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Hi Nick, I think your wall and gate are great. It proves that groups other than western europe can use the CCC. Chinese/Japanese, Roman, or Middle Eastern walls can be built this way. The color schemes and the scale are also nice. Ben (21 years ago, 20-Oct-03, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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Hi Dean, Your Tailor's Shop looks great. I like the stone base and tudor construction. The rounded windows are nice too. The roof is steep and would look good as a row of houses. It makes me think that this is only half of the building :) I would (...) (21 years ago, 20-Oct-03, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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Hi Kai, Your castle is great. It reminds me of several Norman Keeps. The opening hinge walls are creative. The white walls are accurate as well because some castles were painted or covered with plaster (which I am sure that you know). I cant wait (...) (21 years ago, 20-Oct-03, to lugnet.castle)
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Hi Jason, I like these shops as well. The color schemes (orange and yellow) are nice. I also like the lions head used as sculptural ornament. Ben (21 years ago, 20-Oct-03, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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Hi Yaron, I think it is very cool that you made a fortress for the Bull's. It is something I have thought about but never accomplished. I often wondered why a fortress was never released for them. Your fortress is has a lot of fantasy and jungle (...) (21 years ago, 19-Oct-03, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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Hi guy's, What's up??? Seems I've been gone like forever, but really not. Had alot on my mind lately, you know basically - life. Meanwhile been working on 3 new MOC's for Castle. This is the 1st of them (hopfully by next week I'll post the 2nd). (...) (21 years ago, 19-Oct-03, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX)
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Looking for comments on the tower so far. I'm new to the groups and to posting on this site -- so let me know how it works. Anyway, you've got to start with the basement! The link on Brickshelf is (URL) just uploaded new pics, so I don't think it (...) (21 years ago, 18-Oct-03, to lugnet.castle)
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Super Cool Magnus, there are a lot of new ideas and concepts in this picture, and I love every one. The arches, the arrow slits, and murder holes built into the facades are really awesome. This is one of the coolest things I've seen in a while. (...) (21 years ago, 18-Oct-03, to lugnet.castle)
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Hey Bruce, I really like the work you did with the army of the dead! The ghosting on the images is cool! I like how you didn't make the scene about the effects, but let the effects enhance the scene! Very nice. I love seeing your work (your aragorn (...) (21 years ago, 18-Oct-03, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Bruce, Hey, don't have a detailed pic of that, but those were really easy. I just used the 1 by 2 plate with a single stud on the top, and offset a 3 stud long brick over a four stud brick, and then built it up 2 or 3 bricks or so. I hope this (...) (21 years ago, 17-Oct-03, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Dean, Thanks for your kind words. Funny, I have always liked that baseplate myself, it gives the illusion of a castle being up on a hill of some sort, and I find it tends to work with buildings of this size. I wanted something which would be (...) (21 years ago, 17-Oct-03, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Nice work. Lord of the Rings stuff is certainly my favorite interest in castle creations. I remember when The Two Towers came out, everybody would keep comparing Dobby with Gollum. So I was not too surprised with your choice of minifig :) (21 years ago, 17-Oct-03, to lugnet.castle)
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Batch 2. I tried to mix things up a little more this time with shape of the pub, making the L was fun and created an interesting roof line. Also with the little shop I had to get creative with my pieces to actually make a building in that light (...) (21 years ago, 17-Oct-03, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.castle, lugnet.org.us.michlug, FTX) !!
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(...) Thanks! Next week, I plan to spend more time on each individual shop, adding interior details, etc. Jason Spears | (URL) BrickCentral> | (URL) MichLUG> (21 years ago, 17-Oct-03, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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That's a wonderful batch of creations for such a short amount of build time. (21 years ago, 17-Oct-03, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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(...) Thanks! (...) MichLUG will be displaying at the (URL) Motor City Comic Con>. In addition to a large Moonbase display, we will also have a couple tables of Castle creations. Personally I will be debuting a island castle, these shops and few (...) (21 years ago, 16-Oct-03, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.org.us.michlug, FTX)
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Hey Magnus, Very cool. Could you show some detail pictures to show how you made the arrow slits? Bruce. (21 years ago, 16-Oct-03, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Magnus, this is very nice! Cool keep, considering it was built on a CRAPP (Crummy Ramp and Pit Plate) plate. For some reason, the extra-tiny turrets feel so appropriate for this. The way you made those arrow windows above the door is (...) (21 years ago, 16-Oct-03, to lugnet.castle)
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Hello all, My newest MOC at the moment is my new Tailor's Shop. I finally put in some Tudor style and also made a leaning roof (is that what you call it?). Enjoy! ===...=== (URL) Folder> Pics: (URL) The shop. (URL) Interior. The tailor's workshop is (...) (21 years ago, 16-Oct-03, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX)
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(...) whatever, but it looks good to me. a very dynamic castle. thanks for sharing!! -lenny (21 years ago, 16-Oct-03, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) WOW jason! these rock! umm.. not much else I can say.. except can't wait for the next batch. what's the display you mentioned? since these houses are CC compliant, is it a CCC display? be sure to let me know, so I can add it to the (...) (21 years ago, 16-Oct-03, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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Kai, Thanks for the comments. (...) Thanks, its a design I've used ina couple of MOCs before. (...) I had the impression that ceilings/floors weren't generally made out of stone until around 1200 or so. I'm sure it would have varied as all castles (...) (21 years ago, 16-Oct-03, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Hi Juan, this is a great MOC and a perfect Timing: I just came home yesterday from my pilgram's way to Santiago de Compostella. The Image of Santiago (I think it's St.James in english) you described above that appeard from heaven shows him on (...) (21 years ago, 16-Oct-03, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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Working pretty much from the moment I got home last night, till I went to bed, I finished 4 medieval shops for MichLUG's upcoming castle display. (3 URLs) More pictures> LMKWYT! Jason Spears | (URL) BrickCentral> | (URL) MichLUG> (21 years ago, 16-Oct-03, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.castle, lugnet.org.us.michlug, FTX) !!
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Hi, at least I made the pictures of the FINISHED keep ( white lion castle ) ! see them at: (URL) if I finished the hole interior of the keep I will bother you with new ones :) Hmm...and of course of the finished castle...but that will be some time (...) (21 years ago, 16-Oct-03, to lugnet.castle)
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Hi, yes, very nice moc ! the interior is very cool - the "chimney" looks great ! why did you use brown and no grey plates for the roof ? I thought the norman`s build them out of stone or lead. But maybe an early keep... :) very nice compact work. (...) (21 years ago, 16-Oct-03, to lugnet.castle)
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Hi all, I know it's been a long time, but here are the next four chapters I've built for my Lord of the Rings project: (URL) Passing of the Grey Company" is by far the most complex I've done so far, with several different settings and a lot of (...) (21 years ago, 15-Oct-03, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.castle) !!
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(...) Juan, This is truly a beautiful MOC. I don't even know where to start. I love the fact that it is so compact, but is still full of beautiful eye catching details. If I can find the time, I may try to build something based on yours, just so I (...) (21 years ago, 15-Oct-03, to lugnet.castle)
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"Juan Cuello" <rasterman@telefonica.net> wrote in message news:HMnvqu.1D2C@lugnet.com... (...) so here (...) of (...) Chaves (...) battle, or (...) most (...) village from (...) a (...) than (...) the (...) added (...) then (...) the (...) (...) (21 years ago, 15-Oct-03, to lugnet.castle)
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OK, I hope I get this picture image thing right... Here are a few pics of my newest MOC, a compact keep which is the first part of my new castle project. Thanks to Abe Friedman for taking pictures at last weekened's WAMALUG meeting. The keep from (...) (21 years ago, 14-Oct-03, to lugnet.castle)
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Upps.... sorry with the links.... (...) Sure..... I spend part of my holydays in Trujillo this year..... I fire about 100 photos all over Trujillo. The Santiago's Gate was one of my favorites corners of the village.... It's an awesome village.... (...) (21 years ago, 14-Oct-03, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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(...) Sure..... I spend part of my holydays in Trujillo this year..... I fire about 100 photos all over Trujillo. The Santiago's Gate was one of my favorites corners of the village.... It's an awesome village.... one of the best I visit here in (...) (21 years ago, 14-Oct-03, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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Jahmong has entered the world o CCC!!! PRESENTING, THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF MY ONE DAY HOME FOR FALL BREAK: A city gate and wall sections meeting the CCC standard (sort of) (URL) This wall encircles the captital city of Jahmong. (URL) The gate is (...) (21 years ago, 14-Oct-03, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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Hola Juan! This is again a very nice building, and I enjoy the story, too! I like the set-wise style of your buildings, but also how you go beyond and enhance the creations with such great details like the cages in front of the windows and so on. (...) (21 years ago, 14-Oct-03, to lugnet.castle)
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Check out our latest diorama MOC from our (URL) homepage>. (URL) The shooting of the final scenes at Varykino are about to wrap-up as George talks to Anthony about some minor adjustments. Regards, ACPin & Sons (21 years ago, 14-Oct-03, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.build, lugnet.castle, lugnet.space, lugnet.fun, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX) !
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(...) Perhaps this all can be best explained by going to the CCC homepage: (URL) to answer your question.. there are two types of CCC creations: wall pieces and houses. Wall pieces just have to hook up in the standard method of joining.. Houses just (...) (21 years ago, 13-Oct-03, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Aha. This warrants another question: occasionally I see a MOC that is "CCC-compatible". What does that mean? Is there a standard method of building a CCC MOC or is there just a standard connection method of joining more than one CCC-compatible (...) (21 years ago, 13-Oct-03, to lugnet.castle)
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Juan, This is great! It has real depth, with the recessed arches and the way that some of the wall sections are inset, etc. Do you have a photo of the real-life gate? Bruce (21 years ago, 13-Oct-03, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) 1. It's 3276 in hexidecimal 2. It's means "yes yes yes" en Español 3. It's an abbreviation for "North, Caspian, and Arabian" 4. It's email shorthand for "copy copy copy" 5. It's the speed of light cubed 6. It's a clothing size, meaning "Triple (...) (21 years ago, 13-Oct-03, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) In the words of Der Krakhed himself (URL) James Stacey ------ www.minifig.co.uk Lugnet Member #925 I'm a citizen of Legoland travellin' Incommunicado (21 years ago, 13-Oct-03, to lugnet.castle)
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