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(...) Ooooh, very nice. I loved the beach especially, and the door leading to the beach. I make my docks a little differently: I use one height of 1x2 and 1x4 brown "wood" sections (what Fort Legoredo is built with) above and below the rightmost and (...) (25 years ago, 12-Apr-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) I've done docks like that, too. The Shanghai Surprise set has one like that, in fact. Trouble is that almost all of my 'log bricks' are in use in the Desert Outpost. (...) There isn't one at present, but that's because I haven't finished the (...) (25 years ago, 12-Apr-00, to lugnet.castle)
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I've seen lots of different (and awesome) drawbridges on people's castles here, but I've never seen one like I'm about to attempt. I'm curious if anyone has done this, and if so, how they dealt with the issue of the drawbridge getting caught on (...) (25 years ago, 12-Apr-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) A long time ago, I experimented w/ this style of bridge... I used tiles to start and manually retracted it w/ my finger...I later added a winch, but this led to some stress issues and imbalanced/jerky motion... Before trying to use old technic (...) (25 years ago, 12-Apr-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) I would personally use the round, 2x2 'disc tiles' or whatever they are called. Slightly curved bottom, 4 studs on top, so they can attach to the bottom of your drawbridge plate. They're often used on small boats to keep them from 'sticking' (...) (25 years ago, 12-Apr-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Me? You lost me after the first paragraph... :-) How are you setting up this drawbridge? How is the 1x4 gear rack connected/related to the drawbridge plate? (...) I wouldn't think it would look goofy, but that's just my opinion. (...) Well, (...) (25 years ago, 12-Apr-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Excellent idea! I had seen those before, but didn't think I had any. Until... I got my package from kbkids.com today that had a Deep Reef Refuge (6441) inside. I haven't opened it up yet, but looking at the picture it looks like there's a half (...) (25 years ago, 12-Apr-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) That's OK. I lost me before I even started typing. :) (...) Yes, it will go down the left and rightmost sides of the plate acting as a drawbridge, and then a gear will turn to pull it in or out (that's the theory, anyhow :) (...) Hey, I hadn't (...) (25 years ago, 12-Apr-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Youch. You'll discover soon enough that those pieces are overbearing and everywhere, with not enough uses... They appear on every single town-boat ever made by TLC AFAIK... (OK maybe I'm exaggerating, but just a tad). I copied Erin W's idea to (...) (25 years ago, 12-Apr-00, to lugnet.castle)
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Set 6042 (Dungeon Hunters) comes with one, and so do several other castle and town sets. In addition, you can turn any unwanted blue torso into a solid blue very easily with a rag and a can of Brasso. :) --Jared (...) (25 years ago, 13-Apr-00, to lugnet.castle)
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I just wanted to inform you all that I have a new story up on my website that involves Locke. Here is the link: (URL) let me know what you think. Wilson (25 years ago, 13-Apr-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Wow, great! I gotta be brief but I love it. The "blanket"? Very realistic. And the dream is excellent... Keep up the good stuff! -Shiri (25 years ago, 13-Apr-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Great Intro! I love Gage's sword, where's it from? Locke's bed looks a little bit uncomfortable if you ask me... Great beginning, I love the design of all your characters, can't wait to them incorperated into your story. <<KM>> (25 years ago, 13-Apr-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Gage's sword is custom-made from one of those swords used at bars that go in drinks. I cut off the loop thing around the handle and spray painted it silver. I then wrapped electrical tape around the handle so it would fit in his hand. (...) (...) (25 years ago, 13-Apr-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) I haven't gotten into the boat thing too much (although I did just buy a River Expedition on clearance (what's up with that solid palm tree? Ick!)), so these are hard to come by for me so far. Although I've been noticing that whatever I trade (...) (25 years ago, 13-Apr-00, to lugnet.castle)
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One possible means would be to use 1xN bricks instead of plates for your drawbridge plank. I.e., stack a whole bunch of black or brown 1x8s and lay them on their side to form a two-plate-thick smooth drawbridge. There are still several ways you (...) (25 years ago, 13-Apr-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) long (...) Doh! That must be where I got the idea. *whistles innocently* Lots of extra cylinders work too, as piles. Black and brown are good colors for those. (25 years ago, 13-Apr-00, to lugnet.castle)
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Make Orcs with them. Who wouldn't want an Orcish Horde to conquer. I think the Fright Knight shields with the bat work perfectly for this. Give them original style swords and axes and you have a perfect Horde. They seem to fit right in with the (...) (25 years ago, 13-Apr-00, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.castle)
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(...) I've been toying with much the same idea recently. In fact, there are a lot of Lego elements that work fine for the Hordes of Morgul Vale. Jar Jar, skeletons, Darth Vader and Darth Maul's face, the pharoah face, and as you said, a lot of the (...) (25 years ago, 13-Apr-00, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.castle)
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(...) Wringwraiths? Are those the guys who do Sauron's laundry? ~Mark (25 years ago, 13-Apr-00, to lugnet.castle)
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