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Re: Five mini-MOCs: Dutch style shops
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Thu, 10 Apr 2003 20:59:31 GMT
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> On my brickshelf you can find pictures of five small
> MOCs all based on the same format, but with
> differences in the details such as color, doors,
> windows, chimneys etc.:
> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=39493
I love these! And I'll tell you why: The style is so bright and colorful, it
is in contrast to how most castle builders keep their creation grey and dark
grey.. drab and cold.. these shops, along with furman's latest update, really
show what place color can have in castle creations! Bravo!
> These are supposed to look like small shops in a
> Dutch 17th or 18th century style. Probably not exactly
> true to the style but I hope to catch its 'look and feel'
> in ABS bricks.
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> Please pay special notice to this one:
> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=368194
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> Depicted is csar Peter the Great of Russia drinking a
> glass of jenever. When Peter the Great visisted the
> Netherlands to learn about shipbuilding he was
> offered jenever, a spirit common in Flanders and the
> Netherlands. Appreciating the beverage he asked his
> hosts for the recipe and upon his return in
> St. Petersburg summoned his distillers and told them
> to make the same stuff for him. Someway or the other
> they goofed up and the resulting beverage was not
> really jenever, but still a good enough drink, so the
> Russians continued to distill this spirit we know
> nowadays as wodka.
you know, i've never heard of this. thanks for sharing! i guess next time i
go on the town i should trade the vodka for some jenever..
thanks for sharing!
-crackhead lenny
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| Hi Lenny, (...) Thanks for writing this because I am indeed very interested in the use of different colors in my Lego creations, often testing several color schemes. I'm happy that bricks with new colors like tan and sand colors are available in (...) (22 years ago, 12-Apr-03, to lugnet.castle)
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| Hello, On my brickshelf you can find pictures of five small MOCs all based on the same format, but with differences in the details such as color, doors, windows, chimneys etc.: (URL) are supposed to look like small shops in a Dutch 17th or 18th (...) (22 years ago, 8-Apr-03, to lugnet.castle)
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