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(...) i know. i just told shiri that i don't even like the old ones i've made anymore after seeing hers. now i've got to re-think my whole aproach to throne building! these would look great in beige bricks, certainly! they have an ancient world (...) (24 years ago, 27-Jun-00, to lugnet.castle)
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Hey shiri, I saw that throne on brickshelf (URL) say for a simple set of bricks that sure gets the point across quick. Don't be suprised if you see something very close in STAC soon, but Tan! (Ok, so I'm a copycat <grin>) Best DaveG (24 years ago, 27-Jun-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Channel documentary on (...) found several copies of (...) clearance. It was almost like a (...) Page, the Great Eastern (...) Fan-Brickin-Tastic! I love the pics (Mavicas are great aren't they?) A great integration of traditional Euro-Castle (...) (24 years ago, 27-Jun-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) i've been reading so many castle stories lately the names are running together! we need a website to keep them all straight. oh yeah.., we did that..;-) sorry about the typo, but to my credit, i had just been re-reading "daphne's decision". (...) (24 years ago, 27-Jun-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build)
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Wow!!!! S-weeeeet!!!!! I'll look tomorrow again, when my head's screwed on straight, but I must say it's amazing and it'll prolly look better when I'm fully awake. :-) -Shiri (24 years ago, 27-Jun-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Heh, and don't confuse a simple butcher with one of the great magicians in the Lion Kingdom either!! You won't get too many followers like that... (but of course, we're all avid followers of Craig, he don't need no more ;-) -Shiri (24 years ago, 27-Jun-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build)
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<snips> (...) place? (...) Yeah, I thought about it, but it looked, not so good. I opted for the yellow flags; simple but flashy. And, "B"oyle don't like the Moo-men too much, either...(I just warn you, he's a might touchy about people misspelling (...) (24 years ago, 27-Jun-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build)
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(...) ;-) don't bring food to lugnet.castle unless you plan on sharing, that's for sure! why do you think i've never posted pics of my fabuland breads? hmmm... maybe i should build a bakery. or a cheese shop with yellow and white 2x2 round tiles for (...) (24 years ago, 27-Jun-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build)
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One evening back in January, I was watching a Discovery Channel documentary on the Great Wall of China. The next day at Wal-Mart, I found several copies of the LEGO Flying Ninja Fortress (<set:6093>) on clearance. It was almost like a sign from (...) (24 years ago, 27-Jun-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build) !
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(...) the (...) of (...) more (...) Thanks for the praise, Craig. And I plan to have instructions on how to make them sides of beef up within the next day or so; I figure I might as well share, since everyone seems to like em... -Chris (24 years ago, 27-Jun-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build)
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(...) how 'bout a baker and a candlestick maker!? ;-) _great_ little shop there, chris. that's the finest lego meat i've ever seen! i know what you mean. it's the little details that can take the most time to construct! but they're also the most (...) (24 years ago, 27-Jun-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build)
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(...) -Chris (24 years ago, 27-Jun-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build)
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(...) It's just the first building that I've created for my little village. I plan to do a few more shop-type buildings, and a bunch of houses. All I need is the bricks and the time... And I tried to make "meat" for about 45 minutes! I finally found (...) (24 years ago, 27-Jun-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build)
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(...) Well there goes my plot twist....lol (back to the drawing board for that update...lol) (24 years ago, 27-Jun-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Shoot, I just built one before I went on-line. The one think I did different was that my figure is mounted on a horse. I just painted the head black, and put a fully-clad knight on it. Rob (24 years ago, 27-Jun-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) It does have a roof, look at the first pic :-) (...) My thoughts exactly. The small tree looks much more realistic than my big, bulky, wood-peckered one... (1) (...) Me too!! Extremely convincing. (...) He'd better build around it... I know (...) (24 years ago, 27-Jun-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build)
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(...) Great idea! The two statues is a good one. Then they could both be resurrected at a time of dire crisis. Man, now I have so many story ideas floating around in my head. Better get busy on putting some of them on paper. Wilson (24 years ago, 27-Jun-00, to lugnet.castle)
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Cool little shop - do you intend for it to not have a roof, or is that just temporary so you can show the inside of it? I also like the tree (Geez - the day I can get some trees will be a good day) and I like the pieces of meat of course. Keep up (...) (24 years ago, 27-Jun-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build)
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(...) Very nice! One idea might be to have a black and gray statue somewhere (a deep forest maybe?) The two statues might then be awakened and brought back to fight for a magician or someone ... Needless to say, if you do that, they should be pretty (...) (24 years ago, 27-Jun-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) I like it! The red pieces for the meat are surprisingly effective. I guess you have to make sure there isn't any other red nearby. (24 years ago, 27-Jun-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build)
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(...) I'm sort of primarily a space junkie as well, but I've always been into swords-and-sorceryish stuff, too. But yeah, I came back the next day and looked at that and thought, "Zang. Who came up with that idea?" -JDF (24 years ago, 27-Jun-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) I guess everyone has the same idea...I finished doing have a dozen Samurai ancestor statues to adorn a path inside my Castle walls ...same idea...basically dark gray figs, armor and black hands and head... One of mine will figure prominently i (...) (24 years ago, 27-Jun-00, to lugnet.castle)
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These are a few pictures of the statue that will be used in some of my upcoming stories, I haven't decided how to use it yet though. Anyways, here it is: (URL) (24 years ago, 27-Jun-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Aha, you've heard of the wonders of the Lego outlets, probably. Right now, there are only two of them (to the best of my knowledge) - one in VA (Potomac Mills) and one in GA (name??). It is *really* cool to get sets half off there, I was there (...) (24 years ago, 26-Jun-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.market.shopping)
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Blah, blah, blah snipped (...) I LOVE the Fright Knights Sets! They're part of what got me back into LEGO and out of my dark ages again! The color combinations I thought were cool. Plus, I like the bats..... (...) I will definitely agree the design (...) (24 years ago, 26-Jun-00, to lugnet.castle)
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I know this is a pretty general question, but I'm asking here because this is where I've heard of them... Where do ya'll find these special sales-1/2 off, and damaged and dinged, and whatever they're called? I live in the northern Bay Area, out in (...) (24 years ago, 26-Jun-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) working (...) (name (...) CW (...) Thanks John. You hit the nail on the head, that's exactly what I have planned for Boyle...he hears stuff from everyone, and you never know whether it's true or not... -Chris (24 years ago, 26-Jun-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build)
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(...) Very good idea..."Butchers" were a very important part of the Medieval castle community (especially before spices+ other meat preservatives were readily available) I never gave much thought as to how I would "create a slab of beef"...the (...) (24 years ago, 26-Jun-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build)
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(...) The evolution (or degeneration/juniorization) of the Space theme is similar to the Castle theme...most would agree that the "Golden Age" of sets for both of these themes has past, so we all have to be a little more creative (than the people (...) (24 years ago, 26-Jun-00, to lugnet.castle)
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With a little poking and prodding from Shiri, I posted my latest MOC, the butcher's shop. View at (URL) the horrid lighting, and slightly out of focus pics, I'm still working on that... And, yes, before you even ask Shiri, I'm submitting it to CW. (...) (24 years ago, 26-Jun-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build)
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Man, those parts are old. Before minifigs were created the lego minifg was composed of that leg/base part, a torso with bumps on the side to indicate arms, a standard minifg head without any face or paint, and a cap that is still in use as a (...) (24 years ago, 26-Jun-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Aaaauuugghhhh, I can't take it anymore, the money's going in the mailbox tomorrow. Why can't it get there faster? This page-making thing looks really fun! You can bet I'll have my stuff up on pages as soon as my account starts working. Wilson (24 years ago, 26-Jun-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Oh, I forgot.... I'm still praying for a Leia hair, but the chances of getting that anytime soon are slim ;-) So Padme hair it is, until future notice... I might snap some pics tomorrow and make Sif a page, she deserves one... -Shiri (24 years ago, 26-Jun-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Cool!! Can't wait to see it. I hope the mid-July story will be done before the 15th... after that, I don't know if/how much I'll have access to the 'net... I might hafta sneak into mom's office in the middle of camp ;-) (...) It took me a (...) (24 years ago, 26-Jun-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) they (...) Yep, that's the one. The story should be done in about the middle of July. I'm also working on one that will be done in a couple of days. (...) That is weird! I still have to make a place for her on my Character page though. I think (...) (24 years ago, 26-Jun-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Nice castle, I am taking notice of the plates used on the sides! I also like the beach on the southeast. -Erik (24 years ago, 26-Jun-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) My old "stiff" figs came from police station, windmill, and firetruck sets in 1976 or so... John (24 years ago, 26-Jun-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) I've got a few of these...from pre-80's sets....I think, dont know the sets... Kev... : ) (24 years ago, 25-Jun-00, to lugnet.castle)
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Can anyone tell me where the old-style minifig legs came from? I only saw them on Craig's site... at first I thought he custom-made it, but it seems it's an official part... <part:15>... so what sets did it come from? TIA, -Shiri (24 years ago, 25-Jun-00, to lugnet.castle)
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