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First of all, I'd like to thank all of you who posted your predictions and hunches about my story. Think of this post as a little reward for responding so well. However, don't let this post stop you, either, if you haven't posted, or have thought of (...) (22 years ago, 7-Sep-02, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.general, lugnet.org.us.texlug)
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Predictions ---...--- 1- (URL) 30, Garalet nightmare - he defiantly sees himself half human, half skeleton don't know how exactly it fits usually all co-stars die, not the star but if Kullvox can be alive again so does Garalet or will see a nice (...) (22 years ago, 7-Sep-02, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.general, lugnet.org.us.texlug)
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(...) You know what else is a LEGO Direct item that is now on retail at Toys R Us? (URL) right, full color retail box at $49.99 Sopwith Camel! It is out at TRU in Montclair CA. So I'd hazard to guess that if it is a success, TLC will risk no punches (...) (22 years ago, 7-Sep-02, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Actually, thanks for bringin’ that up! I too have ventured out and purchased some of the new MB stuff… and I believe Jeff Byrd put it best when he said: “LEGO will always be the best brick out there. However, I have a little diorama of LEGO (...) (22 years ago, 7-Sep-02, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.build.minifigs, lugnet.general)
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(...) Hey, I'm fine with that!!! (*And u ‘ave a good point too.) In fact, Classics are better for me! Cause retail prices will always be cheaper than Lego Direct due to store sales and no shipping costs. Hap-hap-happily, --==RïçhårÐ==-- *It does (...) (22 years ago, 7-Sep-02, to lugnet.castle)
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I'm going on the record as saying they may know something we don't. I hope they do!! That would be fantastic. This is my theory. The "Legend" line is a TLC only product. Meaning we don't see them sold anywhere else, only lego stores or online (I say (...) (22 years ago, 7-Sep-02, to lugnet.castle)
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"Matt Hein" <Pyrokid17@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:H1zwE1.6v2@lugnet.com... (...) It was said (By Brad Justus at Brickfest if my memory serves) that the Yellow Castle came in dead last in the voting. I also got the impression at that time (...) (22 years ago, 7-Sep-02, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) I am not one to be a fanatic, so I am just your average, every-day kinda fan. (...) He does inspire me, though not nessecarily so much to confine my building to one theme. Lego has too many opportunities, why limit oneself to one theme? He (...) (22 years ago, 6-Sep-02, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.general, lugnet.org.us.texlug)
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(URL) (22 years ago, 6-Sep-02, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) They did? Where? When? Was this a public announcement? Or was this leaked or something? DaveE (22 years ago, 6-Sep-02, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Couple months ago, Lego gave us 5 nominees for the next ledgend re-release. We voted, we campained for our faves, and for about one month, we waited. Then the voting ended, and we waited more. The Black Seas Barracuda won. Jeremy (22 years ago, 6-Sep-02, to lugnet.castle)
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Howdy my fellow LUGnuts! I have posted a few first shots of my Quest: Gareth Seeks To Become A Dragon Rider. (URL) it an acomplished warrior who has come to Mount Draco to brave the dangers of the Dragons. His companions are Torquil the Sorcerer, (...) (22 years ago, 6-Sep-02, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) O.K. Time for me to say my piece. First off glad your going to publish it. Are you planning on distributing it or just a few for yourself? I mean any bookshops or other availability. Where you are makes a big diference. For example self (...) (22 years ago, 6-Sep-02, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.general, lugnet.org.us.texlug)
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(...) First off Jeremy I want to clerifie this......... I am Anthonys biggist fan. He inspired me to build Castle instead of pirate beacause of of his Rad story.We all love his stuff but I love it so much I recreate it and put it my story like the (...) (22 years ago, 6-Sep-02, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.general, lugnet.org.us.texlug)
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where is this mysterious voting page that you guys talk of? -tk "TWS Garrison" <tgarrisBASSo@ISmath...urdue.edu> wrote in message news:Pine.GSO.4.44.0...due.edu... (...) (22 years ago, 6-Sep-02, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) I have also enjoyed and await the coming chapters. However, since you have decided to write this into a book format I think it would be in your best interest to remove any profanity from some of the earlier chapters. This would give the book a (...) (22 years ago, 6-Sep-02, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.general, lugnet.org.us.texlug)
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(...) Anthony, Wow, This is the first time I really looked at the Chronicles of Ikros, and I was really impressed with everything. Your characters are great, the implied backstory is very deep, and hte MOcs are all wonderful. Definitely one of the (...) (22 years ago, 6-Sep-02, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.general, lugnet.org.us.texlug)
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(...) Before you read this Anthony, please be sure my thoughts I express here will not affect what you have already planned. Outside influence destroys even some the best writers - think about how bad the recent SW movies have been or some of the (...) (22 years ago, 6-Sep-02, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.general, lugnet.org.us.texlug)
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(...) No, the market test was all the other stuff in the re-released lines from LEGO Direct. Apparently they got together all their collective marketing data and presented the possibility to TLC, the LEGO Parent Company, and then went out to the (...) (22 years ago, 6-Sep-02, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) <snippity> GAACCKKK!!?!!?! OOHMYGOSH!!!...!!! Some words come to mind... REAL, GOOD, LEGO SET, WORTH MY TIME, IMPUSE PURCHASE, GOOD LEGO SET, RETAIL AVAILABLE?!? OHMANOHMANOHMANOHMANOHMAN. My gawrsh, if this is TRUE, then my son will be able (...) (22 years ago, 6-Sep-02, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Wow, what a detailed reply! I'll have to answer it point per point or so. (...) Hehe... that would be telling. But I'd be interested in knowing what your hunches are before the ending is revealed. In fact, I'd welcome anyone's hunches as to (...) (22 years ago, 6-Sep-02, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.general, lugnet.org.us.texlug)
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(...) Thanks much, glad you liked it! Yup, you're one of my marathon fans :) Glad to have you aboard, and I hope the ending doesn't make you jump ship. :) And thanks for the feedback! --Anthony (22 years ago, 6-Sep-02, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.general, lugnet.org.us.texlug)
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(...) Both very good ideas. I'll have to think about them. (...) You may not have to wait too long, I'm taking a break from working on chapter 35 as I'm writing this. (the benefits of being painfully unemployed) Thanks for the feedback! --Anthony (22 years ago, 6-Sep-02, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.general, lugnet.org.us.texlug)
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(...) Erm, I don't get it... Lego sorta said they were planning on releasing most, if not all of the sets that had been on the voting page... Its just a matter of time before it is released. Jeff (22 years ago, 6-Sep-02, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Yeah, I kinda liked working with the dragons too, but they're a pain to pose. That, and the story is really about Garalt, so for both reasons they had to go quickly ;) I seem to be good at this cliffhanger stuff, so I think I'll just stick (...) (22 years ago, 6-Sep-02, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.general, lugnet.org.us.texlug)
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(...) Well, I *never* expected to see something like that! Does anyone honestly think the lego legend voting thing was some sort of prelimerary market test? I'm thinking if the yellow castle or BFF came a close second to the black seas barracuda, (...) (22 years ago, 6-Sep-02, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Well, I *never* expected to see something like that! Does anyone honestly think the lego legend voting thing was some sort of prelimerary market test? I'm thinking if the yellow castle or BFF came a close second to the black seas barracuda, (...) (22 years ago, 6-Sep-02, to lugnet.castle)
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When will the castle competion's results be in? God Bless, Nathan (22 years ago, 5-Sep-02, to lugnet.castle)
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Jason & All, Interesting. We shall see if they get some some LEGENDS there. As a note, there are some LEGO sets on clearance on their Sales Zone: (URL) few good deals, nothing too exciting. FUT to market.buy.sell.trade Scott Sanburn -- Member, (...) (22 years ago, 5-Sep-02, to lugnet.castle)
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Ooo! I really hope they do re-release this. This is the set I voted for when Lego asked us which Legend we wanted. -J +---...---+ (...) (22 years ago, 5-Sep-02, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Please, Please... PLEASE. Possibly a recount caused by my repetitive opinion placing? Nathan (22 years ago, 5-Sep-02, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) OMG!!! :-O I hope they DO know more than I do... I mean, I have been trying to get one of those ever since it first came out - but it is really hard to find anywhere for a reasnable price. Now, *that* is what I call a Legend! Pedro (really (...) (22 years ago, 5-Sep-02, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) May we be so lucky... -- Hop-Frog (22 years ago, 5-Sep-02, to lugnet.castle)
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I went to bluelight.com to try to find anything about BOGO sales[1]. No luck. But while I was there I went to the "Lego Brand Store". This link is what I see: (URL) Lego image at the top rather looks like it came from TLC. . .it's composed of R2-D2, (...) (22 years ago, 5-Sep-02, to lugnet.castle) !
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Hi all, Stephen is unable to post to Lugnet, so I'm forwarding the e-mail he sent me. I tried installing the Flash plugin as he suggested and now it works fine. This turned from being a headache-inducing site to being a great site! ---- Stephen's (...) (22 years ago, 5-Sep-02, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) !Warning! I will be responding to observations of which I read in the new chapeters. Contains spoilers, so read the chapters before you read this! There are lots of hunches I have had about TCOI, but the rising of Kulvoxx! Didn't see that one (...) (22 years ago, 5-Sep-02, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.general, lugnet.org.us.texlug)
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There do seem to be some problems with accessing the actual pics, but I do like what I see! It is always nice to see other AFOL castleheads building with historical accuracy in mind, and using terms like "corbels" and stuff! Just a small detail, but (...) (22 years ago, 5-Sep-02, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Same behavior for me on Netscape 4.75. This is a good example of why you shouldn't use overly fancy features. Frank (22 years ago, 4-Sep-02, to lugnet.castle)
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A fun read as usual, Anthony. Looking forward to see what you do with the last few chapters of your story. I started reading it when you first published the second chapter, and it's been a lot of fun to watch it take shape. -L (22 years ago, 4-Sep-02, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.general, lugnet.org.us.texlug)
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(...) For me those buttons don't work and it is constantly playing. I'm on Internet Explorer 5 for the Mac. Bruce (22 years ago, 4-Sep-02, to lugnet.castle)
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