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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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Well, if Pawel's Classes are going anything like mine... his teachers are behind and pushing hard to catch up with all they were supposed to be teaching us this semester.. so he's probably about as swamped as I am :( Especially since didn't he say (...) (25 years ago, 10-May-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Last I heard Pawel was under the threat of VERY significant exams, and Craigo was acting the "redneck"... They're both probably in recovery mode as we write... -- Richard (25 years ago, 10-May-00, to lugnet.castle)
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Sooo...ooo, here’s a question for any independent LEGO groups out there…Does anybody know of an independent LEGO group situated in Ontario CANADA, preferably in Toronto??? I know of the NELUG (NewEngland Lego Users Group) and I’ve seen the Vancouver (...) (25 years ago, 11-May-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.general)
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Hi Richard! for future reference, it's better to start a new thread instead of replying to a current one (if you're not replying to it, that is). (...) I haven't heard of one. (...) Yep, right here on lugnet: (URL) like there's even an event planned (...) (25 years ago, 11-May-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.general)
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(...) There's a trick I use to build walls with these pieces. Unfortunately, it uses the somewhat rare white pirate (castle) wall pieces as well. You could, of course, use black or grey just as easily. You can position the columns in front of the (...) (25 years ago, 11-May-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Any assistance will be greatly appreciated, and the first ten people to assist me receives a cookie in the mail!!! (...) Thanks Shiri, your the best!!! The reason why I posted this message in lugnet.castle is because this is my LEGO genre of (...) (25 years ago, 11-May-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.general)
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(...) Hit him up for double-stuffed Oreos! :-) (25 years ago, 11-May-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.general)
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(...) ..... Or just didn't know!!! (option 3). (...) Don't eat too many, and go heaving your cookies, Shiri!! Hey! How come no one ever offered me free food? :-) On a diet anyway, Gary Istok P.S. And speaking of Canada..... on a clear day Canada (...) (25 years ago, 11-May-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.general)
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(...) Hey, no problem. Like Gary mentioned, not everyone might know the answers. And I still remember what it was like to be a newbie, most people here forget quickly... while I have good memory... :-) (...) Oh I will. ;-) Hey, wait, what's that big (...) (25 years ago, 11-May-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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-snip- (...) 4 clear bricks are currently available in 4128 XL value freesytle bucket. If there not available at your local store try the Lego outlets. I do know its at LLC for about $19 each and they have lots. They will also ship internationally. (...) (25 years ago, 12-May-00, to lugnet.castle)
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Howdy all, I've been hunting for ideas lately, so I decided to stray away from Star Wars and Space and try my hand at some Castle stuff. This is the first result. Though he isn't nearly Craigo quality, I think he is the best minifig I've done to (...) (25 years ago, 12-May-00, to lugnet.build.minifigs, lugnet.castle)
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(...) I don't think this fig sucks at all = ) He has a very interesting "fantasy/superhero" quality about him...I confess I am unfamiliar w/ the game you reference, but your character has a Fial Fantasylook to him...The boots are a nice touch, I (...) (25 years ago, 13-May-00, to lugnet.build.minifigs, lugnet.castle)
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(...) Why thank ye, thank ye very much! (...) It's a hacked up Qui Gon hairpiece that got painted. That piece has got to be the most versatile hair out there. (...) Nope, they are just made of paper. I don't have any Ninja sets (yes, you did hear me (...) (25 years ago, 13-May-00, to lugnet.build.minifigs, lugnet.castle)
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Find it here: (URL) of any kind will be gratefully accepted. -- Richard (25 years ago, 13-May-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.space) !
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(...) Richard (25 years ago, 13-May-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.space)
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Cool! More crossing of themes! I love the plot so far. I can't wait to see more...(HINT, HINT) (25 years ago, 13-May-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.space)
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(...) Oooooh! Ahhhhhh! I love it, it's great! Feedback... as in, rationally :-)...: The story is great. Personally, I had to read it twice to get it, but that's because I tend to unconsciously skip a sentence or two at times - and every sentence (...) (25 years ago, 13-May-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.space)
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Space and Castle, my too favorite themes. You have one of the most promising sites ive seen on the net! Now tell us what tool you used for the torso =) Whos are new favorite lugnet memeber? Pearson (25 years ago, 13-May-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.space)
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(...) Very cool so far. =) ~Nathan (25 years ago, 13-May-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.space)
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| | Chapter 1 of "The chronicles of Scar"
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Hi! Chapter 1 is up, see it here: (URL) bit background info... (please read the chapter before reading this!) : : : : : : : : (I hope you've read the chapter already! this is a spoiler!) : : : : : : : : This chapter started out more than 3 months (...) (25 years ago, 14-May-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.announce, lugnet.castle.org.cw) !!
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| | Which castle has the best interior?
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Of all the castles Lego has released, which one has the best interior design? From the instructions at Brickshelf.com, it seems to me many Lego castles consist of only walls and towers, but not very many chambers. Thanks, Hao-yang Wa (25 years ago, 15-May-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Hmm... I haven't seen too many, but I'd have to bet on 6067. Otherwise, well, there aren't too many castle interiors. I always add some to my own, though... -Shiri (25 years ago, 15-May-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Hello, I think the castle with the best interior is the Royal Knight's Castle #6090. It has a jail, a well, and a skeleton trap door. First time I saw the drawbridges connect through the whole castle interior. --==Sergio==-- (25 years ago, 16-May-00, to lugnet.castle)
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This is the perfect 'LEGO-Teaser-Trailer' that I have ever seen... Now I sit in agony until I can see more.... EC (25 years ago, 17-May-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.space)
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| | Roll Call Time?
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Subject: Roll Call time? From: "Whytcross, Benjamin" <BWhytcro@pacificaccess.com.au> Benjamin Whytcross (...) I was reading the Australian Local LEGO group postings when I found this comment. I thought this was great idea!!! The Crocodile Dundee (...) (25 years ago, 17-May-00, to lugnet.loc.ca, lugnet.loc.ca.on.tor, lugnet.castle)
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O.K. since this was my idea, I'll go first! Name: Richard Noeckel Age: 19 Gender: M Height: 6’1 Weight: 156 Occupation: Student = Study Political Sciences at York University, and I also work at Winners (Department store) as a cashier and customer (...) (25 years ago, 17-May-00, to lugnet.loc.ca, lugnet.loc.ca.on.tor, lugnet.castle)
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(...) Excuse me, but this is off topic for lugnet.castle, I believe. (25 years ago, 17-May-00, to lugnet.loc.ca, lugnet.loc.ca.on.tor, lugnet.castle)
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(...) I made several Blacktron I imposters (about 20)with spare elements from other minis, and by brassoing off the print of old, faded, or misprinted black mini torsos and replacing the erased print with a sticker I made from a scanned Blacktron I (...) (25 years ago, 17-May-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.space)
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(...) Perhaps this is a tad bit off topic for lugnet.castle, but I only posted the message here to hopefully find other people like myself who were unaware of the existence of local groups. And since my favorite LEGO theme is Castle, I placed my (...) (25 years ago, 17-May-00, to lugnet.loc.ca, lugnet.loc.ca.on.tor, lugnet.castle)
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(...) I'm catching up on posts,(computer crashed) and I thought I would make a comment. Mechs aren't castles. I'm building Ron and Randy's Vulture (1) with my own weapon config and pieces. It took a couple of hours to make it stand. Rob (1) Look (...) (25 years ago, 17-May-00, to lugnet.castle)
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shiri did you get set with her hair or did you paint is red? (25 years ago, 18-May-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Scar uses an actual hairpiece in red. I think it mostly showed up in the town sets and the older hat & hairpiece collection. J (25 years ago, 18-May-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Yep! The set Jeff mentioned was still available from S@H, last time I checked (about a month ago). -Shiri (25 years ago, 18-May-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) in a #6314 is where I got mine. (25 years ago, 19-May-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) No, no. That's not her hair. Shiri used the old style shoulder length hair on Scar, not the ponytail hair. I've looked all over; anyone know what set this comes in? -Chris (25 years ago, 19-May-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Yes! (thanks for the #, Jeff) It's <set:5393> and it is still available from S@H AFAIK. g'luck! -Shiri (25 years ago, 19-May-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) And the mystery of Scar's hair is solved...at last. ;) -Chris (25 years ago, 19-May-00, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: THE EASTERN INVASION: The Second Wave!
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(...) That'll teach me to post before checking the title...I forgot my "N" key sticks...I posted this as The Easter invasion in CW.....OOPS! (25 years ago, 19-May-00, to lugnet.castle)
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I've been fiddling around with me new camera, and I took a few pictures of a 'desert stronghold' I've been working on for about a week. This isn't a big monstrous super-castle, just a small, smug stronghold. :-) It's not finished, and I threw a few (...) (25 years ago, 19-May-00, to lugnet.castle)
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DBR <assman@finalfrontier.com> wrote in message news:Fusu4E.5y3@lugnet.com... (...) a (...) big (...) make (...) Oh yeah... Please excuse the horrendous mess I've created in my office. AND, I'd appreciate comments & such. Cordially, DBR (25 years ago, 19-May-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Nice job! I like the well, and the way you have the castle walls all raised by one brick. The corner towers look good too. One thing I'd like to see, though, is some interior details... it's somewhat dull when the inside is empty. All in all, (...) (25 years ago, 19-May-00, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: Rebirth of Castle Body Armor
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(...) Hmm, has anyone tried a light saber hilt with an trans-orange flame in it? That would be a nice looking weapon. Another would be the light saber hilt with a trans-orange chainsaw blade. Frank (25 years ago, 20-May-00, to lugnet.castle)
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Haha, one of my "Armies" that my friends and I use for our castle wargames is a peasant rebellion sort of deal. Mainly pirate bodies, but starting to use the Qui-Gon/Jar-Jar bodies among some other peasant attire. We have a whole regiment (bout 10 (...) (25 years ago, 20-May-00, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Somebody who is good at math, help with the bulls please?
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Ok boys n girls, here's the deal: I have about $100 (though I would like to spend maybe $75 or something) to spend on lego (castle of course!). Now i'm very interested in collecting a 5th army for my homemade medieval wargame and i've pretty much (...) (25 years ago, 20-May-00, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: Somebody who is good at math, help with the bulls please?
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Hi! First of all, we don't bite! And we definitely won't kill you! <grin> Welcome to lugnet! I must admit I am pretty decent with math so I'll pitch in. :-) In lugnet.castle, Leandro Braga writes: <snip> (...) For quantities of minifigs, you can try (...) (25 years ago, 21-May-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Welcome, join the crowd and the fun! Most of my peasants are armed in a disturbing manner, they have LightSabers! :^) Well about half of them do :^) Rest assured that the "Hand of God" will safely disarm before they do any harm.... Mike ("Hand (...) (25 years ago, 21-May-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) The patch-eye guy also comes with <set:6032> Catapult Crusher which is only about $8.00. Wilson (...) (25 years ago, 21-May-00, to lugnet.castle)
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Just two more little questions :) What's going on with the castle world homepage? I haven't seen it updated for a bit, yet it looks popular, so what's the deal there? And lastly, how do your characters interact with each other? I've seen a few (...) (25 years ago, 21-May-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Sure, shoot. :-) (...) Ah yes, it's very popular. Pawel, the webmaster (he's a real great guy, you can read his posts from a few months back) is apparently very busy right now. Last I've heard from him, he was school-swamped... I hope he comes (...) (25 years ago, 21-May-00, to lugnet.castle)
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Maybe i'm just confused. Probably just all on your page, which turned out to be much bigger than I thought! I think i've seen her mentioned around, though. In any case I was pleasantly surprised to see Scar is on the same great page as Bloodstone (...) (25 years ago, 21-May-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Well, don't worry about confusion. We might seem like an overwhelming bunch, but we're really very nice and pleasant... Once you get to know people, it'll be easy to keep it all straight! :-) Scar is often mentioned around, yeah, I'd venture (...) (25 years ago, 21-May-00, to lugnet.castle)
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Ah whoops I was in a bit of a rush. No fault on yourself. I meant to say that out of all the castle lego (and therefore only lego) pages I have searched over, I would say that your page, Pawel's page, and Jeff's page are my favorites. What I meant (...) (25 years ago, 21-May-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Oh, OK, I see what you mean now. Thanks! I too like the story format of displaying creations - it adds so much depth to the creations, havng a whole world around them. I know that a lot of people are working on their stories, but haven't (...) (25 years ago, 21-May-00, to lugnet.castle)
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Ah, what's the URL to that again? I tried www.lugnet.org.cw but it gives me an error... - Anach (...) (25 years ago, 21-May-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) It's (URL) dots in [lugnet.castle.org.cw] refer to group heirarchy, not web address. If you forget the URL, you can always get to the CW group by clicking on "Castle" on the main page, then "organizations" on the castle page, and "Castle (...) (25 years ago, 21-May-00, to lugnet.castle)
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Thanks a lot. (...) an (...) (25 years ago, 21-May-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Well, here's an idea: use the capes of Qui-Gon or Obi-Wan (Maybe even a Darth) as bundles of cloth. I've used these, either crumpled a bit or just precariously placed on the hands of peasants. Maybe these could be used on a clothesline, as (...) (25 years ago, 21-May-00, to lugnet.castle)
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Most of my peasants carry around goblets, because supposedly the government over them has been taxing them so hard they all became drunkards to ease the pain. So i've built a few bars and a few dilapidated shacks, too. No pics yet, sorry. I would (...) (25 years ago, 21-May-00, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: BRICKFEST; Castle wall components
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(...) Oh, scratch that. I managed to gang up some gray pieces and am working on my modular piece right now! :-) (...) Yep, I agree! This is gonna be fun, I hope more people join in! -Shiri XFUT .org.us.wamalug (25 years ago, 21-May-00, to lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.castle, lugnet.org.us.wamalug)
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| | Revamped elementals
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Hello all. I just wanted to inform you that I have redone a couple of my elementals. The only one that I majorly changed was Flare. I also added a couple of changes to Leviathan and took some clearer photos of some other ones. One last thing I did (...) (25 years ago, 21-May-00, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: Rebirth of Castle Body Armor
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(...) You beat me to the punch! I tried both, but the only one that looks good is the lightsaber and the fire. Also, green fire is cool looking but the regular fire is my favorite. Pearson (25 years ago, 21-May-00, to lugnet.castle)
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Very nice! Most of the time my friends and I use the Rock Raiders monster thing for Earth Elementals. Yours was a nice twist, I liked it! (...) (25 years ago, 21-May-00, to lugnet.castle)
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Hi Wilson, Usually I frequent the Space topics, but I was just passing through and I must say, I really like your designs. I especially like your creativity with staves (using lightsaber parts is nice) and armor (UFO parts). Maybe I'll check this (...) (25 years ago, 21-May-00, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: BRICKFEST; Castle wall components
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One fun afternoon later, I'm done with one section... It's 32 studs across, and 19.3 studs high (at the highest point). (...) (25 years ago, 22-May-00, to lugnet.org.us.wamalug, lugnet.castle, lugnet.build.arch)
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| | Cathedral Water Garden
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Well my cathedral page has been up for nearly a year over at MarsRobot without a single update. I finally am starting to get enough bricks to try some ideas and fix that problem. I have been interested in curved wall structures using Lego bricks for (...) (25 years ago, 22-May-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build.arch)
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| | Re: BRICKFEST; Castle wall components
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(...) we (...) Wow! That was quick with the posting. It looks fabulous!! Just what I was talking about. My BFF, 6074, modified for use with the component system is done. It dosen't look much differant from what the normal BFF looks like, but it (...) (25 years ago, 22-May-00, to lugnet.org.us.wamalug, lugnet.castle, lugnet.build.arch)
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(...) I have too. I'm trying to work out the details of what I'm building too. So far they've just been small sculptural things, but architecture is the goal. have you used plates instead of bricks? I like the effect. (...) Good luck continuing the (...) (25 years ago, 22-May-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build.arch)
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(...) I haven't tried plates...do you have an example somewhere? (...) me? Oops. I fixed that, thanks! Rich Thompson (URL) out the beta version of marsrobot--> (URL) (25 years ago, 22-May-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build.arch)
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| | Re: Cathedral Water Garden
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(...) Nope. My camera's in the shop or I'd post something to BrickShelf. But imagine it at 1/3 the height, or throw together a small example and you'll get the idea. It's not very castly, but I like black 1x3 plates w/ trans-fl-green 1x1 rounds as a (...) (25 years ago, 22-May-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build.arch)
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(...) Hmmm, something to do with all those anti-freeze dots... Frank (25 years ago, 22-May-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build.arch)
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I have the beginnings of a medieval village that I was planning on bringing. So far, it consists of a blacksmith's shop, a tavern, a magic shop, and two generic houses. All except the magic shop are of half-timbered construction. Would this be good? (...) (25 years ago, 22-May-00, to lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.castle)
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| | Akira Bike and some Wizards
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Hi folks, Here are a few crappy images I took with my webcam tonight. I made my own version of the motorcycle from Akira, using this site as inspiration: (URL) also made some wizards using inspiration from the other fine folks at lugnet.castle. I (...) (25 years ago, 22-May-00, to lugnet.space, lugnet.castle)
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| | Digital Camera
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Hi Everyone, I am posting to these various topics because I have seen many examples of digital photos and I wanted to know what kinds of digital cameras you all use and/or recommend. I am interested in buying a camera sometime in the near future, so (...) (25 years ago, 22-May-00, to lugnet.space, lugnet.starwars, lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.castle)
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(...) mindboggling. I'd love to see more sites like this one. (...) scale. Great use of parts. Like me, however, you need to replace the webcam...or stop building in red. ;-) (25 years ago, 22-May-00, to lugnet.space, lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: Roll Call Time?
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(...) Here's my rap sheet: Name: Dean Husby Age: 29 Gender: M Height: 6'1" Weight: ~165 Occupation: Computer guy, trainer and Tech support, consultant. Area: Vancouver, BC CANADA Hobbies: Video Editing, Coin-Op Games (EX hobby), Lego & Life. (...) (25 years ago, 22-May-00, to lugnet.loc.ca, lugnet.loc.ca.on.tor, lugnet.castle)
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(...) Shiri, Excellent wall section!!! Unfortunatly there is just to much going on in my life at the moment to be able to make it down for the fest in D.C. I would like to go but I just don't think I can. I will be looking forward to all your (...) (25 years ago, 22-May-00, to lugnet.org.us.wamalug, lugnet.castle, lugnet.build.arch)
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| | BrickFest June 9 - 11, 2000 Washington DC, USA!!!
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fut: lugnet.org.us.wamalug What: BrickFest 2000 When: June 9-11, 2000 Where: Washington DC, USA Web : (URL) is an across the boards announcement about the upcoming BrickFest!!! The BrickFest will include a train/town display, a castle display, (...) (25 years ago, 22-May-00, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.build, lugnet.castle, lugnet.castle.org.cw, lugnet.gaming, lugnet.loc.us.va, lugnet.org.us.wamalug, lugnet.pirates, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.technic, lugnet.town, lugnet.trains)
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(...) Yes Marc, that would be execllent. The more the merrier. This is exactly the kind of participation that I was hoping for. Too bad Eric Kingsley can't come and add on. I hope that my examples and Shiri's new example show the dimensions that are (...) (25 years ago, 22-May-00, to lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.castle)
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Hi I use an Agfa ePhoto 1280, which is a bit dated now and has been discontinued, so it has been heavily reduced in price, so if you want one you should be able to find it within your price range at discount stores. It has many 'professional' (...) (25 years ago, 22-May-00, to lugnet.space, lugnet.starwars, lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.castle)
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My goodness, that is very nice quality. I thought it amusing that you can see the tip of Darth's lightsaber blurring as if someone bumped the table. Thanks, ~Mark (...) zoom (...) plan (...) good (...) obviously (...) (25 years ago, 22-May-00, to lugnet.space, lugnet.starwars, lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.castle)
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Hi Mark, You'll probabloy have more luck posting this to lugnet.publish, which is where I set follow-ups to. Cross-posting to many groups can get slightly annoying when the posts are off-topic to the group - nothing personal! People who read (...) (25 years ago, 22-May-00, to lugnet.space, lugnet.starwars, lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.castle, lugnet.publish)
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| | Re: Somebody who is good at math, help with the bulls please?
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<snip> (...) <snip some more> (...) </snip> Boy, you guys must be getting screwed or something. A 6032 for $8? A 4006 for $3.50? The most that I've seen these is $5.97 and $2.77, respectively. And, I've even seen the Axe Carts at $1.50; same price (...) (25 years ago, 22-May-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) If you mean 4086, I saw it for less. $3.50 was the first number that popped to mind, but I recall (now) that I got it for $3, and with a BOGO 50% off it was actually $2.50. And, well, maybe I am getting screwed. I often buy in The Construction (...) (25 years ago, 22-May-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.market.shopping)
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I have a Guarded Inn and want to check the final details. The helmets on the mini figs (not the Knight) are light grey in the photograph but appear dark grey in the plans. Which shade of grey is right ? Michael Pratt (25 years ago, 22-May-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) This'll be fun! I'll see what I can come up with. =) ~Nathan (25 years ago, 22-May-00, to lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.castle)
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(...) Actually, I think I got mine for about $6.00 too. $8.00 was just the figure that popped into my mind. Wilson. (25 years ago, 22-May-00, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Shhh!!!
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Shh, don't tell Shiri... something evil within her decided to post pictures of the Big Five against her conscious will. She would never do it herself, of course, if she was in her right mind. But she's not, so you get to see them. The pictures were (...) (25 years ago, 23-May-00, to lugnet.castle)
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Sorry, I meant to post this in .cw, so FUT there please! (...) (25 years ago, 23-May-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.castle.org.cw)
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(...) I'm pretty sure dark grey is right... To the fullest extent of my knowledge, no light grey helmets appeared within the castle theme after 1983. I'm pretty sure that the ONLY light grey castle helmets were in 375/6075, 677/6077, 383/6083, and (...) (25 years ago, 23-May-00, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Early Castle Wall Components Musings...
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I just wanted to share some information that you may not have thought about or, have thought about and wished that TLC still did think about. I've been doing research for my Castle Wall Components project recently. This was because I had decided to (...) (25 years ago, 23-May-00, to lugnet.castle)
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