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(...) snip Beautiful work - Luther (URL) throwing the inkwell> at the devil is great! I think religious themes are underrepresented in Castle building, and I'm glad to see someone doing such great work in the area. Keep it up! Marc Nelson Jr. (20 years ago, 31-Oct-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.castle, FTX)
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Hello! Because I am not pagan but Lutheran I'm not celebrating Halloween but Reformation Day. That's the day when we commemorate the start of the so called Reformation that began with Dr. Martin Luther nailing 95 theses against the practice of (...) (20 years ago, 31-Oct-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.castle, lugnet.build, lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX) !!
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(...) SNIP I got the same set, & though i wish the wall pieces were like the classic castle wall pieces, i'd say it's a decent set with good playability. when i built it i remembered this set: (URL) 6062 Battering Ram> & realized that this could be (...) (20 years ago, 30-Oct-04, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.reviews, lugnet.castle, lugnet.dear-lego, FTX)
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Another Halloween vignette. The Headless Horseman from The Legend of Sleepy Hollow. (URL) After moderation: (URL) Happy Halloween everyone! -Elroy (20 years ago, 30-Oct-04, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build.minifigs, lugnet.castle, lugnet.town, FTX) !
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Hey All, Here is a battle scene I built last weekend. (URL) let me know what you think! Josh (20 years ago, 30-Oct-04, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Looks great Laura... I love the detail.. I thinks that what makes a great model... The Cathedral looks superb... I used to live righ next to a gothic catheral when I lived in England... you have captured the structure of it well. The mill and (...) (20 years ago, 28-Oct-04, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.loc.us.tx)
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TRU has a $30 co-pack of Knight's Castle Wall and Vladek's Siege Engine ($20 ea. at S@H). I got that "Ooh, new Lego set" feeling and bought one. Some thoughts on the castle wall... Did Lego think modular castle wall? Close but no banana. Have to try (...) (20 years ago, 30-Oct-04, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.reviews, lugnet.castle)
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~Look! ----- O.k. so I’m big on one word titles that end with exclamation-marks! ;) But trust me, this is well worth it… Remember that elusive prototype ‘translucent-skeleton-horse’ that TLG never produced and some one got from one of their (...) (20 years ago, 29-Oct-04, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build.minifigs, lugnet.parts.custom)
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(...) BwaaaaahhhHahahahahaaa...aaa! ! ! =P <that really made me smile> ...lol (20 years ago, 29-Oct-04, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) And Sir Jayko bravely ran away? (...) I guess he has to carefully select his battles, huh? Make sure it takes place during daylight hours in the lowest part of a relatively open meadow and such... (20 years ago, 28-Oct-04, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build.minifigs)
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(...) Ha! ...so true! (...) That woulda been a nice choice... Coulda done a lot more with a royal/primary blue. (...) That would be truely funny! If only it worked that way... However, i have the impression that Jayko, "the wuss-blue-knight," quite (...) (20 years ago, 28-Oct-04, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build.minifigs)
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(...) Hi Shaun, here they are: (URL) Ronald (20 years ago, 28-Oct-04, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Thanks, Bruce. I felt that the upper part of the wall looked too plain. Sorry that the images came out a little dark. As you know, I'm still hoping for a (URL) .vignette group> to post these MOCs to. There are quite a few vignettes showing up (...) (20 years ago, 28-Oct-04, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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(...) Yes, these can be fount on (URL) the left column on this page, first clik on the button 'How-to', and then on the word 'Creation'. If you scroll down on this page, under the header 'Customization' you'll find a link - 'Triangular Shields and (...) (20 years ago, 28-Oct-04, to lugnet.castle)
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Hi All, Is there a reference page that shows a picture of all the small triangular and large ovoid shield designs produced by LEGO? Any help would be appreciated ... Thanks! -s (20 years ago, 28-Oct-04, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) raised (...) Thanks, Nathan! I wanted to give the appearance of the temple being on top of a plateau. Dave (20 years ago, 27-Oct-04, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Hi Laura! Looks great. I really like the Keep and village. Very detailed and thought out. Your mill is excellent as well. I recall seeing it in a thread on Classic-Castle.com. It was spotted on Brickshelf and we talked about it. Very (...) (20 years ago, 28-Oct-04, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.loc.us.tx)
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(...) I'm more partial to the term "wuss blue", though that probably comes from being a long-time fan of Legends of the Five Rings. I can understand why they went with brighly colored good-guys (worked for BIONICLE), but I'm at a complete loss as to (...) (20 years ago, 28-Oct-04, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build.minifigs)
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(...) Yah, purple (accompanied with a purple cape) works not bad... That is, if you should desire a rather mystical figure. I actually have a picture of this demonic apparition: (2 URLs) (...) Indeed, i too find that "Barbie Blue, a derisive term (...) (20 years ago, 28-Oct-04, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build.minifigs)
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(...) Hi, I like this a lot... Very original! I also love the use of raised bases... God Bless, Nathan (20 years ago, 27-Oct-04, to lugnet.castle)
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Hey Nelson, This is a lot of fun--especially the bat chandalier. I also really like the detail you've added to the walls with the half-stud-offset columns. BTW, I've pointed to this (URL) on classic-castle>. Bruce (20 years ago, 27-Oct-04, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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Hello! That's cool. Particularly the chalice is great. I wonder if I will be copying this design for some soccer trophy... Bye Jojo (20 years ago, 27-Oct-04, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Very nicely done. Jason Spears | (URL) BrickCentral> | (URL) MichLUG> | (URL) CLB> (20 years ago, 27-Oct-04, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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(...) No, I hadn't seen the Raven one before, but now I have. That one is just as nice. I rather liked how you changed his face in the final picture. One other thing I liked was how you did the legs of the chair - I may have to steal that idea from (...) (20 years ago, 27-Oct-04, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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(...) Hey, that is pretty nice, now that you mention it. :) (...) You could just select the black area around Fortunato's head (either selecting by hand, or the magic wand tool set to low tolerance would probably do the trick), and then adjust the (...) (20 years ago, 27-Oct-04, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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(...) Um, I mean, of course that's what I was thinking. Now my work can be used in literature classes everywhere. ;) (...) Thanks. Now I wish I'd come up with this tool when I made a (URL) building scene> last year. (URL) Bruce (20 years ago, 26-Oct-04, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build, FTX)
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(...) I'm glad you like it. :) 'Tis the season to be twisted. (...) Thanks. It was a little too boring when there was just a flat gray wall. I think I've seen others do similar things with technic bricks to make patterns. (...) I believe I first got (...) (20 years ago, 26-Oct-04, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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~NiCe! Well then, I’ll have to try that metallic wax-based stuff soon!!! Wax-based hun?!? It’ll be interesting to see how it adheres to the ABS, and if it smudges? Here’s my attempt at some realism in armor…with some paint-fading technique. (Please (...) (20 years ago, 26-Oct-04, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build.minifigs, FTX)
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(...) Good heavens, I'm glad you kept it! Poe's trowel is a quintessential element of foreshadowing in early American short-fiction. To omit it would be to lose an important artifact of Poe's work. Additionally, I like the creative way you overcame (...) (20 years ago, 26-Oct-04, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build, FTX)
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(...) Thanks. The wine rack was inspired by one by Anthony Sava and other people's variations, as described in (URL) this thread from classic-castle> Bruce (20 years ago, 26-Oct-04, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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(...) Thanks! You've seen my rendition of (URL) The Raven> from last Halloween, right? I expect that you'll see another Poe story from me next Halloween. I've thought about ways to do both Tell-Tale Heart and The Pit and the Pendulum. Bruce (20 years ago, 26-Oct-04, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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(...) Thanks. I'm so glad that trowel makes sense. I had no idea what I was going to use for that and almost just replaced "trowel" with "hammer and chisel" to use a hammer and a screwdriver, but I was looking for odd elements and came across the (...) (20 years ago, 26-Oct-04, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build, FTX)
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Just another quick MOC: (URL) Drac's on his chair with Bat-chandelier above. A chalice (of blood?) within arms reach. Nelson (20 years ago, 26-Oct-04, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.castle, FTX) !
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(...) Despite the fact that I vowed that Barbie Blue (a derisive term that I have single-mindedly championed) armor would not last in my house, it in fact, has. Mostly because I have only one example. I have lots of the green guy now and I've been (...) (20 years ago, 26-Oct-04, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build.minifigs, FTX)
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Hey all, Here's something which had been disassembled more than a year ago and I'm just now getting around to posting the few pictures I took. Nothing fancy since I did it in a day, but Mr. Goldman will appreciate the last picture! Sorry there's no (...) (20 years ago, 26-Oct-04, to lugnet.castle) !
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Hi, Bruce. Nice story. Kind of twsited. I very much like the design across the top of the building in the first photo, alternating black 1x1 plates turned diagonally with technic holes. And the sword tucked under the arm works well--I haven't seen (...) (20 years ago, 26-Oct-04, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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(...) Very well executed! Love the little details, especially the crooked shelves Dave K (20 years ago, 26-Oct-04, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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(...) Very nice Lego adaptation of the tale. I've always liked Poe's stories and your rendition was very well done. Hope you do more of his stories! John (20 years ago, 26-Oct-04, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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(...) Great Poe story + exquisite building = wonderful Halloween tale! The lighting you used for the pictures in the catacombs is very effective. I like the trowel too. David "Fuzzy" Gregory (20 years ago, 26-Oct-04, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build, FTX)
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I finally got my first three castle projects up on MOCpages, and would like to share them with you. (URL) let me know what you think! Laura (20 years ago, 25-Oct-04, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.loc.us.tx)
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