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Re: Pics from the weekend!
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Mon, 28 Feb 2000 21:17:57 GMT
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In lugnet.castle, Eric Kingsley writes:
> In lugnet.castle, Pawel Nazarewicz writes:
> > In lugnet.castle, David Eaton writes:
> > > Well, as some of you know, we had a "dry-run" for NELUG's upcoming castle
> > > display at The Construction Site ( http://www.constructiontoys.com )...
> > > Here's my set of pictures (Eric and Dan may be likely to post more later):
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> > > http://www.suave.net/~dave/tcsdryrun.html
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> > Kudos on the photography! Any plans on making a landscape in front of the
> > city out of BURPS? (ha ha - more work;)
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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 standardise and mountain cannot be standardised otherwise it won't
> look much like a mountain.
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> > What other additions will be
> > made to this before it's ready to be displayed?
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> Mostly the mountain and more buildings. There are others who could not make
> the meeting that are working on buildings so we should be good in that
> department. The big thing is the scenery for the outside of the town.
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 would like to put up some pictures of what I've built here. I think I'm
nearing the end of my contribution. I got some great books from the library with
drawings of farmers, criminals and houses, etc. from the Middle Ages. I'll try
to make extra photocopies. I plan to start a 3-ring binder, Castle visual-ref
notebook.
I've built mostly "day in the life" stuff. Some lonely, worn out serfs with
farming tools, crude plow, and carts (no horses) transporting goods. A hovel
built into in a hill with farm (it's furnished for those who open it). Hay
pile. Animals: sheep, ram, brown mystery-animal, ducks.
Also, a 32x32 lush (very green) hill, sorta magical looking, where a druidess is
mixing a potion (or maybe it's just her dinner). Trees, flowers etc there.
Atop another hill, I built a craggy, rocky stone Keep. almost done. it has
dungeon, fancy tower, lookouts, and many BURPs hidden around inside. This model
is on a 48x48(?) gray baseplate. matches color/style of new castle.
For figures, I have many peasant-types -- made from old as well as new elements.
Including 3 or 4 propperly dressed maidens and some tough, well armed women
(heh!) and a few old and/or sickly folk.
Meanwhile, village townhouse occupants have market/shopkeep neighbors. (only 3
buildings- directly up against each other) A kindly woman who works at her
spinning wheel, sells yarns. And a weapons shop with nasty store front and
smithy in back. (all furnished and openable.)
there's a thief locked in stocks. a shared water well with hand pump. Highwaymen
(ready to rob). And a crowd gathering in the village street. Looks like they're
headed up to the Barron's keep. disgruntled for sure -- they're carrying
torches, waving pitchforks, brooms, pots, rakes and the like.
I'll post when pics are ready. maybe tonight.
-Suz.
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| (...) I agree, they look great. LMK when the real thing is put up, I don't want to miss it! Although I can't officially attend NELUG, I hope you won't mind if I just happen to drop by TCS while you're there and check it out... :-) (...) That would (...) (25 years ago, 28-Feb-00, to lugnet.castle)
| | | Re: Pics from the weekend!
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| (...) That is quite all right I am trying to attend to most meetings I can and build as much as I can because in another 6 to 7 months my LEGO time is going to diminish greatly (another cleverly disguised hint). I will have more pictures up tonight (...) (25 years ago, 28-Feb-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.org.us.nelug)
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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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