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(...) I really the rafters and that big window. I think the roof would look better with a little overhang on the sides. And I concur with Jason Spear's remarks about the 1x1s facing outwards and the low arch. Are you coming to Brickfest this summer? (...) (20 years ago, 7-May-04, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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The boarding house needed more space, so after getting approval from the neighboring tailor, they started making additions. Right over the tailor's place. (2 URLs) Boarding House> -- Design Notes: I had this idea for one building needing so much (...) (20 years ago, 7-May-04, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.castle, lugnet.org.us.michlug, FTX)
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(...) Hi Jake, First I'd like to say thanks for giving us this opportunity I'll start with 2 general points: 1. Yellow faces. If TLC want to make pinky seasick minifig faces thats fine with us as long as they won't kill the old "normal" Yellow (...) (20 years ago, 7-May-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general, lugnet.castle, FTX)
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Hey Jason, Fun MOC. To me this looks like my image of the Weasley family home from the Harry Potter book. Bruce (20 years ago, 7-May-04, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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(...) I don't really understand your thinking here. As far as I can see all the parts you list are standalone parts so you don't really get the problem of (for example) something that is supposed to be painted all one colour being mottled (doesn't (...) (20 years ago, 7-May-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general, lugnet.castle, FTX)
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(...) Thanks. Interesting that you mention the Weasley's home. Personally I had pictured theirs as more ramshackle and precarious looking. Now I want to work on more houses with "add-ons". Jason Spears | (URL) BrickCentral> | (URL) MichLUG> (20 years ago, 7-May-04, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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(...) Thanks. (...) It's mainly a screw-up. I originally built this fairly quickly because I had to get it mailed to Lenny for Brickfest PDX, and when I was building it I couldn't find my 1x6x2 arches. I had to go with the 1x6x1 arch, and if you put (...) (20 years ago, 7-May-04, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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(...) Thanks. I agree on the overhang. I'll have to do that differently in future buildings. (...) Unfortunately no. Job/family/etc. conspire to prevent me from attending fests. I'm usually doing good if I can attend a weekend LUG meeting. (...) (...) (20 years ago, 7-May-04, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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(...) Tim, that larger item is his army. It looks bad when your troops are supposed to look the same but a percentage of them are stuck with different-looking equipment. Imagine a formation of 50 Marines with 5 of them wearing the new pixelated (...) (20 years ago, 8-May-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general, lugnet.castle, FTX)
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(...) Hi Bruce, This a cool house! You did a great job on your exterior texture. The interior is fabulous. The rafters are a great touch and all the other little details are really cool. The only change I might make that hasn't been mentioned here (...) (20 years ago, 8-May-04, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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(...) Hey Jason, The boarding house is really cool. It was a great idea to build one building over another and it turned out well. I like how some of the windows are set in half a stud. I really like the odd shape of the building as well. It gives (...) (20 years ago, 8-May-04, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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(...) Thanks Jason! Yeah, I do seem to be stuck on white lattice panes and 5 wide windows. I at least tried something different on the carpenter ( (URL) ) a while back ;) James (20 years ago, 8-May-04, to lugnet.castle)
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| | The Lone Falcon Chronicles: Episode IV
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(2 URLs) The Ogre has returned...> PLMKWYT! (URL) Nathan Wells (URL) "I'm a castle fan who builds spaceships, got a problem with that?" (20 years ago, 8-May-04, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.fun, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX) !
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(...) Tight. One thing I can say with confidence here: tudor buildindgs will never go out of style. Now your nice model just makes me wonder if I can find those same windows/lattices for a reasonable price. Last ones I saw were for 2 bucks each on (...) (20 years ago, 10-May-04, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Thanks James. I am probably going to give the "one building over another" a try again, once I get some more parts in. (I build 6 more buildings this weekend and I am seriously running low on certain parts)(1). I've done ½ stud inset on town (...) (20 years ago, 10-May-04, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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MichLUG has been invited to display at the Motor City Comic Con for a third time now. We will have a Moonbase layout with 10 regular sized modules and 4 super sized modules. Along with a monorail, many lading pads and ships galore there will be 75 (...) (20 years ago, 10-May-04, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.org.us.michlug, lugnet.loc.us.mi, lugnet.org, lugnet.castle, lugnet.space, FTX) !!
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As I alluded to in other posts, I had a busy weekend. Built 6 new buildings. A Windmill (2 URLs) A unfurnished building with seperate upstairs apartment (2 URLs) And four other buildings, each with their own unique details (5 URLs) Enjoy, comment, (...) (20 years ago, 10-May-04, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.castle, lugnet.org.us.michlug, FTX) !
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Man, that is a busy weekend! I think my favorites are the four "other" buildings :) I really like how the first two have interesting shapes to them. I think all the color schemes are very nice. The last two are just plain great simple little (...) (20 years ago, 11-May-04, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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(...) Yes. The week and weekend before a (URL) are always busy. My wife hates those weeks. (...) Thanks. There is something about the (URL) 3rd "other" building>, in person it has the cutest feel to it. Between the size and color scheme. (...) I (...) (20 years ago, 11-May-04, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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Here's a CCC compliant corner toward that I recently put together. (URL) deep links for those who can't wait. (URL) and let me know what you think. (20 years ago, 11-May-04, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.castle)
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| | That wascally wabbit!
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Hi all, Quick little MOC: (URL) A couple more pics, including an exploded view to see construction: (URL) I wasn't sure where to post this, so I'm going with castles and trains, because I could imagine bunnies hopping through the hillsides of either (...) (20 years ago, 11-May-04, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.castle, lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Cool! The brown one's head looks like Stitch from the Disney movie "Lilo & Stitch" So I think I'll make it right now! (in MLCad as I don't have all the pieces in blue: (URL) Thanks for the excellent inspiration!! Jeff (20 years ago, 12-May-04, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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Hello, We are being given the opportunity to let Jake (and Richard) know which parts we'd like to see in bulk. (URL) I wanted to take a moment and raise the awareness of the color Dark Tan: I think, dark tan is the color of the ramps in this set: (...) (20 years ago, 12-May-04, to lugnet.town, lugnet.castle, lugnet.trains)
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| | Help finding helmet
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Hoping SOMEONE here can help me- in the now-infamous Monty Python Holy Grail done in minifigs, one of the figures is wearing a black helmet with a flip-up visor, unlike ANY i have ever seen... does this visor exist? and if so, in what sets? it SEEMS (...) (20 years ago, 13-May-04, to lugnet.castle)
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Hiya all.... As promised.... as I am back in Australia now and reunited with my lego, I have been happily building and have just finished a nice Norman Tower Castle. I have only done a couple quick pics to show for the moment. I will take some more (...) (20 years ago, 13-May-04, to lugnet.castle) !
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(...) maybe. :-) (20 years ago, 14-May-04, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Looks great! I'm looking forward to the rest of the pictures! James (20 years ago, 14-May-04, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Theed Palace Chamber Preview
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Check the preview of this latest MOC from our (URL) homepage.> Enthused by the response on the (URL) Theed Palace Hallway>, I've built a bigger piece of the palace. Here's a list of what's new from the chamber. While the hallway was built on a 32x32 (...) (20 years ago, 14-May-04, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.castle, lugnet.space, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX)
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| | Cathedral revisited
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Hello happy builders, today I've posted digicam pics of my cathedral before demolition. Since September 2002 this MOC rested on my shelves, because I was so fond of it. Now I use the bricks for new mocs and thought it good to make enough remembrance (...) (20 years ago, 14-May-04, to lugnet.castle)
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Hi Kevin, Your keep looks great. The snot technique used with the lattice windows creates a nice effect. I too am looking forward to more photos. The massing and roof of your Norman Keep are also good. Ben E. (20 years ago, 14-May-04, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Maybe it's no bad idea to link... (URL) (after moderation) Daan (20 years ago, 14-May-04, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: New Harry Potter Castle Review - 4757
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(...) If I know the TLC, they'll want to re-use the newly made HP parts in as many other themed sets as possible. With the new "Candy" Knights coming out, and a possible second line of those on the horizon, we may yet see Sand Green Skeletons! That (...) (20 years ago, 14-May-04, to lugnet.reviews, lugnet.harrypotter, lugnet.castle)
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(...) The battle droid legs holding up the railing are a great idea. Now I have something to do with the umpteen legs I have laying around. Marc Nelson Jr. (20 years ago, 14-May-04, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Unfortunately, it's not a real LEGO minifig helmet, although I wish it was. The only other piece, besides the helmet, that is not made by LEGO is the flanged mace that someone konks someone else on the head with. (During the part when a guy (...) (20 years ago, 15-May-04, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Fade to gray: Requiem for the old gray
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well I think the pictures says it all: (URL) (20 years ago, 16-May-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.castle, lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.color, FTX) !
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| | Castle wall idea - using 3 x 3 x 6 Corners
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I'm not normally a castle person, but my son asked me to build a castle. So I thought I'd start with the outer walls (not sure what they are properly called). I seemed to have a large number of part #2345s on hand in dark grey (ok... old dark grey) (...) (20 years ago, 16-May-04, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) military problems with a wall built that way) but it looks strong and imposing. I don't like the slopes at the bottom, though; I think it would be better to have the walls go right down into a wet moat. And the towers don't live up to their (...) (20 years ago, 16-May-04, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Thanks for the feedback. Military problems in defending or attacking? (...) I agree about the slopes at the bottom... but I didn't want a moat. I'll have to play with them more to see what I can come up with. Do you think both towers are too (...) (20 years ago, 16-May-04, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) The question is: What do you want? A castle for your son to play with? Well, don't bother. For a kid, it is a very nice building. If you want to build a more real looking castle, the only way is to look for some pictures or drawings of real (...) (20 years ago, 16-May-04, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Defending. The point of projecting towers is so the defenders can sweep the fronts of the walls with projectile fire. With a wavy front, an attacker standing between two of the waves would be hard(er) to hit, because the wall itself would be (...) (20 years ago, 16-May-04, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) I wonder if it would be harder to get a ladder up to a wavy wall, though. (...) In fact, it doesn't. That principle only holds true if the oblique angle tends to deflect shot into open air. If it deflects shot into a pocket point of the (...) (20 years ago, 16-May-04, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: Fade to gray: Requiem for the old gray
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(...) And dark grey...it is now only in my memories... (20 years ago, 16-May-04, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.color, FTX)
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The King told them they would have their share of fortune, women and adventure... But they got the bitter cold of the northern border. And the occasional raid from troops of the Northern Kingdom: (URL) first castle creation since I was a kid. (...) (20 years ago, 17-May-04, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Nifty. It has a very blocky look, like it could withstand determined assault with savvy defenders manning the slits and walltops. Photographing it with a wintry background is quite effective as well. Thanks for sharing! (20 years ago, 17-May-04, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Looks great. The snow covering everything gives it a very chilly feel. The outpost itself looks imposing enough to withstand most any assult, barring seige equipment. The stream flowing below is a nice touch. I'm not too sure about the roof on (...) (20 years ago, 17-May-04, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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Interesting concept. The tower it's self looks nice and I like the part used for the roof. (20 years ago, 17-May-04, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Indeed. They're unmistakably saying, "Look how sad and ugly old grey looks, and none of the pieces match anyway because they yellow with time." --SteveR (20 years ago, 17-May-04, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.color, FTX)
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| | AWESOME 5' fantasy castle on Brickshelf
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I haven't seen anyone claim this incredible structure in the Castle newsgroup yet, so I thought I'd share the link to the folder for whoever it is that built it. (URL) 5' tall castle> This is one of the tallest and best built castles I've ever seen. (...) (20 years ago, 18-May-04, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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(...) Well there's someone with that username on Bricklink, (URL) you could try contacting them there. With a username like that it's highly likely they're the same person :) ROSCO (20 years ago, 18-May-04, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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Now that is a cool tower. I would love to see the rest of the fortress. Turning the grey disk pieces upside down for the roof was excellent! Good job. Josh (20 years ago, 18-May-04, to lugnet.castle)
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Hi Jeff, I like this. It is huge and seems to fit together. I like the contrast between the dark grey walls and light grey towers. The "wavy" walls give it an interesting effect. In response to what these other people have been saying about how (...) (20 years ago, 18-May-04, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) but its massive size puts this idea to rest. There is one very bad thing (...) There was a thread on Classic Castle about this creation. (URL) fosterbengoshi posted a few comments. Apparently he built it for his two daughters. He obviously has (...) (20 years ago, 18-May-04, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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(...) Actually, this tower started as an experiment for a larger castle I'm working on. I hadn't really thought about doing more CCC stuff with the idea. Because I don't have a lot of time right now, maybe I should think more about that since those (...) (20 years ago, 18-May-04, to lugnet.castle)
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Hey, I really like the landscaping. I'll pay my highest compliment and say it makes me think of Takeshi Itou ((URL) I especially like the depth of that gorge and the very natural feel to the landscape. The structure itself is a bit plain, but (...) (20 years ago, 18-May-04, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Brick Built Beasts volume 1
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Hi all, I have compiled an article with links to animal MOCs at approximately minifig scale by a large number of AFOLS, which can be found on Classic-Castle.com's how-to page: (URL) was compiled initially to help add details to castle layouts, but (...) (20 years ago, 19-May-04, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.castle, lugnet.trains, lugnet.town) !!
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(...) And obviously there was a lot of effort that went into compiling all those links. Well done. Regards, Allan B. (20 years ago, 19-May-04, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.trains, lugnet.town)
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Hey MichLUGians (MichLUGanders?), I was enjoying looking through the pictures from your display at the Comic-Con and I had a few questions. Could you identify the builders of these monster creations: (URL) also do those creations have close-up shots (...) (20 years ago, 19-May-04, to lugnet.org.us.michlug, lugnet.castle)
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Great resource, thanks for putting it together! Just a few additions you may want to consider: Jason J. Railton's horse: (URL) Koehler's geese: (URL) Pigeons: (URL) (20 years ago, 19-May-04, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.trains, lugnet.town)
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(...) Thank you for being one of the biggest contributors. I especially like your donkey and your deer. (...) weeks ago, so I don't know how I missed that. Now that I see Jojo's stuff I remember that as well. Is that a goose or a swan (not that it's (...) (20 years ago, 19-May-04, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.trains, lugnet.town)
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(...) MichLUGgers.. (...) The show report usually does a good job of touching on most highlighted creations. I beleive it is in the late stages of being drafted. ++Lar (20 years ago, 19-May-04, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Hi Bruce, Good job with volume one, it's a great resource. I have a beasty for vol. 2. His name is BUB (Big Ugly Beast) and he was an entry in the CCContest. Here's the link --> (URL) Job! Josh (20 years ago, 20-May-04, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.trains, lugnet.town)
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(...) Glad you enjoyed the pics, hopefully the show report will be done tomorrow or Friday, which will give a few more details, however in answer to your questions; All of those creatures were built by Peter Guenther. I don't believe he has a (...) (20 years ago, 20-May-04, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.org.us.michlug, FTX)
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(...) Snip Thanks, Bruce. This promises to be an excellent resource. I've already gathered a few ideas from it. The sheep design that I have been copying ((URL) as you have linked> and (URL) other> (URL) permutations>) are based on a design by Tom (...) (20 years ago, 20-May-04, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.trains, lugnet.town, FTX)
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| | Re: Brick Built Beasts volume 1
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(...) (20 years ago, 20-May-04, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.trains, lugnet.town)
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(...) Ducks? hmmm, try (URL) here>! (20 years ago, 20-May-04, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.trains, lugnet.town, FTX)
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(...) some good examples. Thanks! George (20 years ago, 20-May-04, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.trains, lugnet.town)
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(...) Wow a very helpful resource. I will be looking at this more in the future to try and add more animals to our layouts. Thanks! (...) Even better, I know there are some great beast/monsters out there, so having them linked in a single place is (...) (20 years ago, 20-May-04, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.trains, lugnet.town, FTX)
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(...) Doh! Thanks Tim. What a difference one digit makes, eh? Peace and ducks, Professor Whateverly (URL) (20 years ago, 20-May-04, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.trains, lugnet.town, FTX)
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(...) I agree, GREAT resource. I hope it gets linked from lots of places. Unless you object I will try to remember to link to it from the header of .trains. Funny thing.. if you look at the different animal categories, it seems Rev Smith has a (...) (20 years ago, 20-May-04, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.trains, lugnet.town, FTX)
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Hi, Bruce. Just wanted to add my thanks for this great resource. Often times when I've needed to create new brick animals for The Brick Testament, I first want to see what others have come up with before me. Finding such examples has sometimes been (...) (20 years ago, 20-May-04, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.trains, lugnet.town)
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(...) Thanks for the link. He'll be there (probably grouped with other monsters). Bruce (20 years ago, 20-May-04, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.trains, lugnet.town)
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(...) are based on a design by (...) Thanks. I'll include this in the updated list, as well as a link to your MOCpages. (...) Actually they look a little too construction site-y. . . scratches head . reads Tim's post . Aha! Quack quack. I'll put (...) (20 years ago, 20-May-04, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.trains, lugnet.town, FTX)
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(...) Please go ahead and do so. My main motivation was to help people looking for ideas to detail their layouts. Bruce (20 years ago, 20-May-04, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.trains, lugnet.town, FTX)
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(...) Thank you for being, as Lar put it, the most prolific animal maker since that other guy. Now if only I can prod you to illustrate Revelations for some additions to volume II. Bruce (20 years ago, 20-May-04, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.trains, lugnet.town)
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Hi Bruce, This is an excellent resource! I'll definitely be using it in the future. Thanks for taking all the time and effort to pull all these links together. Looking forward to volume 2. I should mention that the dog which was attributed to me is (...) (20 years ago, 21-May-04, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.trains, lugnet.town)
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| | Pictures from MichLUG at Motor City Comic Con
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(4 URLs) MichLUG was happy to display both Castle and Space layouts this past weekend. This was our largest Castle display yet and one our most packed Moonbases as well. (URL) Show Report and More Pictures> Enjoy! Jason Spears MichLUG/MichLTC (URL) (20 years ago, 21-May-04, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.org.us.michlug, lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.us.mi, lugnet.org, lugnet.castle, lugnet.space, FTX) !
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| | Featherbeds
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Hello .castlers and other connoisseurs of fine home furnishings, I have made the beds. Not earth-shattering news, of course, but it's something at least...and it's a good use for the down from (URL) the ducks we've been discussing recently.> I've (...) (20 years ago, 21-May-04, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.town, lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Thanx Jason! Yeah, that guard post was difficult to roof, so this was the best I could do... Love, Sylvi (20 years ago, 21-May-04, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Thanx for the praise, Larry! Using my pillows and sheets to create a winter background was an afterthought. Glad it worked out. Love, Sylvi (20 years ago, 21-May-04, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) are much bigger versions of what I had in mind with my border outposts. (...) Tough pieces to use, but I'm also happy with how they turned out in this thing. (...) Thanx! I'll post my Southern Border Outpost next month or so! Love, Sylvi (20 years ago, 21-May-04, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: Help finding helmet
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(...) Actually both of those pieces were produced by Lego but never released - the helmet visor had functionality issues, it tends to pop off the helmet every couple of seconds. I don't know what the issue with the maces was, they seem to work fine. (...) (20 years ago, 21-May-04, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Nice work Sylvi. Excellent detail and playability. I especially like the weapon rack, though keeping the weapons outside could prove foolhardy. Good place for skis and poles though. Keep building! Peace and snow, Professor Whateverly (20 years ago, 21-May-04, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Right, and right. I do have a pretty good shot of Elephathulhu on the Monsters page of the BrickQuest website (www.brickquest.com/...ickquest/) and a second on the Monsters 2 page, but the only shots I have of the others are at shows. I'll see (...) (20 years ago, 21-May-04, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.org.us.michlug, FTX)
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Wow! Looking great! I love the lattice windows. The whole thing has an air of detail and "finishedness" about it that is very satisfying. I could sit and stare for hours. :D Can't wait for more and closer pictures. D-man. (20 years ago, 19-May-04, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Very much, though I fail to get the possible joke in this line ;) They are excellent, looking much more detailed than the beds I usually out in my houses, 6*4 in solid bricks, and a 2*4 slope or roof top brick as a pillow. Those 2*2 flat knobs (...) (20 years ago, 22-May-04, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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Legoland CA has 2 of the new minifig KK sets out - the large castle (#8781 - Castle Of Morcia and #8777 - Vladek Encounter pic -- (URL) And they also have all 5 of the large KK2 figs. I have put BIG pictures of all the figs, large and small as well (...) (20 years ago, 24-May-04, to lugnet.castle)
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After a long wait.... The Kingdom Of Andrastavia Story.... Continues...!!!! (URL) tuned and visit the site for the release of Chapter 4 Kev... : ) (20 years ago, 24-May-04, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build, lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.people, lugnet.publish, lugnet.publish.photography)
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(...) (snipped) What do the minifigures faces and torsos look like. Can you post pictures of the minifig without any armor on. I am looking forward to getting a dozen or so of each knight and wanted to know what they looked like. Oh, and is the (...) (20 years ago, 24-May-04, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Here are the pics of the heads: (7 URLs) The names of the fig they came from are at the end of the descrption. I will put them in the BS folder in a bit - I want to try to avoid the 'folder not public' thing while many people are trying to get (...) (20 years ago, 24-May-04, to lugnet.castle)
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Hello all, I will be helping in organizing the castle room this at BF 04, and I hope to help make it the most memorable and successful Castle Room so far. I've already been brainstorming with some other sturdy fellows well known in the AFOL (...) (20 years ago, 21-May-04, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.gaming, lugnet.events.brickfest)
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(...) Something I'd like to see for the C.C.C. layout is a list of which wall sections people need to bring the most of and the least of. We can't have everyone bring straight sections or everyone bring corners. Once we get people to commit to (...) (20 years ago, 25-May-04, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Alright Kev! It's great to see you back in the story business, and I'm glad to see that Andrastavia hasn't been abandoned. I'll be waiting in anticipation to see what you're bringing us. --Anthony (20 years ago, 25-May-04, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build, lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.people, lugnet.publish, lugnet.publish.photography)
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(...) I will be bringing two large CCC structures (large for me anyway - 50 studs long or so), and several smaller CCC structures like (URL) these>. I will contribute at least one CCC wall module as well. I probably won't be doing any gaming. For (...) (20 years ago, 25-May-04, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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(...) Do Danju and Vladek carry the same weapon and shield in both sets? Or doesn't Vladek carry a shield in the small set? This older picture ((URL) also shows a different sword for Danju than in your pictures... Rick. (20 years ago, 25-May-04, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Wow, what a sort of problem I'd like to deal with ;). At PDX the main issue was just getting enough wall to enclose the whole city. As it is now, we will probably have more buildings than wall (which again, is a *good* problem, not a bad one). (...) (20 years ago, 25-May-04, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Hey Marc, I'm glad to hear that you are bringing stuff for the 3CS display! I'm very excited about how it will look! As it looks now, a few people will be bringing quite a few 3CS houses, etc. My idea is to have "neighbor hoods", where all of (...) (20 years ago, 25-May-04, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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(...) 6 sections actually, 1 of which is a gate. I'm not sure it's a problem, but the whole wall is intended to be a (URL) beach front>, so I suspect it will have to be on one end of the display. Until I finish moving and setup my LEGO area, I won't (...) (20 years ago, 25-May-04, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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(...) You (URL) mentioned> the neighborhoods on CC, but I don't think I got it before. With wall sections cutting up the areas, I think this could look really neat. That will make it really easy to figure out who's minifigs, buildings, roads, etc is (...) (20 years ago, 25-May-04, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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(...) ANOTHER new color? So much for (URL) controlling the palette>. What a crock. (...) The new sets have some interesting faces, and the helmet on the (URL) shadow knight> is very cool. Also, the (URL) green armor> is nice. I like the shape of the (...) (20 years ago, 25-May-04, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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(...) To the Castle room organizers: I am willing to take on the project of distributing and recording designation flags if that's what you guys decide to do. I could put up a quick LUGNET page listing the different flag combinations and take (...) (20 years ago, 25-May-04, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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