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(...) Some people don't use legs at all, but bricks. That way you can make a minifig at any height you want - dwarves, giants, Michael Jordan; they're all possible if you use bricks. :-) HTH, -Shiri (25 years ago, 29-Mar-00, to lugnet.castle)
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I had to do this for my Charles Degaulle (?) figure for my Eiffel Tower. I stuck a 2x4 'camera' brick with studs on 4 sides and a tube on the end in between the body and legs. I also put a 1x1 plate on the bottom and a 1x2 plate on that for feet. (25 years ago, 29-Mar-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Well, I only have three, but I usually find that one of them is lost in the pile of junk mail on the desk. I try to keep them all together so I don't have to build any contraptions to get the 1x2 plate stack apart. John (25 years ago, 29-Mar-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) No, don't say it: you are (searching for subtle euphemism) "passing" bricks? Oooooo, and you have to use a brick separator? Ouch. You are taking this Lego stuff too far! :-) Bruce (25 years ago, 29-Mar-00, to lugnet.castle)
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Shiri: (...) There is no doubt about what it is, although the church could use a "slightly" smaller cross. Play well, Jacob ---...--- -- E-mail: sparre@cats.nbi.dk -- -- Web...: <URL: (URL) > -- ---...--- (25 years ago, 29-Mar-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Shiri, Super job, I really like your little-big town :-). Great job documenting the roof and doing a corner peek. I do think you have seen them before though but just not as close up and obvious, my Inn does have 2 corners like this one is in (...) (25 years ago, 29-Mar-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) In junior high, we had a classroom project which was built to such a scale. It was a study of Seattle WA, and different color bricks represented different types of buildings. I'd love to get the baseplate (it had the harbor and lake printed on (...) (25 years ago, 29-Mar-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.general)
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(...) microfig stuff nice inspiration! (bring it to the fest this summer! :-) ...you can go back to ignoring me now... wubwub stephen f roberts wamalug guy ((URL) #160 (25 years ago, 29-Mar-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Well, I'd give up SOME of my brick separators... I've got one in the kitchen, one beside my dining room table, one beside the computer (and primary LEGO sorting [and every once in a blue moon building] station), one in the bathroom (you never (...) (25 years ago, 29-Mar-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Better idea? hmmmm..probably not...but a suggestion or two... I am still exprimenting w/ this problem myself...I tried a accessory solution...namely using combinations of epaulets, capes, backpacks and armor to raise the level of the head vs (...) (25 years ago, 29-Mar-00, to lugnet.castle)
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What's the best way to add height to minifigs? I have a figure (mentioned earlier, all black with a transparent red head, cloak, and silver sword) who needs to stand about a foot taller than everyone else (he's the incarnation of justice). Anyhow, (...) (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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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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(...) thanks, that was just about the look I was going for. When I sat down and finally decided to build a castle themed setting, I didn't want to do a realistic castle since there are so many excellent castle builders out there that already model (...) (25 years ago, 29-Mar-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Shiri - I think you've really come on to something. You could use it as a base map, like in the CastleWorld map, and then have each building as a link - like to the Bloodstone Inn. I'm thinking that that's what I'm gonna do when I get a (...) (25 years ago, 29-Mar-00, to lugnet.castle)
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I like it! Shiri Dori <shirid@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:Fs5tKC.67s@lugnet.com... (...) (25 years ago, 29-Mar-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) I'll try tomorrow but I can't now. Sorry! (BTW, the pics are already smaller than original size of 480x640 :-) -Shiri (25 years ago, 29-Mar-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Could you make thumbnails that link to bigger images on your pages, since they take so long to load? Alan (25 years ago, 29-Mar-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) For baseplates that are completely flat (i.e. no vertical geographical features like hills) all you have to do is flip it over and bend it a few times in different directions. Then, of course, you have to spend a few minutes looking for some (...) (25 years ago, 29-Mar-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Out of principle, I WON'T reply! "Um, Shiri...? You just did." "Oh. Ooops." ;-) (...) That'd be cool, but it would be really hard to convey what it is, I guess... -Shiri (25 years ago, 29-Mar-00, to lugnet.castle)
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