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(...) You can only find those helmets in the short lived Armada theme in Pirates...they were in the Armada Sentry, Armada Flagship, that minifig pack and I think a small set w/ oe Pirate and one skeleton...As impled from the set names these helmets (...) (25 years ago, 24-Mar-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.pirates)
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(...) It's a Spanish Conquistador's helmet. It is mainly used for Pirates, but probably could be integrated into Castle sets. Credit this info to my watching the Discovery Channel. -Chris (25 years ago, 24-Mar-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.pirates)
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Hi guys! I noticed this helmet lately, I hadn't seen it before and was interested... it looks like it's prolly a castle/pirate thing, after a quick browse I found a pic of the helmet here (the two guys on the right): (URL) this a pirate only, or (...) (25 years ago, 24-Mar-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.pirates)
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duh... that should have registered. sprue == the hole where they pore it in the mold. that's what I get for posting so late at night. oh well, made sense last night. ('model tree' == spruce) or some such. ;) -jonathan (...) <snip> (...) (25 years ago, 2-Jan-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) college when the Ninja (...) been massing troops in (...) sidetracked my "Ninja (...) not a very impressive (...) not been for the Ninja (...) pack as well! :). My (...) sale for these figs. (...) The more the better. (...) large armies out (...) (25 years ago, 24-Mar-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) ahh a Ninja theme fan de-lurks...cool...wahooo!!! I have an army of Ninja theme characters that umbers almost 400....over 300 of which are poste on my webpge story in my last post "My Webpage update" I have a Euro troop army of about 250 from (...) (25 years ago, 24-Mar-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) My current minifig total is only 71, but my cousin has a rather large "Space army" consisting of over 200 soldiers. And these are fairly unique; not a lot of clones. I've also got a goal of around 300 minifigs for that true minifig- scale (...) (25 years ago, 24-Mar-00, to lugnet.castle)
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Hello all, I came out of the "dark ages" a couple years ago during college when the Ninja themed Legos first came out. Since then I've SLOWLY been massing troops in order to create a large battle scene(the Star Wars sets sidetracked my "Ninja Army" (...) (25 years ago, 24-Mar-00, to lugnet.castle)
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No images, yet, though... "(URL) LMKWYT. Thanks, Franklin Franklin W. Cain | fwcain@yahoo.com | (URL) | (URL) OF MY EMAIL ADDRESS FOR UNSOLICITED COMMERCIAL PURPOSES IS _STRICTLY_ PROHIBITED. . . . MAKE MY (LAWYER'S) DAY, PUNK! (25 years ago, 23-Mar-00, to lugnet.castle.org.cw, lugnet.castle, lugnet.general, lugnet.publish)
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(...) (looking over both shoulders) You should see her nails! Bill (25 years ago, 23-Mar-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Not really, it goes kinda concave into the center. I leave a little excess and then shave it down with an x-acto knife to get that smooth edge - otherwise it gets kinda rough and white-ish. That's why I said I use it to lop off large chunks - (...) (25 years ago, 23-Mar-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) (trying to x-post and move this to .people as best i can, bear with me if 'm not doing it right.) any more fuel would make me craigo-l'ego, then, wouldn't it? <g> ;-) i'll get some personal pages up soon with a checklist. hopefully i'll get to (...) (25 years ago, 23-Mar-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Craig, Not wanting to fuel your ego here <grin>, but any chance of a list of your published work so far? As a comics fan, I feel it my duty to grab a few copies, and mumble to passers-by that I "know" the artist! I recall you put the above (...) (25 years ago, 23-Mar-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) The older ones are light grey instead of dark grey and made out of a harder plastic. The harder plastic was more brittle, so I actually prefer the change. I don't have any broken dark grey swords. -JDF (25 years ago, 23-Mar-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) 'Tis beige, not yellow. All Spaceport sets sit on beige baseplates and plates. :) Jeff (...) white (...) 4 (...) like (...) Launcher. (...) (25 years ago, 23-Mar-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) I really should read comics-but that would cut down on the lego i buy...and that could make me cranky..and that bad...8-) (25 years ago, 23-Mar-00, to lugnet.castle)
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is that plate everything sits on Yellow or Tan? it's hard for me to tell from the scan.. Tamy (...) (25 years ago, 23-Mar-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Actually, <set:6452 Mini Rocket Launcher> comes with *two* of those slopes. And Yes, it is a sticker. ;) S@H may still have some, I've been meaning to call and ask... Jeff (25 years ago, 23-Mar-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) There's also one in the tiny Space Port set called (I think) Rocket Launcher. It was part of a SP value pack and you can get it separately from S@H. I'm pretty sure that the printing on it is a sticker... J (25 years ago, 23-Mar-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) There was a set called viking voyager back in the days of classic castle. -- Jonathan Wilson wilsonj@xoommail.com (URL) (25 years ago, 23-Mar-00, to lugnet.castle)
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Hi Jeff, (...) [...] (...) And a little bit Xena ? :-)) (...) To what time there had been Vikings??? I would really love to see them... (...) Ciao, Joachim. (25 years ago, 21-Mar-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) manicurist and i've been (...) they leave a flat edge? (...) my paws on for (...) blade more than most (...) a deluxe (wooden) boxed (...) after a certain amount of (...) what you wrote a couple (...) egad, no! upon re-reading what wrote, i (...) (25 years ago, 23-Mar-00, to lugnet.castle)
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I don't know if this has been mentioned before, but if you want some white 2x2x2 dress peices for your castle babes, the new 3409 soccer stadium has 4 of them. They're located on either side of each goal. I don't really like the set, but those (...) (25 years ago, 23-Mar-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) ok so its not the big CW update that many people are waiting for and working on, but it's the best I can do.. I updated my webpage story...no stuctural pics... you will have to wait for those...so will I = ) I am trying to design my fortress (...) (25 years ago, 23-Mar-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build.minifigs, lugnet.castle.org)
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(...) Just don't let her catch you dulling the edge with your lego -) (...) -Will (25 years ago, 23-Mar-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) I think he mentioned that he was an artist,ah whatever he's definatly a great artist (25 years ago, 23-Mar-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) I believe it is sprue cutters-spruce is an tree and somthing used to cut them would be a little impricise (sic) for the job 8-) ravi (25 years ago, 23-Mar-00, to lugnet.castle)
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hmmm, that reminds me. somewhere I've got a pair of those clippers that Testors (tm) made for snipping the parts off the 'trees' their models come on. They have a flat edge and pointed cutting blades maybe 1/4 to 1/2 inch long. I should go dig those (...) (25 years ago, 23-Mar-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Craig, you're not a dentist, are you? (I had to read what you wrote a couple of times. :-) --Todd (25 years ago, 23-Mar-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) i'll have to try that! i have a friend who is a manicurist and i've been looking for a good pair of clipper instruments. do they leave a flat edge? there are certain dental instruments i'd like to get my paws on for customizing! i've come to (...) (25 years ago, 23-Mar-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Yo Craigo, Hey, I did the same thing with the halberd axes - looks awesome doesn't it? Ya know, I think I discovered the perfect modification tool set in my wife's manicure set! The little wire cutter lookin' things are perfect for taking off (...) (25 years ago, 23-Mar-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) They have been making the swords out of this "softer" plastic for a few years now, they had started sometime before nov 1995 (the end of my "dark ages"). I had never broke any of the old ones as I only had a few and any lose meant less to play (...) (25 years ago, 23-Mar-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Ya mon! :-) (...) Hm... I'd vote for just good... <grin> -Shiri (25 years ago, 23-Mar-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) already) and we'd be giddy with excitement. I've also customized some things to better suit my characters. For example, I used an old sword and make a curvy snake-like dagger for my wizard, and cut some of the teardrop shaped shields to make (...) (25 years ago, 23-Mar-00, to lugnet.castle)
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In lugnet.castle, Craig Hamilton writes: [...] (...) LOL! That's what I tried to do when I customized those silvery pieces (bugle- like horns) (1). ie, I tried to imagine what TLC would never come up with, then I did it myself ;-) -Shiri (URL) (25 years ago, 23-Mar-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) well, this cheaper plastic does make these elements easier to modify. (paint and carve) and because they're so cheap; they deserve it! i'm cutting up my newer long axes to make neat spears in protest! i can at least pretend TLC is making cool (...) (25 years ago, 23-Mar-00, to lugnet.castle)
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In lugnet.castle, Shiri Dori writes: <snip> (...) </snip> Believe me, there's a difference. The older ones are much thicker, and maybe even made out of a different type of plastic. The new ones also have a little texture on them. I've broken a few (...) (25 years ago, 23-Mar-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Wow, it's not just me...I thought it was because I was bigger and stronger now or something. (...) Well, the shinier is actually because (for whatever reason) the samurai armor has a little bit of texture to it...I discovered this when I was (...) (25 years ago, 23-Mar-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Huh? What's the dif. between old-timer broadswords ("longswords") and today's? They're just the same, aren't they? Armor, now that's another issue... -Shiri (25 years ago, 23-Mar-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) i also noticed this today comparing old euro style suits of armour to the newer samurai armour element. the older ones are much shinier and of a harder plastic. your observation is correct. sad... later ~ craig~ (25 years ago, 23-Mar-00, to lugnet.castle)
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