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Liked your site was impressed keep up the good work. Craig (24 years ago, 18-Nov-00, to lugnet.castle)
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This site got CLSotW early in June of this year. GREAT site, and really funny! Always worth another look :-) -- Tim Courtney - tim@zacktron.com (URL) - Centralized LDraw Resources (URL) - Zacktron Alliance ICQ: 23951114 - AIM: TimCourtne "Steve (...) (24 years ago, 17-Nov-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.castle)
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Joel, Thanks for pointing out the broken link. I checked again today and it's still down, so I removed the link from my page. I think keeping the links up to date is going to be a job in itself. *grin* Thanks again for the feedback! -Anne (...) (24 years ago, 17-Nov-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Wow James! Some very nice models! It looks like you have a lot of experience with your model design! I look forward tomore (clearer! ;-) designs in the future! Matt (24 years ago, 17-Nov-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) I found using files on flashing was slower than that #11 blade - use it enough and you develop a good touch. I know the popular thing is to refer to the dragon helmet as "Roman" (oddly, the Roman Gallic style is what comes to mind, but they (...) (24 years ago, 17-Nov-00, to lugnet.castle)
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From a post on SlashDot: Senor-D writes "Shigeyuki Sandou, a LEGO minifig creator from japan, has built multiple scenes from "Monty Python and the Holy Grail" using LEGO minifigures. ... He also did scenes from "The Matrix", they can be found here." (...) (24 years ago, 17-Nov-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.castle)
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Move the image from the about page to the Home page since I found it very interesting to look at. Other than that, everything seems pretty good. Matt (...) (24 years ago, 17-Nov-00, to lugnet.castle)
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My site has just gone up (its not fully finished yet so some links wont work) I'd be greatful if people would go and have a look and give us some feedback Thanks a lot james@minifig.co.uk www.minifig.co.uk (24 years ago, 17-Nov-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Nice work. I like how you worked out your own modular style. Hope to see some more wall modules.Rich -- Have Fun! C-Ya! Legoman34 ***** Legoman34 (Richard W. Schamus)... (My views do not necessarily express the views of my employer...) (...) (24 years ago, 17-Nov-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.general)
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Well, I hate to reply to myself, but I added a POV-RAY raytracing of the tower's windows. I am pleased with the detail in the windows themselves. :-) -Andy Lynch (...) (24 years ago, 17-Nov-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.general)
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(...) I dug out a flat hobby file from the set I use for taking the flashing off of table top figurines to get rid of that tab, myself. It took some time and requires a bit of attention to prevent going too far or accidentally filing the 'front' (...) (24 years ago, 17-Nov-00, to lugnet.castle)
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I dremeled the tab away using a small coarse sanding drum. Worked fine, though the ABS is so hard, it took a while. I've gone the X-acto route and I'd say the ABS is too hard to hand-cut the piece safely, unless you use a vise. binky "Bruce (...) (24 years ago, 17-Nov-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Check the 1984 shop at home catalog. (24 years ago, 17-Nov-00, to lugnet.castle)
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I remember in my much younger days buying a set of mini figs from LS@H that I believe would have been the first castle mini fig pack. I've never seen it documented anywhere (even here on lugnet). It consisted of the following: 2 each of the visored (...) (24 years ago, 17-Nov-00, to lugnet.castle)
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The UFO armor pads also appear in many Insectoids sets. It's been seen in two colors: Black and Dark Grey. The black version appears to have made more appearances and is available in many smaller sets. Don't destroy those wonderful UFO figs though. (...) (24 years ago, 17-Nov-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) I tried saw blades years ago, and I found them on the useless side for this type of work. If you are actually cutting all the way through, it works better, but I prefer a jeweler's saw at that point. A good old #11 is my flensing tool of (...) (24 years ago, 17-Nov-00, to lugnet.castle)
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X-Acto sells a #13 micro saw blade that might work well for this application. I bet you can find it at a hardware store or a well-stocked model/train store. ~Mark "Muffin Head" Sandlin (24 years ago, 16-Nov-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Ahhhh, got a visored-helm here with me (shopping spree with the stuff still in the car). Kind of a hulking look, but that's okay. I'm good with an X-acto blade, I'll give that a try when I get home. Some good suggestions. Thanks. I had a (...) (24 years ago, 16-Nov-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) I'm starting a new ad campaign. Here it goes: Got B.U.R.P.S ? Rob (24 years ago, 16-Nov-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Hello Bruce! You could use an Xacto knife for best results, watch your fingers! If you don't cut of the tab on the armor you must leave the head slightly raised, advantage is a taller warrior. The red head is good for fire demons, goblins or (...) (24 years ago, 16-Nov-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Looking Great James.....especially that I've seen the work in progress first hand.... : ) Can't wait to see the rest of the pics..... and thanx for the hospitality when I was in Canada.... : ) Kev... : ) (24 years ago, 16-Nov-00, to lugnet.castle)
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Hi everyone, Just wanted to point out my latest castle creation: (URL) is the beginnings of a castle, a red gatehouse with a white tower flanking it, and the beginning of a modular wall. I need to get some close ups of the gatehouse itself, but you (...) (24 years ago, 16-Nov-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.general) !
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(...) Chris P.S. I really like the waterfall in the back... (24 years ago, 16-Nov-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Kind of a delayed reaction response to my own message, but three months later, I gave the Tuesday Morning sale a try yesterday, and found eight of the 2847s which have the black shoulder-pads-armor. I'm not sure what I'm going to do with the (...) (24 years ago, 16-Nov-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Wow, I can't wait to see more. That's a lot of burps for canyon, too. George (24 years ago, 16-Nov-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Very nice, Anne! I had the fortune of stumbling across your page back in early spring this year and was stunned by the accuracy and attention that Dr. Carney puts into his projects. The new layout is very nice. I noticed a broken link - for (...) (24 years ago, 16-Nov-00, to lugnet.castle)
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After two years of procrastination, Mercenary Headquarters is done. A premliminary pic is here: (URL) more to follow in the near future. I've set aside some time next weekend for picture taking and showing off to NALUG. Until I get those taken (and (...) (24 years ago, 16-Nov-00, to lugnet.castle) !!
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(...) Cheers, Heather -- Heather Patey St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada Pirate Wench / Brick Detective (24 years ago, 16-Nov-00, to lugnet.castle)
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Thanks for the feedback Tamyra! I was considering putting images of all the castles on the main page, but that would sure be a lot of graphics to load. I'm not quite sure what would be a good solution for this. As for the lineage page, he has in (...) (24 years ago, 15-Nov-00, to lugnet.castle)
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That's the plan. :) I just figured I'd do it after all the castles are done since it'll be easier than updating that page every time I add a new castle. Thanks for the suggestion though, I'll make sure not to forget to do it. :) Thanks again, Anne (...) (24 years ago, 15-Nov-00, to lugnet.castle)
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The new site looks terrific. The subdued colours work really well. Man, I love that Chillon castle (not that the rest aren't amazing too). -- Paul Davidson Anne Sullivan <jynx@end.com> wrote in message news:G3zsoJ.3CE@lugnet.com... (...) few (...) (...) (24 years ago, 15-Nov-00, to lugnet.castle)
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I saw the sets near the Lego aisle. Although they have sold out VERY quickly. Chances are that your Meijer store may have had them and sold them already. These sets were in a small cardboard display that might have held about 64 sets max. (...) (24 years ago, 13-Nov-00, to lugnet.loc.us.mi, lugnet.castle)
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Welcome back Anne! Hope this means we'll see more of the Dr's Castles!!! I kind of miss the little icons with the castles, though I do like the look and feel of the new site! I like the added information on the castles themselves! Gives us all a (...) (24 years ago, 14-Nov-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) I have some Best-Lock army sets and was not very happy with them. They have some nice pieces and look great, but they don't stay together. The tooling on the bricks are not as precise as Lego bricks, so they don't go together and stay (...) (24 years ago, 15-Nov-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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It also appears in the 'Classic Building Table Set': (URL) see this one frequently at Wal-Mart. Usually $19.99. Which is why I haven't bought one yet, even if it does have the green hat. :-) -Andy Lynch (...) (24 years ago, 15-Nov-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) pages on the lineage page. (24 years ago, 15-Nov-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) This castle builder has slipped back into sort bricks mode. The good news is that it's becoming apparent that there is indeed an other end of the tunnel, though I can't see the light from it yet. The pile of unsorted sets really drops fast (...) (24 years ago, 15-Nov-00, to lugnet.castle)
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I'm optimistic about GetTheToys, but I think that its mainly because I just want their site to work so badly (I'm saving up for a big purchase). However, despite all my plugging for Bestlock, I have never actually ordered from GetTheToys, and I too (...) (24 years ago, 15-Nov-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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(...) It's still great! And now it's greater because it has a monkey and a ship with a ballista! Thanks for adding the thing about Mara to the front page, makes more sense now. Now what's going to happen next in your land? -Nick (24 years ago, 15-Nov-00, to lugnet.castle)
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The site you saw before was the old site found at (URL) put up a link to the castle lineage that lists the castles he worked on and when. You can see that at (URL) that answers your questions. :) -Anne (...) (24 years ago, 15-Nov-00, to lugnet.castle)
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