 | | Re: VP of Lego Direct @ Brickswest 2002 Transcript
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(...) Yeah. The models are a bit too simplistic though. When I build, I'm looking for a challange, not something that will take me five minutes to build, and then set on my shelf to gather dust. (...) The tan parts and the train windows are (...) (23 years ago, 10-Mar-02, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: Avalonnia.net is online
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Salut William, Merci pour ces encouragements en français ;-) Il y aura bien sûr d'autres histoires. Je mettrais le site à jour aussi souvent que possible. Je vais même mettre en place une mailing-list pour que les personnes interessées puissent ête (...) (23 years ago, 11-Mar-02, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Can I glass you a question?
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I've been admiring my (Dan's) Blacksmith Shop, and I got thinking about the upstairs windows. Did they have glass in the 'castle era?' (23 years ago, 12-Mar-02, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: Can I glass you a question?
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(...) Well, Glassmaking was invented 3,300 years ago in Mesopotamia and Syria. Instructions were written down on cuneiform tablets and passed down from generation to generation, so to answer your question they did have glass in the middle ages. Hope (...) (23 years ago, 12-Mar-02, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: Can I glass you a question?
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(...) Despite the existence of glass in the period, and its use in windows from at least the Roman period forward, it was an imperfect (and very expensive!) science. Glass windows were usually restricted to composite panes and religious glass (...) (23 years ago, 12-Mar-02, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: Small village
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(...) Hi Sonnich, Yes, there are pictures. :-) Go to the link below, then click on structures (on the left, or in the text) and then on "Small Village" and you'll find the pictures. -Shiri (...) <snip> (...) (23 years ago, 12-Mar-02, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Jon's newest Tolkien creation
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Jon, I am in awe, and a little bit of despair. I need to eventually address this for my own Tolkien project, but after seeing your Helm's Deep model and battle sequence, I'm afraid it could never live up. Your creation is just awesome. I like that (...) (23 years ago, 12-Mar-02, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: Helms Deep
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(...) WOW! Very cool. I think you captured that "otherworldly feel" quite well. I really like the slanted stairs. Playing BrikWars on this setup could be a ton of fun. About the battle: Very neat. There is a sense of urgency about it. Like the evil (...) (23 years ago, 12-Mar-02, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: Helms Deep
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Thanks a bunch for the compliments, I've never played brickwars before (it sounds interesting), so I'll take your word for it being a good place (as an added bonus) The Head is from the troll that comes with the harry potter set.thanks again. Jon (...) (23 years ago, 12-Mar-02, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: Helms Deep
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I must say, the overall lighting in all of your pictures is absolutely spectacular! They all seem to have such a warm glow and present such realism. My photos on the other-hand appear white-washed and pale. (Even when I remove all the florescent (...) (23 years ago, 12-Mar-02, to lugnet.castle)
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