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(...) Yeah, it struck me as odd on that set-- as well as on 6081. The even odder thing being that even 6081 and 6034 aren't on the same level height-wise... (of course 6081 only had ONE peg... kinda useless, I thought. Not to mention harder to (...) (24 years ago, 24-May-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Actually, they *were* designed to do just that. The wall sections were designed to allow you to expand the big castles. (...) What exactly do you mean by this? 6080 and 6061, for example, were released at the same time. Therefore, it seems (...) (24 years ago, 24-May-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) You wouldn't have any of those grille helmets that you would be willing to sell, would you? (Please!) -Marc (24 years ago, 24-May-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) 6062 - (...) agree (...) that (...) Like I said, research. Since I don't actually own quite a few of these sets, I had to look really hard and with a critical eye to see what sets actually belonged with the system, and which ones were easily (...) (24 years ago, 24-May-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) 6062 - (...) has (...) Arguably, (...) have one you see, so I do know,) but it was not originally designed to do so. The same with with 6074 and to the same extent as the 6081 with the baseplate mounting. To be fair to the castle wall (...) (24 years ago, 24-May-00, to lugnet.castle)
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Nice. :) I'll be sure to add it to my "German Lego site links" once my own site is up. (but you might want to get your English proofread by someone else) -- Paul Davidson René "Navigation" Hoffmeister <rene.hoff@gmx.de> wrote in message (...) (24 years ago, 24-May-00, to lugnet.castle)
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You may get many specific camera recommendations from users here, but if you don't mind doing some research, here's what I suggest: Go to ActiveBuyersGuide.com: (URL) have a wonderful wizard that will allow you to put in needed features (price (...) (24 years ago, 24-May-00, to lugnet.space, lugnet.starwars, lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.castle)
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(...) Let's pray for Lego Direct...I can get them in Trans. Red then! -Chris (24 years ago, 23-May-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) I loved those helments and I wish TLG would make more! (24 years ago, 23-May-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) extent of my (...) 1983. I'm (...) 677/6077, (...) pack) You can (...) pictures by (...) enough to tell that (...) just looking at (...) Yes you are right, they are darker than the castle wall. Thanks ! Michael Pratt (24 years ago, 23-May-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) I like it a lot! The building is beautiful, and the background pictures add a nice touch! (...) I like the story as well. Would you be interested in hearing some comments about the grammar? Some sentences are hard to understand, and I can see (...) (24 years ago, 23-May-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) I love the design! Kind of reminds me of the quant little cottage the wizard lives in from "Sword in the Stone." Keep churning out this caliber work! -Chris (24 years ago, 23-May-00, to lugnet.castle)
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Hi CastleFans! I've built my wizard's academy last week. There's also a little story about this building. Maybe you're interested and will look for the academy: (URL) from Germany, René (24 years ago, 23-May-00, to lugnet.castle) !
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Unfortunately, that's when TLG also went to the grate-front-helmets-...on't-open. I was glad to see the (new) standard-helmet-with...ight-visor appear later on. ~Mark (...) (24 years ago, 23-May-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Nitpick! You forgot 6073 Knight's Castle! 6073 and 6074 connect well together, too. :) On top of that, 6080 King's Castle and 6085, when opened, can both accept wall pieces, although they are on baseplates. Anyway, I'd love to see TLC return (...) (24 years ago, 23-May-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) That's fascinating! Just out of curiosity, how did you discover this? I agree with you that this Castle system was a gem. I remember well the first time that I saw the sets - in a Target store in 1984, I believe. My jaw just dropped...they (...) (24 years ago, 23-May-00, to lugnet.castle)
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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 (...) (24 years ago, 23-May-00, to lugnet.castle)
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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 (...) (24 years ago, 23-May-00, to lugnet.castle)
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Sorry, I meant to post this in .cw, so FUT there please! (...) (24 years ago, 23-May-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.castle.org.cw)
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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 (...) (24 years ago, 23-May-00, to 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. (24 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 (24 years ago, 22-May-00, to lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.castle)
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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 (24 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 (...) (24 years ago, 22-May-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.market.shopping)
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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 (...) (24 years ago, 22-May-00, to 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 (...) (24 years ago, 22-May-00, to lugnet.space, lugnet.starwars, lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.castle, lugnet.publish)
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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 (...) (24 years ago, 22-May-00, to lugnet.space, lugnet.starwars, lugnet.build.mecha, 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' (...) (24 years ago, 22-May-00, to lugnet.space, lugnet.starwars, lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.castle)
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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 (...) (24 years ago, 22-May-00, to lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.castle)
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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, (...) (24 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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(...) 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 (...) (24 years ago, 22-May-00, to lugnet.org.us.wamalug, lugnet.castle, lugnet.build.arch)
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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. (...) (24 years ago, 22-May-00, to lugnet.loc.ca, lugnet.loc.ca.on.tor, 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. ;-) (24 years ago, 22-May-00, to lugnet.space, lugnet.castle)
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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 (...) (24 years ago, 22-May-00, to lugnet.space, lugnet.starwars, lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.castle)
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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 (...) (24 years ago, 22-May-00, to lugnet.space, lugnet.castle)
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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? (...) (24 years ago, 22-May-00, to lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.castle)
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(...) Hmmm, something to do with all those anti-freeze dots... Frank (24 years ago, 22-May-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build.arch)
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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 (...) (24 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) (24 years ago, 22-May-00, to 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 (...) (24 years ago, 22-May-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build.arch)
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