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| (...) I assume most of you have seen these: (URL) It seems to me that Lego has been stealing the work of some AFOLs. viking helmets and good beards are the domain of red bean studio. Then there are the lighting torches, lightsabers etc. that they (...) (20 years ago, 14-Jan-05, to lugnet.adventurers, lugnet.castle, lugnet.general, lugnet.pirates, FTX)
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| (...) I had always thought that LEGO might be avoiding the theme, scince Megablok did it first. I still have several of the old Megablok dragon ships in the box. But in a raverse of history, it seems tha LEGO is allowing Megablok to do it's (...) (20 years ago, 13-Jan-05, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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| Hello! (...) I say the Vikings are both Pirates and Castle because the Vikings were Pirates (robberers comming over the sea) in Castle times. They are the link between the two themes. I guess LEGO decided to do them because Playmobil did Vikings, (...) (20 years ago, 13-Jan-05, to lugnet.castle)
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| (...) Vikings are definitely Castle. This line is based on mythology but the Vikings played a huge part in trading/colonizing/raiding the western European countries for which LEGOLAND Castle was likely based. They could easily be a subtheme or (...) (20 years ago, 13-Jan-05, to lugnet.castle)
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| I don't know if anyone here is familiar with Pokemon, but I just wanted to point out that two of the monsters in these sets look a lot like Pokemon, the one from 7017(the dragon) looks like salamence and the one from 7018(the green snake) looks like (...) (20 years ago, 13-Jan-05, to lugnet.castle)
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| (...) You must bring us... A SHRUBBERY!!! Seriously, I'll be happy to get the beards and the helmets, but there's too much new brown (and Bionicle) for me to actually buy these things. Thank God for (URL) Bricklink>. Marc Nelson Jr. (URL) Marc's (...) (20 years ago, 13-Jan-05, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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| (...) These have made me sooooo happy. At first I was pissed at the amound of Bionicle parts in there, but I've grown to love them. And the new Designer set, with the Lion and the Wolf, thats also on Eurobrick, can add to them. Well done lego. Matt (20 years ago, 12-Jan-05, to lugnet.castle)
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| These were posted at EuroBricks, (URL) but someone put the pics on BrickShelf (thanks!)... (URL) set to castle although arguably vikings predate most castle stuff. There is some discussion at eb already about where these fit and why LEGO decided to (...) (20 years ago, 12-Jan-05, to lugnet.year.2005, lugnet.castle, lugnet.boats, lugnet.pirates)
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| On New Year's Eve I was asked if I'd like to help David Jolley with a display in Irthlingborough (UK) to raise money for charity. I was visiting my parents nearby at the time, so took along as many of my models as I could fit in the car. David had a (...) (20 years ago, 12-Jan-05, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.announce, lugnet.castle, lugnet.trains, lugnet.space, FTX)
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| (...) Very nicely done, Jeff! Now build a robot! ;) Iain (20 years ago, 12-Jan-05, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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| (...) Thanks, The drawers were a necicesity since I had to transport the board around. Well, That and it just made the set look that much nicer. (...) Oops! When I took the pictures I had just placed the peices on the board.. I don't actually play (...) (20 years ago, 12-Jan-05, to lugnet.castle)
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| Hi Jeff VW, I've seen your pics come by on Brickshelf and really liked them. The drawers made into the board are a nice touch. Nice pattern as well! Only one remark as a chess player: you really should change the king and queen (on both sides: the (...) (20 years ago, 12-Jan-05, to lugnet.castle)
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| I finally got around to taking some pictures of my first Chess Set creation, originally created for the Toronto Hobby show in 2003. It features slide out drawers to store the pieces. (URL) Click on the image above to go to the Moc Page or (URL) (...) (20 years ago, 12-Jan-05, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.castle, lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, FTX) !!
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| (...) Hey Felix, thanks for the encouragement. As I said above, it's because of what everyone else has achieved (and posted) that I've been able to build any of this. And, no. I don't feel any pressure ;) Hope all's well- Cyndi (20 years ago, 8-Jan-05, to lugnet.build, lugnet.castle)
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| (...) I'm 'you' in drag, you're 'you' not-in-drag ;) (...) It was great to meet you too, I really admire your work and it was fun to meet you in person. Thanks for the encouragement!! Cyndi (20 years ago, 8-Jan-05, to lugnet.build, lugnet.castle)
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| (...) Cyndi, You have achieved in 2 creations what has taken some years (and some of us still haven't even accomplished it). I can only imagine what you have in store for us. The time for words is over. Build! Felix (20 years ago, 7-Jan-05, to lugnet.build, lugnet.castle)
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| (...) Maybe the Wolf in the Foulds? Dave! (20 years ago, 7-Jan-05, to lugnet.build, lugnet.castle)
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| (...) Ok Now I am confused, If you are me in Drag, then who am I?? :) Anyway, It was a pleasuse to meet you at Brickfest and have the oppurtunity for a more personal view of your great MOC during it's photo session. I would really like to see you (...) (20 years ago, 7-Jan-05, to lugnet.build, lugnet.castle)
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| (...) It's elemental, my dear George. It's called "HOG"-- Hand Of God JOHN (20 years ago, 7-Jan-05, to lugnet.build, lugnet.castle, FTX)
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| (...) Thomas, I see you've studied minifig theology too. George (20 years ago, 7-Jan-05, to lugnet.build, lugnet.castle)
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| (...) Hi- yes, I remember your post now, I admired your windows then and now too. It's a very original idea, to use the lattices to accomidate the trans plates. The only trouble is the limited resolution of having the studs out (or in, as it were). (...) (20 years ago, 6-Jan-05, to lugnet.build, lugnet.castle)
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| ----- Original Message ----- From: "Cynthia Bradham" <cabrad@duke.edu> To: <lugnet.build@lugnet.com>; <lugnet.castle@lugnet.com> Sent: Thursday, January 06, 2005 3:40 PM Subject: Re: My Second MOC (...) <MAJOR SNIP> (...) This is the link: (URL) (...) (20 years ago, 6-Jan-05, to lugnet.build, lugnet.castle)
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| (...) Hi Thomas! LOL! -C. (20 years ago, 6-Jan-05, to lugnet.build, lugnet.castle)
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| In lugnet.build, Cynthia Bradham wrote: <snip> (...) Although minifigs themselves don't have hands, there are some in minifigdom who have come to believe in a mysterious force that they call "the hand." They claim this force "moves them." They (...) (20 years ago, 6-Jan-05, to lugnet.build, lugnet.castle)
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| (...) The judges were simply too kind. There were so many great castle creations this year! (...) Thanks Derek! (...) I agree, it's really a pleasure to look at everyone's MOCs. It's great to be part of this community! Cyndi (20 years ago, 6-Jan-05, to lugnet.build, lugnet.castle)
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| (...) Thanks Jon, I'm glad you liked it!! Cyndi (20 years ago, 6-Jan-05, to lugnet.build, lugnet.castle)
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| (...) Yes, I agree. No minifig should be without a well-stocked pantry ;) (...) That tree was copied from Jojo Koehler's birch tree, see (URL) (...) I thought about trying to make some kind of high-browed response to this question, but the truth is, (...) (20 years ago, 6-Jan-05, to lugnet.build, lugnet.castle)
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| (...) It really means a lot to receive praise from you!! (...) Yes, that tree is a direct copy of yours. I would have modified it, but it was perfect already! So much of what you have built has inspired me, I'm sure you can see your impact (...) (20 years ago, 6-Jan-05, to lugnet.build, lugnet.castle)
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| (...) I'm glad you liked it, thanks for the kind words. (...) Indeed!! (...) Thanks Daan, I'm looking forward to seeing your stained glass windows! Cyndi (20 years ago, 6-Jan-05, to lugnet.build, lugnet.castle)
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| (...) Thanks Bruce, it was fun to design and build. When I showed it to some of my non-AFOL friends, one of them said, 'now lego is making chess sets'. (...) You've got me, but I'm actually Jim Foulds in drag (kidding, I flatter myself). No, this (...) (20 years ago, 6-Jan-05, to lugnet.build, lugnet.castle)
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| (...) was an award-winner at BrickFest, if I'm not mistaken. Seeing this again online reminded me just how cool it was! I can't wait to see what you have in store for us this year... On another note, has anyone else noticed just how much cool stuff (...) (20 years ago, 6-Jan-05, to lugnet.build, lugnet.castle)
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| (...) Thanks Mark, glad you liked it! Cyndi (20 years ago, 6-Jan-05, to lugnet.build, lugnet.castle, FTX)
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| (...) Hi Orion- Thanks for letting me use it (after the fact), and sorry I didn't remember whose it was. We were all so busy at BrickFest...It was nothing like '03 for me, when I had no MOCs and was free to just amble around and examine everything. (...) (20 years ago, 6-Jan-05, to lugnet.build, lugnet.castle)
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| (...) Thanks Lar, I'm glad you liked it. -Cyndi (20 years ago, 6-Jan-05, to lugnet.build, lugnet.castle)
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| (...) Yeah, you were busy! (...) Thanks Joe, you are sweet. And supportive, which I really appreciate! (...) This was a major Brickshelf learning experience, and as usual, I learn the hard way, manually uploading each image only to find they're all (...) (20 years ago, 6-Jan-05, to lugnet.build, lugnet.castle)
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| (...) Thanks for the kind words Janey, I loved your stained glass too. Glad you liked the castle :) Take care- Cyndi (20 years ago, 6-Jan-05, to lugnet.build, lugnet.castle)
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| Cynthia, I really like what you've done here. The brown tree is a very well done addition to a marvelous structure. I really like the stained glass work, and the furnishings in the rooms. Thanks for sharing this with us, and keep up the great work, (...) (20 years ago, 6-Jan-05, to lugnet.build, lugnet.castle)
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| It's already being discussed on Classic-Castle, but essentially it all still revolves around this one blurry photo. It will be great if true - the Fury of the Northmen descends on us at last from their homeland. Looks like movie vikings (horned (...) (20 years ago, 5-Jan-05, to lugnet.adventurers, lugnet.castle, lugnet.general, lugnet.pirates, FTX)
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| For anyone who hasn't seen it yet: (URL) Talk amongst yourselves... Steve (20 years ago, 5-Jan-05, to lugnet.adventurers, lugnet.castle, lugnet.general, lugnet.pirates, FTX) !
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| (...) the plate, the fully stocked panty. I really like the pantry, in too many of the castle MOC's I've seen, it's ignored, or maybe the minifigs eat plastic. I love your birch tree too, it's rare to see a specific kind of tree being made. What is (...) (20 years ago, 5-Jan-05, to lugnet.build, lugnet.castle)
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