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(...) I'm curious, did you try rotating the fencing 22.5 degrees relative to the 8 clips so that each fence would be held on by 2 clips and all 8 would be used? Or does that not work, even if you skew the clips slightly? I want to see someone do an (...) (21 years ago, 7-Jan-04, to lugnet.castle)
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Great work as usual! The interiors are great. I especially like what you've done with the beds. Keep it up! James (21 years ago, 7-Jan-04, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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A new CCC shop. The idea for that connection between the buildings was burning in my head and I just had to work on it. This shop has been done for about a month and made it to a few shows, I just hadn't taken good pictures of it. (3 URLs) Jason (...) (21 years ago, 7-Jan-04, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.castle, lugnet.org.us.michlug, FTX) !!
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Here is a better picture of the water wheel construction: (URL) wheel is held to the shaft using 1x1 plate clips. Each spoke is a horizontal clip and a vertical clip. The spokes at the seams of the tan pieces are dummies. They don't really hold (...) (21 years ago, 7-Jan-04, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Thanks, James. (...) I guess our mills will be tough competitors in the contest :) (21 years ago, 7-Jan-04, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Interesting. You are right - that's a lot. Dan's Blacksmith Shop was 622 pieces and cost $40.00. That would put your model right around $25.00. I doubt it would be that much though. Great set! Good photography too ... -- Pawel (URL) (21 years ago, 7-Jan-04, to lugnet.castle)
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Hi James, Thank you for the compliments. (...) I dabble in Ldraw but have never made instructions. I can send you more detailed pictures of the mill if you are interested. James (21 years ago, 7-Jan-04, to lugnet.castle)
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Hi Pawel, (...) I just made a quick count/estimate. Suprisingly I think it would take about 400 pieces to replicate. There are a lot of 1x1s tho. No wonder it took so long to build :) James (21 years ago, 7-Jan-04, to lugnet.castle)
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Hi Andrzej, Your guarded mill is really nice work! (...) Apparently it was simultaneously. I was pretty bummed when I got back from vacation and saw your wheel on Brickshelf. I found the aeronomad set on clearance before xmas and used some of the (...) (21 years ago, 7-Jan-04, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Nathan, Thanks for being sensitive enough to apologize without prodding from others. I was a little surprised anyone would turn such a phrase just now, but once I read your post, I realized that you likely had been out of the loop. I don't (...) (21 years ago, 7-Jan-04, to lugnet.people, lugnet.space, lugnet.castle)
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(...) Wonderful little set! NIce detail. This would be a great set for Lego to make. How many pieces are in it? It looks smaller than the Guarded Inn ($25), so maybe it would go for $15? I think they would sell well for that price. Alas, we get (...) (21 years ago, 7-Jan-04, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) James, Well I really like how you have used the Brown Logs. I find it hard to use them in a Building where it gives that realistic appeal. You have used these parts in moderation and all in the right places. Great work......... Cheers, Dave (...) (21 years ago, 7-Jan-04, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Great job. Strange to say, the water wheel looks very similar to the one I've made: (URL) wonder who was first :) (21 years ago, 7-Jan-04, to lugnet.castle)
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Thats really cool James. The wheel looks right and in good proportion. I like the idea of having stone for the mill construction and wood for the living area. Its in nice proportion too, not too big, but detailed nonetheless. Do you use Ldraw ? (...) (21 years ago, 7-Jan-04, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Thats a Great compliment, Thank you Jon......... (...) I know exactly where your coming from. After looking at all the Great MOCs on Brickshelf all last year Ive had the same feeling and just had to do something for myself. Thanks again, Dave (...) (21 years ago, 7-Jan-04, to lugnet.castle)
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Hi, This project was almost finished two weeks ago, but a vacation got in the way. I had a chance to finish the interior tonight and have posted pictures to Brickshelf. The most challenging part was making a decent looking water wheel. (URL) (21 years ago, 7-Jan-04, to lugnet.castle)
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(URL) There are 6 Minifigs in nomination for the first round of this election. Here are the nominees: (6 URLs) You may even consider the (URL)ghost as a castle minifig! So if the castle fans wish to see at least one of these nominees get to round 2, (...) (21 years ago, 7-Jan-04, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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(...) Damn....I just found out about Travis Kunce...sorry if the title of my last post seemed inappropriate... My heart goes out to Travis and his family... Nathan (21 years ago, 7-Jan-04, to lugnet.people, lugnet.space, lugnet.castle)
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The Lord Of The LEGO is back and is tired as heck! I'll be frank, traveling during the holidays is hell, and I won't be doing it again anytime soon... So! What's been going on around here. It looks like I missed some cool MOCs, will check those out (...) (21 years ago, 7-Jan-04, to lugnet.people, lugnet.space, lugnet.castle)
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David, WOW, This is truly amazing! Probably the best castle I've seen in the last year. THis thing gives me that," MAN I WISH I BUILT THAT" feeling. I love every detail, the construction, design details, scale, every bit of this is intense! I'm (...) (21 years ago, 6-Jan-04, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Nice. I like how you added some landscaping elements to elevate your castle. Both the road and the wall really add a lot to your creation. I really liked the wall and the gate - it was really well done. I see you also messed around with (...) (21 years ago, 6-Jan-04, to lugnet.castle)
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I thought this was neat and could add some flavor to castle. Now you can make up that prophecy where you save the world, get the girl, and eat cheese with a lumberjack while making it all look offical. (URL) FUT off-topic.fun -Evil Wayne (21 years ago, 6-Jan-04, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Hey, it YOU can put that many details in your castle, I can talk detailed turkey about my pants all I want. Fair's fair! In summary: Hot crackers, that's one amazing castle. --Dave! (21 years ago, 5-Jan-04, to lugnet.castle)
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After getting the Dragon Fortress for CHristmas i decided to put my other project on hold to make the palace at Jahmong. While not the main home of the emporer, he often uses this palace as a meeting place, a sort of administrative office. (URL) The (...) (21 years ago, 5-Jan-04, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX) !
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(...) Hey thanx Jeff! (URL) this and the new rainbow Knights, the world of Castle will never look the same! (URL) from Harry being a flesh tone (which blew my mind) the toga statue figure is really great! O.k. this set just looks like fun: (URL) a (...) (21 years ago, 4-Jan-04, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.harrypotter, lugnet.general, lugnet.year.2004)
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(...) -- Pawel (21 years ago, 4-Jan-04, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.harrypotter)
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(...) heres some pictures of the new sets. (URL) hut has a real roof! (21 years ago, 4-Jan-04, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.harrypotter)
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(...) LEGO (TLC) could diffuse the whole issue by just issuing the old instructions under a copyleft or Creative Commons license and making them available to us all via lego.com sheesh! why do I have to keep telling the same people the same things (...) (21 years ago, 4-Jan-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build, lugnet.cad, lugnet.castle, lugnet.town, lugnet.space, lugnet.pirates)
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(...) This looks like it's a straight copyright violation, and whether he's making money off it or not is irrellevant to that charge (it would only affect the financial amount for which he would be liable). >> Mark (21 years ago, 4-Jan-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build, lugnet.cad, lugnet.castle, lugnet.town, lugnet.space, lugnet.pirates)
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(...) Whether they came from Brickshelf or not, he's still making money off of LEGO's property. --SteveR (21 years ago, 4-Jan-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build, lugnet.cad, lugnet.castle, lugnet.town, lugnet.space, lugnet.pirates)
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(...) If you ARE SURE SURE that his/her CD-ROM does INDEED have the brickshelf.com scans, send a message to Jack McKee. He works for TLC and cam make sure that the proper people at LEGO close this down if need be. You can email jake at: (...) (21 years ago, 4-Jan-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build, lugnet.cad, lugnet.castle, lugnet.town, lugnet.space, lugnet.pirates, FTX)
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(...) Thank you Chris. I too have always been a fan of large scale Castles. I have never attempted a realistic approach to Terrain before, this was all kind of new to me. Just looking at a lot of pics posted at Brickshelf and a heap of Castle Fan (...) (21 years ago, 4-Jan-04, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Thank you Ben. I have always been a sucker for the Tudor on Grey. I just feel it brings realism to the overall look. Since I had more red slopes than Black, I was going to fill the Castle with red roofs, but I just dont feel it would give the (...) (21 years ago, 3-Jan-04, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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(...) Excellent! I'm a fan of big castles, and of using real terrain, and you have done both together. The result shows the effectiveness of doing it - not all of the buildings are on the same flat level. I can't wait to see pictures of the (...) (21 years ago, 3-Jan-04, to lugnet.castle)
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Hi Dave, This is wonderful. I love the scale and details of your castle and town. The castle details like buttresses and crenelations are great. I really like the tudor additions onto the upper levels of the castle. The water is nice - I have been (...) (21 years ago, 3-Jan-04, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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Hi Reed and everyone else. I previously wrote that I couldn't improve upon your elk. I still can't. But I have added to it. Perhaps it was inevitable, but these beasts were just made for minifigs! Enter the "War Elk". Here's the link for the folder (...) (21 years ago, 3-Jan-04, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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Just found someone in an online selling site selling a pack of 8 CDs advertised as containing over 20,000 Lego instruction scans. Im posting this into many news groups as the items in question are advertised to contain instruction scans from (...) (21 years ago, 3-Jan-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build, lugnet.cad, lugnet.castle, lugnet.town, lugnet.space, lugnet.pirates)
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(...) Pawel, Thanks again, I guess the Flaws arent always visible in our pics, but only we are the ones to notice, right? The table that I had built this MOC on isnt really that strong and it has started to Bow right down the middle, as you can (...) (21 years ago, 3-Jan-04, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) secondly for detail. I just can't find any flaws with it! [1] I love the fact that the castle is elevated on a hill made from green bricks, which it turn lies on a terrain of tan sand bricks, which in turn lie an blue water baseplates. That is (...) (21 years ago, 3-Jan-04, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) on it. Any ideas you might have would be appreciated......... regards, Dave davescastle (21 years ago, 3-Jan-04, to lugnet.castle)
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