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(...) Holy cripes, that's big. I can't wait to see it finished out in the middle, with a keep, and barracks, and all that good stuff. Awesome! -Chris (23 years ago, 8-Dec-01, to lugnet.castle)
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<putting this back in .castle, as it no longer pertains to .dear-lego> (...) I agree that the HP buildings aren't so much buildings and skeletal dioramas. (...) Well, instructions are out of the question; I'm way too lazy to MLCAD this whole thing. (...) (23 years ago, 8-Dec-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Alrighty, I guess somebody does care! :) Work on the Hall of the Dragon is underway. And yes, that is the Great Hall. :) Thanks for responding! -- Mark Nelson (23 years ago, 8-Dec-01, to lugnet.castle)
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Hello everyone... I have put a couple of simple renders of a small medieval house that I built a few weeks ago. It is the front half of a two story wattle and daub, timbered type structure (I can't remember what the type of building is really called (...) (23 years ago, 8-Dec-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Simple yet elegant. Great designs! The Bird looks as big as a condor though... BTW, you might want to reduce the image size before posting images like that in the future, you're screwing folks with 600x800 screens from seeing the buildings all (...) (23 years ago, 8-Dec-01, to lugnet.castle)
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----- Original Message ----- From: "richard marchetti" <blueofnoon@aol.com> To: <lugnet.castle@lugnet.com> Sent: Saturday, December 08, 2001 7:53 AM Subject: Re: Small Medieval City Building (...) though... Thanks Richard. :-) I always think of the (...) (23 years ago, 8-Dec-01, to lugnet.castle)
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Andy, those are great. A small scale, that would be perfect for a middle village sprawled around a large keep. I really like the use of the 1x2 tile with one stud, for the columns between the windows. -Jason +---...---+ (...) (23 years ago, 8-Dec-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) cool. The tree it's self is neat too. You certainly did a good job with all that clutter. I am reminded of Merlin's shack from Disney's "Sword in the Stone". Very neat. -Jason +---...---+ Jason Spears (URL) (...) (23 years ago, 8-Dec-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) street and at this scale and number of pieces, you can populate quite a street with it. I usually build in such large scale that I tend not to have a lot of buildings. But I am working my way towards finding inspiration for an Euro castle and (...) (23 years ago, 8-Dec-01, to lugnet.castle)
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Chris, Really like this one a lot. Lots of great details. Love the crenellations on the roof, I've never seen that design before, and it really looks great. I'm always fond of realistic looking trees too. :-) Nice use of that baseplate... I have a (...) (23 years ago, 8-Dec-01, to lugnet.castle.org.cw, lugnet.castle)
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(...) Thanks Jason. The Sword in the Stone was definitely an influence on this one; I thought of what Merlin's hut would be like on a much grander scale. -Chris (23 years ago, 8-Dec-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Thanks for the comments. Like I said earlier, I was trying to do something a little different. And I'm really glad everyone likes my trees; it seems the only person who isn't satisfied with them is me. :-) (...) YES, they are, but if you can (...) (23 years ago, 8-Dec-01, to lugnet.castle.org.cw, lugnet.castle)
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Andy, these are great. I've been looking for awhile now for a way to do a large number of buildings with a small number of bricks, and it looks like you've nailed it with these facades. I can just see our hero and his sidekick, striding down the (...) (23 years ago, 8-Dec-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Even though you've told me about this tower last week, this is so much better than I thought! Every picture in that folder is worth a thousand words. First off, the tree and the general exterior are very aesthetically pleasing. The battlements (...) (23 years ago, 8-Dec-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Yeah, though I was disappointed to see that they don't bend. I might get the Harry Potter Gringotts set instead if the troll heads look right for Gollum. Bruce (23 years ago, 8-Dec-01, to lugnet.castle)
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I normally stay pretty quiet, but I had to say something about your cool tower. (...) The photos turned out pretty good. Especially considering that with a film camera it's impossible to tell how they will turn out until it's too late. (...) The (...) (23 years ago, 9-Dec-01, to lugnet.castle.org.cw, lugnet.castle)
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| | Prepare for battle! Where are your armies?
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Hey, Castleheads! Now, in times where you can siege and maybe win a MISB (!) 6086, where are your armies? I'm wondering why there are no Castle entries for the ISCC ((URL) until now. Are your soldiers sleeping or playing cards all day long? I would (...) (23 years ago, 9-Dec-01, to lugnet.castle)
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Yeah guys, why aren't you submitting things? I'm one of the jury members, so you can start sucking up right now..... (just kiddin!!) Anyhow, get to work fellas, I'm looking forward to see what you have up your sleeves! Like René said, get to work (...) (23 years ago, 9-Dec-01, to lugnet.castle)
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Hi Mark! (...) Welp, basically any kind of machine would not function inside the Mist. Even simple physics-based machines: gears might pop out of place, big rubber bands could snap, the pressure of steam would not be effective against the pressure (...) (23 years ago, 9-Dec-01, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.castle.org.cw)
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wow! chris that rules! Rare it is for me (a space-mechy-WWII-plane-tank head) to be inspired so by a castle creation, but this is awesome, There is so much detail all over! That tree is too cool, that's probably why I like it so much, sheesh, this (...) (23 years ago, 9-Dec-01, to lugnet.castle.org.cw, lugnet.castle)
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Great work Chris! I like the way you've made it look very solid and almost castle-like but also clearly from the architecture, this is someone's home as opposed to a military fortess. The crenelations look appropriately "outlandic", as if they were (...) (23 years ago, 9-Dec-01, to lugnet.castle.org.cw, lugnet.castle)
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(...) Thanks Cale. The tree definitely sets it off, I think. (...) Again, thanks. (...) Man's got a point. :-) But they don't know a thing about butlerin'. -Chris (23 years ago, 9-Dec-01, to lugnet.castle.org.cw, lugnet.castle)
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(...) Thanks Magnus. Yeah, I wanted a sturdy, well-built, solid look, but I didn't want to go too far and give it a fortress-y look. (...) Now that I think about it, they do kind of resemble some mideast castles I've seen; must've been my (...) (23 years ago, 9-Dec-01, to lugnet.castle.org.cw, lugnet.castle)
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(...) Thanks Geordan. Glad you liked it. A good change of pace from military vehicles and mecha, eh? :-) -Chris (23 years ago, 9-Dec-01, to lugnet.castle.org.cw, lugnet.castle)
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(...) Well, to be honest, the main reason I haven't is because the contest wants "original works" and not something that exists elsewhere. :/ All of my time right now is going into specific projects (IoM and Davinskeep), and there's no point in (...) (23 years ago, 9-Dec-01, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Whoops!
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Greetings, all. I just thought I would share a rather funny picture of my under-construction Citadel. I was building the "Central Citadel", the tower that would go in the center, and I neglected to measure to see how big it should be. Thus, the (...) (23 years ago, 9-Dec-01, to lugnet.castle)
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Some teaser pics of what will be coming sometime next year :) Please take a look, and let me know what you think. The URL is: (URL) ! Lex (23 years ago, 9-Dec-01, to lugnet.castle)
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it took me a second as to what it was you were showing us, but then i realized.. its the diarama, backround stuff.. right? anyways, i think that is way cool.. i love diarama/backround stuff, especially when they incorporate rivers and especially (...) (23 years ago, 10-Dec-01, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Light'Ader
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Here is my new MOC - a lighthouse that will be connected to the castle town of Blut'Ader. I wanted to create something small that wouldn't steal the thunder away from the city, yet fairly realistic. (URL) also included a little link section for (...) (23 years ago, 10-Dec-01, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build) !!
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the castle is just way cool.. i can't imagine spending that much time in front of a cpu. some questions: could you get a close up of it so we could see some detail? i can tell you;ve put some in, i can't make it out though. will the citadel be (...) (23 years ago, 10-Dec-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) While at first I wasn't sure what it is "hmmm ... those are just the sets", once I realized what it is - a medium to place them in, the detail that you put into this started jumping out at me. I look forward to more progress - I see a castle (...) (23 years ago, 10-Dec-01, to lugnet.castle)
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always, your stuff is so cool.. ive noticed a trend of seaside MOC's.. any reason? i like them anyways, especially how you do the waves and sea foam and stuff.. just the surrounding countryside in general is cool. -lenny (...) (23 years ago, 10-Dec-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) I've been working on it since last summer. :) (...) Sure, sure! I'm gonna have sorta a "walkthrough" once it's complete. (...) Aye, that is just the outside of the first 3 stories of the Central Citadel. I agree: it is like a botanical garden. (...) (23 years ago, 10-Dec-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) That's a fine looking little lighthouse. I especially like, for some odd reason, the rock base and sea foam details. Adrian -- www.brickfrenzy.com (23 years ago, 10-Dec-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) cogs come to invade....!!! Kev..: ) (23 years ago, 10-Dec-01, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Anyone working on any Massive castle projects???
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Hello, Just wondering if anyone else has been working on any Major castle projects like myself? I know with LD not giving us the bulk bricks like we want and sometimes cost factor can hinder our progress. Just wondering, haven't really seen much (...) (23 years ago, 10-Dec-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) I´m working on a big gray castle. It´s 80x80cm and 55cm high. With the courtyard it´s 140cm long. (Sorry no inches) (...) I dream about 1x1 and 1x3 gray bricks at shop at home ;) And slopes, and plates.......Mmmmmm. (...) You will probably see (...) (23 years ago, 10-Dec-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Thanks Jason, I was particularly pleased with the results I got with those 1x2's with one stud. They gave the upstairs a bit on uniqueness. :-) -Andy Lynch (...) (23 years ago, 10-Dec-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Thanks KK. :-) Total number of pieces: 203, not including the baseplate. That's just for the front half that you can see. I am currently planning to work on several variations of this design to create a whole street. Building time has been (...) (23 years ago, 10-Dec-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Thanks Chris, Yeah, I'd love to have a full street of houses in this scale... I ran a search on Google using their image seach and found some pictures of different medieval towns and I have been referring to them frequently while building. (...) (23 years ago, 10-Dec-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) using now, instead of the white ones. You are indeed right that the other ones were too bulky. I like the bits of grey around the tower, they add to the worn effect. (...) -Jason +---...---+ Jason Spears (URL) (23 years ago, 10-Dec-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) I love your model Chris! The shelves with the books are nice and the wizards messy workingroom is really lovely. But of course my eyes have been fixed longest time on the tree: that is in fact georgeous! Have you thought about sending a (...) (23 years ago, 10-Dec-01, to lugnet.castle.org.cw, lugnet.castle)
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(...) For us Americans, thats 31.5"x31.5"; 21.5" high; 55" long with the courtyard. :D (...) LD *NEEDS* to sell 1x3s; I can't build much of anything without them!! Anyway, I too am working on a big castle project: (URL) doubt it'll be done anytime (...) (23 years ago, 10-Dec-01, to lugnet.castle)
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Yup, that's a wee bit big! Man i wish I had piecs to build something that big, I'm still using castle wall pieces for my walls. BTW, I love the main curtain wall, it reminds me a lot of the castle Pawel took to Brickfest this summer. I couldn't (...) (23 years ago, 9-Dec-01, to lugnet.castle)
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I dunno if it is quite as huge as some of the others castles out there (about 80 by 100 pegs), but I have a pretty big castle that I built over the summer right after Brickfest, and which I intend to improve when I get home over Xmas. I posted a few (...) (23 years ago, 10-Dec-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Si. (...) Yes, but here is why I resorted to using black: 1) It's available in the 3033 tubs, which makes it available on Brickbay at a descent price. 2) I can order black slopes from S@H. 3) Black arches are a lot more available than white or (...) (23 years ago, 10-Dec-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Thanks :) No reason - I didn't really think about it before now. I guess I like stuff by the water because you get a lot of variety that way. Having a stream flow by a MOC can really spice things up, PLUS, you figure that most people in the (...) (23 years ago, 10-Dec-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) I used MLCad's measuring thing: It's 5 feet by 5 feet, aprox. (...) Man, it sounds like that Brickfest was pretty darn cool. I wish I could have made it there! (...) Well, there are actualy only wall-walk doors on the sides facing the walls. (...) (23 years ago, 10-Dec-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Thanks. I notice that a lot of work can go into the landscape around the MOC, and it sets the tone nicely for the MOC itself. I usually don't have th patience for it though ... Must ... get ... to ... MOC ... instead :) -- Pawel (23 years ago, 10-Dec-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Yeah ... I've been thinking about that. I figured that a lighthouse itself probably doesn't need a defense system, but once I start builing the port and foundry around it, that's when some major defense mechanisms will start falling into (...) (23 years ago, 10-Dec-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Thanks Jason! Yeah ... there was just something not right about them. In a weird way, I'm of the belief that every MOC is intended to come out in some way, and it's up to me to realize that potential. That's why projects take so long - there (...) (23 years ago, 10-Dec-01, to lugnet.castle)
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Alllllrighty. Some pictures of the towers and walls up at (URL) Nelson (23 years ago, 10-Dec-01, to lugnet.castle)
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WOW! that is truely fantastic Jeff. I love the attention to detail, and the realistic architecture of the hall you _must_ finish it :) -- James Stacey ---...--- www.minifig.co.uk #925 - I'm a citizen of Legoland travelling Incommunicado "Jeff (...) (23 years ago, 10-Dec-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Pawel, Wow, great, I love the lighthouse, adding the water was a very nice touch. George (23 years ago, 10-Dec-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) That's actually a good solution, but I don't have enough black slopes to make it work large scale on my castle. I had to settle for using double-slopes: (URL) am pretty sold on modularity for building castles - I think I will put a FAQ about (...) (23 years ago, 10-Dec-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Thanks - the price of the white 1x1s really went down with the introduction of the Lego Mosaic. Now we just need bulk plates at S@H and we are set :) -- Pawel (23 years ago, 10-Dec-01, to lugnet.castle)
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Nice Pawel, the pics remind me of the sheer size and bulk of your walls. Have you thought of creating machicolations (the hold to drop stuff on people at the base of the walls) in your battlements, since they stick out from the edge of the wall? (...) (23 years ago, 10-Dec-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Hmmm ... I haven't given that much thought yet. It's a good idea, but a little too late to implement on this castle. BTW - check out this site as a great reference guide: (URL) Pawel (23 years ago, 10-Dec-01, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: MOC: Wizard's Tower
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(...) Chris, Wow, fabulous! Great use integrating the baseplate. It sure looks likea wizard lives there. George (23 years ago, 10-Dec-01, to lugnet.castle.org.cw, lugnet.castle)
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(...) Although this was in response to Pawel, it reminded me: I had forgotten to put the putlog holes in the walls! For a while, I considered adding machicolations but then I decided that if battle threatened the Citadel I would just add hoardings (...) (23 years ago, 10-Dec-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Hehe. The little details (also known as greeblies to the space heads) are what really makes a model look great. It's the things you wouldn't expect to see, like the clams and starfish on the rocks and the sea foam, that really makes a model (...) (23 years ago, 10-Dec-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Well, the hoardings are done. They can be seen here: (URL) stupid cleric stood where he could get hit by the archers... Hmm... Bad idea. Some notes about the hoardings: They were wooden platforms built like I have them in the picture, and (...) (23 years ago, 10-Dec-01, to lugnet.castle)
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Great job Pawel! I love the edited picture, makes it look all that more real. After looking at the real ones though, and then looking back, the only thing I would suggest is maybe make it a little taller? maybe it's just how they look in the pics (...) (23 years ago, 10-Dec-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Thanks! Yeah ... I thought about making it a little taller, and based on your advice, I think I will (hmmm ... need 1x2 white bricks). I guess, looking back on those other buildings, I underestimated the true size of it. I will be adding an (...) (23 years ago, 10-Dec-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Please, tell me where did you find this plate (set number, i mean) And which sets did you use to make this GREAT castle? (except for the harry potter's, i already have them) thanks Manue (23 years ago, 11-Dec-01, to lugnet.castle.org.cw, lugnet.castle)
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(...) about to ask if anyone had done them. I think we must think very alike! I was toying around with some hoarding designs over the weekend, trying to come up with a nice looking design. I think the main problem is that the hoardings themselves (...) (23 years ago, 11-Dec-01, to lugnet.castle)
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I've also encountered this problem a number of times . You stick a hording on one side and the entire thing looks wonky. I think they really need to be butted into a corner to work, and seeing as most of my castles end up being square, there is (...) (23 years ago, 11-Dec-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Sounds cool! I put the mpd file for the Citadel up on my Brickshelf thing if anybody wants to download it. "Magnus Lauglo" <thunder_road@hotmail.com> wrote in message (...) Aye, I liked how they looked too. Post pictures when you have the (...) (23 years ago, 11-Dec-01, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Bit of an update
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Not a LEGO update as such, but I've put some pictures up I took of Caerphilly Castle, during the summer - I know it looks dull but this is Wales, be glad it wasn't raining :) check out the photos at the bottom to see the photos of the replica (...) (23 years ago, 12-Dec-01, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: NEW 2002!!! MONSTERS!!! YODA!!!
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(...) brochure. The new Racers and Alpha Teams sets look like they might be "Hard to Find!" items. :( 84xx- a continuation of Speed Slammers? And could the 67xx range be new TOWN sets?!? :) (23 years ago, 11-Dec-01, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.castle, lugnet.year.2002, lugnet.town, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: New here, introducing myself
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(...) Welcome! :) (...) Wow. That Shah's Masoleum is *gorgeous*. I love the keyhole bits along the bottom, and the grey and tan mix very well. Nice work! thanks, James (x-posted to .castle) (23 years ago, 11-Dec-01, to lugnet.people.newbie, lugnet.castle)
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| | Important: Maybe a misunderstanding in the ISCC rules
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Hello, Maybe a misunderstanding in the rules for the ISCC causes less entries. There is the sentence: "Do not send in contributions that are already known, as we want original works." It only means, that the entries need to were unknown or were not (...) (23 years ago, 11-Dec-01, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.build, lugnet.build.contests, lugnet.general, lugnet.town, lugnet.castle, lugnet.trains, lugnet.pirates, lugnet.modelteam, lugnet.space) !!
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| | Re: NEW 2002!!! MONSTERS!!! YODA!!!
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(...) Ooooohhhhh... I just thought of something. Look up the 380x's in the guide... Mindstorms kits. All four of these new ones are prefaced with 'MS'. Hmm... (...) What makes you say that? (...) Let's hope not, the stores have enough as it is :) (...) (23 years ago, 11-Dec-01, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.castle, lugnet.year.2002, lugnet.town, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: NEW 2002!!! MONSTERS!!! YODA!!!
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(...) nope.....67XX sets may be town off-shoots, but more than likely they are going to be part of the (town) islander/skateboard collection. With all the favorites from Lego Island!!!! That is my opinion though.... (23 years ago, 11-Dec-01, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.castle, lugnet.year.2002, lugnet.town, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Anyone working on any Massive castle projects???
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(...) Well, I have made castles, just not real-life ones... I guess that it's just not within my price range to make them in real life. -- Mark Nelson (23 years ago, 11-Dec-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) I agree, the keyholes are a really nice shape. I also like the use of the Duplo critter (is it a dog?) in the front of the Wizard's Tower. At least, I think it's a Duplo critter. Good job, and welcome to Lugnet! Adrian -- www.brickfrenzy.com (23 years ago, 11-Dec-01, to lugnet.people.newbie, lugnet.castle)
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| | question about brick modification
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just a quick lil question (posted here because yall are my friends and i didn't know where else to do it or if there was a faq or something.. any info about that would be nice too). heres my question: can you cut a baseplate, specifically (URL) , in (...) (23 years ago, 12-Dec-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) interactive, as shown by the fig discussing the different weapon types. What should we expect next? -- Pawel (23 years ago, 12-Dec-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Many people treat the big 48x48 baseplates as construction paper. See for one suggestion on how to do it with a rotary paper cutter: (URL) just use scissors, but it doesn't leave a very straight cut. Some scoring of the cut first is smart. (23 years ago, 12-Dec-01, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: Light'Ader
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Very nice job! I'm sure it will fit in very nicely with your other buildings. I really like how you added the water too. I'm interested in seeing your maps when you get those up. Also, thanks for the kind words and your lighthouse makes me want to (...) (23 years ago, 12-Dec-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) How can you call Wales dull? It's wonderful! Love the land, love England! Really love the castle pics! Thanks! Doyle (23 years ago, 12-Dec-01, to lugnet.castle)
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Wales is a wonderful place, however the weather is often dull :) -- James Stacey ---...--- www.minifig.co.uk #925 - I'm a citizen of Legoland travelling Incommunicado "Doyle Nelson" <doylenelson@(NOSPAM)home.com> wrote in message (...) (23 years ago, 12-Dec-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) I like the weather, I think its the best in the world! :-) (23 years ago, 12-Dec-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Considering that the evidence is that TLC does this, I'd say yes. Look at the edges of your 32x32 and 16x32 baseplates, you will find a stressed edge on the 16x32 but not on the 32x32. (...) You should be able to score a nice straight line (...) (23 years ago, 12-Dec-01, to lugnet.castle)
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Thanks James, some nice pics for us castleheads! Magnus (23 years ago, 12-Dec-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Thanks Jason :) I have to hold off on the maps for now because of all the changes that are going on in my city. I have a hard time sticking to "a plan" - things just kind of get added here and there. So what is your current project right now? (...) (23 years ago, 12-Dec-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Pawel, That is a really cool lighthouse. The changes you made from the Beta version really enhanced it. Maybe if I build one of those for my wife, she won't give me a hard time about buying more Legos (she's a lighthouse fan)! Steve (...) (23 years ago, 12-Dec-01, to lugnet.castle)
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"Matthew Christopher" <darklord73@aol.com> wrote in message news:Go6ruo.n0u@lugnet.com... (...) have, (...) Matthew, thanks for finding this! It makes for extremley interesting reading!! I have attempted to collate the set numbers and names and (...) (23 years ago, 12-Dec-01, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.castle, lugnet.general)
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"Bradley Dale" <dinosauria_ca@yahoo.ca> wrote in message news:Go77Ev.12r@lugnet.com... (...) have, (...) 2002 (...) The 380x 'MS' sets first appeared in the illicit retailers catalogue scans that were first seen early in 2001. They are (...) (23 years ago, 12-Dec-01, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.castle, lugnet.year.2002, lugnet.town, lugnet.general)
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Hi Adrian, "Adrian Drake" <tremor@apk.net> wrote in message news:Go7B8M.BzL@lugnet.com... (...) [snip] (...) of the (...) least, (...) Thank you too for your remarks! The ornament above the the door in the Wizard's Tower is a dog, but it's actually (...) (23 years ago, 12-Dec-01, to lugnet.people.newbie, lugnet.castle)
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Hi James, "James Brown" <galliard@shades-of-night.com> wrote in message news:Go77s7.2F7@lugnet.com... (...) [snip] (...) Thanks for commenting! Tan is a very nice color in my opinion, it mixes very well with most other colors. Building this MOC was (...) (23 years ago, 12-Dec-01, to lugnet.people.newbie, lugnet.castle)
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(...) Thanks :) Yeah - I think I will release the 2.0 version after going home this weekend. I *should* be working on my keep (which I plan to enter in the ISCC), but it's not due till the 31st - tons of time left ;) Build her a little lighthouse, (...) (23 years ago, 12-Dec-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) thanks for the input pawel. today i just made two new buildings, a revamped house for Domino Minola and a barracks for the NA (deeply inspired by andrian drake's stone dragon clan's barracks).. im gonna photo those and do some more news!! (...) (23 years ago, 13-Dec-01, to lugnet.castle)
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Hi, Doyle. I had been wondering the same some time ago. I also wondered if there were still people out there working on a large yellow castle. Being the proud owner of two classic LEGO castles, I have always built yellow castles. The gray parts were (...) (23 years ago, 13-Dec-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) I'm playing catch up, so please forgive me. VERY cool stuff Jay. Somehow I missed chapter 2 being released, but now I've read it. I love it so far. The different crystals are very cool as well. It would seem we're in for a very complex story, (...) (23 years ago, 13-Dec-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) In my ever an ongoing quest to reply to things I liked, I gotta say... well... ditto! I have nothing new to contribute except a me too. VERY cool stuff here Chris. --Anthony (23 years ago, 13-Dec-01, to lugnet.castle.org.cw, lugnet.castle)
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(...) I've rendered two fully articulated dragons. I've spend countless hours in front of my computer playing with MLCAD. I wouldn't touch that with a ten foot pole, my computer would die! Beyond that, I've tried, but I can't build anything original (...) (23 years ago, 13-Dec-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) For being mere facades, these are great. For something so small, you've put a lot of detail into it, I expecially love the 3D detail, the arch above the door frame, the columns around the windows. Very cool. I can just see a city filled with (...) (23 years ago, 13-Dec-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) love it, and I STILL can't wait to see it attached to the city (wink, wink, nudge nudge, *COUGH*). Oh, and that lighthouse keeper. Armed to the teeth. Gotta protect the flame from those nasty raiders trying to roast their unholy weenies! (...) (23 years ago, 13-Dec-01, to lugnet.castle)
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Hey everyone! Just thought I'd announce this: After much thought I decided I wasn't happy about how the first 2 chapters of the "10th crystal saga" turned out. Therefore, I'll be reshooting pictures for the story over the holiday break. But to add (...) (23 years ago, 13-Dec-01, to lugnet.castle)
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