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(...) 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 (URL)Done in the right way, (...) (24 years ago, 28-Aug-00, to lugnet.castle)
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Hi Shiri, Don't know cause I am new, but now maybe these guys will stop whining.."when Shiri coming back? We miss Shiri! Space rules as long as Shiri isnt around!" Grin. Looking forward to your posts. (...) (24 years ago, 28-Aug-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.people, lugnet.general)
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(...) LOL... no... IIRC, it was something along the lines of "Leo is enslaving all the people"... -Shiri (24 years ago, 28-Aug-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) what (...) I (...) An interesting solution except I'm not going to put 'em in the pencil sharpener - I mean, then they'd be sharp (ouch, look, blood!). I suppose the key is for them to properly fit minifig hands and be able to put standard (...) (24 years ago, 28-Aug-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) what (...) I (...) While that would certainly offend people's sense of purity, it is a good idea, of course there is a "pure" solution, take some of that thin flex-tube and cut it to appropriate lengths. I think it can be found in grey or (...) (24 years ago, 28-Aug-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) be (...) Another possibility which just occured to me is to use those 'whip' antennae. Doesn't the Desert Skiff come with a couple in brown? One of them would look a bit goofy, but a forest of them would be cool. James (24 years ago, 28-Aug-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) If it doesn't offend anyone's Lego purism, I would suggest 1/8" styrene rod stock, available at many hobby stores in 12" inch and/or 36" lengths. I've seen them in white, black, dark grey, as well as a few translucent hues, and they fit minfig (...) (24 years ago, 28-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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(...) be (...) That works for the Swiss, who were very agressive, though I don't think the Scots were that sophisticated. Good suggestion. (...) That's the way I currently have them (lightsabre blade, lightsabre handle, spear). I could horrify (...) (24 years ago, 28-Aug-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) spear (...) Fake it. :) Have your minifigs standing sideways in the pikewall, so that the "pike" is angled down through both their hands. In the upper hand, have them holding a spear, with as much extension as they can get. In the back hand, (...) (24 years ago, 28-Aug-00, to lugnet.castle)
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I need some pikes for my medieval/renaissance armies and I was wondering what solutions others have used, the standard spear being too short for a pike. I thought of shaving off the axe blade from the gray halberd, which leaves a longer spear, but (...) (24 years ago, 28-Aug-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) "Axe theory"? Is this the scientific explanation of 6095 Royal Joust? (24 years ago, 28-Aug-00, to lugnet.castle)
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Heya ! Are these sets available in Munich yet ? If, so where in Munich can I find them ? Thanx. Rene (...) (24 years ago, 28-Aug-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.castle, lugnet.promo)
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(...) Now castle will once again claim it's rightful spot as the fastest growing topic on Lugnet with your posts! Sorry, I couldn't resist saying that. Welcome back Shiri! Rob (24 years ago, 27-Aug-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.people, lugnet.general)
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(...) Neat idea!! Love the creativity, Brandon... that would explain why they have no permanent home, too! Personally I agree about the bad-guy good-guy theory, and I know I'm not the only one. Let *us* interpret the figs however we want to. People (...) (24 years ago, 27-Aug-00, to lugnet.castle)
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I don't like the way the newer castle sets are presented. The LEGO company loves telling us that some minifigures are good brave people, and others are evil robbers. Yes, the evil guys are always robbers, even though every castle set I've ever seen (...) (24 years ago, 27-Aug-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Hey Mark, lemme clue you in. Castle has about twice as many posts as Space... nyah nyah ;-) (...) I vote for .fun... -Shiri p.s. Can someone invite lazy me to the BrickLUG chat again? I got a new AIM screen name... "lego shiri"... TIA! (24 years ago, 27-Aug-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.people, lugnet.general, lugnet.space, lugnet.fun)
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(...) <psst> Hey Shiri, Space! Space! Space! Space! Space! Just wanted to give you something to put in the proper topic. Now... does this XFUT to .space or .fun? :^D ~Mark (24 years ago, 27-Aug-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.people, lugnet.general)
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(...) <grin> First of all, thanks, it's nice to be missed! Secondly, why lurk?... when you can post and make it un-dull... c'mon, show some initiative around here ;-) -Shiri (24 years ago, 27-Aug-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.people, lugnet.general)
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(...) Hi Shiri, From a lurker's standpoint, let me say that I missed you! It's been a little dull since you've been away! I'm glad you're back and I look forward to reading your postings! Tom (24 years ago, 27-Aug-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.people, lugnet.general)
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(...) Yeah... I got all of mine (which "surprisingly" doesn't seem so big anymore...) and a little bit of my cousin's, including some rare-ish bits like BFs, some Crusaders and BKs, Blacktron and a few classic windows... didn't catch the fabuland (...) (24 years ago, 27-Aug-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.people, lugnet.general)
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Welcome back! Were you able to obtain any more of your LEGO collection from back home? How is your jet lag? Brad (24 years ago, 27-Aug-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.people, lugnet.general)
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Hi y'all! I'm back... it was a great, albeit long, vacation... reminded me what I missed back in .il, and what I should be grateful for over here. It *is* good to be back home... the computer, the lego, lugnet, I missed'em. ;-) (Oh, and my family (...) (24 years ago, 26-Aug-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.people, lugnet.general)
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(...) [4816-4819] The sets are in no way hard to find here. Anyone who pays three times as much on ebay as German AFOLs pay here must be either rich enough or stupid enough. I think it's easy to get the sets, so I'll sell them at US$6 or so, which (...) (24 years ago, 26-Aug-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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I have posted a few more pics of my skeleton army. Please take a look! (URL) is a throne made out of Lego skeleton arms and legs: (URL) are several other pics if you would like tosee them. This is the directory of the pics: (URL) (24 years ago, 26-Aug-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Someone has been combining the chromed bits and auctioning Really Shiney Bulls Cavalry on eBay. These are real parts then (the shield and helmet). These packs may never make it here, but I'd bet all the parts will. It's especially nice to see (...) (24 years ago, 26-Aug-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.castle, lugnet.promo)
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(...) Oooh, lots of goodies here! Princess Storm's armored torso for those who don't want the big 2000 set, the return of Imperial Armada silver armor and black dragons, and the silver dragon helms and Bull shields recently seen on eBay that few of (...) (24 years ago, 26-Aug-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) are (...) I was a bit sceptical like the rest of us but I guess you just never know: article (2 URLs) (24 years ago, 26-Aug-00, to lugnet.castle)
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Hi Castle and/or promo fans, I was able to pick up four new sets this morning in a german toy shop. I doubt that they will make it to the US as well, but in any case I made a few scans of the sets [#4816 - 4819] You can see them here; within the (...) (24 years ago, 26-Aug-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.castle, lugnet.promo)
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I am looking for a sail from #6057 Sea Serpent. Will offer castle, space or any old stuff for it. 'Nuff said. (24 years ago, 26-Aug-00, to lugnet.castle)
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Hi my name is Alex Farlie, I am attemtping to get together articles for a magzine (ideally web -based). Style is intended to be simmilar to that of the Meccano Magzine(c1950) (modern considerations taken into account) . Content has a Lego(R) rther (...) (24 years ago, 25-Aug-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Hi Greg! (...) Looks good, nice attention to details on the wall and roof. Nice work! Rob (24 years ago, 25-Aug-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) A good bet, but I was ALSO refering to your "Mercenary HQ Monsterpiece" (URL) I'm surprised your "release" thread (URL) isn't longer. A very impressive model, even if you feel you still have some finalizing to do. The flickering firelight in (...) (24 years ago, 24-Aug-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build, lugnet.org.ca.nalug)
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I think it is a tremendous effort you've put into a fabalous work of art. Well, I'm just trying to put my admiration into words. Very nice!!! (wish i had such a collection of bricks...) Daan (...) (24 years ago, 24-Aug-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) As John has already said, a lot of the secret is using plates underneath the bricks :) When building, I realized I needed the waterwheel to have somewhere between 2 and 3 bricks worth of space (2 wasn't QUITE enough, 3 was plenty) between the (...) (24 years ago, 24-Aug-00, to lugnet.castle)
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Hi everyone, I posted some pics on Brickshelf of my medievil farm. (I can't speel, sorry) Please puruse them and give me your honest opinions. I realize it may need work. I was trying to make it look like stacked stone with a straw roof. I think my (...) (24 years ago, 24-Aug-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Don't let green plate availability daunt you. Plate-high contours on a hill could be established by plates underneath green bricks. Then plates of any color can be used since they won't be visible in the end. Picture molding the hill in multi (...) (24 years ago, 24-Aug-00, to lugnet.castle)
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Good work Dave! I actually wanted to ask you about the way you approached building the hill for the stream. I like to sculpt landscapes around my dioramas, but I'm not sure I've hit on the best strategy yet. I tend to only build hill slopes in (...) (24 years ago, 24-Aug-00, to lugnet.castle)
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Very nice village Dave! I can almost see the dramas taking place with all the different types of buildings represented and I can't wait to see it populated! Dan (24 years ago, 24-Aug-00, to lugnet.castle)
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It's a bit annoying that you copied this to castle and space groups too - keep the commercial crap out of the theme groups! Dan (...) (24 years ago, 24-Aug-00, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.pirates, lugnet.castle, lugnet.space)
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