 | | Announcing “Seven Swords of Glendur” @ BrickFest 2004
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I hereby challenge players to an adventure game, "Seven Swords of Glendur ". "Seven Swords of Glendur " is an adventure game set in modern times where the player is visiting a castle that is open to the public in a controlled setting like Leeds (...) (20 years ago, 1-Aug-04, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: First Look!
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(...) Hey guys, I've been kicking the "my own plume thing" around already. I'd like to make a "torse", or twisted roll, for the top as well as a better plume. Of course these would be clip-on pieces. They'd look great for tournament stuff. Take a (...) (20 years ago, 30-Jul-04, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: First Look!
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(...) Oh, absolutely. The tricky part is that the hole would need to have enough clearance for the fat plume or the triple plume, but if it's too high or too far back it'll look odd. Maybe it could be tipped forward at an angle? (...) It's sort of (...) (20 years ago, 30-Jul-04, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) I think it need that plume hole at the top if the helmet. Speaking of which... I have yet to see anyone make a Custom Plume piece. Up to it Jeff? (20 years ago, 29-Jul-04, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: New Cathedral completed!
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Brian, Awe-inspiring creation. Everything is great--the windows, the organ and piano, the white cross behind the trans yellow bricks, the chandaliers, the underside of the roof, etc. Jon, Long time no see. Where have you been? Zemi.net seems to be a (...) (20 years ago, 29-Jul-04, to lugnet.castle)
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Brian, This is Awe inspiring. I love the relief work, and the stained glass. Thanks for sharing this with us. Jon (20 years ago, 29-Jul-04, to lugnet.castle)
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| | First Look!
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(URL) (rapid)prototype will be present at BF '04, then on to production! Thanks, Jeff (20 years ago, 29-Jul-04, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: Custom helmet and armor (fantasy style)
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"Isaac Yue" <isaacyue@btinternet.com> wrote in message news:I1Kwpr.1to@lugnet.com... (...) Studio>. (...) some (...) Absolutely fantastic Issac. The only comment I can add is make sure you get them on sale sooner rather than later :) (20 years ago, 29-Jul-04, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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Hi all, Here is something new from (URL) Red Bean Studio>. Please visit my website to see more pictures: (2 URLs) Still very much a work-in-progress at the moment, but I thought I'd share some preliminary pics with everyone here. Your (...) (20 years ago, 28-Jul-04, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, FTX)
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| | Re: Kumo assassination spider
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(...) good stuff! You got me real interested in making a spider-style creation now, but mine will be a little bigger... think of yours as the jumping spider and mine... the tarantula. :) Rick (20 years ago, 28-Jul-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.castle.ninja, FTX)
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| | Re: Kumo assassination spider
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(...) It was fun, and I really like how it turned out, but I think I've had my fill of building vehicles that are directly based on creature anatomy for a while. This makes three, along with the Suzumushi and the one that I brought to the last (...) (20 years ago, 28-Jul-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.castle.ninja, FTX)
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| | Re: Kumo assassination spider
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(...) Well, on the basis that there's not a gap between the Bohrok eyes and the first pair of legs, and the Bohrok eyes serve much of the same function as pedipalps (except for the "reproductive male organ" bit), we'll say that those are pedipalps, (...) (20 years ago, 27-Jul-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.castle.ninja, FTX)
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| | Re: Kumo assassination spider
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(...) Hmmm, wait until you see what I did with two of them for a vessel from the Kami Nation (the blue "neutral" Sam-Bot faction). (...) That was such an accident of design, and the really cool thing is that it doesn't look like there's anything (...) (20 years ago, 27-Jul-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.castle.ninja, FTX)
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(...) That's kinda cool Purp. I might have to try my hand at a Spider as well! Cheers! Rick (20 years ago, 27-Jul-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.castle.ninja, FTX)
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| | Re: Kumo assassination spider
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(...) Cool! Needs pedipalps, though (the small "5th pair of legs" just behind the fangs, that are quite prominent in some spiders). Could be a good way to add some tools for the pilot. (...) Um, neither can I, I think... James Wilson Dallas, TX (20 years ago, 27-Jul-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.castle.ninja, FTX)
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| | Re: Kumo assassination spider
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(...) Very cool! That's by far the best use I've seen with the angled cockpit piece for the 6x6 octagon. Everything is appropriately-sized, and the overall impression is very solidly spidery. The missile pack is a great addition as well. The legs (...) (20 years ago, 27-Jul-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.castle.ninja, FTX)
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| | New Cathedral completed!
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Hello! I just finished a 3-4 month project of building a cathedral. It was inspired by Steve R.'s CAD creation ((URL) don't have an exact count, but I estimated that there are over 20,000 bricks used to build it. The black roof alone contains 1,500+ (...) (20 years ago, 27-Jul-04, to lugnet.castle) !!
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| | Kumo assassination spider
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(URL) I can't wait until October when I get to display this with a string of missiles coming out of its butt... (20 years ago, 27-Jul-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.castle.ninja, lugnet.build, lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.org.us.michlug, lugnet.technic.bionicle, FTX) !
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| | Re: Belém Tower - Torre de Belém
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(...) Hello Moolhuysen Thanks for your interested opinion. When i reached the "capela" level, i tried to do what you said, but i don't have the white bricks 1 x 1 headlight necessary to complete the intire battements :( . For this version i didn't (...) (20 years ago, 26-Jul-04, to lugnet.loc.pt, lugnet.pirates, lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: Belém Tower - Torre de Belém
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(...) Hello Sincerely I do not know if this is the last version, because normally I destroy my MOCs last some time... when I need the parts. If it will have time and parts very probably I will make the modifications suggested for the Moolhuysen and (...) (20 years ago, 26-Jul-04, to lugnet.loc.pt, lugnet.pirates, lugnet.castle)
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| | KK2 minifig armour decal
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Hey there all, my first .castle post. Previously posted to my peeps in .loc.au who thought it might be wise to mention it here... Went and bought 2 - 8777 Vladek Encounter sets last night with the intention of removing the decal on a Vladek armour (...) (20 years ago, 26-Jul-04, to lugnet.castle)
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Luis, With every upgrade this gets better. I especially like how you did the crennelations and the new details on the tower. Is this the ultimate version, or do you have further additions in mind? Bruce Hietbrink (20 years ago, 23-Jul-04, to lugnet.loc.pt, lugnet.pirates, lugnet.castle, FTX)
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Hello Luís, Yes indeed, this verson has better proportions. Substantially improved are the battements round the top terrace, those small pinnacles on the crenelles made of cones 1x1 make it look much more like the real life tower. I'm not sure about (...) (20 years ago, 23-Jul-04, to lugnet.loc.pt, lugnet.pirates, lugnet.castle, FTX)
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| | Re: Official display in Japan
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(...) Wow, the movie is totally cool! It's funny - I have a hard time convincing my Architecture students that anything complicated can be done in LEGO without making it look like a toy.. These are awesome (though now my kids will be totally (...) (20 years ago, 23-Jul-04, to lugnet.build.ancient, lugnet.castle)
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| | Belém Tower - Torre de Belém
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em português no fim (URL) Belém Tower (aka St. Vincent Castle) - Lisbon Portuguese National Monument built in 1520; declared "World Heritage site" by UNESCO in 1983. This is the 5th version, built for the first public exhibition by PLUG (Portuguese (...) (20 years ago, 22-Jul-04, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.loc.pt, lugnet.pirates, lugnet.castle, FTX) !!
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| | Re: Official display in Japan (found more)
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(...) Wow! This is awesome! There are some big and detailed models of important sites over there! Thanks for compiling this! -Erik (20 years ago, 22-Jul-04, to lugnet.build.ancient, lugnet.castle, FTX)
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| | Re: Official display in Japan
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(...) used here is really straight to the point and defined. This one in particular interests me: (URL) enough to prompt me buy some slopes and give mini-representation a try. That might save me a few bucks in planning out a potential city layout as (...) (20 years ago, 22-Jul-04, to lugnet.build.ancient, lugnet.castle)
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| | The Lone Falcon Chronicles: Episode V
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(2 URLs) PLMKWYT! (URL) (20 years ago, 17-Jul-04, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.fun, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX)
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| | Re: Knights’ Kingdom™ is ugly.
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(...) That's a compliment, right? (20 years ago, 17-Jul-04, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.castle, FTX)
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| | Re: Knights’ Kingdom™ is ugly.
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Knight's Kingdom "knights" belong in the movie Krull or ROM comics. F (20 years ago, 17-Jul-04, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.castle, FTX)
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| | Re: Has anyone seen what Jeffs been up to!
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Hi Jeff. How about some accessories for army camp followers, battlefield plunderers, and medieval non-combatants. I saw Kenneth's Branaugh's Henry V last night and it got me to thinkin. P.S. I still care even though I don't always say it. F (20 years ago, 17-Jul-04, to lugnet.build.minifigs, lugnet.castle)
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| | BrickFest Castle room reminder and update
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Hi all, With less than a month til BrickFest 2004 kicks off, I just thought I'd post a message, mainly reminders but also some new stuff. Old Stuff: This year promises to have a large Classic Castle City display and it is never too late to start (...) (20 years ago, 16-Jul-04, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) snip there are actually two new armor colors, dark grey and black. they look great. I'm gonna have to get more. looking forward to any new gear. (20 years ago, 15-Jul-04, to lugnet.build.minifigs, lugnet.castle)
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Absolutely totally LOVE that sallet with visor. Awesome! Magnus (20 years ago, 14-Jul-04, to lugnet.build.minifigs, lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: Knights' Kingdom™ is ugly.
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(...) I agree with your statement. What I disagree with is those who complain it's TLC's fault when their creations aren't "real" enough. -Orion (20 years ago, 14-Jul-04, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: Knights' Kingdom™ is ugly.
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(...) Fooey. I enjoy the challange of trying to build something realistic in my medium. And I choose LEGO as my medium. Jason Spears | (URL) BrickCentral> | (URL) MichLUG> (20 years ago, 14-Jul-04, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.castle, FTX)
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| | Re: Has anyone seen what Jeffs been up to!
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(...) I haven't been around here in quite awhile, but thanks guys! Right now, I have many new items coming soon, some for Brickfest '04 of course. The "action arms" are undergoing a redesign, slated for a Oct. release date. For now, check out some (...) (20 years ago, 13-Jul-04, to lugnet.build.minifigs, lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: Santa Maria della Salute in Venice
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(URL) (...) Many thanks for your nice feedback! (...) I had some fears about the heat of the bulbs. There are two 25 watt bulbs inside the Santa Maria. And at 1000steine-Land they sometimes where on for more then 4 hours. I lifted the dome time to (...) (20 years ago, 11-Jul-04, to lugnet.build.ancient, lugnet.build, lugnet.castle, FTX)
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| | Castle Conquerors rules
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Hey guys, I've came up with a castle roleplaying/war game. I call it Castle Conquerors. Here are the rules: NONFIRING WEAPONS. When you activate a nonfiring weapon, you are required to flip a coin in order to find out whether or not the weapon hit (...) (20 years ago, 11-Jul-04, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.gaming)
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| | Re: Santa Maria della Salute in Venice
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Incredible! I always admire Lego buildings in (near) mini-fig scale that capture all the details of the Real Thing. It is better than MiniLand, since I can almost imagine getting enough of the right bricks to build one - and have it still fit in my (...) (20 years ago, 10-Jul-04, to lugnet.build.ancient, lugnet.build, lugnet.castle, FTX)
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