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NOTE: I TRIED SEVERAL TIMES TO POST THIS MESSAGE TO LUGNET.PIRATES. I KEPT GETTING AN ERROR MESSAGE THAT LUGNET.PIRATES NEWSGROUP DID NOT EXIST. WHATS UP? Awhile back I made up my 3 Viking Longboats: (URL) was my intent to use them in a Lego battle (...) (20 years ago, 5-Apr-04, to lugnet.castle)
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Hey David, I am a fan of lego windmills ever since I built my first one. I really like your filled in "rigging" sails. They are quite original. Good job. Josh (20 years ago, 3-Apr-04, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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I love seeing buildings with so much activity and people on the interior. Nice work! (21 years ago, 3-Apr-04, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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| | Coat of Arms Designer has moved
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I am in the process of moving to a new server. As of today, my Coat of Arms Designer can be found here: (URL) has been deleted from the old server, so please make a note of the new URL. Stephen (21 years ago, 2-Apr-04, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Lenny, This is cool, a nice comfortable tavern. I think I'm going to borrow your trifold idea, too. Thanks, George (21 years ago, 2-Apr-04, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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Hi Lenny, I really like how this opens up. It provides better access to the interior and makes it much easier to 'play'. I like the interior details as well. You have just the right amount of clutter. Keep it up! James (21 years ago, 2-Apr-04, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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(...) Thanks! (...) Yeah, this and the executioner are not really "set" creations. That's why I qualified the "set" goal with *most* :) I had to do some sort of great tower/keep, which doesn't lend itself to being an actual set. James (21 years ago, 2-Apr-04, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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(...) Excellent detailing throughout! You also made very good use of the rock-patterned wall panels- just enough to add some variation but not overwhelming. I think you missed the "could be a set" goal for this particular alphabet project model, but (...) (21 years ago, 1-Apr-04, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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(...) Hey James - that is a pheasant being roasted for dinner. Thanks for the kind words! -Lenny (21 years ago, 1-Apr-04, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Beautiful, Wonderful, Amazing - you have every necessary detail - it all comes together and it all snaps. -Lenny (21 years ago, 1-Apr-04, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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This, as well as the Hermit's Hut, were down well before PDX but never photographed - this one was done as an experiment in my 'tri-fold' technique of opening shops. It uses Dan Siskind's idea of roof peaks for a seamless roof that can open, but I (...) (21 years ago, 1-Apr-04, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX)
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(...) Beautiful! The hut has an elegant shape with attractive colors, and is well detailed. And the hermit has a bed, a table, and a dead bird on a spit. What else does anyone really need? (2 URLs) AndroDan>> Tony Hafner (URL) www.hafhead.com> (21 years ago, 1-Apr-04, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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The (URL) alphabet project > continues... (2 URLs) Check it out at (URL) MOCPages> Enjoy! James (21 years ago, 1-Apr-04, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX) !!
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Hey Lenny, Cool hermit and house! A must for any village. Is that bird a pet, or dinner? :) James (21 years ago, 1-Apr-04, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Thank you. (...) Perhaps on my next moc I can try some snot experimentations for small windows to use in these situations :) (...) Yes, the plaster work took the most time and pieces. I had to search for white plates and was constantly running (...) (21 years ago, 1-Apr-04, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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(...) Hi Lenny, I like this new hut. The figure looks like a hermit. His hut contains a small amount of tools and furnishings for a simple lifestyle. I could definitely see this hut tucked away in the middle of a forest somewhere during medieval (...) (21 years ago, 1-Apr-04, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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(...) Ben, this is an excellent build. I'd have to agree with Marc that the castle wall with no windows is plain, i think at least one would have been fun. I do enjoy the plaster walls - something I'd never do b/c of the piece usage, but it is cool (...) (21 years ago, 1-Apr-04, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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(...) Hi Marc, Thank you for your comments. I am really pleased with the plaster work also. The wall doesnt have windows because it is an exterior castle wall. A tapestry may be appropriate here because that side of the room is very plain. I was (...) (21 years ago, 31-Mar-04, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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After reading -Siddhartha- a while ago, I've been interested in the theme of the old, enlightened hermit. And here's my Lego hermit: (URL) -Lenny (21 years ago, 31-Mar-04, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX) !
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(...) I really like the interior walls and ceilings. The plaster over the stone looks great, as do the beams on the ceiling. But the walls without windows look a little blank. "This is a castle, isn't it? There are (URL) tapestries>?" Marc Nelson (...) (21 years ago, 31-Mar-04, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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Hi Everyone, I am pleased to announce my latest creation - the Great Hall of a castle. This is a two story structure with the hall on the lower level and living quarters for the castle family above. Exterior Shots: (2 URLs) I used pictures of castle (...) (21 years ago, 31-Mar-04, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX) !!
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| | Pics from the TexLUG meeting in San Antonio, March 27th-28th 2004
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(URL) (the above photo is a real creek outside San Antonio) TexLUG just had it's spring meeting in San Antonio. I won't go into much detail, I'll let the people who are good at write ups do that. But here ya go: (URL) Gallery> (URL) Layout overview (...) (21 years ago, 29-Mar-04, to lugnet.org.us.texlug, lugnet.general, lugnet.castle, lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Uhmm... You may wanna hold back on this one!!! I just bought this set in a toy store here in Denmark. Mine came with plates in old brown and tiles in new brown! I already notified Jake and customer service on this issue. Otherwise it really is (...) (21 years ago, 29-Mar-04, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) I have to agree on this one. A good source of the classic (old) colors that are soon to be sadly retired. :( The price is a bit steep for the set, but it isn't too out of reach of most people. I just wish it would go on clearance more often... (...) (21 years ago, 29-Mar-04, to lugnet.castle)
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| | #3535 for parts
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Have all you castle folks seen set #3535 "Skateboard Street Park"? Its a great set for castle parts! It includes: 2 - 8x16 tan baseplate 1 - small evergreen tree 4 - 1x6 brown tile 2 - 2x6 brown plate 6 - 1x2 dark grey brick 14 - 1x8 grey tile 4 - (...) (21 years ago, 28-Mar-04, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Hi Nathan, great work as always. I bet you built it for the CC tower bridges contest. I like the towers, the unique windows, the clear shape in the middle, just great. P.S. how many BFF you had to buy for that? :-) (URL) (21 years ago, 28-Mar-04, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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I saw this earlier today while browsing Brickshelf and was awed. I particularly like the recessed cross-shaped windows. Too bad that LEGO doesn't make 48X48 baseplates in green. (21 years ago, 27-Mar-04, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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(URL) ...but it was the big castles that protected them! (URL) ENTER AND BE AWED> (URL) Nathan Wells (URL) "I'm a castle fan who builds spaceships, got a problem with that?" - Me, during a debate with my friends (21 years ago, 27-Mar-04, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX)
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(...) Thanks. The doors are 1 brick and 1 plate thick. That one picture with the rocks on the transparent bars is suppossed to show how they could withstand flying boulders from catapults. The elephant crouching is one idea I also had for it to get (...) (21 years ago, 26-Mar-04, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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(...) Heh. Now I want to redo it in brown for the gingerbread effect. Actually, when I finished building the red one, I was struck by how good it would look in a North Pole layout. Thanks. Marc Nelson Jr. (21 years ago, 25-Mar-04, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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Hi Marc, I like all three of these houses. The new roofs that you designed are great and very unique. The window design using headlight bricks is also very nice! Ben (21 years ago, 25-Mar-04, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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Hi David, Your fortified gate is very impressive. I like the size and massing. The doors have an excellent thickness and look very stout. Perhaps the elephant crouched down to get out :) Ben (21 years ago, 25-Mar-04, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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Hi David, I really like the filled in blades of the windmill. It is an interesting technique. The rest is a bit boxy. Like a sandcrawler with a windmill on it :) But it is really cool that it works. Ben (21 years ago, 25-Mar-04, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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This is a fortified city gate I made for the medieval layout at the Parent-Child Expo in Indianapolis. It sits on 2 baseplates, has a pair of large wooden doors in the middle, has a tower on each side and has a walkway above the gate that spans the (...) (21 years ago, 25-Mar-04, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX)
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This is a big brown windmill that I made. It turned out a whole lot boxier that I planned, and I didn't really like the overall look of it, so I call it the "propeller box". It made its public debut at the Parent-Child Expo in Indianapolis this past (...) (21 years ago, 25-Mar-04, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX)
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(...) But I had to make something out of my Yoda pieces. ; ) (21 years ago, 25-Mar-04, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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(...) As well you should be, Marc. Add some transparent 1x1 round plates as gumdrops, and you're all set for a visit from Hansel and Gretl. -Teddy (21 years ago, 24-Mar-04, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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Here are a few houses I built to the CCC standard: (3 URLs) I am particularly happy with the red one, which uses the skate ramp pieces for the roof. Pictures are at my (URL) LUGNET page> - please let me know what you think. Marc Nelson Jr. (21 years ago, 24-Mar-04, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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(...) Very nice. I like the dark orange as an accent color with the tan and brown. Marc Nelson Jr. (21 years ago, 24-Mar-04, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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Hey Dave, Simple but effective, the sort of building it would be easy to make several of very quickly to round out a village display. I like the use of iverse slopes rather than arches to give the window a peaked look. One critique--I don't really (...) (21 years ago, 24-Mar-04, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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