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(...) Hi Tanya, so did you mean what i used to make the crystal....or....what its suppose to be?????? (23 years ago, 24-Jan-02, to lugnet.castle)
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Hi all, I've been working on my Tolkien project for the last three weeks and have completed the chapter "A Journey in the Dark" and added the chapter "The Bridge of Khazad-Dum". Spoiler warning: If you plan on reading The Lord of the Rings or seeing (...) (23 years ago, 24-Jan-02, to lugnet.castle)
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Nice work - I especially like the "holy knight" - his armor looks like he's been fighting. Also, what is the crystal ball on the top of Merlin's staff made of? :) Tanya (...) No need to be rude. (23 years ago, 24-Jan-02, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) I would have to say these rule. the one guy i think drako has this awesome shield. also a new subfolder has been added to differ teh bad and good guys. check it out. also i anyone needs a host i will put up your pics on brickshelf, the way i (...) (23 years ago, 24-Jan-02, to lugnet.castle)
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Hi Nathan, All the models are wonderful! The inn has terrific color balance between red and black, and the complex roof is great. I love how you expanded on the idea of #6071 and made it larger and much more detailed. The waterfall hideout is (...) (23 years ago, 24-Jan-02, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Well, the answer is simple...... They want more Police Officers! lol Or They want to teach the kids early on how to escape! lol Nah, but really, toys are a reflection of our society, and unfortunately it includes more and more prisons. Who (...) (23 years ago, 24-Jan-02, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.pirates, lugnet.castle, lugnet.western, lugnet.town, lugnet.space, lugnet.general)
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a carefully designed conspiracy with the sole purpose of annoying lego collectors (and the pleasant side effect of droping the price of jail doors). hope that explains everything. please note the jail doors have NOTHING to do with playability or (...) (23 years ago, 24-Jan-02, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.pirates, lugnet.castle, lugnet.western, lugnet.town, lugnet.space, lugnet.general)
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(...) And then the bad guy can escape to start the cycle again... (...) Right, and IIRC sets with a prison cell also include an opposition character to lock up in it. Hmmmm interestingly, King Leo's castle missed out on a cell (though it did get the (...) (23 years ago, 24-Jan-02, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.pirates, lugnet.castle, lugnet.western, lugnet.town, lugnet.space, lugnet.general)
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(...) Hey Jon, Nice. I especially like the use of the Voldemart face for the Mouth. I'm a long ways from needing him in my project, but I might copy your idea. Minor nitpick, in your Riders of Rohan picture, all of the flags are facing forward. If (...) (23 years ago, 24-Jan-02, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Because kids like to play "good guy / bad guy" games (cops and robbers, cowboys and indians, etc) and locking people up is part of that game's scenario. The bad guy locks up the good guy as part of the evil plan, and the good guy escapes, and (...) (23 years ago, 24-Jan-02, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.pirates, lugnet.castle, lugnet.western, lugnet.town, lugnet.space, lugnet.general)
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(...) Ooops! And I own at least one of those heads too! My bad... -- Hop-Frog (23 years ago, 24-Jan-02, to lugnet.castle)
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hey everybody, got almost all of my characters on brickshelf check them out......... (URL) .........and for those who don't like the why i talk.........bite me!!!...!!! hahaha (23 years ago, 24-Jan-02, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Wow.... I think Jean-Marc Detraz would be very interested in at least discussing some possible things, even though he is a town-train guy. He would very much like to get an eastern Canadian LUG going.... anyways....if you are moving on soon, (...) (23 years ago, 24-Jan-02, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) It's the backside of Quirrel's head from the Harry Potter sets. Adrian -- www.brickfrenzy.com (23 years ago, 24-Jan-02, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Jon: Is the head of this figure a custom or a TLC official lego element? It looks like a custom to me, so congratulations on a very nice job on that one in particular. -- Hop-Frog (23 years ago, 24-Jan-02, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) I wiser move than trimming the beard, I think! The chrome spear looks great too. Cheers Richie (23 years ago, 24-Jan-02, to lugnet.castle)
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Here is another update to my Lord of the Rings minifig page on brickshelf.com. Theoden, King of Rohan and the "Mouth of Sauron" have been added. As a note, Theoden's crown has been trimmed so that the helm will fit atop the beard piece. Jon (URL) (...) (23 years ago, 23-Jan-02, to lugnet.castle)
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Here is another update to my Lord of the Rings minifig page on brickshelf.com. Theoden, King of Rohan and the "Mouth of Sauron" have been added. As a note, Theoden's crown has been trimmed so that the helm will fit atop the beard piece. Jon P.S. (...) (23 years ago, 23-Jan-02, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) A barrelwright would be more commonly called a cooper/hooper. arkwright("arks" (is in "of the Covenant)chests, coffins), ploughwright/plowright, cartwright, wheelwright, wainwright (wagons), millwright, boardwright (prepares timber/carpenter). (...) (23 years ago, 23-Jan-02, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Hiya.. and welcome... : ) Love ya MOCs.... very creative.. and lots of character... brings it to life... Looking forward to more pix Kev...: ) andrastavia@ozbricks.com www.ozbricks.com/andrastavia (23 years ago, 23-Jan-02, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Thanks Magnus! The tower is pretty much copied from the movie so I can't really claim credit for the evil feel :-(. The base (the grey part) is my own, but includes movie related bits (three doors, and a palantir inside), and the upward (...) (23 years ago, 23-Jan-02, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Thanks (to all who said this). (...) No, Prince Edward Island on the east coast (claim to fame: Anne of Green Gables) Look closely at a map. But I will probably be moving on soon. Other answers: 4 Guarded Inns went into the inn, and I have (...) (23 years ago, 23-Jan-02, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Marketing? Purists will tell you that the original line is far superior, and turn their noses up at the "Dark Forest" upstarts. Then they will lament the overall juniorization of Lego. Then they will REALLY start to bore you... (23 years ago, 23-Jan-02, to lugnet.castle)
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Original query posted over in General: "My cannons do not fire but they are also made of multiple pieces like they were intended to fire..." (URL) best answers are here: (URL) a discussion of the three types (shooting, transitional, non-shooting). (...) (23 years ago, 23-Jan-02, to lugnet.castle)
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This may have been covered earlier, but can someone please explain to me why Lego renamed the "Forestmen" as "Dark Forest" when they reintroduced the line? Some of the torsos are different, but clearly the idea is exactly the same and they use the (...) (23 years ago, 23-Jan-02, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Have you never seen the a-team? Jails are for the good guys to break out from! :) Scott A (23 years ago, 23-Jan-02, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.pirates, lugnet.castle, lugnet.western, lugnet.town, lugnet.space, lugnet.general)
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Wow! Nice work, Nathan! I always wondered what anyone would want blue BURPs for! :) Welcome to Lugnet, many happy returns. :) Tanya (...) At least you *have* pictures of the stuff you've built. (...) Where in Canada? Any where near the North Dakota (...) (23 years ago, 23-Jan-02, to lugnet.castle)
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Joey, Lugnet is not an IM forum, so could you please spell, capitalize, and use punctuation as you write? I; and many others, I'm sure; would appreciate it. Thanks! :) Tanya (...) (23 years ago, 23-Jan-02, to lugnet.castle)
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Beautiful! Yu really have given it a very evil feel! If I ever push my medieval castle building into the fantasy realm, and make a "baddies castle" this is very much the kind of feel I would like to create. Magnus (23 years ago, 23-Jan-02, to lugnet.castle)
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Hi, Welcome to Lugnet Nathan, Some great MOCs you have there. Both forestman sets have great playability, and hint at what Lego might have done with the Forestman line if the had made more sets. How many Guarded Inns did you use to put together that (...) (23 years ago, 23-Jan-02, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Nathan, Great stuff. I love the waterfall hideout, it makes me think of Faramir's hideout in Ithilien, but then I just watched LOTR on Monday. Thanks, George (23 years ago, 23-Jan-02, to lugnet.castle)
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(URL) Shark's Crystal Cave / Aquashark Sea Wolf has one im sure some of theother aquazone sets do to xposted to .aquazone incase they know -- James Stacey ---...--- www.minifig.co.uk #925 - I'm a citizen of Legoland travelling Incommunicado "Andy (...) (23 years ago, 23-Jan-02, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.aquazone)
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Same reason they add falling axes/swords to every set a lazy way of adding what they see as playability -- James Stacey ---...--- www.minifig.co.uk #925 - I'm a citizen of Legoland travelling Incommunicado "Benjamin Whytcross" (...) (23 years ago, 23-Jan-02, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.pirates, lugnet.castle, lugnet.western, lugnet.town, lugnet.space, lugnet.general)
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Nathan, Welcome to Castle! ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nathan Todd" <njt@london.com> (...) story (...) Nice job using the corner Tudor walls, and still keeping the inn looking real. :-) (...) Nice job with this one... Forestmen hanging out (...) (23 years ago, 23-Jan-02, to lugnet.castle)
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I don't know if anyone else has asked this in the past, but I was curious if anyone has an explanation as to why LEGO seem to add prison/jails to such a large percentage of lego sets? Any ideas? Benjamin Whytcross [And Mandy...the person behind the (...) (23 years ago, 23-Jan-02, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.pirates, lugnet.castle, lugnet.western, lugnet.town, lugnet.space, lugnet.general)
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Very nice indeed. some lovely detail on the inn and as has already been noted the waterfall is pretty spectacular already. I'd like to see how you improve on it :) Keep it up, you've set a high standard for yourself to follow -- James Stacey (...) (23 years ago, 23-Jan-02, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Nathan sorry i noticed it was u who created the waterfall, inn, and woodsmen water hideout....not tony.......still nathan really great stuff.....the waterfall is very impressive......i like it.......i need some one like u to help me build (...) (23 years ago, 23-Jan-02, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Tony the waterfall is very impressive.........i would love to have my characters meet ur characters on it.......it looks very cool....have u seen my stuff yet???????? if not check it out(URL) (23 years ago, 23-Jan-02, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) -- Tony Hafner www.hafhead.com (23 years ago, 23-Jan-02, to lugnet.castle)
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Here’s another: This is good trivia for the hard-core Castle fans!!! --- ~Are their any special/rare/unique anomalies in Castle? Their exist the rather elusive “backward Falcon.” It appears as though a few unusual Black Falcon emblem-crests face the (...) (23 years ago, 23-Jan-02, to lugnet.castle)
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