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(...) Yes, these can be fount on (URL) the left column on this page, first clik on the button 'How-to', and then on the word 'Creation'. If you scroll down on this page, under the header 'Customization' you'll find a link - 'Triangular Shields and (...) (20 years ago, 28-Oct-04, to lugnet.castle)
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Hi All, Is there a reference page that shows a picture of all the small triangular and large ovoid shield designs produced by LEGO? Any help would be appreciated ... Thanks! -s (20 years ago, 28-Oct-04, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) raised (...) Thanks, Nathan! I wanted to give the appearance of the temple being on top of a plateau. Dave (20 years ago, 27-Oct-04, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Hi Laura! Looks great. I really like the Keep and village. Very detailed and thought out. Your mill is excellent as well. I recall seeing it in a thread on Classic-Castle.com. It was spotted on Brickshelf and we talked about it. Very (...) (20 years ago, 28-Oct-04, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.loc.us.tx)
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(...) I'm more partial to the term "wuss blue", though that probably comes from being a long-time fan of Legends of the Five Rings. I can understand why they went with brighly colored good-guys (worked for BIONICLE), but I'm at a complete loss as to (...) (20 years ago, 28-Oct-04, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build.minifigs)
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(...) Yah, purple (accompanied with a purple cape) works not bad... That is, if you should desire a rather mystical figure. I actually have a picture of this demonic apparition: (2 URLs) (...) Indeed, i too find that "Barbie Blue, a derisive term (...) (20 years ago, 28-Oct-04, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build.minifigs)
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(...) Hi, I like this a lot... Very original! I also love the use of raised bases... God Bless, Nathan (20 years ago, 27-Oct-04, to lugnet.castle)
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Hey Nelson, This is a lot of fun--especially the bat chandalier. I also really like the detail you've added to the walls with the half-stud-offset columns. BTW, I've pointed to this (URL) on classic-castle>. Bruce (20 years ago, 27-Oct-04, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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Hello! That's cool. Particularly the chalice is great. I wonder if I will be copying this design for some soccer trophy... Bye Jojo (20 years ago, 27-Oct-04, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Very nicely done. Jason Spears | (URL) BrickCentral> | (URL) MichLUG> | (URL) CLB> (20 years ago, 27-Oct-04, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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(...) No, I hadn't seen the Raven one before, but now I have. That one is just as nice. I rather liked how you changed his face in the final picture. One other thing I liked was how you did the legs of the chair - I may have to steal that idea from (...) (20 years ago, 27-Oct-04, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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(...) Hey, that is pretty nice, now that you mention it. :) (...) You could just select the black area around Fortunato's head (either selecting by hand, or the magic wand tool set to low tolerance would probably do the trick), and then adjust the (...) (20 years ago, 27-Oct-04, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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(...) Um, I mean, of course that's what I was thinking. Now my work can be used in literature classes everywhere. ;) (...) Thanks. Now I wish I'd come up with this tool when I made a (URL) building scene> last year. (URL) Bruce (20 years ago, 26-Oct-04, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build, FTX)
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(...) I'm glad you like it. :) 'Tis the season to be twisted. (...) Thanks. It was a little too boring when there was just a flat gray wall. I think I've seen others do similar things with technic bricks to make patterns. (...) I believe I first got (...) (20 years ago, 26-Oct-04, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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~NiCe! Well then, I’ll have to try that metallic wax-based stuff soon!!! Wax-based hun?!? It’ll be interesting to see how it adheres to the ABS, and if it smudges? Here’s my attempt at some realism in armor…with some paint-fading technique. (Please (...) (20 years ago, 26-Oct-04, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build.minifigs, FTX)
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(...) Good heavens, I'm glad you kept it! Poe's trowel is a quintessential element of foreshadowing in early American short-fiction. To omit it would be to lose an important artifact of Poe's work. Additionally, I like the creative way you overcame (...) (20 years ago, 26-Oct-04, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build, FTX)
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(...) Thanks. The wine rack was inspired by one by Anthony Sava and other people's variations, as described in (URL) this thread from classic-castle> Bruce (20 years ago, 26-Oct-04, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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(...) Thanks! You've seen my rendition of (URL) The Raven> from last Halloween, right? I expect that you'll see another Poe story from me next Halloween. I've thought about ways to do both Tell-Tale Heart and The Pit and the Pendulum. Bruce (20 years ago, 26-Oct-04, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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(...) Thanks. I'm so glad that trowel makes sense. I had no idea what I was going to use for that and almost just replaced "trowel" with "hammer and chisel" to use a hammer and a screwdriver, but I was looking for odd elements and came across the (...) (20 years ago, 26-Oct-04, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build, FTX)
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Just another quick MOC: (URL) Drac's on his chair with Bat-chandelier above. A chalice (of blood?) within arms reach. Nelson (20 years ago, 26-Oct-04, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.castle, FTX) !
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(...) Despite the fact that I vowed that Barbie Blue (a derisive term that I have single-mindedly championed) armor would not last in my house, it in fact, has. Mostly because I have only one example. I have lots of the green guy now and I've been (...) (20 years ago, 26-Oct-04, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build.minifigs, FTX)
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Hey all, Here's something which had been disassembled more than a year ago and I'm just now getting around to posting the few pictures I took. Nothing fancy since I did it in a day, but Mr. Goldman will appreciate the last picture! Sorry there's no (...) (20 years ago, 26-Oct-04, to lugnet.castle) !
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Hi, Bruce. Nice story. Kind of twsited. I very much like the design across the top of the building in the first photo, alternating black 1x1 plates turned diagonally with technic holes. And the sword tucked under the arm works well--I haven't seen (...) (20 years ago, 26-Oct-04, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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(...) Very well executed! Love the little details, especially the crooked shelves Dave K (20 years ago, 26-Oct-04, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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(...) Very nice Lego adaptation of the tale. I've always liked Poe's stories and your rendition was very well done. Hope you do more of his stories! John (20 years ago, 26-Oct-04, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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(...) Great Poe story + exquisite building = wonderful Halloween tale! The lighting you used for the pictures in the catacombs is very effective. I like the trowel too. David "Fuzzy" Gregory (20 years ago, 26-Oct-04, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build, FTX)
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I finally got my first three castle projects up on MOCpages, and would like to share them with you. (URL) let me know what you think! Laura (20 years ago, 25-Oct-04, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.loc.us.tx)
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For your spooky reading pleasure, I present the Cask of Amontillado by Edgar Allen Poe "The thousand injuries of Fortunato I had borne as I best could; but when he ventured upon insult, I vowed revenge . . ." (URL) See (URL) Brick Tales> for the (...) (20 years ago, 25-Oct-04, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.castle, FTX) !!
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I went to the park yesterday and brought my 2yo son Zachary as well. We met up with Aaron Sneary and his wife. We had a nice time walking thrue miniland, with Aaron pointing out some of the holiday additions. And then stopped by the tent sale, open (...) (20 years ago, 25-Oct-04, to lugnet.legoland.california, lugnet.castle)
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(...) Purple and green work pretty well too, if you have matching capes. Light blue needs a re-paints though. :-) -Elroy (20 years ago, 25-Oct-04, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build.minifigs)
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(...) !My sentiments exactly...it's crazy how a simple dry-brushing of metallic silver over a black undercoat can create such dramatic realism... I pray...seriously pray that Bruce shows more of this type of conversion... Especially with the (...) (20 years ago, 25-Oct-04, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build.minifigs)
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(...) !WoW, Elroy, that really works well!!! But then, i guess that the black and red pieces are the only really ones with potential...all the others are just screaming re-paint! ~Thanks for showing, --==Richard==-- (20 years ago, 25-Oct-04, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build.minifigs)
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"Richard Noeckel" <shroud_of_kung_fu@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:I62rqq.xw4@lugnet.com... (...) LOTR, which I'm sure would sell with kids as well as adults! Dave (20 years ago, 24-Oct-04, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build.minifigs)
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Yeah, I know. I took the pictures more to remember it than to show it off. Thanks for taking the time to respond! Dave "Keith Goldman" <legomankeith@aol.com> wrote in message news:I63r01.17Dv@lugnet.com... (...) virgin (...) (20 years ago, 24-Oct-04, to lugnet.castle)
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David, this is the first moc of yours that I really enjoyed. It is very well thought out, with a nice variety of parts. Although you really choked....you should have waited to photograph the scene with the islanders offering a virgin sacrifice. (...) (20 years ago, 24-Oct-04, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) They make great tabards for Musketeers.... (URL) -Elroy (20 years ago, 24-Oct-04, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build.minifigs, FTX)
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Hello! (...) Hehe, the hardest work was to convince myself to buy those new "Castle" sets... (Alas! I'm a collector.) (...) That works! (URL) me, I'm a link!>> Bye Jojo (URL) (20 years ago, 24-Oct-04, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build.minifigs, FTX)
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(...) Hi, Thanks for posting this up. Great taste! And a thanks to JoJo for going to all that hard work to show just how usable those knights can be if you really put some effort in : ) I still think I'll use them for space : ) God Bless, Nathan (20 years ago, 24-Oct-04, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build.minifigs)
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Hey guys, I don't believe too many people have seen this: (URL) Thanks Jojo, this is a good illustration of what is wrong with the new mulit-color castle body armor! But then, you can always use Bruce’s solution: (URL) what i did... !Later, (...) (20 years ago, 24-Oct-04, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build.minifigs)
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oops, that's what I get! (URL) (20 years ago, 23-Oct-04, to lugnet.castle)
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