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My new story, Quest for the Crystals, is finally up on my page. For some of the photos, I used a widescreen shot to highlight, mostly, the spell effects. So anyway, here's "Quest for the Crystals": (URL) me know what you think. And Shiri, I'd like (...) (24 years ago, 29-Jun-00, to lugnet.castle) !
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Here I go again... (URL) time, I added a long-overdue (new) page for Scar... and a link to D&R's cabin. -Shiri (24 years ago, 29-Jun-00, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: Hi, what is castle (Currently spaceaholic!)
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(...) Castle tends to be what you make of it, its a part of the beauty of LEGO :^) (...) I believe that the Knights Kingdom stuff is a good supplement to my other Castle stuff, which ranges from some scattered Crusaders and Black Falcons thru a (...) (24 years ago, 29-Jun-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) technique pegs (...) OK. I've seen pegs used for utility on large buildings, but I just wondered why you used them on a small wall. :^) ~Mark (24 years ago, 28-Jun-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Hey, I was right! It looks even better now. :-) People have said this, but I'll join in... Your use of pieces from many castle sub-themes is very unique and resouceful, and it works really well. You managed to maintain a solid look even though (...) (24 years ago, 28-Jun-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) I never actually rebuilt the walls... just twice took out one big piece to put in a design element (the 6-wheel and the picture in Rose's room) and I'll be doing that one more time (don't tell - but I forgot to put a 6-wheel in Rose's room! (...) (24 years ago, 28-Jun-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Yep, that's the one!! (...) I must say I don't even know how the idea came to me. I'd like to say it was a work of many hours of thought <grin> but actually, I was just trying to make a table, the piece happened to pop up in front of me, and I (...) (24 years ago, 28-Jun-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Yeah, actually there is a reason I wanted to use technic pegs... It's a technique I haven't tried before, and I wanted to experiment before. I've used 1x4/2x2 hinges numerous times, but after seeing the technique pegs used so effectively (both (...) (24 years ago, 28-Jun-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) the (...) cabin. (...) wouldn't (...) Or how about a couple of 1x4 hinge bricks on one side? Any particular reason you wanted to use technic pegs? ~Mark (24 years ago, 28-Jun-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) a (...) Mike, Great job on the Eastern Wall. As a real buff of oriental architecture I must say you have done a fabulous job of making the wall look realistic. The offset pieces of the ninja stone walls were well done and helped in the overall (...) (24 years ago, 28-Jun-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) With all the action in CW and .castle ...I really have to get my bricks in gear and update too! CONGRATULATIONS I just saw that you got nominated for CLSOTW...not a bad belated b-day surprise = ) I haven't been able to look at your Castlego (...) (24 years ago, 28-Jun-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) I just got my Ninjas Tuesday afternoon along w/ a couple of 3053s...I git my order in under 30 hours from ordering woohoo! 3346 Ninja #3 20 pieces... First impressions...very cool! I had planeed on introducing some MOC green ninjas in my (...) (24 years ago, 28-Jun-00, to lugnet.castle)
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I wonder how many times Shiri rebuilt the walls to get it just right? Neato... (24 years ago, 28-Jun-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Wow! someone has been quite busy = ) I agree, the corner table is quite a design contribution...the only time I used them recently was to make a control panel for a Lego Tartis...generally, I have too many of those pieces, but I let mine sit (...) (24 years ago, 28-Jun-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) OMG, that corner table is something I've never seen before in LEGO models! Perfect! So that's a 4x4 space-style wing plate, attached at the 1x3 area? (URL) gotta say, that corner table is painful to look at -- because I wish I'd known about (...) (24 years ago, 28-Jun-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Thanks! (...) <grin> I knew that would come up sometime. Think about it... re-read Daphne's Decision... think about it s'more... the meaning will connect eventually. About its use, well, that's doubtful. It's there more for looks than for (...) (24 years ago, 28-Jun-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Hey, cool little cabin, looks very homey. I agree, that piece worked great for a corner table. One question though, what's that wheel thing with the translucent dots on it in Daphne's room used for? Also, I noticed that the 1x2 technic brick (...) (24 years ago, 28-Jun-00, to lugnet.castle)
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| | My splurge of interior design, or: Daphne and Rose's cabin
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Well, after repeatedly and explicitly stating that interiors were my favorite part of building, I had to go and make some *stuff*. And there was my chance, right in front of my eyes - Rose and Daphne's cabin. It can be simplistic on the outside, I (...) (24 years ago, 28-Jun-00, to lugnet.castle) !
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(...) Looks nice! And I have to agree with Chris, the Ellestril looks awesome! You finally made a use for that bugle shaped piece :) And congratulations on being nominated for CLSOTW. Wilson (24 years ago, 27-Jun-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Looks great, Shiri! I especially like the Ellestril, very innovative design! Keep up the good work darlin, and you'll be CLSOTW before you know it! -Chris (24 years ago, 27-Jun-00, to lugnet.castle)
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FUT .castle Hi everyone, It's been a long time since I've updated my page, and unjustly... I've been working hard, and on a lot of different things. So... (URL) new items are mentioned on the right side of the page... Justice Warriors (well, not (...) (24 years ago, 27-Jun-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.castle.org.cw, lugnet.build.minifigs)
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(...) When I looked at the pictures before reading your message (I always compulsively click on links first and read text second), the first thing I thought was, "Hey, cool monastery!" Really. Hang some bells (space ship engines) on the underside of (...) (24 years ago, 27-Jun-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Hey, Todd, I'd like to nominate this site for the Cool Lego Site of the Week. Franklin (24 years ago, 27-Jun-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) a (...) Wow! I can see how that makes a great conversation piece! Your attention to detail was amazing, which made the landscape looked really good. Overall, awesome job! Wilson (24 years ago, 27-Jun-00, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Side of Beef (was Re: Butcher's Shop)
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OK, here it is: (URL) is how I made a side of beef. The only thing that was changed from the original pics in the instruction pictures was that the 1x2 finger hinge was replaced by a 1x3 pink plate. Either works. And a great big huge thank you to (...) (24 years ago, 27-Jun-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build)
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All I can say is WOW! What an amazing piece of art! This is a truly fabulous wall! I was chatting with Shiri and telling her how impressed I was with the way you brought int he disparate elements, Ninja, Wild West, Traditional & Modern Castle (...) (24 years ago, 27-Jun-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Welcome! I'm headed in the opposite direction. I've been solely a Castle builder for years, and lately I've been branching out into building spaceships too. (...) Like someone else mentioned in this thread, <set:6097> really isn't that bad for (...) (24 years ago, 27-Jun-00, to lugnet.castle)
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Awesome work! I too like the "organic" look of the creation. It is massive but full of interesting details. While the whole thing is very cool, my favorite feature has to be the rope vine with the hanging 2x2 ninja clip flags. I haven't seen this (...) (24 years ago, 27-Jun-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) I know exactly what you mean, because that's what I was hoping to accomplish. For the Great Wall, I built the mountain and the foothills first, and then tried to build the wall up and over the landscape. The real Great Wall is like that... it (...) (24 years ago, 27-Jun-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) This was one of my main ideas in building the wall. How can I incorporate castle and ninja together? I had a ton of castle pieces from years of collecting, plus a modest amount of ninja pieces to provide Eastern-looking trim to the structure. (...) (24 years ago, 27-Jun-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Thanks for the compliments, guys! I 'preciate it :-) (...) Craig just told me recently that he makes some... those sound Xtra cool, I've gotta make some of my own now... I think he mentioned using a 1x2 hinge (<part:3937> and it's counterpart) (...) (24 years ago, 27-Jun-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) look like they were added to the scenery rather than the other way around. "Organic" is the wrong word to apply to constructions of mostly stone, but I hope you know what I mean! (24 years ago, 27-Jun-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Very cool - for those of us who are working on an underwater empire or castle, this is a must - I can very well see a water elemental or a mermaid sitting on one of these thrones (whoa - mermaids ... any thoughts on this?) Attention to detail (...) (24 years ago, 27-Jun-00, to lugnet.castle)
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craig hamilton <craigo-lego@webtv.net> wrote in message news:FwpMDF.I2z@lugnet.com... (...) Great! Those leaves on the lances are camouflage - wasn't sure if anyone would get that <g>. As for the pictures, yes! They did turn out good, colours and (...) (24 years ago, 27-Jun-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.castle.org.cw)
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Nathan McDowell <Skiing_Scotsman@hotmail.com> wrote in message (...) thanks! (24 years ago, 27-Jun-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.castle.org.cw)
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Shiri Dori <shirid@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:FwozD9.JMB@lugnet.com... (...) what (...) In (...) Thanks, and yes they are garage door pieces. Initially I was trying without the garage door pieces, but rather just using a teeter-totter-thing (...) (24 years ago, 27-Jun-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.castle.org.cw)
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(...) Well I am going to scrutinize the details as I utilze my insomnia to accomplish something...lol I can't wait for the Green Ninjas and Emp strngholds from S@H to arrive (and elements from half a dozen trades) John (Who is staring at his (...) (24 years ago, 27-Jun-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) now _that_ is what i call inspired! phenomenal work, mike! i'll be drooling over these pictures for days. from the overall massive scale to the wonderful details, this is really a work of art! the mini-figs really bring the place to life. like (...) (24 years ago, 27-Jun-00, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: Hi, what is castle (Currently spaceaholic!)
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(...) Take a look at Mike's Great Eastern Wall...if you were hesitant about Ninja and other castle elements...take a look at a great integration of both = ) John (24 years ago, 27-Jun-00, to lugnet.castle)
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