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(...) Wheee...eee t'was fun! !I have much potential as a wizard... --==Richard==-- 26-29 Your elemental is of Lightning. You tend to be a bit mischevious, although somewhat eccentric, but that never let you down. You are widely known by others for (...) (22 years ago, 30-Aug-02, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Well, I'm a technic head but took it anyway.... (...) sarcastic towards others, you are a good person at heart and have been known to help others in need. You are honest, and known by others as trustworthy. Hmmmmmm. ROSCO (22 years ago, 30-Aug-02, to lugnet.castle)
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Forgive me for what I'm about to do… <Sarcasm On.> (...) That’s true, and if you’re going to spend a few “ours” to “right” a decent letter just remember to use a spell checker that can discern accurate word-use and connotation. <Sarcasm Off.> (...) (22 years ago, 30-Aug-02, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) <snip> Who's to say I have not? Have you? Don't be too preachy, LUGNET.castle is a discussion forum, which is why we have been discussing it here. Exchanging ideas for things we'd like to see is a way for ironing out those wish list letters. (...) (22 years ago, 30-Aug-02, to lugnet.castle)
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The effort and desire is great, but it's not going to happen anytime soon. The best we can hope for is that they take the ideas and put them away for later. I just don't see any new castle until HP is done. They have to fulfill the contract (...) (22 years ago, 30-Aug-02, to lugnet.castle)
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I have been hearing you guys write about We want minifigs castles army boosters bla bla bla. Well then do something about it write lego a letter. trust me they read them. I sent them a letter to produce savas MOCS and they replied they said no but (...) (22 years ago, 30-Aug-02, to lugnet.castle)
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Wow, I'd be happy to buy at least a dozen or two of the helmets and literally dozens of the polearms, if they were priced afforably. I seem to remember someone had made a norman helmet too, it was displayed with several minifigs dressed up as (...) (22 years ago, 30-Aug-02, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.general)
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(...) ~Oh, and y’know what else is super-cool about Jeff’s parts… they’re all made from genuine -ABS plastics!- You can find ‘Jeff's Armory’ on From Bricks to Bothans main page in the upper right-hand quadrant: (URL) cheers, --==Richard==-- (22 years ago, 30-Aug-02, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.general)
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(...) 16-19 Your elemental is of Light. You tend to be overly moral on subjects but that’s okay. People usually go to you for help when they need it and you’re known for your wisdom. Now I'm laughing. -- Hop-Frog (22 years ago, 30-Aug-02, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) The final product is made by injection molding. Those are the three that you see at the top of Jeff's page: (URL) "heavy rifle", the "trooper", and the "scout". He makes the prototypes (what you see in the other pictures) and then gets the (...) (22 years ago, 30-Aug-02, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.general)
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Okay, I just recently completed a small quiz, for any of you castleheads who like fantasy stories and stuff like that. Check out this link on my site, and find out what elemental you would be most affiliated with... (URL) please tell me what you (...) (22 years ago, 29-Aug-02, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Cool! I haven't even heard about these until now, so I thank you for highlighting this. It would be kind of cool to see some new variations of the classic lego sword, because there is little variety to the stuff available from lego. Maybe a (...) (22 years ago, 29-Aug-02, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.general)
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Jeff's Armory ¯¯¯...¯¯¯ I'm elaborating upon Bruce Hietbrink’s original post in order to garner more attention for Jeff Byrd’s Armory so that collectively we can rally for these Castle specific parts to make it into mass production!!! For those of (...) (22 years ago, 29-Aug-02, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.castle.org.cw, lugnet.build.minifigs, lugnet.general)
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(...) And remember that gauge is measured as the distance between the rails, not between the centres, so it's a few mm less than five studs. (22 years ago, 29-Aug-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.castle, lugnet.space)
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(...) Another misconception. There are some old roman roads around, but largely only in areas where there is no heavy traffic, or ever has been - e.g. up to or inside preserved large houses, walled towns etc. What is used is the route. The Romans (...) (22 years ago, 29-Aug-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.castle, lugnet.space)
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(...) Actually it's five studs (40mm) center to center, since each rail is in the middle of the stud position. Jason J Railton (22 years ago, 29-Aug-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.castle, lugnet.space)
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(...) Yes. I believe so. (see the link below) (...) It's tough to say whether they have any specific value, but in the thread below there was some brief excitement and interest in the matter. (URL) collectors might have interest in them if available (...) (22 years ago, 29-Aug-02, to lugnet.market.appraisal, lugnet.castle)
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I just wanted to remind everyone that registration is coming along, and if you want to get the quality polo NWBrickCon shirt we NEED to get your paperwork by Sept 14th. We'll have a few spares, not many and they won't be available at the con, so (...) (22 years ago, 29-Aug-02, to lugnet.events.nwbrickcon, lugnet.announce, lugnet.space, lugnet.build, lugnet.castle)
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(...) SNIP I would love a mirror of the existing BURP and LURP so you could use more in stacks without such obvious patterns emerging. Minifigs and slopes have all been mentioned but they are great to. I would also like a light green element to mix (...) (22 years ago, 29-Aug-02, to lugnet.castle)
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Great, as always Anthony. Can you really go from cliff hanger to cliff hanger for another 8 chapters? Then again I wouldn't put it passed you... Glad your computer is up and working. God Bless, Nathan (...) (22 years ago, 29-Aug-02, to lugnet.castle)
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In lugnet.castle, Aaron West writes: snip (...) snip Just had another thought about the minifig accessories, what about a complete colour range of the long hair and long beard elements, at the moment the beard is only available in white and light (...) (22 years ago, 29-Aug-02, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.dear-lego)
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I am back! My computer has been repaired ahead of schedule and all my files are intact (knock on wood). And so, my friends, I have created and uploaded yet another chapter to my story. The end draws nearer as things start heating up! So I am proud (...) (22 years ago, 29-Aug-02, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.general, lugnet.org.us.texlug)
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(...) Thanks. Gratitude. These are a few words that come to my mind. Like thanks for the reply! :) --Anthony (...) (22 years ago, 29-Aug-02, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.general)
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(...) Thanks much! Yup, Thanks to Troy I have a lot of skeletons. 107 to be exact. He had much more when I ordered, though I don't know what type of stock he has now. **Shameless plug** Troy's surplus lego: more lego for sale than you thought (...) (22 years ago, 29-Aug-02, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.general)
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(...) I'm flattered that you're enough of a fan to know what I've called the different castle factions (though admitedly it wouldn't take much imagination to guess). Along with the Lion and Dragon crest knights, there can also be found the Storm (...) (22 years ago, 29-Aug-02, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.general)
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(...) Thanks! :) Have patience and thou shalt recieve. (...) Sure did, talked to you about it too! :) Thanks for the reply! --Anthony (22 years ago, 29-Aug-02, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.general)
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If anyone can help me find these items I would appreciate it. I am willing to pay the below stated prices for each: Black Falcon torsos with black arms(17) $.50-.75 Used $1.50 New Light Grey legs with black hips(17) $.50-.75 Used $1.50 New Dark gray (...) (22 years ago, 28-Aug-02, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) I recall my visit to Pompeii, Italy, 10 years ago. The Romans there used stepping stones to cross streets from sidewalk to sidewalk, much like a zebra crossing type sidewalk today, but elevated. As I recall the stones were spaced so that (...) (22 years ago, 28-Aug-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.castle, lugnet.space)
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(...) When I drove a Renault LeCar for a while, I was very aware of ruts in the highways. It had a sufficiently narrower wheel spacing that it would ride either on the left or the right hand side of the lane. Every once in a while, it would lurch (...) (22 years ago, 28-Aug-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.castle, lugnet.space)
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(...) Hmmm... I can confirm that there are indeed some ruts in *paved* roman roads, although I cannot confirm if these date from the Roman Era (like you say, there has been a continuous usage of some roman roads). What I can say is, in long (...) (22 years ago, 28-Aug-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.castle, lugnet.space)
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(...) None that I am aware of, though I suppose it is possible that they used available ones as auxilliaries in the middle east or those of Briton allies. But Rome itself didn't use chariots. The terrain of Italy was not particularly conducive to (...) (22 years ago, 28-Aug-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.castle, lugnet.space)
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(...) Yeah, but 6 studs is about right for a wagon drawn by two horses. See here in the instructions from the Western set Gold City Junction: (URL) (22 years ago, 28-Aug-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.castle, lugnet.space)
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(...) Why don't you think the Romans had war chariots? Or do you mean they just didn't call them "war chariots" but something else. I'm pretty sure the Romans had a military chariot. As for the ruts in paved road, it can happen. I've seen ruts (...) (22 years ago, 28-Aug-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.castle, lugnet.space)
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And to come full circle, the width between LEGO track is... the answer you've all been waiting for... two LEGO horses' asses! And the units used are aptly named; studs! SteveB PS OK it's really 6 studs center to center but it sounded good. (...) (22 years ago, 28-Aug-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.castle, lugnet.space)
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(...) Debunking or no, the point is that designs of roadways and railways have been influenced by the width of animal drawn vehicles. However, given the course of this "technological evolution", are we to next assume that Spiffcraft would follow (...) (22 years ago, 28-Aug-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.castle, lugnet.space)
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(...) The pictures finally passed inspection. Looks like a scene from the computer game, Medieval: Total War! What we need is a breakdown of the troops with actual numbers. :-) Bruce (22 years ago, 28-Aug-02, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) To place this on topic, we would have to ask the question (1) of whether or not LEGO track guage can be determined by a pair of horses side by side? Actually, how close do people typically place LEGO horses in a MOC that is pulled by a team of (...) (22 years ago, 28-Aug-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.castle, lugnet.space)
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(URL) I have these posted ... sorry for the poor quality of the pics, and suggestions on how to get it to come out better are welcome ... I am always curious how my army's size compares to others, so please let me know! Rick (URL) (22 years ago, 28-Aug-02, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) I always find this story amusing. One, the Romans didn't have war chariots. Two, part of the purpose the Romans had in making paved roads was *not* to have ruts. :-) Okay, okay, they couldn't always use just the paved roads, and Roman supply (...) (22 years ago, 28-Aug-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.castle, lugnet.space)
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(...) <snippage> This is a pretty cool story. Not entirely accurate, but cool. :) The basic claim, that rail guage is roughly the same as roman chariot spacing is essentially true, but the article (this version less than some I've seen) plays a (...) (22 years ago, 28-Aug-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.castle, lugnet.space)
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