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(...) Ah but you see - thats EXACTLY how rumors start. And guess what - the *rumors* were not true - the new castle sets are NOT Bionicle. Granted, they are not minifig scale but they are NOT Bionicle. Play Well! Mark P (URL) (21 years ago, 20-Nov-03, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Hi William, Just a quick question - I know you know how to spell 'Bionicle" correctly, you have done it many times in the very recent past. So whats the deal with spelling it wrong every time now? I know you do not like Bionicle, but I do not (...) (21 years ago, 20-Nov-03, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Hi Tamy, First, the castle figs are NOT Bionicle (note its spelled B-I-O-N-I-C-L-E, not "bionukel" as you so rudely spelled it). Second I find your lack of respect for a different Lego line very disappointing. You may not like Bionicle items - (...) (21 years ago, 20-Nov-03, to lugnet.castle)
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Cool! I can't wait to start building! I have been really busy of late and haven't had much Lego time, but now I have some time again. I think this will be awesome. Way to go, guys! Still building, Josh (21 years ago, 20-Nov-03, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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Houses for bionukel Castle.... think PLAYMOBIL..... large one use pieces... takes 2 mins to put the 'castle' together.... that's what you'll get for extra large figs... Tamy Hoping she's not right.... -----Original Message----- From: (...) (21 years ago, 20-Nov-03, to lugnet.castle)
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Do you really think you need to tell people to boycot them? I think that will happen on its own. It would be like telling people to not eat dirt--it's completely unneccesary. (21 years ago, 20-Nov-03, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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The Classic Castle Team is proud to announce our first building contest: The Colossal Castle Contest. (URL) This contest is a bit different than other contests. We have a variety of categories each with one prize for the winner. Some categories (...) (21 years ago, 20-Nov-03, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.general, lugnet.castle, FTX) !!
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(...) What makes you think they'll make castles? They never made homes for any of the Bionicle. Oh, and if you don't like them, don't buy them. Is there really the need to be so dramatic about it? Adrian (21 years ago, 19-Nov-03, to lugnet.castle)
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William, I do not know if boycoting is the way to go. Its only six sets like the original Bionicle Toa they are testing the market. If lego sees that castle themed sets sell they will eventualy have to make homes for these extra large knights. Extra (...) (21 years ago, 19-Nov-03, to lugnet.castle)
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I started a bit of a flame war between castle heads and Bionical, and that was never the intention. I may not personally like Bionical sets, but that doesn't mean they were "useless" or ill-conceived. The sale of Bionical has brought TLC back into (...) (21 years ago, 19-Nov-03, to lugnet.castle)
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I started a bit of a flame war between castle heads and Bionical, and that was never the intention. I may not personally like Bionical sets, but that doesn't mean they were "useless" or ill-conceived. The sale of Bionical has brought TLC back into (...) (21 years ago, 19-Nov-03, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Edit: I know it's bad form to reply to oneself, but I wanted to try to respond to the previous post in the voice of the average, emotionless, lugnet-zombie... <delurk> Gee, I don't know what to say to that...I think I disagree. I want to find (...) (21 years ago, 19-Nov-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.castle, FTX)
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Ugh. However... to me these look like an extension of the Galidor line, not the Bioncle line as rumored. Knowing that the larger Lego corporate entity (not Lego Direct) takes a long time to develop a product line...perhaps development and (...) (21 years ago, 19-Nov-03, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.technic)
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(...) I'm glad you liked them. When you say copy, do you intend to try for an exact copy? Or just copy their flavor and make your own variations? Either's cool with me, although if you make variations, I'd be keen to see pictures. I'll try to keep (...) (21 years ago, 19-Nov-03, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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(...) My thoughts exactly (...) Cool pic, just wanted to add the 'Before' picture (2 URLs) (21 years ago, 19-Nov-03, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.technic, FTX)
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(...) They've been posted already, but thanks for the link anyway - I'm only responding to change the subject line to something more insidious and appropriate. :-) -->Bruce<-- (21 years ago, 19-Nov-03, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Hi Ben, thanks for the info. (...) Always nice to know that TLC keep creating 'new inventions' and not repeating itself over and over again:-) Still a real roof might be worth something... (...) Hopefully we'll get some pictures soon, those (...) (21 years ago, 19-Nov-03, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.harrypotter, FTX)
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Found this in the fbtb.net forum: (URL) Rather disappointing... Steve (21 years ago, 19-Nov-03, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Did the little bird mention if the train compliant 9V Hogwarts Express has new driver wheels? What better reason to make a new mold than the HP line? -Paul D. (21 years ago, 19-Nov-03, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.harrypotter, lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Thanks for the inspiration! Those are two very nice small houses. I hope to copy them. Keep up the great work. Alan (21 years ago, 19-Nov-03, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Thanks! I was going for the look of an crocheted blanket. I used 1x1 rounds so you see the white sheet underneath and with most crochet I have seen, you can sorta see through them. Jason Spears | (URL) BrickCentral> | (URL) MichLUG> (21 years ago, 19-Nov-03, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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(...) Jason, These are pretty cool, I liked the patchwork quilt affect in the archers house. Thanks, George (21 years ago, 19-Nov-03, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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(...) Huw, thanks for the scan. My first thought is: How can these be called "castle"? Yea, I realize they're supposed to be some sort of knight, but where's the actual "castle"? I'd suggest calling them "Bionicle Knights", since in order to build (...) (21 years ago, 19-Nov-03, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.technic)
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Woohoo! That so much rocks! That kicks ass like nothing before! I'm totally enthralled by this GREAT GREATER GREATEST release of all times (and I've experienced a lot of times, including the boring 80ies and early 90ies)! Woohoo! and woohoo again! I (...) (21 years ago, 19-Nov-03, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.technic, FTX)
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Hi, A little bird told me that there should be a re-release of the Hagrid's Hut (this time with a real roof), a re-release of the Hogwarts Express (this time with 9V motor and train compliant), and a triple decker bus (Knight Bus) in purple. We (...) (21 years ago, 19-Nov-03, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.harrypotter, FTX)
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(...) It wants to... fly! (21 years ago, 19-Nov-03, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.technic)
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(...) Yeah, Bionicle Goes Medieval might've actually been pretty cool, but these are freaking Galidor Redux. Didn't they learn their lesson the first time? *shakes head* Though looking at those shields, they might make interesting wings for a space (...) (21 years ago, 19-Nov-03, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.technic)
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(...) Ack. I was prepared to see Bionicle go medieval, but it's the Galidor figure again. (21 years ago, 19-Nov-03, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.technic)
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(...) It is still 6 months away. I bet we'll know for sure in 3. Toy Fair is coming in February. -Erik (21 years ago, 19-Nov-03, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.harrypotter, FTX)
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Yaron, I think it's no movie=no sets. I dont think the movie will come out till summer time, and we'll prolly get the HP sets then. -Lenny (...) (21 years ago, 19-Nov-03, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.harrypotter, FTX)
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(...) I was immediately reminded of (URL) there's no wolf. . .) (21 years ago, 19-Nov-03, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.technic)
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THIS IS THE GREATEST THING IN THE WORLD… lol ¯¯¯...¯¯¯ I feel an internal war a-bruin’ **Revolution, civil war…everyone take sides…Whahahaha** It’s always nice to have things 'shook-up'… And no, I'm not trooling for trouble, it’s jus’ kewl to see (...) (21 years ago, 19-Nov-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.castle, lugnet.people)
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(...) You’re funny! Describing an ‘obscene gesture’ isn’t the same as enacting it. I understand and totally don’t mind Hop-Frogs comments. I'm glad he’s venting actually… a lot of us feel that way. And why are people going out of their way to pick (...) (21 years ago, 19-Nov-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.castle, lugnet.people)
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Hi everybody, Just wondered if I missed it or something but I havn't seen anybody talks about 2004 new sets from the Harry Potter line and it seems weird because of the new movie. Does anyone knows anything about that? P.S. Due to the new (...) (21 years ago, 19-Nov-03, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.harrypotter, FTX)
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(...) Color me disgruntled, but this looks curiously like a Megabloks Mecha/Bot/Thing experiment gone awry. That or a Galidor meets Lego Brick experiment. Either way, here's hoping there's some salvageable merit to this little foray. Strange, this (...) (21 years ago, 19-Nov-03, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.technic)
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Sorry for the poor scan, I did it from work. I'll do a better one later. (URL) (21 years ago, 19-Nov-03, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.technic)
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(...) That is what I keep wondering. There are still so many things that Lego can explore with themes like Castle and Pirates. Heck Lego could even merge the two themes and have medieval ships! Everything from Galleys, to Long Boats, to Trade Cogs, (...) (21 years ago, 19-Nov-03, to lugnet.castle)
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I built two more houses for my medieval village. These are simple one-story homes. One owner is a carpenter turned miner, the other belongs to an archer. Pick-a-brick was essential to getting the amount of light-yellow and teal required for these (...) (21 years ago, 18-Nov-03, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.castle, lugnet.org.us.michlug, FTX) !
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The last official Castle line was generally poor, in my opinion, but I just had to have the figures. Yes, I draft figures and accessories from other lines, I print stickers, I buy stuff from the Little Armory, but nothing truly replaces having the (...) (21 years ago, 18-Nov-03, to lugnet.castle)
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Hi all, One of the common arguments in the thread on possible Bionicle/castle hybrids is that if we want real castles we can build them ourselves. I agree. From my own building portfolio I obviously don't think we need a Lord of the Rings official (...) (21 years ago, 18-Nov-03, to lugnet.castle)
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