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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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Hey guys, I was just wondering if any of you castle-heads out there can recommend any good castle building music??? Listening to the radio doesn't do it for me when I'm building, and I don't care for silence. I'm looking for something that can get (...) (24 years ago, 11-Jul-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Prolly, always. The od sets are always in demand. (...) Yeah. You could get quite a lot for those. But if I were you, I wouldn't sell them at all... (you ARE a castle fan, right?... you'll regret selling em if you do.) -Shiri XFUT (...) (24 years ago, 11-Jul-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.market.appraisal)
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Sorry, wrong newsgroup Sunshine from Italy Ezio Ezio Maino <ezio.maino@itlug.org> wrote in message FxJoMp.4HE@lugnet.com... (...) (24 years ago, 11-Jul-00, to lugnet.castle)
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I was wondering, I have about 9 of these red/grey shield guys that are from 677 Knights Procession. ( (URL) ) Are these guys in demand right now, because I'm thinking about selling them, but I don't want to if the market for castle sucks right now. (...) (24 years ago, 11-Jul-00, to lugnet.castle)
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Sondaggio: Ma Sergio è sempre molto contento o quando esprime la sua felicità con gli smiley ha un attacco di adrenalina e distrugge il tasto "8" della sua tastiera???? Scherzo Sergio, non prendertela. Ezio PS: comunque grazie sul consiglio della (...) (24 years ago, 11-Jul-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) "KILL.... KILL!!!!" <grin> Oh, and don't worry Jude... I won't be hunting you down... I let Scar track ya down. :-P (He has no chance!! ;-) -Shiri (24 years ago, 11-Jul-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.castle)
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(...) It depends on the amount of time available to the beseigers. Towers and rams were used in direct assaults. More insidious were mines (not particularly visual) that were used to collapse the walls from beneath. (...) use (...) I can't say I've (...) (24 years ago, 11-Jul-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) a (...) Not to mention what appears to be the hilt of a broken sword by the fallen fellow that neatly corresponds to the blade being studied in the active parts of the castle. John (24 years ago, 11-Jul-00, to lugnet.castle)
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Wow, what a coincidence, last night, my sister made some custom Harry Potter minifigs from my LEGOs. They're actually pretty cool, I might post pictures later today (if she'll let me :) I haven't actually read the books, but my sister said there's (...) (24 years ago, 11-Jul-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.castle)
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(...) Speaking of underwater: (URL) (24 years ago, 11-Jul-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.castle)
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In lugnet.general, Shiri Dori writes: <snip> (...) Hopefully not CastleWorld!!! :-p Jude -- I will be in hiding while Shiri hunts me down... Avenge my death Space Fans!!! (24 years ago, 11-Jul-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.castle)
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(...) Oh yeah... that too. :-) I hope they don't license, say, the little mermaid - coz then they'll make it pre-fab; while they could instead create an amazing mermaid/underwater theme without licening <sp?> the movie. Sheesh. -Shiri (24 years ago, 11-Jul-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.castle)
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(...) Do not ask what next cause I'm pretty sure we wont like the answer. On the other hand, the Lord of the Rings Movie is coming out 2 months after Harry Potter. hmmmm. (24 years ago, 11-Jul-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.castle)
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In lugnet.general, Shiri Dori writes: (too bad, though, that TLC is resorting to using outside sources for ideas... (...) Disney, maybe? (24 years ago, 11-Jul-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.castle)
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XP to .castle Whoa! Neat... I was just gonna post something about how the Harry Potter books (I've read the first two) were pretty inspiring in terms of story ideas, spells and the like. So does this mean we get a Harry-fig? With a lightning mark on (...) (24 years ago, 11-Jul-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.castle)
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What book are you reading? Eric (...) (24 years ago, 11-Jul-00, to lugnet.castle)
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I've always been able to stick the blade of the sword in between the minifig's wrist and waist with a little effort. Of course his arm has to be almost straight down at his side, so he can't really do anything else with that hand. And he looks a lot (...) (24 years ago, 11-Jul-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) I am working on a river (32x32 blue baseplates) and moat defenses on my current project (no pics yet due to space limitations) dragon teeth are designed to impede mass progress by infantry/cavalry and to hamper large vehicles/seige (...) (24 years ago, 11-Jul-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) use (...) Matt....have a look at this site: (URL) some Castles had sloping walls at the base of towers to stop such attacks.... also have a look at: (URL) castles just had a ditch all the way round... Well hope this helps you Kev... : ) (24 years ago, 11-Jul-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) You have a point. A construction-worker vest then. The old 80s kind, to be appropriate! (assuming it is a discovery, my friend thinks it's a burial!) Brick Apple is gorgeous--it's an inspiration. I think it was the mock-borough names over (...) (24 years ago, 11-Jul-00, to lugnet.castle)
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