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I've been thinking a bit about those Wolfpack and Forestmen (1). First of all, I think the reason they are so sought after and viewed as "cool" by many castleers (aside from being hard-to-get :) is their rag-tag and slightly disorganized (...) (25 years ago, 27-Mar-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Right on, Shiri! I'd have to agree with just about everything. The one thing that's different in my world is that the WP and Forestmen Coexist, each being thieves. The Forestmen have kind of a Robin Hood-esque(?) appeal to them; the whole (...) (25 years ago, 27-Mar-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Well I'm glad we agree! (...) You're right, I couldn't avoid that feeling too. But in my realm it's the WP who are Robin-Hoodish... I really don't want to wreck my story but my WP generally go against the royalty. (...) LOL! ..."other various (...) (25 years ago, 27-Mar-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) and (...) Sounds cool when can we here more? That sounds pretty cool how you compare those two factions, but what about the bulls? In my "lego world" I used The Bulls and The Wolfpack together as a Mercenary Guild who sell their services to (...) (25 years ago, 27-Mar-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Ah, foo. I forgot about the Bulls. In my world, they are the "real" bad guys. None of the other factions like them or deal with them. They're just a "keep to themselves except when the want more land or moolah" type of minifigs. Also, like the (...) (25 years ago, 27-Mar-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Shouldn't that be Moo-lah? =] Just milking another bad joke from the udder-ly silly Bull faction. Now I'll be hoofin' it out of here. Tony (25 years ago, 27-Mar-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) I think that any bull kingdom should use the official currency of moolah. It doesn't sound like anyone is actually going to be giving them a kingdom. I know that I'm not. But that would be a good name for their coins. Timbo (25 years ago, 27-Mar-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Sounds like a plan, man. BTW, if I ever get enough bricks, I might consider doing some sort of volcano-ish fiery fortress to house the Bulls. Just a thought. -Chris (25 years ago, 27-Mar-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Cheez, I'm havin' a cow! I calf stand this anymore... My Bull section is udder-ly unimportant. I have four of 'em and prefer to ignore them. I might use the torsos that came w/o the emblem but the others can stay in storage for now. The faces (...) (25 years ago, 27-Mar-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) <snip> (...) In my personal "LEGO Castle" history (separate from my CastleWorld stuff) the (Dark) Forestmen were led by a Baron outlawed by the Royal King. (Not the real Royal King, though - his magical doppelganger.) He found out about the (...) (25 years ago, 27-Mar-00, to lugnet.castle)
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<snip> (...) one (...) The (...) may (...) </snip> Mercs would be a GREAT term to describe the WP. I was trying to think of something better than "thieves," but that's all I could come up with. The vigilante style fits their appearance perfectly! A (...) (25 years ago, 27-Mar-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) They're called "Kilts." They're hired thugs from the North (like Vikings, or possibly Highlanders?) I also could care less for Costner, but RH: PofT is one of my favorite movies of all time! -Chris (25 years ago, 27-Mar-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) If memory serves me right, those were supposed to be Celts. I was not very happy with their portrayal. Tony (25 years ago, 27-Mar-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) I guess I wasn't the only one who used the bulls as Mercenary Guild/Camp. My evil prince hires them as a group to help him win the war. I guess I had better explain a little of my story board. I noticed that the new 2000 knights have a very (...) (25 years ago, 27-Mar-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Ahh, Celts! Now it makes sense (light bulb above head) All these years I thought they were making fun of Scots, but instead they were just doing a bad portrayal of Celts. Thanks for the clarification. -Chris (25 years ago, 27-Mar-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Great ideas! I noticed the similar crest as well, and my RK and KK have actually united. I use the different shields for different factions of the army (eg swordsmen use the KK shield while spearmen have the RK shield). -Shiri (25 years ago, 28-Mar-00, to lugnet.castle)
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Shiri Dori wrote in message ... (...) I like that: "(1)" format... I think I'll borrow it <g> <snip Thoughts> Here is how I've come to think of the three aforementioned legovillians: First of all, have you seen Robin Hood Prince of Theves (1)? Well (...) (25 years ago, 28-Mar-00, to lugnet.castle)
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Tony Rowe wrote in message ... (...) they're (...) They were supposed to be Celts? Wow... I stand corrected. Hmm... Never the less, they are the closest thing to how I see Wolfpack I can think of... Except the name, of course. Apologetically, DBR (25 years ago, 28-Mar-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) I'll come out of hiding because you're talking about something I'm interested in... figuring out how to organize my knights, if/when I decide to create a large(ish) castke... ;) OK, I have a total of 1 or 2 RK. Since I'll have so few compared (...) (25 years ago, 28-Mar-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) ~bit of a ramble, but all very on-topic... my forestmen are generally the villagers of a quirky small town called HILLENDALE that is located on a river that runs through a large dense forest. half of the town is in the wooded hillside, and (...) (25 years ago, 28-Mar-00, to lugnet.castle) !
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Aw, Craig, you're killin' me... every time I think I have a good idea, you come along with one twice as good... it's so depressing... (j/k) (...) Your ramble is ALWAYS welcome here... Hillendale sounds awesome! Does it exist soley in your mind or in (...) (25 years ago, 28-Mar-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Excuse me? You must be joking... Scots *are* Celtic.. ~Nathan (25 years ago, 28-Mar-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) hmm staying put warriors would probably be the term best used to describe them for me. My sum total of 'forestmen' elements is in the picture (URL) the exception of a brown hat, (a wolf pack fig has stolen it) and for the record I oly have two (...) (25 years ago, 28-Mar-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) No, they might be called "Celts" (if they're supposed to be Celtic warriors). If they're Scotsmen, then they *wear* "kilts".... ;-) Franklin (25 years ago, 28-Mar-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Only vaguely. Scots are much more Pictish, really. No self-respecting Celt is going to strip down and cover himself in blue paint before battle. ;) If you're looking for Celts(1), you should be looking in Ireland and Wales. That being said, (...) (25 years ago, 28-Mar-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) bad (...) The celts were stripping down to their bare shield back when they were terrorizing early Rome. I forget whether they were into woad at that time, but I'll check my books when I get home. I think they were, but celts wander in and out (...) (25 years ago, 28-Mar-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) very (...) but (...) Heck, they even took over the city of Rome! However, that only lasted one day. Wait a minute... maybe that was the Visigoths. Err... any history majors with a better memory than mine? Tony (25 years ago, 28-Mar-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) day. (...) The Visigoths did a leisurely pillage of Rome over two weeks. Bruce (25 years ago, 28-Mar-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) No, no. The Scottish are of Pictish decent, as well as Germanic. The Celts are niether Scottish or Pictish. -Chris (25 years ago, 28-Mar-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) bad (...) If you are interested in the history of these peoples go to <A HREF="(URL)The History of the Scots, Picts, and Britons by David F. Dale</A> ~Nathan (25 years ago, 28-Mar-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) very (...) Yep, you're right. I stand corrected. -Chris (...) (25 years ago, 28-Mar-00, to lugnet.castle)
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Just a note: It's probably about your last chance to get a dark forest guy from LEGO rather than ebay,etc. See the ugly fright nights set with him at half price at: (URL) . (of course, this only works for Americans) Alan <set:1680 Random Set> (25 years ago, 28-Mar-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) Sorry, I didn't mean to sound so harsh. I didn't mean it harsh, but I just read it again and it does kinda sound that way, sorry. =) ~Nathan (...) (25 years ago, 28-Mar-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) No problem, man. Don't beat yourself up over it. I just had some bad info, and you righted it. Nothing wrong with that. The sad thing is, my great grandfather is Scottish...sorry Grandpa <looks at sky and cowers> -Chris (25 years ago, 28-Mar-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Hi Alan, Do you mean the Witch's Magic Manor? If so, I called yesterday around 5:00 CST and was told that they had just sold out... Chris -- Remove the nospam machine name in my email address to send a personal reply. (25 years ago, 29-Mar-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.market.shopping)
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I think he might have been talking about 6097. Chris (...) (25 years ago, 29-Mar-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) Nope.. <set:6087 Witch's Magic Manor> ,but it's all sold out, so too bad. Alan (25 years ago, 29-Mar-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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Craigo: As to our earlier conversation about the black collared Forestman, see: (URL) the difference a feather makes... This explains why you now have one of these guys, it came with 6071. I never realized it before, but there are TWO reasons to (...) (25 years ago, 29-Mar-00, to lugnet.castle)
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Christopher Lindsey wrote in message <38E14D8B.9E97E4A1@n...rn.com>... (...) rather (...) sold (...) Please excuse this ever-so-humble attempt to sell the one set I have of 6087 (Witch's magic manor) I have one, new in an unopened box that I'll (...) (25 years ago, 29-Mar-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) Wowee! And to think I should be getting that set in a few days! Now I have yet another reason to expect the mail ;-) (Finally my forestman population will grow beyond two!) -Shiri (25 years ago, 30-Mar-00, to lugnet.castle)
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