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THIS IS THE GREATEST THING IN THE WORLD… lol ¯¯¯...¯¯¯ I feel an internal war a-bruin’ **Revolution, civil war…everyone take sides…Whahahaha** It’s always nice to have things 'shook-up'… And no, I'm not trooling for trouble, it’s jus’ kewl to see (...) (21 years ago, 19-Nov-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.castle, lugnet.people)
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(...) You’re funny! Describing an ‘obscene gesture’ isn’t the same as enacting it. I understand and totally don’t mind Hop-Frogs comments. I'm glad he’s venting actually… a lot of us feel that way. And why are people going out of their way to pick (...) (21 years ago, 19-Nov-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.castle, lugnet.people)
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Hi everybody, Just wondered if I missed it or something but I havn't seen anybody talks about 2004 new sets from the Harry Potter line and it seems weird because of the new movie. Does anyone knows anything about that? P.S. Due to the new (...) (21 years ago, 19-Nov-03, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.harrypotter, FTX)
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(...) Color me disgruntled, but this looks curiously like a Megabloks Mecha/Bot/Thing experiment gone awry. That or a Galidor meets Lego Brick experiment. Either way, here's hoping there's some salvageable merit to this little foray. Strange, this (...) (21 years ago, 19-Nov-03, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.technic)
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Sorry for the poor scan, I did it from work. I'll do a better one later. (URL) (21 years ago, 19-Nov-03, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.technic)
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(...) (snip) (...) Scott, great idea! And to answer your question, there is interest from SciBrick about this con. So count SciBrick in! Joe Meno .space paparazzi! (21 years ago, 19-Nov-03, to lugnet.castle.org)
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(...) That is what I keep wondering. There are still so many things that Lego can explore with themes like Castle and Pirates. Heck Lego could even merge the two themes and have medieval ships! Everything from Galleys, to Long Boats, to Trade Cogs, (...) (21 years ago, 19-Nov-03, to lugnet.castle)
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I built two more houses for my medieval village. These are simple one-story homes. One owner is a carpenter turned miner, the other belongs to an archer. Pick-a-brick was essential to getting the amount of light-yellow and teal required for these (...) (21 years ago, 18-Nov-03, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.castle, lugnet.org.us.michlug, FTX) !
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The last official Castle line was generally poor, in my opinion, but I just had to have the figures. Yes, I draft figures and accessories from other lines, I print stickers, I buy stuff from the Little Armory, but nothing truly replaces having the (...) (21 years ago, 18-Nov-03, to lugnet.castle)
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Hi all, One of the common arguments in the thread on possible Bionicle/castle hybrids is that if we want real castles we can build them ourselves. I agree. From my own building portfolio I obviously don't think we need a Lord of the Rings official (...) (21 years ago, 18-Nov-03, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Ja - Pferdestärke! Zuweilen bin ich sehhhhhr langsam! I'm glad you liked the car(t). Thanks for your comments, and for your help. Stephen (21 years ago, 18-Nov-03, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Remember though that TLC generally considers that Harry Potter IS Castle right now. So, aside from Lego Direct stuff (like the Guarded Inn, Blacksmiths Shop and Black Falcons Fortress), dont expect to see regular castle on the shelves (...) (21 years ago, 18-Nov-03, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.technic)
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(...) "Pferdestarke" if I remember correctly, the German word for "horsepower". ... I think the abbreviation of horsepower, HP, would be even more confusing in this context. (with Harry Potter and all) Yay for puns :) I like your car(t), very (...) (21 years ago, 18-Nov-03, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) <snip> Good, then Todd can move lugnet.technic.bionicle to lugnet.castle.bionicle! j/k, this is bad news IMHO. (21 years ago, 18-Nov-03, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.technic)
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(...) Hi Kai, How are things going with you? I'm glad you liked my castle-ized car. I had fun doing it, and it's good to know you enjoyed seeing it. What does "1 PS" mean? Stephen (21 years ago, 18-Nov-03, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Hello Pawel, Thank you for your comments. I thought we could all use a laugh these days and I'm glad you appreciated the joke. And yes, I suppose I can live with "cute":) Stephen (21 years ago, 18-Nov-03, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Hello Erik, I'm glad you liked it. Um... assuming that you liked it! No, there are no pieces from the original car in my version. Stephen (21 years ago, 18-Nov-03, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Hi Tim, You have a good point, sometimes we get so focused on what we don't like that we forget about the millions of things we do like. The three Castle sets out there are great and I have bought several of each. But two of those sets have (...) (21 years ago, 18-Nov-03, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) You don't. (...) There are no bad pieces..only bad little children. (...) So do you. "Here, this time, close the helmet's blast plate." (...) So build something new, and show us what castle needs. (...) It IS about creativity. IF (he says (...) (21 years ago, 18-Nov-03, to lugnet.castle)
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Hello! (...) There are people who have already seen pictures of these "Knights' Kingdom" figures: Employees of toystores. They got catalogues for their orders from Billund. That's where the information on 1000steine was from. For obvious reasons (...) (21 years ago, 18-Nov-03, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) We know just a few sets that will come out in 2004. And we do not even know for sure if these new Bionicle sets ARE castle themed. IMHO they are not the new sets are being referred to by Lego as a "city" See here: (URL) you ready to enter the (...) (21 years ago, 18-Nov-03, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) If it's not minifig scale, I don't know what to call it. It might be a new medieval theme, it might be excellent, it might be a lot of things, but it wouldn't be a continuation of the Castle line, so whatever it might actually be called, it (...) (21 years ago, 18-Nov-03, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: Spare parts - or - Harry Parter part duex (was: Castle Nightmare)
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(...) sniiiip. (...) Just wanted to say this whole post was very well done, Anthony! I couldn't have said it better. -Tim (21 years ago, 18-Nov-03, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.general)
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(...) I just have to note this statement ... the new sets coming out *are* castle-themed, they're just not *minifig scale.* Nor are they "Bionicle," as Bionicle has its own theme. I think that's what you're really getting at. Its just perhaps some (...) (21 years ago, 18-Nov-03, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Not to go off on a tangent, but I would say that that is a large part of many people's complaints about Bionicle. Most (all?) Bionicle pieces do not directly connect to traditional bricks and plates. This makes them generally useless to most (...) (21 years ago, 17-Nov-03, to lugnet.castle)
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Hello! (...) You are right, those sets are great. However, it leads me to another thought: LEGO doesn't care about us castle-heads. What, they release such great sets and I say they don't care? Now, they don't do much to keep us quiet. We complain (...) (21 years ago, 17-Nov-03, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) heh, my bad, but you must admit while awesome, they are slightly bioncley in the sense of not buildings or the like... (21 years ago, 17-Nov-03, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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(...) This missesthe point. I am a castle builder. I dont need bionicle pieces when making a castle. Just because the pieces exist, i should not have to use them. Why make something from bad pieces when pieces suitted to my theme are available. (...) (21 years ago, 17-Nov-03, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Hehe... very cool. I think "1 PS" is enought for a car like this :) see ya. (21 years ago, 17-Nov-03, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) That is awesome! Very creative, very well done, and dare I say ... very cute? -- Pawel (21 years ago, 17-Nov-03, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) --SNIP-- Hmph... I feel hurt. (4 URLs) --Anthony (URL) The Kingdom of Ikros> (21 years ago, 17-Nov-03, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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(...) That is only because you want them to be 'completely useless'. There is no such thing as a 'completely useless' part if you use your brain and imagination. Look at all the MOCs made with "bad parts" they turn out to be VERY useful... all it (...) (21 years ago, 17-Nov-03, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) So VERY true. This is Lego... is it not? Mark P (URL) (21 years ago, 17-Nov-03, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) (21 years ago, 17-Nov-03, to lugnet.castle)
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I have been a Castle "purist" for many years and resisted the urge to buy sets from other themes. But like many Castle fans these days, eagerly waiting (and waiting) for new Castle theme sets, I broke down and bought some Harry Potter sets, just for (...) (21 years ago, 17-Nov-03, to lugnet.castle) !!
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(...) Nick, I disagree. Bionicle parts would make fantastic castle and ship decorations (a la Dragonlance and other fantasy settings), wonderful futuristic trains, excellent machinery parts in town heavy equipment. And they seem perfect for mecha. (...) (21 years ago, 16-Nov-03, to lugnet.castle)
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Wait, I have a few Bionicles in possession, back when they didn't annoy me in BrickShelf but I still keep them in their can like containers. Anyhow I just measured the tallest one (red) and its way below being 20 cm tall. Are these something related (...) (21 years ago, 16-Nov-03, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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Even if mecha use bioncle, that still leaves nearly everyother theme. I have seen parts used in space as well but as far as town, pirate, trains, boats, and especially castle, adn whatever else, they are completely useless. What we need here is not (...) (21 years ago, 16-Nov-03, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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(...) Hi Tim, I think castle fans have some room to complain. However, you do make a good point that Lego Direct has been great about releasing several very nice legends and one moc set. Out of the big three old themes(Town, Castle, and Space), (...) (21 years ago, 16-Nov-03, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) You seriously don't know much about mecha builders. They go after any parts that they needs for their mechs. I had several mecha builders seek me out looking for Bionicle masks for their creations. That's right, they are actually LOOKING for (...) (21 years ago, 16-Nov-03, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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