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(...) LOL, I love it! I *must* find a way to do this on a train layout... -Tim (21 years ago, 20-Jun-03, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) You're not my mommy! :). And actually, it's not technically called Genocide Fleet, I think it's called Artillery Fleet. And yes, I am over-stimulated...over the end of school for the year! Dan...shall I push the button? (21 years ago, 20-Jun-03, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.space, FTX)
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(...) Actually, the USC is in the 22nd century. But my people value destruction of enemies rather than the capture, as it is easier to destroy than to keep in captivity. Less taxes need to be payed that way. Dan (21 years ago, 20-Jun-03, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.space, FTX)
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(...) Very Funny! I was laughing so hard, my wife had to come over and see. She just shook her head and walked off. :) This could change that old quote about giving a war and no one showing up. "What if someone gave a war and everyone peed instead?" (...) (21 years ago, 20-Jun-03, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Hi Jason, I just noticed this, it got a little lost in all the "Unite" posts. This is really cool. I like the skeleton hands coming out of the ooze. The tree even looks like it is sinking down in the slime. Was that intentional? Good Job! Josh (21 years ago, 20-Jun-03, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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(...) Thanks! (...) I was really happy with the way that came out. Probably my favorite part of the model. (...) Sorta, partially sinking into the slime and partially like whatever EVIL turned the swamp black was what corrupted the tree, thereby (...) (21 years ago, 20-Jun-03, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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(...) *eg* very cool ! :) sorry for the crusaders - at last they were killed by a 3 year old "godzilla" ( from the knights point of view ). My Daughter ( also 3 Years old ) had some "lego-destructiv-moods", too: Every Minifig with helmet or hat on (...) (21 years ago, 20-Jun-03, to lugnet.castle)
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Woah. You really need a pic of you next to that monster. I kind of get the scale, but I need to see a human body next to it to really get the scale. I suspect this thing is really, really big. Woah. So how much mobility do you get out of it? Can he (...) (21 years ago, 20-Jun-03, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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(...) Not too much gushing yet. I guess he's just not as impressive as I thought without some proof of him not being just a statue. But it really doesn't matter, I didn't rebuild him for the glory, I did it to prove to myself that I could make (...) (21 years ago, 20-Jun-03, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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(...) Nah, not me. I hate having my picture taken. I have taken more pictures of the draogn though, with a minifig in the shot to show scale. That's the best that I can do on that front. He is big, though. Somewhere over 150 studs long. (...) (...) (21 years ago, 20-Jun-03, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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Hi Christian, (...) I like to do something similar, using bricks in a off color (often red or yellow) to mark specific spots in a design, removing them while building continues. (...) No need to excuse yourself, the explanation seems clear enough to (...) (21 years ago, 20-Jun-03, to lugnet.castle)
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Hi Jason, (...) Again a neat creation from your hands. It is a rather frightening, dark scene you're depicting here. My first thought is to show this to a friend who is a shrink by profession, see what she has to say. But on second thought maybe (...) (21 years ago, 20-Jun-03, to lugnet.castle)
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Hi Anthony, (...) That'd be an excellent soundtrack to accompany the MOC your showcasting here. (...) You did indeed. However you may not have noticed you've grown to be a giant of sorts yourself. This creation is a vast improvement from an already (...) (21 years ago, 20-Jun-03, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build.mecha)
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Guten Abend, Danke fuer Dein kommentar. (...) Unaltered? Bribery? By mistake? I dunno, but it did. (...) Would you believe I get mails on a daily basis stating otherwise? ;-) Cheers, Twan. (21 years ago, 20-Jun-03, to lugnet.castle)
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Hello Sir Crackhead, (...) Yes, over here we have a constitutional right to insanity. (...) Don't mention. Starting next year smoking will be forbidden in coffee shops (= pot pub). (...) Oh, I can imagine. The sunny welcoming climate, the vast (...) (21 years ago, 20-Jun-03, to lugnet.castle)
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Hi Tim, (...) Thanks, I was just kiddin', glad you liked it. (...) Sure, just be careful you don't cause any short-circuit. Cheers, Twan. (21 years ago, 20-Jun-03, to lugnet.castle)
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Hi Josh, (...) I'm glad you liked it. I enjoyed your battle scene, like I generally enjoy your work. Just felt like reacting rather than commenting. (...) That's a good trait in my book, to wisely shake the head instead of saying something useless. (...) (21 years ago, 20-Jun-03, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Clarification please: Unreleased but soon to be released, or unreleased and never will be released? Big difference... Is there any chance that an insider could provide these cool elements to outsiders? I mean, are there enough to go around? Or (...) (21 years ago, 21-Jun-03, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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Wondering where all the pics went? They're here, with all new poses and inner working pictures. (URL) PLMKWYT! --Anthony (URL) (21 years ago, 21-Jun-03, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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(...) I suppose, though I really don't like to think of myself that way too much. A lot of what I do isn't as LEGO-centric as a lot of the other work on Lugnet. Story writing is a lot different than devoting your time only to building. (...) Thanks (...) (21 years ago, 21-Jun-03, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) Seriously...SO PERFECT!!! I'd love to be able to create that... But i don't think i have the parts. (looks like a whole lot of Technic went into that) I wonder if you could create a dragon that beautiful at half the size. Would the (...) (21 years ago, 21-Jun-03, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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(...) This really is quite nice! You should be proud of such an accomplishment - not many mecha builders attempt a model on such a large scale, much less do so as skillfully as you have. Congratulations on completing such a wonderful model! (...) (21 years ago, 21-Jun-03, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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(...) Mr Sava, I am humbled and bedazzled all at the same time. I am so glad there is a person like you creating these Dragons. Not only is your desire to learn honest, but I see you having so much fun doing so. This newest creation will surely add (...) (21 years ago, 21-Jun-03, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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(...) Well, I must say...leave it to Anthony to generate a wicked draconic project, scales included. (...) Well, that seems to have been accomplished...the only concern now is movement articulation. Can this dragon be set in a variety of poses (...) (21 years ago, 21-Jun-03, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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Here's something I built a month or so ago, I finally got my camera a new battery and I think I'll tear this apart. Anyways, just a simple tower with a magical room inside. Nothing spectacular, just experimenting with an octagonal shape. Enjoy! (...) (21 years ago, 21-Jun-03, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.announce.moc)
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(...) Hey Erick, Nice tower! It would look really good on top of a big castle. Yours is the first use of the Hagrid's Hut roof that I have seen. It pretty much will only work on a tower, I think. Good job! Josh (21 years ago, 22-Jun-03, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Wow... Thanks! :) (...) You'd be surprised. The number of technic bricks I used is actually pretty low, since I was doing my best not to have any exposed technic holes or anything. I ended up just using basic 1x and 2x bricks for the majority (...) (21 years ago, 22-Jun-03, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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(...) You flatter me too much. Comming from you it's a true compliment. However, I have a feeling this is as big as I'm going to be building, so my kingdom will have to get comfortable with it's new glass ceiling ;) (...) I'm surprised at how many (...) (21 years ago, 22-Jun-03, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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(...) Thanks much! I'm glad you liked him! I have to admit I am rather proud of him. Every once in a while I catch myself looking over at him just to gawk. I gotta stop doing that! Thanks for the reply! --Anthony (21 years ago, 22-Jun-03, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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(...) What can I say, I'm obsessed. (...) I posted a page a day or so after I posted the dragon. Did you happen to see it? There are more pictures with other poses in them. Here's a link in case you didn't: (URL) If you did, then, I'm not sure how (...) (21 years ago, 22-Jun-03, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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Good tower! I like the way you used the 4x3x6 tower/wall pieces in the top, and the way you used hinges to make the octagon shape of the top floor. Nice work, will you make a castle to go with it? Stephen (21 years ago, 22-Jun-03, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Thestrals?? (I think I spelled that correctly...) JohnG (21 years ago, 22-Jun-03, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) I'd go more on the side of never to be released. Although I'm assuming that could change... I think TLC wouldn't be too keen on them being obtained by non-employees. This is all conjecture/opinion though. (2 URLs) (Bruce) (URL) LEGO @ Bruce's (...) (21 years ago, 22-Jun-03, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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A great way to end a battle! All armies should resolve their differences this way! Stephen (21 years ago, 22-Jun-03, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: The Inn at the Olde Road & Rants about Bricks
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(...) I took the (long) weekend to actually start the second part. My main problem at the moment ist to provide adaequate table space for the model, as the first part is about 80x80cm (96x96 studs), and the second part is about 50x120cm (64x144 (...) (21 years ago, 23-Jun-03, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Thank you for your statement! (...) More like off-colour stones, like the ones printed on some of those 'ready-made' castle walls. (...) Yes and no :-) - It does open, each level of each building and the roofs themselves are seperate modules. (...) (21 years ago, 23-Jun-03, to lugnet.castle)
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| | The Watchtower at Fjordthrotte
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"Hello boat, come to and show yourself. Be warned, if you try anything, you will have an arrow shaft in your chest before you can lift your bow!" "Hush Bjarne, if I meant to harm to you and the garrison, you would be sprouting arrows from your eyes (...) (21 years ago, 23-Jun-03, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Hi George, I like your watchtower. The little dock and natural stone steps are neat. The entrance doors are beautiful (when is Lego going to make 1x4x6 doors in brown?!!!) Your sailboat is also very cool. I like the massiveness of the tower. (...) (21 years ago, 23-Jun-03, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) I stumbled on this article accidentally and it intrigues me. I agree that LEGO is most likely aware of what many afol's want. Sometimes they do give us these things. However, it usually is because that piece is necessary for them in a set, not (...) (21 years ago, 23-Jun-03, to lugnet.castle)
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Excellent Job Anthony, but I do have a bone to pick with you here....what's with the cloth wings?!?! That doesn't look like Lego to me...I was hoping someone else had finally come up with a strong stable reptillian wing design. :( I guess I wait (...) (21 years ago, 24-Jun-03, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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(...) Some people inside LEGO may be aware of the existence of AFOLs, but most of the company does not seem to care about this potential market. Learning new paradigms is something especially large companies are more or less incapable of. For years, (...) (21 years ago, 24-Jun-03, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Ben, Thanks! I was trying to work within the limitations of not having many gray bricks, so I made a backstory explaining a smallish, crudely built tower. I almost cheated and used muslin for the sailboat, but then I saw the Ewok attack wing, (...) (21 years ago, 24-Jun-03, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Which Designer set contains the red 2x2x3 corner slopes? -- Hop-Frog (21 years ago, 24-Jun-03, to lugnet.castle)
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Hello! (...) This would have been my next question. Bye Jojo (21 years ago, 24-Jun-03, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Richard and Jojo, The 2x2x3 double convex slopes in red are in the new Air Blazers (#4403) set. I do not own it but you can see one of the slopes in the picture on LEGO.com This set looks very cool with many pieces that will be good for (...) (21 years ago, 24-Jun-03, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.market.theory)
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(...) (21 years ago, 24-Jun-03, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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| | The Elephant Shop and a few other MMs
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Hi all, Here is the Elephant Shop: (URL) and also my 'orient self defence' and 'gold embroider store' see them all (URL) here> These are all made from the new orient sets ( all the pieces I currently have on hand) so I think they worked out pretty (...) (21 years ago, 24-Jun-03, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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Hello! (...) For a picture to pop up you have to insert the URL of the actual picture. You inserted the URL of the folder with the picture within. To get the URL of the picture you may once more click on the image in the folder to get it seperated (...) (21 years ago, 24-Jun-03, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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(...) Mmmm...I like it. There needs to be more Orient Expedition MOCs. My only suggestion would be to add a bit more color to the Elephant shop (like dark blue). (URL) (21 years ago, 25-Jun-03, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.adventurers, FTX)
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(...) Thanks much! I will admit the cloth wings are a bit of a cop out, but look at the original wings. I much prefer the way it is now than before. But yes, I agree, it would probably have been better made from plates. However, in my own defense, (...) (21 years ago, 25-Jun-03, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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(...) Why, thank you. (...) That's very encouraging to hear. Getting Lego to evoke a feeling is a challange and I am delighted to think that you are almost smelling the swamp. Jason Spears | (URL) BrickCentral> | (URL) MichLUG> (21 years ago, 25-Jun-03, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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(...) Harry Potter door piece. I don't see that piece being used that often. As said before; the sail and main door are also interesting. Jason Spears | (URL) BrickCentral> | (URL) MichLUG> (21 years ago, 25-Jun-03, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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(...) Thanks Jason, In addition to not having enough gray, I don't have enough doors and such, so Harry Potter sets at clearance prices are a cheap way to get parts. I think I like the Harry Potter doors better than the same sized classic castle (...) (21 years ago, 25-Jun-03, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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| | Advice for lego Purchase
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Hi all, I need some advice on a lego purchase. It'll probably be the last shop at home order I do in a while as I'm headed down to NZ. So would you all recomend bulk pieces or legend sets? (All for castle purposes). Thanks and God Bless, Nathan My (...) (21 years ago, 25-Jun-03, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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(...) My recommendation is to buy as many copies of 3739 Blacksmith Shop as you can. It has a great number of grey bricks, arches, windows, roof bricks, and detail pieces. As for bulk packs, I've done some studying, and you're better off ordering (...) (21 years ago, 25-Jun-03, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Official Website Is Launched!
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Well folks, here it is. Some of the pics are being tweaked as I write this, but 95% is complete. The last minute changes will be finished by this evening. (URL) Thanks, Jeff (21 years ago, 25-Jun-03, to lugnet.build.ancient, lugnet.build.minifigs, lugnet.castle, lugnet.gaming.brikwars, lugnet.space, lugnet.starwars) !
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(...) the site looks pretty cool. I clicked the 'load catalog' link, another window opened that said "loading catalog" but nothing happened after that. -Lenny (21 years ago, 25-Jun-03, to lugnet.build.ancient, lugnet.build.minifigs, lugnet.castle, lugnet.gaming.brikwars, lugnet.space, lugnet.starwars)
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(...) LENNY, It might be your computer. This site requires updated flash stuff. Well, that and a decent modem speed. (21 years ago, 25-Jun-03, to lugnet.build.ancient, lugnet.build.minifigs, lugnet.castle, lugnet.gaming.brikwars, lugnet.space, lugnet.starwars)
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(...) My first recommendation would be 10039, the Black Falcon's Fortress. It has a good price point and is the largest source of corner wall panels, which are almost impossible to replace with bricks. (URL) is also a good source of gray parts and (...) (21 years ago, 25-Jun-03, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) I did have a bit of trouble when loading detail pages for different weapons. Sometimes pictures of other weapons would pop up in the sidebar, even though the description was correct. -Grand Admiral and Keeper of Fleebnorks (URL) (21 years ago, 25-Jun-03, to lugnet.build.ancient, lugnet.build.minifigs, lugnet.castle, lugnet.gaming.brikwars, lugnet.space, lugnet.starwars, FTX)
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Very nice work! I love your space weapons! God luck with this business. Terry (21 years ago, 25-Jun-03, to lugnet.build.ancient, lugnet.build.minifigs, lugnet.castle, lugnet.gaming.brikwars, lugnet.space, lugnet.starwars)
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(...) Great! Blame the supposedly welcome and would-be customer... Things that suck about your site: 1. You have a useless portal page that forces a pop-up (and therefore forces me to change my "quick preference" browser settings to see your stupid (...) (21 years ago, 25-Jun-03, to lugnet.build.ancient, lugnet.build.minifigs, lugnet.castle, lugnet.gaming.brikwars, lugnet.space, lugnet.starwars, FTX)
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(...) You must be joking, right? (21 years ago, 25-Jun-03, to lugnet.build.ancient, lugnet.build.minifigs, lugnet.castle, lugnet.gaming.brikwars, lugnet.space, lugnet.starwars, FTX)
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(...) Er... uh... yeah. That's Richard. He needs a nickname like "Mr. Sunshine" or something. I will agree that it might be nice if the portal page didn't spawn the popup, but everything else worked ok for me here at work (MSIE 5.0 on NT) other than (...) (21 years ago, 25-Jun-03, to lugnet.build.ancient, lugnet.build.minifigs, lugnet.castle, lugnet.gaming.brikwars, lugnet.space, lugnet.starwars)
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Hey Jeff, Congratulations on the new site. It looks great! I really like the "in situ" photos especially. I also noticed that on several of the space weapons, when you click on "view details" you just see the detail of the robot blaster. These (...) (21 years ago, 25-Jun-03, to lugnet.build.ancient, lugnet.build.minifigs, lugnet.castle, lugnet.gaming.brikwars, lugnet.space, lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: The Watchtower at Fjordthrotte
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Hello! Nice little watchtower! It looks quite compact and solid. The use of different shades of grey may stem from your limited stock of grey pieces but it doesn't derogate the model at all. Quite the contrary! (...) Hey, Don't say the quality of (...) (21 years ago, 25-Jun-03, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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(...) Bruce Thanks Bruce. Specific pics have or will be fixed this evening. I don't know what to tell you about the "view details" thing. It works fine for me, as well as MANY others. Jeff (21 years ago, 25-Jun-03, to lugnet.build.ancient, lugnet.build.minifigs, lugnet.castle, lugnet.gaming.brikwars, lugnet.space, lugnet.starwars)
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(...) I like the design of the weapons and most of the page works fine for me. However, i have 3 questions. First, how do the droids hold their robot blasters? Secondly, are the handgrips on the castle weapons and blasters round? They look a bit (...) (21 years ago, 25-Jun-03, to lugnet.build.ancient, lugnet.build.minifigs, lugnet.castle, lugnet.gaming.brikwars, lugnet.space, lugnet.starwars)
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In lugnet.build.ancient, Richard Marchetti wrote: Great! Blame the supposedly welcome and would-be customer... (...) First of all, I think that was a little harsh. Second of all, great site Jeff, I had no trouble with anything on it. I might order (...) (21 years ago, 25-Jun-03, to lugnet.build.ancient, lugnet.build.minifigs, lugnet.castle, lugnet.gaming.brikwars, lugnet.space, lugnet.starwars, FTX)
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| | Re: Standing on the shoulders of Giants
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(...) Anthony, About the only way you can top this is to produce a stop-action animation of this behemoth moving. I'd love to see it move about. Of course, I don't expect to see it fly (except with the help of Photoshop). Great work!! Alan (21 years ago, 26-Jun-03, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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I am on a Cable Modem and had no problems at all with your site. If he wants to complain, then he should at least show a little more restraint and tact. After all, you are not responsible for their connection speed/internet settings. Anyway, glad to (...) (21 years ago, 26-Jun-03, to lugnet.build.ancient, lugnet.build.minifigs, lugnet.castle, lugnet.gaming.brikwars, lugnet.space, lugnet.starwars, FTX)
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(...) I too like this tower. What makes it come more alive is the back-story you give it. Well done! It has a true-to-Norse-life feel to it. Old Norse behaviour was brought to my attention through the book "Farfarers" by Farley Mowat. It's more of a (...) (21 years ago, 26-Jun-03, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) While a couple people have stated this might be a bit of a harsh reply, I find my self in the same boat. I would like to see the new castle stuff and probably buy some, but your page has requirements that exceed my setup. If you want to make (...) (21 years ago, 26-Jun-03, to lugnet.build.ancient, lugnet.build.minifigs, lugnet.castle, lugnet.gaming.brikwars, lugnet.space, lugnet.starwars, FTX)
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(...) Good luck on your latest venture! One thing though you missed out on posting it to .market where I think this should belong. Or at least all FUTs should be there rather than flooding all the other newsgroups with the announcement. Regards, (...) (21 years ago, 26-Jun-03, to lugnet.build.ancient, lugnet.build.minifigs, lugnet.castle, lugnet.gaming.brikwars, lugnet.space, lugnet.starwars)
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(...) -snip- While he could have been more tactful, he is right. The pop-up is annoying, and websites that require the user to have the newest software and/or hardware are poorly designed. My initial experience (dialup/windows 98/newest version of (...) (21 years ago, 26-Jun-03, to lugnet.build.ancient, lugnet.build.minifigs, lugnet.castle, lugnet.gaming.brikwars, lugnet.space, lugnet.starwars, FTX)
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(...) I'm on dial up here, and I can't slam the site cuz it doesn't load. I have the newest flash and 98 too. It starts the loading progress bar and then stalls out. I'd love to see it when it gets changed. (21 years ago, 26-Jun-03, to lugnet.build.ancient, lugnet.build.minifigs, lugnet.castle, lugnet.gaming.brikwars, lugnet.space, lugnet.starwars, FTX)
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LEGO Shop at Home also has that triple pack that consists of the new Black Falcon's Fortress, Dan Siskind's Blacksmith Shop and the 10000 Guarded Inn legend for $89 when you buy the 3 together. It's hard to beat that deal. (21 years ago, 26-Jun-03, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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I agree with David. As long as you don't mind the large castle wall pieces, go for the triple pack. This is an outstanding deal with lots of variety and very few unusable pieces. If you would rather have just bricks, compete with the rest of us on (...) (21 years ago, 26-Jun-03, to lugnet.castle)
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In principle I agree with Richard. Why have a portal page that doesn't contain any info except a link to the catalog? I was also forced to change my pop up blocker settings for your page, which I don't like to do. Can you show the catalog in the (...) (21 years ago, 26-Jun-03, to lugnet.build.ancient, lugnet.build.minifigs, lugnet.castle, lugnet.gaming.brikwars, lugnet.space, lugnet.starwars)
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(...) Almost similair experiences here (cable instead of dial-up and Linux/KDE instead of Win98) ... Please either also do a non-flash site or tweak the Flash pages to load better. Although we're perhaps a minority, there are people that don't use (...) (21 years ago, 26-Jun-03, to lugnet.castle)
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SPENCER - The handles are round. Look at some of the "detailed" pics. Sales?, unlikely. When I reach LEGO-like status, maybe. Those of you complaining about the pop-up index - Humor me for roughly 30 sec. Imagine you're clicking a button on some (...) (21 years ago, 26-Jun-03, to lugnet.build.ancient, lugnet.build.minifigs, lugnet.castle, lugnet.gaming.brikwars, lugnet.space, lugnet.starwars)
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(...) Jeff apparently doesn't know (or doesn't care, but I suspect the former) about conventions here, but the original post, in my view, was appropriate for somewhere in the market.* hierarchy **only**... perhaps market.buy-sell-trade? Could (...) (21 years ago, 26-Jun-03, to lugnet.build.ancient, lugnet.build.minifigs, lugnet.castle, lugnet.gaming.brikwars, lugnet.space, lugnet.starwars, lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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(...) Generally sales sites that use Flash offer an HTML-only alternative. And though I have a good connection with all the fixins, I still click that one. Flash is just that—flash. Nonetheless, I like the design of the site (save the pop-up). And I (...) (21 years ago, 26-Jun-03, to lugnet.build.ancient, lugnet.build.minifigs, lugnet.castle, lugnet.gaming.brikwars, lugnet.space, lugnet.starwars, FTX)
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(...) Alan, Thanks, I am going for a Norse feel, though my dialogue comes mostly from reading Conan. I should look for Farfarers, thanks, George (21 years ago, 26-Jun-03, to lugnet.castle)
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(URL) me, I'm a link!>> Hello! As some of you may know on July 5.+6. 2003 will take place the biggest German LEGO meeting ever, the (URL) 2003> in Berlin, organised by René Hoffmeister and Axel Al-Rubaie and with participation of TLC. We will have a (...) (21 years ago, 26-Jun-03, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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(...) Jojo, Thank you, I tried to stick to dark grey for the rocks the tower is built on, and lighter grey on top, but some of those BURPS are hard to work with. I will keep the fog idea in mind, I expect to have many foggy MOCs. Thanks, George (21 years ago, 26-Jun-03, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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(...) Hey Jeff, The site looks great, well designed and easy to use. I am on a phone modem and it does take a while to load, but it's worth the wait! Stephen (21 years ago, 26-Jun-03, to lugnet.build.ancient, lugnet.build.minifigs, lugnet.castle, lugnet.gaming.brikwars, lugnet.space, lugnet.starwars)
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In regards to any technical problems, go here - (URL) Jeff (21 years ago, 26-Jun-03, to lugnet.build.ancient, lugnet.build.minifigs, lugnet.castle, lugnet.gaming.brikwars, lugnet.space, lugnet.starwars)
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(...) Well, Okay then. Give it a few days. Good to know. Thanks. FUT lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade -Mike Petrucelli (21 years ago, 26-Jun-03, to lugnet.build.ancient, lugnet.build.minifigs, lugnet.castle, lugnet.gaming.brikwars, lugnet.space, lugnet.starwars)
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Hey, pretty nice. I like the use of palm trees as arms. The landscape he's standing on is nice, too. You might want to re-upload the jpgs to Brickshelf to see if that would fix the thumbnails. Bruce --Cross-posting to .castle as people there would (...) (21 years ago, 26-Jun-03, to lugnet.loc.se, lugnet.castle)
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(...) Cool moc George. As others have said, the dock is very well exceuted and draws the eye with detail. I like the simplicity of the tower, it looks quite believable. Again, well done. If some of your inspiration was the Conan novels, where is (...) (21 years ago, 26-Jun-03, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Very nice. I had no problem on a 56K modem, calling from (cough) southern Africa. Now, if *that* doesn't show up problems, nothing will. It took a bit to load, so maybe an indicator of some kind on the screen (loading...please wait) might help (...) (21 years ago, 27-Jun-03, to lugnet.build.ancient, lugnet.build.minifigs, lugnet.castle, lugnet.gaming.brikwars, lugnet.space, lugnet.starwars)
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(...) Great idea for a moc! I was particularly intrigued by the small boat with the wing for a sail. Thought the tower could be a little more irregular in shape or show damage from erosion. This diorama nicely sets the mood and location of the (...) (21 years ago, 27-Jun-03, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Ryan, Thanks! I like the boat, though a bigger dragon boat is stumping me, I've seen a few MOCs that I may revisit for inspiration. Hmm, erosion, ahh, when the northmen get tired of drinking, they fix up the tower! No, really, that's a good (...) (21 years ago, 27-Jun-03, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Keith, Thanks! Hmm I could make a Juma, but I'd need a minifig of color, I should get some NBA sets. Thanks, George (21 years ago, 27-Jun-03, to lugnet.castle)
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Hi, (...) Your help is appreciated. As always :-) Thanks again and God Bless, Nathan Brickshelf Gallery: (URL) (21 years ago, 25-Jun-03, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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(...) There is a little dark blue in it as supports but most of my dk blue was taken by another small project I'll be posting soon. Thanks for your comments and God Bless, Nathan Brickshelf Gallery: (URL) (21 years ago, 25-Jun-03, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.adventurers, FTX)
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Hi! All good Treebeard pics are now posted, you can find them here: (URL) link is also at my website. <=THE BLACK LEGION=> ______ /_ _\ /(_) (_)\ \ /\ / \ / IIIIII IIIIII www.geocities.com/cy...egion.html (21 years ago, 29-Jun-03, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.castle)
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Hello all, I'm selling the last two sets in my five set run of the Peasant's Hut at auctionbrick.com. If you bug them for the buy-it-now (or $75) price, I'll give you free shipping! (2 URLs) Thanks! -Lenny ps. I'm using this money to help fund my (...) (21 years ago, 29-Jun-03, to lugnet.market.auction, lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.castle, FTX)
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(...) Hey Nathan, I have been meaning to reply to this post for some time but I've been really busy. I like both of these MOCs. Good job! The strategically placed boxes under the elephants...ummmm......ndquarters was a nice touch. :) The rolled up (...) (21 years ago, 29-Jun-03, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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