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| (...) I have real problems with coloration. I'll take two seperate photos one right after the other, and one will be all tinged yellow whereas the other looks right. I think it's all due to very slight differences between the angle of the camera (...) (19 years ago, 29-Apr-05, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
| | | | | Re: Minas Tirith scenes
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| (...) Mwahahahaha! Fooled you. :) That's actually really simple--they're not at all connected. Since I build largely for the camera, things aren't always solid. The floor is actually a big wall of tan bricks that's been flopped over on its side. (...) (19 years ago, 29-Apr-05, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
| | | | | Chicago House of Bricks 2005 - Castle Awards
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| I'm pleased to announce that we will be giving away awards (and prizes!) in the following categories for the castle room. Best Vignette Best Small Detail Best Medieval House Best of Show - Castle A team of judges will examine all the creations on (...) (19 years ago, 27-Apr-05, to lugnet.events.houseofbricks, lugnet.loc.us.il, lugnet.castle, lugnet.build.vignette, lugnet.build.contests, FTX)
| | | | | Re: BrickFest 2005!
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| Adrian, Thanks for landing your spaceship in our little patch of the LEGO universe for a quick touchdown! The humble but noble Castleheads bid welcome their guest from the heavans/future! (...) C'mon you know you want to;) (...) Interesting, I (...) (19 years ago, 27-Apr-05, to lugnet.castle)
| | | | | Re: BrickFest 2005!
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| Ken, Thanks for your thoughts. (...) Great, I hope to see you there! (...) I agree on both points. (...) Nice! I think a community display like this depends a lot on what sort of building people choose to bring. I don't want to be telling people (...) (19 years ago, 27-Apr-05, to lugnet.castle)
| | | | | Re: Minas Tirith scenes
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| (...) Yes, I meant the shape of the gateway. I like the tops of the walls. How can you have an inverse slope shortage when you have enough light grey to do all those walls? (...) Nah, I don't think matching is a good idea. I agree that a real city (...) (19 years ago, 27-Apr-05, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
| | | | | Upcoming 8877 - return to the classic fold-out designs?
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| I just had a peek at what is coming in the KK2 series for 2005, and it seems like the 8877 Vladek's Dark Castle is a return to the classic fold-out designs. At least there is no ugly raised baseplate, and the design looks highly modular. (URL) this (...) (19 years ago, 27-Apr-05, to lugnet.castle)
| | | | | Re: Minas Tirith scenes
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| (...) Nice work Bruce, it sure beats a cram sandwich. So, Bruce, when are you gonna make a Frodo and Sam eat cram vignette? -Keith (Lempas is just Elvish cram) (19 years ago, 27-Apr-05, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
| | | | | Re: Minas Tirith scenes
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| (...) Thanks for the comments. I see what you mean on the arch/slope thing (at first I thought you meant along the tops of the walls, which I was pretty happy with, but I assume you mean the shape of the gateway). That comes out of a) inverse slope (...) (19 years ago, 26-Apr-05, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
| | | | | Re: Minas Tirith scenes
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| Very nice! I especially liked the flooring in the House of Healing -- set diagonally. I'd love to peek at how that was done. Keep up the great work! Joe (19 years ago, 26-Apr-05, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
| | | | | Re: Minas Tirith scenes
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| (...) Very nice work. The city gates are quite large and look like they could withstand some punishment. One nit, I don't think the arch & slope combination works, I think it would look better if you just went with slopes for the whole thing. The (...) (19 years ago, 26-Apr-05, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
| | | | | Minas Tirith scenes
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| Hi all, "So, Bruce, why haven't you updated your Lord of the Rings story in over a year?" "Well, I keep getting distracted by other things, but I have been building sections of Minas Tirith off and on." Well, I've been alluding to these for quite a (...) (19 years ago, 26-Apr-05, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.castle, FTX) !!
| | | | | Re: BrickFest 2005!
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| (big ol' snip) As a castle outsider (I've built very little in the theme, although some days I think it would really be fun), I have to say that as Ken said, the castle layout at BF04 was almost too big. What I thought it really lacked was nice (...) (19 years ago, 26-Apr-05, to lugnet.castle)
| | | | | Re: BrickFest 2005!
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| (...) I can't help here as BrickFest'04 was my first and only Brick event, but I do hope to make it to BrickFest'05. (...) Reading the responses on the Classic Castle site, I know there was concern with last years setup being too large to the point (...) (19 years ago, 26-Apr-05, to lugnet.castle)
| | | | | Theed Hangar Prototype
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| (3 URLs) Click this for more pics...> AC (19 years ago, 22-Apr-05, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.castle, lugnet.build, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX) !
| | | | | Captain Blackhole has a new home, Blackskull Fortress
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| Captain Blackhole, the meanest pirate ever to ply the seven spaceways, has a new home. Notable is that, at the time it was built, it had at least one of every computer listed as the .space computer of the month in it. See if you can spot them all :) (...) (19 years ago, 21-Apr-05, to lugnet.space, lugnet.castle, lugnet.pirates)
| | | | | Re: Some castle-related minifigs, and a method to make custom banners
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| Hi Isaac Sorry for the delayed reply - I missed seeing your post when I was zipping through the newsgroups last week. (...) Interesting that you should see them that way, since (as I've mentioned to you before in private correspondence) my modelling (...) (19 years ago, 19-Apr-05, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build.minifigs, lugnet.parts.custom, FTX)
| | | | | BrickFest 2005!
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| Lords and Ladies, knights and peasants, As you may have seen, BrickFest2005 has been officially announced for the 12th to the 14th of August. I'm as excited as I know many of you must be! I hope to see many familiar faces as well as new ones. You (...) (19 years ago, 18-Apr-05, to lugnet.castle)
| | | | | Fountain
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| (URL) AC (19 years ago, 17-Apr-05, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.town, lugnet.build, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX)
| | | | | Re: LEGO changes the Minifig helmet again?
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| (...) I checked out my own Rascus (the red guy) helmet and compared it to an older motorcycle helmet and I see no difference what so ever. Regarding the floppiness, all of my KK2 helmets (barbie blue, green and red) were floppy from the start, and I (...) (19 years ago, 16-Apr-05, to lugnet.general, lugnet.castle)
| | | | | LEGO changes the Minifig helmet again?
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| I'm looking for some independant confirmation on something I just discovered. Has anyone else already pointed this out? I was playing around with a KK2 Knight, specifically the red one, putting his visor on some different colored helmets, when I (...) (19 years ago, 16-Apr-05, to lugnet.general, lugnet.castle) !
| | | | | Re: Some castle-related minifigs, and a method to make custom banners
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| Hi Norbert, Again, I'm amazed both by the time & dedication you put into your art, as well as the stunning results you were able to achieve in the end. Your knights reminded me of a set of lead figures I used to have sitting on my desk many years (...) (19 years ago, 14-Apr-05, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build.minifigs, lugnet.parts.custom, FTX)
| | | | | Some castle-related minifigs, and a method to make custom banners
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| Hello everyone I thought I would spotlight a few castle-related custom minifigures of mine that were recently put up on Brickshelf. These are very old MOCs, dating back at least a decade, but they've only recently had their pictures taken. I've (...) (19 years ago, 10-Apr-05, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.castle, lugnet.build.minifigs, lugnet.parts.custom) !!
| | | | | Re: Caslte & Space Display - Gaming at F-Con Pictures/Report - MichLUG
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| (...) It looks like a lot of the links on the left (in the castle section) lead to thumbnails, not full images. Marc Nelson Jr. (URL) Marc's Creations>> (19 years ago, 6-Apr-05, to lugnet.org.us.michlug, lugnet.gaming, lugnet.castle, FTX)
| | | | | Re: Caslte & Space Display - Gaming at F-Con Pictures/Report - MichLUG
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| (...) Sorry, forgot the link. I've been sorta brain dead lately. Ugh. (URL) Pictures and Report> Jason Spears | (URL) House of Bricks> | (URL) BrickCentral> | (URL) MichLUG> | (URL) CLB> (19 years ago, 6-Apr-05, to lugnet.org.us.michlug, lugnet.gaming, lugnet.castle, FTX)
| | | | | Caslte & Space Display - Gaming at F-Con Pictures/Report - MichLUG
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| (4 URLs) MichLUG was invited to display and run games at the Foundation Gaming Convention in Lansing, Michigan. The event ran from April 1st till April 3rd. Peter Guenther ran (URL) BrickQuest> and (URL) BrickMech>, while I ran (URL) Brick Battles>. (...) (19 years ago, 6-Apr-05, to lugnet.org.us.michlug, lugnet.gaming, lugnet.castle, lugnet.space, lugnet.loc.us.mi, lugnet.events, FTX)
| | | | | I just keep churning them out...
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| (2 URLs) Please let me know what you think! -- Nathan Wells (19 years ago, 6-Apr-05, to lugnet.build.vignette, lugnet.castle, lugnet.town, lugnet.fun, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX)
| | | | | Bulls Palace (Exterior)
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| (3 URLs) Click this for more pics...> AC (20 years ago, 31-Mar-05, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.town, lugnet.build, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX)
| | | | | Happy Easter .Castle
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| Hi all, A slightly late but still heart-felt Happy Easter to all .Castle faithfull... God Bless You, Nathan (20 years ago, 29-Mar-05, to lugnet.castle)
| | | | | Re: Jasper the troll
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| In lugnet.castle, Matthew Wightwick wrote: A whole bunch of stuff that people have long since forgotten Well, I finally got around to building Jasper some new, slightly stronger, legs and have taken some new pictures of Jasper in a number of (...) (20 years ago, 28-Mar-05, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
| | | | | Chicago House of Bricks 2005 - Castle area
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| Hello all, I'll be organizing the castle area for this year's House of Bricks. I'm hoping to create a fun and interesting experience for all. I'm planning to separate our area into a few sections. Classic Castle City Standard (URL) The CCC standard> (...) (20 years ago, 26-Mar-05, to lugnet.events.houseofbricks, lugnet.castle, lugnet.build.vignette, FTX)
| | | | | Re: A whole plethora of Castle MOCs...
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| Hi, (...) I like lego landscapes a lot... but they always seem incomplete until you throw in a lair : ) (...) Ahh, a compliment of my humour... I am infected with a very specific brand... (...) Thanks for all your comments and God Bless, Nathan (20 years ago, 25-Mar-05, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
| | | | | Re: A whole plethora of Castle MOCs...
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| (...) Hi, Everybody seems to like that one (it won its category in the classic-castle comp.) Though I consider the woodsmen lair to be my best ever MOC... Thanks for your imput. God Bless, Nathan (20 years ago, 25-Mar-05, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
| | | | | Re: New MOC: Celtic Cottage
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| (...) Hi, I like the concept of this but wonder if it would look better with two ramps on each side (more depth) though this might be more along the lines of your previous long-house.... Still great though. God Bless, Nathan (20 years ago, 25-Mar-05, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
| | | | | Re: Time to turn on the spotlight.
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| At the behest of Samarth, crossposting our contest to the various groups (I hate when I forget to crosspost the first time). (2 URLs) -Stefan- (20 years ago, 25-Mar-05, to lugnet.people.teens, lugnet.build.contests, lugnet.build.vignette, lugnet.space, lugnet.town, lugnet.castle, FTX)
| | | | | Re: A whole plethora of Castle MOCs...
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| (...) Nathan, This is indeed a plethora! I like your lairs, from the beginning images they look like a plain landscape, nothing more to see, then you notice the hidden entrances. The Royal Privy makes me laugh, especially the scatological parts. The (...) (20 years ago, 25-Mar-05, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
| | | | | Re: Bulls Palace (Interior)
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| (...) Thanks! They better be as they're the only faction that I have in quantity. AC (20 years ago, 25-Mar-05, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.town, FTX)
| | | | | New MOC: Celtic Cottage
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| (2 URLs) Please let me know what you think! -- Nathan Wells (20 years ago, 25-Mar-05, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.castle, lugnet.build.schleim, lugnet.town, FTX) !
| | | | | Re: A whole plethora of Castle MOCs...
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| (...) Not just castle! Town too, which is why I XFUT there. I agree, these are nifty. Spotlighted. (20 years ago, 24-Mar-05, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.town, FTX)
| | | | | Re: A whole plethora of Castle MOCs...
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| SNIP (...) SNIP I really like how the teeth pieces work here. They make surprisingly good 'banners'. I'd be surprised if other castle folk didn't pick up on this idea and use it. I like the others too, but this is my favorite of the bunch. Jason (20 years ago, 24-Mar-05, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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