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Added a brief chapter today on Timmy the Terror in Legoland, and the destruction he caused. This also has affilitated a means to his end. Read about the fear and pain caused by Timmy the terror. (URL) (23 years ago, 16-Mar-02, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: Web Site Questions (& Updates)
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(...) Castle isn't the main focus on my site, though my Space and Train stuff gets seen every time I post a new MOC. In general, people don't seem to care much about character bios. Stories *can* be a big draw, and they become a lot more interesting (...) (23 years ago, 16-Mar-02, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Three new MOCs and Bios (it's about time) !
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Hey guys and gals, I've uploaded shots of three new mocs to my brickshelf account. 1. The Abbey of the White Crystal: (URL) Alec Wyvern's house: (URL) An early microfig scale version of Gallstorm City: (URL) at the website... The bios page is online (...) (23 years ago, 15-Mar-02, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.announce.moc)
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| | Re: Web Site Questions (& Updates)
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(...) creations will provide you will a solid foundation, and then the layout of the page will simply put on the finishing touches. So let me use my friend Jon Furman for this: Jon built a few excellent MOCs and took a lot of detailed pictures of (...) (23 years ago, 15-Mar-02, to lugnet.castle)
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Hi All, I've been tinkering with my site a bit lately. There are a few new beasties on the Creatures page, and some external pictures of the tavern (as someone requested a little bit ago). Four Questions: What are the best ways to publicize a lego (...) (23 years ago, 15-Mar-02, to lugnet.castle)
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| | William's site (was: Re: Avalonnia.net is online)
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(...) I've never seen your site before and I am impressed. Your prologue is great, I like how you used pictures to show who is speaking. Lovely! Please keep it up. -Shiri (23 years ago, 15-Mar-02, to lugnet.castle)
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| | My site is back from the dead!
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Some of you may have noticed that my site has been down for a couple of days. My web provider lost my entire site along with all the related goodies (mail accounts, server settings). I've restored all the website data, but from the "working" copy. (...) (23 years ago, 14-Mar-02, to lugnet.publish, lugnet.space, lugnet.trains, lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: WANTED : Custom Color Capes
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I found an easy way to do this and you don't have to pay anyone else. now they aren't quite the quality of the official lego capes but they are kinda close and they are so cheap to make that it doesn't matter. buy a pack of construction paper, (...) (23 years ago, 14-Mar-02, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.harrypotter)
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| | the Kirotai and the Madsgahartaa
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the Machines of God- the demon Kirotai: (URL) angel Madsgahartaa: (URL) (the Rascal King) (URL) (23 years ago, 14-Mar-02, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.technic.bionicle)
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| | Re: Helms Deep
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you know I thought I had a lot of Burps, until I tried to build Helms Deep! I'm completely out of them, so Maybe I'll put a backdrop up! I wanted it to be nighttime in the photos, I'm looking on ways of photoshopping them! Thanks Aaron. Jon My only (...) (23 years ago, 14-Mar-02, to lugnet.castle)
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| | WANTED : Custom Color Capes
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Hello. I was wondering whether if anyone made custom color lego cloth capes. I need about 10 Red, 10 Yellow, 10 Green, and 10 Blue. If you make them please email me. I would like to purchase them from you. Jay aokaisui_chan@yahoo.com (23 years ago, 14-Mar-02, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.harrypotter)
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| | Re: Helms Deep
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Totally agree with you on this one.... I think that I'll put up a shot of Gimli Blocking up that Culvert! Hildebrandts more "Fairy Tale" Style does lend a lot of Whimsy that I appreciate. Jon (...) (23 years ago, 14-Mar-02, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: Helms Deep
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(...) Half a dozen Alan Lee books, but none with any depiction of Helm's Deep. Sigh. But then again, it becomes an excuse to expand my collection. :-) Generally, I like Lee's structures: they have a greater air of reality to them, and his limited (...) (23 years ago, 13-Mar-02, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: Helms Deep
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(...) As I recall, sally port you are referring to was a small door in the wall that opened up facing into a small crease between the wall and the mountain behind, at an angle where it would be impossible for attackers to get a direct run at the (...) (23 years ago, 13-Mar-02, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: Helms Deep
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Thank you Bruce. I did check out the Brothers Hildebrandt and Lee and Howe's illustration when I was trying to come up with my design! I really loved Hildebrandts scene, but I think Lee's structure is more Hardy, do I leaned that way when It came (...) (23 years ago, 13-Mar-02, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: Helms Deep
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(...) though no specific illustration springs to mind. I recall a sally port somewhere off to the side of the Horburg's main gate near the cliff wall that Eomer and Aragorn used to blindside the ram pounding in the gate. Anyway, a great depiction of (...) (23 years ago, 13-Mar-02, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: Helms Deep
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Thak you George, it's always nice to recieve positive feedback! Jon (...) (23 years ago, 13-Mar-02, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: Helms Deep
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Thanks Richard! I appreciate your compliments. The only thing I do for pictures lighting wise is try to flood the area with a 100 watt incandescent (...) (23 years ago, 13-Mar-02, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: Helms Deep
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Thank you Magnus, The interiors are unfurnished because I couldn't really do anything really creative with such small rooms. I generally furnish, but in this case I didn't. I appreciate your feedback, thanks! Jon PS Just start reading after the (...) (23 years ago, 13-Mar-02, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: Helms Deep
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(...) Thanks, George (23 years ago, 13-Mar-02, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: Helms Deep
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Man, awesome! Beautiful! Is there any interior to speak of? Your LotR MOCs are so great, they make me want to try to read the books again (I've tried twice and never got past the council of Elrond). The battle scene looks terrific! Magnus (23 years ago, 13-Mar-02, to lugnet.castle)
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| | "My Own Castle 'Lions Den'" First Floor Complete
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I got down to "work" and worked some more on my castle project. I finished up the back wall, and worked on the floor of the "keep". I will more than likely post some additional teaser pics, later today or by the end of the weekend. I won't announce (...) (23 years ago, 13-Mar-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: brickshop open...minifigs, weapons, horses, baseplates and more
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Hi Jim! First off, welcome back to LUGNET. :-) (...) Thanks for asking. :-) The best place for posting announcements of brick stores are in lugnet.market.brickshops, which seems natural enough. ;-) HTH, -Shiri (23 years ago, 13-Mar-02, to lugnet.castle)
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| | brickshop open...minifigs, weapons, horses, baseplates and more
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Greetings all, I have just recently opened a store front at bricklink.com called "All Things Lego" and I'm trying to figure out where the appropriate postings for this kind of thing are supposed to go. I haven't been on the newsgroups for quite some (...) (23 years ago, 13-Mar-02, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Read Across America Month
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It is read across America month and for reading class tommorow I have to bring in reading material. I am bringing in Fall From Grace the 16th chapter in Anthoys story. I took the Time to take out all the pictures because the teacher wont let me (...) (23 years ago, 13-Mar-02, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Rodria Update
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Rodria has another update. I opened a tour of my "Rodria Manor" which I think is kinda kewl. Tell me what u think. (URL) (23 years ago, 13-Mar-02, to lugnet.harrypotter, 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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| | 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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(...) 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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| | 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: 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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| | 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: 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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| | 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: 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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| | 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: VP of Lego Direct @ Brickswest 2002 Transcript
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(...) I have to agree with you on that point...the HP line was geared for children. Yes, a lot of adults follow (including me) HP very closely. Even I am not that impressed with the HP Lego line, and I'm a major enthusiast of it (read: Lego Freak). (...) (23 years ago, 10-Mar-02, to lugnet.castle)
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| | ISCC: The winners are...
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Hello, here they come: The winners of the 1st ISCC in 2001. Have a look at www.creativity-contest.net or www.1000steine.de/english.htm for the ranking site and for browsing all entries again, if you want. Have a nice sunday, René (23 years ago, 10-Mar-02, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.build, lugnet.build.contests, lugnet.general, lugnet.town, lugnet.castle, lugnet.trains, lugnet.pirates, lugnet.modelteam, lugnet.space) !!
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| | character pics
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I've placed some character pics from A Knight to Remember up on the Brickself gallery. (URL) be trying to add some better ones inside the story as illustrations, but SunStar Writer won't let me do so so that they can be seen. I'll have to wait until (...) (23 years ago, 10-Mar-02, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: Avalonnia.net is online
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Denix, C'est très cool! L'apparance du site est super. Les mots bruns contre le fond donnent l'impression du vieux parchemin. Mon part favori est la mythe de création. La lutte entre Ordre et Chaos ordinairement ne m'intéresse point; trop des (...) (23 years ago, 10-Mar-02, to lugnet.castle)
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