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Actually the BEST way to build up a medieval army is to order from the Lego
Shop at Home catelog. You can get any number of 4811 for $1.19 each! Thats
one new soldier, two crossbows, a shield, and some misc pieces for just $1.19.
You see, their $1.99 each, but there is a discount if you order this set
because it's on page 26 of the catelog. And yes, the discount is cumulative,
so its just 1.19 for a figure. It actually works out well, 5 figs for about
the same price as the original minfig set. So there you go, there is my 2
cents.
In lugnet.pirates, Bruce Schlickbernd writes:
> No, no, no, this isn't about musicians, though I suppose a minifig lute or
> drum wouldn't be a bad thing.
>
> This is about Kings. Plural. It's good to be king, but having a cohort of
> kings gets to be too much. 6026 is a decent way to build an army up since a
> current Castle minifig pack is unavailable. Now, dual kings is something that
> is not unprecedented in history - it was standard with Sparta (if a bit before
> the Castles timeframe). But 20 kings?
>
> Okay, the obvious is simply to acquire some new helmets. Thankfully, I
> laid in a stock of (conveniently) 20 morion helmets from the Pirates Armada
> figures. A little out of period, but not by much.
>
> Then I tally up my Pirates figures, trying to make somewhat equal factions. • 67
> blue soldiers, 40 red soldiers, and a paltry 30 Armada guys (with a few still
> hiding in unopened boxes. Okay, The Black Watch (10 Cap'n Redbeards with • black
> prothesetics, gray backpack, shako, and black muskets) joins the red faction.
> Okay, I need about 20 more guys for the Armada faction and boy am I glad I got
> those 20 morion helmets...that...I...just...used. Drat.
>
> Okay, musical chairs, or musical accessories time. The guy with the • breastplate
> print and Kettle Helm (Ketyl Hat, Chapelle de Fer, whatever) gets the Morion
> helmet. This gives a reasonable facsimile of a Conquistador, and actually
> balances better visually. The chromed breastplate from the Armada guys goes to
> Knights with visored or grilled helmets where the size of the two balance. The
> Kettle Helms go to the Kings who now become useful troopers.
>
> Any other cross-pollinations that people like?
>
> Bruce
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| (...) I'm totally with Anthony on this one. The 4811 set is great for building units. In fact, on my desk I have three of them where I've swapped out heads. One with Obi-wan, one with Luke (both from the Landspeeder-7110) and one with Qui-gon form (...) (24 years ago, 23-Aug-00, to lugnet.pirates, lugnet.castle)
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| No, no, no, this isn't about musicians, though I suppose a minifig lute or drum wouldn't be a bad thing. This is about Kings. Plural. It's good to be king, but having a cohort of kings gets to be too much. 6026 is a decent way to build an army up (...) (24 years ago, 23-Aug-00, to lugnet.pirates, lugnet.castle)
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