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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(...) Hi Anthony, I really like your article. The traditional torsos in other colors are great. I cant wait to make orange knights, red peasants, and serfs. Lots of serfs! Ben (21 years ago, 10-Nov-03, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) More great stuff to work with! I wanted to mention adhering the stickers. I suppose sticker paper works, but after the seeing the huge jump in quality with photo paper (not to mention nice stiff sturdy paper), that's the only way I'm going to (...) (21 years ago, 10-Nov-03, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.general, FTX)
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Looking at this again, I noticed several other details I missed. What is the small box like container on the first floor for? I like it. Do you have to be careful with the books falling out? I came up with a technique to stop that. If you place a (...) (21 years ago, 10-Nov-03, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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very cool indeed (21 years ago, 10-Nov-03, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) What I found after playing with the shield designs over the weekend is that with glossy photo paper (Canon Photo Paper Pro with a Canon S900 six-color printer) the level of detail will hold. Lesser paper blurs, loses saturation and vibrancy, (...) (21 years ago, 10-Nov-03, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.general)
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