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Well I already know that there are many Castle lovers out there/in here at Lugnet. Ed Boxer, Karim Nassir (spelling?), Tamyra Teed and many, many others.... Too many to mention really. Anyways although I have not built very much since coming out of (...) (25 years ago, 18-Sep-99, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) mike ~ i hope 2000 brings a great castle theme. a REVIVAL of classic castle would be the best. i really don't care what sub-theme is used; i just don't want to see this theme juniorized like ninja was! i love the ninja stuff overall, but jr. (...) (25 years ago, 18-Sep-99, to lugnet.castle)
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<snip> (...) Well, I haven't *SEEN* the sets, have just seen some set names... So I do not know exactly what they look like or how "juniorized" they are. I likes Ninja, I feel it was(is?) only lightly "juniorized" if at all. Considering how some of (...) (25 years ago, 19-Sep-99, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) set names? DO tell... later ~ craig (25 years ago, 19-Sep-99, to lugnet.castle)
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<snip> (...) not (...) Ninja, (...) of (...) Well, I cannot divulge the set names, I must treat them currently as confindential info of my employeer and the LEGO Group. Until the names get published somewhere in the public arena by the LEGO Group or (...) (25 years ago, 21-Sep-99, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) people (...) The posts here have been relatively few as there is very little to be excitied about with the last few years of Castle: Ninja & Bat Lord. Both are poorly designed, both rely on large juniorized specialized elements that do nothing (...) (25 years ago, 21-Sep-99, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Yup. :/ (...) I thought he said he only had the set names, and from those had made assumptions as to their "style" ? (25 years ago, 21-Sep-99, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) It will take a few weeks for many of the new groups to get going. Almost no new group ever hits the ground running. (The .market.jambalaya group was a notable exception because there were dozens of people already champing at the bit for it and (...) (25 years ago, 21-Sep-99, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) thought.... (...) I think they are fine. Hey, Mike T will there be more peasants in the new castle? (25 years ago, 21-Sep-99, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) I especially like Obi-Wan's and Darth Maul's cloaks! They will look good on a few wizards. The best torso IMO is Qui-Gon's. (25 years ago, 21-Sep-99, to lugnet.castle)
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<major snippage> (...) Todd, I really like some of the Star Wars figures as peasants, more as Ninja peasants, but peasants none the less. In fact soon after I got some I was going to my brother, (me) "look, swap this and this and Voila! Ninja (...) (25 years ago, 21-Sep-99, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) I'm planning on making a Druid and a couple Necromancers using Darht Maul's and Oni-Wan's hoods. Now all I need is a good staff and some evil-looking weapons. I suppose if all else fails, I'll just make some rods(1). Jeff 1 - I construct (...) (25 years ago, 21-Sep-99, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Just on a side to that-- the hair for Padme and for Qui Gon are both plausible for Castle theme people as well (the heads too)... And of course Luke's legs from the landspeeder set look good too (wrapped legging)... But we still need more (...) (25 years ago, 22-Sep-99, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Like we have said at NELUG meetings make the peasant King and the Kings soldier and the Soldiers peasants. :) Makes for a much more realistic distribution as long as you don't mind using a pitchfork for a septure and a sword to shovel hay... I (...) (25 years ago, 22-Sep-99, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) :) (...) Yeah, town & train are most certainly better... although I find that a signifigantly large portion of my people are employed in emergency services... But there is certainly a more healthy amount of everyday Joes and Janes. (...) (...) (25 years ago, 22-Sep-99, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) a (...) and (...) weapons. (...) Try this: grey 'lightsaber' blade (from Maboo Swamp) lightsaber handle faceted gem of your choice This is what I used to make staves for my wizards. (They're even color-coordinated. Well, OK, the black wizard (...) (25 years ago, 24-Sep-99, to lugnet.castle)
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Mike Stanley wrote in message ... (...) excitied (...) poorly (...) nothing (...) there (...) Lego dealers/retailers are often not supplied with pics initially, just an ordering sheet that lists set names, numbers, MSRP and date of availability. (...) (25 years ago, 25-Sep-99, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) The Star Wars sets have great torsos AND faces. It's hard to take Smiley seriously, even if he does have the silver long-sword! The newer sets in most themes have gotten away from the smiley face. Back to torsos: I think the Jedi/Sith torsos (...) (25 years ago, 28-Sep-99, to lugnet.castle)
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Obviously, TLG uses the SCA/Rennie view of the middle ages: everybody who wants to be can be a noble! Who wants to be a peasant? "Help! Help! I'm being oppressed!" Beth Reiten (...) (25 years ago, 29-Sep-99, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) wants to (...) One of my favorite (mis)quotes. "You can't just call yourself King because some watery tart lobbed a sword at you! You have to win Crown, too!" James (URL) (25 years ago, 29-Sep-99, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) system of government! Supreme executive power derives from a mandate from the masses, not from some farcical aquatic ceremony. You can't expect to wield supreme executive power just 'cuz some wat'ry tart threw a sword at you! I mean, if I went (...) (25 years ago, 29-Sep-99, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) <grin> S'okay. If I dredged my memory, I could have pulled up the correct one, too. What I did quote was a random person I heard last Clinton war mocking politics. (SCAdian reference) James (URL) set to off-topic.fun - SCA may be castle, but (...) (25 years ago, 29-Sep-99, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) "Now we see the violence inherent in the system!" Jeff (25 years ago, 29-Sep-99, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) "Bloody Peasants!" DaveE (25 years ago, 29-Sep-99, to lugnet.castle)
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[Moving to .off-topic.fun] (...) "Now go away before I taunt you a second time!" Jeff (25 years ago, 29-Sep-99, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Soon we'll have the whole script! DaveE (25 years ago, 29-Sep-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Lets see, if my memory serves me right: "Oh, did you hear that? ey? Did you see him repressing me? That's what I'm on about! You saw him repressing me, didn't you?" (...) This was the french castle: "Is there someone else we can talk to up (...) (25 years ago, 29-Sep-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Not sure on 'Fetchez', but the rest is: "la vache!"==> "Get the cow!" (...) "Quoi?" => "What?" ('Qui?' would mean 'Who?') (...) There is no 'too many'. Only 'not enough'. I once transcribed the script with nothing but an old VCR, several dozen (...) (25 years ago, 29-Sep-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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David, (...) Yes, I have been up to French class 4 in high school, but I remember only a little. of it. So my apologies. (...) Oops! :) (...) Ah, the insaner days.... like when I was able to quote the entire movies of Robocop 1 & 2 on demand! :) (...) (25 years ago, 29-Sep-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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On Wed, 29 Sep 1999, David Eaton (<FIu3n7.355@lugnet.com>) wrote at 18:35:31 (...) A bit like Lego, really :-) (...) Hmmm. A lot like Lego. (25 years ago, 29-Sep-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) I *knew* I liked you, Dave, and now I know why;-) Anybody else have the same passion for Tap? -John (25 years ago, 30-Sep-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Me too. My fav quote from the encounter of Tim the Enchanter. The knights are dying to ask him for help to find the Gral, while Tim is showing off his magical powers by blasting the scenery around him. Even a small bush gets blown away. The (...) (25 years ago, 30-Sep-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(Sung to the tune of "Spam"): "Geeks, geeks, geeks, geeks Geeks, geeks, geeks, geeks We are geeks, wonderful geeks..." (repeat ad nauseum) ;-) Beth (...) (25 years ago, 30-Sep-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) sheets (...) "But look! It goes up to eleven!" DaveE (25 years ago, 30-Sep-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) YES!!! <note to self- Dave rocks> In Doubly, too;-) -John (...) (25 years ago, 30-Sep-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) "...well, are there any newsgroups without geeks?" "You could try lugnet.duplo, that hasn't got many geeks in it. How about you?" "Oh, I love geeks. I take the lugnet.robotics.* ,please. Geeks, geeks, geeks, programmers, engineers, geeks, (...) (25 years ago, 30-Sep-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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James Brown wrote: <snip> (...) You're right. That WAS bloody Afol. (25 years ago, 30-Sep-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) I know this thread's been dead for a while, but you might like this link: -> (URL) is the complete script to Holy Grail. Don't tell the Pythons.... :: paul (25 years ago, 20-Oct-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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