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(...) Just maybe! I definitely plan on getting the Dino Island sets - they excite me more than any of the other Adventurer's stuff has. I haven't decided if I'll use them as dragons, or if there should be a "Lost World"/Skartaris thing going on... (...) (25 years ago, 20-Apr-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.adventurers)
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(...) Actually, $3 sounds better than $6. Damn my judgement. (25 years ago, 20-Apr-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.adventurers)
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I was wondering if anyone else plans to use the dinos from the Dino Island line for new breeds of dragons. Those li'l T-Rex's look to make fine dragon hatchlings. And I'm guessing that 5903 will be a $6 set, so I'll have me a whole herd of young (...) (25 years ago, 20-Apr-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.adventurers)
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| | Lots to trade! - My trades page updated!
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I just got done updating my trades page, and I wanted to see what you guys (and gals) need in return for my needs. Please check it out. (URL) I have a LOT of town stuff, 2-wheel motorcycles, bikes, police officers, firemen/women, etc, etc, etc. (...) (25 years ago, 20-Apr-00, to lugnet.adventurers, lugnet.pirates, lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.castle)
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(...) Ah, you noticed... I was hoping to at least fit it in my story and make it so that it wasn't *too* obvious. :-) But yeah, that's the real reason. (...) What you see is what you get... my lips are sealed. I was planning to introduce the (...) (25 years ago, 20-Apr-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.castle.org.cw)
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Someone asked earlier this month if I could do my Wizards Hut in Ldraw and put it up on my page for them. I got that done yesterday and figured if anyone else might want them they can grab them from my page. That's all that's new so far :( It's been (...) (25 years ago, 20-Apr-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Very cool, Shiri. Too bad you don't have enough wolfpack torsos for all of them ;) Is that Kfir and the innkeeper I see in the crowd? -Chris (25 years ago, 20-Apr-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.castle.org.cw)
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Not much to say, it's all here: (URL) might recognize a face or two in the crowd... Anyhow, LMKWYT! -Shiri (25 years ago, 20-Apr-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.castle.org.cw) !
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Hey guys! I just noticed Jeff Huit's (1) site was nominated for CLSotW. Great Job Jeff! Congratulations, I hope you win. (altho' with Brikwars, it'll be a tough competition...) I like your redesigned website, also I'm thrilled to see myself quoted (...) (25 years ago, 19-Apr-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Heh... I was just about to answer Paul's question when I saw yours... :) The two places I look first when I run across something I don't know are: (URL) --> miscellaneous links from the SCA (Society for Creative Anachronism) website, there's a (...) (25 years ago, 19-Apr-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) I'm sure there is, somewhere. (An SCA website perhaps?) Mine just comes from reading. A *lot*. 8) On the other hand. www.dictionary.com has been fairly complete when I've used it - I did it for the quoted post, in fact, to sanity-check what I (...) (25 years ago, 19-Apr-00, to lugnet.castle)
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Is there a glossary of medieval terminology somewhere? The knowledge of some of you in these discussions (that farrier vs. ferrier one comes to mind as well) amazes me. :) -- Paul Davidson www.theforce.net | Your Daily Dose of Star Wars (...) (25 years ago, 19-Apr-00, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Getting off-topic (was Re: Lego Warcraft would be soooo cool...)
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Hey guys -- time to maybe move this discussion? (25 years ago, 19-Apr-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.gaming, lugnet.dear-lego)
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| | Re: Proof-of-Principle For Evil Being's Lair
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(...) Thanks! Yep, I was referring to the cross vault. Now I have to go check out the rest of that page! Thanks for the link! -Shiri (XFUT .build.arch) (25 years ago, 19-Apr-00, to lugnet.build, lugnet.castle, lugnet.build.arch)
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(...) (URL) sounds like you're talking about either (C), the Ribbed Vault, or (B), the Groin or Cross Vault. :) (25 years ago, 19-Apr-00, to lugnet.build, lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: Japanese cool mini-figu site updated
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Hi all !! maido ookini!! I am owner of "SANDOU's RISINGSUN MINIFIG HEADQUARTERS". Thanks for your visiting and many praise to my works. My job is Japanese gardener. I want to represent Japanese spirit and OBAKA mind by LEGO MINIFIG. New works are (...) (25 years ago, 19-Apr-00, to lugnet.castle)
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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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(...) 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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| | Re: Proof-of-Principle For Evil Being's Lair
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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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(...) 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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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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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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(...) 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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(...) 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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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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(...) [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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(...) 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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(...) 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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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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| | Kings' Crowns (was:Re: A good use for Jar Jar figs.)
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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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(...) 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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(...) 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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(...) 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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(...) 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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(...) 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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(...) 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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(...) 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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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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(...) 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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| | Re: Best SW set for Castle purposes?
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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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