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(...) I'm with Scott on the soundtracks. These work for me: Gladiator (Hans Zimmer w/ Lisa Gerrard) (have I seen this movie enough times?) Spartacus (Alex North) A Funny Thing Happened On The Way to The Forum (Sondheim; new recording with Nathan (...) (24 years ago, 12-Jul-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) I think 'Caer' was a Gaelic word for castle. I can't find any proof for that beyond the great number of castles named Caer <something>, though. (In addition, two of my favorite series of children's books had 'Caer' castles in them. The (...) (24 years ago, 12-Jul-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Aye, there's pieces in the SW line that I'd been wishing for ever since I can remember, both new pieces and old pieces in new colors. And the minifigs are the best I've seen yet; especially the face design. I hope that they continue this (...) (24 years ago, 11-Jul-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.castle)
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(...) a (...) Actually, 6716 was available in 1996 (around Christmas) as part of a special bonus pack. Besides the wagon, the pack contained a 6755 Sheriff's lock-up and a 6712 Sheriff's showdown. It sold for 49.99 Can$ (about 35$ US). So, it is (...) (24 years ago, 11-Jul-00, to lugnet.castle)
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XP .castle (...) True. I'm not completely happy about the trend of licensing, but the SW sets were better than the rest of the system sets (like Eric mentioned) and brought a lot of great new pieces, many of them multiple uses. (...) Sorry, gotta (...) (24 years ago, 11-Jul-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.castle)
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(...) Luckily for you Ritvik already has (or had...not sure which) the license for Pokemon. Regarding the Harry Potter line, I'll be interested in seeing how adaptable the sets will be to a town layout, as we all know that there haven't been any (...) (24 years ago, 11-Jul-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.castle)
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(...) Ritvik/Mega Blox has the Pokemon license for building bricks. They seem to be using it to produce 'mosaics' of Pikachu and other Pokemon rather than minifig-style sets. J (24 years ago, 11-Jul-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.castle)
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(...) :-, I discovered that I actually like Pokemon. The Game Boy game is pretty fun, and my wife and I (and a few co-workers) already have a list of our faves. (1) Pokemon Stadium is a blast. I wouldn't mind a few Pokemon Lego thingies, if they're (...) (24 years ago, 11-Jul-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.castle)
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(...) books (...) Let me guess what your thinkin', POKEMON!!!! YUK!!!!! The Star Wars was my respect for Lego sinking, Harry Potter is it sinking even more, Pokemon is the ultimate low. I'm sorry to use a revamped cinema cliche, but, "If TLG builds (...) (24 years ago, 11-Jul-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.castle)
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(...) I'm not much in favor of a Disney theme per se, but if a contract with an outside source can bring about some higher quality standards (e.g., SW), then I'm all for it. Give me a Disney non-juniorized set, and I'll pick out the goofy[1] bits & (...) (24 years ago, 11-Jul-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.castle)
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(...) <snip> (...) Yeah, probably... there was a discussion about it earlier this year, but it never showed up. Too bad... :-( As for black treasure chests - they appeared in the desert Adventurers' line. -Shiri (24 years ago, 11-Jul-00, to lugnet.castle)
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I don't think I have a surviving 2000 brochure, so I checked brickshelf. You're right, there is a strange wagon. My guess is that it is a 2001 set. Why? Grab a 1996 catalogue, and look at the Wild West diorama. What is that beneath the 6769 Fort (...) (24 years ago, 11-Jul-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) I'd agree with that. If they are singing (at least in a language I can halfway follow) I get distracted. Virtually all the art courses I took in college used instrumentals. To answer your question, Eric, it depends on what you are looking for. (...) (24 years ago, 11-Jul-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Interesting topic for discussion... I could recommend: * any of the instrumentals that employ harpsicord, harp, and violin/strings on your local classical station, but that's radio BUT also: Clannad was a great suggestion! Enigma has a nice (...) (24 years ago, 11-Jul-00, to lugnet.castle)
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I'm not sure if anyone else noticed this, or MAYBE it was covered MONTHS ago, but..... I picked up a couple of red buckets of stuff last night at Target, and was flipping through the catalog that came with them. It's a 2000 catalog (pre-Dino island (...) (24 years ago, 11-Jul-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) down (...) in (...) While I can't answer what the name means, I can tell you that Caerlaverock Castle was the seat of the Maxwell clan. It's walls never fell to siege (I don't think) and it was considered one of the strongest castles in (...) (24 years ago, 11-Jul-00, to lugnet.castle)
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Eric, (...) Hey yourself! (...) any (...) something (...) Inspirational if (...) Well, I am not a castle builder per se, but I found that soundtracks, like movie soundtracks, without singing, video game music, classical, etc. are good for building. (...) (24 years ago, 11-Jul-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Mmmm... good question. Personally I like listening to music to get the ideas, and then do the building only to the music of rattling bricks. :-) I love listening to the Cranberries while getting ideas... their songs inspired some of my wildest (...) (24 years ago, 11-Jul-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Mmmm... good question. Personally I like listening to music to get the ideas, and then do the building only to the music of rattling bricks. :-) I love listening to the Cranberries while getting ideas... their songs inspired some of my wildest (...) (24 years ago, 11-Jul-00, to lugnet.castle)
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In lugnet.castle, Eric Brouwer writes: First of all, I'm not a huge castle builder, though I appreciate it. I just have to concentrate my money on one area, you know? :) My picks would be: * Robin Hood: Prince of Theives Soundtrack (Morgan Creek (...) (24 years ago, 11-Jul-00, to lugnet.castle)
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