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(...) Oh, it's down? Shucks... I never even got a chance to see it... <bangs head on table>... I'll try harder next time... (...) Very nice! I love the detailed yellow-n-brown one, and the red one ain't as bad as you think ;-)... the way the timbers (...) (24 years ago, 14-Aug-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) WOW! I love those Dave; can't wait to see the final product. You've given me a lot of good ideas to, uh...borrow. ;-) I like the chicken coop the best...simple, yet inginuitive. -Chris (24 years ago, 14-Aug-00, to lugnet.castle)
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Well, it's been a while since I've posted any MOC's, so I figured I'd give a sneak peak at the village that's been building up at my apartment ever since we finished the TCS midieval window display. There are 5 new 2-level buildings, along with the (...) (24 years ago, 14-Aug-00, to lugnet.castle) !!
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(...) IMHO..I think the shields are "bull knight" shields that have a transparent silvery piece put over them. Just enought to allow the original print to show through. It gives the affect of being painted. If this guy is misrepresenting his (...) (24 years ago, 14-Aug-00, to lugnet.castle)
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The armor was also available in 6204 Buccaneers Minifig pack.. of course that's from 1997 though probably still available in some stores in the back of the shelf. Which would be a cheaper way to get ahold of the armor. I personally think that armor (...) (24 years ago, 14-Aug-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) It looks very simple. This guy made 4 custom knights and is auctioning them off claiming they are legit LEGO products. It looks very obvious that he painted the helmets and shields then put em' on a minifig with armor from the 1997 Armada (...) (24 years ago, 14-Aug-00, to lugnet.castle)
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Check out this auction and tell me what you think. (URL) they're fake, the shields (and the helmets, but is that reflection, or a sloppy paint job on the 4th helmet?) were done exceptionally well. And, what promotional deal would they be from? (...) (24 years ago, 14-Aug-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) ...<grin>... yeah, that's all, pretty much. (...) Yeah, basically, tho' I think sharing the workload is a good idea. There's a lot to handle at the moment, and keeping up with the people is tough. (...) Hopefully not, when the automated site (...) (24 years ago, 13-Aug-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.castle.org.cw)
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(...) Wes I have stuff for whoever is interested. I'm trying to sell off some of my castle stuff to pay for my other hobbies. I'm keeping my favorite stuff (Black Falcon and Forest Men themes) but all my other stuff is on the block. I have a pretty (...) (24 years ago, 13-Aug-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Got any stuff for me? hehe. NTFH -wes (24 years ago, 13-Aug-00, to lugnet.castle)
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Brian and Dave I will also mention that I have a lot of the long gray axes and crossbows. Let me know if you are interested in obtaining some. I could outfit a pretty good size army with what I have. I prefer bows and spears for my army of Black (...) (24 years ago, 13-Aug-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Brian What kind of swords do you need. I have a bunch of the silver and the old gray ones. Email me if you want some. Thanks Andy (24 years ago, 13-Aug-00, to lugnet.castle)
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Hey, I found a terrific resource on the web. It helps fill in the blank in my knowledge: what was in the area between Rome, India, and China? Answer: parthia.com! Some of what Wayne Sayles calls "the other ancients". Seriously, this web site has a (...) (24 years ago, 12-Aug-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Thinking this over, I have to admit that though Britain seems like a different sort of situation, I'm not versed enough to make generalizations. There are the facts: Caesar turned his back on Britain as if he didn't WANT to conquer it after (...) (24 years ago, 12-Aug-00, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.castle)
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Thanks for the info! I appreciate it. Bruce (...) (24 years ago, 12-Aug-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) When I was at the Georgia Lego Outlet earlier this week they had 2 to 3 cardboard displays of set 2847 for $1.99. Last I heard, they ship older out of production sets anywhere in the U.S. Their phone # is 706-216-2800. Ken (24 years ago, 12-Aug-00, to 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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(...) 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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(...) 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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(...) 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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(...) 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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(...) 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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(...) 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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(...) 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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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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(...) 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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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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(...) 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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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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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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(...) "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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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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(...) 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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(...) 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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(...) 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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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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(...) 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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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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(...) 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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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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