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Re: Ideas for a court jester?
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Date: 
Fri, 22 Oct 1999 04:33:10 GMT
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In lugnet.castle, Rick Kurtzuba writes:
> I find it disappointing that we never saw a court jester minifig.  I've got an
> idea for one, though, and I was wondering if any of you had your own jester
> ideas.
> 
> For the head I used one of the white-faced Islanders with red cheeks.  But the
> most important part is the hat!  I used a black 1x1 brick with studs on all
> four sides (plus the top, of course).  Then I attached one of those small,
> floppy switch/lever/antenna pieces (all white) to each of the four side studs.
> (You guys know what pieces I'm talking about?  I'm not sure if they have a
> commonly recognized name or not.)  It's not as good as a real hat piece would
> have been, but it's pretty convincing.  The little nubs on the ends of the
> antennae work well as the bells that are always on the ends of those floppy
> hats.  I'm not sure what torso to use for the jester, though.
> 
> Any thoughts?
> 
> Rick Kurtzuba

rick ~
your hat idea sounds intriguing. are you refering to the curved pieces with 1x
plates off the side? i'd add some yellow 1x round plates for the bells!

i've created a jester using the same head. see it at my craigo lego site, (it's
about half way down the first page).

http://community-1.webtv.net/anonymouseye/craigolego

if you enjoyed the sights, be sure to cast a vote for me in the clsotw honors.
i painted a chef's hat and used a red/ blue counter-change on the
(hand-painted) torso and counter-changed arms & legs. sounds like you're going
with a black & white scheme...

later ~ craig



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I find it disappointing that we never saw a court jester minifig. I've got an idea for one, though, and I was wondering if any of you had your own jester ideas. For the head I used one of the white-faced Islanders with red cheeks. But the most (...) (27 years ago, 22-Oct-99, to lugnet.castle)

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