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Ok, as promised, I've got more pictures. I'm not sure whether I'll continue this project or abandon it. Read the older posts if you want to find out more background. The pictures are at: (URL) on the pictures (sorry about the mess in the (...) (24 years ago, 31-Jul-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build)
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(...) By all means continue, looks cool so far. I particurly like the picture where there is more "narrative" at work -- as where the boat is coming out from underneath the bridge. Once you develop some characters, I'm sure it will be a great (...) (24 years ago, 31-Jul-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build)
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(...) see the battlements rise just like in the old days! Just a question: Are you going to mottle up that light grey cliff-face so it's not so uniform, using a few dkgrey bricks, a handful of green bricks, and a few plant bits? It might get the (...) (24 years ago, 31-Jul-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build)
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(...) Of course there's the minor detail that sailboats can't make it under the bridge... 6057 is a _little_ shorter than the ship from 6277, but only by a brick or two. (...) If you look at my postings over in lugnet.off-topic.debate, you'll (...) (24 years ago, 31-Jul-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build)
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(...) Yea, I'm very pleased with the river and bridge. In fact, even if I abandon the huge sea cave idea, I'll still keep the bridge. I would have liked to make the bridge narrower, but for the 6038 cart to be able to cross it, the roadway needed to (...) (24 years ago, 31-Jul-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build)
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(...) spinning wheel is by far my favorite. Like Bram's photocopier, it captures the "feel" of a spinning wheel, in a minifig-scale package. I am impressed. :-, (...) Go, little brain, go! :-, Cheers, - jsproat (24 years ago, 31-Jul-00, to lugnet.build, lugnet.castle)
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(...) So, you say that Bram's photocopier gives you a good impression of a spinning wheel? I always got a good impression of a photocopier from it... Greg "Gotta love that muddy brown mush!" Majewski (URL) (24 years ago, 31-Jul-00, to lugnet.build, lugnet.castle)
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(...) Huh. I always got a grainy, black & white impression from Bram's photocopier. But I'm using last year's model... ;-) To clarify: the spinning wheel Heather just published is a work of art, just like Bram's photocopier is a work of art. Both (...) (24 years ago, 31-Jul-00, to lugnet.build, lugnet.castle)
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(...) spinning (...) Wow, thanks very much. And to be compared with Bram... oof. Gotta get busy and live up to that one. In the meantime, you might like some of the fixtures in (URL) my virtual house. I want to make some nice interiors for my (...) (24 years ago, 1-Aug-00, to lugnet.build, lugnet.castle)
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Ok, I decided to take a break from massive earth moving, and work up some characters, here they have all posed for the artist (who is sitting on a flying carpet off the cliff face...): (URL) left to right, top row: Karl Gundersson, commander of the (...) (24 years ago, 1-Aug-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build.minifigs)
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Okay..I guess I have to get in on this after putting it off for a few weeks now.. I mailed Craig a while back inquiring about CW (a few months) and haven't done any Castle building but I've started working on figs. A few Next few months... really... (...) (24 years ago, 1-Aug-00, to lugnet.castle)
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Missing is Vulf's eldest son, Lars. No doubt he has left Castles and joined Pirates. Bruce (there's a joke hiding in there somewhere) (...) characters, here they have all posed for the artist (who (...) Chandruth's accomplishments are the (...) (24 years ago, 1-Aug-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build.minifigs)
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(...) Reeeeeeeally? <grin> Please clarify, I haven't been following .pirates *that* carefully; Frank-ly, (1) I haven't been following much of lugnet carefully at all... I barely even noticed I won CLSOTW... (2) ... just barely keeping up on .castle. (...) (24 years ago, 1-Aug-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build.minifigs, lugnet.pirates)
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(...) Oh, I don't know, I think it is quite possible that I will run out of bricks on this creation. I'm already almost out of red 2x4 bricks, and I have a lot more support superstructure to go (which will likely eat up all the blue and yellow (...) (24 years ago, 1-Aug-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build.minifigs, lugnet.pirates)
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(...) The Sea Wolf, by Jack London. The central character being a ship captain named Wolf Larson. If Vulf has a son named Lar, he'd be Lars Vulfson. I TOLD you the joke was hiding (and perhaps should have stayed hidden). :-) Bruce (...) (24 years ago, 1-Aug-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build.minifigs, lugnet.pirates)
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(...) Chandruth's accomplishments are the firecasters the Pack's (...) Hehehehehe, All I can think of is: "Derrrr vas Karl Gunderson and Vulf Gunderson and Dirk Gunderson and Helga Gunderson and Jorek Gunderson and Kyla Gunderson, and Gunder (...) (24 years ago, 1-Aug-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build.minifigs)
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(...) Wow. Wow. Very nice. I'm envious. That stove is very slick. You can decorate our house any time! :-, Question: What's that large brown thing on the second spice rack? (If it was in our house, it'd be Barbara's cat. :-) Barbara and I have tried (...) (24 years ago, 1-Aug-00, to lugnet.build, lugnet.castle)
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(...) Thanks. The stove leaks heat like crazy though :-) The dishwasher is my personal favorite. (...) It's a replica of a wooden statue of a zebra that sits primly, hooves folded in its lap, on our spice shelf to watch all that goes on in our (...) (24 years ago, 1-Aug-00, to lugnet.build, lugnet.castle)
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Well, I've done it, my website is updated. No, sorry, no new things have been added, but things have been made more purdy. The character pages have been made more clean, and my castle page now was thumbnails. So now all you castle heads who have no (...) (24 years ago, 2-Aug-00, to lugnet.castle)
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Ok, more pictures here: (URL) Vulfsdottir, Jorek Gundersson, Karl Gundersson, Rolf (the standard bearer) (URL) Gundersson, Helga, Dirk Vulfson (URL) Firemaster, a pair of wolfmen. Please go ahead and add me to Castle World. I'm not sure if Vulf is (...) (24 years ago, 2-Aug-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build.minifigs, lugnet.castle.org.cw)
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| | CORRECTIONS: Re: My first Castle MOC has been started - characters!
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Frank Filz wrote in message ... (...) Pack's (...) Helga's full name is Helga Kendriksdottir. (...) ^^^^^^^^ Oops - that should be Vulf (...) (24 years ago, 2-Aug-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build.minifigs, lugnet.castle.org.cw)
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(...) or not yet, but please add a link to clan Vulf. (...) Sure thing, Frank! Just lemme know when you decide on a sigfig. -Chris (24 years ago, 2-Aug-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build.minifigs, lugnet.castle.org.cw)
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Castle Dwellers Just a quick question (that probably should have been posted in LUGNET CW area). Who is the current custodian of CW? I would like to join and send pictures of my sig-fig to whomever is doing this. Thanks. Andy (24 years ago, 2-Aug-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) That would be me. Just send your sigfig, description, anything else you want to castle_world@hotmail.com and I'll handle it. Thanks, -Chris (24 years ago, 2-Aug-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.castle.org.cw)
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(...) That info's actually on the castle world temp site: (URL) states that you should send mail to castle_world@hotmail.com with your real-life name, and any creations you wish to submit (attached images are accpeted). For right now, the site is (...) (24 years ago, 2-Aug-00, to lugnet.castle)
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Does anyone have any thoughts of what the harry potter figures look like. I have some ideas, but am pretty clueless about making a Voldamort from the first book. Mabey they'll actually print on both sides of a head. NICK #:^O (24 years ago, 2-Aug-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) first (...) Purple cloaks and BROOMSTICKS! Finally, I have a use for all of those things! Wands, cauldrons, Beleville Frogs, Cats, Owls (white!), wizard hats in many colors, a turban(!) brooms, Beleville Books, Beleville Trunks, an Ogre, a (...) (24 years ago, 3-Aug-00, to lugnet.castle)
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Well, its me again, being pathetic and replying to my own post, but I have some good news. Not only is my site updated with a purdier set up, but hey, I've added new material! Sigh, no new characters yet, but the villians have now been described in (...) (24 years ago, 3-Aug-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) The sets won't be really based on the books, per se, unless the movies stick to the books (I wouldn't know, haven't read them). The official press release says that the toys will be "based on the first two Harry Potter movies". Click here to (...) (24 years ago, 3-Aug-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) <SNIP> Nick- What you posted here is what a lot of people call a "spoiler"- it could potentially spoil part of the story for people who haven't read the first Harry Potter book. With the announcement of the Harry Potter Lego sets and the (...) (24 years ago, 3-Aug-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) some (...) Anthony, I enjoyed the longer villain descriptions. The way you have thought out each part of Ethelred's army is terrific. -L (24 years ago, 3-Aug-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) What do you think of the possibility the Harry Potter line might replace Castle the same way that Star Wars has replaced Space? I don't really know enough about the Harry Potter books/movies to tell if that would be a problem, but I'd much (...) (24 years ago, 3-Aug-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) It shouldn't replace it. While Hogwart's is described as a "castle", and the students carry wands and are wizards, it's definitely set in a modern period. eric (24 years ago, 3-Aug-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) problem, (...) Really? That's good to know. I have no knowledge of the books, but many of the Harry Potter wish lists seemed Castle-like. I'll have to start reading the series to see what we can look forward to. -L (24 years ago, 3-Aug-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) release (...) Any (...) That's what I was thinking too, if they keep making all these licensed lines of toys, what's going to happen to the normal themes? I was hoping the Harry Potter line wouldn't replace the "normal" Castle line. It was (...) (24 years ago, 3-Aug-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Hmm "definitely modern" sounds it it might replace town! :^P Castle type in Castle and Town? YESSS! motherload! :^) I would not like to think that Harry Potter stuff would replace Castle, but we will not know until it happens (or not) or until (...) (24 years ago, 4-Aug-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) long (...) the (...) backside-- (...) release (...) Any (...) Good for parts, bad for selection of medieval accessories. If Potter replaces Castle entirely (better not) then you can kiss Knight's Helms, Swords, Spears, Lances, Battle Axes, (...) (24 years ago, 4-Aug-00, to lugnet.castle)
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Boy! I leave, and you fellas don't even give me anything to catch up on.... gosh. <grin> Sorry, just hadta post, I'm still alive, even if other people, well... <sigh>... never mind. So... where was I... oh, yeah. Do you miss me? I know I miss ya'll. (...) (24 years ago, 6-Aug-00, to lugnet.castle)
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Hi Shiri. I'll leave something for you. Classic Space! Classic Space! Classic Space! Classic Space! Now it's up to you to decide whether to XFUT to .space or .fun MUAHAHAHAHAHAAAAA!!! :^D Hope you're having a good trip. ~Mark (24 years ago, 6-Aug-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Now, who are you again? Are you new to Lugnet? :-) It really has been slow here at .castle. My Valkayria Castle is currently on display at our state fair, but that ends tomorrow, so I can start on the story this week. That could maybe stir (...) (24 years ago, 6-Aug-00, to lugnet.castle)
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Hi all, I don't know if the discussion took place yet, but i was wondering if anyone knows if there will be more castle produced in the next year, and if so, what would it be ? My bulls men need a place to hide ! :) Thanks, Lex (24 years ago, 6-Aug-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Hmmmm good question... well an idea came to me a while ago looking at all the messages and replies refering to harry potter stuff. depending on when the harry potter movies are advertized castle theme may go the way of the space theme....... (...) (24 years ago, 6-Aug-00, to lugnet.castle)
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I'm 17 and my lego collection has doubled or tripled in the last 10 months. I now have somewhere between 400 and 500 minfigs (the bulk are castle). I previously may have come to the realization that there are better things for me to do than search (...) (24 years ago, 6-Aug-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) hmmm yeah it's kinda strange without you posting often and yes i miss you and believe many others do to. Relax. Have a good time. NTFH, Wes (24 years ago, 6-Aug-00, to lugnet.castle)
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hmm well, then the question that comes to mind is, who is harry potter ? when looking to what star wars did to the space theme, i'd like that done with castle as well, only then have it replaced by robin hood ! (obviously bringing back the (...) (24 years ago, 6-Aug-00, to lugnet.castle)
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Actually, the reason Star Wars has replaced Space isn't because of Lego, it's because of Lucasfilm Ltd. They insisted that Lego refrain from making any futuristic spaceship-oriented theme while they make Star Wars sets. Bummer, eh? At least the SW (...) (24 years ago, 7-Aug-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) I see that there is a few different possibilities that are most likely, in my opinion. I mean these possibilities may seem logical or off the wall. Of course I haven't even read a harry potter book -:) So what do you think of these SEPERATE (...) (24 years ago, 7-Aug-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) I see that there is a few different possibilities that are most likely, in my opinion. I mean these possibilities may seem logical or off the wall. Of course I haven't even read a harry potter book -:) So what do you think of these SEPERATE (...) (24 years ago, 7-Aug-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) You know Lego is real funny about themes, you think a theme is gone and then it pops right back up again. What I mean is with Space, I always thought that it would die out eventually, but I realized that Star Wars may or may not be a (...) (24 years ago, 7-Aug-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Harry Potter probably will take the place of regular castle, like the Fright Knights did. (24 years ago, 7-Aug-00, to lugnet.castle)
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The recent threads about ethnic minifigs got me to thinking... When is LegoCo gonna make some Neimoidians? (These are the green-/dark grey-skinned fishy-/lizard-people evil, yet cowardly merchant-villains in "Star Wars: Episode I".) From a SW purist (...) (24 years ago, 7-Aug-00, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.build.minifigs, lugnet.castle, lugnet.space, lugnet.general)
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Not sure is this is old news, but I have just heard that Harry Potter The Movie is to use Gloster Cathedral as the Main Set. It looks like we may get a castle set? Scott A GC the site: (URL) at Pic: (URL) Cathedral The city's focal point is still (...) (24 years ago, 8-Aug-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.uk)
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"Scott A" <s.arthur@hw.ac.uk> wrote in message news:Fyyxv5.7nJ@lugnet.com... (...) I grew up in Gloucester (15 years there) so I know the Cathedral well.If Lego make something half as splendid as that, it will be brilliant. It's pretty likely that (...) (24 years ago, 8-Aug-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.uk)
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(...) <SNIP> Interesting, but I suspect that the movie version of Hogwarts School for Wizards will be heavy on the CG images. The Cathedral will likely be used for MOSTLY interior shots, Hogwarts is supposed to have four towers (one for each dorm (...) (24 years ago, 8-Aug-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.uk)
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(...) Err... This isn't really a spoiler, as it has very little to do with the plot, so: Hogwart's has multiple towers, but not all of them are House dorms, and not all the House Dorms are in towers. In book 2 we find that Slytherin's Dorms are in (...) (24 years ago, 8-Aug-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.uk)
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(...) Actually, the old news that I has heard (from www.aintitcool.com) was that the C of E turned down the request because they weren't happy with the idea of one of their cathedrals being turned into a wizard's school. eric (24 years ago, 8-Aug-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.uk)
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(...) for (...) all (...) in (...) Did I not say that I would be posting no spoilers? I thought that I read that the first view was with four prominent towers, if I was wrong, fine, I just need to re-read it. Thank you for your corrections and (...) (24 years ago, 8-Aug-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.uk)
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(...) I have to admit that this entry surprises me. Several times over the last few months (as recently as July 24th), you've posted messages indicating you want to buy or trade for the 6090 castle. Now you have it and want to sell it? While (...) (24 years ago, 8-Aug-00, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.castle)
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(...) Ack! I just wanted to reassure other that what I was going to say wasn't a spoiler. I'm very sensitive to spoiler information of all stripes. In fact, I would advise anyone within the sound of this post to avoid the second half of the (...) (24 years ago, 8-Aug-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.uk)
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I got books 1-4 in hardback by joining a book club - 6 books for $1-2 (plus shipping of about $10), and I have to buy 4 books over the next 2 years - of which I figure 2 will be Potter books 5 and 6. It should work out to less than paperback cost by (...) (24 years ago, 8-Aug-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.uk)
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(...) I'm a little confused about this post also. James contacted me a couple of months ago when I advertised my 6090 for sale. He seemed interested for a while until he decided that my price with shipping was close to what he could pay for a new (...) (24 years ago, 8-Aug-00, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.castle)
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(...) Explain to me how Fright Knights don't fit in with other castle sets. <<KM>> Zoobomafoo! Wha-haa! (24 years ago, 9-Aug-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Sniff! I got books #1 and #2 through the Doubleday Science Fiction book club here in Canada, and had ordered #3. I got a letter back saying that the publisher wouldn't let them publish anymore (including #2), so that I couldn't get #3 that (...) (24 years ago, 9-Aug-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.uk)
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(...) I sincerely doubt that anyone could find a 6090 in any store anywhere in Australia, especially not in Melbourne which is where I believe he lives. He may have meant that he could buy the lastest castle set for that price? Of course, it is (...) (24 years ago, 9-Aug-00, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.castle)
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(...) I got the word that it has now been resolved satisfactorily. But it seems strange that something he was after, now ends up on his trade list. Bit like the train station transaction. (...) pete.w (24 years ago, 9-Aug-00, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.castle)
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Todd, Is there a lugnet.harrypotter in our future? I think (pure speculation) that the movie will be primarily CG - think about Hagrid - he just wouldn't be done 'right' with the old styles of filming tricks... Gene (24 years ago, 9-Aug-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.uk)
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(...) I've heard Robby Coltrane is supposed to be cast as Hagrid, but I hope they'll use a bit of CGI trickery (as in the Merlin, Arabian Nights, and other tv series and the hobbits in LOTR). - Sean (24 years ago, 9-Aug-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.uk)
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Hello, To all those who have replied, I got a 6090 MISB from the internet at $150USD at YAHOO! Auctions, I have recently been looking at it and I don't seem to want it, obviously I wouldn't be able to get one in Melbourne! About the train station (...) (24 years ago, 9-Aug-00, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.castle)
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Andreas, So uyou're the one who got everyone the thing that I got it from my local shop! I bought it on the internet for $150USD on YAHOO! I am annoyed how everyone has now abused me for this. Regards, James (...) (24 years ago, 9-Aug-00, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.castle)
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James, Given you're only 12, making such comments as "come to my house...ask my mum" are excusable. But please understand that the people that you are dealing with are adults (most probably) and deal with issues in a mature way. LUGNET is a (...) (24 years ago, 9-Aug-00, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: Will there be more Castle in 2001 ?
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I agree! TLC has to stay modern and try new sub-themes to draw in other would be customers. They have seriously hurt a portion of their customer base with the juniorization of many of the lines. True hardcore Lego lovers like to BUILD their own (...) (24 years ago, 9-Aug-00, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Castles Scenarios - Advice needed.-
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Hi, I was trying to write a peice on how to make castle and surrounding setllments seem more real. I hit one the (by now not so new) idea of scenarios. However I need some advice on how to create scenarios effectivly and what needs to be considered? (...) (24 years ago, 9-Aug-00, to lugnet.castle)
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Is this set only sold in Europe? It would be nice to have a cheaper set to beef up the Bull's army available in the U.S.. (24 years ago, 9-Aug-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Comments below then. (...) Sounds good to me! Any new styles for peasants are welcome :^) (...) Unlikely, TLC has only so many moulding machine to manufacture sets, so when something new arrives something old goes away. (...) Some people (...) (24 years ago, 9-Aug-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) No, it's also available in Australia. I believe it is called "Fire Attack". (...) I don't think it is available in the US but as I'm not from there I can't say for sure :) Maybe you'll get it later this year or early next as a theme "top-up"? (...) (24 years ago, 10-Aug-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) It's a pretty poor set though -- IMHO <set:4806 4806 Axe Cart> is much better value for parts, weapons etc. --Dave (24 years ago, 10-Aug-00, to lugnet.castle)
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Hi Lindsay... Hi Santosh... Lego is not going to do this for us. We must do it ourselves. But it's fun to speculate (or is that to design?) (...) If somehow Lego were to go and do Roman for a castle theme, we would probably get a make-believe (...) (24 years ago, 10-Aug-00, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.castle)
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(...) I would agree with you in general on this statement. But, it depends on what you are looking for. I wanted a unit of swordsmen. 4806 is hands down a better set then 4807, but it doesn't provide a sword. I see on Ebay, all the time, the larger (...) (24 years ago, 10-Aug-00, to lugnet.castle)
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Well I'll say this much: i'm not a sharp historian, in fact my history of Rome only goes so far as reading the Penguin History of the world. But Everytime i see any thing roman related, and then when i see lego minifigs, Roman soldiers immediately (...) (24 years ago, 10-Aug-00, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.castle)
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(...) For the moment, unless you can trade or find some for sale elsewhere, I suppose 4807 is the easiest place to get them -- if you can find a supply of 4807 (Canada maybe, or trades with someone OS?). Another possibility would be to track down (...) (24 years ago, 10-Aug-00, to lugnet.castle)
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Erik Olson wrote: <snip> (...) <snip> Britain as a whole you could say was unconquered, but large parts of England (especially the southeast) were very solidly Roman for several hundred years - longer than the US has existed, so a non-trivial period (...) (24 years ago, 10-Aug-00, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.castle)
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(...) Hey! Instead of doing regional-related sets, they could continue with the movie / book tie - ins! The _Ben Hur_ chariot races... ... _Gladiator_ gladiatorial scenes and triumphal marches ... ... _Horatio at the Bridge_ collectors' edition set (...) (24 years ago, 10-Aug-00, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.castle)
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(...) Although he's not a bull, I bought a lot of 4801 (Defense Archer) for the dude in the hat. Gave them halberds from Axe Cart and the thousands of axe traps in Ninja - made a large unit of pikemen which looks pretty good. (URL) the set comes (...) (24 years ago, 10-Aug-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) For the record, I haven't seen 4807 in Canada. We're supplied from the U.S. directly, now, so I expect our line will no longer be distinct from what the folks south of us get. Jeff Elliott (24 years ago, 10-Aug-00, to lugnet.castle)
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Hehehehehe.... I like the dude with the fish. Is he doing the fish slapping dance? ~M (24 years ago, 10-Aug-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) "Welcome aboard, Britisher pig. Quite a little surprise, ja? But perhaps you would be so kind as to tell us all you know about certain allied shipping routes, ja? Come on... talk!" No... actually it's the dreaded Sgt. Kipper. I can't even (...) (24 years ago, 10-Aug-00, to lugnet.castle)
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Hi, I have been following the regional news and the rail news but just noticed Castle ( which is my first love in Lego). I have been enjoying some of the creations on various websites and noticed the Castle World info. I read it all and was (...) (24 years ago, 11-Aug-00, to lugnet.castle)
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The thing that strikes me as odd about 4807 is that it is the only Knights' Kingdom set with the spoked cart wheels, all the others (that have wheels at all) have the big chunky "barbarians making do with what they can hack out of the woods" type. (...) (24 years ago, 11-Aug-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) There is no better Lego series, where else can you get such an incredible case of megalomaniacalism so quickly? (...) Rules? I've only been a Castle Worlder for such a small amount of time, so what I know is limited, but I don't remember all (...) (24 years ago, 11-Aug-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.castle.org.cw)
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| | Body Armor
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I know of three types of body armor: Classic Castle, Pirates chrome breastplate, and the samurai armor from the Ninja/Castle subtheme. Any others that can be pressed into service? A reasonable price to pay for them (please no "whatever its worth to (...) (24 years ago, 11-Aug-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) I know that I wouldn't pay more than $2 for the samurai armor, since you can buy the shogun and his horse for that much. As for the other two, I have no clue. I'll tell you this much, I wouldn't sell my castle armor for less than $20. I, (...) (24 years ago, 11-Aug-00, to lugnet.castle)
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There's also a very cool quasi-armor piece from the UFO space line, kind of like football pads, but wicked looking. I found these after buying a UFO clearance set from Zany Brainy for the big saucer sections (making a rotunda). After some careful (...) (24 years ago, 11-Aug-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Well, there was also the CLASSIC Classic castle "body armor" piece that came with some of the earliest sets, like yellow castle as seen here: (URL) piece is less like a breastplate and more like a tabard, though. Tony (24 years ago, 11-Aug-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) others (...) This piece also came in construction sets, too: (URL) used to pretend it was a magic golden breastplate. eric (24 years ago, 11-Aug-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) others (...) Yeah, it doesn't really "read" as armor. I can see why they improved it. Thanks for the note (an excuse to go look at Lego <g>). Bruce (24 years ago, 11-Aug-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) After looking through the UFO stuff, the only cheap little set I could find this in was 2847. Anyone know if this is still available lurking on some forgotten shelf? Any other sets that contain it? Bruce (24 years ago, 11-Aug-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Last I checked, my local Toys R Us had a few boxes of set #6837 -Anthony (24 years ago, 11-Aug-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) 2965 has one. But I also found 5384 UFO accessories which has two (gray and black). Oh wow! Perfect! That is until I called Lego Shop-at-Home and they confirmed that they are sold out. :-( Bruce (24 years ago, 11-Aug-00, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Tiny Pack (Re: Tiny Fleet)
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(...) Can't say much on the pirate issue, but I feel you...look at the Wolfpack. A tower and wagon...oh boy! The WP was one of my favorite subthemes as a kid...still is. I just wish there woulda been more of em... -Chris FUT .castle (24 years ago, 12-Aug-00, to lugnet.pirates, lugnet.castle)
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(...) Don't forget that little cave with the ghost! NICK L^;# (24 years ago, 12-Aug-00, to lugnet.castle)
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