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(...) Well said, DaveE. It's exactly what I said in my earlier post, but put in a much more eloquent manner. Basically, I said that I don't like the new sets, but the kids will. And I'll just buy the Castle S@H exclusives (which I already have (...) (21 years ago, 18-Dec-03, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Yes, I for one am surpriced. After the Orient Adventurers China Fortress (with a real roof, a frontside AND a backside), I had anticipated that this was the style for the coming castle sets. Additionally, I had expected a castle style from (...) (21 years ago, 19-Dec-03, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Snip I couldn't agree with you more, I too, had high hopes regarding any new castle sets. I have three of the China Fortresses so far, and I will probably buy some more if I catch them at a reduced price (great supply of black slopes). Having (...) (21 years ago, 19-Dec-03, to lugnet.castle)
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Here a couple of pics showing the parts in the KK figures: (URL) the figure itself (URL) I have put to good use, guarding the stock of light grey parts :-) Huw (21 years ago, 19-Dec-03, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Oh? I guess I see both designs (new castle and China Fortress) as pretty much the same thing, along with 6091/6098, Hogwarts Castle, World City train station, World City Police HQ, 6636 Police HQ, and probably more. Mostly just a front facade (...) (21 years ago, 19-Dec-03, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Wow! Those parts are a lot less useless looking than they first appeared. Sure, the head, torso, and shield are awfully single-use, but all those hinge parts could prove quite useful indeed. It's nice to see they're not all single pieces like (...) (21 years ago, 19-Dec-03, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Huh? I'm not comprehending "all single pieces like Galidor". Each individual piece is a single piece, but that's somewhat tautological. (21 years ago, 19-Dec-03, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) I agree with Adrian somewhat. I'll be first in line to criticize Galidor and second in line for Bionicle specialty parts (like the masks) but these seem to be half decent. I don't like all the new molds they had to make to put out these parts, (...) (21 years ago, 19-Dec-03, to lugnet.castle)
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Hello! (...) Unfortunatelly I wasn't surprised. (...) I don't agree with your 6090-description. For me it's a fantasy fairy tale castle rather than a building based on real castles. So are 6082 (1993) and 6097 (1997), though it renders the fictional (...) (21 years ago, 19-Dec-03, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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SNIP (...) I've been thinking about this for awhile. It seems that in the last few years, the number of new molds per year that TLC creates has been consistently rising. For example, for 2004 it looks like they have pretty much phased out most of (...) (21 years ago, 20-Dec-03, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.general)
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(...) Replace "single piece" with "big ugly piece of crap useless pieces" :) Adrian (21 years ago, 20-Dec-03, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Snip! You bring up a lot of good points, Douglas. Although others have asked me "Don't you have enough LEGO?" before, I never gave that question a serious thought until now. It's because a) there's a cool new set, or b) like you said, I don't (...) (21 years ago, 20-Dec-03, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.general)
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In lugnet.castle, Tanvir Mahtab wrote: SNIP (...) I'm not a castle-head so I have little personal attachments or expectations for these castle sets. That said, I agree that the models in and of themselves are not very attractive, especially when (...) (21 years ago, 20-Dec-03, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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"Douglas R. Clark" <drclark@cinenet.net> wrote in message news:Hq638w.12pI@lugnet.com... (...) [ ... snipped ... ] (...) years, (...) rising. (...) of the (...) [ ... snipped ... ] Which is really unfortunate because the click hinges are a far (...) (21 years ago, 20-Dec-03, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.general)
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(...) I bet the Mecha builders are already drooling over (...) As a mecha builder, i can say my mouth is indeed quite saliva-less :) Sure the new parts might be great for making strong and compact joints, but that takes the fun (and skill) out of (...) (21 years ago, 20-Dec-03, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.general)
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(...) My bet: I'll give it five months before I see it next to the Galidor sets at 75% off in Toys R Us. :P (21 years ago, 20-Dec-03, to lugnet.castle)
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In lugnet.castle, Douglas R. Clark wrote: SNIP (...) Cost of new mold divided by number of parts needed equals reality check. TLC needed far more Chewies than they need cypress trees (or monorail track) despite what the AFOL community might feel. My (...) (21 years ago, 20-Dec-03, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.general)
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Hello! (...) If TLC still made "friendly" sets they would need tons of (cypress) trees. They used to add one or more trees to almost every building (houses, police departments, gas stations) in the old days. Those many trees (and flowers) made the (...) (21 years ago, 20-Dec-03, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) the piece count: 8777 meeting with vladek - 40 8778 ambush in the border - 175 8779 the great match - 308 8780 orlan's fortress - 428 8781 morcia castle - 508 LBaixinho (21 years ago, 20-Dec-03, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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After reading so many posts on why can't we have more blunt weapons, I've created two additional pieces to compliment my standard mace. Enjoy! - warhammer - flail (URL) Any comments?...suggestions? Jeff (21 years ago, 20-Dec-03, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Where did that information come from? Does anybody know the prices? Using the average 10 cents per part, I suppose I could make some guesses about the prices: (...) $4 maybe? It is comparable in size to 7409 from Orient Expedition. That seems (...) (21 years ago, 20-Dec-03, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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(...) "I want it, I want it, I want it..." - Magic Bus, The Who The next line in the song is the unfortunate, "You can't have it!" :-) But if you are thinking about a new set of weapons, give them a haft similiar to the mace since it holds the (...) (21 years ago, 20-Dec-03, to lugnet.castle)
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James, This is totally cool. I looks like there is a fair amount of engineering involved in perfectly hinging it together. I love the wheelbarrow, and the black window is a fantastic touch! This is really really good. If this set were available (...) (21 years ago, 22-Dec-03, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Why should the new joints do that any more than any other of the joints that have been released over the years? I for one am looking forward to getting my hands on some of those new joints, but I reject the assumption that any use I might put (...) (21 years ago, 22-Dec-03, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.general, lugnet.build.mecha)
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I know this is a busy time for a lot of you (I'm no exception) but... For those of you that haven't joined already: thou are missing out on an awful lot of fun!! I've written close to seven pages of story now and I'm having a blast! Andrew has (...) (21 years ago, 22-Dec-03, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.gaming)
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(...) Bruce, I've had some "axe sliding" myself with older figs. Newer figs tend to be fine with it. Hand stretching perhaps...or too slick of an axe handle? If I get these produced, the flail will be more "period" rather than cinematic, sorry. I (...) (21 years ago, 22-Dec-03, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Needed: Castle Coordinator for BrickFest PDX 2004
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Hi folks, I'm standing in for Castle Coordinator for BrickFest PDX 2004 however, we would really love to have a more dedicated Castle Coordinator. Perhaps the fact that I will probably be bringing more Space MOCs than Castle MOCs will be an (...) (21 years ago, 22-Dec-03, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.events.brickfest)
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(...) Cha! Hope so, I'd like to get a nice stockpile of those arms and leg bits. Hmmmm, mechalicious. Snow Daddy (21 years ago, 23-Dec-03, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) I put a dab from my 3M Post-It glue stick on the axe, and it stays in place. The bills are actually the worst, but since I have the butt rest on the ground, it doesn't matter that much. (...) Flail's came in a wide variety of formats - the (...) (21 years ago, 23-Dec-03, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) I hear the .spacers are pretty excited about the prospect of Frank as castle coordinator, he won't be around to stop any internecine warfare like the "incidents" that happened at NWBrickCon, and evil will run amok. :-) Hide those sheep! (21 years ago, 23-Dec-03, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.events.brickfest)
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(...) Frank, Where is this event? I'd be happy to fill in if it's close to New Hampshire! Dave OHare (21 years ago, 23-Dec-03, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.events.brickfest)
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(...) Portland. (I think the header of events.brickfest shows you the link to pdx.brickfest.com where you can get more info) Unfortunately it's Portland OR, not Portland ME. But everywhere is close if you're going by air. :-) Larry Pieniazek Expo (...) (21 years ago, 23-Dec-03, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.events.brickfest, FTX)
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(...) True, to a point. Most flails were made to crush armor, not get stuck in it. The spikey ball was used, but more so with small, somewhat rounded tips. You know, just enough to crack the armor...and skulls of course. It could be done in a mold, (...) (21 years ago, 23-Dec-03, to lugnet.castle)
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Hello all, I've been working on adding more to my farm animals, and here is what I've come up with: (URL) The entire folder: (URL) PLMKWYT! (21 years ago, 23-Dec-03, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.castle, FTX)
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Hello all, Here are some various trees that I have been working on for a while: (URL) PLMKWYT! (21 years ago, 23-Dec-03, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.castle, FTX)
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(URL) The folder: (URL) PLMKWYT! (21 years ago, 23-Dec-03, to lugnet.castle, FTX) !
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(...) Cats!!! Now that is a very unique way to use those critters!!! wow! Wonderful! Dave K (21 years ago, 23-Dec-03, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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Some tropical birds: (URL) Dragonfly: (URL) Eagle, with chicks: (URL) An elk that needs some work: (URL) A peacock that needs even more work: (2 URLs) PLMKWYT! (21 years ago, 23-Dec-03, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.castle, FTX) !
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(...) Cool! I am not sure I like the all plate one except maybe as a backgrounder but they all are pretty neat especially if you're working at larger scales, like maybe Miniland scale. Thanks for sharing! (21 years ago, 23-Dec-03, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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That's awesome! Great usage of cats. -- Pawel (21 years ago, 23-Dec-03, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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I like the ox the best - great horns! I was looking at the donkey and noticed that - dregged up without conscious thought - Aaron Copeland's "Grand Canyon Suite" was running through my mind. (21 years ago, 23-Dec-03, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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(...) Rarely does a MOC make my jaw drop, but this one did. Great use of SNOT on the walls and the chimney. And the roof! It all combines for a beautiful effect. If I had to find something "wrong": the yellow window doesn't quite fit. Bravo! ~Kevin (...) (21 years ago, 23-Dec-03, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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(...) All look great. Nice use of parts. I'd love to see a blown-apart view of the birds and nest, if possible. ~Kevin Blocksidge (21 years ago, 23-Dec-03, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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(...) Nice work... I think these are well done. A creative suggestion. If you were to make others like the plate version, I'd mix up green plates for more variations, sand green, green, bright green, and then move into red, orange, yellow for Fall (...) (21 years ago, 23-Dec-03, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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(...) Reed, I love them! Especially the dragon-fly and the toucans. These impress me more than most mega-MOCs with thousands of parts. Good job! Take care, Gary (21 years ago, 23-Dec-03, to lugnet.castle)
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Very cool! My favourite are the tropical birds. They're very cute, but I like them all. I can't think on that small of a scale, but it would be nice to :) -Anne (...) (21 years ago, 23-Dec-03, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Nice work, Reed! Very realistic. Actually I think I like the plate one best. The others seem rather...sparse? A CAD of these would be really cool, you know... ~Mike (21 years ago, 23-Dec-03, to lugnet.castle)
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Somewhere between Castle and Town this one! Scroll down the page at: (URL) the past few years I've spent quite a bit of time researching David Bryce, who was a Victorian Edinburgh based architect most famous for his country houses in Scots Baronial (...) (21 years ago, 23-Dec-03, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.castle, lugnet.town, lugnet.loc.uk) !
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These animals are great! I think the use of cats for the cow head would be even better for a cow skull. I can see one out in the LEGO desert now :) Good job! James (21 years ago, 23-Dec-03, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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I've tried to see the wider picture, but it still looks like there are two cats attacking the cow! Good idea though. I love the ox and the donkey - those star wars bot heads make excellent horns. Alastair (21 years ago, 23-Dec-03, to lugnet.castle)
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I really like the Elk - I am not sure how you could improve it! Chris (21 years ago, 23-Dec-03, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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(...) Very cool, Reed. I especially like the SNOT on the roof. I love how it fits so perfectly onto a 16x16 baseplate. -Kevin (21 years ago, 23-Dec-03, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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Now how much more of an advantage does one receive on say...putting down peasant revolts with these weapons? Fradel Serf Subjugation Enthusiast (21 years ago, 24-Dec-03, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) larger pictures so I can examine the house in more detail? I tried to click on your pictures but was disappointed that they didn't link to larger ones :) -- Pawel (21 years ago, 24-Dec-03, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.town)
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(...) Nice gable. I don't think I've seen one of those in peasant houses with plate roofs before. -- Pawel (21 years ago, 24-Dec-03, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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(...) I just took a look at this. The green and yellow work really well, and the yellow 1x1 round plates are a nice touch. Great MOC! -- Pawel (21 years ago, 24-Dec-03, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Atch! Too far for me! Now, if you could just move the whole event to Portland, Maine..... *laugh* Good luck finding someone! Have you tried asking on Classic Castle? www.classic-castle.com Dave O (21 years ago, 24-Dec-03, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.events.brickfest, FTX)
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(...) SNIP (...) SNIP (...) SNIP (...) SNIP (...) SNIP (...) WOW! some of the best use of colors & parts I've seen--the subject matter is almost perfectly captured with a small number of bricks--great job! Jeff (21 years ago, 24-Dec-03, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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Alastair, Reaaly nice, I think this is great. I love all of the interior touches. I'd enjoy seeing more pics whenever you post them. Top shelf work! Jon Furman (21 years ago, 24-Dec-03, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.town)
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In lugnet.announce.moc, Reed Anderson wrote: --snippage (...) This is fantastic. With just a little editing I can see oxen for pulling carts. I can't wait to get home after the holidays to try it out. The scale is perfect for the standard (...) (21 years ago, 24-Dec-03, to lugnet.castle)
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Ditto on Pawel's thoughts...I'd love to see more pics, and closer zoom. Nicely done! This shows a great deal of research and attention to realistic detail. Is it difficult to make things work well in minifig scale? I'm impressed with the "whole (...) (21 years ago, 24-Dec-03, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.town)
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(...) Dear Pawel (and all) I'd love to, but the digital camera I use simply isn't good enough. Hopefully I'll be able to finish the interior details soon, and then I'll run off a roll of film on my old SLR of my more recent models including lots of (...) (21 years ago, 24-Dec-03, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.town)
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(...) It takes work - I prefer to work at this scale, as it presents more of a challenge to my brain and less to my wallet! Certainly capturing some of the carved features took a lot of thought, but designing my own house meant that I was able to (...) (21 years ago, 24-Dec-03, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.town)
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(...) Thanks! Other interior touches not mentioned include tiled floors to the entrance hall and conservatory, and a "wooden" (i.e. brown tiles 1 wide) floor in the main hall, as well as a very tight spiral staircase to the top two floors. Alastair (21 years ago, 24-Dec-03, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.town)
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| | The Kingdom of Ikros will soon be deleted
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The Kingdom of Ikros website and the Ikros: Chaos Skies website will soon be deleted from the Ozbricks network of servers permanently. I expect in a couple of months, not a trace of either websites will remain. Ok, now that I have your attention (...) (21 years ago, 25-Dec-03, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.general, FTX) !
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Alastair Disley wrote in message <3FE893AC.40601@care...ee.net>... (...) Gorgeous work Alastair! I'm working on something similar at the moment (though English country house style) so you beat me to it, but excellent work there. Kevin ---...--- (...) (21 years ago, 26-Dec-03, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.town)
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| | FOTW: 6103 - Castle Mini-Figures MISB for $6.50!!
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A very Merry Medieval Holiday to all! Just had to share the joy of this discovery. I love my local toy consignment shop. A few days I stopped in to peruse their used Lego section (I drop by every other day and they all know me by name now!) and (...) (21 years ago, 27-Dec-03, to lugnet.castle)
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With the help of my sister, I finished the medieval town of Blut'Ader I've been working on. An overview shot of the whole creation, along with a detailed page devoted to the village, can be found on my new [1] site: (URL) soon as I photograph and (...) (21 years ago, 28-Dec-03, to lugnet.castle) !!
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| | Siege Machine
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Check out our latest entry to the CC Colossal Contest from our (URL) homepage.> (2 URLs) Let's storm some castles! ACPin & Sons (21 years ago, 28-Dec-03, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX) !
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| | Watchtower, around year 600
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Hi! A watchtower from the hills of the Lower Alps: (URL) was originally intended for the Classic Castle Contest, but as this came around, it turned out to be older than the medieval castles, and didn't really fit into any of the contest catagories. (...) (21 years ago, 28-Dec-03, to lugnet.castle)
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Coolness! That is the most unique way of building roofs i've ever seen. And I have to say, that is alot of brown shovels! I really like that rope bridge too. (21 years ago, 28-Dec-03, to lugnet.castle)
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I finished the write-up for the keep: (URL) Details and action shots can be found on my page: (URL) Thanks for looking! -- Pawel (21 years ago, 29-Dec-03, to lugnet.castle, FTX) !
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Sometimes something is awesome just because it's so big. Your village is awesome because it's big AND because of the great work you've done on each and every building. Great job! (21 years ago, 29-Dec-03, to lugnet.castle)
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Maybe if I leave all my dark gray shovels out in the rain, I can have that many brown ones too. ; ) (21 years ago, 29-Dec-03, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Galare Kingdom: Forest of Evil
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I'm back everyone....... I'd like to begin by asking how everyone's christmas was ? Now on to the subject of this post..... For about 4 months now I've been lurking waiting to get a digital camera. Well to my surprize I got one for christmas :D and (...) (21 years ago, 29-Dec-03, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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(...) Thanks David! Putting in the details was a lot of fun! Most of the MOCs don't have finished interiors, so that's the next step. -- Pawel (URL) (21 years ago, 29-Dec-03, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) I like the tree - I've never thought of using 1x1 round plates for fruit. I also like the waterfall. As a purist, I cringed when I saw the bridge :) You should build one! I also looked at some of your older stuff. Is any of it still built? Can (...) (21 years ago, 29-Dec-03, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Yes the idea of the 1x1 rounds plates for fruit came to me at about 4 am the other morning..... Perhaps it was the lack of sleep.....:P (...) All in do time my friend, all in do time ;)....but at the moment the Megabloks (sorry I know thats a (...) (21 years ago, 30-Dec-03, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Hello! I stumbled across the following info for forthcoming HP Lego Sets on my Work's computer: #4750 "Draco & Hippogriff" $7.99 #4751 "Harry & The Marauders" $9.99 #4752 "Lupin's Classroom" $19.99 #4753 "Sirius Black's Escape" $19.99 #4754 (...) (21 years ago, 31-Dec-03, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.harrypotter, FTX)
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(...) It was my understand that atleast the hagrids hut was a reworked set, with a real roof this time. Can't seem to recall where I heard that though. My guess would be that the Hogwarts Express is reworked too, as the price point is different. (...) (21 years ago, 31-Dec-03, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.harrypotter, FTX)
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we know that the castle is being reissued under a new number (URL) with the amount of stock floating round (in Britain at least) at half price or less its difficult to see why they are bothering (21 years ago, 31-Dec-03, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.harrypotter)
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| | Any excitement over Knights' Kingdom II - Large Figures
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I was wondering if anyone was getting excited over the new large figures in the Knights' Kingdom coming out in 2004? The new figures are the following: 8770 Danju 8771 Jayko 8772 Rascus 8773 Santis 8774 Vladek From the pictures I have seen on LUGNET (...) (21 years ago, 31-Dec-03, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: Any excitement over Knights' Kingdom II - Large Figures
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(...) Todd, see (URL) for the reviews on here at Lugnet. There is more discussion, mostly negative, I might add at Classic-Castle: (URL) for your interest. I might buy the main castle (Leo's Castle, vers. II), and a small bunch of the others, but (...) (21 years ago, 31-Dec-03, to lugnet.castle)
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| | possible temporary retirement from curatorship...
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Hi, I received a phone call from my National Guard unit, that we have been alerted for a potential 18-month deployment overseas. I report to my unit on Monday January 6th, and I will let everyone know if I am part of the "team" that is going or not (...) (21 years ago, 31-Dec-03, to lugnet.admin.curators, lugnet.castle)
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(...) Thanks for the heads up. To all, if you're interested, please do volunteer! It's fun, not hard and is a valuable community service. If you can involve Ben in the volunteer process that helps, (that is, do it quick if you can... that way Ben (...) (21 years ago, 31-Dec-03, to lugnet.admin.curators, lugnet.castle)
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(...) Wow! Thanks for all your work up to this point, and keep us updated about your possible deployment. -- Pawel (21 years ago, 31-Dec-03, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) You've done great things Ben, and i've always appreciated your work here. Be safe in your assignment and be well! And if you stay, all the better, '04 will be a good year for Castle. Take care, --==Richard==-- (21 years ago, 31-Dec-03, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Alright, I guess this will be a quick heads-up for me to get back into the fray at .castle...a temporary replacement to help with the sidebar would be great, but until one is appointed, I guess I can hold the reins for the time being and make (...) (21 years ago, 31-Dec-03, to lugnet.admin.curators, lugnet.castle)
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I finished write-ups for all the MOC's in the town. This list includes: A church Army barracks A tavern Four houses A blacksmith A statue ... Here is a preview: (URL) Details and a lot more pictures can be found on my webpage: (URL) Happy New Year! (...) (21 years ago, 31-Dec-03, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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New Formula, Same Great Taste! www.minifigville.com/mhof/ The Minifig Hall of Fame is now running. With 24 contestants this month, the battle for a place in the MHoF will be tougher than ever! And just when you thought your favorite Minifig won, (...) (21 years ago, 1-Jan-04, to lugnet.publish, lugnet.announce, lugnet.castle, lugnet.space, lugnet.adventurers, lugnet.starwars, lugnet.fun, lugnet.pirates, lugnet.sports, lugnet.town)
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| | Re: Any excitement over Knights' Kingdom II - Large Figures
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I will definitely get one of the large knights. I need a giant to attack a village - or my regular classic castle guys attacking the knight in gulliver style ;) As for the other sets, I will get one of each and several of the smaller sets. I like (...) (21 years ago, 1-Jan-04, to lugnet.castle)
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Hi Ben, You have done a great job over here at lugnet.castle. I hope we can find a good replacement curator if you go to serve our country. Thanks, Ben E. (21 years ago, 1-Jan-04, to lugnet.admin.curators, lugnet.castle)
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(...) Maybe they're testing the hypothesis that the new greys will be more popular than the old ones? =D Peter (21 years ago, 2-Jan-04, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.harrypotter)
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| | The BrickLords need you !
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The goodday for your seigniories, The BrickLords guild needs prouds and courageous knights to fight the Darklord and his evil legions. We search for warriors that accepts to enter the Deep in order to find the Turmhylein's artefacts and become the (...) (21 years ago, 2-Jan-04, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.fun, lugnet.games, lugnet.gaming)
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(...) I have a few questions: 1) Are there bonuses for killing enemies other than gold? 2) What exactly do strength and rapidity do? 3) "Fight" - is that the strength of your weapon? That's it for now ... thanks! -- Pawel (21 years ago, 2-Jan-04, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.fun, lugnet.games, lugnet.gaming)
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(...) BrickLords. However, I get an error whenever I try to play: Warning: mysql_fetch_array(): supplied argument is not a valid MySQL result resource in /home/bricklor/www/j...moteur.php on line 87 I get that error when I click on the doors to (...) (21 years ago, 2-Jan-04, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.fun, lugnet.games, lugnet.gaming)
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(...) Thanks ;-) ! (...) Yes. After having killed a certain number of monster, you gain +1 in Fight. You have this gain multiple time. (...) They help you to fight. A fight is Strenght+Rapidity+Combat+Random number. (...) No ;-) Denix (21 years ago, 2-Jan-04, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.fun, lugnet.games, lugnet.gaming)
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(...) Thanks Lord. With you in our rank, we will be victorious ! (...) You are the second person to have such error. I don't know why. I try to find it ... Denix (21 years ago, 2-Jan-04, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.fun, lugnet.games, lugnet.gaming)
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(...) Thanks! Could our toolbar on top display the number of monsters that we've killed? Do all monsters count the same amount? Also, can you tell us how many monsters we need to kill, or is that for us to find out? This is fun :) -- Pawel (21 years ago, 2-Jan-04, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.fun, lugnet.games, lugnet.gaming)
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(...) Yes it's possible. Maybe I'll add it in the next version. (...) No, "fixed" monsters (not random) are better. (...) The purpose is not to kill a maximum of monster but to go the end of the level after recovering the Turmhylein' shield. You'll (...) (21 years ago, 2-Jan-04, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.fun, lugnet.games, lugnet.gaming)
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