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I'm willing to purchase minifig accessories from the original "Yellow Castle" era. As I'm sure you know, this includes only Light-Gray helmets, swords, lances, shields, and breastplates. I don't mind if the sheilds and breastplates have stickers (...) (25 years ago, 13-Mar-00, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: Villiager Mini-Figs?
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(...) Cheater. :P Anyway, I wasn't trying to descibe how *you* did your houses, I was describing how I've done houses in the past. :) Jeff, "Thallid Lord" Save the Whales! I may get hungry later... :) ICQ #66153738 (URL) (25 years ago, 13-Mar-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) You can see what I am talking about here: (URL) This adds a lot of character to buildings, IMO. :) Jeff, "Thallid Lord" Save the Whales! I may get hungry later... :) ICQ #66153738 (URL) (25 years ago, 13-Mar-00, to lugnet.castle)
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| | WAMALUG pics from Mar 12th meeting
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Hey all - I just put up the pics from today's WAMALUG [1] meeting... No trains today (except Kevin's metroliner (doh! no pics of that!) and Rich's Blue station)... But we did have some castle stuff, some iceplanet and a pirate ship :) Also, our (...) (25 years ago, 13-Mar-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.org.us.wamalug, lugnet.publish, lugnet.announce, lugnet.castle, lugnet.space)
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| | Re: Villiager Mini-Figs?
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(...) Wars (...) First off I have to give credit to Dave Eaton once again this is really his design. (URL) I can sure try and explain how its done. :-). I have read several of the posts writen here by Shiri and Jeff and I will try and address some (...) (25 years ago, 13-Mar-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Hmm... if I'm not a newbie, then you sure aren't either. I've been lurking on lugnet since it started, but only really started posting around September this year. I feel like I know everyone because I've read everyone's posts, saw everyone's (...) (25 years ago, 13-Mar-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.people)
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(...) Why not just try it? I do it all the time with my cheap UMAX scanner. Minifigs work pretty well. (25 years ago, 13-Mar-00, to lugnet.castle)
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Snip (...) "and the rafflesia smell beatly today..."(1) I heard that it is possible to scan small 3d objects into a scanner-is this possible With a CIS based scanner? That way i could jump start my delayed Webpageproject and Shiri-isn't it past your (...) (25 years ago, 13-Mar-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Now I am in a quandry...I am....over 30....and I have only been lurking/ posting in RTL and Lugnet for 1 year.... However, I did get my first yellow Castle when it was new for 1980 ...lol I guess I am a "junior golden oldie" or a "geriatric (...) (25 years ago, 13-Mar-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.people)
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(...) Hmm, but what are you going to call me? I'm not much older than you are (I'm 18), but I've been on LUGNET since the beginning, and before that on RTL since '96 :) --Bram Bram Lambrecht / o o \ BramL@juno.com ---...---oooo-----(_...o---...--- (...) (25 years ago, 13-Mar-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.people)
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(...) You could probably use slopes, either 45 degree or other. (depending on how high your roof is.) (...) Glad to! -Shiri "And the daffodils look lovely today..." (25 years ago, 13-Mar-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Apparently, these don't work with line breaks! :) It should read: <part:4625 1x4 Car Roof Hinge Tile> Jeff, "Thallid Lord" Save the Whales! I may get hungry later... :) ICQ #66153738 (URL) (25 years ago, 13-Mar-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Hey, your site is really great. Don't underestimate yourself. And it has the most concentrated minifig population I've seen around, except for Craig's (and I'm not sure about that either... I think you might have more *castle* minifigs). I (...) (25 years ago, 13-Mar-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) On the plates for the roof, use the <part:2444 Plate with Technic Hole> (...) These would be too fragile. I'd use <part:4625 1x4 Car Roof Hinge Tile>/<part:4315 1x4 Car Roof Hinge Plate> and <part:4213 Car Roof Hinge>. Jeff, "Thallid Lord" (...) (25 years ago, 13-Mar-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Understood. Then what do you do to fill in the wall space in between your roof plates. It's kind of hard to tell from the pictures. Thanks for your help. Markus (25 years ago, 13-Mar-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Err, that should be <part:3938 (top)>. -Shiri (25 years ago, 13-Mar-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) You could probably do it in a few methods (not sure which one Eric uses), these are just two: a. using <part:4459 friction pegs> and <part:3700 beams>. b. using hinges <part:3937 (base)> and <part:3938 (top). Attach the roof plate to either of (...) (25 years ago, 13-Mar-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Wow! I can't believe you chose my pitiful site out of the dozens of amazing sites out there! Please link to the main page, though. The other stuff is kinda interesting, too (and it ups the counter! :) ). (...) Yeah, but newbies are cool! (...) (25 years ago, 13-Mar-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) for roofs, but having built very few MOC's, I've never used anything but roof bricks. How do you set that up? (25 years ago, 13-Mar-00, to lugnet.castle)
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Jeff Johnston wrote in message <38CC5762.49FDCE1A@m...ne.net>... (...) This one is in 1747 which is available from S@H (and is on the page where if you order 5 or more sets from that page, you get them for 90 cents off each set [though you may need (...) (25 years ago, 13-Mar-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) I was thinking of the white shirt w/green vest 'fig mostly. The Imperial Armada torsos aren't bad either if you want to be a bit later in the Castle period. The one with the blue coat and brownish-greenish shirt could work as well, maybe as a (...) (25 years ago, 13-Mar-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) LOL! I dunno, I'm just not willing to give in. I know I'm good! ;-) (...) Wow! Great idea! I was wondering what to do with that one, I took it off my trade list 'cause yellow torsos are too good to give up. That's excellent! (...) No, 'cause (...) (25 years ago, 13-Mar-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Heh heh heh! >:-) "Give in to the Dark Side! It is your Destiny!" This weekend, at the North Georgia Model Train Club Expo (or whatever it's called) that was held here in Marietta, just two or three miles from my apartment, I traded some Lego (...) (25 years ago, 13-Mar-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) for (...) Like which torsos? I can't think of any in particular that fit. Some Adventurers' torsos work. For some, they work if you remove the gun- printing. (There I go again, rambling about dark-sided issues. I really should put something (...) (25 years ago, 13-Mar-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) In addition to the aforementioned suggestions, there are a few Pirates torsos that work pretty well in a Castle setting, but these have the problem that they're not readily available either... (25 years ago, 13-Mar-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) I would have to third the Star Wars figs especially the EP1 figs. Here are a list of all the torsos that I use in my Medieval town setup. Qui-Gon Gin Young Obi-Wan Padme Anakin Jar Jar Binks Gungan Soldier Naboo Soldier (Flash Speeder pilot) (...) (25 years ago, 12-Mar-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) As CJ said, SW characters make excellent peasants (Qui-gon, old Obi-wan...) Jeff Stembel has a great minifig site with peasants among other things: (URL) you don't have to call yourself a newbie.... ;-) (25 years ago, 12-Mar-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Well There are many ways to make villagers some people use SW Bodies for Villagers.They kind of look medevial or you could use Majisto and forestman torsos or you could use the Peasants lego already supplied. Hope that helps! Cj (25 years ago, 12-Mar-00, to lugnet.castle)
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Hey ya'all, my castle is nearing completion (pics soon), and my attention is turning towards my surrounding town. I was wondering if anybody had ideas for making townspeople. Any ideas or links? Rob (the newbie) (25 years ago, 12-Mar-00, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: I shall call it ... mini-castle.
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I like it. It would look great perched on top of a rocky knoll overlooking a river or a nice green pasture. From the few castles I've seen around England and France this little one seems to be closer to the real thing than a lot of the larger Lego (...) (25 years ago, 12-Mar-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) If they are not part of actual sets then I am getting rid. I have 2w x 3h x 8l in red 3, blue 4 and yellow 1. There are no attached plates though ??? Michael Pratt (25 years ago, 12-Mar-00, to lugnet.castle)
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Eric and Jeff, thanks for the tips on pins. I have some of the 1x2's with the built in pins, so I will give those a try. I will need to wait untill the AucZILLA XI shipments arrive before I can try out the pins and beams. Thanks again! Bruce Duncan (25 years ago, 12-Mar-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Well I went looking for this set today and finally found some. I found *1* at a TRU, first I found the Arctic polybag so I knew I was close or had missed them and then I spied a now familiar color tucked in between some boxes :^). They only (...) (25 years ago, 12-Mar-00, to lugnet.castle)
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Pawel Nazarewicz wrote in message ... (...) The (...) Wow! I think it's great! Very simple - yet enumerated (25 years ago, 12-Mar-00, to lugnet.castle)
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| | The NLF's first MOC: LEGO He-double-hockey-sticks
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I really don't know where to post this... As I mentioned on .general, I'm slowly converting Mel the NLF into a certified LEGOmaniac like myself. Today, she took a big first step...her first major MOC, now available on the web at my website. (URL in (...) (25 years ago, 12-Mar-00, to lugnet.build, lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: More Japanese Castle pics and op art (2nd)
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(...) (shush... we're huntin' wabbits! :) I love the optical illusions, looking from bottom up, etc. The castle looks nice! I think your method of documententing the 'building' process is a great idea. The only bad thing about it is that you have to (...) (25 years ago, 12-Mar-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) (URL) (25 years ago, 12-Mar-00, to lugnet.castle)
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Great little castle! Keep it as a troop outpost or something, it's terrific! -- Paul Davidson, aka Tinman www.theforce.net | Your Daily Dose of Star Wars www.filmforce.net | Your Daily Dose of Film News Pawel Nazarewicz <verneer@utk.edu> wrote in (...) (25 years ago, 12-Mar-00, to lugnet.castle)
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Sounds extremely cool, but where are the pics? -Shiri (...) (25 years ago, 12-Mar-00, to lugnet.castle)
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Oops ! Rude of me to forget the link. (URL) (25 years ago, 12-Mar-00, to lugnet.castle)
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