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Hi all, I actually put this up this past weekend but figured I'd wait a bit for Brickfest buzz to die down before announcing. Anyway . . . I present to you the next two chapters in my Lord of the Rings project: (2 URLs) and the corresponding (...) (21 years ago, 15-Aug-03, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.castle) !
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| | Re: Aubulus
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(...) having seen this in person.. all i've got to say is: what is up with the markered floor? go buy some 1x1 trans-red tiles and make a proper LEGO pentagram! sheesh. -lenny (21 years ago, 15-Aug-03, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: BF Dragons
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"David Eaton" <deaton@intdata.com> wrote in message news:HJMnCH.829@lugnet.com... (...) while (...) was (...) shot (...) were (...) 'dragons'). I (...) (2 URLs) (...) playing (...) :) (...) Damn! What a *great* idea! We'll definitely have to 'take (...) (21 years ago, 14-Aug-03, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: BF Dragons
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(...) Was probably a bit hard to get all of 'em into one shot, but IIRC there were about 16 dragon-type things in the room? (3 of them being 1-piece 'dragons'). I counted: Joe Comeau (6 dragons) (URL) Eaton (2 dragons, 2 POOP dragons, 1 baby T-Rex (...) (21 years ago, 14-Aug-03, to lugnet.castle)
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| | cute Brickfest story...
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Hi. I was in the castle room, and keeping a close eye on the kids in there while some of the other participants were doing stuff elsewhere. There was a boy, who was probably between 5 and 8. (Didn't find out exactly how old he was), and when he saw (...) (21 years ago, 14-Aug-03, to lugnet.people, lugnet.castle)
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| | BF Dragons
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Hi all, I've enjoyed looking at everyone's pictures from BF. It looks like while last year's castle theme was (by design) village life, this year's theme was (by chance) dragons, dragons, and more dragons! Did anyone get a group shot of these (...) (21 years ago, 14-Aug-03, to lugnet.castle)
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| | veni, vidi, vivus!
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I came, I saw, I built! Here are my pictures and comments from BrickFest 2003! •General Pics and folders to the rest (after moderation): (URL) of my favorites: (URL) story behind this is that they had a bubblegum machine that you could put four (...) (21 years ago, 14-Aug-03, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.space, lugnet.castle, lugnet.town, lugnet.trains, lugnet.org.us.nelug, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: CastleWorld Website (was re: CBG)
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(...) I only want to preserve the existing CW as an archive, that's all. (...) No compromise is necessary, we could start from scratch. It could be totally revamped -- a NEW Castle World. (...) Yeah, I have to agree. (...) Two problems here: a) we (...) (21 years ago, 14-Aug-03, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.castle.org.cw, FTX)
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| | Re: The Little Armory
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(...) James, The "pins" for the visor are reversed. The helmet actually has the "bumps" for attachment. I personally didn't want the divets on the helmet. So when the helmet is worn(without visor), it looks like rivets on the sides. But that's just (...) (21 years ago, 14-Aug-03, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.general)
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| | A happy Medium resolution to Castle World.
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<Snippage> Anthony Sava's original message to Richard Marchetti: (...) I don't find it too bad. The overall site navigation is fine. The initial welcome screen looks flat and slightly boring. The artwork is fine, though. The real problem, I find, is (...) (21 years ago, 14-Aug-03, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.castle.org.cw)
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| | CastleWorld Website (was re: CBG)
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Richard, First let me say that I'm glad you stepped into the CW admin role when you did, and am glad the site has been preserved. But I don't think we need to respect the wishes of people who haven't been apart of the community for 1 year +. Nothing (...) (21 years ago, 14-Aug-03, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.castle.org.cw, FTX)
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| | Re: The Little Armory
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(...) Also does that visor fit on a minifig crash helmet. That would be so shweet! (21 years ago, 14-Aug-03, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Castle Builder's Guild
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(...) I am not sure if we are thinking along the same lines. When I said that there should be a community castle site I was not thinking of a "castle standard page" but a website similar to iltco or fbtb. A site with many different castle related (...) (21 years ago, 14-Aug-03, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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| | Re: The Little Armory
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(...) (URL) (...) (URL) The Little Armory> That's simply Awesome!!! I'd love to see more of those quality pictures with Jeff's weapons. Especially the dagger (which wasn't shown) and the inside of the helmet. Oh, and the back of the body armor too. (...) (21 years ago, 14-Aug-03, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | The Little Armory
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Now, as a LEGO semi-purist, I did have some reservations at first about using non-LEGO minifig weapons. However, once my Orcs got a hold of the weapons, they held me at sword point until I changed my mind. (URL) I guess I'll be using Little Armory (...) (21 years ago, 14-Aug-03, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | Re: My Newest (and Largest) MOC yet
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(...) Ah, after learning about the Geocities bug, I was able to check this out. I must say that this project looks very nice. I can't wait to see more pics because what I see so far really intrigues me. I am really curious to see what lies within (...) (21 years ago, 14-Aug-03, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: NWBrickCon 2003 Registration
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Whoops, forgot to post to these groups! (FUT'd back to NWBC) (...) -Grand Admiral and Keeper of Fleebnorks (URL) "Adopt a fleebnork. They're DYING!" -Sally Struthers (21 years ago, 14-Aug-03, to lugnet.events.nwbrickcon, lugnet.general, lugnet.space, lugnet.build, lugnet.castle, lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: Arrival At Varykino
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(...) Bruce, Thanks and this was actually a refreshing break for me after several months of building the DSMs and the TBC. I've actually taken a lot more pics of the interior where the other details like the fireplace, parts of the bedroom and the (...) (21 years ago, 14-Aug-03, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.castle, lugnet.town)
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| | Re: Castle Builder's Guild
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The following private correspondence took place today via email. It is posted here in the spirit of openness and to further conversation about castle group projects. Subj: Castle World Date: 8/13/2003 1:27:45 PM Pacific Daylight Time From: (...) (21 years ago, 13-Aug-03, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.castle.org.cw, FTX)
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| | Re: NWBrickCon 2003
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(...) Glad to hear it. I'll be working on the website tonight with Mark Neumann. -Grand Admiral and Keeper of Fleebnorks (URL) "Adopt a fleebnork. They're DYING!" -Sally Struthers (21 years ago, 13-Aug-03, to lugnet.events.nwbrickcon, lugnet.general, lugnet.space, lugnet.build, lugnet.castle, lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: Crossing of Foul Utterence - Castle MOC "Dare" Build
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(...) Nice Job, Eric. I'm sorry I didn't get a chance to guest judge your MOC at the fest. Based on Castle Evaluation criteria, Overall Model, 2/2 Parts Selection, 2/2 (creative use of those dino lids) Color Scheme, 1.5/2 (grey, but attempt to make (...) (21 years ago, 13-Aug-03, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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| | Re: NWBrickCon 2003
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I'll be dropping in to spread my diseased presence as well. Hoping the site gets up soon enough for pre-reg. Will bring... um... stuff. Lots of stuff :) Take care, Soren (URL) (21 years ago, 13-Aug-03, to lugnet.events.nwbrickcon, lugnet.general, lugnet.space, lugnet.build, lugnet.castle, lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: Castle Builder's Guild
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(...) Agreed! After spending several hours looking into the differences between Castle Town and Community Castle I believe I have a concept for the difference. I think that the standards for each support the other. I would be nice to see a large (...) (21 years ago, 13-Aug-03, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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| | Another MOC
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Hi again, Here is another MOC I've been working on. No detailed pictures yet, but a nice teaser picture. It is yet another in the vein of my Terry Brooks project. (URL) Also you can check out the rest of my Stuff at: (URL) Let me know what you think (...) (21 years ago, 13-Aug-03, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: My Newest (and Largest) MOC yet
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(...) The cliffs were kind of hard. Had to keep trying to rework them. Probably would have been easier if I had started with them rather than with the keep itself and trying to build them around it. I'm still having trouble keeping it stable perched (...) (21 years ago, 13-Aug-03, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: My Newest (and Largest) MOC yet
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(...) The gate house was kind of an after thought, but I like how it turned out. It and the bridge were really difficult to do since they stick out so far. It is hard to make the whole thing stable enough to move. And its hard to find a place to set (...) (21 years ago, 13-Aug-03, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: My Newest (and Largest) MOC yet
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(...) Steve, That's a neat keep, I like the gatehouse and causeway. The name confused me though, I read Druid and was expecting lots of trees and such. Thanks, George (21 years ago, 13-Aug-03, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: My Newest (and Largest) MOC yet
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I like the cliffs and the small rounded corner towers. It reminds me of the tower of London. The bridge is a nice touch as well. I look forward to seeing more pictures. Ben (21 years ago, 13-Aug-03, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: Castle Builder's Guild
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(...) Thanks. :) (...) Lugnet.castle is probably not large enough to have subgroups yet. It could, as others have mentioned, split the community even more. We really do not have that many posts per day so it is not a big issue. (Although, I am proud (...) (21 years ago, 13-Aug-03, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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| | Re: Castle Builder's Guild
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(...) I really like www.iltco.org and think that we should model a castle site after it. (...) Originally, Lenny and I wanted to do both but now I agree with you. There should be one site for the castle community and another featuring custom (...) (21 years ago, 13-Aug-03, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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| | Arrival At Varykino
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Check out our latest diorama MOC from our (URL) The arrival of Anakin and Padme at Varykino after the Geonosian battle signals a new phase in their lives. They are greeted by a couple of handmaidens, two Naboo guards and the two droids. Padme's (...) (21 years ago, 13-Aug-03, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.castle, lugnet.town, lugnet.build, lugnet.space, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX) !
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| | Re: My Newest (and Largest) MOC yet
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Very nice...awating the other pictures to see more details :) If someone is not able to see the pic - just copy the link in the brower twice, or hit <enter> again. It's a geocities.com-"bug" - so you have to check the pic twice - and there it is (...) (21 years ago, 13-Aug-03, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: Castle Builder's Guild
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(...) Hey Hop-Frog, If you're looking for someone to pick up the reigns of Castle World, I'll be happy to take up the yolk of responsibility for it. I'm jobless right now, so I've got a lot of time on my hands, as well as a very dedicated and (...) (21 years ago, 13-Aug-03, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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| | Brickfest 2003 and the Dark Griffon
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Hey all, First, I just want to say one thing: Attending Brickfest 2003 was one of the best things I've ever done in my lifetime. I realize that may be a sad thing to say, but for me, it's true. I don't think I've had so much fun with LEGO, and I (...) (21 years ago, 13-Aug-03, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.general, lugnet.events.brickfest, FTX)
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| | Re: My Newest (and Largest) MOC yet
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Actually, the link works just fine. Most people aren't aware of this, but geocities has direct linking policy issues that prevent individuals from viewing images directly (without going to the website the image is from) by clicking on a link. To get (...) (21 years ago, 13-Aug-03, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: Citadel of Kel-Nuroc
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(...) I am glad you enjoyed our presentation this year. It was alot of work, but the reception made it all worth it :) (...) Np, that is the greatest part and the worst part for me about Brickfest...I get to talk with my fellow AFOLs face to face, (...) (21 years ago, 12-Aug-03, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: My Newest (and Largest) MOC yet
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(...) Steve, You latest project sounds interesting...sadly I am unable to view the picture perhaps you should recheck the link. - Jim F. (21 years ago, 12-Aug-03, to lugnet.castle)
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| | My Newest (and Largest) MOC yet
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Hi all, Now that I've had some free time I was able to build my latest project. I've been thinking about how to do this most of the summer but hadn't gotten around to doing it. I had to sacrafice my Kings Mountain Fortress, three Guarded Inns, (...) (21 years ago, 12-Aug-03, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: Castle Builder's Guild
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(...) Brickshelf. And you could do that here via FTX image embedded posts. Someone could do a sidebar of instruction links from a castle subgroup called "lugnet.castle.instructions". Just as their could be a subgroup called: (...) (21 years ago, 12-Aug-03, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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| | Re: Castle Builder's Guild
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(...) Well, the web interface with FTX posting allows for images within posts -- that should encourage some. You can deep link to brickshelf and others can see what you built immediately via an FTX image embedded post! To me the point is to share, (...) (21 years ago, 12-Aug-03, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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