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Hi Joel, "Joel Morris" <jcmorris@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:Gvr1A4.Br9@lugnet.com... (...) Go ahead if you like the tower. I'm curious to see your daughters castle, any chance of getting pictures up when it's finished? (...) windows - (...) (...) (22 years ago, 22-May-02, to lugnet.castle)
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Hi John, "John Henry Kruer" <jhkruer@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:GvtKG9.98@lugnet.com... (...) Well thank you. (...) Yes, "considering its Lego" indeed :o) Maybe I should write a dear Lego letter, something like since juniorization seems (...) (22 years ago, 22-May-02, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Black doesn't show up very well. . .could you do a rainbow warrior version that more clearly shows the height, location of connectors, and battlement? And am I correct in seeing that you're aiming for a 2-high battlement? That leaves minifigs (...) (22 years ago, 22-May-02, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) I'd be very interested in participating in the walled town/ village thing. It sounds like a great way to perhaps set down a central hub in Castle World, a sort of penultimate crossroads town. It seems as if the members of Castle World hoped (...) (22 years ago, 22-May-02, to lugnet.castle)
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ToyFare magazine, #59, page 20 "Catching Toys in the 'Net" Download Where to go for... LEGO of the Rings (URL) would type the whole paragraph up, but would that be copyright infringement? :) Anyway, congrats! plucky (22 years ago, 22-May-02, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Cool! Could someone either send me a scan of the article or point me to an on-line version? I'd really appreciate it. Thanks for the heads up. Bruce (22 years ago, 23-May-02, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) I know. I took the pictures in a hurry as well and that didn't help much either. I'll try to make one in a different color and get the pictures posted. (...) How high should they be? I'm admittedly new at this, so suggestions are welcome. (...) (22 years ago, 23-May-02, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) I would, but my girlfriends stolen the magazine now, so I can't scan it! Maybe when I get it back :) plucky (22 years ago, 23-May-02, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) !Congratulations! Man you deserve it! It’s always nice to see good work get acknowledged. :) Here’s what the cover of your issue looks like: (URL) case you wanted to purchase a copy for future reference) bravo, --==RïçhårÐ==-- P.S. Isn’t the (...) (22 years ago, 23-May-02, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) (URL) added new pictures of a lovely stripped version of the wall section. I also increased the heights of the battlement by one brick. I think these pictures more clearly show the connections used. 4 technic 1x4 bricks are used, with friction (...) (22 years ago, 23-May-02, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Ooh, holy war alert! I would say that the parapet should shield a standing minifig. Thus, from wall walk to the top the crenal should be four or five bricks, with embrassures at about two bricks. Crenels should be three or four studs wide[1]. (...) (22 years ago, 23-May-02, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) You would be referring to my favourite magazine which I just happened to scan every Lego related article I could find. I'm missing a few of the issues from #1-10 but Toyfare didn't really think Lego bricks were cool until they got the StarWars (...) (22 years ago, 23-May-02, to lugnet.castle)
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"Jeff Stembel" <aulddragon@earthlink.net> wrote in message news:GwGJGL.L1A@lugnet.com... (...) Now you are REALLY starting to sound like Mookie! :) Troy (22 years ago, 23-May-02, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.general)
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(...) Great! I'd love it if everyone coming could bring at least one 16x16 baseplate module. I was thinking of using 8x16 baseplates as roads to separate groups of modules. Any thoughts? I have an idea for cobblestone roads, and I think it'd be a (...) (22 years ago, 23-May-02, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Thanks for taking this task upon yourself, Troy. :) As for suggestions, I'm partial to flat front surfaces on town walls, like those found at Conwy Castle. If you want to get very detailed, you could put 1x2 technic bricks at even intervals (...) (22 years ago, 23-May-02, to lugnet.castle)
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Thanks for the "nod." I think though that my walls are much too short, and a new standard should be devised. I'm hoping that work in this area will occur soon, and that this new standard will be propagated to other for maximum participation. Rich -- (...) (22 years ago, 23-May-02, to lugnet.castle)
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I'm going to do some more work on the wall tonight. I'll probably make the wall itself shorter while making the battlements taller so as to provide more protection. I'll also try 4 stud crenials with 2 stud spacing to see how it looks. (i'm trying (...) (22 years ago, 23-May-02, to lugnet.castle)
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People have been asking about the following picture on my Brickshelf pages: (URL) my explaination is that it's prototype for a Norman Keep I am designing as my next custom castle kit. The blue roof is of a slightly altered Blacksmith Shop I built on (...) (22 years ago, 23-May-02, to lugnet.castle)
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The exterior looks cool, though the blue roof seems a repetition of the Blackmith shop roof. I look forward to the interior of the kkep! Jackie (...) (22 years ago, 24-May-02, to lugnet.castle)
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All right folks, I still don't have a *new* chapter for you, but how about a new chapter for you? I have successfully illustrated a previously unillustrated chapter, and it's awaiting viewing by the masses. I've taken the part 2 of chapter 3, The (...) (22 years ago, 24-May-02, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.org.us.texlug)
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