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(...) Fortunately fantasy time machines can have more than 1 setting, as 1985 is way too early, it's pre 9V and pre airport shuttle. :-) ... but ya, I hear you. Still I do think these sets are an improvement over the last batch of Castle sets and (...) (21 years ago, 16-Dec-03, to lugnet.castle)
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The picture is from the new knights kingdom big bionidor type sets, on the back of the instructions. Phil scanned the back of the 8774 - 'Vladek' instructions. (I actually nipped to TrU at lunch to buy the set to get a closer look - sad, huh) (21 years ago, 16-Dec-03, to lugnet.castle)
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-----Original Message----- From: news-gateway@lugnet.com [mailto:news-gateway...net.com]On Behalf Of Pawel Nazarewicz Sent: Tuesday, December 16, 2003 8:34 AM To: lugnet.castle@lugnet.com Subject: Re: banner year for castle (...) guess (...) parts, (...) (21 years ago, 16-Dec-03, to lugnet.castle)
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James, Thanks for posting this. I'm sure there will be a lot of discussion about this over the next few days. Out of curiosity, what set did this come out of? And was the scan from a new 2004 catalog? New mini flyer? Bryan "James Stacey" (...) (21 years ago, 16-Dec-03, to lugnet.castle)
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The giant coats of arms are the shields off the big knights sets. So if you have all the big knights you can change the heraldry for the minifig sets. looking at that set too, I guess the things the knights are on may have little motors in them to (...) (21 years ago, 16-Dec-03, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) parts, but what could have been their motivation for designing these sets? They're ugly and probably the most unrealistic castle sets ever. I say this because if someone is looking to get into castle, I doubt these sets will attract them to (...) (21 years ago, 16-Dec-03, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Nah, that's not the case. Take a look at the bad guy on the other side, he's standing on tiles. This looks like a neat little game, where you attempt to flick the boulder across the bridge and knock the bad guy off his platform. Having the (...) (21 years ago, 16-Dec-03, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) I must have missed this announcement but wow. I thought you were talking about the bionicle knights, but those are going to kick arse! I would prefer some more traditional colored knights, but I've got them, now we can mix it up with more (...) (21 years ago, 16-Dec-03, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) SNIPPED That's a great idea, Joe! (...) Is there any chance of getting some closer shots of the Fell Beast after the display is taken down (or do you have some already?) - I'd enjoy seeing how it was created. The layout looks really great but (...) (21 years ago, 16-Dec-03, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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(...) First of all let me shout: "YO HO", finally after 3 years, new Castle's sets Castle's alive once more I have to agree that this is probably the worst castle ever (even worse then 6098), but as James said, new weapons, alot of new (...) (21 years ago, 16-Dec-03, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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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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(...) In my opinion (1), its not entirely "eye-friendly" (2), but the work itself is amazing and the initial design is very nice. Its a great show piece. GREAT JOB!!! qualfications: (1) my stuff isn't that good so my opinion shouldn't hold carry a (...) (21 years ago, 13-Dec-03, to lugnet.build, lugnet.castle, FTX)
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(...) Thank you for visiting my castle. Not only it would be expensive, but rather heavy too. Maybe a smaller kind of real looking castles? Leo. (21 years ago, 13-Dec-03, to lugnet.build, lugnet.castle)
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(...) Thanks for your visit. The mottling was a random approach indeed. Just a kind of feeling. And by mixing different colours you can make bigger buildings, of course. Leo (...) (21 years ago, 13-Dec-03, to lugnet.build, lugnet.castle)
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(...) Now that is a REAL castle - not one of these wimpy Lego ones with paper thin walls! I like it, and have bookmarked it. (...) I think that set would be somewhat expensive. :-) (21 years ago, 13-Dec-03, to lugnet.build, lugnet.castle)
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(...) Ooooooo, aaahhhhh! Did you find yourself constantly tweaking it to get just the right effect or did you attack the mottling with a random approach? Very nice effect either way, especially for the relatively small scale (compared to stuff at (...) (21 years ago, 12-Dec-03, to lugnet.build, lugnet.castle)
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(URL) time not a LEGO-designed castle but a castle as real as possible. Take the grand tour and tell me what you think of it. Maybe a nice idea for LEGO next year? (21 years ago, 12-Dec-03, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build, lugnet.castle) !!
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(...) (URL) Best regards, /Tobbe (URL) (remove SPAM when e-mailing) (21 years ago, 12-Dec-03, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Well, remember what happened with Town. First they came out with Jack stone, to get the tykes hooked. Then this year we have Extreme Sports island, World City, etc. which are the minifig-scale versions of Jack Stone. The kids who played with (...) (21 years ago, 12-Dec-03, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.lego, lugnet.general)
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Hi Ben, I think I will write something up about trebuchets for classic-castle.com if you are still interested. I would like to do some more experimentation first, so it might be a few days. James (21 years ago, 12-Dec-03, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Hi Yaron, I just tried it. I can shoot a spear in a round brick about 7 ft. I had to bypass my trigger system for the launch tho :) James (21 years ago, 12-Dec-03, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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