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(...) Correct (AFAIK). btw, I have a number of their "product structure" diagrams from different years. It'd probably be useful if those were all displayed on a single page somewhere. I've seen a set change its catagorization from one year to the (...) (22 years ago, 14-May-02, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.admin.database)
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I've been thinking about combining my hobbies of The Brick and Role Playing. The question is what is the best way to go about it. Some questions I've been asking myself: 1. Do I go with an existing RPG and just use LEGO bricks to build sets? 2. Do I (...) (22 years ago, 14-May-02, to lugnet.gaming, lugnet.castle, lugnet.pirates, lugnet.space, lugnet.western)
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Hello Mr.Kruer This is really a cute little house/shop! I like how you broke up the "square-ness" of the building; the "L" shaped building, with open air work area and closed living area. Simple yet classic. Excellent work! Can't wait for more! (...) (22 years ago, 14-May-02, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Hmm..that makes a lot of sense there. When browsing the database for the 1462 treasure cart, I came up to about three results, each ofthem being a sameset, savefor thenumber...isn't there a more feasible way to organize these, because this (...) (22 years ago, 13-May-02, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.admin.database)
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(...) I think Lugnet has two goals: 1. provide as much information as possible on LEGO itself 2. be a center of information for fans The first goal requires that the data base accurately reflect any categorizations which LEGO has made. The second (...) (22 years ago, 13-May-02, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.admin.database)
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I do not believe that Lego ever had an organized database of sets. Otherwise, why would we ever see multiple different sets released with the same number? While it does seem that Lego has some sort of organization in effect for more recent sets, (...) (22 years ago, 13-May-02, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.admin.database)
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(...) -- Tony Hafner (who has recently lost too many Lego Purity Points) www.hafhead.com (22 years ago, 13-May-02, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) It's clear that Lego no longer organizes Castle system sets the way it used to. Since the early 90's, rather than having various castle sets under the broad category of 'Legoland Castle,' Lego began to emphasize the different types of factions (...) (22 years ago, 13-May-02, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.admin.database)
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I don't think the Black Falcons and crusaders really fit in "classic" castle, despite how they may have been classified by lego. But there may be complications when it comes to classifying sets which have two factions represented quite equally, such (...) (22 years ago, 13-May-02, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.admin.database)
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(...) Actually, I meant each module would be a 16x16 baseplate. :) Small enough for an average building, fairly easy to transport, and shouldn't require too many parts. People could easily build on multiple modules to get a larger building. (...) I (...) (22 years ago, 13-May-02, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) I agree, a walled town would be great! The problem is the walls would take a *lot* of pieces to make, unless we were to use wall pieces. (...) I'd vote for 6 bricks high so people can make more walls. :) (...) <hypnosis> You WILL be coming to (...) (22 years ago, 13-May-02, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Oh, yes, that sounds like it could be a lot of fun! Anyone else interested in participating? Jeff Brickfest 2002 Castle Room Coordinator (22 years ago, 13-May-02, to lugnet.castle)
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Let's see if we can get some discussion going on the Tournaments Model Judging, and a panel idea for Brickfest. :) -Tournament- Personally, I thought last year's tournament was a bit too simplistic. I was thinking we could use the Brik Wars rules to (...) (22 years ago, 13-May-02, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) You raise a very interesting point. Some things I see looking at 1989, 1990, and 1991 catalogs: - Based on my 1991 US catalog, "Crusaders" should simply be "Castle" - Based on the 1989 EU catalog on Brickshelf, 6066 should be "Legoland Castle" (...) (22 years ago, 12-May-02, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.admin.database)
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Here's a rival chain! :-) Really bad pictures... but oh well. (URL) is were my character lives, and includes a hammer that turns when you spin the waterwheel. PLMKWYT! John Kruer (22 years ago, 12-May-02, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) I just got better quality ones- I'm going to post them soon. (...) Lego cam, which is actually a longitech quickcam in a Lego shell (or so so I read) (...) Man, that is bad digicam! (...) I did slightly- as I said erlier, I'm going to post (...) (22 years ago, 12-May-02, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Well, they are a bit foggy at that, but I think they are worth posting is someone can actually make out what they are attempting to portray. Were these made using a webcam, of a different medium of media? Anyway, my pictures taken using a (...) (22 years ago, 12-May-02, to lugnet.castle)
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In lugnet.castle, Jeff Stembel writes: |>To get some more discussion going, I'd like to hear some feedback on |>"Large Scale Castle Building," a workshop I'd like to present. I would relate |>some of what I've learned while working on my own castle, (...) (22 years ago, 12-May-02, to lugnet.castle)
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Are pictures like these worth posting at all? (URL) Kruer (22 years ago, 12-May-02, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) I think a walled town could be cool. If we were aiming for jeff's suggested 16 baseplates, I think we'd need at least 8 people or so, depending on how much stuff people were prepared to build and take with them. If there isn't enough interest, (...) (22 years ago, 12-May-02, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) You raise a very interesting point. Some things I see looking at 1989, 1990, and 1991 catalogs: - Based on my 1991 US catalog, "Crusaders" should simply be "Castle" - Based on the 1989 EU catalog on Brickshelf, 6066 should be "Legoland Castle" (...) (22 years ago, 12-May-02, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.admin.database)
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In lugnet.castle, Erik Gustafson writes: [snip] (...) Confusing?! Of course, I don't think the Lugnet Admin intentionally organized the earlier sets into the themes to confuse members, but I think there was a lack of logic in doing this. I mean, who (...) (22 years ago, 12-May-02, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) offer to provide mini-figs, and I hadn't intended some of my posts to be used for such. But I love it nonetheless! Thanks for all your efforts and all the input from others! -Hendo (22 years ago, 11-May-02, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) If you look deeper into it you actually find a LUGNET category named Black Falcons including just one set, the 6018 Battle Dragon released in 1990. I looked through the BrickShelf scan library from 1990 and this 6018 was the only model with a (...) (22 years ago, 11-May-02, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Lugnet categorizes based on the official subthemes. Since the Yellow Castle, King's Castle, Knight's Castle, and other early sets have no official subtheme, they fall under "classic." (...) See above. (...) Again, when the database was (...) (22 years ago, 10-May-02, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) I looked under the Lugnet database for Black Falcons, but I only came up to one result, that being the black falcon's fortress. Can anyone tell me what's up with this? Don't sets like King's Castle and Catapult also fit under this theme, if (...) (22 years ago, 10-May-02, to lugnet.castle)
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"TWS Garrison" <tgarrisBASSo@ISmath...urdue.edu> wrote in message news:Pine.GSO.4.44.0...due.edu... (...) I could most likely provide the entire wall, assuming you guys don't mind it being Blue. ;) I could possibly even bring a gate this year! Troy (22 years ago, 10-May-02, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) I suspect they're classified that way because they aren't released under a specific subtheme, like some of the later sets, they are just under the general "Legoland Castle" group. I agree that some of them would thematically fit under (...) (22 years ago, 10-May-02, to lugnet.castle)
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To anyone that might know, Why are sets like BFF and Kings Castle grouped with the Yellow Castle, Knights Procession, and Tournament, and called "Classic"? While I agree that they are all great sets, IMO only the latter three qualify as "Classic" (...) (22 years ago, 10-May-02, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) (URL) should know, I've had that message sitting at the top of my .castle listings for the past four months. . .:-) (...) I think a walled town would be nice---something along the lines of the town in MacAulay's _Castle_. The defensive aspects (...) (22 years ago, 10-May-02, to lugnet.castle)
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To get some more discussion going, I'd like to hear some feedback on "Large Scale Castle Building," a workshop I'd like to present. I would relate some of what I've learned while working on my own castle, including tips on building hills and raised (...) (22 years ago, 10-May-02, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) I think making a village would be most fun, and if we get a lot of people, it could become a town. Maybe 16x16 modules? It would be the most flexible. Jeff Castle Room Coordinator (22 years ago, 10-May-02, to lugnet.castle)
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Hi all, (...) I know we discussed this breifly before, and I think it sounds like a great idea if there is enough interest. Do we want to do a big castle, a walled town, (under siege perhaps) a castle with a village, or what? I think what we end up (...) (22 years ago, 10-May-02, to lugnet.castle)
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Wow, for me this has become a thread that will not die. Here I present you with yet another variant MOC using the great battle droid elements as arms and legs idea, but this time centering on my obsession with insects. I give you the BattleBug: (...) (22 years ago, 10-May-02, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Cary.... This info is great... mind if I ad this to my links section of my website? I tried to email you, but I keep getting my emails back?? Anyway, if you want, there are some castle reference info and websites in my Links section of my (...) (22 years ago, 10-May-02, to lugnet.castle)
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Jeff Stembel, a Member of WAMALUG, has agreed to be the events coordinator for the Castle Room BrickFest 2002. If you would like to present please register and fill out a presenters application. If you have ideas on events you might want to see, (...) (22 years ago, 9-May-02, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.announce, lugnet.castle.org.cw, lugnet.castle)
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(...) great piece of work, and thanks for your continuing effort with LUGNET's FAQ! Your dedication surpasses 99.99999% of the people. :-) Take care, -Shiri P.S. Hmm, I guess I qualify for a minifig! Cool! (22 years ago, 9-May-02, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) compact space - I learned quite a few new things looking at it again :) -- Pawel (22 years ago, 9-May-02, to lugnet.castle)
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We really should be the ones sendin’ you our minifigs! For you did such a spectacular job!!! Many thanks on behalf of the entire 'Castle-Community' for all your work. The complete FAQ list is really inclusive and provides a wealth of information. (...) (22 years ago, 9-May-02, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) ... (...) Which? That there was a FAQ? That there was a Castle FAQ in the works? That you could contribute to it and get minifigs? Here's one of the original posts about that: (URL) the way, this statement isn't right: (...) The responders who (...) (22 years ago, 9-May-02, to lugnet.castle)
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