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(...) Only because I don't have that bird piece in black and, as I mentioned in my response to Dave, this MOC came together in a rush to debut on Halloween, so I couldn't order a black bird off of bricklink (indeed, I didn't even reallize the bird (...) (21 years ago, 1-Nov-03, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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(...) When were you a bow? I always thought of you as more of an arrow. (not a straight arrow, but I digress) (...) I can see "The Cask of Amontillado" as being pretty easy to do in a very nice way, ne? (21 years ago, 1-Nov-03, to lugnet.castle)
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...this time in red. The Red Knight's Entry: a double gate with at least twice as many defender's as the White Knight. First, an overview of Black, White and Red together: (URL) Mod: (URL) seen in empty_magazine.jpg, I haven't finished arming the (...) (21 years ago, 1-Nov-03, to lugnet.castle)
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Using a Castle minifig such as the Forrest Men and Wolf Pack with no armor or Helmet and the Black Falcons, Old Lions, New Lions, Crossed Axes, Bulls, Dragons, etc with a Helmet. And the minifig with Scale Armor and the Knights and other minifigs (...) (21 years ago, 2-Nov-03, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Well done again. I would never have thought to use a road plate like that. You are demonstrating a tremendous skill to use whatever's available to create good castle stuff. So... blue next???? :) Alan (21 years ago, 2-Nov-03, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Trains? Who said anything about trains? I didn't see anything about trains! What trains are you people talking about? Steve (21 years ago, 2-Nov-03, to lugnet.town, lugnet.castle, lugnet.general, lugnet.pirates, lugnet.space, lugnet.starwars, lugnet.town, lugnet.trains)
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(...) Obviously not castle, town, SPACE., or starwars. Trimming follow-ups to .general. Lets keep it there. (URL) Admiral Giddens <>< (URL) space. (21 years ago, 2-Nov-03, to lugnet.town, lugnet.castle, lugnet.general, lugnet.pirates, lugnet.space, lugnet.starwars, lugnet.town, lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Hey Mike, Pretty good for improvisation. I have the same problem. I have a few Dragon Masters torsos and one wolfpack,one bull and one oddball I forget the faction of. Its the same with shields. Cheers, Joshua (21 years ago, 2-Nov-03, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) <snip> (...) Thanks. :) It's a skill born from necessity, really. I have a very limited selection of anything in any color. Now that I have Red, White and Black done, I was hoping to do Yellow, Blue and Green, but I haven't nearly enough (...) (21 years ago, 3-Nov-03, to lugnet.castle)
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Hey all, I've been hearing (or maybe that is more accurately reading) rumors of new Castle and Pirate sets on fbtb.net and CCC, but haven't heard any discussion here. Here's what I have heard: -An indeterminate number or smaller Castle sets -A large (...) (21 years ago, 3-Nov-03, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.pirates)
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| | Erik Amzallag's Tonquedec on Brickshelf
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I don't think he posts here, but if so I apologize for stealing your thunder. Anyway, This large castle showed up on Brickshelf: (URL) The rounded towers and odd shapes are especially cool, IMO. Here's the rest of the gallery: (URL) I believe it is (...) (21 years ago, 3-Nov-03, to lugnet.castle, FTX) !
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Hey Mike, I especially like the part in the middle that juts out over the two gates. What piece makes up the underside of that? Bruce (21 years ago, 3-Nov-03, to lugnet.castle)
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Dave, I keep seeing updates on Brickshelf. It looks really good. How close is this to completion? Bruce (21 years ago, 3-Nov-03, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Two of these: (URL) the good ol' Space Police Set #6897, Rebel Hunter. This is the first time I've successfully used them in a MOC in a long, long time. What on earth else would you use something that shape for??? Glad you like it, :) ~Mike (...) (21 years ago, 3-Nov-03, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Bruce, Thanks for the note. It's a ways off, I think. Actually, I'm on my way over to Lego.com to buy another 2000 Black 2 x 4 bricks. Right now I have 8 cool black dragons on order and lots of other stuff -- so although I really like how the (...) (21 years ago, 3-Nov-03, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Oh, one other comment. I finally found a use for the hundred or so Stormtroopers I've got. Add one skull head, red cape, chrome breastplate and helmet and you've got a GREAT evil warrior. The cape covers up the printing on the back and the (...) (21 years ago, 3-Nov-03, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: Erik Amzallag's Tonquedec on Brickshelf
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Hi, Correct, I did never posted on lugnet :-/ Thanks to you to post on lugnet, so I should give an answer :-) Thanks also for the congratulations. Actually, it's a recreation of Tonquedec castle, a town at around 15 km from where I studie. It's my (...) (21 years ago, 3-Nov-03, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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Hi Erik, Welcome to Lugnet. I have to say how amazing is the castle you built. I love the round towers, especially the use of the HP hut roof on top of them - great idea. I also like the windows idea, very original. I also like the grey fortress in (...) (21 years ago, 3-Nov-03, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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(...) Yeah, well I don't have the black bird also. Hopefully TLC will decide to reissue the 'Black Mountain Fortress' (6081) on 2004. (URL) (21 years ago, 3-Nov-03, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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| | Ziggurat: a floating-arm trebuchet
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Folks, For the recent TexLUG medieval siege weapon contest, I constructed a floating-arm trebuchet. Here are some annotated photos: (URL) the record, the trebuchet achieved the longest distance launch of the contest projectile (a glued 4x4x3 cube of (...) (21 years ago, 4-Nov-03, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build, lugnet.castle, lugnet.technic) !
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Did anyone see this? In lugnet.castle, Don Cox wrote: Using a Castle minifig such as the Forrest Men and Wolf Pack with no armor or Helmet and the Black Falcons, Old Lions, New Lions, Crossed Axes, Bulls, Dragons, etc with a Helmet. And the minifig (...) (21 years ago, 4-Nov-03, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.gaming, lugnet.gaming.brikwars)
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Wow this is interesting... I don't have anything to add except that i can't wait to see more!!! BTW, what's "CC Bonus" ? Thanx, --==Richard==-- (...) (21 years ago, 4-Nov-03, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.gaming, lugnet.gaming.brikwars)
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| | Re: Once upon a midnight dreary . . .
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(...) I have a feeling this has been done before but alas I can't find it now. Was it two years ago? Am I the only one to recall that? If so I might have been dreaming (which would be strange since my only other contact with this poem (or Poe for (...) (21 years ago, 4-Nov-03, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Skull Island!
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For NWBrickCon, my wife helped me build some bases and islands for the Pirate Game. This is one of the best IMO. More will come later, when it's not 1 in the morning... (URL) (21 years ago, 4-Nov-03, to lugnet.pirates, lugnet.castle, FTX) !
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(...) Me too! And I think "CC" might be "Close Combat". Jeff (21 years ago, 4-Nov-03, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.gaming, lugnet.gaming.brikwars)
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| | The 1592 "Lionheart" Minifig Sticker Set
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After discovering that all 31 shields in my (URL) Shield Article> on Classic-Castle.com were the wrong size, I went back and edited them all so that when printed they'd be the right size. Ugh. I feel like such a moron. Anyway, I discovered the error (...) (21 years ago, 6-Nov-03, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.general, lugnet.town, FTX) !
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| | Keep Teaser and Army Photos
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Hello .castle.. boy have things been dead here, altho I suspect classic-castle.com is stealing away some of this activity (altho, i wouldn't characterise cc traffic as being bumping either). I know I haven't been helping things in this manner as (...) (21 years ago, 6-Nov-03, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.loc.us.fl, FTX)
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| | Re: Erik Amzallag's Tonquedec on Brickshelf
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(...) I don't usually view castle creations, with a few exceptions, but your's I liked and studied in detail! Well done, especially the stained glass windows and round towers! Not sure I approve on the DUPLO bricks though. (just kidding) :) And (...) (21 years ago, 7-Nov-03, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Harry Parter
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Whilest I continue my quest to finish a Torso Sticker article, I just thought y'all would like to see what I'm up to... well... again. So, feel like you have too many harry potters? (URL) There ya go. --Anthony (URL) The Kingdom of Ikros> (21 years ago, 7-Nov-03, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | Re: Erik Amzallag's Tonquedec on Brickshelf
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Hi Erik, I'm glad you're around Lugnet as I would love to hear more from you and see more of your MOCs. I like this comparison picture: (URL) Was your design of the wooden portions, inclusion of the water and the drawbridge, and other variations (...) (21 years ago, 7-Nov-03, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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| | Re: The 1592 "Lionheart" Minifig Sticker Set
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Hi Anthony, Wonder job on the torso and shield. I know many of us have wanted to print these out as stickers for a long time. They look excellent. Ben (21 years ago, 8-Nov-03, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.general, lugnet.town, FTX)
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(...) Wow. these images are crisp! i've done bitmap enlarging & going back & interpolating (guessing where the pixels look best to make that curve look JUST right) & it is Hard, long work. EXCELLENT job on all these torsos & shields! Jeff-grateful (...) (21 years ago, 8-Nov-03, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) also, I checed the forums at FBTB- You ARE popular here-you do GREAT work with MOCs & excellent engaging stories Jeff-sorry to reply to my own post (21 years ago, 8-Nov-03, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | Forestmen's Tower
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Hello all, My latest MOC is a strange abandoned tower built onto a rock face. At the moment it is in the use of those wily Forestmen for an oupost and ambush, such as this one on a ReptileMen prisoner convoy(?). (URL) Folder> and Pix: (URL) Sorry (...) (21 years ago, 8-Nov-03, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX)
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(...) I have tried both MS Paint and Paint Shop Pro and I cannot rezise either the shields or the Torso. Anyway, fantastic job on the shields and the torso. Woe is me! -- Don (21 years ago, 8-Nov-03, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | The Musketeer
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At the request of Ben E., I created a variation on my Fleur de Lis torso. I present to you: The Musketeer torso sticker! (URL) That is all. --Anthony (21 years ago, 8-Nov-03, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) Hey Don, I'm glad you like my work so far. I'm sorry to hear you're having problems. I'm afraid I'm not very knowledgable in printing and those two programs you have, but with what strikingly little knowledge I have, I'll try and help you out. (...) (21 years ago, 8-Nov-03, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) Thanks much! I'm glad you like what I've done, and it's particularly flattering to be complimented by someone who knows what I'm going through to do these. It takes me on average between one and two hours per design. Fortunately, some designs (...) (21 years ago, 8-Nov-03, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) Hmmmm, now I have to modify these things. Layers - ah yes, there's the help file on that (I couldn't draw at all on the Black Falcon Torso Shield since the background was the active layer). Been a while since I actually used Photoshop for (...) (21 years ago, 8-Nov-03, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | White Tower -- Under Construction
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When the new castle wall standard (URL) was announced> way back in August, I wanted to build a cool tower to use in a corner section. I also wanted to see if I could build stuff along diagonals, which isn't very easy. This use of tall sloped pieces (...) (21 years ago, 8-Nov-03, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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My first pass at making a completely new Black Falcon shield: (URL) a .psd file there, too, though I don't know if that's acceptable for Brickshelf since it doesn't display unless you open it. I've made multiple color copies of it, and I've found (...) (21 years ago, 8-Nov-03, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | Herid's Rare Books and Manuscripts
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My latest shop, this one is a 3 story. The books are on the first 2 floors while the shopkeeper and his wife live on the 3rd floor. (3 URLs) Jason Spears | (URL) BrickCentral> | (URL) MichLUG> (21 years ago, 10-Nov-03, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.castle, lugnet.org.us.michlug, FTX) !!
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(...) I too was infected Saturdae morning and decided to take a swat at putting together a signature shield. Now to buy about 50 shields, to outfit the newly recruited: Irish Blades! (URL) the rapiers look crummy that large (and I'm not too fond of (...) (21 years ago, 10-Nov-03, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.general)
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| | New Posable Horse pictures
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As part of my ongoing vain, and ultimately futile, attempt to gain MOC immortality within the Lego community, I present my Posable Horses: King's Horsemen (URL) Apocalypse (URL) So far I have not been able to create a MOC horse that will fit inside (...) (21 years ago, 10-Nov-03, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.build, lugnet.castle) !!
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| | New C-C Article: Minifig Torso Designs and Stickers
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Hey all, After an axhausting run, I've completed 86 different minifig torso designs, along with a template, and compiled them into another article for Classic-Castle.com. Feel free to check it out (URL) HERE>. --Anthony (URL) The Kingdom of Ikros> (21 years ago, 10-Nov-03, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.general, FTX) !
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| | Toronto Hobby Show Presentation Page 1
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(URL) past weekend we were at the Toronto Hobby Show which took place at the International center in Toronto, Ontario. I took a variety pf pictures of the MOCs and sets that people brought in. A great time was had by all--visitors enjoyed the (...) (21 years ago, 10-Nov-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.trains, lugnet.castle, lugnet.space)
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(...) What I found after playing with the shield designs over the weekend is that with glossy photo paper (Canon Photo Paper Pro with a Canon S900 six-color printer) the level of detail will hold. Lesser paper blurs, loses saturation and vibrancy, (...) (21 years ago, 10-Nov-03, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Herid's Rare Books and Manuscripts
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very cool indeed (21 years ago, 10-Nov-03, to lugnet.castle)
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Looking at this again, I noticed several other details I missed. What is the small box like container on the first floor for? I like it. Do you have to be careful with the books falling out? I came up with a technique to stop that. If you place a (...) (21 years ago, 10-Nov-03, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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(...) More great stuff to work with! I wanted to mention adhering the stickers. I suppose sticker paper works, but after the seeing the huge jump in quality with photo paper (not to mention nice stiff sturdy paper), that's the only way I'm going to (...) (21 years ago, 10-Nov-03, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) Hi Anthony, I really like your article. The traditional torsos in other colors are great. I cant wait to make orange knights, red peasants, and serfs. Lots of serfs! Ben (21 years ago, 10-Nov-03, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) That's where he puts the wood for the stove. Keeps things nice and tidy. (URL) (...) The books fall out all the time. So I built little shipping racks to hold stuff in place when I move it around. I'll have to try the technique with the rubber (...) (21 years ago, 10-Nov-03, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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(...) Thanks! This is actually my 3rd 3 story building. The first I made after Friday night setup for MichLUG's display at (URL) Motor City ComiCon>, you can see it in this (URL). I built it with Peter Guenther's bricks, so I couldn't take it home. (...) (21 years ago, 10-Nov-03, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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Alan, your horses are outstanding. The articulation makes for some great poses, my favorite is: (URL) The best compliment I can give is that after seeing your designs I went to my collection and built one for myself. The gray variant makes for epic (...) (21 years ago, 10-Nov-03, to lugnet.build, lugnet.castle)
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(...) I thought everyone had a viewer. :) But OK, here it is in picture form. Is PNG acceptable? (URL) fiddled with it some more, and it could probably use even more work, but I think it's the beginning of something that would fit in the barding. (...) (21 years ago, 10-Nov-03, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.build, lugnet.castle)
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(...) Aha!! I think you're on to something there. The leg mountings will need to be the same for both front and back though -- that much I've determined from my previous efforts. Thanks for working on this. Alan (21 years ago, 10-Nov-03, to lugnet.build, lugnet.castle)
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Nice job. Let us know when you have the instructions for these babies (the horses) online. They are really awesome! :) -Anne (...) (21 years ago, 10-Nov-03, to lugnet.build, lugnet.castle)
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(...) And he doesn't want to pay too many "buiding footprint surface" property taxes. Because this was measured on ground floor level only, it was custom to make each additional floor overhang consideably, thus creating "tax-free" floorspace.In some (...) (21 years ago, 10-Nov-03, to lugnet.castle)
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All pages present and accounted for (URL) pics from the Hobby show in Toronto--Space, Castle, and Trains (and others) represented. Thanks Allan for geting this together! Dave K (21 years ago, 10-Nov-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.trains, lugnet.castle, lugnet.space)
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(...) Wow!...Wow! Wicked great job & excellent service to the Lego community! Jeff (21 years ago, 10-Nov-03, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | Interesting question...
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Now that we are seing more "custom" parts being made (for example the Starwars weapons, the Castle accessories and the Train wheels), it raises an important question... are these "Lego"? For example, if I use them, am I no-longer a purist? Does (...) (21 years ago, 11-Nov-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.starwars, lugnet.trains, lugnet.castle, lugnet.cad)
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| | GFLUG at Festival of the Masters - Large Castle Display
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This past weekend Friday Nov 7 thru Sunday Nov 9, the Greater Florida LEGO Users Group was asked to display at the Festival of the Masters which is the 28th annual art show in Downtown Disney near the LIC. It was essentially a 2 man show with the (...) (21 years ago, 11-Nov-03, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Gungan Watch Tower (CCC)
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Check out our latest CCC compatible MOC from our (URL) homepage> that's a crossover with Star Wars. (2 URLs) Long before the Gungans became lake-dwellers, they built their kingdom on the rugged plains of Naboo. To deter any intruders outside their (...) (21 years ago, 11-Nov-03, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.starwars, lugnet.space, lugnet.build, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX)
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| | Re: White Tower -- Under Construction
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(...) Jordan, That's a very nice scene you have made. Posing minifigs in action really brings a MOC to life, even an unfinished one. Reminds me of a sky scraper construction scene I built with a friend when I was much younger. It won a ribbon in a (...) (21 years ago, 11-Nov-03, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Huh. That's pretty neat. It gives me some ideas for another house. Jason Spears | (URL) BrickCentral> | (URL) MichLUG> (21 years ago, 11-Nov-03, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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| | Re: New C-C Article: Minifig Torso Designs and Stickers
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Very nice article and very nice torsos. I noticed that you did not mention the use of self adhesive labels. I know a lot of folks print directly to these labels and then just cut-and-peel them off and stick them on. You can even get the labels in (...) (21 years ago, 11-Nov-03, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) Very nice, and quite a thing of beauty. I like the use of round bricks for the vertical 'wood'. The overall colour scheme is also pleasing to the eye. Nice touch for the attic. The wife has my sympathies as she tries to navigate the ladder to (...) (21 years ago, 11-Nov-03, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Posable Horse Instructions
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Okay, it's not up to Lego publication standards, but it should be helpful: (URL) parts list is also included. Alan (21 years ago, 11-Nov-03, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.build, lugnet.castle)
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| | Instructions for Medieval Tudor Shop
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I recieved a few requests to make some intstructions for one of my medieval shops. While this one isn't an exact replica of one I have made in the brick, nor does it have an interior, I think it is still quite useful. (2 URLs) Jason Spears | (URL) (...) (21 years ago, 11-Nov-03, to lugnet.org.us.michlug, lugnet.inst, lugnet.castle, FTX) !
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(...) point of articulation that the one-piece LEGO official horse gives us. As someone who's struggled with making decent LEGO animals out small parts, I am impressed. What are the rarest of the pieces involved? Excellent innovation. Best of luck (...) (21 years ago, 11-Nov-03, to lugnet.build, lugnet.castle)
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(...) Don't have: Tan 1x1 mod.plate with vert. clip (need 6, can't find any) Substituted lt.grey Brown 1x1 mod.plate with vert. clip (need 10) Substituted dk.grey Brown 1x2 hinge brick bottom (need 5) Substituted dk.grey Brown 1x1 plate (need 10) (...) (21 years ago, 11-Nov-03, to lugnet.build, lugnet.castle)
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| | why do people hate builders
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hey. whats up. douse anyone else have a problem with non builder people. many people see legos as toy and play things and not as art. :( Why why why. at home I am not aloud to build my parent say it is to babyish. every time i get a catalog my mom (...) (21 years ago, 12-Nov-03, to lugnet.castle)
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I have never had that problem, and i am 17, but have often had friends tell me that my Lego hobby was "for kids" i never really acknowledged it at all because i am having fun building. My parents have never really tried to keep me from building, but (...) (21 years ago, 12-Nov-03, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) I understand your concerns, but this is a family-oriented group made to be a welcome place for anyone, so next time, can you please refrain from the language? Rick (21 years ago, 12-Nov-03, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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(...) I've had people say things like "you're too old for that", until I tell them about the creations the community does & the fact that adults work FOR LEGO as the modelbuilders; then the questioning people usually think of Legoland parks and say (...) (21 years ago, 12-Nov-03, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Daniel, There are LEGO builders of all ages and one or two of them even earn a pretty decent living doing nothing but creating models out of LEGO brick to sell to corporations. There are also quite a number of people who use LEGO as a great (...) (21 years ago, 12-Nov-03, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) I dont get that problem from my folks but I do get it from friends sometimes, and I agree its a load of bullshizzle (trying not to curse here). It can really cause you to wanna give up the hobby sometimes but after awhile you just ignore what (...) (21 years ago, 12-Nov-03, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) These problems are why many people entire a "dark age". I can't really give you any specific advice, as I don't know your exact situation. However, it terms of general advice.... Make sure your building does not interfere with school work. (...) (21 years ago, 12-Nov-03, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.people)
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(...) First let me say that if you want to be taken seriously, cutting out the foul language will be a big help. It doesn't make anyone sound any more grown up, and it can damage people's perception of you if used inappropriately. The same can be (...) (21 years ago, 12-Nov-03, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.general, lugnet.people)
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(...) Hang in there... Although my situation wasn't as bad as your situation, my parents didn't really care for me to start building...and in some cases, playing with Lego. I entered a small dark-age a few years ago, threw my Lego into plastic bins, (...) (21 years ago, 12-Nov-03, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Daniel, I'll let all the comments about language stand--I don't need to rehash that--you've had enough. Do you smoke? If not--tell them you can spend your money on cigarettes or booze instead of Lego. Take a quick poll of most AFOL's here. A (...) (21 years ago, 12-Nov-03, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Thanks much! Glad you liked what I've done. I did the same as you when I first did stickers, using a glue stick. My only beef with them is that the glue doesn' last very long and after a while the stickers start peeling or just pop right off. (...) (21 years ago, 12-Nov-03, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) With LEGO... MONEY IS NO OBJECT! Only the BEST for your soldiers will do! Hehe... thanks for the reply. Glad you liked what I've done. --Anthony (21 years ago, 12-Nov-03, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) Serf's up, dude! :) I'm glad you liked what I've done, it was a lot of effort. Hopefully it'll prove useful to the community, if not now then in the future. Otherwise I suppose I'll just cower back under the rock from which I came. :) But (...) (21 years ago, 12-Nov-03, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) Thanks! Thanks! :) I'm very happy to be of service to our community. Perhaps sometime soon I'll continue working on my oval shield template and get that article out to the public. Thanks for the reply! --Anthony (21 years ago, 12-Nov-03, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) There isn't much I can add to all the other nuggets of wisdom that have already been presented. My father always taught me never to let other peoples opinions get in the way of what you like to do. He said 'the only opinion of yourself that (...) (21 years ago, 12-Nov-03, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) How about a 41 year old just coming out of his dark age 2 years ago after 30 years. Yes, at age 10 or 11 my parents stopped buying me Lego and I became uninterested. I thought it was for kids younger than I was at that time. 2 years ago when I (...) (21 years ago, 12-Nov-03, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Indeed, I've enojoyed reading all these comments. The only things I can add are: 1) Lego was named 'Toy of the Century' by Forbes 500 -- I think I remember that right, and, 2) There is nothing more valuable than imagination or creative thought (...) (21 years ago, 12-Nov-03, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) A couple of suggestions: Is there an AFOL club in your area? Perhaps if you could show your parents that there are "responsible adults" playing with Lego, they would allow you to attend club events occasionally. Second, you have a computer or (...) (21 years ago, 12-Nov-03, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) *Had to snip that unpleasant stuff out* Speaking from the viewpoint of 30+ years of building, my own experience has shown ignorance to play a significant role. The grade school and high school years were tough but there wasn't much of an (...) (21 years ago, 12-Nov-03, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) The next time you're told that your interest in LEGO is babyish, throw this at them: • There are tons of adults who do this. I'm only one example (www.texbrick.com) • I show people, including co-workers, my models and I've never received any (...) (21 years ago, 12-Nov-03, to lugnet.castle)
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I just thought I'd add one more bit about adults building with LEGO. When I first arrived here in Portland, I was somewhat amazed to see LEGO building tables in the conference rooms at the old Informix (now IBM) office building. Of course despite (...) (21 years ago, 12-Nov-03, to lugnet.castle)
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I'd pretty much second everything said above. A couple of additional comments: I'm a Ph.D. organic chemist in part due to LEGO. Chemists tend to build lots of models of molecules using special building sets. For instance, see here: (URL) the nobel (...) (21 years ago, 12-Nov-03, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Thanks for clearing up that bit about Star Trek fans. I was about to beam myself home, put on my Starfleet uniform, grab my phaser and tricorder, jump in my personal warp capable shuttle and hunt you down across the galaxy if necessary. Steven (...) (21 years ago, 12-Nov-03, to lugnet.castle)
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If you like, take a look at the current pics of the tower. Thank evilness it's almost done. Tower D is complete (small one in front) Tower C (with the Dragon's Loft) is done but for half the roof section. Tower B will only go one floor higher and (...) (21 years ago, 12-Nov-03, to lugnet.castle)
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daniel ravenda wrote: > hey. whats up. douse anyone else have a problem with non builder > people. many people see legos as toy and play things and not as > art. :( > > Why why why. at home I am not aloud to build my parent say it is to > babyish. (...) (21 years ago, 13-Nov-03, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.general)
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(...) Why not show them that people as old as 60 years old still "play and build" with Lego. Show them the people involved in Brickshelf.com, as well as BrickLink.com. There are picture of ADULTS buildings, collecting, and buying Lego if they need (...) (21 years ago, 13-Nov-03, to lugnet.castle)
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Awesome! The only thing cooler, bigger and blacker than that is Samuel L. Jackson. (21 years ago, 13-Nov-03, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Indeed, Shaft is one bad motha...watch yo' mouth! *laugh* yeah, I can't wait until it's done and I can start of the competing castle, which will be all gray with some black highlights. Then....it's WAR! Dave (21 years ago, 13-Nov-03, to lugnet.castle)
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Hi All, Here's a new MOC made to fit the CCC standard: (URL) PLMKWYT! (URL) (21 years ago, 13-Nov-03, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX)
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