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Re: First Castle MOC in years...
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Sat, 29 Mar 2003 17:25:26 GMT
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Thanks Josh. You are too kind. Maybe I should do a grey castle on a yellow
mountain next or that would just be plain silly... BTW: Interior pics are up
now, too.
Alexander
In lugnet.castle, Josh Wedin writes:
> Hi Alexander,
>
> Very nice job. I especially like the templar shields. For not having much
> many castle pieces, you did a really nice job. Actually, you can build a
> lot of medieval stuff without having any "castle" pieces.
>
> Build On,
> Josh
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> In lugnet.castle, Alexander Zwagerman writes:
> > ...so be kind in critcism ;-)
> >
> > http://home.planet.nl/~zwage027/templar.html
> >
> > Story: Built from Jerusalem stone, which gives a golden glow in the blazing
> > sun, this small fortification was built by the Knights Templar, a religious
> > order of warrior monks who vowed to protect pilgrims travelling from
> > catholic Europe to the Holy Land.
> >
> > Inspired by: Many castle creations, but I just don't have enough castle
> > pieces. I'm a space builder, really. Actual inspiration came from a new
> > space theme built by Sylvia Tresto: http://www.geocities.com/sylviatresto/
> > who translated the Templar myth to some kind of space story. Many books deal
> > with the Templar Order, especially with the mystery surrounding their
> > rituals. These secret rituals made it easy for the pope to attack the Order
> > when it became too powerful...
> >
> > Building: I used almost all my grey pieces to create the rock on a blue
> > baseplate. Using the pieces of the Classic Yellow Castle (*bows deeply for
> > this great set*) which I got for my 8-th birthday and all other yellow
> > pieces (even two Duplo stones...) to build the castle on top of the grey
> > elements was easy. I enjoyed building the two Templar sheilds on the castle.
> > Enjoy!
> >
> > Alexander
> >
> > http://home.planet.nl/~zwage027/templar.html
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| Hi Alexander, Very nice job. I especially like the templar shields. For not having much many castle pieces, you did a really nice job. Actually, you can build a lot of medieval stuff without having any "castle" pieces. Build On, Josh (...) (24 years ago, 29-Mar-03, to lugnet.castle)
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