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In lugnet.castle, Chris Gray writes: else! (...) Thanks much. I was browsing your site a bit ago, and the Barracks looked quite impressive. I hope to see more! ~Kevin Blocksidge~ (22 years ago, 22-Jan-03, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Yes...hehe (...) Thanks much. I hadn't really been thinking to make them blue until later on in construction. (...) You may. The castle is a small part in a much larger story, but I have not yet decided if I really want to publish the story. (...) (22 years ago, 22-Jan-03, to lugnet.castle)
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JON, I think what you've done here is perfect. Though the "sets" may not be as big as some would want, they definitely make for some nice add-ons. Since seeing your creations, I've started making "modules" off of your ideas. I agree with you 100 (...) (22 years ago, 22-Jan-03, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Don't worry , as evidenced by other posting, the battlements were something that had to be sacrificed to lower parts count. These arent really something I would build to show off my design skills, rather something I would buy , to build what I (...) (22 years ago, 22-Jan-03, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) This was definately a parts restrictions issue. These sets are really only something that I would buy if Lego produced them. They aren't really something I would build on my own. I myself would have had taller towers and bigger battlements (...) (22 years ago, 22-Jan-03, to lugnet.castle)
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Hahaha , by arms I meant Armaments, but those NBa guys might help us make some very cool Islamic soldiers if we added them to those guys from the orient expedition! Jon (...) (22 years ago, 22-Jan-03, to lugnet.castle)
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Jon, I just saw that the "Connectivity" folder is up (it wasn't moderated yesterday). Your castle looks even better when you put the other buildings in the middle. Bruce (22 years ago, 22-Jan-03, to lugnet.castle)
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I really like the overall idea, and it's quite similar to something I have been slowly developing. (school and work get in the way) I especially like the way you have ladders and doors connecting almost everything and I hope you will post more of (...) (22 years ago, 22-Jan-03, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Well, we do have those basketball figs . . . ducking, running, Bruce (22 years ago, 22-Jan-03, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Ineed. IOM was a good concept and an inspiration to games like Starship (as indicated on the Starship background page (URL) would be interesting to see what gaming possibilities there are in Castle. These sorts of games all have details to (...) (22 years ago, 22-Jan-03, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.gaming)
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Beautiful! I have also been thinking along similar lines recently, and you have captured much of what was on my mind. The monochromality of your stuff doesn't bother me so much, castle tended to be all the same colour. I would however, suggest you (...) (22 years ago, 22-Jan-03, to lugnet.castle)
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I think we may have to start a .adult diapers newsgroup! Thanks for the awesome compliments Lenny! I think everyone should be able to take a Sick / Build day! Jon (...) (22 years ago, 22-Jan-03, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Hey Aramir, love to see people thinking about projects and ideas for the community. First of all, are you aware of the Isle of Mist, a castle community concept wherein different people from different worlds would send expeditions to a (...) (22 years ago, 22-Jan-03, to lugnet.castle)
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One of us, in fact one of the most frequent posters in .castle, just won first place in a mainly space competition, with a very spacey model! So hats off to Josh!!! (URL) he is a jolly ... *yawns* fellow! Which nobody can deny!!! (and now back to (...) (22 years ago, 22-Jan-03, to lugnet.castle)
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Kevin, I saw this on brickshelf and was going to post a "I found this.." message, but I'm glad I waited! This is great! The mixing colors, blue and black highlights on black look very nice. what i especially like is the tree in the middle- such a (...) (22 years ago, 22-Jan-03, to lugnet.castle)
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oh wow beautiful. if i ever saw these in a store i would poop my pants! thanks so much for sharing.. this makes me wish i wasn't at work so i could do some amazing castle work. this is great, not just because it would regenerize Lego Castle, but is (...) (22 years ago, 22-Jan-03, to lugnet.castle)
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YOu are right on about the Monochromatic aspect of the sets, THat is an area where they could use some more work! I like the Idea of hanging banners, I must have gotten too caught up in the whole battle concept to think farther ahead into the whole (...) (22 years ago, 22-Jan-03, to lugnet.castle)
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Thanks for the compliments Hendo, At one point as I was developing this idea, I thought that it would be great to have a series of polybagged sets that accessorised the theme: A villagers picnic, an accountant, an armourer, a falconer, etc, some (...) (22 years ago, 22-Jan-03, to lugnet.castle)
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Sounds like a great idea Tamyra! I'd love to see what every body else comes up with as well. I'm certain everybody has some great ideas. The expandability was the most importand part for me, so it would be cool to see what other stuff folks could (...) (22 years ago, 22-Jan-03, to lugnet.castle)
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Ian, It'll be a couple of weeks before the finished versons of the year two items are finalised, but the mid year stuff will be up soon. Thaks for your compliments! As far as chunky goes, it's hard to make chunky happen in a slim price range! Jon (...) (22 years ago, 22-Jan-03, to lugnet.castle)
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Thanks Ben, With so many great blacksmith shops out there, I had to try something a little different! Jon (...) (22 years ago, 22-Jan-03, to lugnet.castle)
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Aaron It is about time for some new arms isn't it! I'd love to see some more Body armor, as well as some combed helms. maybe some new swords as well! THanks for the compliments! Jon (...) (22 years ago, 22-Jan-03, to lugnet.castle)
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David, I think you are right on about a sub license. The only thing that TLG would have to worry about is parental reaction as the product moves from the innocuous "sure they've got swords and axes, but look at how happy they are..." world into the (...) (22 years ago, 22-Jan-03, to lugnet.castle)
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Erick, Thanks for the compliments! In the princess Tower, I accidentally left out the bottom ladder hook when I photographed it. It is actually pinned to the roof of the second floor instead of on the second story floor itself. this allows the (...) (22 years ago, 22-Jan-03, to lugnet.castle)
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Erik, Thanks for your input. THere are two things that I'm not quite satisfied with, one is the battlements, and the other is the color. I'd have loved to put some dark grey in there as well as some color, but I am limited by bricks as well as (...) (22 years ago, 22-Jan-03, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) First off awesome designs but I must also add that they are very monochromatic. Colors would have been nice. If nothing else perhaps some of the banners used in HP but in different colors. They could be hung off of the corner towers. Overall (...) (22 years ago, 22-Jan-03, to lugnet.castle)
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Thanks, I would have loved to stick with the short battlements as well, but I was limited as to how they would connect to the towers. I could make them work in every set except the corner owers, as they weakened the integrity of the towers upper (...) (22 years ago, 22-Jan-03, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Which is exactly what the original classic-gray castles promised but never quite lived up to. Your designs are so simple as to be brilliant, and I like how there would be a range of sizes and prices within your hypothetical theme. Also, your (...) (22 years ago, 22-Jan-03, to lugnet.castle)
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Jon, I just had to say, very tastefully done! I really like the livery and the gate house. The nice part is, you can 'buy' extra wall sections to expand the sides making it a much deeper walled city. That way you could fit everything inside the (...) (22 years ago, 22-Jan-03, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) fortifications and color choices. It reminds me of the preset template for a small keep in the Campaign Cartographer software (which is a symbol that if colored blue retains areas of gray as in your model). A very rugged and standard form. (...) (22 years ago, 22-Jan-03, to lugnet.castle)
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Jon - absolutely superb (and an awful lot better than the attempt I made to do something similar a few month ago). Well thought out from the commercial axis as well - a nice mix of subjects & good 'price points'. I for one would like to see your (...) (22 years ago, 22-Jan-03, to lugnet.castle)
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[Copied to .announce.moc, because that's what it is. Copied to .castle because of the influence of Anthony Sava's works as well as other roots in that theme. Copied to .build.mecha because I kept having 'visions of escaflowne' while building this. (...) (22 years ago, 22-Jan-03, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.castle, lugnet.gaming, lugnet.space, lugnet.build.mecha)
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Jon, These sets are excellent. I love the modular idea. Your livery stable is a must have for any castle. Ben (22 years ago, 22-Jan-03, to lugnet.castle)
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Wow all that time I spent, making theses figs, and only 2 replys about them......I'm hurt.....ow well i hope you guys will take the time to look at my stuff, and maybe drop a few words in a reply... I'd appriciate it. Laterz. Joey (...) (22 years ago, 22-Jan-03, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Hello! I enjoyed your brickshelf photos! I like the owl roost and the tree especially. Very cool of you to incorporate the blue into the design. Keep it up and welcome!! -Aaron- (22 years ago, 22-Jan-03, to lugnet.castle)
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Mr. John Furman sir, That is very well thought out and nicely done. I am very impressed with your acheivement of what all of us have been thinking of. The only change I would like to see might be different knightly characters (think armor like in (...) (22 years ago, 22-Jan-03, to lugnet.castle)
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I couldn't agree with you more Jon. We castle fans don't need any fancy new pieces to make us happy; just a reappearance of castle sets. Those modular sets you're created are exactly the kind of thing I want LEGO to bring back to the market. I've (...) (22 years ago, 22-Jan-03, to lugnet.castle)
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I love this stuff. In my wildest dreams Lego would pick up on this. Perhaps when the HP license runs out. I think the design is perfect. Reminds me of the old 80's castle lego made. The blacksmith shop, the seige tower, the guarded inn, stuff that (...) (22 years ago, 22-Jan-03, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Very cool design. I saw this on brickshelf about a week ago, and never heard anything about it. The blue makes it very remarkable, I like it. The tree and the foliage are cool too, very inspiring, I might have to steal that. And then very cool (...) (22 years ago, 22-Jan-03, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) use of greenery. (22 years ago, 22-Jan-03, to lugnet.castle)
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