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Looks brilliant! Would you be able to make say a shield for the crossaxe Crusaders, as lego never made any? Or say a bull shield notif for the original lego shield (they only madeteardrop/kite shields)? I suppose the posisbilities are endless, you (...) (21 years ago, 29-Oct-03, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) I want houses/apt./hotels, stores & schools for town: ARCHITECTURE! Jeff (21 years ago, 29-Oct-03, to lugnet.town, lugnet.castle, lugnet.general, lugnet.pirates, lugnet.space, lugnet.starwars, lugnet.town, lugnet.trains)
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(...) I can only hope that what I'm doing is, or will, have a positive effect within the community. While money is nice, it's not the real reason why I started this venture. It's the "WOW's" that I love the best. Knowing that I can make someone (...) (21 years ago, 29-Oct-03, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build.minifigs)
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(...) Thanks Matt, I was aware of that incidentally. I actually *developed the scabbard ball-joint attachment and the curvature of the axe blade btw. (I'm kinda proud of this involvement into a product I believe in) The point of showing these (...) (21 years ago, 29-Oct-03, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build.minifigs, lugnet.western, lugnet.general)
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So I've been eagerly anticipating the 2004 releases and I have no idea what to expect. How far has lego come with their anit-juniorization? What will become of Town? And what new or returning theme do you wan to see? Yikes I'm dying to see some (...) (21 years ago, 29-Oct-03, to lugnet.town, lugnet.castle, lugnet.general, lugnet.pirates, lugnet.space, lugnet.starwars, lugnet.town, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: BrickFest PDX 2004 is coming soon and we need you!
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(...) Hmm, I should also add when and where... Portland Oregon February 13-15 2004 Web site: (URL) (21 years ago, 29-Oct-03, to lugnet.gaming, lugnet.pirates, lugnet.org.glug, lugnet.castle)
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And that was made by Jeff Byrd! From the Little Armory! You can even order most of that armor for yourself! (its $7.95 a set, I believe) (URL) (21 years ago, 29-Oct-03, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build.minifigs, FTX)
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This jus' has to be seen! (URL) Sometime you see something that's just so close to your ideal of perfect that you wanna share it with everyone... More on this page: (URL) --==Richard==-- (21 years ago, 28-Oct-03, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build.minifigs, lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) Thanks Frank for putting this on Lugnet. I posted the same query to Classic-Castle.com. here is the link to the posting: (URL) hope this sheds a bit of light on the situation. Ben Medinets (21 years ago, 28-Oct-03, to lugnet.gaming, lugnet.pirates, lugnet.org.glug, lugnet.castle)
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(...) I thought I'd add Castle to this call. Currently we don't have a Castle coordinator for BrickFest PDX 2004 (if you're interested, contact Steve Barile or me). In the interrim, I will start polling for interest. (...) (21 years ago, 28-Oct-03, to lugnet.gaming, lugnet.pirates, lugnet.org.glug, lugnet.castle)
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Mike, Nice shape to the gates. The white makes it look like it's built of marble. Bruce (21 years ago, 28-Oct-03, to lugnet.castle)
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Hi, okok, I wrote I wouldn't post any further gallery-links about my White Lion Castle until it's finished. But I didn't show you detailed pictures of the gatehouse so far... so here they are (URL) ya, Kai (21 years ago, 28-Oct-03, to lugnet.castle)
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Here's a little something I'm working on for a Classic-Castle.com article on Shield designs and stickers. I'm in the process of re-creating the triangle shield designs, by hand, by drawing over enlarged scans or vectored images. Though these (...) (21 years ago, 28-Oct-03, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) Not simplistic.... ...simplicity. A big difference. You've managed to use limited parts to convey a big idea, and you've done it well. Sometimes bigger is not always better, and the beauty of Lego is that a lot can be communicated with a few (...) (21 years ago, 27-Oct-03, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Not simplistic.... ...simplicity. A big difference. You've managed to use limited parts to convey a big idea, and you've done it well. Sometimes bigger is not always better, and the beauty of Lego is that a lot can be communicated with a few (...) (21 years ago, 26-Oct-03, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Well, not only that, but CCC buildings make *fine* old european village buildings for those eurotrash train layouts as well. :-) PS, as far as the train wagon plates go, I've started to think that they might not make bad large flat roofs, with (...) (21 years ago, 27-Oct-03, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.trains, lugnet.town, FTX)
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This is a great moc. It has wonderful interior details for a halloween moc. The train plates are a good idea for floors. I also like the roof details. Ben (21 years ago, 27-Oct-03, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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Check out our latest CCC compatible MOC from our (URL) homepage> just in time for Halloween! (2 URLs) What does this MOC have anything to do with Trains? I've got several of the (URL) 10015 Passenger Wagon> on sale and figured out a way to use the (...) (21 years ago, 27-Oct-03, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.town, lugnet.trains, lugnet.build, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX) !
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| | Re: Ancients Theme - armies, buildings, and cilivizations
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(...) Excellent! I also like to build fairly 'big.' I find trying to scale a floorplan to actual minifig dimensions dictates a pretty large building. So, if live anywhere near New Hampshire..well, my castle can whoop your castle in a bit o' (...) (21 years ago, 26-Oct-03, to lugnet.build, lugnet.general, lugnet.castle, lugnet.gaming.brikwars)
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(...) Thanks Ben. My collection of white minifigs is limited, so the gate remains a rather weak spot in any city. More archers above would be nice, but I could only find one crossbow and one bow. Oh well. Unfortunately the way it turned out it's (...) (21 years ago, 26-Oct-03, to lugnet.castle)
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Hi Mike, I like your gate. The plates on top of the crenelations is interesting. Your minifigures and gate give a colonial fort impression. I like it either way. Ben E. (21 years ago, 26-Oct-03, to lugnet.castle)
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Hello all, I'm proud to announce my first Castle MOC, which happens to be CCC-compatible: (URL) I know it's rather simplistic, but my collection is rather limited (and I'm not that good at freehand Castle MOC's). I also don't have but two castle (...) (21 years ago, 25-Oct-03, to lugnet.castle)
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I've been working on my Ancients Theme for past 3 years. I was a Castle fan but after witnessing the gigantic castles made by other Lego fans I decided to out do them. So to go one better, I decided to make MOCs far larger than a castle, so I moved (...) (21 years ago, 25-Oct-03, to lugnet.build, lugnet.general, lugnet.castle, lugnet.gaming.brikwars)
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(URL) I'm working on a display which will require an almost complete 3CS town, so I've gotta get pumping with the mocs. check out this church (done, needs interior) and a keep (not finished). the folder shows my new lego area. more room for me. :) (...) (21 years ago, 25-Oct-03, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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Wait a minute--you say this is unfinished? I wish my finished castle stuff looked that good! Heck, I wish I just had the room to make something like that. Very nice work! David "Fuzzy" Gregory (21 years ago, 25-Oct-03, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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| | How to convert 2 useless LEGO castles sets into something bigger useless (or "Chariot of Fire")
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Hi again, Before I begin this message it's really much space, but still I can hardly call it castle either. A few weeks ago, one night when I was really board and both LEGO Castle sets 2539 & 2848 on my bed, (2 URLs) I started trying to combine (...) (21 years ago, 24-Oct-03, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.space, FTX)
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| | MichLUG @ the Motor City ComiCon - Caslte & Space Layouts
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MichLUG was happy to display this past weekend at the Motor City ComiCon in Novi, MI. This is our second time displaying with them and we again had a great time. We had a complete castle layout, with 2 castles, 1 haunted keep, a village, a forest, a (...) (21 years ago, 24-Oct-03, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.org.us.michlug, lugnet.castle, lugnet.space, lugnet.loc.us.mi, FTX) !!
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(...) Pawel, This is great, walled towns are so rarely done. I can't wait to see the harbor, and more pictures. Thanks, George (21 years ago, 24-Oct-03, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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"Pawel Nazarewicz" <reganok@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:Hn7Kr9.7rB@lugnet.com... (...) my (...) Jonathan (a (...) so (...) adjusted. (...) Its quite handy when liveroleplaying and creeping around in the dark to keep one eye shut. when someone (...) (21 years ago, 24-Oct-03, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Hey Pawel. Man, you make me want to build some castley stuff again. :-) The city's come a long ways from the last time I saw it (over 2 years ago, wow). Really cool little village outside the gates. How many wall sections does the city use (...) (21 years ago, 24-Oct-03, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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(...) Yeah ... this whole city is built "realistically" - as in, if minifigs could walk, they could get to every part of the city. All towers are accessible, etc. Also, the walls are done at a height and width that I considered realistic for (...) (21 years ago, 24-Oct-03, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) I like the detail on the lighthouse, especially the seagulls. I've been thinking of doing a light-tower along similar lines, though likely it won't be as big when I get around to it. Nice church too. And the pennant detail on that 'big house' (...) (21 years ago, 23-Oct-03, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) That'd be really cool. Maybe a bunch of spears set into 1x1 round bricks stuck to the bottom of the moat. (...) Yeah, I generally avoid the raised baseplates because it's hard to get them to fit with the rest of the landscape. Oh, one thing on (...) (21 years ago, 23-Oct-03, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) I hear ya, I hate when that happens to me. (...) These are the two solutions I'm most intersted in, but obviously they are the hardest to get right. I've also been thinking of a dry moat, filled with stakes perhaps, but this would possibly be (...) (21 years ago, 23-Oct-03, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) I guess something like that would work with your keep, but I dunno if I'll be able to make a moat on mine, on the outside of a curtain wall. BTW I never got around to complimenting on your keep, I love the way it opens up and the way you've (...) (21 years ago, 23-Oct-03, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Hi Bruce, I really glad you liked it, thank you very much for your very quick replay. As for the bell, it does swing, infact it does everything beside ring:-) I wanted to attach a thread to my minifigs so they can swing it:-) You can borrow it (...) (21 years ago, 23-Oct-03, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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(...) Shoot. I wrote a big long post after going through and finding pictures on Brickshelf, but my browser crashed and the post was lost. Grr. Anyway, I can think of 3 ways to build moats: 1. Castle on green baseplates, blue plates on top of the (...) (21 years ago, 23-Oct-03, to lugnet.castle)
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Yaron, Very nice church. I like the details in the windows especially. Also the goblet, the books (hymn books or bibles?), the statue, the shields are all nice details. The clapper on the bell is a good idea - I'll have to borrow that sometime. Does (...) (21 years ago, 23-Oct-03, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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Hi everybody, As promised I'm proudly presenting the 2nd MOC I've been working on recently. A small 'Medieval Peasant's Church' which would probably would look much better if it was white but as castle fan all I have is gray:-) It's been inspired by (...) (21 years ago, 23-Oct-03, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX)
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(...) Acutally, I've heard that some of today's special forces do the same thing. The reason being that if there is a failure in their night vision equipment, they will still have one eye that can adjust to the dark quickly. It's second hand (...) (21 years ago, 23-Oct-03, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build.military, FTX)
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