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"Daan Bargerbos" <daan62@xs4all.nl> wrote in message news:I5KMEC.1MxE@lugnet.com... <snip> (...) <snip> (...) Kev Hall showed me how to do a window like that last year. I guess hes your man. the stained glass windows look great btw and (URL) looks (...) (20 years ago, 14-Oct-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.castle)
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Snippage (...) Snippage (...) Snippage (...) Holy Windows Batman!!! I really like the two example above. Very nice hack. I find LEGO has such a limited selection of windows. I'll definitely add these to my tool box. THanks for posting. Mike (20 years ago, 14-Oct-04, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Wow - Those are great windows! I had been using the 8x8 lattice for windows, but it never occured to me to put stained glass in them. What an improvement: (2 URLs) When (if) I ever get my (URL) church> finished, I will be sure to give you (...) (20 years ago, 14-Oct-04, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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| | Re: Castle Gate and Castle Corner Tower
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(...) Excellent use of 75° slopes, nice stone buildup on the ground, full brick trees, a portcullis made of plates, only true grays and brown--the list goes on and on. These are some great castle MOC's. Keep up the good work and welcome to LUGNET! (...) (20 years ago, 13-Oct-04, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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Hello all, I haven't posted in LUGNET for a while, but here is my latest MOC: (URL) It was inspired by Nathan Wells and his smaller ballista using the dino tails. Here is a link to the gallery: (URL) PLMKWYT! Chris Perron (20 years ago, 13-Oct-04, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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| | Re: New Vignettes - Princess Bride and the Matrix
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(...) The Chinese warrior from the Orient Expedition (URL) TWS Garrison (URL) capital letters in address for direct reply. (20 years ago, 13-Oct-04, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Wow, thanks for all those sources. Looking at the original Japanese inspiration, would it be too uncouth to refer to vignettes as the haiku of LEGO building? I really dig the simplicity of the building style, and absolutely how much (...) (20 years ago, 13-Oct-04, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Hey Brian, I'm not sure where the idea originated (don't say SW Storytellers or violence may ensue ;) ), but a recent spate of these on Classic-Castle.com was inspired by noticing similar creations by three Japanese builders: Makoto: (URL) (...) (20 years ago, 12-Oct-04, to lugnet.castle)
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Bravo Lenyu!, you've really nailed this vignette-form. I think the Matrix scene is my favorite because of the dynamic action, but the library is a close second. Why the short hair though, don't tell me you cut your flowing fabio-style locks? I look (...) (20 years ago, 12-Oct-04, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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Hey John, its about time you posted to lugnet. You already know I really dig this mocs, can't wait to see what you come up with next. -Keith (20 years ago, 12-Oct-04, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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Lenny, I love how easily identified these are. I think that's a testament to how well you captured the scene in each one. Somewhat inspiring for me to try some myself. Where did the vignette, 6x6 concept get born from? Any other good sources for (...) (20 years ago, 12-Oct-04, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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Hey Lenny, these are great! (URL) I love the bed design. Did you paint over a pirate babe torso?!?!? One critique--this is cheating a bit on the 6x6 footprint. (URL) I love the way you've made them flying. Very effective. Also, what is the head on (...) (20 years ago, 12-Oct-04, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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| | VIKING MUCUS FIST!!
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ok.. lets begin at the beginning... Jake McKee and Greg Hyland worked together to make (URL) AFOLs the Comic> - a comic book about us, AFOLs. On the fifth of the comic, features the AFOL Hero walking into a comic store thinking (and I quote) "I (...) (20 years ago, 12-Oct-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build, lugnet.general, lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.castle, FTX) !
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(URL) "There is a shortage of perfect breasts in this world.. t'would be a pity to damage yours."(1) (URL) Smith and Neo in a shoot off in the subway. (URL) Me shelving books at the Library where I work. Yay libraries! (URL) Thou shalt not steal. (...) (20 years ago, 12-Oct-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.town, lugnet.build, lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.castle, FTX) !!
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| | NWBrickCon™ 2004 Dress-Up as Your Favorite Minifig
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To add more flavor to our Halloween event, we are asking all Attendees to come to the Con on Sunday, October 31st, dressed as your Favorite Minifig. If you've always liked Captain RedBeard, now you can be him. Classic Space more to your liking? - (...) (20 years ago, 11-Oct-04, to lugnet.events, lugnet.events.nwbrickcon, lugnet.announce, lugnet.org.us.sealug, lugnet.trains, lugnet.org.scibrick, lugnet.castle, FTX) !
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Here is a list of the Area Coordinators for NWBrickCon™ 2004. If you are bringing anything to the Con that requires table space, or just need to know something more about an event, these are the people to contact. (URL) Castle> - Thomas Rafert (URL) (...) (20 years ago, 11-Oct-04, to lugnet.events, lugnet.events.nwbrickcon, lugnet.announce, lugnet.org.us.sealug, lugnet.trains, lugnet.org.scibrick, lugnet.castle, FTX) !
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| | Re: Lego 1590 Ghostly Hideout? What does it look like?
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(...) Someone already helped you out with a picture and some information, but I think this might help too. I got this set a long time ago when it first came out. It came in a value pack. I believe it was 3 small sets. Here's the combo pack: (URL) (...) (20 years ago, 10-Oct-04, to lugnet.castle)
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Thanks for the nice comments. I personally like BUB, but I have gotten a negative comment or two about him. Glad you like him. I plan to use him elsewhere as the mood strikes me. His parts aren't that useful for anything else, so there is no danger (...) (20 years ago, 10-Oct-04, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Josh, I think that your BUB is really neat. I was wondering how else to use that head piece. I also think the horns work well, as using sand green ones probably would not be as effective. Thanks for sharing. - ªþ§aada (20 years ago, 10-Oct-04, to lugnet.castle)
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John, I love both of these creations. Having worked on a similiar gate myself, I could see how much time must have gone into building it. I really liked that you had your walls built on a rocky elevation and not just on baseplates. While they would (...) (20 years ago, 10-Oct-04, to lugnet.castle)
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Hey John, Way to go! These are quite good. That wall is massive. I am a big fan of scenery and yours is good. The trees are well done and the stone foundation of your walls are a nice touch. Most people don't include that. So many walls come right (...) (20 years ago, 10-Oct-04, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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Hey All, Here is something I worked up this weekend. Gallery: (URL) I have had these guys for a while. The knight is my sig fig, Bruce Dragonsbane. He and his men are dragonslayers. Basically they hunt down and kill beasties. The beast in this is (...) (20 years ago, 10-Oct-04, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: Lego 1590 Ghostly Hideout? What does it look like?
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(...) One of the Classic-Castle admin on the (URL) forum says> ..... " Ghostly Hideout was first released in 1993 as part of the 1597 Castle Value Pack. Later in 1994 its number was changed to 1596. The set features a tree with a sliding rock that (...) (20 years ago, 10-Oct-04, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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Hi all! Just as the subject says, I'm curious as to what this set looks like. Does any one have an idea? Is this a rare set? Promotional? Brendan Duck360198@aol.com (20 years ago, 9-Oct-04, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) I like it. Some elements---particularly the use of 2x2x3 slopes and the windows---add a great deal of visual interest to what could otherwise be boring walls. Unfortunately, they also make it prohibitivly expensive to make a whole castle/town. (...) (20 years ago, 9-Oct-04, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) I saw this on Brickshelf 'afore you posted it, I thought it was a vignette of Edgar Allen Poe's story a Tell Tale Heart (the one where a guy kills and butchers another and puts him under the floor boards and tries to forget that he is there, (...) (20 years ago, 9-Oct-04, to lugnet.build.microscale, lugnet.castle, FTX)
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In lugnet.castle, Kevin Blocksidge wrote: snip (...) end snip Quite good for such small models, you guys are getting quite clever at creating these aren't you. As an aside from the compliments, I knew that an oubliette was a prison with an entrance (...) (20 years ago, 9-Oct-04, to lugnet.build.microscale, lugnet.castle, FTX)
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Hi all! This is my first post on LUGNET, so I hope I'm doing this right. I'm 15 years old, and just joined LUGNET recently. (Member 2530) I thought I'd post my latest MOC, a Castle Gate, and a slightly older MOC, a Castle Corner Tower, together. (...) (20 years ago, 9-Oct-04, to lugnet.castle, FTX) !
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Hello. I made 3 vignettes. Gong Farmer and Garderobe: (URL) Oubliette: (URL) (An oubliette is a very small prison chamber with a small door at the top. Prisoners were put inside these, and were often forgotten, as is illustrated in mine) UFO (...) (20 years ago, 9-Oct-04, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build.microscale, lugnet.space, FTX)
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Holy freakin' holy's Batman! Awesome work! And you've got a foosball table, ya lucky bastid! Dave (20 years ago, 7-Oct-04, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Thank you for correcting that. As I'm sure everybody just figured out, I'm new to using ftx format on lugnet. Regardless, thank you. My favorite pictures are the ones taken from a minifigure's perspective. The nave, arcades, and aisles look (...) (20 years ago, 7-Oct-04, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build.ancient, FTX)
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(...) called a nave. Any side aisles are called, well, aisles. :) -Benjamin harris (20 years ago, 7-Oct-04, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) I caught some uses of the bottoms of bricks to make a detail, on the sides of the nave (is that what it's called?) in (URL) Experience should guide us, not rule us. Chris Gray cg@ami-cg.GraySage.COM (URL) (20 years ago, 7-Oct-04, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) I think the link should be this: (URL) Romanesque basilica>. It's the same link without the slash at the end of the URL. Excellent work, by the way, both inside and out. I always love seeing interior shots of large LEGO churches. (20 years ago, 7-Oct-04, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build.ancient, FTX)
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Hello .castle! I posted here a little over a year ago promising to end my lurcking ways. However, I admit that old lurking habits and time constraints on building kep me from posting her for another year. Regardless, I created this Romanesque (...) (20 years ago, 6-Oct-04, to lugnet.castle, FTX) !!
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| | Castle Vignettes
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Three Castle Vignettes (inspired by (URL) Hietbrink's> and (URL)'s) (URL) "Ahh.. but I am not left-handed either!" Inigo and the Man in Black duel on the Cliffs of Insanity. from The Princess Bride (URL) "Ture sharpness comes without effort!" Li Mu (...) (20 years ago, 6-Oct-04, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build, FTX)
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| | BrickLords v2 ?
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Hi there, After many months of net inactivity (new house, new job, etc), I am thinking of a secund version of bricklords. I wish to keep the pleasure of the play but to considerably reduce the adminsitration cost for me. For that, I have to heavy (...) (20 years ago, 6-Oct-04, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: Here come the .... Vikings
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(...) snip I like them, the cart is a welcome addition to the range of carts available and the ship looks like a Viking ship, but you have made what seems to be a common mistake amongst most people making oar propelled ships. The rowers are facing (...) (20 years ago, 5-Oct-04, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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| | RC Racing at NWBrickCon™ 2004!!
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A first ever course for racing LEGO® RC Cars will be at the NWBrickCon™ 2004. Dan Parker, founding member of PNLTC (now PSLTC), owner of TbP (Trainbuilder Productions), and a sponsor of this year's NWBrickCon™, has built a large RC race course for (...) (20 years ago, 5-Oct-04, to lugnet.events, lugnet.events.nwbrickcon, lugnet.announce, lugnet.org.us.sealug, lugnet.trains, lugnet.org.scibrick, lugnet.castle, FTX) !!
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(...) snippit (...) Hey Yaron, I really like your viking mocs! The thing I really like about the viking ship was that it has the look of the early castle sets (more bricks and less specialty pieces). The small cart was very well done too. The way (...) (20 years ago, 5-Oct-04, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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