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(...) I just watched the Siege Weapons edition of the Nova "Secrets of Lost Empires" miniseries on PBS. Basically, the hour-long show focused on the efforts of two groups of people to build two slightly different trebuchets using medieval methods, (...) (25 years ago, 2-Feb-00, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: Sneak preview Estuary Stronghold
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Thankd for the enthousiastic responses. I will try to answer your questions when better pictures (showing more detail) are up. Eric (25 years ago, 2-Feb-00, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: Black Weapons? Where?
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(...) IMHO these are some of the best kept secrets for good parts around. I have been picking up 6766's on Clearance at my local TRU now for months. (URL) the figs suck although the female head is good and the male heads are OK barbarians plus you (...) (25 years ago, 2-Feb-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) If you're interested in Divers and don't mind buying an entire set, the 6441 Deep Reef Refuge has a Pirate ship wheel in it. (URL) were pretty cheap (around $30) at kbkids.com. I got an email from them the other day advertising a 20% off sale (...) (25 years ago, 2-Feb-00, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Idea For A Wizard...
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Well this is a simple idea really but it came out pretty cool IMHO. I will get pictures up in my next round of pictures but that might not be for a week or two and I wanted to share this. I used the Gungan Soldier torso from 7115 - Gungan patrol (...) (25 years ago, 2-Feb-00, to lugnet.castle)
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Great Idea Eric. I also think that 4811 is a great set for armies. Very interesting ideas! (25 years ago, 2-Feb-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Hehehehe. That's pretty good Craig. There is a lot of potential here. (25 years ago, 2-Feb-00, to lugnet.castle)
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Wow! Eric, that's awesome, the size os very belittling. Very nicely done. (25 years ago, 2-Feb-00, to lugnet.castle)
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Cool! When does this take place in relationship to The Downfall of Strombrachter and the eventual attack on the gryphon's nest? (25 years ago, 2-Feb-00, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Haunted Houses- Im Open to suggestions
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My name is Alex Farlie I DO NOT WORK FOR TLG I am however devloping some ideas for a Haunted House and wondered waht the communities ideas were. I don't want this to be just to me thinking. Come on lets hear your ideas!! Alex (25 years ago, 2-Feb-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.town, lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: Black Weapons? Where?
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There's a little $2 ninja set with two black spears that I've been buying just for that. -- Paul Davidson Bryan Wong <green_paper@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:FpACzC.HsC@lugnet.com... (...) (lots (...) a (...) (25 years ago, 2-Feb-00, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: Trebuchet (was: Sneak preview Estuary Stronghold)
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(...) Just read an article (I think it was in Smithsonian magazine) about this "experiment". I can look it up if anyone missed the special. (...) Have you observed the range difference with a rolling and non-rolling LEGO model? The article mentioned (...) (25 years ago, 2-Feb-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) We've got *plenty* of unchronic-happy guys. A few girls, too. I think the yellow-happy-smiley-faces are a great thing about mini-figures. Grumble, grumble, curmudgeonly whinge. Steve (25 years ago, 2-Feb-00, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: Trebuchet (was: Sneak preview Estuary Stronghold)
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In lugnet.castle, Jason Catena writes: SNIP (...) over (...) hole (...) Personal recommendation, don't even try for the sling approach. It will require a stout crossbar to stop the throwing arm, but put one of the catapult buckets at the end and (...) (25 years ago, 2-Feb-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) You're right, I just found a large supply of Wild West sets, and they've got lots of great parts! I currently have my eye set on 6748 Boulder Cliff Canyon. (URL) also contains many of the pieces you mentioned earlier, such as lt. gray BURPS, (...) (25 years ago, 2-Feb-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Wow. And may I say again: Wow. That is really impressive! In fact I have to admit I love all your structures-- the attention to detail is what really does it for me... the crane on the side, the bridge/walkway leading in, the mine shaft and (...) (25 years ago, 2-Feb-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Village over the top for me is the 2 16x32 Tan Baseplates. Boulder Cliff only has the one 32x32 Tan Baseplate with the river printed on it. The River makes it much less useful IMO. (...) They are fairly rare and I have a few. It's just that I (...) (25 years ago, 2-Feb-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) How very neat! It's nice to see a story developing for Castle World-- Can I assume that Craig's Mephisto is coming in at some point, thanks to the brief reference? BTW, the layout was good for me! I like it better than something like frames or (...) (25 years ago, 2-Feb-00, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: Trebuchet (was: Sneak preview Estuary Stronghold)
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(...) Alas, I was unable to get it to fire properly often enough to make that observation. The figure of "by a half" I got from the wooden model they used in the Nova special, which fired 30 feet when rolling, versus 20 feet when stationary. Another (...) (25 years ago, 2-Feb-00, to lugnet.castle)
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| | 4811 Defense Archer?
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In lugnet.castle, Eric Kingsley writes: <snip> (...) Where did you find them? Does TCS carry them? TIA, (URL) (25 years ago, 2-Feb-00, to lugnet.castle)
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