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Re: Official KK and HP 2004 pictures
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Tue, 10 Feb 2004 20:09:31 GMT
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In lugnet.castle, David Laswell wrote:
> In lugnet.castle, Bruce Schlickbernd wrote:
> > Gray is lot more realistic than bright yellow! :-)
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> Somewhat, I guess. A lot of castles were built with sandstone, and while tan is
> the closest match, it wasn't introduced until 1997, IIRC, which would put it
> just a bit too late to be used in any of the European-style Castle sets. Yellow
> was the closest match available...assuming they were going for the sandstone
> look.
Sandstone was more of a construction material in the Middle East than Europe.
However, most weathered stone is a lot "warmer" (yellow, orange, red) than
standard issue Old Gray (and New Gray is actually shifted to the cool end of the
spectrum).
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> > I wouldn't mind a castle in one of the "sand" colors.
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> Ah, a sandcastle! ;P Yeah, actually some of the sand colors (most notably tan
> and sand red) are much more appropriate for many of the Western European
> castles.
I have a friend who makes sand castles...wait...
http://sandsculptors.com/1/index.htm
Haha! I didn't know that existed! Boy, you can find anything on the web!
Anyway, yes, I agree, I'd like to see a tan or sand-red castle.
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> > Or even a properly done white-washed castle.
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> White castle walls weren't always the result of white-wash or paint, were they?
Plaster or paint, usually. I've seen pictures of one with a fairly light
natural stone that was close to white - but judging by photos can be deceptive
depending on the light. White stone worth building a castle out of has to be
pretty darn rare. It was common to white-wash castles during the middle ages,
in any case.
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> > As we said in the computer gaming industry: MOTS (More Of The Same).
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> Oh, that's a gimme, especially since they probably already have 2005 KK sets in
> the development process. But that doesn't mean they can't introduce a different
> Castle sub-theme in the next few years. Besides, as with BIONICLE, they'll
> probably have to either update the five main characters, or add new ones in
> subsequent years to help keep the story going.
I'm not judging by the particular release alone, but by the slide in this
direction in general over several releases. I don't think they'll will suddenly
do an about face and go back to the Crusader/Black Knights/Black Falcons style
that was the pinnacle of Lego Castles. But I'd rather have some Castles than
none.
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> > I'm sure we'll have a new shield template for making stickers as soon as
> > possible.
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> I keep forgetting about the new tower shield...
I don't care for the designs they have on the shield, but I think they can be
drafted as Roman shields, or crossbowman's pavise.
-->Bruce<--
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| (...) (URL) Raglan Castle> in Wales is made with red and yellow sandstone. (URL) Castle>, (URL) Craignethan Castle>, and (URL) Duntreath Castle> in Scotland are made with yellow sandstone. (URL) Kenilworth Castle> in England is made of red (...) (21 years ago, 10-Feb-04, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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| (...) Somewhat, I guess. A lot of castles were built with sandstone, and while tan is the closest match, it wasn't introduced until 1997, IIRC, which would put it just a bit too late to be used in any of the European-style Castle sets. Yellow was (...) (21 years ago, 10-Feb-04, to lugnet.castle)
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