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| (...) While I don't woosh castles, I do manipulate them-- for example, my current version has levels that one can lift off one another. I find that when one goes with a design like that, it looks a lot better, much, much better. But some fool (...) (25 years ago, 9-May-00, to lugnet.castle)
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| (...) I've found the best way is layers of bricks or plates on top and bottom strengthen it enough. This is one of the reasons I don't really use it; it gobbles up plates, and bricks make it too tall... :) (I had forgotten about this use of those (...) (25 years ago, 9-May-00, to lugnet.castle)
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| (...) There are; but they're not currently in production. Like in <set:6265 this set>. But I doubt you could get them cheaply... (...) Nu-uh. BV had only spiral staircases, IIRC. OTOH, there are at least two types of straight staircases; one came (...) (25 years ago, 9-May-00, to lugnet.castle)
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| (...) Same here; I'm hard at work for my first chapter, which combines some very early efforts (search for the "disappearing act" thread for more details ;-) as well as some things I've been working on with Matthew Wikins (The Cheese)... and some (...) (25 years ago, 9-May-00, to lugnet.castle)
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| (...) Yup, I know, but he asked if any were in current production. Other sets include 725, 4020, 6276, 6277, and undoubtedly a few more... (...) Yes, they did, I have some. :) I just thought there where more than there actually are. ;) (see below) (...) (25 years ago, 9-May-00, to lugnet.castle)
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| J.D. Forinash <foxtrot@cc.gatech.edu> wrote in message news:8f9nuj$72q$1@cc...ome.com... (...) current (...) I also have built castles with the "lift off" design. I prefer them to ones that hinge (although some of the hinged creations I have seen (...) (25 years ago, 9-May-00, to lugnet.castle)
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| (...) Yeah, this is the problem. I'd never been much into pirate, see, and now I note all those pirate sets that had a whole bunch of parts that'd be useful today... (...) Hm, didn't even know that one existed. (...) This is the type I was thinking (...) (25 years ago, 9-May-00, to lugnet.castle)
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| (...) Tell me about it... I am just now beginning to re-appreciate them (as a kid I really wanted them, but...). Once I get some better funds, I'll consider shelling some dough on a pirate set or two (or ten). (...) What, the staircase? or the set? (...) (25 years ago, 9-May-00, to lugnet.castle)
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| (...) The staircase. Fort Legoredo is the one of that genre of sets I missed, of course. I need to go see if the TRU near home still had those... I was hoping to wait 'til clearance. :) (...) So, of course, which do I have more of in my collection? (...) (25 years ago, 9-May-00, to lugnet.castle)
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| <snip a lot> (...) You and me both, brother. The oldies are the goodies. Give me Donkey Kong and Pac Man over Crash Bandicoot and "insert game title" 64 anyday! -Chris (25 years ago, 9-May-00, to lugnet.castle)
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