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(...) A good choice, along with the clear and black treasure chest, but I'd put it closer to #11 rather that #2. But thanks for mentioning it, I didnt think about that one! :) --==Richard==-- P.S. Did I miss any other important ones?!? (23 years ago, 22-Jan-02, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) LegoZ has posted a nice Rivendell on Brickshelf: (URL) looking forward to seeing others' Tolkien MOCs. Hopefully the movie will spur this on. Bruce (23 years ago, 22-Jan-02, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Thanks! I think Rivendell (or at least parts of it) would also be a prime candidate for a LOTR MOC. You could use up a lot of burps! Cheers Richie (23 years ago, 22-Jan-02, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Thanks! I would have liked to have done the whole thing in black (actually, dark grey would have been even better...), but alas. I think outward sloping 2x1x3 steep slopes give a 'middle earthian' look, and they have an open stud at the top, (...) (23 years ago, 22-Jan-02, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) ...and grey bricks didn't become generally available until Legoland Space in 1979 (in Australia)(I remember seeing my first grey 2x4 brick* then!)... and they didn't become that common (not that they've ever really been common) for a while (...) (23 years ago, 22-Jan-02, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) I just remebered..... the Yellow Castle came out in 1978..... Kev...: ) (23 years ago, 22-Jan-02, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) When the Yellow Castle came out.... which I remember getting one for Xmas when they came out.... there were no grey bricks around.... it wasnt till a few years after that when Lego started making the grey stuff...!!! and to really rub it (...) (23 years ago, 22-Jan-02, to lugnet.castle)
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A more complete answer to the Barding question can be found in the question & answers here: (URL) thread includes discussions of other horse pieces, too. Clark (...) (23 years ago, 22-Jan-02, to lugnet.castle)
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Original Question posted: Is there a glossary of medieval terminology somewhere? (URL) posted: (URL) (23 years ago, 22-Jan-02, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) I'm not sure why its yellow. Many of the medieval castles that I remember seeing in central Europe were brown/tan/red instead of gray, depending on the local stone supply. Yellow may have been closest to what they thought was the right color. (...) (23 years ago, 22-Jan-02, to lugnet.castle)
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