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Nice looking model! Hmmmmm, I don't see any gable ends, or gables for that matter. What you have are hips my friend, hips! Hipped roofs and hipped dormers. Build On! John Matthews Eric Kingsley <kingsley@nelug.org> wrote in message (...) (25 years ago, 19-Jan-00, to lugnet.castle)
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Pawel Nazarewicz <verneer@utk.edu> wrote in message news:FoLqC7.E1I@lugnet.com... [snip] (...) off and (...) post, (...) of (...) classified (...) Excellent advice here. One thing I try to do is build "chronologically", meaning build in the order (...) (25 years ago, 19-Jan-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Well there are no inverted (upside down) sloped bricks in there. Everything you need for a roof like this is in the service pack 5151-Red Steep Sloped Bricks. (URL) will see you get both inside and outside corners for doing the 90 degree (...) (25 years ago, 19-Jan-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Thanks (...) Are you saying my Inn has big hips! :-) Say that to the wrong significant other and there will be hell to pay. Seriously I did learn the error of my definition of "gable". Although in my own defense many people do call the 1x2 (...) (25 years ago, 19-Jan-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) feudal (...) also (...) throw (...) This is good advice. In fact, the building of a large castle could be quite a story in itself. You could set it up with workmen, carts full of bricks, scaffolding, and chronicle the process on a website. (...) (25 years ago, 19-Jan-00, to lugnet.castle)
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Here are a few pics of the castle I'm working on. First is a rough layout that I did up in Excel using square cells that represent a 4x4 Lego area: (URL) purple rectangle in the center will be the king's quarters, or area where all the royalty (...) (25 years ago, 19-Jan-00, to lugnet.castle)
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Geez ... the humbler has arrived;) Michael Ulring is the master of large castles and it looks like he has come to answer the call. I guess most of us can see what it takes now (i.e. - stacks and stacks of 1x5x7 walls.) I will put everything into (...) (25 years ago, 20-Jan-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) 1x5x7 (...) Where do you live? You never know, there might be Lego fans living right next door to each other and never even know it. City life. It's crazy. (Sorry, I couldn't help myself - I just finished directing a One Act called "Sure (...) (25 years ago, 20-Jan-00, to lugnet.castle)
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Ok ... Let me know what you think so far: (URL) will talk about this a lot more later on ... right now I need tons of input from everyone (via e-mail or lugnet). I tried to set this up so it would be highly changable, but before it's officially out, (...) (25 years ago, 20-Jan-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Aaaah!!!! Amazing, I love it! (How did you do that so quickly?) OK, I'm definitely gonna work on this tomorrow - I can't now but I will take (digital) photos of my characters and I will soon start to build my castle. Somehow this makes the (...) (25 years ago, 20-Jan-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) my craigo-lego babes are hanging out! be careful! the "cops" are on patrol, and may get the wrong idea from that name! the last thing you want is for the place to get busted by leo's goons! seriously good work here, eric! i love getting so (...) (25 years ago, 20-Jan-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Pawel, I think you overstate things a bit. I am proud of my creation, and hopefully it turns out as well as it looks in my mind. But there are a bunch of people in this group who could probably put me to shame if given access to the quantity (...) (25 years ago, 20-Jan-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) I like it. I read the posting of this with interest, watching where this goes should be fun! I may or may not participate depending upon unrelated real life factors, as well as the lack of a web site and/or scanner (aka source material). (...) (25 years ago, 20-Jan-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) I hear you on that. I'm from Tennessee, and would love to get a castleLUG (joke;) meeting sometime during the summer. Geez - that would rock. I figured that I would buy big plastic containers and put my creations (the mobile ones - like the (...) (25 years ago, 20-Jan-00, to lugnet.castle)
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Michael Ulring wrote in message ... (...) one (...) Well, if LEGO Direct comes through, we'll be ordering bulk grey bricks... Of course with something the size of your modules, there is a weight advantage to the castle wall sections. Of course (...) (25 years ago, 20-Jan-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Wow that is a HUGE castle you have so far. The final product will probably weigh a ton! I envy the fact that you have wall pieces built in twos lying everywhere, under, beside, and above the table, ready to be put into use. Same goes for all (...) (25 years ago, 20-Jan-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) now I need tons of input (...) this up so it would be (...) want to hear everyone's (...) top that pretty much says (...) this is a GREAT idea, pawel! count me and "mephisto" in on the scheme! judging from the response, this is gonna be a (...) (25 years ago, 20-Jan-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) I really think Pawel's reaction sums it up, or my version of it is, WOW. /gapes/ That's big and what you have completed looks good. /ungapes/ (finally). Um, more? we want more, really we do! (...) Modularity is good in this case, very good! (...) (25 years ago, 20-Jan-00, to lugnet.castle)
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Eric, Glad you decided to do some more Castle type stuff! This Inn puts everyone's favorite Guarded Inn to shame; there is no comparison. I just can't wait to see what you do next! -- Have fun! John The Legos you've been dreaming of... (URL) weird (...) (25 years ago, 19-Jan-00, to lugnet.castle)
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The map is perfect but quite pixellated -- did you scan a little lego map or something? I might be able to fix it up. -- Paul Davidson craig hamilton <craigo-lego@webtv.net> wrote in message news:FoM8Bu.D3s@lugnet.com... (...) to (...) your (...) or (...) (25 years ago, 20-Jan-00, to lugnet.castle)
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