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(...) Thanks! It took me a while to figure out. At first I just used an apex piece and a peak, but it didn't look right and anyway that's not what I'm gonna do to the bigger inn's roof. (...) Well, the BP you sent me will join the others I'm about (...) (25 years ago, 29-Mar-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Pretty nice, darlin'! I like the way you did the Inn roof; I'd never thought of something like that. Now, you need to expand and make a HUGE town. Maybe for part of it you could use that baseplate I sent you... -Chris (25 years ago, 29-Mar-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) I'm not! :) I like seeing the progress you make. :) (...) I really like it. :) Being able to remove the second floor to access the interior is a very nice feature. :) Jeff (25 years ago, 29-Mar-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) I've been messing around with some similar stuff, but nothing much past figuring out a good scale. James (URL) getting paid for this --> alladvantage.com Sign up via me, the reference $$ go to fund Lugnet. (25 years ago, 29-Mar-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Hi Joel! That's really great. I have to go look again. <grin> -Shiri (25 years ago, 29-Mar-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(FUT .castle) Hey guys! This was a real spontaneous thing, I think it came out nicely! LMKWYT. (URL) (25 years ago, 29-Mar-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build, lugnet.general) !!
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That looks really fantastic! It looks like a medieval, high-rise, city! I especially like the gray/red building that sticks up the tallest. Great Job! Joel Kuester <septenemae@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:Fs4D30.3n4@lugnet.com... (...) (25 years ago, 29-Mar-00, to lugnet.castle)
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That other thread seemed to be getting too long, so I thought I'd add my thoughts here. In my world, here's how it goes. The Forestmen are Robin Hood types. They have their own secret forest hideouts and little castles. They live off the forest, but (...) (25 years ago, 29-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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(...) 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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(...) 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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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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(...) very (...) Yep, you're right. I stand corrected. -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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(...) 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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(...) 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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(...) 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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(...) 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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(...) 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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(...) 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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(...) The flag poles are just rigid white plastic tubes that are inserted into one of those light grey rails... <part:6140> I'm not sure what set I got them in, though... Probably the Technic Beach Buster, but I don't remember offhand. (25 years ago, 28-Mar-00, to lugnet.org.us.nelug, 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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(...) joel ~ 8-O < speechless! > too marvelous for words!! i'd rather go look at it some more than write about it! hats off, and heal well! you play so very well, indeed! castle becomes you! later ~ craig~ (25 years ago, 28-Mar-00, to lugnet.castle)
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Hi all! Haven't posted in a very long time, been in the hospital. But I am back and have finally updated my website with pics of a fantasy style castle era town I built in the latter part of 1999, (URL) (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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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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(...) ~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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It looks pretty cool. I like how you can lift out the top. Shiri Dori <shirid@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:Fs475w.C4I@lugnet.com... (...) from (...) :-) (...) (25 years ago, 28-Mar-00, to lugnet.castle)
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"OMG, here comes another one..." (you're all probably out of your mind from these annyoing updates... I know you missed it while I was cramming for end-of-term tests, admit it! :-) (URL) updates have moved: (URL) (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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(...) Chris, Very nice, I like the colors a lot. I can tell you have been buying a lot of those cheap sets from KB. Keep up the good work. The window display is going to be awsome. Eric Kingsley The New England LEGO Users Group (URL) My Creations (...) (25 years ago, 28-Mar-00, to lugnet.org.us.nelug, lugnet.castle)
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It looks pretty neat. I like the set of flags in the middle. What parts did you use for the flag-poles? Brad Chris Phillips <chris.phillips@comp...oards.com> wrote in message news:Fs3Bz0.2A1@lugnet.com... (...) (25 years ago, 28-Mar-00, to lugnet.org.us.nelug, 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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(...) 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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(...) Where's the fun in that? ;) Jeff (25 years ago, 28-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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(...) 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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(...) 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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(...) 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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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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