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Hi, jep - the Falcons should not wear Dragon Master helmet ! But I think the crusaders will win !! 'cause of the higher position of the archers and the better placed swordsmen etc.... It seemed that the falcons are the evil, 'cause THEY crossed the (...) (21 years ago, 17-Jun-03, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Ah, and in all of its glory, I believe you really caught the essence of the 'dogs' of warfare here with soldiers clashing in basically every way possible. (nice to find the crusader ducking in a tree stump for shooting cover!) I still can't (...) (21 years ago, 17-Jun-03, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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(...) As I spent all the 'rough building skills' in the buildings, I decided to add a little smallscale trickery to the accesories :-) Have you seen how the coaches move from 2 to 3 to 4 to 5 wide designs in one model? Yours, Christian (21 years ago, 17-Jun-03, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Thank you! (...) Originally, there were some sketches and floor plans - but not intended as a building sketch for LEGO, but as a scenario layout for an AD&D adventure module. I did a few design tests (the grey walls, and the diagonal tudor) (...) (21 years ago, 17-Jun-03, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Thank you! (...) Weeeellll... The logistics behind this model is one of the toughest problems one can face legowise. I plundered several BrickLink shops, Bootsales and fellow AFOLs to get those bricks. (...) Dunno about the white bricks, but (...) (21 years ago, 17-Jun-03, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Thank You! > Are there are eye level views of the courtyard, I'd like to (...) Whose eyes? A minifigs one? Please describe the kind of shot you'd like to see, and I'll give it a try (although I'm quite amateurish with the camera...). Yours, (...) (21 years ago, 17-Jun-03, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Thanks! > However, you really should add some interior.... Nag, Nag :-) Yes. I know... Yours, Christian (21 years ago, 17-Jun-03, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Thanks! (...) Well, actually, the road runs solely before the gate. The two paths inside the courtyard are the ones going to the rear stables and servants quarters on the left (seen from the gate), and to the blacksmit workshop on the right. A (...) (21 years ago, 17-Jun-03, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Love it to say the least. Fav pic? (URL) angle and feeling, i sense the urgency as the Falcons race up the hill and those crusaders wait with death on their minds. The angle and focus makes it seem like a first person view, as an attacker. (...) (21 years ago, 17-Jun-03, to lugnet.castle)
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Hello Christian, "Christian Treczoks" wrote (...) Holy moly, this is great! How did you design this creation? Did you make any sketches or plans on paper beforehand, or started building immediately? I love your work on the roofs, this seems quite (...) (21 years ago, 16-Jun-03, to lugnet.castle)
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Hey Josh! (...) Nice classic scene! (In case you can call a bloody battle scene "nice" :-) Parenthesis closed) I hope the Black Falcons are going to win? Of course they do! They are undefeatable. Just one complaint: A Black Falcon wears never (...) (21 years ago, 16-Jun-03, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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Hi Jason, (...) Well, that's a nice way to ruin my day :-) Sorry I don't have anything to add to previous post, but I'd like to express my appreciation anyway. That's a great creation both pleasing to look at and as a source of inspiration. Regards, (...) (21 years ago, 16-Jun-03, to lugnet.castle)
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Hey All, Here is something I worked up in the last couple of days. (URL) It is the classic battle of Black Falcon's versus the Crusaders. I built the landscape first and have had it done for a couple of days. But today I added one tree like Jason (...) (21 years ago, 16-Jun-03, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build, lugnet.announce.moc)
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(...) Thanks! (...) One tip I can offer, if you are low on green plates, is to put down some random junk plates in off colors first, then put green bricks on top of that. I used this method to spare my green plates a little and to make use of a (...) (21 years ago, 16-Jun-03, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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(...) Thank you. I will definitely try to remember, in the future, that simiplicity has it's uses. (...) I confess I can't claim all the credit for those trees. I first took note of the idea from (URL) this picture> of an early GMLTC layout. To (...) (21 years ago, 16-Jun-03, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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(...) Thanks. I am truly surprised at the response to this creation. I only hope my next one can be just as interesting. As for the critics (as you call them) I would like think it was just constructive critism. So even if I don't get around to (...) (21 years ago, 16-Jun-03, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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(...) Well...I'll say that the project is an impressive undertaking; in both size and detail. Aside from the typical tudor style (which would catch my eye no matter the occasion), I'm just continully amazed at what can be done with those flat (...) (21 years ago, 16-Jun-03, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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(...) Wow! Quite nice, so much detail. I really like your design for the horses harness. Josh (21 years ago, 16-Jun-03, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Hi Jason, Very nice MOC! I really like this. I have been experimenting with landscape and am very impressed by your ground. I have been trying ruins a bit also, so this MOC grabbed my attention right off. I would second Alan's question about (...) (21 years ago, 16-Jun-03, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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(...) Christian, This is very nice. Are there are eye level views of the courtyard, I'd like to see more of that. Thanks, George (21 years ago, 16-Jun-03, to lugnet.castle)
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Hi Christian! Welcome to Lugnet! So let me repeat what I've said already in broken German in the (URL) 1000steine forum> in broken English now... :-) The Building is great and I look forward to see it in reality. However, you really should add some (...) (21 years ago, 16-Jun-03, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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(...) I really like the way the road comes through the gate and then around that tree. Great work. Jason Spears | (URL) BrickCentral> | (URL) MichLUG> (21 years ago, 16-Jun-03, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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(...) Thank you very much! And by the way, it's far from being finished... (...) Actually, I only did a small sample wall, and then I started mass production. If I add up all the time needed for actually building the MOC, it was just a few days (I (...) (21 years ago, 16-Jun-03, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Holy plastic bricks batman! Well, that is very impressive. It looks so realistic! Intresting the way you did the diagonals on the tudor stuff. That must have taken a long time. And now I know who has all the red slopes in the world, you've (...) (21 years ago, 16-Jun-03, to lugnet.castle)
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Fellow brickwielders, I just finished my MOC for the 1000Steine-exhibition in Berlin, germany. As it is basically located in a fantasy setting, lugnet.castle might be the right place to 'show off' :-) The gallery: (URL) Christian Treczoks (21 years ago, 16-Jun-03, to lugnet.castle) !!
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In lugnet.castle, Richie Dulin wrote: <snip> (...) Read cloak? That should be red cloak, of course. Apologies! (...) Cheers Richie Dulin (2 URLs) Port Brique Somewhere in the South Pacifique (2 URLs) Misérable Building a safer South Pacifique (21 years ago, 16-Jun-03, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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(...) So, Johannes, would this happen to be a harbinger to a large model you have in the works, or another story scene (like your illumination on Martin Luther?) Hopefully, it will be model with a nice story to back it, but I'm just not certain. My (...) (21 years ago, 16-Jun-03, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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(...) Jason, I'm very impressed by the whole thing. With simplicity you've suggested so much. My favourite are the trees. How did you build them? Are they sturdy, or do they topple at the slightest nudge? I'd like to build some like them. Alan (21 years ago, 15-Jun-03, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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Jason, This is a great piece of Lego artwork. Don't listen to the critics, I think you've done an outstanding job. :) I've seen plenty of coastal settings with only grass and a few sparsely populated trees. There is no need to add more landscaping (...) (21 years ago, 14-Jun-03, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) The 1 x 2 paltes under the arch, genius. My guess, Princess and the frog fairy tale, had it as a book and tape combo as a kid, can still remember the frog's creepy song. (21 years ago, 14-Jun-03, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) At first, I don't think that was really the intention, using (almost entirely) 1x2s. But after I got a bit into it, I think I saw that it was adding something as well. Thanks for your comments. Jason Spears | (URL) BrickCentral> | (URL) (...) (21 years ago, 14-Jun-03, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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(...) There isn't really a higher compliment to a Lego builder, Chris. When the brick becomes art, you know you have done something right. Thanks! Jason Spears | (URL) BrickCentral> | (URL) MichLUG> (21 years ago, 14-Jun-03, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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(...) Thank you for your comments. It's very suprising to see what can stir people and what doesn't. I have to agree with you about this one feeling like there is really a story to it. I have built lots of other things before and I don't think any (...) (21 years ago, 14-Jun-03, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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-snip- (...) -snip- Jojo, your single shot castle photos are AMAZING! This one, and the Martin Luther one especially. There is so much detail and story packed into just one shot, it makes me shutter! Can't wait! -Lenny (21 years ago, 14-Jun-03, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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(...) You know, when I was building it, I did give some thought to were the tower bits went... I made a small pile of rubble in front of the tower, but I had it in my head that maybe the villagers had started to cart away stone. Reusing it rather (...) (21 years ago, 14-Jun-03, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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(...) Thanks. A number of people have made suggestions that could really improve this creation, I may have to do something I rarely do... Go back and make a second pass at it. Jason Spears | (URL) BrickCentral> | (URL) MichLUG> (21 years ago, 14-Jun-03, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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(...) Thanks. I have read that book so many times, I am sure that subconciously it was affecting my building style. Eventually I really need to get around to making some WoT MOCs. The Stone of Tear might be a tad difficult, no? Jason Spears | (URL) (...) (21 years ago, 14-Jun-03, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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(...) I certainly would be geeked if Lego brought back the castle line. I didn't buy much of the Knight's Kingdom, but I was stocking up on those archers. Still with the Blacksmith Shop and the Black Falcon's Fortress the line isn't completely dead. (...) (21 years ago, 14-Jun-03, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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(...) Hi Jojo, Real nice work as always, can't wait to see the rest. I really loved the idea that you used those little 2x1 plates under the arcs there, so what's the story behind it? a fountain of ... 'Gold'? Yaron "Webrain" Dori (21 years ago, 14-Jun-03, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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Frog prince, very cool... Steve (...) (21 years ago, 14-Jun-03, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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