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Re: Carved Lion Head Block?
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lugnet.castle
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Tue, 28 Dec 1999 18:50:42 GMT
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In lugnet.castle, Timothy Carl Buchheim writes:
> Doyle wrote:
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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!
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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 location escapes me at the moment, or the
> limestone decoration on the Erechtheion in Athens, which is otherwise
> made entirely from marble.
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> --
> Tim Buchheim
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 would also
provide fodder and inspiration for the return of the very popular and
much-missed "Soldiers" in the form of Legionnaires. Beau Gest, anyone?
Kevin
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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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