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Re: Sword holders
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lugnet.castle
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Wed, 13 Dec 2000 17:29:39 GMT
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The over the shoulder look is great!
I discovered something similar with my Pirate minifigs. If I want the 'fig
to look like he has his hand on the hilt, ready to draw his sword, I just
put the sword in his hand facing backward and then position the hand right
next to the hip. Looks really good!
Dave
Jeff Johnston <sakura@mediaone.net> wrote in message
news:3A36EE30.4C572B9C@mediaone.net...
> Someone mentioned sword holders as a possible new piece
> from LEGO, but an idea made its way into my brain. We
> don't need plastic sword holders at all - we've got everything
> we need, and it's Official LEGO, too!
>
> The idea is simple: take some of the small rubberbands used
> in so many LEGO sets - I've got some black ones that were
> used on the suspension for the scorpion racer. You can either
> loop them twice around the waist of the minifig, or once
> around the waist and then once over the shoulder. The first
> lets them carry a sword at their belt (I've got a samurai with
> his daisho worn in the classic style using this) and the second
> lets you sling it over the 'figs back. Both methods look great.
>
> Here's a pic, sorry about the flash glare:
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> http://people.ne.mediaone.net/sakura/sword.JPG
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> J
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> (To forestall any questions, the samurai is from the Mini
> Heroes pack. The wakizashi is a katana with a clipped-off
> end. The over-the-shoulder baldric looks just as good if
> not better with the big chrome sword.)
>
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| I use thsi same technique in my upcoming movie. It also lets you draw the sword easily. (...) (26 years ago, 13-Dec-00, to lugnet.castle)
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| Someone mentioned sword holders as a possible new piece from LEGO, but an idea made its way into my brain. We don't need plastic sword holders at all - we've got everything we need, and it's Official LEGO, too! The idea is simple: take some of the (...) (26 years ago, 13-Dec-00, to lugnet.castle)
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