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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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(...) fit (...) of (...) skeletons, (...) For Wringwraiths try a black dragon with black wings, have the rider wear darth maul body clear witches ball head and either black ninja hood (hides the neck piece) or crown or even a peasant hood. Give him (...) (25 years ago, 14-Apr-00, to lugnet.castle)
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I was thinking about the effort a large scale castle minifig war would take, and decided that having a Lego version of Warcraft (that wonderful Blizzard game, go Canada!) would rock. Imagine having your own army of dozens or hundreds of little Lego (...) (25 years ago, 14-Apr-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.gaming, lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) Have you seen the Lego conversion for Myth II? It's over at (URL)The economics of the game could be based on harvesting timber (for weapons (...) You would also have to mine and smelt ABS plastic to make more minifigs. - Mike Rayhawk ---...--- (...) (25 years ago, 14-Apr-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.gaming, lugnet.dear-lego)
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How about modifying Team Fortress(Quake) or Team Fortress classic[Half-Life]...Imagine an assasinate timmy map :) Benjamin Whytcross BWhytcro@PacificAccess.com.au Ph: (03) 9856 5282 Directory Technology Pty Ltd 1/436 Elgar Road, Box Hill, 3128 (...) (25 years ago, 14-Apr-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.gaming, lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) Wow, think of the possibilities! You could have different people forming clans with their groups of people. There could be stronger units available as you progressed through the game, such as huge dragons bearing it's force's insignia. Great (...) (25 years ago, 14-Apr-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.gaming, lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) Blizzard moved from Irvine, California? (...) I like the idea, but better to pitch it to whomever has the Lego software rights than to Blizzard. I imagine the actual depiction of Lego violence would freak Lego - no matter how appropriate to (...) (25 years ago, 14-Apr-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.gaming, lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) Eh? I know a few guys who used to work for Blizzard (on Diablo, Warcraft II, and the ill-fated Warcraft Adventures) and they will be surprised to know that they went to work in the wrong country! =] Tony (25 years ago, 14-Apr-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.gaming, lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) Awright! Yahoo! These are great! note the 4 red 1x1 corner tiles w/wall... and those colorful 2x1 plates w/handles (great for palanquins!) Now, if only those Kabaya sets could majickally appear in the US... :-) -Shiri (25 years ago, 14-Apr-00, to lugnet.promo, lugnet.castle)
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(...) I was kinda disappointed in them, as compared to, say, the 2nd series Ninja sets. 1287 is the same as 4811 Defense Archer, and all of them have the minifigs we'll have too many of. Compare that to the Ninja sets which provided the Ninja Master (...) (25 years ago, 14-Apr-00, to lugnet.promo, lugnet.castle)
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(...) True, they pale in comparision; Still, I couldn't get my hands onm those either... (...) Aw, now you've got me depressed too :-( In that aspect, yeah, I'd love a Storm fig coming with those. I rethought the multiple-figs issue and multiples of (...) (25 years ago, 14-Apr-00, to lugnet.promo, lugnet.castle)
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Give poor Jar Jar a break! An orc! How demeaning! I am actually using him in his original incarnation as a bouncer at my "Star Wars" themed night club. (25 years ago, 15-Apr-00, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.castle)
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(...) I personally use Darth Maul exactly as he is with is head turned backwards. One instant easialy 'getable' Black Rider or (as you were calling them) Wringwraith. -Lord Insanity (25 years ago, 15-Apr-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) I think of that as an honor. Gives an otherwise useless fig something to do. There is only so many times I'd want to re-enact "Jar Jar and the Accidental Victory." Orcs get much more respect than Gungans in my book. (...) I don't see how that (...) (25 years ago, 15-Apr-00, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.castle)
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... tonite at midnite. You won't be disappointed !! The Eastern Invasion begins from the Land of the Rising Sun. The Year is 1600...The Keicho Era... The Place is Kyushu, Japan... The Setting...Fuedal Japan It is a legendary time ...Samurai warriors (...) (25 years ago, 15-Apr-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build)
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(...) <snip a whole lot> Wow! Sounds great, I can't wait!!! (too bad I'll be out of town for the next few days, I'll be dying to see it!) -Shiri (25 years ago, 15-Apr-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build)
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(...) ~ yumm! i feel like the waiter just read me a list of great dishes at my favourite restaurant! now, i'm looking forward to being served! i've enjoyed what i've seen so far, kung khoon! later ~ craig~ (25 years ago, 15-Apr-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build)
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I can't wait to see it. I'm working on my own Japanese castle, so I'm very excited to see what you put together. I loved the last one. (25 years ago, 15-Apr-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build)
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(...) Thanks to all especially Shiri, Craig and Justin for the very kind and enthusiastic reception. With this kind of response, a fella can't help staying with the castle theme and building them all day. Been taking photos all morning and afternoon (...) (25 years ago, 15-Apr-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build)
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You could just make a war2 TC like they did with myth... Its not hard at all. (25 years ago, 16-Apr-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.gaming, lugnet.dear-lego)
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Here it is ... Next time I will not wait till midnite. Getting sleepy here ... The link for Kumamoto Castle MOC is .. (URL) for the inspirational photos that helped me complete the project goes to Mr. Yasuyaki Oka who has a web site for castles (...) (25 years ago, 16-Apr-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build) !
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(...) Wow... It's all big... and huge... and cool! I'm sure the minifig that owns it is very happy! Alan (25 years ago, 16-Apr-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build)
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(...) Excellent attention to detail, I especially like the roof design. I can't wait to see the interiors...Very good photography as well... I really like your combination of colors... (...) This is a great link with inspiring photos and great (...) (25 years ago, 16-Apr-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build)
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(...) I love all the little details, like the white bricks sticking out... and the little balcony... Excellent job, keep it up! I can't wait for the next installment! As for things I'd like to see-- is there any interior? If so, I'd love to see it. (...) (25 years ago, 16-Apr-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build)
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(...) Yes there most definitely an interior and it will be fully furnished with usable rooms and walkways. Furthermore, the whole donjon can be broken down into multiple distinct structural sound pieces. But that will have to wait till next week (...) (25 years ago, 16-Apr-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build)
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(...) excellent job of recreating the castle. Keep up the good work. I'm looking forward to interior pics. John Gramley (25 years ago, 16-Apr-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build)
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A lot of people use the SW sets to augment their Castle stuff - and I, of course, do the same. I was curious what people thought the *best* SW set was, not as a SW set, but as a purchase for your Castle stuff. "Best" could be defined however you (...) (25 years ago, 17-Apr-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Which piece would that be? (25 years ago, 17-Apr-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Well they do contain a lot of grey parts. Scott A (25 years ago, 17-Apr-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) 3x3x6 castle wall corner in brown. One obvious use is that if one gets so many 1/2 octagon pieces that one is at a total loss as to how to use them is that one can slightly increase the height of a tree or two (of course it only takes 18 sets (...) (25 years ago, 17-Apr-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) It's always easier when you are simply copying something else rather than creating something original, but as to making a good computer game not being hard at all... Bruce (trying very hard not to stop laughing) :-) (25 years ago, 17-Apr-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.gaming, lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) Thanks for posting this - I was not aware of the tree trunk piece. They finally ran out of the Dark Forest Fortress locally, and I can always use some peasant-types. Bruce (25 years ago, 17-Apr-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Hmmmm, this would doom me forever. Just kinda ignore the "not". :-) Bruce (25 years ago, 17-Apr-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.gaming, lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) Just to clarify: there's *not* a 'tree trunk' piece in the Desert Skiff. The piece I was referring to is a brown 6x3 half-octagon plate. Two of them together form an octagon the same size as the octagons formed by four of the quarter-octagon (...) (25 years ago, 17-Apr-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Yes. They are the nine kings of men who became servants of Sauron. (25 years ago, 17-Apr-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Those are Ringwraiths. Wringwraiths are the 144 (one gross, to put it into a not-quite-acceptable Hobbit social term) guys who found the Rings of Plastic (with the compass, of course) inside marked boxes of Mordor Crunchies and became doomed (...) (25 years ago, 17-Apr-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Good ideas on the black dragon and crystal ball. The crytal ball and silver crown would definitely work well for a Battle of Pelennor Fields scenario. Another good use for the new large broad sword is as Orchrist/Glamdring. (25 years ago, 17-Apr-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) ROTFL! Doh! I used the wrong term to describe the nine wring-bearers. The wright word is Ringwraiths. I wreally am sorry! (25 years ago, 17-Apr-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Where do you find a silver crown piece? Are you referring to one of the small crowns from Belville? Tony (25 years ago, 17-Apr-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) I'm thinking of the crown worn by 6026 King Leo. (Is chrome a more appropriate descriptor?) On another note, I was working on a castle Friday night, and I decided to pop in Braveheart for a little bit of atmosphere and inspiration, and I was (...) (25 years ago, 17-Apr-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) small (...) appropriate (...) in (...) Aye, I noticed the similarities too! Being part Scottish and an avid Braveheart Fan (I wore out one set of tapes, so I had to buy another), I was hit with some inspiration when I saw the KK sets. Oh, as (...) (25 years ago, 17-Apr-00, to lugnet.castle)
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Wow, what a piece of work! I'm not building on quite the scale you are, or the authenticity, so I quite respect what you've been able to accomplish here. I have a couple notes, both from my own experience buiding a small multistory keep more or less (...) (25 years ago, 17-Apr-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build)
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So I had a brilliant idea for my current WIP: inlay a design so that the entire roof is a giant Wolfpack symbol. The problem? Not enough plates. I have the symbol all designed, I just don't have the sheer mass of plateage I'll need to support it. (...) (25 years ago, 17-Apr-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Perchance, this is an allusion to the creation of the Globe Theater in ABS brick? Do any minifigs have little, trim moustaches and goatees? This also makes me wonder, how would one make frilly ruffles around a minifig's neck? Decipheringly, T (25 years ago, 17-Apr-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Gah! I have nowhere near the number of bricks I'd need for that... (...) Actually, yes. Check out the Imperial Armada figs...(and heck, some of the Castle ones...) (...) Hmm. With a scrap of cloth, a needle, and a bit of thread, one could fold (...) (25 years ago, 17-Apr-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) WHAT!!!!!!! It was in Irvine???? I live there! When was it there? (...) would (...) Alex Alex (25 years ago, 17-Apr-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.gaming, lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) Thanks for this very detailed and analytical reply. I enjoyed reading it. (...) I will be putting some of these techniques on my webpage to be launched in 2 weeks devoted to Building Japanese castles with Lego. (...) Oops !! I got tired of (...) (25 years ago, 18-Apr-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build)
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Maybe they're there now. They were in Canada before (where they started). -- Paul Davidson Alex <legowiz@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:Ft6nnL.89v@lugnet.com... (...) take, (...) Blizzard (...) (25 years ago, 17-Apr-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.gaming, lugnet.dear-lego)
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The way this works is a creative company invents a gaming engine and several others copy it. Classic example Wolfenstein/Doom invented by Idg. These guys invented the 3D shooter engine that was copied by many others. Once software engine is created, (...) (25 years ago, 18-Apr-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.gaming, lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) Man, no kidding! I had always passed this set by thinking that it had too many specialized pieces, but on your recommendation I went and picked up two at K-Mart tonight. Great elements and 'figs! Chris (25 years ago, 18-Apr-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) But how about a suggestion for that big brown piece at the front of the skiff? :) I don't want to be stuck with 5 of those. Bryan (25 years ago, 18-Apr-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Make ovens out of them. (25 years ago, 18-Apr-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Like this: (URL) (25 years ago, 18-Apr-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Wow! Those models are so cool! Those Akira models are amazing!! I also really like the Matrix scenes! And that Japanese Garden is beautiful! Tell Sandou to keep up the good work, and keep us posted!! Jeff (25 years ago, 18-Apr-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Interesting alternate designs for minifigure legs...I will have to experiment w/ some of these techniques. (...) It was very fun indeed...a great mix of ideas and concepts from video games, movies, anime, sci-fi...A fresh perspective on some (...) (25 years ago, 18-Apr-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) A great page with lots of great photos. I love the Japanese Garden. (25 years ago, 18-Apr-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Blizzard (originally Silicon and Synapse, then Brainstorm, now Blizzard) was founded by Alan Adham (Allen? I forget). Much of his early contract work was for the company he lived near, Interplay Productions. Interplay has been in Orange County (...) (25 years ago, 18-Apr-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.gaming, lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) Always. Still is (my question was rhetorical). Bruce (25 years ago, 18-Apr-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.gaming, lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) Wolfenstein was created by....ummmmm....dang....that was so long ago even I forget. I mean the ORIGINAL Castle Wolfenstein (Apple ][). Top down graphics, not first person. But yes, the engine by IDG has been copied many times. These guys (...) (...) (25 years ago, 18-Apr-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.gaming, lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) special affects that you done to some of the pictures. I am currently working on my webpage which will be up sometime this summer...I am going to include a matrix part on mine too...Very cool site though. Rex. (25 years ago, 18-Apr-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) You reeayy captured the essence of the scenes. I can't wait to see Episode 1! : ) Scott S. -- Scott E. Sanburn Systems Administrator-Affiliated Engineers -> (URL) Page -> (URL) Soon: The Sanburn Systems Company (25 years ago, 18-Apr-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) was, (...) I used them as a kind of awning over windows and doors. It looks better when you can actually see it than imagine it. -Chris (25 years ago, 18-Apr-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) I've purchased several "B-Wing at Rebel Base" sets (set number???) to augment my Castle parts. I don't have the specifics in front of me, but for about $30 you get somewhere around 330 pieces, including: (if my memory serves me correctly) + (...) (25 years ago, 18-Apr-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) yah yah! I remember copying it (shhh, i was young) sector by sector, since my poor apple][+'s 48k memory couldn't do more than that... :) yay locksmith *grin* :) Dan PS. Hope my age isn't showing ;) (25 years ago, 18-Apr-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.gaming, lugnet.dear-lego)
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I've created a design for a walking chariot, what I call a "Spider-Chariot", that is used by the undead legions of Xondra the Red ("(URL) posted a DAT file for this design ("(URL) I've posted a JPEG of the completed model ("(URL) let me know what (...) (25 years ago, 18-Apr-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.castle.org.cw)
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(...) This is partly true, but I would like to clear up some of your nomenclature. You could say that Id created the First Person Shooter (FPS) genre of games when they created Wolfenstein 3D. This is different from an engine, as an engine is a (...) (25 years ago, 18-Apr-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.gaming, lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) Castle Wolfenstein was created by Silas S. Warner in 1981 for Muse Software. Muse later created Beyond Castle Wolfenstein in 1984. (...) Actually, the licensing of engines is very common! Why make it easier for someone to compete with your (...) (25 years ago, 18-Apr-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.gaming, lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) Didn't know they were ever called Brainstorm. Silicon & Synapse (after creating great games like The Lost Vikings and Rock & Roll Racing) had decided to change their name, mostly because no-one could pronounce synapse. They decided to change (...) (25 years ago, 18-Apr-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.gaming, lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) Ahhhh, my brain kept trying to come up with something starting with an S and I kept drawing blanks on the company name. Going down the wrong path. (...) avoid (...) Alliance, (...) Abe's (...) I stand corrected - for one particular product, it (...) (25 years ago, 18-Apr-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.gaming, lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) was (...) city (...) and (...) referred (...) Chaos. Yes, I seem to remember that one, too. People don't understand how to pronounce the greek CH sound in this country sometimes. The guy from company X is coming today, someone would say, and (...) (25 years ago, 18-Apr-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.gaming, lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) After conferring with a couple of friends who worked at Blizzard, I need to correct what I said. Most of the employees were fans of the game Warhammer, and many also were really into the game Necromunda. The artists who worked on Warcraft were (...) (25 years ago, 18-Apr-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.gaming, lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) Of course. :-| -Shiri ...who's waiting for a chance to pick up the desert skiff! (25 years ago, 19-Apr-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) True-- Leo's crown is definitely gold... But I also have a crown from 6090, which has a more chrome-silver tint to it... or has it just worn off? Hmm... -Shiri (25 years ago, 19-Apr-00, to lugnet.castle)
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Hi everyone, I'm not really a .castlehead, but this "proof of principle" has taken a Castle flavour so I'll post it there too--maybe you'll get a chuckle out of it. ;) The backstory is that I recently bought some Znap, and I happened to put two (...) (25 years ago, 19-Apr-00, to lugnet.build, lugnet.castle)
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(...) Oh, I did, Lindsay! Thanks! "Friends don't let friends Time Cruise"? It would make a great motto for an AFOL T-shirt! BTW, what kind of equipment are you using to take your photos? From your earlier posts, I would gather you're not using a (...) (25 years ago, 19-Apr-00, to lugnet.build, lugnet.castle)
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(...) Believe it or not, I had to *dig* to find a Timmy head! (...) Hmmm...well, I'm sure I could muck that up too. ;) I'm using a digital, a Fuji DX-10. best Lindsay (25 years ago, 19-Apr-00, to lugnet.build, lugnet.castle)
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(...) [mondo-snippage] Hmmm...compelling. But I think the jury's still "out" for my purposes, because I just got a 7184 MTT, and it's got a lot of very Castle-useable pieces, IMHO. Lots of dark grey and **brown** large plates (4x12s of the latter), (...) (25 years ago, 19-Apr-00, to lugnet.castle)
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Novice Castle Question: In the castle sets, what is the proper name for the hood and apron the horses wear? If you have no idea what I'm talking about, see here (it is on the left): (URL) A (25 years ago, 19-Apr-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) The apron you refer to is called a Horse Trapping. The hood is called a barding. -Chris (25 years ago, 19-Apr-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) solves the problem of what to do with the TIE window. Cool design, and a great idea! -Chris (25 years ago, 19-Apr-00, to lugnet.build, lugnet.castle)
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For a long time, I called those pieces "dressing" until a horse-person corrected me with an unnecessary salad comment. Oops! Here is the explanation she gave me as I remember it: Any piece that is used as armor is a "bard" ("barding" collectively). (...) (25 years ago, 19-Apr-00, to lugnet.castle)
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Are those pieces in the MTT parts picture that look like shades of blue really tan rather than light gray? Are there any light gray pieces in there? Using Jeff's original definition of "best" (best price for the most useful parts--cheapskate that I (...) (25 years ago, 19-Apr-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Caprison? or is that something else? Whilst we're at it whats a gambleson? (25 years ago, 19-Apr-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Just one? :-) I was LOL the whole time! (...) ...now I'm sad I don't have that TIE bubble piece.... (...) LOL... Doesn't that sound familiar! (...) Wow. It just occured to me, for a split second, that I could make a very very cool creation (...) (25 years ago, 19-Apr-00, to lugnet.build, lugnet.castle)
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(...) Hey, I still don't have one! Not one... (no, that does *not* mean I want one! :-) -Shiri XFUT .o-t.fun (25 years ago, 19-Apr-00, to lugnet.build, lugnet.castle, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) I usually call it "barding" which is sort of a generic term for horse armor. It could be a 'caparison' which is an ornamental horse-covering. In fact, that's probably a better word for it since it doesn't seem particularly armored. The (...) (25 years ago, 19-Apr-00, to lugnet.castle)
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