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(...) Ohhhhhh, and I was going to leap all over that one, too! (...) Do you barbeque misteaks? Perhaps it is a Humpty-Dumpty portmanteau of mesquite smoked steaks? Please cite all references and use only original sources. :-) Bruce (23 years ago, 14-Nov-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) This actually was developed during the Dark Ages by the Byzantines (Romans to themselves, Greeks to everyone else) and being perhaps the most closely and successfully guarded military secret of all time, was lost with the fall of the Byzantine (...) (23 years ago, 14-Nov-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) I have a fleet! (URL) personally don't like the 'flying' ships myself. It just seems a little out of place for me when I think castle and chivalry... BK> (URL) (23 years ago, 14-Nov-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Here is a web page with some historical points. They are from a slide show at a University, so, no pics. But, I figured the information should at least be useful to you. (2 URLs) (23 years ago, 14-Nov-01, to lugnet.castle)
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Hi all, Hmm, seems like several of us are on a spree of building medieval warships. I recently (finally) got brown boat hull pieces, and want to make a medieval warship, you know the kind with a crenelated tower at the front and back. Can anyone (...) (23 years ago, 14-Nov-01, to lugnet.pirates, lugnet.castle)
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Adam, I've been intersted in late medieval warfare for a while, and hope I can give you some useful guidelines. (...) If I recall correctly, cannons in Europe first came into play in the 14th century. I read that the first use of "guns" against (...) (23 years ago, 14-Nov-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) And then there are Greek fire projectors which appear much earlier than cannon and may be among things classical which were largely "lost" during the so-called Dark Ages. One or two of them suddenly appearing from the mysterious East could (...) (23 years ago, 14-Nov-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) colours? (...) You are correct about 5986. It's the same shape, decorated differently. Here's a pic: (URL) (23 years ago, 14-Nov-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Yes, I think there is one in 5986 Amazon Ancient Ruins (also green), and another in 4990 Rock Raiders HQ (light and dark grey). I guess according to Shiri's Acronym FAQ it's a SPUD. -- Hop-Frog (23 years ago, 14-Nov-01, to lugnet.castle)
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Is there a common name for baseplate in 6091/6098 King Leo's Castle? Does it appear in any other sets, whether identically or in different colours? Kerry -- ===...=== Kerry Raymond kerry@dstc.edu.au Proud to be LUGNET Member 599 (...) (23 years ago, 14-Nov-01, to lugnet.castle)
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that looks pretty cool I've got some material at home and some t-shirt transfers ready to make some castle related sails may have to get onto it Steve Jackson (of Gurps fame) put some stuff on his site about making new sails for ships (URL) Stacey (...) (23 years ago, 14-Nov-01, to lugnet.castle)
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That's plenty of information, thanks for your help! (...) (23 years ago, 14-Nov-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Surely you would need some ships to be able to go on crusades, rather than for defence or pleasure cruises! Martin (23 years ago, 14-Nov-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) It depends. By whom, and for what purpose? LFB (23 years ago, 14-Nov-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) I just stumbled upon a really cool resource on early, early cannon and firearms: (URL) It has a picture of said cannon, though in a manuscript rather than on a tapestry. And I apologise for being a CAD by replying to my own post not ONCE but (...) (23 years ago, 14-Nov-01, to lugnet.castle)
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Very interesting, thanks Mr. LFB. But I have another question for you, when did guns and gunpowder come into use? (...) (23 years ago, 14-Nov-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Correction--oops. Bayeux Tapestry is the depiction of the Battle of Hastings. I'm thinking of another tapestry, but the date is right (1324, 1326, and 1327 are the ones given). I hate making misteaks like that. best LFB (23 years ago, 14-Nov-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) The commonly accepted date for the European adoption of cannon is 1327, when one appears (IIRC) on the Bayeux Tapestry as sort of a modified ballista (it's firing a giant arrowhead). But that's an indication that, by then, cannon had diffused (...) (23 years ago, 14-Nov-01, to lugnet.castle)
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This is probably a stupid question, but when did cannons come into use? Would a ship in the 'castle' era have cannons? (23 years ago, 14-Nov-01, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.pirates)
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Hello everyone, I've started out on writing some rules for a naval combat game set in a castle style era. I had about four pages but was a nimrod and forgot to save and then the program crashed and I lost all my work. :( Anyways I suppose I should (...) (23 years ago, 14-Nov-01, to lugnet.castle)
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Interesting... How structurally sound is that technique? It seems like if you pressed your finger halfway up those sections, they would buckle. Are they braced somehow? Eric (...) (23 years ago, 14-Nov-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Nope - it wouldn't be pure, but if it turns out well, who cares? If it has a lego drawing on it (i.e. wolfpack), even better :) A ship like this: (URL) although not pure, still rocks :) -- Pawel (23 years ago, 13-Nov-01, to lugnet.castle)
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Here is a brief news article about the latest happening at the Bricktanesian camp: After making landfall, preperations began for a housing structure, and as of right now, the last major pieces are being set in place. It is an all stone structure, (...) (23 years ago, 13-Nov-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Everyone has their own limits for what they feel is pure. And most of us don't try to shove our personal definitions down others' throats. That said... I wouldn't mend a Lego sail that way. I'd have to poke holes in the sail to do that, and (...) (23 years ago, 13-Nov-01, to lugnet.castle)
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In lugnet.castle, Tony Hafner writes: <snip> (...) Here's a question for the Lego purists out there: Would mending the sail be pure? What if it was sewn with Lego string? Could make for a very striking look... -- Thomas Main thomasmain@hotmail.com (23 years ago, 13-Nov-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Heh- a large part of the reason that I made an airship instead of a sailing ship was that I don't have any sails. Actually that's not quite true- I do have a "ripped" pirate sail from one set, but it wasn't really appropriate). I had (...) (23 years ago, 13-Nov-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) David, Yes. I know how you feel 95% of the time ... lack of camera and being in college. The trend has been going towards airships, and I blame Final Fantasy for that :) Welcome to dot-castle - I hope to see your crew and their mode of (...) (23 years ago, 13-Nov-01, to lugnet.castle)
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You castle people might not know me very well, I've mostly done space stuff, and havn't posted much at that, but I'm very much into Castle, but my lack of good camera is restricting me from posting much. Anyway... So many airships! All these designs (...) (23 years ago, 13-Nov-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) There are no hinges involved at all. The diagonal sections are locked in by studs at the base and top only. You can try using hinge bricks, but they seem to produce crummy geomtry. Dan (23 years ago, 12-Nov-01, to lugnet.castle)
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In lugnet.castle, Tony Hafner writes: ..snip.. (...) I had mine in front of my couches until the castle got so tall you could no longer see the TV! Dan (23 years ago, 12-Nov-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) We have a ton of Brio trains, and 2+ years ago we decided that a table was needed. We looked at a number of options- the Brio table, the Thomas one, and an off-brand one built locally. All of them were way overpriced, and none had really good (...) (23 years ago, 12-Nov-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Dan, Wow, what an enchanting castle! One question, do you make the towers with hinge bricks to get the octagonal shape? George (23 years ago, 12-Nov-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Yes, actually the rubber bands hold the 45 degree angle sides of the walls in place while I am building. They are locked in place at the tops and bottoms, but four of the seven octagonal towers don't yet have the tops on them. Someday I'll (...) (23 years ago, 12-Nov-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) I love it Dan.... the castle would prob look just as GREAT in white too....!!! Ya just need to get some xmas lights and place them through the castle.. I'm sure it would look GREAT with the llights out... Kev... : ) (...) (23 years ago, 11-Nov-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) If you build it, they will convert! Mark - a dorment Castle Fan - de Kock (23 years ago, 11-Nov-01, to lugnet.castle)
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::sigh:: My apologies. I didn't understand the context of the comment, even though I read Pawel's response last night. I'll be quiet now, at least for a while. -- Hop-Frog (23 years ago, 11-Nov-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Crusaders! Right? No Black Falcons... -- Hop-Frog (23 years ago, 11-Nov-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Agree entirely! Grey wall pieces, greay corner wall pieces, a tudor wall piece, those nice black roof slopes. And of course the return of the mighty superduperbad Black Falcons as well, who have probably always been my favourite faction. The (...) (23 years ago, 11-Nov-01, to lugnet.castle)
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Beautiful! I really love the way it looks quite fairy tale like, but also very medieval. If it fits both minifigs AND scala, you really have quite a diverse project there. I like the cross shaped arrow slits too! Are those rubber bands you have (...) (23 years ago, 11-Nov-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Yep, Cinderalla's castle (or is it sleeping beauty? I've heard different versions) was greatly influenced by Neuschwanstein. Walt Disney apparently spent some time there and was inspired. Many parts of the interior were never furnished, (...) (23 years ago, 11-Nov-01, to lugnet.castle)
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