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Re: Making Pikes
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lugnet.castle
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Mon, 28 Aug 2000 21:18:31 GMT
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In lugnet.castle, Eric Joslin writes:
> Why not use a lance for the grip part, and attach a spear to the other
> end? If the minifig holds the lance "backwards", the handle would give
> ample opportunities for connecting bit to hold the spear.
This is a lot like what we did when we needed to make Japanese spears for a
game a few months ago, we reversed the lances and attached sabers to the butt
ends (rather than spears). You can find pictures of them at
http://www.teleport.com/~rayhawks/games/n-setup.htm
> Done in the right way, it could even suggest the "lack of sophistication"
> of Scots (although anyone capable of making and weilding a claymore seems
> pretty sophisticated to me).
More properly stated, if you meet someone who has made and is wielding a
claymore, are you going to tell him he's unsophisticated?
- Mike Rayhawk.
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| (...) with 1x1 round and katana. Either style is fine for a naginata, but not quite what I'm looking for in a western pike. (...) Ummmm, errr, I was refering to the Scots methods of pike-handling as opposed to the Swiss. The Swiss were capable of (...) (24 years ago, 28-Aug-00, to lugnet.castle)
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| (...) I just read your game story, and it's great! I'm sorry the archer had to have happen to him what did happen to him (so as not ruin it for anyone), and that poor grey ninja made me feel sad. But the Timmy Lords were excellent. (Off topic, I (...) (24 years ago, 29-Aug-00, to lugnet.castle)
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| (...) suggestion. And no, faced with someone weilding a claymore, I'm not going to call him unsophisticated, or make fun of haggis, or suggest that he might be overly thrifty. I would probably just back away slowly. eric (24 years ago, 29-Aug-00, to lugnet.castle)
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| (...) Why not use a lance for the grip part, and attach a spear to the other end? If the minifig holds the lance "backwards", the handle would give ample opportunities for connecting bit to hold the spear. Done in the right way, it could even (...) (24 years ago, 28-Aug-00, to lugnet.castle)
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