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Hmmm - I think the Bionicle Knight's will be bought a lot from children ! Nearly all boys between 8 and 14 are Bionicle-Fans right now - and they want them ! -> So "boycoting" won't work ! Just let them be and by the new colorfull castlesets 2004 ;) (...) (21 years ago, 16-Dec-03, to lugnet.castle)
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I suppose there are some nice touches in there, I was just (wrongly) holding out for models rather than playsets. The comic that comes with the figures shows the castle also with red trim rather than blue, so whether the set will come with the (...) (21 years ago, 16-Dec-03, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) I actually thought the big castle has some nice touches. The use of a dark gray band under the crenellation peaks simulates shade, for instance. Plus I am very relieved to learn that the new KK is not JUST big play figures but also a minifig (...) (21 years ago, 16-Dec-03, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Looking at the sets...I can see a couple of good ideas for MOC's, some good parts, but some terrible colour selections. I like the tower wall sections in 8780 with attatched barred windows. Benjamin Whytcross (21 years ago, 16-Dec-03, to lugnet.castle)
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just checked and this picture came out of an official set on sale so I guess its public now (URL) to Phil Traviss for finding this and scanning it (21 years ago, 16-Dec-03, to lugnet.castle) !
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lets see then, minifig versions of the big KK figures will mean the 'european' armour in green, purple, pale blue and red. new shaped visors, existing weapons in new colours, tan classic sword, orange broad sword, and new sword designs new shaped (...) (21 years ago, 16-Dec-03, to lugnet.castle) !!
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(...) Hi Tony, Thanks for visiting my castle For me too, Sidney Toy’s book was very fascinating. One of my other hobbies is building history, so the book wasn’t dry at al for me. On the contrary! Building this castle was a great pleasure. The only (...) (21 years ago, 16-Dec-03, to lugnet.build, lugnet.castle)
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(URL) --Anthony (URL) The Kingdom of Ikros> (21 years ago, 16-Dec-03, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.general, FTX)
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On December 15, NCLUG presented a display of iinspired by Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King at the Raleigh Grande Theater in Raleigh. (URL) The display was a group effort, with David Vestal and Will Pedersen creating the layout and Minas (...) (21 years ago, 16-Dec-03, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.castle, lugnet.loc.us.nc, FTX) !!
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(...) Leo, How wonderful that you've used the Sidney Toy book to add realism... that's an incredibly detailed book! I have it, and took it with me on a business trip; while my coworkers were reading romance, I read this. They wondered how I could (...) (21 years ago, 16-Dec-03, to lugnet.build, lugnet.castle)
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Hi all, I know it's been a long time since I've added a full chapter to my Tolkien project, but I wanted to get a couple of quick things out in honor of the theatrical release of The Return of the King. Warning--major spoilers! If you have not read (...) (21 years ago, 15-Dec-03, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.castle)
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Hello everyone! Last year, Créations Rotule had a LEGO Movie Poster contest which was a total success. Créations Rotule is no more, but it evolved into MinifigVille.com and there is a new contest, much like the previous one, starting...NOW ! Below (...) (21 years ago, 15-Dec-03, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.build.contests, lugnet.castle, lugnet.space, lugnet.starwars, lugnet.adventurers, lugnet.fun, lugnet.pirates, lugnet.publish, lugnet.sports, lugnet.town) !
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(...) Thank you for your comments. I had lots of years to collect bricks and finally, a dream came true. The pictures were made during the building process and placed in the same order, only to show some details, which are invisible after finishing. (...) (21 years ago, 14-Dec-03, to lugnet.build, lugnet.castle)
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(...) Thank for visiting. It is always difficult to choose the right colour combination for this kind of buildings. Make it grey only, and it looks more like a concrete silo. The more so, this would have been if the parapets were flush with the (...) (21 years ago, 14-Dec-03, to lugnet.build, lugnet.castle, FTX)
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(...) Thanks for visiting my castle twice! At first in real live and now virtual. It was a great pleasure to have met you and your son at LEGOWOLD 2003. And I have learnt some English (American) expressions too. I built this castle 1:25 from (...) (21 years ago, 14-Dec-03, to lugnet.build, lugnet.castle)
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(...) Hi Nik. 'Just call me Nik' I didn’t forget that. How are you? Did you get some inspiration from LEGOWOLD 2003 for future buildings? Maybe, after several years of collecting bricks you will make a castle like this yourself. I hope I see you (...) (21 years ago, 14-Dec-03, to lugnet.build, lugnet.castle)
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Hello Everybody! Well, today's the day! The bid official launch of my new website. After dealing with mixed thoughts about continuing to maintain my old website (www.rotule.qc.ca, dead now) or upgrading it, I opted to creating a new and improved (...) (21 years ago, 14-Dec-03, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.build.contests, lugnet.castle, lugnet.space, lugnet.starwars, lugnet.adventurers, lugnet.fun, lugnet.pirates, lugnet.publish, lugnet.sports, lugnet.town) !
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I saw this at Legoworld and you know what I said... (...) I said WOW! This is amazing. nik <(^_^)> (21 years ago, 13-Dec-03, to lugnet.build, lugnet.castle)
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(...) I had a chance to see this castle at LEGOWORLD 2003, and get to know the builder, Leo and his lovely wife very graciously shared a cabin with us at Lemenkulen (probably mangled that spelling but oh well). IT ROCKS! The pictures are amazing but (...) (21 years ago, 13-Dec-03, to lugnet.build, lugnet.castle)
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(...) I think picture 18.jpg is the most telling because it shows the complexity of the wall construction. You have accomplished what was only a pipedream on my part. Thanks for showing it. My only quibble is that the extreme compression of the .jpg (...) (21 years ago, 13-Dec-03, to lugnet.build, lugnet.castle)
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