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| Wow- 5 really excellent new creations today. Beautiful work! (2 URLs) Tony Hafner (URL) www.hafhead.com> (19 years ago, 22-Jun-05, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build.vignette, FTX)
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| "Aristotle? Plato? Socrates? John Neal? Morons!" :-) I only beat you by 5 minutes or so - not too bad. -James (19 years ago, 22-Jun-05, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build.vignette, FTX)
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| (...) (URL) LOL> I'm a little slow:-) JOHN (19 years ago, 22-Jun-05, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build.vignette, FTX)
| | | | | Re: Princess Bride Vignettes + Jousting Knights
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| (...) You keep using that word. I don't think it means what you think it means. :-) Lenny: Brilliant. Creating vigs of movie moments is a concept that could actually get me to build one. Well done. JOHN (19 years ago, 22-Jun-05, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build.vignette, FTX)
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| You keep using that word - I don't think it means what you think it means. :-) Great MOCs, Lenny! James Wilson Dallas, TX (19 years ago, 22-Jun-05, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build.vignette, FTX)
| | | | | Re: Mustafar Mission
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| (...) Thank-you AC Pin! I love it when you cross-post to the .castle section. Your creations are always so great that they're a welcome addition to this forum. Peace, --==Richard==-- (19 years ago, 22-Jun-05, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.castle, FTX)
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| (...) deletia (...) All I can say is Inconceivable! :) Spotlighted. -Anne (19 years ago, 22-Jun-05, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build.vignette, FTX)
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| "Leonard Hoffman" <lahoffma@mailer.fsu.edu> wrote in message news:IIG5vo.188v@lugnet.com... (...) They [are] nice, but I wouldn't say they're perfect. Nice vigs, thanks for sharing. They made me smile. I love that movie... Rob (19 years ago, 21-Jun-05, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build.vignette)
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| (URL) "It's not my fault being the biggest and the strongest... I don't even exercise!" (URL) "Do you know Aristotle? Plato? Socrates? Morons." These go with ones that I have already made: (URL) "Ah, but you see. I'm not left handed either." (URL) (...) (19 years ago, 21-Jun-05, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.castle, lugnet.build.vignette, FTX) !!
| | | | | Mustafar Mission
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| Anakin contemplates the impact of his mission amidst the apocalyptic landscape formed by the lava flow from the erupting volcanoes in the fiery world of Mustafar. (URL) AC Cross-post to .castle for the volcanic landscape. (19 years ago, 21-Jun-05, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.castle, lugnet.build, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX) !!
| | | | | Gawain and the Green Knight
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| Hey all, Ever since they released the KK2 figures, I've been wanting to do a "Gawain and the Green Knight" MOC. I'm quite surprised no one beat me to it... For those unfamiliar with the story, here is a brief synopsis of the opening scene: The Green (...) (19 years ago, 21-Jun-05, to lugnet.build.vignette, lugnet.castle)
| | | | | Re: White vs Gray?
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| (...) Exactly the same thing goes for the Greek temples. (19 years ago, 17-Jun-05, to lugnet.castle)
| | | | | Chess Vignettes
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| Hey all, To celebrate the new chess set, here are two vigs: (URL) in the Park> and (URL). (2 URLs) Bruce (19 years ago, 17-Jun-05, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.castle, lugnet.build.vignette, FTX) !
| | | | | Re: White vs Gray?
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| Now that is interesting. I also knew about the whitewashing, but had no idea about the heraldric colors. Might make for an interesting MOC...hmmm. Josh (19 years ago, 17-Jun-05, to lugnet.castle)
| | | | | Re: Cliffton Castle
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| (...) A lot of pics I know... but I found it frustrating to capture 'being there'... It definately looks better in person but you could say the same of many MOCs. Incidently, you replying makes me consider the greatness of Lugnet... 3 years ago I (...) (19 years ago, 14-Jun-05, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.pirates, FTX)
| | | | | Re: Cliffton Castle
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| (...) Thanks! Funny you would want to ruin it with a ship (LOL). I considerd this for a while but it would have to be very small so as not to dwarf the dock and I am not as skilled as 'some' in that department... Thanks again and God Bless, Nathan (19 years ago, 14-Jun-05, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.pirates, FTX)
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| (...) Good to see you back (even briefly)... You were one of the first to welcome me aboard! This does raise a really interesting point! I know some castles in England and Ireland have surviving sketches that aren't multi-coloured... but these may (...) (19 years ago, 14-Jun-05, to lugnet.castle)
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| Interesting thread. I had heard of castles being "whitewashed" before but never the multicolor thing. Perhaps the KK2 are more historically accurate than many of us would like to think? I know for sure that there was a trend for a while to paint (...) (19 years ago, 14-Jun-05, to lugnet.castle)
| | | | | Re: Cliffton Castle
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| (...) Nathan, This rocks! Even though you took a lot of pictures, I'm finding it frustrating, because of all that you included, I would just want to spend a very long time looking at it in person. It's an incredible MOC, very well integrated, how (...) (19 years ago, 14-Jun-05, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.pirates, FTX)
| | | | | Re: White vs Gray?
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| (...) And it gets even worse :-) Take it from a European who has about a dozend real castles and ruins within walking distance, and has a bit of interest in castles and history: Most mediaevel castles in the Rhine area where not simply white, they (...) (19 years ago, 14-Jun-05, to lugnet.castle)
| | | | | White vs Gray?
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| [Exit Real-Life-Imposed Dim Age] Hey all. Been a long time since I posted in .castle. Back in the day, a few of you might recall, we had a series of discussions on facts and history that might influence our building. A few days ago I saw a program (...) (19 years ago, 14-Jun-05, to lugnet.castle)
| | | | | Re: Cliffton Castle
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| (...) -snip- (...) Magnificent creation! I love the beacon, the waterfront and the general cramped/busy-ness of the whole settlement. What you need, of course, is a really nice ship to park at that wharf! ;-) Cheers Richie Dulin (19 years ago, 14-Jun-05, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.pirates, FTX)
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| (...) Thanks a lot... You pinned all my favs almost in the same order! Glad to see it came across : ) God Bless, Nathan (19 years ago, 14-Jun-05, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.pirates, FTX)
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| (...) Thanks much! Pleased to build something that can be appreciated across heavily defended theme frontiers ; ) God Bless, Nathan (19 years ago, 14-Jun-05, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.pirates, FTX)
| | | | | Re: Armitage Hotel
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| (...) I knew I recognized your name... .Castle has been quiet too long... I remember some of your MOCs with fondness, especially the bookstore! On a completely random note. As I was taking apart Cliffton I noticed how heavy the different pieces (...) (19 years ago, 14-Jun-05, to lugnet.town, lugnet.castle, FTX)
| | | | | Re: Cliffton Castle
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| (...) Hey Nathan, there is alot to like in here: aysmetrical castle, giant beacon, water feature, sculpted terrain...and plenty of action to please the mainline hot weather crowd. Excellent attention to detail throughout. My personal favorites are (...) (19 years ago, 13-Jun-05, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.pirates, FTX)
| | | | | Re: Announcing the C-C.com CheckMate Chess Contest!
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| (...) Well, rats. I was about to propose a Chess Set contest, but I would have proposed it with no restrictions on theme. Medieval themes would of course have been well represented, but I think we would have seen some interesting entries in other (...) (19 years ago, 13-Jun-05, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build.contests, FTX)
| | | | | Re: First Castle
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| (...) Nathan I just love it. I like how its suspended on the rock. looks like it's really floating on clouds. Very nice work I give it a 10 out of 10. (19 years ago, 13-Jun-05, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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| (...) I'm not a castle guy, but this is very impressive. I like the inclusion of water and trees as natural elements. The building style incorporating stone and wood buildings is very nice. And of course the inclusion of all the little details like (...) (19 years ago, 13-Jun-05, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.pirates, FTX)
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| (...) I've done more in castle than in town, actually. (URL) And even with castle there is room for strange interpretations. I've heard a lot of "Is this supposed to be something from Lord of the Rings?" Specifically when they are look at scene (...) (19 years ago, 13-Jun-05, to lugnet.town, lugnet.castle, FTX)
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| (...) I think everyone here knows I'm totally not into castle, and you won't find many (if any) of my posts here, but... WOW. That is just the coolest thing I've ever seen. Removed straight from a fairytale. I just love it. Hats off to you. (...) (19 years ago, 13-Jun-05, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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| (...) Thanks for the comments! Rest assured there are stairs, doors, access etc.. to everywhere, they just don't make for as interesting pics to the average observer ; ) Thanks again and God Bless, Nathan (19 years ago, 13-Jun-05, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.pirates)
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| (...) Good points... I tried a blue roof originally (no pics unfortunately...) and it did look better on the building (as did taking away some yellow) but it made the pier loose influence on the whole MOC so I went for loud for the sake of the (...) (19 years ago, 13-Jun-05, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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| Hey Nathan : ) A nice castle and great debut! The base is really nice and the overall scale is inviting... Thanks for sharing and God Bless, Nathan (19 years ago, 13-Jun-05, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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| (...) It's just my opinion, so I don't know how much it matters, but yeah, it seems like it has too many colors. Right now it has white, blue, yellow, black, and green (oh and brown details and a red sign). I think that if you replaced the white on (...) (19 years ago, 13-Jun-05, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
| | | | | First Castle
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| So, here it is, my first ever castle creation. I had a lot of fun with this build, imagining a whole backstory of a wizard who was able to protect his home and his family from the destruction of their world by casting a spell around their castle, (...) (19 years ago, 13-Jun-05, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX) !
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| (...) I like it a lot. The big thing for me is the feel of a living community. The variety of structures helps there as does the landscaping. The town on a hill feel is very effective. Good interiors too, but I couldn't satisfy one of my favorite (...) (19 years ago, 13-Jun-05, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.pirates)
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| (...) Thanks! I am glad you appreciated the landscaping (I alwys consider it my best work...) I'm sorry the oar maker isn't to your taste...One, or two colours too many? : ) Actually I really needed it to lighten the whole MOC and focus the eye into (...) (19 years ago, 12-Jun-05, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.pirates, FTX)
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| (...) Very nice work. An impressive build. The landscaping and how the castle is built around it is excellent. I'm not too sure about (URL) house. An interesting color scheme. I really like these (URL) guys> working. (URL) Clever use> of the (URL) (...) (19 years ago, 12-Jun-05, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.pirates, FTX)
| | | | | KCCUSA Summer Block Party
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| (URL) 5 statues together>> As promised in this (URL) teaser> thread... I am happy to (at long last) announce that Milton Train Works™ has been, as overall contractor, with significant help from members of MichLUG, working in partnership with (...) (19 years ago, 12-Jun-05, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.events, lugnet.org.us.michlug, lugnet.loc.us.mi, lugnet.build, lugnet.build.mosaic, lugnet.castle, lugnet.space, lugnet.town, lugnet.trains, lugnet.aquazone, FTX) !!
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