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(...) Silly me. I forgot to mention that mixed in with all the misc. pieces was a partially complete Majisto's Magical Workshop set. I was happy to see it, it is one of my favorite sets (that I own, that is) and it brought back happy memories... The (...) (25 years ago, 29-Feb-00, to lugnet.castle)
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I've had some truly tiring and confusing ten days. It was full of ups and downs, especially ups but some serious lego downs. I just feel like sharing my experiences, so if you really don't care, don't let that bother you, and don't read on :). Last (...) (25 years ago, 29-Feb-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.people, lugnet.general)
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(...) No offense taken. What you said is (at least partially) true, but 18 year olds can still enjoy LEGO :) (I don't find inspiration or time to build as much as I'd like to, though...) --Bram Bram Lambrecht / o o \ BramL@juno.com (...) (25 years ago, 29-Feb-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.people, lugnet.castle)
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(...) This question seems to be key. What kind of Lego elements will generate the most long-term demand, in terms of the number of elements consumed? I don't think new parts, parts in odd colors (such as pink), or rare parts that you need a hundred (...) (25 years ago, 29-Feb-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) My list is similar: 1) grey and dark grey bricks (mostly 1xn, but also 2xn) (also some tan and brown) 2) grey and dark grey plates (also some tan, brown, and black) 3) arches of all sorts in grey and dark grey (also some yellow, red, blue, (...) (25 years ago, 29-Feb-00, to lugnet.castle)
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I think BURPS would work well. I think they would work well for train clubs (raised bases, mountains, tunnels), castle groups (ditto), and town folks (again mountains and tunnels). I hope these are indeed among the pieces available for ordering. I (...) (25 years ago, 29-Feb-00, to lugnet.castle)
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[x-post and FUT lugnet.general] (...) It's interesting. When writing about the historical way TLC has ignored AFOLs, people tend to make two rants: 1. There aren't enough AFOLs to make a financial impact on TLC. 2. TLC won't offer direct parts (...) (25 years ago, 29-Feb-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.general)
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(...) 1:(silly me, forgot to footnote) As seen in 6067 Guarded Inn as the front door, or 6080 as the prison door, or any number of other classic sets. Recently seen in black here: (URL) (25 years ago, 29-Feb-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Heh... Here's my list then. If I don't otherwise specify, assume I'm talking grey & dark grey, followed by all the other colors. :) 1) Bricks. all sizes, but mostly 2x4 2) Plates. all sizes 3) Tiles. 2x2 and 1x1, then the other sizes. 4) (...) (25 years ago, 29-Feb-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) I assume that these are the Arch windows that you can also get now in Gray in 6094 - Guarded Treasury. (URL) so these would be #2 on my list after your #1. Otherwise I like the rest of your list. (...) Oh I hope your kidding ;-) (...) Thats (...) (25 years ago, 29-Feb-00, to lugnet.castle)
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If Lego direct were to introduce any pieces you may want for castle, which would you most like to see? For me personally, after seeing all of the recent models, I think I would go with the following: 1) Arches - all sizes and colors - preference (...) (25 years ago, 29-Feb-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) I've known since I was about 12 what I wanted to be when I grew up; a Lego piece and set desinger. I've been working on getting that position continuously for the past 25 years. I'm still working on it. Rich-- Have Fun! C-Ya! Legoman34 ***** (...) (25 years ago, 29-Feb-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.people, lugnet.castle)
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(...) I hope I didn't offend any 18 year olds with this, it was just a generalization. When I was 18 LEGO wasn't even on my mind. I didn't start into it again until my 20's. I'm 46 now, and I still don't know what I want to be when I grow up! Gary (...) (25 years ago, 29-Feb-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.people, lugnet.castle)
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(...) ... yet the grand piano is nowhere to be seen. Tsk tsk;) -- pn (25 years ago, 29-Feb-00, to lugnet.org.us.nelug, lugnet.castle)
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(...) Yup that's him. Just our little bit of sillyness in this setup. It seems to be becoming a bit of tradition for us to add something silly or odd to our setups. Eric Kingsley The New England LEGO Users Group (URL) My Creations at: (URL) (25 years ago, 29-Feb-00, to lugnet.org.us.nelug, lugnet.castle)
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(...) <snip> If it's war, then it looks like Evil Timmy will be the first to die. Isn't that him, standing right between the two armies, wielding an ax? :) Thanks, Elliot Hyde (25 years ago, 29-Feb-00, to lugnet.org.us.nelug, lugnet.castle)
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(...) I tell people its modelmaking without the glue or paint. Allan J Smith -- My LEGO creations site "Allanton NZ" is at (URL) (25 years ago, 29-Feb-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.people, lugnet.castle)
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Gary Istok wrote: <snip> (...) Actually it's still a little bit different for me. All of the parents, relatives and in-laws amaze when they see nice official models and MOCs but they still think Lego is a toy, and I'm just a strange 29 years old (...) (25 years ago, 29-Feb-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.people, lugnet.castle)
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(...) Well -- I'm 18 and open about my Lego addiction. And yes, I think about all of the above mentioned topics as well :) I get a mixed response, some think its weird, some think its kinda cool I'm so involved in an international community like (...) (25 years ago, 29-Feb-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.people, lugnet.castle)
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Hey all, Just thought you might want to see some more pictures from the NELUG Castle display Dry run. Dave Eaton posted the first pics and there is a link on this page. There is also a pic where you can kind of make out the chickens (Somebody asked (...) (25 years ago, 29-Feb-00, to lugnet.org.us.nelug, lugnet.castle, lugnet.general)
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(...) As for links I found the best way to get to the links is go to the search engine (URL) then search for "japanese castles" And pay attention to the links which end in .jp. Those are the best. Lots of pics from pro and amateur photographers from (...) (25 years ago, 29-Feb-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Woo! Congrats! I hope everything goes perfectly for all of you. (25 years ago, 28-Feb-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.org.us.nelug)
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(...) (I'll be 18 on Saturday) Most of the people I know who know about my LEGO obsession don't make a big deal about it, but then again, they already think I'm strange (I'm not a US citizen, and I don't have a TV. Actually, most people find it (...) (25 years ago, 28-Feb-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.people, lugnet.castle)
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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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(...) 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)
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(D'oh! Forgot to correct the newsgroup!) (...) a (...) (25 years ago, 28-Feb-00, to 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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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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(...) 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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(...) 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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(...) (URL) (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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(...) 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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(...) 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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(...) 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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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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(...) 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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(...) 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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(...) 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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(...) 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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