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(...) Certainly for the size of the set, I think the main model is decent. (...) Yea, I'm not sure how useful the bottom-dome is to me. I'll probably find some use for it, but as one of the major pieces, it sure is a detractor for buying lots of (...) (24 years ago, 18-Nov-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.reviews)
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I neglected to mention that the inverse black dome piece CAN be inverted and used as a more classical looking dome. I did it in this MOC (with a tan version): (URL) just use a 2x2x1 round piece with a technic axle in it. You attach this to your flat (...) (24 years ago, 18-Nov-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.reviews)
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----- Original Message ----- From: "Brad Hamilton" <bhamilto1@home.com> (...) Hi Brad, I also used the inverse dome piece as a tower roof in one of my experimental models. You can see a small picture of this in the second picture from the top of (...) (24 years ago, 18-Nov-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.reviews)
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<snip (...) <snip> You know, you can take two of these and put them together. If you put "legs" on the bottom of it, it looks kinda like a watertower. $0.02 (24 years ago, 18-Nov-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.reviews)
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(...) I have to agree that this set was certainly a great set in my opinion. I liked them so much that once KB got them at $4.99 I bought at least a dozen and have no plans to get rid of any of the parts. On of the best "parts" sets in the last five (...) (24 years ago, 18-Nov-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.reviews)
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I own this set, and I can confirm that they are white. (...) (24 years ago, 18-Nov-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.general)
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Looks nice. I can't quite follow your attachment strategy though. Can you try to re-explain it? thanks Andy Lynch <andy@andyandjackie.com> wrote in message news:006c01c0518a$31...464@net... (...) and (...) top (...) experimental (...) this (...) (...) (24 years ago, 18-Nov-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.reviews)
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In a word, WOW! I really don't know what else to say. I love the hugeness of it and how it looks so natural. The waterfall is executed nicely and the whole rock wall looks fantastic. I would kill (well, maybe not kill) to have that many BURPs. I (...) (24 years ago, 18-Nov-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) (an example of the my view when I saw the pic) Kevin waits; sees the picture; thinks "WOW" drools the bit of Sierra Mist® in his mouth out; goes immediately back to the post, hits reply; ---...--- WOW, I really can't wait to see more. Liked (...) (24 years ago, 19-Nov-00, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Alternate Model Suggestions for 7110 Landspeeder?
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I jus got this set today, and I'm quite pleased with it. I want to build other models with only the parts in this set, but I'm not sure where to start. I'd like to do something other than a speeder/hover vehicle, which seems like the obvious thing (...) (24 years ago, 19-Nov-00, to lugnet.build, lugnet.starwars, lugnet.castle)
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picture two 1x1s with the top clip, side by side. attach a lightsaber blade to them, so it sticks out a bit on each side. on the sides where it sticks out, stick another 1x1 with top clip, but upside down relative to the original two. now attach one (...) (24 years ago, 19-Nov-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.reviews)
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Hang on... You actually own a 2001 Star Wars set?! When and where did you find it, and were any of the other Star Wars sets available? How much did it cost? What are the gray cylinder pieces like? Curious people want to know... Joel <Set follow-up (...) (24 years ago, 19-Nov-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.general, lugnet.starwars)
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(...) Further Update: Fixed more spelling and grammatical errors, reedited some pictures for greater clarity expect to see many more pictures added to the stories and many new pictures for old figures after thanksgiving --Anthony (24 years ago, 19-Nov-00, to lugnet.castle)
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Brad, Words sometimes fail me, so here's a picture that should give you the idea: (URL) Original Message ----- From: "Brad Hamilton" (...) <snip> (...) (24 years ago, 19-Nov-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.reviews)
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Thanks! Now I get it. Andy Lynch <andy@andyandjackie.com> wrote in message news:002101c0522e$c1...464@net... (...) idea: (...) the (...) then (...) the (...) (24 years ago, 19-Nov-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.reviews)
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(...) Heh. It is a lot of BURPs, but there's even more bricks in it. It's a good way of doing a mountain side, but it really sucks up the bricks. :/ As to stories, well, sort of. ;) There's two more chapters (at least) of the history of the Blank (...) (24 years ago, 19-Nov-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) James, you have a TON of brick there! That is impresive, and I'd like to see some more fine detail photos if ever possible. Hat is off to you. Aaron (24 years ago, 20-Nov-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Castle), which came with 12 of the inverted corner slopes in grey... It also had a bunch of black macaroni's as well :) Sigh... too bad we can't tell colors from the pictures-- I was really hoping for those 2x2x3 extreme corner slopes in grey (...) (24 years ago, 20-Nov-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.general)
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(...) Yup. 6085 is the only castle I can think of off-hand that I'm still willing to pay the market value for, just because of the parts selection. I come down heavily on the "parts is parts, sets is parts" side of build-vs-collect, and can't think (...) (24 years ago, 20-Nov-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.general)
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Hi , I was wondering if anyone had any clear lego minifig heads. e-mail me. or Instant Message me on "Aol Instant Messenger" my screen name is TimDeering. TIM (24 years ago, 20-Nov-00, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: Body Armor
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In lugnet.castle, Bruce Schlickbernd writes: [ker-snip!] (...) Hehe - it might be - if one possessed more manual dexterity and didn't know that any knives (Hobby, pocket, butter...) held in their hands quickly develop a taste for the wielder's blood (...) (24 years ago, 21-Nov-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build.minifigs)
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(...) A post mentioned the problem of cutting youself with an hobby knife while doing fine work on minifigs accessorites. There are kevlar (SP?) gloves specifically made to protect the hands in these situations. They are marketed to wood carvers and (...) (24 years ago, 21-Nov-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build.minifigs)
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| | Re: Feedback on website wanted
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(...) "If this is torture...chain me to the wall!!"(Insert Cheech Marin voice) I can think of worse projects and subjects to have to maintain.. ^_^ Great work. It (and others) is inspiring me to actually learn how to make a good page rather than the (...) (24 years ago, 21-Nov-00, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: 4819 avalible for 2.99 at S@H!! (Chrome set Rebel Chariot)
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(...) Hey, I tried to order these and they refused to sell them to me. they are in the computer, but they are slated as 2001 product and will not sell any. They said the evening service usually does not know about these limitations on the sets and (...) (24 years ago, 21-Nov-00, to lugnet.castle)
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If I were you I would point them to Brad's post when the Chrome sets were first made available at S@H. Did he not say, "Currently, only sets 4816, 4817, and 4818 are in stock; we're still working on 4819 and hope to have that one available soon as (...) (24 years ago, 21-Nov-00, to lugnet.castle)
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My sales rep. had to talk to somebody else before I was able t order any of the chrome sets. Jonathan (24 years ago, 21-Nov-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Well, that didn't really happen, but it sounded great anyway. Kevin ---...--- "If you pick up a starving dog and make him prosperous, he will not bite you. This is the principal difference between a dog and a man." -Mark Twain (24 years ago, 22-Nov-00, to lugnet.castle)
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In lugnet.castle, Lester Witter writes: [snipped] (...) [snipped] (...) Hmm. That's a good idea, actually. I'm generally pretty careful but every once in a while I just point the business end the wrong way and away she goes. I'll have to look into (...) (24 years ago, 22-Nov-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build.minifigs)
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(...) Shouldn't castle people be wearing gauntlets? ;^D ~Mark "Muffin Head" Sandlin (24 years ago, 22-Nov-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build.minifigs)
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Mark Sandlin wrote in message ... (...) goes. (...) You can get modern-equivalent-of "chain mail" gauntlets - they are used by slaughterhouse workers. Those should be suitable :-) Kevin (24 years ago, 22-Nov-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build.minifigs)
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(...) Yowza! They're pricey, though, if you're only going to use them for protected LEGO use. In addition, of course, they'd provide no protection against the tapered Xacto point! Dave! (24 years ago, 22-Nov-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build.minifigs)
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| | Palm leaf holder
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Hi all, does anyone know in which sets I can find a BLACK palm leaf holder? Ciao Gianluca ___...___ Do You Yahoo!? Il tuo indirizzo gratis e per sempre @yahoo.it su (URL) (24 years ago, 24-Nov-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.castle, lugnet.pirates)
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(...) I'm pretty sure the only set they ever came with was the <set:6285 Black Seas Barracuda>. Good luck, -Shiri (24 years ago, 24-Nov-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.castle, lugnet.pirates)
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(...) Yup! 3 in 6285 - Black Seas Barracuda 3 in 6087 - Witch's Magic Manor 1 in 6280 - Armada Flagship 1 in 6250 - Cross Bone Clipper 1 in 6277 - Imperial Trading Post 1 in 6270 - Forbidden Island Ref: (URL) the Vattima nor Jessiman databases yield (...) (24 years ago, 24-Nov-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.castle, lugnet.pirates)
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(...) I think it also came with the Armada Flagship <set:6280>. Jude (24 years ago, 24-Nov-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.castle, lugnet.pirates)
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(...) Totally agreed. They make a great scare-off-the-peasants armor. (...) Well, I know of a few who used those armors in their MOCs. First that comes to mind is Dave E with his CW sig-fig... but I recall many posts exclaiming the awesome cool-ness (...) (24 years ago, 24-Nov-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) I'm getting the feeling I should add Dan and Jenn's site to my favorites. ;-) -Shiri (24 years ago, 24-Nov-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.castle, lugnet.pirates)
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(...) They wouldn't sell me any of the sets! They didn't seem to know how sell me something that isn't in the catalog and I tried telling them everything about the emails and about other people buying the sets over the phone. If they would add the (...) (24 years ago, 24-Nov-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) ...and, as noted, several other Pirate (and a few Castle!) sets. These are extremely useful things. I love them, but can never get enough of them! My joyous discovery of the last week is that the 6543 Sail n' Fly Marina has them in *brown*... (...) (24 years ago, 24-Nov-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.castle, lugnet.pirates)
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Does anyone have a 6081 that they would like to trade for different lego sets. Im in the UK, e-mail me for more info. nickyblack_69@hotmail.com (24 years ago, 24-Nov-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Yes, but my database does... 2 in 6977 - Arachnoid Star Base See, they're in space sets too! Kim (24 years ago, 24-Nov-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.castle, lugnet.pirates)
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| | Re: 4819 avalible for 2.99 at S@H!! (Chrome set Rebel Chariot)
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Okay, in regard to the inability of some of os to order the Chrome Kingdom sets 4816, 4817, 4818, or 4819 here is a suggestion. If you HAVE ordered these sets and HAVE received them, check your packing slip so see what the wharehouse number is, it (...) (24 years ago, 25-Nov-00, to lugnet.castle)
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| | need help tracing piece!
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Hello all, can anyone help me out here? I've got a red horse-cover (for want of a better word), which has blue printed over it and shows two red dragons on either side - was this cover in any other sets that 6086 and 6085? Any help much appreciated! (24 years ago, 25-Nov-00, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Improv-ed Medieval BrikWars
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Hey-- Tim (Courtney), Brandon (Grifford) and I are right here (my place) playing slightly-Improv-ed Brikwars. Meaning we're making up rules as we go along, not really following the rules, just looking for action. Carnage is everywhere. Pictures are (...) (24 years ago, 25-Nov-00, to lugnet.gaming, lugnet.castle, lugnet.loc.us.ma.bos)
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| | LEGO 6091 at my Target for $67
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I was looking through the Target ad today, and I saw <set:6091 King Leos Castle> for $67. I don't know if it's nationwide, but it was in the Target ad today. Also I have a $10 off coupon from the LEGO Magazine. Worth it? <set:6091 King Leo's (...) (24 years ago, 25-Nov-00, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.castle)
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| | LEGO 6091 at my Target for $67
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I was looking through the Target ad today, and I saw <set:6091 King Leo's Castle> for $67. I don't know if it's nationwide, but it was in the Target ad today. Also I have a $10 off coupon from the LEGO Magazine. Worth it? Kevin ---...--- "Outside of (...) (24 years ago, 25-Nov-00, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.castle)
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(...) FU: We didn't have time to finish the game, but it sure looked like I lost. Bad strategy on my side, for splitting up my army and putting the cavalry before the foot-soldiers; plus, I was going against both Tim and Brandon at the same time. Oh (...) (24 years ago, 26-Nov-00, to lugnet.gaming, lugnet.castle, lugnet.loc.us.ma.bos)
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(...) pictures. It seems awful gutsy to risk them in such a pitched battle. Wouldn't it be something if you could use BrikWars to determine the fates of clashing CW empires? It's almost hard to imagine. - Mike. (24 years ago, 26-Nov-00, to lugnet.gaming, lugnet.castle, lugnet.loc.us.ma.bos)
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(...) Whoops, didn't mean to post twice, tried to stop it. Kevin (24 years ago, 26-Nov-00, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.castle)
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(...) Well yeah - not really. It was kinda an unspoken agreement ahead of time not to damage the buildings. As for the people, it's easy to reassemble them! (...) Well, I think that could be cool for a different kind of org. A lot of people lately (...) (24 years ago, 26-Nov-00, to lugnet.gaming, lugnet.castle, lugnet.loc.us.ma.bos)
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"Shiri Dori" <shirid@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:G4M6oJ.8ts@lugnet.com... (...) of (...) You could keep CW as it is essentially, but mirror the CW universe and have it played out in a series of Brikwars games where CW participants are (...) (24 years ago, 26-Nov-00, to lugnet.gaming, lugnet.castle, lugnet.loc.us.ma.bos)
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(...) The piece is commonly known as 'barding' at least to me in Auczilla :^) Search the old castle posts I seem to remember someone doing a list of which ones were in which set some time back. Mike (24 years ago, 26-Nov-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) *bada BOOM* Wasn't it enough that you corrupted .space and doomed us all to expanding waistlines with your Space Donut Shop? (mmm...dooonuts..) Now you have to harass .castle, too?? Go eat your donuts or something. Hehe. ;P~ Joel (24 years ago, 26-Nov-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build.minifigs)
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| | Anyone up for a big castle Brickwars over break?
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With Christmas break coming up, will anyone have time to get together (on the east coast) and set up a day of Brickwars? I'm thinking big - to have a few thousand soldiers and heroes and make a really cool landscape - something we could plan out in (...) (24 years ago, 26-Nov-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.gaming, lugnet.org.us)
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Just wait 'til I get the time machine up and running. I'll have a medieval donut shop set up in no time. ;^) ~Mark "Muffin Head" Sandlin (24 years ago, 26-Nov-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build.minifigs)
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| | Re: 4819 avalible for 2.99 at S@H!! (Chrome set Rebel Chariot)
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(...) I am posting this again just so people see it. If you have them numbers, I'll be wantin' 'em, please. Aaron (24 years ago, 26-Nov-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) I've seen butchers wearing them, too. Theirs might be lighter and cheaper, since they only have to protect against knives and slicers, not axes and chainsaws ;-) (...) Not for punctures, true. But they could prevent really nasty stuff like (...) (24 years ago, 27-Nov-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build.minifigs)
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| | A taste of things to come
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Well, I've gone and done it, I went trigger happy again. Here is one of many new, clearer pictures that will be added to my site in the next week. This pic is huge, so be warned. The pics on my site will most likely be at least half as small. (URL) (...) (24 years ago, 27-Nov-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) =) -- Richard (24 years ago, 27-Nov-00, to lugnet.castle)
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Anthony, Very nice structure, and the picture is really well done. :-) -Andy Lynch ----- Original Message ----- From: "Anthony Sava" <ajs0093@pop.tamu.edu> (...) (24 years ago, 27-Nov-00, to lugnet.castle)
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Anthony, very cool! That's a nice solid looking fortress you've built. I enjoyed looking at the larger picture because it allowed me to see all of the wonerful details. They fit into the structure well, and make the castle even more impressive. The (...) (24 years ago, 27-Nov-00, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Monument of Mine
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During the Thanksgiving weekend - amongst being glued to CNN and C-SPAN - I had plenty of time to work on a project. I felt a medieval town shouldn't be without some sort of statue or monument in the town square. (URL) Thank you TRU for putting your (...) (24 years ago, 27-Nov-00, to lugnet.castle) !!
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(...) Wow! That is impressive. Great idea, and well-executed. I love the Beast of Baden - nice use. Having everything in dark grey really makes it work. Very well done, IMHO. James (24 years ago, 27-Nov-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Totally AWESOME! It is excellent, you packed a lot into a small space! Very ornate, the little details are great. I love the blend of Castle, Ninja and Star Wars. Did you have to paint some pieces or edit the pictures a little? (re: the gray (...) (24 years ago, 27-Nov-00, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: 4819 avalible for 2.99 at S@H!! (Chrome set Rebel Chariot)
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Just called today RE the chrome 4819 set. Attempted to order them, but the customer service rep saw two big gooseeggs in the inventory category. She said that there was no way she could sell them to me if they weren't in the inventory. Yes, I did (...) (24 years ago, 27-Nov-00, to lugnet.castle)
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Bill, Caught me! I actually painted the male hair piece and the Amidala hair piece. I was debating whether to do this, and decided since I had so many, one of each wouldn't hurt. After hours (okay....minutes) of grueling mixing testors paint, I (...) (24 years ago, 27-Nov-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) I loved the monument - a wonderfully thought out sculpture. Would it be self-defeating to depict Sir Gawain and the Green Knight in gray? :-) Bruce (24 years ago, 27-Nov-00, to lugnet.castle)
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In lugnet.castle, Kyle Peterson writes: [...] (...) Fantastic! Your Monument was a joy to explore. so much dark gray, I 'wow'ed at realizing what many of those elements were. made me go find a dino and flip it over. I like the format of historic (...) (24 years ago, 27-Nov-00, to lugnet.castle)
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That's just cool as heck. I haven't seen a monument as detailed and thoughtful as yours. Good show! ~Mark "Muffin Head" Sandlin (24 years ago, 27-Nov-00, to lugnet.castle)
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What if you depict the Green Knight in verdigris? ;^D ~Mark "Muffin Head" Sandlin (24 years ago, 27-Nov-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Very nice! You've done a great job depicting Gawain's exploits in LEGO form =). You need to brainstorm up more ideas like this! You're right about every medieval town needing a statue or monument, now I have this urge to build one for my own (...) (24 years ago, 27-Nov-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) The color is perfect, and it was almost undiscernable that it had been painted. (...) I don't think black would work as well, too hard to take pictures - shadows and glare, etc. Bill (24 years ago, 27-Nov-00, to lugnet.castle)
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| | lego factions and series
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of the 3 lion crest series witch is best to you i like the crusaders they were the most original and had the best sets also many of you think the black knights were bad guys they are whatever you want them to be but they were good guys i have it in (...) (24 years ago, 27-Nov-00, to lugnet.castle)
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Oddly enough I had a similar conversation with one of the Master Builders at LEGOLAND, CA this past week... He was showing me one of his "monument" creations for the Brick-Or-Treat activities at LEGOLAND this past Halloween. It was done in all (...) (24 years ago, 27-Nov-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Everyone pretty much decides what side they want to be good or bad. (...) Opportunistic. (...) Good. (...) Obscure balance of Knightly and Greedy. (...) Amoral. (...) Well, there's good, there's bad, and then there's ugly. (...) I dunno, I (...) (24 years ago, 27-Nov-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Ask and ye shall receive. ;-) (URL)Question to anyone reading this: Would an all black monument look tacky? I (...) I think an all black monument would look pretty good. If most of the pictures were closups of the figures, they should look (...) (24 years ago, 28-Nov-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) pic (...) Here's another Picture, his royal highness, King Ulmerad, in all his glory (URL) (24 years ago, 28-Nov-00, to lugnet.castle)
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Darn, you mean I have to wait? *gets antsy* BTW, you just *know* that the dude with the evil face in the upper right will make an appearance in everybody's "evil knights" batallion. -Kyle (...) (24 years ago, 28-Nov-00, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Chrome Castle sets in New Jersey.
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Hello everyone, Anyone who is located in or near New Jersey may have heard of a chain of stores called "Cost Cutters". It is a store something like a K-Mart. In any case, they have the Chrome Castle sets 4816 - 4819 <set: 4816> <set: 4817> (...) (24 years ago, 28-Nov-00, to lugnet.org.us.gardenslug, lugnet.castle)
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Impressive edifice!!! -- Paul Davidson Anthony Sava <ajs0093@pop.tamu.edu> wrote in message news:G4oEsL.Hry@lugnet.com... (...) many (...) This pic (...) half (...) Half as small means they'll be twice as big? (24 years ago, 28-Nov-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) The castle looks great too, can't wait to see more pics. Wilson (24 years ago, 28-Nov-00, to lugnet.castle)
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That's pure sweetness! I loved looking at every picture! All the figures were excellently posed, especially the ninja doing the splits (great idea, two left legs) and the slaying of the Beast of Badon. I can't wait to see your other monuments! (...) (24 years ago, 28-Nov-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) lovely implementation of the statue idea on larger scale, and all those dk. grey pieces work great. *Very* nice. As for black statues mentioned-- they might not photo well unless in close-up, but hey, if they look good in person, it might be (...) (24 years ago, 28-Nov-00, to lugnet.castle)
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snip (...) I was wondering how far the chrome sets had gotten. Where else have they turned up so far? I haven't seen them on the West Coast yet. -Bruce Duncan (24 years ago, 28-Nov-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) I bought all 4 at a KB toyworks in Montclair, California several weeks ago, so they're definitely on the west coast. (24 years ago, 28-Nov-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Found mine at the KB Toyworks in Redlands & Encinitas CA. (24 years ago, 28-Nov-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) And at the Toy Works in Chino (Chino Hills?) and in the Toy Works in San Dimas. Not at the Outlet store at the Citadel. Bruce (24 years ago, 28-Nov-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) At the Target here in Santa Rosa, they've got the 4561 for $88.00. Does that sound like its worth it? I've already got one, but the possible resale value? Or just for the parts? It's the version that comes with the controller for the track... (...) (24 years ago, 28-Nov-00, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.castle)
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On the box of 5975 T-Rex Transport; the Triceratops is depicted as all dark gray, however; when I purchased this set, it had a light gray bottom/legs. Can anyone confirm that this is how it appears in these sets, or did I just stumble across a (...) (24 years ago, 28-Nov-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.adventurers)
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I did it. I took some Q-tips & paint thinner, and was able to rub that annoying white circle off my chrome shields, and it looks excellent! The white around the Bull's head will come off while leaving the head itself. You can also remove all of the (...) (24 years ago, 28-Nov-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Hey Kyle, What's the secret to taking the dinosaurs apart? I haven't tried it yet for fear of breaking them. Do you have nay tips for getting the two halves apart from each other without causing permanent damage? Matt (24 years ago, 28-Nov-00, to lugnet.castle)
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It's actually quite simple. Preheat your oven to 275 degrees. Next, place the dinosaur right side up on some glass corning ware and stick it in the oven. Let it sit for about 3-5 minutes. Grab some oven mits and take it out. The heat pretty much (...) (24 years ago, 28-Nov-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) How in the WORLD did you come across this method? Experimentation? Thanks for the info! Matt (24 years ago, 28-Nov-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Well, if he took advanced chemistry (or maybe just general grab-bag knowledge) he would know that plastics (as most polymers) don't have an exact melting point, but a melting range, so that they soften gradually and not melt into liquid like (...) (24 years ago, 28-Nov-00, to lugnet.castle)
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I used to be into customizing action figures and what not. One of the methods used was to heat up the plastic to assist in pulling the figure apart, or make different poses. I figured this would work on LEGO as well. For my next Castle sculpture (...) (24 years ago, 28-Nov-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) totally agree i change my guys affiliations sometimes but not much but the ones i gave in this were what i think lego wanted them to be (...) the crusaders are good (...) well the fright knights had crumby sets, they go high on ebay though, (...) (24 years ago, 28-Nov-00, to lugnet.castle)
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first off is this the right place to post this kinda thing? anyway i am in search of a witch some accessories, weapons, and shields chain mail men and i'd be willing to accept other stuff oh yeah and trees is there anything anybody else might need i (...) (24 years ago, 28-Nov-00, to lugnet.castle)
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