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(...) You know, I really like the Yellow Tudor walls! They're perfect for old victorian style architecture. (especially if you're trying to recreate english homesteads, or a really awesome medieval villiage :) (...) You know, I would have to go with (...) (22 years ago, 28-Apr-02, to lugnet.castle)
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Ya know, using just one font for something that is artistic doesn't sound good to me... beauty is in the eye of the beholder, and I happen to like the different fonts. He picked fonts that to me enhance the feeling of what he's trying to say. Using (...) (22 years ago, 28-Apr-02, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Yeah, I really like those too. Unfortunantly, there's practiclly no way to get them that I could afford. (...) Yeah... I have the instructions for one (don't ask...)And I really like it. (...) So how do you build? (just wonderering. I know you (...) (22 years ago, 28-Apr-02, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) But good resale because everyone likes white. :-) I think 20 different fonts may be a bit much. I think one font in just one size may be too boring. I tend to use one or 2 at most and get variety by using bold, italic, etc. and varying (...) (22 years ago, 28-Apr-02, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.publish)
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Both very nice although I think a horse might have suited the Cathedral better. My fav by far was the Tudor house, very nice and woodsy looking (not part of a village). God Bless, Nathan (22 years ago, 28-Apr-02, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) I am not really that impressed with the yellow Tutor wall, so my pick is definitely the red one. Real pretty, and its great that it comes in the Guarded Inn. (...) I think my favorite set is the King's Mountain Fortress. A lovely little (...) (22 years ago, 29-Apr-02, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) I used 'em for school projects whenever possible. In the 6th grade I made a "house of the future" for a school project. In 11th grade I made a mechanical car model for math class and calculated gear ratios, distance travelled, and the sine (...) (22 years ago, 29-Apr-02, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.people)
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Not considering the Harry Porter theme as a Castle theme, am I right to say that Lego has not release any new Castle sub-theme since the King Leo and Cedric the Bull sub-theme in 2000? P.S. Anyone can tell me on around which month Lego is going to (...) (22 years ago, 29-Apr-02, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Light grey is what I prefer building my castles in. If they were available in Tan or dark greay (in bulk), those colours coudl make for great colours for large stone buildings. But use whatever YOU think looks best. I've seen some great look (...) (22 years ago, 29-Apr-02, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Lego hasn't released any full blown castle series since then, but two individual sets the old Guarded Inn (rerelesed), and the new Blacksmith's Shop are both availbale now. Not only are they among the best lego sets available now, they are (...) (22 years ago, 29-Apr-02, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) That is correct. HP is closely related to Castle, but not castle in itself... it is a license to produce toys based on the movie. The last theme(s) where Knights Kingdom (Leo's Lions vs Cedric's Bulls). (...) I think since year 2000, Lego has (...) (22 years ago, 29-Apr-02, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) I agree, both sets have wonderful parts and are pretty good on their own also. I wouldn't mind seeing a reasonably priced castle set though for extra knights, horses, weapons, and parts. (...) Yeah... Hopefully BFF, the yellow castle is a bit (...) (22 years ago, 29-Apr-02, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Not so fictitious. I am an organic chemist, and a large part of understanding how molecules work is understanding their three-dimensional structure. When we teach organic we use these plastic models, but I would say that in some ways I took to (...) (22 years ago, 29-Apr-02, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) thopse Lego bricks come to great use because their combinations are endless or as I would say (binary). Anyway, I would usually make a "learning excuse" to get my hands on more bricks, and hey! It worked! (...) Well, I'm not really into (...) (22 years ago, 29-Apr-02, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Okay. I'm game... (...) Light Gray. I do most of my Castle MOCs in this color. Some would argue just light gray bricks are better, as they do not limit you to certain styles. But I have a decent number of light gray wall elements, and I like (...) (22 years ago, 29-Apr-02, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) I think it really depends on the castle you're trying to build. Overall, I'd say light gray is the best, but it's possible to have a completely realistic (or evil) looking castle using black with gray highlights. Didn't someone have a pink and (...) (22 years ago, 29-Apr-02, to lugnet.castle)
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In lugnet.castle, Nathan Schroeder writes: <SNIP> (...) LOL! Me too! And it was no easy feat mind you. I found some Mindstorm stuff that was about 60% off and did a little song and dance to get 'em. You might be more impressed if you knew how my (...) (22 years ago, 30-Apr-02, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) thanks Magnus. Agree with you very much on the new Blacksmith's shop, it's really good, a nice combination of the old Town theme components and the castle components. I've bought it also. And I like Hao-yang Wang's notes: "Once assembled, this (...) (22 years ago, 30-Apr-02, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Actuall I did purchase most of the King Leo sub-theme except the King Leo's Castle which I think is simply not worth US$110. To me it worth US$75 at most. Ha ha, ashamed that I bought the 6097 Night Lord's Castle recently. The reason mainly I (...) (22 years ago, 30-Apr-02, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Well, they won't re-release it exactly, but it is on the voting list for the next Legends set in a modified form. Frank (22 years ago, 30-Apr-02, to lugnet.castle)
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