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On Mon, 28 Feb 2000, Eric Kingsley (<FqnD6C.3qI@lugnet.com>) wrote at 15:47:00 (...) (snipped excellent story) Thanks for sharing this, Eric. It's really great to hear stories like this. It kind of encourages one to just get on with it, and build (...) (25 years ago, 28-Feb-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.people, lugnet.castle)
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(...) Sorry, I've been busy, what with WAMALUG being at GATS over the weekend. I was too tired to check Lugnet in the evenings. :( I'm back now, though. Jeff (25 years ago, 28-Feb-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Highly agreed-- as a kid I built models, then played with them acting out stories, etc.... now I mainly just build and display. But people still think of it as playing... Notice that nobody has a second thought about adults who build models (...) (25 years ago, 28-Feb-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.people, lugnet.castle)
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Well, as some of you know, we had a "dry-run" for NELUG's upcoming castle display at The Construction Site ( (URL) )... Here's my set of pictures (Eric and Dan may be likely to post more later): (URL) the dry run, though, I decided I liked a lot of (...) (25 years ago, 28-Feb-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) chickens? I can't tell... more pictures! :) I love the buildings, and i envy your tan plates :) (25 years ago, 28-Feb-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) And even if other folks do frown upon it, you can always point them to the thousands of us that make up the LUGNET/RTL AFOL community. Back in 1986 when I "came out of the LEGO closet", it was a different matter. I percieved myself to be (...) (25 years ago, 28-Feb-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.people, lugnet.castle)
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(...) yet. I am hoping tonight works out. After looking at this again I like it even better. This is just incredibly cool in that it takes on the feel of a real medieval village just like I am shooting for with my stuff. We need to add some more (...) (25 years ago, 28-Feb-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.org.us.nelug)
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(...) city out of BURPS? (ha ha - more work;) What other additions will be made to this before it's ready to be displayed? Your landscape for Mindfest was very nice, but I doubt it's as necessary for this. Once again - this is only serving as a (...) (25 years ago, 28-Feb-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Perhaps... But nothing can stop the Militant Order of Wiffle! Armed with our Wiffle Bats of Destruction, We shall sweep across the face of the earth, annihilating all that stand before us! Mwahahahahahahahahah...hahaha!!!! (...) I do that a (...) (25 years ago, 28-Feb-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Actually yes :-). That was one of the things we talked about. The hardest thing about this will be making sections that match up between two people that may or may not get together to work on their sections. Unlike the Wall which is easy to (...) (25 years ago, 28-Feb-00, to lugnet.castle)
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When I used to work at LEGO Imagination Center and I need to explain the interlocking process, I would encourage the kids to "cover the lines." This was easier than explaining the concept from a finished product standpoint and made an easy rule they (...) (25 years ago, 28-Feb-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.people, lugnet.castle)
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(...) Here's (...) Yep, chickens they are! They're kinda tough to see... I don't think we took pictures of the chickens up close-- we mostly focused on the town's streets :( I can't wait to see what we've got when this display goes up-- it has (...) (25 years ago, 28-Feb-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Here's (...) :) I know you guys got a bunch more "eye level" shots than I did-- can't wait to see some of these... (...) Yeah, the more I look at it, the more I like it-- I have a feeling I'm going to love the final result! (...) I like the (...) (25 years ago, 28-Feb-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.org.us.nelug)
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(...) built, (...) way you've got it, with the walled town idea will work better than trying to capture the feel of a castle (and still having enough room for other things!). James (URL) I'm going to shamelessly steal that portcullis mechanism. :) (25 years ago, 28-Feb-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Very nice, Kung-Khoon! Your castle reminds me quite a bit of Odowara castle. See my pictures of the real structure at: (URL) Makes we want to start working on my Japanese Castles again. It's been a while since I've done any building on them. (...) (25 years ago, 28-Feb-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) (URL) (25 years ago, 28-Feb-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Yeah, I know... but how come it happened to everyone at the same time? (...) Well, ya see, we get two weeks for x-mas, then an x-tra week in Feb. (X-cept for x-ternal reasons, x marks the spot. :) -Shiri (25 years ago, 28-Feb-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) I'm sorry to have missed the gathering. Your pictures look fantastic! Don't forget, Crispin said we can drape cloth over glass cubes to achieve levels of various heights. I might have some ratty burlap around here -- looks a bit like earth. I (...) (25 years ago, 28-Feb-00, to lugnet.castle)
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Hi Eric, I'm glad your family appreciates your hobbies at last. On the same note, my sister (22) is visiting me know from Israel. She is NL too, and although she knows I'm all into lego, she was surprised to see how my collection grew in the past 6 (...) (25 years ago, 28-Feb-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.people, lugnet.castle)
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In lugnet.general, Shiri Dori writes: (please note, followups changed to .off-topic.debate!) (...) Wow, I didn't think the US was that bad...what makes Israel so much better? J (25 years ago, 28-Feb-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.people, lugnet.castle)
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