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Re: Peasants and armies
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lugnet.castle
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Thu, 16 Mar 2000 04:11:08 GMT
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In lugnet.castle, James Brown writes:
> In lugnet.castle, Jeff Stembel writes:
> > In lugnet.castle, Eric Kingsley writes:
> > > In lugnet.castle, Shiri Dori writes:
> > > > Hey guys,
> > > > Check these out:
> > > > http://www.geocities.com/shiri_lego/Peas_assort.jpg
> > > > http://www.geocities.com/shiri_lego/armyview.jpg
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> > > Very nice assortment of figs. I am trying to keep more peasants than
> > > soldiers but it is a hard thing to do. Its a good thing the Star Wars sets
> > > have good parts.
> >
> > Tell me about it. I think my peasants are outnumbered 10 to 1 by soldiers.
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> Heh... we've all got this problem.
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> > > My only comment is I don't like Silver Swords. To me no sword should be as
> > > big as the person carrying it. :-)
> >
> > I don't like Silver Swords, either, but for different reasons. The silver
> > layering begins to flake off very quickly, and it really annoys me.
> > Otherwise, they make perfect Claymores! :) BTW, Claymores and Flamberges
> > could get up to six feet long, so a sword larger than the wielder is not
> > unheard of.
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> Well, the "proper" height of a claymore is "from the ground to the chin",
> including hilt, so the sliver swords are a teeny bit long for minifigs, but
> then again, compared to the wrenches and oilcans over in .town, they're
> perfectly to scale. ;) I've just got the same bias as Eric.. I don't • like 'em.
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> > > I think the Silver Sword is OK for a special or Majical weapon but otherwise
> > > I try very hard not to use it. That has been hard though because I have a
> > > shortage of DkGray swords
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> In the mail today, Eric. ;)
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> > But spearmen, Pikemen, and Archers were more common than swordsmen. That is
> > why I have so few swordsmen(1). :)
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> Depends on period and army. Also, most pikemen doubled as swordsmen once the
> charge was broken...a pike is a great weapon against a knight charging, but
> it's hard to find a more awkward one against a knight looming. :)
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> Archers were only more common because any old peasant can shoot a bow. (and
> make a bow, and own a bow...)
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> James
> http://www.shades-of-night.com/lego/
> I'm getting paid for this --> alladvantage.com
> Sign up via me, the reference $$ go to fund Lugnet.
Actually i got a guy with a 9by4 sword-i guess its just me
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