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Christian, A very nice tree. It's great to see people creating Lego constructions, especially in minifig scale, based on what they're like in real life, as opposed to what "Lego" versions of those things are traditionally like (official sets, etc.). (...) (20 years ago, 29-Apr-04, to lugnet.castle)
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Fellow AFOLs, long ago, I decided to build a Lego tree. In contrast to the usual christmas trees available from Lego this tree should be of proper size and proportions to fit into a given scenario. A first attempt led to the basic building (...) (20 years ago, 29-Apr-04, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.castle) !!
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| | Re: The new movie "TROY" and MOCs
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(...) Well, Brad Pitt was so dedicated to his role as Achilles that he even went and tore his left achilles tendon! But seriously, I expect it to rank right up there with Gladiator. Fun popcorn movie, overhyped, probably get some Oscars...but still (...) (20 years ago, 26-Apr-04, to lugnet.build.ancient, lugnet.castle, lugnet.gaming)
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| | Re: Wizard's fire spell
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(...) Not at all, but it sounds pretty interesting. (...) Heh, one would think this would have been the first thing that this technique was used on. (...) I found that two were way too large, one was just the right size but flared open so it (...) (20 years ago, 26-Apr-04, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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| | Re: Theed Palace Hallway
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Take out all the tan, replace with dark grey, add some dino tails, imprison all the figs, and you'd have yourself one fine Jade Empire prison moc. Keep up the good work! --Ryan W. (20 years ago, 28-Apr-04, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.castle, FTX)
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This is a group of Mycenaean buildings such as might appear in Agamemnon's citadel. The battlement was actually intended for Troy (and adapted from CCC). All prototypes for further refinement. The buildings would all be flat on top. The battlements (...) (20 years ago, 28-Apr-04, to lugnet.build.ancient, lugnet.castle, FTX)
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| | Re: Wizard's fire spell
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Done that almost two years ago with this. (URL) Regards, ACPin & Sons (20 years ago, 28-Apr-04, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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| | Re: The new movie "TROY" and MOCs
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Hi there, Do tell more about what city you worked on! I just constructed 3 small Mycenaean houses based on Peter Connolly's illustration of Agamemnon's citadel in _The Greek World of Odysseus_. I had not realized how rich this book was, having read (...) (20 years ago, 28-Apr-04, to lugnet.build.ancient, lugnet.castle, lugnet.gaming)
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(...) SNIP (...) These are really cool (i meant to post this right away, but forgot, then it just popped into my head). I really like the green one, it reminds me of the cartoon dragon in the Pete's Dragon Disney movie. great job on both! Jeff (20 years ago, 28-Apr-04, to lugnet.build, lugnet.general, lugnet.castle, FTX)
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Check this latest MOC from our (URL) homepage.> An MOC that's a cross over between Castle and Star Wars. I've been planning to do a Theed Palace but couldn't decide on how large it was going to be and if I could get the correct look and scale of it. (...) (20 years ago, 27-Apr-04, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.castle, lugnet.space, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX) !
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| | Re: James' Castle Project
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"Mark Williams" <Markwms@covad.net> wrote in message news:HwLGtL.21Bv@lugnet.com... (...) landscape (...) look (...) grass a (...) Thanks Mark. you are right, the grass needs to be defined more againt the rocks rather than being flush. I may well (...) (20 years ago, 27-Apr-04, to lugnet.castle)
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The (URL) alphabet project> continues. H is for Henry's House (URL) Henry is www.classic-castle.com's unofficial mascot. He is currently traveling around the world to visit different cc members and I thought he needed a permanent residence for when (...) (20 years ago, 27-Apr-04, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX) !
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| | Name for set 1960 and value pack info
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Please update the name, and possibly the category, for set 1960: 1960 Dragon Masters Adventure Pack: 6020 + 6043 (US:~1993?) Source: (URL) to castle, since there has been some discussion of this set there. (20 years ago, 27-Apr-04, to lugnet.admin.database, lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: Back Building
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Hi Kevin, Welcome back. I also look forward to your new moc's. Living in an 800 year old town sounds like great inspiration :) Its always nice to have castle fans return. Ben E. (20 years ago, 26-Apr-04, to lugnet.castle)
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Hey Kevin, Welcome back. Looking forward to seeing new creations from you. BTW, I don't know if you've been lurking, but it doesn't look like you've posted in the past year. Be sure to check out www.classic-castle.com, which has grown up during your (...) (20 years ago, 26-Apr-04, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Welcome back, Kevin Yaron "Webrain" Dori (20 years ago, 26-Apr-04, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Does this mean that in some future we might also expect to see a new custom set from your hand? With friendly greetings, M. Moolhuysen. (20 years ago, 26-Apr-04, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Very nice. He's huge compared to a minifig, but has that adolescent feel to him, which makes you wonder how big he will eventually get. He facial features are so expressive. Good work. Jason Spears | (URL) BrickCentral> | (URL) MichLUG> (20 years ago, 26-Apr-04, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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Well, I do not know much about the movie, heard about it first here. Yes, thousands of remakes, on big screen and little stupid box. Scrounging up somewhat authentic minifigs will be kind of hard, the closest I can think of are the knights with the (...) (20 years ago, 26-Apr-04, to lugnet.build.ancient, lugnet.castle, lugnet.gaming)
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About Troy... I'm not sure about the movie -- I hope it doesn't suck -- but I have been following the comic _Age of Bronze_ for some years and prefer that for references for MOCs. Eric Shanower uses every real detail he can get, while trying to (...) (20 years ago, 26-Apr-04, to lugnet.build.ancient, lugnet.castle, lugnet.gaming)
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| | Back Building
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Hiya everyone.... I've just got back to Australia after living for a year in the UK... so just getting back into my lego now.... brushing off the dust and getting back to building. After living in an 800 year old town in England for a year, I have (...) (20 years ago, 26-Apr-04, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Wizard's fire spell
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Does anyone remember that post several months ago where some guy made a really cool looking tree out of tons of flame pieces hooked together? Well, I got to thinking about other cool stuff that could be made out of lots of flame pieces hooked (...) (20 years ago, 26-Apr-04, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX)
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| | Re: Horatio Spike: Dragon
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(...) Ahahahaha, that's excellent! Looks a bit like Puff the Magic Dragon. Or looks like something that would be called Puff the Magic Dragon, anyway. Very niftykeen. Adrian (URL) (20 years ago, 25-Apr-04, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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Look to your left! Look to your right! When Horatio Spike is here, everything is tight! (URL) Check it! My second dragon, this one came to me in a vision while i was bathing, and i built him furiously a few minutes before I had to get to work. I (...) (20 years ago, 25-Apr-04, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.castle, lugnet.build.mecha, FTX) !!
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| | The new movie "TROY" and MOCs
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Just wondering if any of you guys would be up to making some dioramas of figs, as well as buildings and best of all.... BATTLE SCENES from the movie? I have my Greeks, but they're not all ready nor fully equipped and I've just added the Phagians (...) (20 years ago, 24-Apr-04, to lugnet.build.ancient, lugnet.castle, lugnet.gaming)
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| | Ahboo Roo design ideas
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Greetings, Earth-Mortals! I was just doodling a bit tonight in MLCAD, and found myself more focused on entry detailing than structure (which is where I started). These pics are really only quick design ideas for a country cottage trying to get out (...) (20 years ago, 24-Apr-04, to lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.cad.dat.ideas, lugnet.castle, lugnet.town)
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| | New Castle on Brickshelf?
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I was wondering who posted the new brickshelf pics of the white castle and huge understructure. I'd love to know what your planning to do with all the space below the castle and if your plans started with the castle or the earthwork? (URL) Just (...) (20 years ago, 24-Apr-04, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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| | Curious Kids' Museum Show - Caslte, Town/Train, Space & Aquazone
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MichLUG was pleased to display at the Curious Kids' Museum for a second year running during their annual LEGO creation contest. This year we assembled displays for four seperate themes. The Space and Aquazone were a little on the small side and we (...) (20 years ago, 23-Apr-04, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.org.us.michlug, lugnet.space, lugnet.trains, lugnet.town, lugnet.loc.us.mi, lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.castle, lugnet.aquazone, FTX) !!
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| | Re: The Vikings meet Medieval Cogs
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"Don Cox" <the1hugh@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:HwMsqz.9t2@lugnet.com... (...) many (...) actions. I (...) ship to (...) (URL) (20 years ago, 23-Apr-04, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build.ancient, lugnet.gaming, lugnet.gaming.brikwars, lugnet.pirates)
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(...) All well done. I know a guy who did the exact set of rules that you are looking for that were specifically medieval. They were for resin ships and metal minatures, but they should work for Lego (and I'll warn you that low Viking ships facing (...) (20 years ago, 23-Apr-04, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build.ancient, lugnet.gaming, lugnet.gaming.brikwars, lugnet.pirates)
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| | The Vikings meet Medieval Cogs
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Sometime back I did 3 Viking Longboats: (URL) wanted to do some Castle, shore raiding and I have seen "The Vikings" many times and thought it would make a great BrikWars game. Recently I was watching the film again and thought about doing naval (...) (20 years ago, 23-Apr-04, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build.ancient, lugnet.gaming, lugnet.gaming.brikwars, lugnet.pirates)
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| | Re: James' Castle Project
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(...) That is simply beautifull. The cliffs... the castle itself, and the landscape are amazing. And the courtyards of the castle look great, and the wooden scaffolding/crane is a very nice touch. One minor complaint. I dont really like the way your (...) (20 years ago, 22-Apr-04, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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| | Re: A Tree
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(...) As I said, it took some time and effort to get the pieces. (...) Thank you. (...) > sense of scale. The Inn is currently boxed, as I am working on the rear part of that scenario at the moment (The inn as depicted in the gallery is only the (...) (20 years ago, 22-Apr-04, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) The tree was impressive next to your inn. This is really impressive. I'm not sure I have 800 of that piece at all, never mind in one tree. Well done. It would be great to see it next to the inn, or some minifigs to get a better sense of scale. (...) (20 years ago, 22-Apr-04, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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| | A Tree.
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Fellow AFOLs, Once upon a time I built a castelish setting called "The Inn at the Olde Road", which (among others) featured a large tree in the inns courtyard. The album with the Olde Inn and the first version of the tree can be seen here: (URL). (...) (20 years ago, 22-Apr-04, to lugnet.castle) !
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"Simon Bennett" <simon.bennett@ntlworld.com> wrote in message news:HwJ75o.4nF@lugnet.com... (...) it? (...) then (...) Hi Simon, the whole thing is modular (32 x 80 studs sections I think) or I'd never move it. It has been to 2 fests, once as it is (...) (20 years ago, 22-Apr-04, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: set383: 1x1 round studs hollow or not ?
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(...) If you have a look at the building instruction and the box of the set 542 you'll see the grey brick solid, so I think lego just changed it in fact of producing the new "open stud"-bricks :) I've just ordered the solid parts ot be sure my (...) (20 years ago, 22-Apr-04, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Bard(ing)'s Tale
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These have gone up piecemeal on Classic-Castle, but since I have my initial batch of four done, here they are. Almost all of the barding pieces have had their original designs brassoed off since covering them exactly around bends isn't always (...) (20 years ago, 22-Apr-04, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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| | Re: James' Castle Project
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(...) Looks very nice. You have done a good job of having the castle conform to the terrain. Also you put in a lot of different buildings, which is good. The crane to get goods is a great idea as well. I'm looking forward to the next stages. Jason (...) (20 years ago, 21-Apr-04, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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| | Re: James' Castle Project
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In lugnet.castle, James Stacey wrote thusly: (...) Whence Tw0nst3r replieth: This is really cool! I like how you've decided to evolve the castle like a real one would grow...it lends an air of authenticity to your MOC. Especially nice to me are the (...) (20 years ago, 21-Apr-04, to lugnet.castle)
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