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That's good advice. I find I use eBay as a buyer to get sets I really want but can't get anywhere else or anywhere else cheaper. I use eBay as a seller to sell only sets I really don't want. If I really don't want a MISB set, it's never because I (...) (24 years ago, 29-Sep-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Wicked cool. The use of tires as headgear is simply brilliant. I'm also glad to see somebody realizing the full potential of the Star Wars capes. Here are my own humble entries into "Eastern Castle" stuff: (URL) Kurtzuba (24 years ago, 29-Sep-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build.minifigs, lugnet.castle.org)
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(...) from: (...) The Crusaders were in Syria, according to a (non-LEGO) book I recently read. Royal Knights and Forestmen are probably English. (...) I don't know about Black Knights. When I first saw the Dragon Masters I thought they were (...) (24 years ago, 29-Sep-00, to lugnet.castle)
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Christopher Lindsey <lindsey@nospam.mallorn.com> wrote in message news:39D4F66B.D3BE01...orn.com... (...) Boy, do I know the feeling <g> I should start smoking, or something, to justify the amount of spending I do - spread the "wasting" of money (...) (24 years ago, 29-Sep-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) LEGO doesn't really fade in the light, but it does yellow. I had a Pizza To Go that I left near a sunny window for a couple years- now I have tan bricks, almost indistinguisable from authentic tan bricks, with white pizzeria lettering! (The (...) (24 years ago, 30-Sep-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Of those, looks like Naboo Swamp is the best bet at 2 1x3s and 2 1x4s for plates... Was hoping there was something better out there. :) Fortunately, while looking for the new chrome sets at the local Osco Drug (they didn't have any) I did come (...) (24 years ago, 30-Sep-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Go (...) with (...) Blue bricks will also yellow. I have also seen very discolored red bricks. As far as opening sets up. I buy to play. I just opened a 1977 set the other day (664 TV crew, bought for the black cowboy hat, and other parts). (...) (24 years ago, 30-Sep-00, to lugnet.castle)
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Frank Filz <ffilz@mindspring.com> wrote in message news:39D4C8BD.102F@m...ing.com... (...) I like your cave idea, and plans. It will look great with additional height. Also, those Chewie's look great! I haven't even seen them that closely (Stupid (...) (24 years ago, 30-Sep-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build, lugnet.build.minifigs, lugnet.castle.org.cw)
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(...) Very cool! As others have commented, the use of tires is pretty original... But I really wanted to comment on the chrome headlights. They make me think of the barbar's song from Man of La Mancha: DON QUIXOTE: spoken Hand it over! BARBER: (...) (24 years ago, 30-Sep-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build.minifigs)
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(...) Ahh, what a show, what a show! I saw it on July 8th, here in Boston, performed by what I think were college students (but I'm not sure...) The ultimate message was great. Follow your dreams, no matter what anyone else says. Amen to that! (...) (...) (24 years ago, 30-Sep-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build.minifigs, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Thank you... (...) Here's a first... Now I know I have elicited a few smiles and some head scratching before....but my creations have never moved anyone to song before...lol I guess if .pirates can lay claim to Pirates of Penzance, it's only (...) (24 years ago, 30-Sep-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build.minifigs)
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(...) Thank you for the compliment... Actually, when I first saw the Lego SW sets, I was very into the Ninja theme (still am = ) and all I thought of when I saw many of the figs was Japanese peasants and new Samurai/Ninja figs (especially qui gonn, (...) (24 years ago, 30-Sep-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build.minifigs, lugnet.castle.org)
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(...) The MTT has 4x10's, 2x10's, as well as lots of brown bricks, tan bricks and plates, and dark grey bricks and plates. Kevin ---...--- Personal Lego Web page: (URL) Park: Limited edition kit (URL) Kits & Custom Lego models: (URL) (24 years ago, 30-Sep-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) I would love a Roman theme...heck I figured Lego would have done it in the 80's...all the elements were there for great chariots, aquaducts, and other Romanesque buildings. I had hoped that Lego was going to expand the "castle-themes of the (...) (24 years ago, 30-Sep-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build.minifigs, lugnet.castle.org)
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(...) I particularly like the Sand Kingdom headdress, now if I could do a decent turban...hmm (...) I guess I was trying to recreate those magical younger years when there was no envelope to push or box to think outside of = ) (...) well, no matter (...) (24 years ago, 30-Sep-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build.minifigs, lugnet.castle.org)
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(...) What do they look like? More brown than normal blue? The discoloured red bricks I've read about have been described as maroon, but I have never experienced this, just discoloured white and pink so far. How bad can LEGO get? Like, if a white (...) (24 years ago, 30-Sep-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) I have a makshift roman army that I began after seeing Gladiator. The figs have th black "dragon" helm (tho the silver ones wloud work much much better), the chain mail black monarchs torso. and the commanders have the ninja armor. they are (...) (24 years ago, 30-Sep-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build.minifigs, lugnet.castle.org)
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(...) I wish I could get my hands on more of the Gugan shields easily...it would br great if they had it in dark gray and the design in black or hunter green (...) I think that the tear drop shields and Dragon helmets are a reasonable substitution (...) (24 years ago, 30-Sep-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build.minifigs)
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(...) I point you here, to Joel Kuester's site: (URL) picture down, on the left hand side...rather ingenious. -Chris XP to .castle (24 years ago, 1-Oct-00, to lugnet.build, lugnet.castle)
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