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Re: Helms Deep
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lugnet.castle
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Tue, 12 Mar 2002 21:23:03 GMT
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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
In lugnet.castle, Jason Spears writes:
> In lugnet.announce.moc, Jon Furman writes:
> > Hey all, here is another of my interpretations of a classic Tolkien
> > location. There are photos of the structure itself, and a small recreation
> > of the Hornburg Battle.
> > As with most Epic Literary Interpretations, scale has been sacrificed for
> > detail and a limited supply of bricks. I did my best to stick with the
> > "Feel" of Tolkien's work and give the tower an otherworldly feel. Not
> > included in the location's fortifications is the Dike which runs parallel to
> > the wall. Since the dike would be over a quarter of a mile in distance from
> > the wall, it was not included for the sake of keeping the model on my work
> > table. I'm mentioning this because I've realized from numerous E-mails
> > about Bag End that many Tolkien fans are quite biblical in their quest for
> > "accuracy". As a disclaimer, any change from the book generally has to do
> > with a limited number of bricks and the subjective nature of imagination. I
> > of course enjoy any discourse on the works of Tolkien, and as always I
> > welcome any and all feedback. I hope you enjoy!
> >
> > http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=9222
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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 hoard will break over the wall any minute. In this picture:
> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=135656
> Where is the middle head from? Almost the definition of evil.
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> <snip>
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> > Jon Furman
> > Lugnet #1123
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> -Jason
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> Jason Spears
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