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Weren't they in 6030? Yep, and... 1877 6010 6021 6022 6030 6039 6061 Thanks to Heather Patey, who sent me the easy to use Castle sets inventory, I found all those with about 5 clicks! None of those are bargain priced; 6039 is probably the cheapest (...) (25 years ago, 22-Dec-99, to lugnet.castle)
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If so, I would be very grateful if you could send me high-quality 75dpi scans (with 15% JPG compression) of the instruction covers for www.brickset.co.uk Thanks in advance. Huw (25 years ago, 22-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.castle)
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| | Correct Castle 6098 (not 6091)
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Well, I found all of the new 2000 sets at Wal-Mart under $60, and all the $60 and up sets for 2000 at Toys R Us. I have picked up all of the Castle series, including two each of 6026, 6094, 6095 and all the Bulls. I have finally put them all (...) (25 years ago, 22-Dec-99, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) I agree. Although 6085 comes close. Dan (25 years ago, 23-Dec-99, to lugnet.castle)
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Hi Legofans, I received many want lists, and I want to thank you for your trust ! Don't hesitate to send me your want lists the next year, all the days, all the weeks...! I search for you; I find for you... Regards, Emmanuel. E-MAIL: (...) (25 years ago, 23-Dec-99, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Hard to include 6085 without including 6080.. they're almost exactly the same structure, just different colors... they even put the jail cell in the same corner of the castle! As far as 6090 being the best though, I don't know... I've always (...) (25 years ago, 23-Dec-99, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) IMHO I think that 6085 looks better. The black gives it a dark moodiness. (...) pool, (...) I did'nt like how the back wall was so I put a tower on it. It is a bit weak on defence and soldiers. (...) modular! (...) whole (...) laid (...) the (...) (25 years ago, 23-Dec-99, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) 6081 King's Mountain Fortress is a baseplate castle, but it had attachment points for the other modular castle sets from that era... J (25 years ago, 23-Dec-99, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Well, yes and no... It DID have a connection point, BUT it only had ONE connection point (the left hand side looking at it straight on) so you couldn't create an enclosed wall... The other thing is that the battlements on that side are (...) (25 years ago, 23-Dec-99, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Holy over-priced, Batman!
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There's a stunning discrepancy I've noted, and I'm sure I'm not the only one, but yoiks, it's a doozy. 6094 Guarded Treasure: 101 pcs, $19.99 (CAD) 6095 Royal Joust: 99 pcs, $29.99 (CAD) Am I the only one here who finds this out to lunch? I've got 1 (...) (25 years ago, 23-Dec-99, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Jeez! I thought the US prices were bad. This side of the border they're US$15 and US$20, respectively. I wonder why the price for 6095 goes up so much when you go north? You'd think that the % increase would be roughly the same... J (25 years ago, 24-Dec-99, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Actually, at current exchange rates, USD 20 = CAD 29.40, and USD 15 = CAD 22.05. So actually, the Royal Joust is about equivalent, and the Guarded Treasure is cheaper. Not that it's not expensive in either country. (25 years ago, 24-Dec-99, to lugnet.castle)
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Crap! This sure doesn't bode well for a man of limited means like myself. Then again, I am getting a job soon. I'm gonna need to if I want King Leo's Castle... Anybody know how much that thing is (in U.S. currency)? Mike (...) (25 years ago, 24-Dec-99, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Yup, the exchange rate bites (for us Canucks, at least). See, John? Lego is cheaper here! <grin, duck> James (URL) those of you wondering, John Neal was bugging me a while back about no reason to live in Edmonton...) (25 years ago, 24-Dec-99, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Howdy! US Price of King Leo's Castle. It was $89.99 at Toys R Us. Considering how poorly it was packed and how few pieces it has, I was shocked. The lack of a window box means that LEGO must be embarased by the pieces chosen for it. And it (...) (25 years ago, 24-Dec-99, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: Anyne with a scanner got the new castle sets yet?
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On Wed, 22 Dec 1999 20:29:22 GMT, Huw Millington uttered the following profundities... (...) I held out on those, surprisingly. If you require some of the SW sets, I could assist.... (25 years ago, 24-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.castle)
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| | Carved Lion Head Block?
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What's the general consensus on the Lion head Block? Like or No Like? Personally, I don't like it. It's too pre-fab! It just doesn't look Lego. It looks too much like it belongs to some other toy company. I prefer a rendering of a lion made out of (...) (25 years ago, 25-Dec-99, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) hey, bill ~ i saw my first y2k sets yesterday, including a couple with this lion-head element. i thought it was cool-looking, but would look MUCH better on a body as mini-fig lion! as a decorative element, it is really out of place in a lego (...) (25 years ago, 25-Dec-99, to lugnet.castle)
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| | King Leo's Castle 6091: Worth $90
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I found King Leo's Castle at my nearest Target. It looks awesome, but unfortunately, I was unable to buy it as the price was a little high for me (I'll just have to save up : ) ). I might comment, though, that I believe the set to be worth 90 bucks, (...) (25 years ago, 25-Dec-99, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: Holy over-priced, Batman!
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Yeah, there seem to be other discrepancies, too. At my local Sears, the only place so far to stock most of the 2000 Lego, I found this odd comparison: 7124 Flash Speeder: 105 pcs, $19.99 CAD 7115 Gungan Patrol: 77 pcs, $29.99 CAD Yikes, no wonder (...) (25 years ago, 25-Dec-99, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Review of Knights Kngdom sets 6026, 6094 and 6095
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6026 - King Leo - 19 Pieces Overall: Obviously not much to this set. Cool Elements: The new 3x4x6 windowed tower (dark gray) is good. It would have been so much better if it had been 2x4x6 so you could put 2 of these back to back to make a (...) (25 years ago, 25-Dec-99, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) edges. (...) a (...) I have to say this one is a true winner. I love it. Very well designed. (25 years ago, 25-Dec-99, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: Review of Knights Kngdom sets 6026, 6094 and 6095
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Forget to add the most important advancment: the instructions include semi-detailed instructions for alternate models!!! This is a great step forward for LEGO. (25 years ago, 25-Dec-99, to lugnet.castle)
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Hooray! Hooray! Its Y2K! A new decade starts next year. Ed Jones wrote in message ... (...) It (...) rendering (...) Castle. (...) that (...) or (...) have (...) part. (...) I am in agreement with Ed on this one. This piece is cool. I think it (...) (25 years ago, 25-Dec-99, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) (25 years ago, 25-Dec-99, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) It would have been better if it were Gray or dark gray, not tan. I wouldn't be able to find a use unless building in a desert area? The tan doesn't seem to look right with the gray castles. Its a shame to make it tan for a gray castle theme! (...) (25 years ago, 25-Dec-99, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: Carved Lion Head Block?
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On Sat, 25 Dec 1999, Bill Farkas (<FnA27J.4tr@lugnet.com>) wrote at 03:40:31 (...) Just wait till you see the Town set with the raised roadway. The only way you can tell it's LEGO is that *some* of the pieces have studs on :( I've built most of the (...) (25 years ago, 25-Dec-99, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: Review of Knights Kngdom sets 6026, 6094 and 6095
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(...) The only reason for any of these sets to enter my collection was to make 6091 (6098) larger and more complete. Add all that stuff to 6090 (x2) and I am on my way to being content with the new castle line. Needs more bowmen and kings men and (...) (25 years ago, 25-Dec-99, to lugnet.castle)
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| | New helmet and Era.
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Hello, I have heard a lot of people say that the new lego helmet is more 15th - 16th centu ry than earlier periods. The Helmets name escapes me for now, but it was used in the 13th century a lot as one of the main style of helms besides the norman (...) (25 years ago, 26-Dec-99, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: January 2000 S@H catalog
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(...) OK...of the queen and the princess, which is which? I don't think either of the female minifigs looks anywhere near old enough to be married to Leo... is he robbing the cradle (as well as having an axe fetish)? J (25 years ago, 26-Dec-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: Holy over-priced, Batman!
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That has to be a marking mistake... the Gungan Patrol is only 9.99 at TRU in the states. that's a big booboo if you ask me :( I'd bring it to their attention and let them know they aren't going to sell at that price, and they should check their (...) (25 years ago, 26-Dec-99, to lugnet.castle)
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<snip (...) <snip> I can see someone else noticed the inconsistancy from the box to the instructions. It would be nice if we (AFOL) had some clarification on the set number. You want a review? Of the castle? Ok.. you talked me into it. When I found (...) (25 years ago, 26-Dec-99, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) The Kettle hat, or Kettle helm, or Ketyl(l) hat/helm, or chapelle-de-fer originated around 1200 give or take a few years, as you note. No doubt there are further names for it, those are just the ones I'm familair with. They seem to have (...) (25 years ago, 26-Dec-99, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) was (...) Chapelle de fer, thats the name I was trying to remember, I am not up on my french. :) Its a swell helm though. (...) for (...) of (...) Agreed, with in reason :) (...) the (...) hard (...) large (...) gray (...) Hmmm.... Well I went (...) (25 years ago, 26-Dec-99, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Are You suggesting ill of Good king Leo.... Hmmmm..... Well then lets revolt and chop his head off and make Lord Nelson....King Nelson! I hear he is a great chap! And his kingdom is doing swell too! I'll check on a price for a French (...) (25 years ago, 26-Dec-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.castle)
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(...) Queen Leonora is in the pointy hat with the blue dress and red jacket. She has brown curls framing her face. In the catalog she looks rather matronly IMHO. Princess Storm is in form fitting body armor and a Don Quixote-esque hat. I like her (...) (25 years ago, 26-Dec-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: Holy over-priced, Batman!
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hm, will do... Paul Davidson, aka Tinman www.theforce.net | Your Daily Dose of Star Wars www.filmforce.net | Your Daily Dose of Film News ----- Original Message ----- From: Mookie <Mookie1@worldnet.att.net> To: Paul Davidson <tinman@direct.ca> Cc: (...) (25 years ago, 27-Dec-99, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Heck, I know people who still wear them. :) Of course, I'm weird and in the SCA, so that might account for it... James (URL) (25 years ago, 27-Dec-99, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Not in combat, I hope! That wide dinnerplate of a helm would be both a wonderful mace-lander as well as a great funnel for catching rattan upper-cuts! Dave! (25 years ago, 27-Dec-99, to lugnet.castle)
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| | The Invasion of Strombrachter Page
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Hey A while back I put up some pictures of the city-castle Strombrachter ... here is the follow up to it (more of a story I suppose): Here it is: (URL) background can be found here: (URL) me know what you think (flames, suggestions, words of (...) (25 years ago, 27-Dec-99, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: January 2000 S@H catalog
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(...) has (...) Heh. Other people have complained that the figure is too provocative, with her wonderbra appearance. (For reference: (URL)Princess Storm is in form fitting body armor and a Don Quixote-esque hat. I like (...) I like her too, and I (...) (25 years ago, 27-Dec-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.castle)
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| | Baseplates not limited
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Answering my own question here, I got the catalouge today, and 626 through 628, the blue, green, and X-Large baseplates are not limited quantities. (25 years ago, 27-Dec-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.castle)
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(...) Another follow-up: Train accsesories are not limited either. (25 years ago, 27-Dec-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.castle)
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| | New Castle Sucks (so far...)
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Fellow Lugnuts: I just had the good fortune/misfortune to receive 6095, 6094, and 6032 as Xmas gifts. I am not going to review these sets except in a cursory way. The gist of this post is to complain on behalf of new castle buyers -- that new castle (...) (25 years ago, 27-Dec-99, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) there (...) period (...) upper-cuts! Yup - in combat. It's used up here in An Tir as a light helm, so the afor-mentioned problems aren't. :) James (URL) (25 years ago, 27-Dec-99, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Whew! Here in Athelmearc (spell it as you see fit!) I haven't yet seen them, but I've been out of the loop for awhile. I missed this past Pennsic because I was in the process of moving. Did you get there? How about last year? Dave! (25 years ago, 27-Dec-99, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: New Castle Sucks (so far...)
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Sounds like they're trying discourage kids from making their own creations by making new pieces as useless and incompatible with previous Lego as possible. -- Paul Davidson Richard Marchetti <BlueOfNoon@aol.com> wrote in message (...) (25 years ago, 27-Dec-99, to lugnet.castle)
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I'm just getting into this, it looks really neat! (a lot like something I want to do in the future) Format-wise, maybe the text should be beside the picture instead of underneath. I can't read it and look at the picture at the same time, which is a (...) (25 years ago, 27-Dec-99, to lugnet.castle)
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My previous note about the text and picture arrangement only applies to the big pictures (i.e. the first one) ... the rest is quite easy to read. Again, very neat! -- Paul Davidson Pawel Nazarewicz <verneer@utk.edu> wrote in message (...) (25 years ago, 27-Dec-99, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: January 2000 S@H catalog
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(...) Chicks in Chainmail, Boris Vallejo, and all that? :-) (25 years ago, 27-Dec-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.castle)
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(...) pawel ~ ~! what great characters! i love the elementals! your scenes are wonderfully put together and the tree in the forest of illusions is amazing!! (what is it made of that looks like brown steep slopes, btw?) it took a while to load, but (...) (25 years ago, 28-Dec-99, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Wow! That is an awesome page! I'm hoping to get a digital camera or a nice scanner simply so that I can do something like it. :) I don't have any comments about the layout, though I do agree with the suggestion that you place the text at the (...) (25 years ago, 28-Dec-99, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Thanks! Well ... I'll have to be honest - that's just a piece of the wooden furniture (if we are both referring to the same pieces). Sorry - that WOULD be cool to build though (although a bit useless in that setting, but cool non-the less). -- (...) (25 years ago, 28-Dec-99, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) ~ah! i was looking at the second pic of the tree, and the angle was throwing me off... there _are_ four steep (3 high) brown slopes (what i thought those were) in the #7144 ~slave1 set, and i want some for tree building along these lines! ~big (...) (25 years ago, 28-Dec-99, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) I got mine from the 6115 Shark Scout. They also come in the 2161 Aqua Dozer and the 2162 Hydro Reef Wrecker. I'm pretty sure ... Like you said - that is the perfect "boyish" full of energy, ready to kick some serious butt look. Personally, I (...) (25 years ago, 28-Dec-99, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: January 2000 S@H catalog
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Larry Pieniazek <lar@voyager.net> wrote in message news:3867EEEB.9B00AD...ger.net... (...) Speaking of Boris, that reminds me...<off topic for those not interested> I was introduced to Boris Vallejo (after Frazetta) with the Bantam book reprints of (...) (25 years ago, 28-Dec-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.castle)
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In lugnet.castle, Craig Hamilton writes: <much snippage> (...) Actually, there aren't. The "4" brown slopes in 7144 are in fact two pieces... it's the same piece that they use as the rear landing gear on the x-wing, in brown. :/ James (URL) (25 years ago, 28-Dec-99, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: New Castle Sucks (so far...)
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On Mon, 27 Dec 1999, Richard Marchetti (<FnEyty.98r@lugnet.com>) wrote at 19:15:34 (...) That depends. (...) This is a very AFOL oriented view. If you look at it as a toy for a young person, it has to be playable when finished. And by and large, the (...) (25 years ago, 28-Dec-99, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: New Castle Sucks (so far...)
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(...) True enough... everyone's opinion differs (as obviated by the frequent posts on the issue :) ) (...) Actually, I'd disagree... Lego's niche is not in playability-- it's in creativity. There are PLENTY of toys that do cool things with trapdoors (...) (25 years ago, 28-Dec-99, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: Carved Lion Head Block?
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(...) I like the tan. It's not unusual to use a different type of stone for decorative elements of a building. I've seen this done on a lot of Greek temples, for example. Such as the sandstone Ionic frieze found on a Doric temple whose name and (...) (25 years ago, 28-Dec-99, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) be (...) castle (...) The tan castle pieces seem to beg the question: Why hasn't Lego produced an all-tan Crusader Castle series? I've always looked to the Krak de Chevaliers and other crusader castles for inspiration, and tan castle elements (...) (25 years ago, 28-Dec-99, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: New Castle Sucks (so far...)
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On Tue, 28 Dec 1999, David Eaton (<FnGns0.IFH@lugnet.com>) wrote at 17:12:00 (...) <snipped on the one hand, on the other hand discourse> You're right, and later on as well. I was playing devil's advocate up to a point, just to counter Richard's (...) (25 years ago, 28-Dec-99, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: The Invasion of Strombrachter Page
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(...) This is *so* cool! I liked the old stuff you posted, and this is even better! I can't wait to see more! Jeff (25 years ago, 28-Dec-99, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) be (...) castle (...) Your talking about asian architecture I am building in 13th century european architecture. Looking at the castle not many have tan carved images. :) Since its castle theme is gray in the 2000 sets they should have made it (...) (25 years ago, 29-Dec-99, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) to (...) Diana Rambo E-mailed me this to post for her since she couldn't post. " Come on people, It's yellow because a Lion is Yellow. It's that simple." Thank you. Diana Rambo (25 years ago, 29-Dec-99, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Greece is in Asia? I always thought there was something wacky about my "Western Philosophy" class (aka Dead White Guys 101) but I never imagined that was it! J (25 years ago, 29-Dec-99, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) I was speaking about the old world, Not asian exactly but Mediterranean area near asia, as crusaders might call it. Point is you don't find many European Castle in the medieval period that used tan, yellow etc carvings on their castles. Mainly (...) (25 years ago, 29-Dec-99, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Well, I'd comment, but Tony's already said what I would've said (snipped from another recent castle post): (...) I agree that it would be nice to have them in grey AND tan... as a matter of fact I think I'd PREFER grey, but I don't object to (...) (25 years ago, 29-Dec-99, to lugnet.castle)
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| | 4811 Defense Archer!
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Well, it's officially on (URL) as 4811! Looks like it comes with the black-moustached soldier, plate armor, kettle helm, quiver... with 2 crossbows mounted on a little thingy that spins on a 4x4 black turntable, and has a Leo's Crest shield mounted (...) (25 years ago, 29-Dec-99, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: New Castle Sucks (so far...)
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(...) Maybe it's appropriate for the queen to be wearing black. King Leo's got an awful lot of axes hanging around in precarious positions, and accidents do happen... --Mike (25 years ago, 29-Dec-99, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: New Castle Sucks (so far...)
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(...) I honestly don't understand why people have complaints about the Queen Leonora minifig, *especially* her hat. Black is a great color for the hat because it can have so many uses -- good or evil, young or old. And since it's a neutral color, (...) (25 years ago, 29-Dec-99, to lugnet.castle)
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On Wed, 29 Dec 1999, David Eaton (<FnIFqF.JAz@lugnet.com>) wrote at 16:13:27 (...) It's *definitely* 6098 on the box *and* instructions here in the UK. (25 years ago, 29-Dec-99, to lugnet.castle)
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| | New castle minifigs--in which sets?
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Speaking as one of those sorry individuals who hasn't yet seen 2000 Castle and who hasn't yet received his S@H catalog, I was wondering... Which sets have the new female minifigs? Are they available in (somewhat) smallish sets, or only in the (...) (25 years ago, 29-Dec-99, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) S@H offers it as 6091. (...) Is there any special packaging? Anything strange? I wonder why we have a different number... Jeff (25 years ago, 29-Dec-99, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: 4811 Defense Archer!
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(...) I sure hope it is polybagged. Less waste that way, for when I buy tons. :) Anyway, here is my predicted Inventory (matches the 14 piece count exactly): 2 Green 4x4 Plates; 1 Black 4x4 Turntable; 1 Gray 2x2 25 degree Slope Brick; 2 Black 1x1 (...) (25 years ago, 29-Dec-99, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Queen Leonora and Princess Storm are only available in 6091/6098 King Leo's Castle, unfortunately. Jeff (25 years ago, 29-Dec-99, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Doh! Thanks all the same, though I'm afraid it wasn't the answer I was hoping for... Dave! (25 years ago, 29-Dec-99, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Yeah, I know. It is a good set IMO, though. It has lots of neat pieces and stuff. It also has a bunch of gray 1x2 bricks. ;) Jeff (25 years ago, 29-Dec-99, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Other Castle Guard
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Does anyonw know if you can the guard that as far as I can tell, only comes in sets 6091, and 6096? He's the one with the brown moustache. I like this guy better than the other common guard with a black moustache, but you can only get him in the two (...) (25 years ago, 29-Dec-99, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Hmm... How many figures come with the set overall? And how big is the baseplate? Dave! (25 years ago, 29-Dec-99, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Sadly enough... yes... As far as Leo's Knights go: Queen Leonora (Black hat) - 6091/6098 Princess Storm (Female knight) - 6091/6098 King Leo - 6026, 6091/6098, 6095 Black Moustached Soldier - 4811, 6026, 6091/6098, 6094, 6095 (with knight's (...) (25 years ago, 29-Dec-99, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) roofs! ~ what a dissapointment, but i suppose they give the slave1 model the structure it needs. there appear to be a pair of steep brown slopes in #6091 ~ king leo's crib, in the catapault tower, though... later ~ craig~ (25 years ago, 29-Dec-99, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Seven, and a Skeleton. The minifigs are: King Leo, Queen Leonora, Princess Storm, the Captain of the Guard (my Title), a Soldier, and two Bullmen. The Baseplate is the same design as 4990 and 5986, and has a 32x48 footprint. Jeff (25 years ago, 29-Dec-99, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Yup, there are. 2 of 'em. Jeff (25 years ago, 29-Dec-99, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Hmm... considering all the great parts in 6091, I wonder how long it'll be 'till it starts getting parted out? Its got that brown falcon, the black maiden hat (with maiden!), female knight, green jewel, brown 2x2x3 slopes, 2x2x3 blue corner (...) (25 years ago, 29-Dec-99, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) I call dibs on the crossbows, bird, straight wall pieces, and the gem!! ;) Jeff P.S. Anyone notice that the only way to get surplus RK II shields is in 6095? Heck, 6091 only comes with *one*!!! That is one of my few gripes with the part (...) (25 years ago, 29-Dec-99, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Well, the archer comes with one, and if you use him per se, you will have one extra shield for every archer that you purchase. On a side note: I could not be more pleased with the weapons and minifigures in these new sets (the king's torso and (...) (25 years ago, 29-Dec-99, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) I plan on buying a *lot* of 4811, and none will be kept complete. Unfortunately, the only hand-held weapons it comes with are crossbows, and crossbow wielding 'figs look much better with a shield, IMO. Luckily, I have a lot of extra bows and (...) (25 years ago, 29-Dec-99, to lugnet.castle)
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Ok, I had it out in the living room the other day, and upon taking it back into my room, I noticed that of the 5 towers, 1 was missing a flag... Naturally, I assumed that I had bumped it off, or the cat had tackled it and it was somewhere in the (...) (25 years ago, 29-Dec-99, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Well, as far as I can tell, that is the only instance of five flags. I know mine only came with four. S@H only shows four, also. Jeff (25 years ago, 29-Dec-99, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) TLC really needs to figure out why their pages are getting caught up by web caches. From two different machines at work, I see two different US catalogs, one with the new sets, one without. Unfortuanately, the machine which sees the new sets (...) (25 years ago, 29-Dec-99, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.dear-lego)
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In lugnet.castle, David Eaton writes: [snip technical details] (...) Whoa, whoa, wait! Brown Falcon? Green jewel? Rare knight? (you mean the brown mustached one?) I didn't see these anywhere... Can someone send me a picture? (I sent for the S@H (...) (25 years ago, 29-Dec-99, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Someone else has no doubt observed this, but what's the connection between the Princess and Gail Storm, our intrepid Adventurer? Do the faces resembe each other at all, inasmuch as minifig faces all sort of resemble each other... 8^) Dave! (25 years ago, 29-Dec-99, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Don't worry, you're not missing anything. It's only a stupid parrot, but it's brown. That's all. I say that TLC makes a new bird, with it's wings spread so it can actually look like it's flying. It could look like this(kind of): /\ ( ) ---- (...) (25 years ago, 29-Dec-99, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Ahhhhh, I knew it wouldn't work. I think that you can get a bit of an idea of what it's supposed to look like. Karl (25 years ago, 29-Dec-99, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) There's a way to make it work - click reply, view it in the <pre> form. Easy. The piece looks cool, BTW. Great idea! I say, make a minifig with a stud on its shoulder - that way the parrot/falcon can sit on it... ;-) -Shiri (25 years ago, 29-Dec-99, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Karl, Click on "View Raw Message" above. Your image -- indeed, the entire message -- will be rendered in the desired ASCII format. Franklin Franklin W. Cain | fwcain@yahoo.com | (URL) | (URL) OF MY EMAIL ADDRESS FOR UNSOLICITED COMMERCIAL (...) (25 years ago, 29-Dec-99, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) I hope they don't wait that long.. I want the minifig pack NOW! and I want them only wearing the new helmet and the visored helmet in the minifig pack. They can keep those iguana head helmets and the kings crowns, I've got enough of those to (...) (25 years ago, 29-Dec-99, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) So we have another account of the 6098 number! So far, I count: 6091 is on: - US Box - US, UK standard catalog - Lego's site (haven't checked ALL countries) - S@H - TRU's system 6098 is on: - US, UK instructions (are these ever any different?) (...) (25 years ago, 29-Dec-99, to lugnet.castle)
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Is there any date on this set being available??? I'm saving my change for an army of these guys!!! (25 years ago, 29-Dec-99, to lugnet.castle)
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