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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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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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(...) 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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(...) 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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(...) 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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(...) 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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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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(...) 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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(...) 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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(...) 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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(...) some good examples. Thanks! George (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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(...) (20 years ago, 20-May-04, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.trains, lugnet.town)
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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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(...) 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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(...) 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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(...) 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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(...) 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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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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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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(...) 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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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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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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(...) 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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| | Re: AWESOME 5' fantasy castle on Brickshelf
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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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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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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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(...) 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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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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(...) 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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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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(...) 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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(...) 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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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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(...) 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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(...) 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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(...) 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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(...) 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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(...) 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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(...) 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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