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(...) I wouldn't describe LOTR as the best trilogy in history. Not even second. To me, the original SW trilogy is superior. I'd also put the Godfather trilogy ahead, even though it's far from the topics discussed here. And, oh, and Back to the (...) (21 years ago, 5-Mar-04, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.space, lugnet.general)
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nope, its very much back in production. They have been casting for it the last few months, filming starts next month (URL) James Stacey ------ www.minifig.co.uk Lugnet Member #925 I'm a citizen of Legoland travellin' Incommunicado "Andrew" (...) (21 years ago, 5-Mar-04, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.space, lugnet.general)
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(...) Hmmm.... You may have a good idea there... The baddest LEGO villain.... Ogel, Sam Sinister, Jack Stone... :-) Terry (URL) (21 years ago, 5-Mar-04, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.space, lugnet.general, FTX)
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In lugnet.castle, Mark Sandlin wrote about some scifi stories being made into movies. (...) I've heard that Douglas Adams's "Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" is being made into a movie, but apparently it has fallen into the same black hole. (...) (21 years ago, 5-Mar-04, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.space, lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) I'm greeting this update with a huge saltlick. The Ender's Game movie has been stuck in about the same spot as it is now for at least 6 years. I recall looking up details on it back in grad school, and seeing basically the same information (...) (21 years ago, 5-Mar-04, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.space, lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) Hi Bruce!, Yes, I built these creations for our castle layout at the Children's and Parents Expo held here in Indianapolis, Feb 28th-29th. My brickshelf folder can be found here: (URL) can also take better pictures of orthanc, but alas, Mt. (...) (21 years ago, 5-Mar-04, to lugnet.org.us.indylug, lugnet.castle)
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(...) Bicentennial Man was (not faithfully) adapted from Asimov's short story of the same name, as well as his novel The Positronic Man. Supposedly there are talks of doing something with Asimov's Foundation series, and I Robot is currently filming (...) (21 years ago, 5-Mar-04, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.space, lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) snip (...) (URL) pretty excited about this too, but it's probably a few years away from the screen. It looks like they've only aquired the right's to Ender's Game and Ender's Shadow, and combining them to make one film. Um. Getting a bit OT. (...) (21 years ago, 5-Mar-04, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.space, lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) Ender's Game?!?!? Ooh, ooh! *drool* Of course, they've been "going to do" something with Pern for years now, and it keeps falling to the wayside. Besides, the problem they'd have with doing the Ender series is that they wouldn't need to get (...) (21 years ago, 5-Mar-04, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.space, lugnet.general, FTX)
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ya know, for years people have been telling me to set my robots up like this. Its good to see you do this, (as I've said). In directly flattery to you, you you mind if I set my Little Bots up like this and do a shoot? e (21 years ago, 5-Mar-04, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.general, lugnet.fun)
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(...) lit Palantír in it. (A hush of respect falls over the crowd.) (21 years ago, 5-Mar-04, to lugnet.org.us.indylug, lugnet.castle)
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In lugnet.castle, David Laswell wrote: snip (...) Allegedly there is a movie based on the Chronicles of Narnia in the works, as well as an Ender's Game movie. -Daniel Rubin (21 years ago, 5-Mar-04, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.space, lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) Not to take anything away from whoever built that Orthanc, but WOW, you should see the Orthanc this guy Ersh777 made! (URL) (21 years ago, 5-Mar-04, to lugnet.org.us.indylug, lugnet.castle)
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(...) I don't think I've ever personally experienced that. Maybe it's a result of coming from a more enlightened geekdom that embraces both (and sometimes combines them). Might come from growing up on Pern novels (which, ironically, the local (...) (21 years ago, 5-Mar-04, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.space, lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) I can explain it. It derives from the literary rivalry between fantasy and sci-fi. The fantasy nerds and sci-fi nerds have always each been claiming superiority over the others' literary genre. I remember the second-last time I bought a sci-fi (...) (21 years ago, 5-Mar-04, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.space, lugnet.general, FTX)
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Both of those MOCs are the fine work of Jeramy Spurgeon of IndyLUG fame. I'm not sure about the linking, Jeramy will have to answer that. The castle themed layout he orchastrated this past weekend was outstanding. Check out the Indylug post from (...) (21 years ago, 4-Mar-04, to lugnet.org.us.indylug, lugnet.castle)
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Hi all, Could someone tell me who built these MOCs? Orthanc: (URL) Doom: (URL) like to link them off my page of Tolkien MOC links: (URL) do they have a specific website or Brickshelf gallery that I could link to? Thanks, Bruce (21 years ago, 4-Mar-04, to lugnet.org.us.indylug, lugnet.castle)
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(...) Also... I think the Trains war is an inner-struggle... 6-wide v. 8-wide... and should I dare include 4-wide (monorail). But until we hear Darth Vader say, "Harry, I'm your father," the showdown of the century is going to be between Ogel and (...) (21 years ago, 4-Mar-04, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.space, lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) 'nuff said! ;-) James Wilson Dallas, TX (21 years ago, 4-Mar-04, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.space, FTX)
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(...) What !? You want to say it's NOT real? I believe that about .castle, but space? You serious? /\/\ark "next you gonna say the minifig isn't realy alive!" de Kock (21 years ago, 4-Mar-04, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.space, lugnet.general)
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(...) windows, of the staris embeded in the wall. Very slick. The cart is also very cleverly designed with the strings and bands. Inspiring! Terry (URL) (21 years ago, 4-Mar-04, to lugnet.castle)
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Very cool indeed James. The outside stairs and balcony is very effective and nicely seperates the working part of the house from the living area. I like a lot (21 years ago, 4-Mar-04, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) (URL) HERE>. (...) This really made me smile... Good Stuff!!! Oh, and i'm happy you're keepin' Formeanthan together, she's my fav'. --==Richard==-- (21 years ago, 4-Mar-04, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.general, lugnet.fun, FTX)
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Here is the third installment of my alphabet project. Every village needs a carpenter, and this one specializes in making fine furniture and housing necessities. Here is the folder: (URL) Front: (2 URLs) Back: (4 URLs) Interior: (3 URLs) Cart: (URL) (...) (21 years ago, 4-Mar-04, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.announce.moc) !!
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Hmm, something's fishy here. The black dragon has five aces! I foresee some serious flames if he gets caught. Bruce (21 years ago, 4-Mar-04, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.general, lugnet.fun, FTX)
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(...) Classic! (...) Good luck with those plans. Definetly sounds interesting. e (21 years ago, 4-Mar-04, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.general, lugnet.fun, FTX)
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(...) Haha that's hilarious! I'll see your two white horses with royal knight barding, and raise you 5 forestmen! -Bryan (21 years ago, 3-Mar-04, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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In the last act before their disassembly, my four dragons had a poker game: (URL) The entire post-mod gallery can be found (URL) HERE>. Enjoy! --Anthony NOTE: Not all the dragons will be or have been disassembled. The large red dragon, Formeathan (...) (21 years ago, 3-Mar-04, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.general, lugnet.fun, FTX) !!
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In lugnet.general, Terry Prosper wrote: snip (...) snip Okay, here's one. Racers vs Trains - coming soon to level crossings everywhere. Peace and inner childishness, Professor Whateverly (21 years ago, 3-Mar-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.castle)
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In lugnet.castle, Terry Prosper wrote: snip (...) Well, it occurs to me that both Castle and Space are more battle-oriented than Town and Train, so it's a natural fit. Weapons seek weapons. There is also a greater fantasy element in Castle and (...) (21 years ago, 3-Mar-04, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.space, lugnet.general)
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(...) So what do you guys think of these? -Galidor vs. Jack Stone -Bionicle vs. Knights (big fellows) -Minifigs vs. Jack Stone (not in a popularity contest, but rather in a royal rumble wrestling match) -Bricks vs. Plates Keep in mind that the (...) (21 years ago, 3-Mar-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.castle)
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(...) That'd be awfully one-sided. However misguided they may be, there are some people that actually like Bionicle. Wait until the big Rainbow Knights hit U.S. shelves this summer. They might be a better contender than Galidor. (But then, the same (...) (21 years ago, 3-Mar-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.castle)
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(...) Bionicle vs Galidor? (21 years ago, 3-Mar-04, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.space, lugnet.general)
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(...) Can you imagine a StuWars between .train and... hmmm.... ? That's the thing here. There's a rivalry between .space and .castle that I can't explain, that I don't fully understand, but it's there. People laugh about it, people make jokes, etc. (...) (21 years ago, 3-Mar-04, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.space, lugnet.general)
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(...) I'd grant the point on the prefab walls (though Allister has a great use in the thread below), but personally I never use those for castles. My structures tend to be all about basic bricks and plates, add in some slopes and arches and a few (...) (21 years ago, 3-Mar-04, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.space, lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) Well, I didn't invent the rivalry. Even the AFOL comic by Greg Hyland talks about it! It's funny too, because I planned on doing this "fight" a month ago and the comic came out last week. It was a nice coincidence. Hmmm... Maybe another time. (...) (21 years ago, 3-Mar-04, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.space)
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(...) I've used castle walls on a spaceship. (URL) Turn 'em on their side.> (...) I contend that themewise, there are no specialised parts. Admittedly some parts get used more than others, but any part has the potential to be used in any theme. (...) (21 years ago, 2-Mar-04, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.space, FTX)
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(...) It's funny you mention barrels in the .castle category, nowadays, we see barrels as reactors on space ships quite often. As for the prefab walls, you are right, they do serve mainly to create structures, but big engines can't be used in (...) (21 years ago, 2-Mar-04, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.space, lugnet.general, FTX)
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Finally I am pleased to announce (URL) Minifig.co.uk>v2 Hopefully the new site is easier to navigate (and looks better). Its certainly easier to update, which will hopefully lead to more regular content (no promises tho). The site has been designed (...) (21 years ago, 2-Mar-04, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.castle, lugnet.people, FTX) !
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IndyLUG participated in the Parent & Child Exposition this past weekend (Feb. 28-29) at the Indiana State Fairgrounds. Part of our setup included a medieval themed layout. All of the medieval pictures can be seen on Brickshelf here: (URL) Medieval (...) (21 years ago, 2-Mar-04, to lugnet.org.us.indylug, lugnet.castle, lugnet.events, lugnet.loc.us.in.ind, FTX)
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