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I remember when yellow Classic Space guys first came out, my mom and I were at the store and she saw them first and handed me a box. I said "But these guys are *naked* Mom!" and put them back. *smirk* -Cheese In lugnet.belville, Jeff Johnston (...) (25 years ago, 3-Mar-00, to lugnet.belville, lugnet.castle)
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I now have the graphics up at the previously mentioned web site. I have noticed a few typos in the descriptions. I will fix those later. Also, I hope my imaginary names for places don't mean anything offensive in any foreign languages. Timbo (25 years ago, 3-Mar-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Wow! I expanded my vocabulary today. I built one of these things two days ago and didn't know what it was called. Today, I'm reading old messages from a month ago that I missed, and I find this posting. What an odd coincidence. LUGNET isn't (...) (25 years ago, 3-Mar-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) This is an interesting compromise. If something is completely original and new, it has less impact on the existing site, and needs less rules to make it fit in. I like this approach a lot, because it helps the cooperation and courtesy goals, (...) (25 years ago, 3-Mar-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Here you go, the tapestry from 6091: (URL) for good measure, while I had the camera out, I also took a picture of the much-maligned portcullis arch that people have been discussing in this thread: (URL)Thanks, You're welcome. (...) Mike Steele (...) (25 years ago, 2-Mar-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) What country? I've never seen them in the U.S. -- did you find them in the U.S.? (...) IIRC, they came out in 1997(?). . . but only a very limited release, AFAIK. IIRC, Ardjan Besse of Belgium once had some scans up on his webpage. (I bought (...) (25 years ago, 2-Mar-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.castle, lugnet.games)
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I have got a good start on whole huge region for castle world. It contains 3 surface kingdoms that I will be writing about and one subterrainian kingdom for the arachnis. I would actually like to recruit nieghbors for the edges of my map and regions (...) (25 years ago, 2-Mar-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) And just to 'third' the motion, I have to say in general, I agree. I think the original idea was great, but when it got down to the nitty gritty details, problems arose. And furthermore, it really needs to be designed differently. How? Well.. (...) (25 years ago, 2-Mar-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) They sell them at LEGO outlets, stores, theme parks, etc. They also come in Adventurers form. (25 years ago, 2-Mar-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.castle)
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(...) Actually, I can't agree enough. I've tried to follow what's been "current" concensus, but for the most part, it's been tough, especially with all the little nits that people bring up in non-related threads every once in a while... not to (...) (25 years ago, 2-Mar-00, to lugnet.castle)
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People, shoot me if I've missed something, but... In my hand I'm holding a deck of playing cards. I hear you all thinking "yeah... so??". Well... it's a pack of LEGO playing cards. Fright Knights theme. I just bought them a few hours ago. There was (...) (25 years ago, 2-Mar-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.castle)
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In lugnet.castle, James Brown wrote a post with a lot of good stuff. Thanks, James, for putting into words what has been a lurking feeling in my mind as well. I think we're having a collective problem, in trying to tie together everyone's creations (...) (25 years ago, 2-Mar-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Well, speaking as someone who makes castle stuff, writes castle stories about his stuff, and gives his minifigs personality, I have to confess I've become kind of apathetic about Castle World. No offense to anyone intended, it's just happened. (...) (25 years ago, 2-Mar-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Sure, but we haven't posted a public summary of what the current ideas are. I don't expect it to be graven in stone, but I do want to see what the latest consensus is. (...) I like this idea of specifying, when you submit a creation, whether (...) (25 years ago, 2-Mar-00, to lugnet.castle)
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In lugnet.castle, Elliot Hyde writes:> (...) "Eh-Lee-Oht, Eh-Lee-Oht", ok, where are my resses's pieces? -John Rudy (25 years ago, 2-Mar-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) <snip> Can someone post a scan of the tapestry? Thanks, Elliot "That's two Ls one T" Hyde (25 years ago, 2-Mar-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Which is very cool. My castle fleet will at sometime grow beyond a small fleet of 6057s... This sail is a little small for a small pirate hull, but not ridiculously so. It might look a little better on a ship made up of the 10 wide boat hull (...) (25 years ago, 2-Mar-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Well... the problem with that being that I don't think the rules are very clearly defined to begin with-- hence the need for discussion :) (...) I certainly don't see it as very limiting-- also, I imagine that when someone comes in, they've (...) (25 years ago, 2-Mar-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) That's what it is a big lion's head sail. I think it is supposed to be a tapestry hanging behind the throne. Other then that it is a bunch of air. But what you see in the picture of a lion's head cloth piece is actually part of the set. (...) (...) (25 years ago, 2-Mar-00, to lugnet.castle)
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Has anyone noticed that in the picture of King Leo's castle there appears to be a large image of the lion crest behind the castle? It almost looks like a sail. I know it isn't, but what really bothers me is that TLG seems to be attempting to hide (...) (25 years ago, 2-Mar-00, to lugnet.castle)
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I really wish we could set what the rules are down on a web page somewhere, so we could all look them over and comment, and be able to plan our realm(s) within a predictable context. Dave's post contradicts earlier posts from Pawel and/or Craig (for (...) (25 years ago, 2-Mar-00, to lugnet.castle)
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In lugnet.starwars, Brad Hamilton writes: <snip> (...) These are a bit too juniorized for my tastes. I love the Mini-figs though and the siege weapons are pretty good. Actually I like the Bulls stuff better than the King LEO models although I like (...) (25 years ago, 2-Mar-00, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.castle)
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Jumping in-- (...) Just to put in a bit of specifics here-- the eventual idea is that members will log on to submit ballads (not sure of formats yet)... Whichever member submits the ballad provides the names of other members who contributed to the (...) (25 years ago, 2-Mar-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Great? ... ;) (...) Heck ya ... Iike a good mix of this and that. I think that most things are correlated. The more you build, the easier it is to tell stories about it. The more stories you tell, the more inspired you are to build. "It's a (...) (25 years ago, 2-Mar-00, to lugnet.castle)
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Glad to hear you got Scar back (in a manner of speaking)! This is off-topic and irrelevant, Shiri, but since you lived in Israel, I'm wondering if you speak Hebrew. -- Paul Davidson, aka Tinman www.theforce.net | Your Daily Dose of Star Wars (...) (25 years ago, 2-Mar-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.people, lugnet.general)
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(...) Hey, man, how'ya doin'? :) (...) I think that's good and reasonable, in fact I suggested that long ago (too lazy to search) because of the same point you mentioned - not everyone likes storytelling (tho' I do!). (...) Hmm... a committee sounds (...) (25 years ago, 2-Mar-00, to lugnet.castle)
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Yo! (...) Yep. BUT ... I think the "Realm Getting" will not be based soley on ballads. I think it's going to be based on need as well as a committee of individuals which will decide which Realms go where and when. I think this will be the best (...) (25 years ago, 2-Mar-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) BRINJAL OF (...) My error great wordsmith aunfortunately i am more familiar with eggplant and assumed it was a british term as singapore was one of their colonies ravi (...) YB73m (25 years ago, 2-Mar-00, to lugnet.castle)
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Hi everyone, I have a question about mutual stories and ballads. Maybe Pawel and Craig should answer this but I don't mind opening this to discussion (things are slow here anyway...) and I know they're busy... Well, if two people make a mutual story (...) (25 years ago, 2-Mar-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) *THAT'S* *IT* !!! If my keyboard doesn't stop making typos *right* *now*, I'm going home! Franklin (25 years ago, 1-Mar-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Hi, Shiri, (...) I know, I caught that almost immediately, and posted a reply ("(URL) the corrected URL ("(URL) but I found the Lich at this link: (...) Thanks! :-) Franklin (25 years ago, 1-Mar-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Hi, Shiri, (...) I know, I caught that almost immediately, and posted a reply ("(URL) the corrected URL ("(URL) but I found the Lich at this link: (...) Thanks! :-) Franklin (25 years ago, 1-Mar-00, to lugnet.castle)
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Hi Franklin, The link you supplied didn't work but I found the Lich at this link: (URL) looks cool! -Shiri (25 years ago, 1-Mar-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) (25 years ago, 1-Mar-00, to lugnet.castle)
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I've posted a new image, that of a Lich (an Undead Sorceror), at "(URL) let me know what you think. Also, Pawel, please consider this as a submission/contribution to CastleWorld. Thanks, Franklin Franklin W. Cain | fwcain@yahoo.com | (URL) | (URL) (...) (25 years ago, 1-Mar-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) I'm sorry to hear about that. I wish there was anything I could do - but there isn't, I guess. (...) help, (...) Thanks! (...) I hope you do. I feel very attached to Scar, for starters creating her inspired me out of a builder's block (so to (...) (25 years ago, 1-Mar-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Well, if you think something is off-topic you can direct it somewhere else. You can do this by cross-posting to the group you want (simply add the group's name to the 'newsgroups' area if you're using web interface) and then write the group's (...) (25 years ago, 1-Mar-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) Actually, I think 'aubergine' is British for 'eggplant'... J (25 years ago, 1-Mar-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Ok i forgot most of you are americans-i mean Aburgine(sorry 'bout my americanish) Which makes a bigger mess- a purle skinned veggie or a hollow plastic bat..... Huh isn't this waay off topic??? (25 years ago, 1-Mar-00, to lugnet.castle)
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Not to make your ups and downs seem like nothing, though right now I'd give away every single piece of my Lego to not have to put my 20 year old cat down this week... some things you can live without much easier than others :( (...) I'm glad to hear (...) (25 years ago, 1-Mar-00, to lugnet.castle)
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