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(...) I love the way you get the reader involved... very well done.... and I love that blue roof... very nice.... Kev...: ) (23 years ago, 2-Oct-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) I also like the way it can be taken apart and the way you used the Harry Potter piecs to help give it atmosphere (like the frog and rat). Yesterday I made a house that has a crystal ball that lights up in it. I don't think the building it self (...) (23 years ago, 2-Oct-01, to lugnet.castle)
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Yes, nice courtyard type of scene. I like the shields, looking forward to closeups of those! (23 years ago, 2-Oct-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Thanks for the compliments, Kevin. Its no Andrastavia, but I'm proud of it :) (23 years ago, 2-Oct-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) That seems to be pretty complete, but I'm cross-posting this to .castle as people there would be more likely to know. BEN GATRELLE (23 years ago, 2-Oct-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.castle)
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I've finished building and posting my latest town, Glen Caer: (URL) there is the house of the family Luyi, called Kyamitsu: (URL) ive added some more characters, some who are more periphery, but may eventually develop importance. and on my (...) (23 years ago, 3-Oct-01, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.space) !
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(...) Tor Kunde almost looks like it's scowling with those slopes like that. (...) -Jason (URL) (23 years ago, 3-Oct-01, to lugnet.castle)
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Well, a couple of weeks ago I finally got my first digital camera (Canon S110). So I decided to build something that I could test it out on that would be quick and something I wouldn't mind taking apart after. So over the course of a weekend, I came (...) (23 years ago, 3-Oct-01, to lugnet.castle)
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good grief. How long did that take to set up :) there's a nice range of characters there and a nice 'busy' air about the pictures. oh and you have to many minifigs - good on you lookin good James "Jimmy Park" <madoka@jps.net> wrote in message (...) (23 years ago, 4-Oct-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Jimmy, Golly, what a lot of minifigs, and what neat scenes. But explain the cheating to me, please. George (23 years ago, 3-Oct-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) All the items the good captain has for sale are not genuine LEGO brand products. But what would you expect from a pirate? ;) Also the black machete in this pic is also not LEGO, but does fit in a minifig's hand: (URL) (23 years ago, 3-Oct-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) The dagger looks like a black Playmobile one, am I right? Also, this may be a dumb question, but did you paint that Axe/Halberd? I did not know those came in black. If so, which set? (23 years ago, 3-Oct-01, to lugnet.castle)
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WOWWEEE! What a congregation of minifigs and food! Especially those Wolf Pack. But where's Wilfred of Ivanhoe?:) Great Job! ~~Clay S. ---...--- (URL) (23 years ago, 3-Oct-01, to lugnet.castle)
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| | New Castle up on my site
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The pictures of my latest MOC are up on my site please LMKWYT James www.minifig.co.uk (23 years ago, 4-Oct-01, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.uk) !
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Unlike everyone else who seemed to order 10000 right out of the gate, I just now got around to getting this Legends kit. I won't gush about it... this has been talked about so much before here. Rather, I just wanted to say that it felt so good to (...) (23 years ago, 3-Oct-01, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.dear-lego)
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Well after months of building (and a little time off building mecha) I have (almost) finished my Forestmen's Cave. it is built on 4 32x32 base plates and comes apart into sections. The first section has been built for about a year the second part I (...) (23 years ago, 3-Oct-01, to lugnet.castle) !
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(...) --Kevin W. § (23 years ago, 4-Oct-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) A lot of good looking castles. You have some great MOCs. --Kevin W. § (23 years ago, 4-Oct-01, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.uk)
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(...) Nice forest feel to it and I like the way it comes apart. You have spent some time on this and I think it has paid off. --Kevin W. § (23 years ago, 4-Oct-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) I love ya new castle.. very neat.... and realistic in design... LOOKS GREAT Kev...: ) www.ozbricks.com/andrastavia (23 years ago, 3-Oct-01, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.uk)
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Very nice design, very natural looking. I like the way you used the red "endcap" roof piece at the end of the roof; even though it doesn't match up exactly, it still looks pretty natural. I also really like your custom torsos (the bird design), but (...) (23 years ago, 4-Oct-01, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.uk)
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(...) Yes, that knife is from a Playmobil set! (...) No, that halberd isn't painted. It's from a Lego Roborider set: (URL) (23 years ago, 4-Oct-01, to lugnet.castle)
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Good day to everyone! There have been a lot of really great work done and posted in the last week. I thought I'd throw some of my stuff in the ring too! I have a 'What's New!' page on my web site to help people find the latest stuff. Once a site (...) (23 years ago, 4-Oct-01, to lugnet.castle) !
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(...) I agree about good usage of the red tower piece. It really added a lot of character to the design. I also missed your 9-10 submission, red house with a courtyard. Another fine piece of work! Brian K> The eagle emblem wasn't released here in (...) (23 years ago, 4-Oct-01, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.uk)
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The eagle emblem is the design off the foam shield. I took a photo and traced it in fireworks. I will put both the designs on the site for downloading and printing thanks James "Brian Kasprzyk" <brian.kasprzyk@westgroup.com> wrote in message (...) (23 years ago, 4-Oct-01, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.uk)
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Nice work James! Can you tell me where you got the red "end-cap" roof piece? Cheers, Paul. (...) (23 years ago, 4-Oct-01, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.loc.uk)
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Cool detailed, compact castle! Nice work! I especially like how you have made that big triangular building part of the wall, it helps give the castle character and the impression of being a home for dozens of people instead of just a fortress, with (...) (23 years ago, 4-Oct-01, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.uk)
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I love the new castle, pretty huge for what is essentially a free standing keep! Like the idea of the bell towers a lot! The town hall has a great exterior look, great to see the half timbered look (in green, which I haven't seen before) mixed with (...) (23 years ago, 4-Oct-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) I believe that piece came in a few (older) castle sets: 1906 Majisto's Tower has 1 6082 Fire Breathing Fortress has 1 9376 Lego Dacta Castle Set has at least 3 (probably 4) There may be other sets, but I'd consider this piece pretty rare... (...) (23 years ago, 4-Oct-01, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.loc.uk)
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(...) Looks great, James. I really like that balcony. This whole castle reminds me of a more Lego-esque style. The red roof looks good too. -Jason (URL) (23 years ago, 4-Oct-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) I wanted to make something that could be built a section at a time and that could be expanded (and that other people could add to as well) plus it makes it easier to get to the inside to move around the minifigs. I plan to replace most of the (...) (23 years ago, 4-Oct-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Sounds good. Do you have a trapdoor on the forest floor that they could use to get in and out through? Whith this you could always add more if you felt like it. --Kevin W. § (23 years ago, 5-Oct-01, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: The Guarded Inn just "felt" right
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(...) Agree totally. Especially compared to the most recent castle lego models that came out a few years ago. (23 years ago, 5-Oct-01, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.dear-lego)
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| | Castle World - The Isle of Mist
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Fellow denizens of Castle World, We are proud to bring you The Isle of Mist. But first, some things you should know about this fabled island: We've decided to do it in realtime. This means starting from the day you make and take pictures/post about (...) (23 years ago, 5-Oct-01, to lugnet.castle.org.cw, lugnet.castle, lugnet.announce) !!
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"Magnus Lauglo" <thunder_road@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:GKqJKJ.9K3@lugnet.com... (...) together. (...) Allthough I haven't bought a Guarded Inn yet, I have had the pleasure of opening up an old Blaze Battler fire truckm (early 90s) and (...) (23 years ago, 5-Oct-01, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.dear-lego)
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| | RE: The Guarded Inn just "felt" right
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(...) WHAT?!?! That set is much too cool to keep sealed in a plastic bag! I don't understand the collector mentality...LEGO is meant for building. --Bram Bram Lambrecht bram@cwru.edu (URL) (23 years ago, 5-Oct-01, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) I'm not saying I won't play with it, I'll just store it sealed so no dust gets to the parts. Ever seen an old set in absolute mint condition put together? Its a beautiful thing - to me at least. Note - 99.9% of my LEGO has been built, (...) (23 years ago, 5-Oct-01, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.dear-lego)
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| | King Leo's Palace
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King Leo, sorely disappointed with the poor quality, shoddy workmanship, and overall unsafe conditions of his former castle (#6091), is proud to announce the completion of his new residence –The Royal Palace-. Nearly 40 years in the making (that’s 5 (...) (23 years ago, 5-Oct-01, to lugnet.castle) !!
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Um. wow... You did it again, Jon. Another link to add to my "drool over with envy" file. Your Puerto Bonita and the Desert Keep are already in there. (for any one who wants to look - (URL) and (URL) ) I started a largish castle and it doesn't hold a (...) (23 years ago, 5-Oct-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) There are currently 4 entrances. 2 in section 1, 1 in section 2 and one in section 4. section 1: (URL) the main entrance in behind the waterfall, it is hard to see but that is the point :) there are steps built into the cliff wall and then (...) (23 years ago, 5-Oct-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) You aren't buying big enough ziplocks. :) Steve (23 years ago, 5-Oct-01, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.dear-lego)
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| | New castle on www.1000steine.de
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Hello! Did you allready see this castle gallery? (URL) castle was built by my friend Bernhard "Bernstein" Schmidt. It was inspired (but it is not really a one-to-one model) of Chateau Chillon in Switzerland. The first pictures show several views of (...) (23 years ago, 6-Oct-01, to lugnet.castle) !!
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(...) Sound great. I think I want to make some thing like that. --Kevin W. § (23 years ago, 6-Oct-01, to lugnet.castle)
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| | A Town Complete and an Update Too
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Finally, after a long while, I have finally finished the city of Kessica! *Applause* *Applause* Other Updates include: --Chapters 2, 3, and 4 are finished in the story --My bro Chandler and I finished a new airship, found under the Creations section (...) (23 years ago, 6-Oct-01, to lugnet.castle)
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In lugnet.castle, Clay Steele writes: (snipped) (...) Hi Clay, The link seems to be broken... I was unable to access it so far. Pedro (23 years ago, 6-Oct-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) It was up! I was in it and it crashed while I was serfing it. Maybe Geocities couldn't handle so many hits at the same time! City looks nice though. Great detail and nice dockside scene. Brian K> (23 years ago, 6-Oct-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) HELP it said Sorry, this site is temporarily unavailable What do I do, WHAT do I Do, WHAT DO I DO!!!!! Now I can't read the new chapters : ( --Kevin W. § (23 years ago, 6-Oct-01, to lugnet.castle)
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I don't know what was up. It happens every now and then, but like it says: 'It will be restored within the hour'. I think it's okay now. ~~Clay S. (23 years ago, 6-Oct-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Magnificent!!For those of you interested in the story but are not able to read it: Here is the site to a translator, you might me able to read between the lines!! (URL)Enjoy! (...) (23 years ago, 7-Oct-01, to lugnet.castle)
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overall very cool.. i enjoyed it alot! im not sure if i said this before, but i particularly like that the undead/evil guys have character has well as goodies.. im sure this will cause issues in the future! the city is beautiful.. very inspiring. i (...) (23 years ago, 8-Oct-01, to lugnet.castle)
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nice castle.. i especially like the bridges and stairwells.. and also that you took the time to photo them. if only LEGO did castles like this.. id be TOTALLY broke! peace -lenny (...) (23 years ago, 8-Oct-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Jon, I've only had about 5 minutes to browse this, and that's a far inadequate time to allow. So far, it's amazing, a great use of Leo's parts. I look forward to spending more time browsing your pics. Thanks, George (23 years ago, 5-Oct-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Clay, Thanks for the pics of Kessica, lately I've gotten the bug about making a medieval port city, and it was nice to see your interpretation. The city wall color scheme worked pretty well. One nitpick, it took me a few clicks and backtracks (...) (23 years ago, 8-Oct-01, to lugnet.castle)
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I haven't posted anything about this, but I really like the overall feel of this castle. I like the green hills the most - how it gives the landscape a 3-D feel. I'm going to steal this :) (URL) has finally gotten me building again. Woo-hoo! -- (...) (23 years ago, 8-Oct-01, to lugnet.castle)
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| | New MOC: Sorjin's Cloudship
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Here's my first castle creation since... I don't know when. I can't drudge up a single specific memory of building anything castle-related, so it has probably been at least 15 years. Wow- this was fun! Methinks I ought to expand my horizons more (...) (23 years ago, 9-Oct-01, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build)
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Hey that's fun! Ride that Cloudship, Sorjin! (...) (23 years ago, 9-Oct-01, to lugnet.castle)
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| | WIZZARDS WORLD SHOW BOOKLET PICS
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Hiya all I found the booklet I got from one of the Lego World Shows that came to Australia around 6 - 7 years ago...cant remember..... anyway, I scanned the pages from it.. so if ya wanna go have a look go to: (URL) it inspires...... I built a (...) (23 years ago, 9-Oct-01, to lugnet.castle)
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Mr. Bunny: This booklet is already in the database with instructions to make other stuff (i.e. a kaleidoscope, a butterfly, a wizard, and a dragon). Yours appears to be a variant with fewer pages. I'm sure this will interest completists. Was that (...) (23 years ago, 9-Oct-01, to lugnet.castle)
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thats really cool kinda Miyazaki like -- James Stacey ---...--- www.minifig.co.uk #925 "Tony Hafner" <hafhead@PANTSplanetquake.com> wrote in message news:GKwy4w.6Lr@lugnet.com... (...) drudge (...) (23 years ago, 9-Oct-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) I really like this idea! Its really nice to see such an original building concept. One of the great things about it is that you didn't just slap some propelers on a ship hull and call it original. The craft is very well detailed and looks (...) (23 years ago, 9-Oct-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Thanks for the kind words (and thank you to Eric and James as well). I have to admit that the Isle of Mist stuff going on right now served as partial inspiration. And of course I've had the hull for quite a while now and finally got around to (...) (23 years ago, 9-Oct-01, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: King Leo's Palace
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Sweet! Looks awesome! I like how you got the "palace" look, how you made it look more than just a "castle", by building the keep so high and making it look so intricate. I've never really tried, but I can imagine it must be hard. The two flanking (...) (23 years ago, 10-Oct-01, to lugnet.castle)
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"Jon Furman" <rambocalrissian@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:GKr0A6.472@lugnet.com... (...) workmanship, and (...) announce (...) Magnificent! To what extent is the Royal Palace constructed from parts from #6091 (and how many sets of 6091 were (...) (23 years ago, 11-Oct-01, to lugnet.castle)
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Kerry, thanks for your post. To answer your questions, only 1 6091 is actually used in the royal palace. However there are two "Royal Jousts", and around 7 "guarded Treasuries" included in the set. The lack of Basic brick elements in these sets (...) (23 years ago, 11-Oct-01, to lugnet.castle)
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Magnus, I'm afraid you have stumbled upon my little secret! I am completely out of Grey Bricks and plates! I agree with all of your comments. In fact, my original plans for the wall were a lot more grand than they are now, I just ran short of raw (...) (23 years ago, 11-Oct-01, to lugnet.castle)
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Leonard, Thanks for the compliments! I'm glad you enjoyed the castle. Thanks for posting, I appreciate the encouragement. I totally agree that if Lego would put out some new castle sets that were quality Items, I would be broke too! (well maybe not, (...) (23 years ago, 11-Oct-01, to lugnet.castle)
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Good Luck with the braces, I know they are spendy, I hope it doesn/t cut into the Lego Budget too badly. Thanks for your kind words, I appreciate it a lot. I'm glad you liked it. This weekend I'll be posting the rest of the pics. I'd love to see (...) (23 years ago, 11-Oct-01, to lugnet.castle)
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Thanks for Checking it our George, this weekend I'll be posting more photos. I appreciate you comments greatly. JOn (...) (23 years ago, 11-Oct-01, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: My Display & MOCs -Finally Online!
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(...) Hendo, Nice castles, I'd love to see more details. The Globe Theater was great, too. And I liked the pics of the mini-fest. Thanks, George (23 years ago, 11-Oct-01, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.town, lugnet.space, lugnet.loc.us.ma)
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| | Re: My Display & MOCs -Finally Online!
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(...) Your town page looks pretty good.Like those small homes. (23 years ago, 11-Oct-01, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.town, lugnet.space, lugnet.loc.us.ma)
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| | Careful what you wish for: clone LOTR blocks sighted
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(Note follow-ups.) I've seen a couple mentions recently on various newsgroups that Playmates Toys had a "construction toy" license for Lord of the Rings. Never saw any concrete info, though Playmates has an "Intelli-Blox" logo on their website (not (...) (23 years ago, 12-Oct-01, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, lugnet.general, lugnet.castle, lugnet.harrypotter)
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| | Re: King Leo's Palace
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(...) I know exactly what you mean about brick shortages cutting into your castle. I was never really satisfied with the curtain wall on my most recent castle (a bit smaller than yours). I xcan think of two doiable ways of "beefing up" the wall: (...) (23 years ago, 12-Oct-01, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: My Display & MOCs -Finally Online!
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I totally love the Bannenware tower/keep, it has the distinct look of continental European late medieval architecture. Is it modelled on a real castle? I've never really built much in that style, my castles tend to be more block like, and much wider (...) (23 years ago, 12-Oct-01, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.town, lugnet.space, lugnet.loc.us.ma)
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(...) I like the globe theater. Very nice design. It's a shame you don't have a picture of the rear, it sounds very interesting. You town layout looks great. I'm sure it gets many an ooh and ahh, when people see it. -Jason (URL) (23 years ago, 12-Oct-01, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.town, lugnet.space, lugnet.loc.us.ma)
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| | Re: My Display & MOCs -Finally Online!
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(...) Thanks. The real tragedy is that a few months after I built the model, it was torn apart to rebuild my Town. Thusly, except for the memories of my high school classmates, those pics are the only evidence of how it looked... =o -Hendo (23 years ago, 12-Oct-01, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.town, lugnet.loc.us.ma)
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(...) Thanks! I think it is my favorite of those I've made too. A number of friends have pointed out different things they liked about it. The most unexpected comment, perhaps, was one that thought the most realistic part was the bits of crumbling (...) (23 years ago, 12-Oct-01, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.loc.us.ma)
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| | Re: King Leo's Palace
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It makes perfect sense Magnus, I'm inclined to try the incorporation of Dark grey first, as the curtain wall is made up of 2 wide bricks for the first several layers, then when the "window wall" bricks start, it goes to 1 wide, so the walls are (...) (23 years ago, 12-Oct-01, to lugnet.castle)
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| | New (old) Dragon Pics on Brickshelf
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Friends, I've posted some LDrawn pics of my dragons on brickshelf, heres a sample (URL) rest can be found here (URL) (23 years ago, 13-Oct-01, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.general, lugnet.cad, lugnet.org.us.texlug, lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.build.sculpture)
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| | Re: New (old) Dragon Pics on Brickshelf
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I still think those are cool! great models Anthony! Gary Anthony Sava <savatheaggie@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:GL4MG7.11s@lugnet.com... (...) (23 years ago, 13-Oct-01, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: New (old) Dragon Pics on Brickshelf
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(...) this but when you open one jaw the other will open with it) I stoped making it because I didn't have enough pices to finish it (you can oniy have so much built at one time) Right now I made a house with the dragon head coming out of it. (...) (23 years ago, 13-Oct-01, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: ISCC: Let your ideas take flight...
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In case people missed this since it was announced to .contests only... This may well be the most ambitious (and richest, broadest, and potentially the funnest) contest ever staged in the LEGO world that wasn't put on by LEGO itself (and it surely (...) (23 years ago, 15-Oct-01, to lugnet.build.contests, lugnet.trains, lugnet.town, lugnet.space, lugnet.pirates, lugnet.adventurers, lugnet.western, lugnet.starwars, lugnet.modelteam, lugnet.castle, lugnet.build) !!
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| | Lord of the Rings - clone bricks by Playmates - pictures
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See (URL) for pictures. If Lego is going to continue in its current strategy of securing licensing rights, why they did not secure the rights to use the Lord of the Rings characters is a good question. I'm sure there are reasons. Possible ones (...) (23 years ago, 15-Oct-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.castle)
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and (URL) (which is a great LotR site) has that "LEGO is coming out with Hobbits, Gandalf, and much more Middle-earth! " ugh! -- James Stacey ---...--- www.minifig.co.uk #925 (23 years ago, 15-Oct-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Well, I just sent them an email about it. I'm not sure if you did as well, but such an ignorant error on their part deserves a bit of email-chastising. Politely, of course. ~Grand Admiral Muffin Head (23 years ago, 15-Oct-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Did you look at those sets, and we complain about LEGO juniorization... The characters are even ugly [from a LEGO type perspective], it looks like they are scuplted characters on a 2x4 brick base... It will be interesting to see them and see (...) (23 years ago, 15-Oct-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Sounds like each character will have small speakers etc in them so that they can talk and have "battle sounds" etc. Perhaps the 2x4 base is for a battery/mechanism that they didn't want to redesign for each fig so that it would always fit... (...) (23 years ago, 15-Oct-01, to lugnet.castle)
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www.theonering.net has corrected their error in calling the LOTR Intelli-blox "Lego" They now refer to them as "Intelli-blox" on their site. ~Grand Admiral Muffin Head (23 years ago, 15-Oct-01, to lugnet.castle)
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| | I'm a member!
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Not that it really matters to a whole lot of people, but I'm an official Lugnet member now! Woohoo! :) --Anthony (URL) (23 years ago, 16-Oct-01, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.off-topic.fun, lugnet.general)
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(...) They have a great FAQ over there. (URL) 3 is "Movie Changes" vs the books. Get ready for "Gollum vs Jar-Jar": (...) (23 years ago, 16-Oct-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) In part, possibly. However, unlike Jar-Jar, a large part of Gollum is being based off of Andy Serkis (sp?). In addition to providing the voice, Andy is getting dressed up in a cybersuit and providing much of the base mechanical motions for (...) (23 years ago, 16-Oct-01, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Minifig Portrates (was Re: I'm a member!)
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(...) I don't know of one, though I'm sure one exists. However, if you're interested I can give you some pointers. What I use, first, is a high quality digital camera. However, a simple film camera will work too. Just remember, you need to be close (...) (23 years ago, 16-Oct-01, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.general)
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ive got something to add to this (if you don't mind anthony) if you don't have a good digital camera, i personally use an ol fashioned SLR (single lens reflex) and chemical film. SLR is good because what you see is what you get, and that helps frame (...) (23 years ago, 17-Oct-01, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.general)
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(...) The stalactite piece looks especially cool to me. I'd like to see some in person to assess the color compatibility with LEGO bricks. (...) Assuming that these sets are derived from the molds formerly used by DSI Toys for Block-Men (and, (...) (23 years ago, 17-Oct-01, to lugnet.castle)
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I too have an old (really old) SLR camera. I have a few additional comments. I began, recently, to always use a white background. even it the actual picture background is lego. I bought one of those giant post-it note pads and stuck one sheet to the (...) (23 years ago, 17-Oct-01, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.general)
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(...) Thats what I'm going to be trying today, big white boards around the figures, then CG them wherever I want them to be. (...) I'm no Photography expert, but my GF who likes to play with her camera says "200 for outdoor, 400 for low (...) (23 years ago, 17-Oct-01, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.general)
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Hiya all.... Just thought I'd share with you my latest creation..... A half metre long DRAGON model I built....!!! It stands almost half a metre to the top of its head. Its mouth opens and closes.... and its feet and toes move. I hope you like (...) (23 years ago, 17-Oct-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Having been a professional photographer, I can tell you that the higher the f-stop f22 or so.. everything AFTER the item you are focused on will be in focus. 5.6 is usually the middle of the road, everything in front and everything (within (...) (23 years ago, 18-Oct-01, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.general)
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| | Volldai and the Isle of Mist
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Well, Volldai has reached the Isle of Mist, and his first couple of days on the island have been recorded. I emailed them instead of posting them so I wouldn't step on anyone's toes, and apparently there were no objections to what I had written. (...) (23 years ago, 18-Oct-01, to lugnet.castle)
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Kevin -- Now that I can see it better than in the initial pictures you had a few weeks ago, that is great! It definately has the stance of a powerful creature. Though I gotta admit... in this pic: (URL) the edge of the candle stand peeking into the (...) (23 years ago, 18-Oct-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) giving the Isle Personality and revealing more about your character. Awesome job. Hopefully more will get those ballads written so we can have some character interaction. -Chris (23 years ago, 18-Oct-01, to lugnet.castle)
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