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Re: Sheik's Oasis
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Fri, 2 Jul 2004 08:37:06 GMT
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> or it was "really" Eowyn at the Ford of Bruinen, or whatever

I think you find more people think its Arwen (or Legolas if they like
Bashki) ;)
Pity, I always liked Glorfindel. Especially as he appears to have been
killed in the first age, then came back mid 2nd or 3rd age (depending on
what you read), it seems a shame to have not included the character :)

maybe this isnt on topic any more ... well Legolas has the word LEGO in his
name so maybe it is
--
James Stacey
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www.minifig.co.uk
Lugnet Member #925
I'm a citizen of Legoland travellin' Incommunicado
"Bruce Hietbrink" <bnh@chem.ucla.edu> wrote in message
news:I071M2.13p6@lugnet.com...
> In lugnet.castle, Jon Furman wrote:
> 
> > I'm looking forward to seeing what you do with Minas Tirith.  Are you • going to
> > go Microfig scale for some shots, or do you have a load of White bricks • that
> > you're keeping secret?
> 
> I do plan on making a microfig city for shots of them approaching the city • in
> the distance.  Mostly, though, I'll focus in on a scene fairly close-up, • so you
> just see the immediate surroundings.  The biggest I've gone so far is a • city
> street that stetches about 32x80, with a tall wall (supposed to be the • inside of
> the city's walls forming a backdrop.  Probably my biggest setting will be • my 6
> green baseplates with enough green plates to break up the lines somewhat, • with
> the same tall wall at one side for fighting outside of the city.
> 
> > As far as My projects are concerned, I'm not going to be building • anything
> > Tolkien related for a while.  I kinda got pidgeon holed as "that guy who • made
> > the hobbit stuff".
> 
> Hey, I thought that was my pigeon hole.  :)
> 
> > I'm sure I don't have to tell you what it's like to be a victim of your • own
> > success.  It didn't really bother me when tolkien fans (the human ones, • not the
> > ones who wish they were Elves) emailed me, but when I started getting • the
> > e-mails from "the children of Illuvatar" who were pissed that Bilbo's • floorplan
> > wasn't accurate, or that Merry had a green jacket in the movie, and your • Merry
> > doesn't, I kinda had to just start deleting e-mails without reading • them.  I've
> > loved Tolkien forever, but some of the rabid fans freak me out.
> 
> Yeah, I actually took all of the e-mail links and guest book off of my • website
> so I didn't have to deal with the mail.
> As to rabid fans, I guess I'm one of them.  What really bothers me is the
> ignorant kids who've only seen the movie.  The next snot-nosed brat who • tells me
> I got it all wrong because the palantir scene "really" takes place in • Meduseld,
> or it was "really" Eowyn at the Ford of Bruinen, or whatever, is going to • have a
> minifig army attacking their ankles with little plastic swords.
> 
> > Now that all the Movies are done, people also have PJ's
> > idea of what things should look like in their head, so it also kind of • puts you
> > in a spot of having to say a new creation is either based on the Book or • the
> > Movie. No more building Helms deep blindly like back in 2001.
> 
> Given that I've read the books several times, going back a couple of • decades
> before Peter Jackson decided to make a movie, my mental pictures are • pretty
> strong.  If anything, the two cartoons that came out in the early-to-mid • 80's
> are really what influence my visuals.
> 
> > Plus, everyone and their Mom are now building, and in some cases selling • LOTR
> > Lego stuff, so I kinda feel like I'll wait for the hype to die down,
> 
> That's cool.  I can wait.
> 
> > On top of all that I actually like building Wild West and Pirate more • than
> > castle,
> 
> Shhh!  Watch your mouth, this is .castle you're typing in.  Pretty soon • there
> will be a minifig army attaching YOUR ankles with little plastic swords.
> 
> > so It's about time to return to my roots.  I probably won't have
> > anything new before the end of the summer, but It's a pretty safe bet it • will be
> > Pirate themed.
> 
> Sounds cool.  You should do some sort harbor scene--I like your Puerto • Bonito a
> lot.
> 
> On WW stuff, did you see my page of WW links:
> http://www.ozbricks.com/bricktales/misc/ww/wwlinks.html
> You show up a couple of times.
> My next big project will probably be a WW story.  Of course, at the rate • I'm
> going, this could be five years down the road.  In addition to the slow • progress
> on Tolkien I've got a million little ideas of things to make in the • meantime.
> The one advantage of doing a WW story is that I could set it all in a • small
> town, so the bulk of it would take place in one big exterior creation of • the
> town street, with a few smaller "sets" for the inside of a saloon, • sheriff's
> office, etc.
> 
> Bruce



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  Re: Sheik's Oasis
 
(...) D'oh! In my defense, that was one of the scenes from the movie that I tried very hard to forget. I like Glorfindel, too, btw. Bruce (22 years ago, 2-Jul-04, to lugnet.castle)

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  Re: Sheik's Oasis
 
(...) I do plan on making a microfig city for shots of them approaching the city in the distance. Mostly, though, I'll focus in on a scene fairly close-up, so you just see the immediate surroundings. The biggest I've gone so far is a city street (...) (22 years ago, 1-Jul-04, to lugnet.castle)

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