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Howdy Eric, ...my name is Richard Wright, and I am a teacher from Boise Idaho. I am glad you are doing this...we were very excited about it when Mr Wilson hosted it. Is there any assistence you need? I can spread the word to different groups of (...) (24 years ago, 5-Jan-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Richard, your students had more ideas and entries than the rest of us put together! It would be exciting to see a new bunch. (...) Generating enthusiasm first! I have heard from several other 1998 people already... -Erik (24 years ago, 5-Jan-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Yes, and the built-in mystical theme, including props and designs might make it more attractive. It's no big deal to squirt dark grey plastic into a Belville mold rather than pink or purple. (...) Yes, but now that I think of it, the (...) (24 years ago, 5-Jan-01, to lugnet.belville, lugnet.castle, lugnet.trains, lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) While I haven't read HP yet (but my daughter has), I can speak about Belville, which I like. And does my daughter (13), who also likes Scala (I kiddingly curse TLC for duplicate doll themes;) Although the palettes of both are a bit off for my (...) (24 years ago, 5-Jan-01, to lugnet.belville, lugnet.castle, lugnet.trains, lugnet.dear-lego)
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Greetings, Like many Lego castle enthusiasts, I have spent several years building a castle for my knights to inhabit. I am now turning my hand to building a village for the common folks to live in. Recently I have been looking for the yellow and (...) (24 years ago, 6-Jan-01, to lugnet.castle)
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Bruce, Brickbay shows these have sold out (8 sales with prices from $2 to $8.50). Your bid of $5 was midway in this range. Ebay prices are usually on the higher end. The yellow walls appeared in two sets: 6086 - Black Knight's Castle & 6074 - Black (...) (24 years ago, 6-Jan-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) $5 per is the price I pay for them, and I've managed to get a small horde of them, so I'd agree that is a decent, but perhaps low price. (...) It may make people sick, but I got 3 sets of red 6067 walls for I think under $5 per piece. It's (...) (24 years ago, 6-Jan-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Hehe. Or something. :) (...) Ouch. Sounds effective...! (snipped) (...) I'm sorry! I'm sorry! It's just something about the 'head' and 'neck' of it. I LIKE it, and I can tell it's SUPPOSED to be a Falcon-esqe shape, but... well.. *hides in (...) (24 years ago, 6-Jan-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) They made red corner wall sections in the 6060 set (year produced 1989). It also comes with 2 horse barding and 8 mini-figs, so not a cheap set either. Brian K> (24 years ago, 6-Jan-01, to lugnet.castle)
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Bill, Bill, *Bill*! Me-aipho le-hatkhil?! It's great to see these MOCs I've heard about! I can tell you put a lot of effort in there (even disregarding the fact that I heard they were in process of building several weeks ago! ;-). Those first two (...) (24 years ago, 6-Jan-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.castle)
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(...) Nope, not telling a thing. Move along now, there was nothing new to see while I was over to Shiri's last week... Frank (24 years ago, 6-Jan-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.castle)
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(...) Tonight, I discovered a rather complete 6075 sticker sheet. The owner used only one of each type, so every sticker is still represented. I have scanned it at 300dpi with 2 jpeg compressions: The 75% (high quality) version is 572k: (URL) 25% (...) (24 years ago, 7-Jan-01, to lugnet.castle)
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Yellow castle stickers are now sharing this page with Exxon 6375 stickers. (URL) (24 years ago, 7-Jan-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Thanks for the information. I was wondering if it was the usual price for the walls or just ebay auction frenzy. It wouldn't be the first time I've found myself thinking "There is no way I am going to let this person take MY lot!" I like the (...) (24 years ago, 7-Jan-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Wow, what a find! And thanks for sharing this, what a great resource. Someone clever could make the sticker sheet "whole" with some careful editing. (seems a waste to print a sticker sheet with empty stickers) ++Lar (24 years ago, 7-Jan-01, to lugnet.castle)
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Already done :) Erik do you want the full sheet?? LMK Tamy (...) (24 years ago, 7-Jan-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) OK! I'm happy someone else did that... Of course, why not just rearrange the images completely before printing just the ones you want? Like a whole army of Chrevony retainers. (24 years ago, 7-Jan-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Good point. However, I have a 375 that needs new stickers so this is perfect. thanks again... (and can I buy you lunch next week?) ++Lar (24 years ago, 7-Jan-01, to lugnet.castle)
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You could just recreate your own tudor-style houses using bricks and plates. Many of us have built some impressive tudor-style buildings doing just that. The only drawback is, of course; you will need a lot more pieces. I was once at a stage you (...) (24 years ago, 8-Jan-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) But, consider that Belville is part of LEGO SYSTEM. There is no reason to limit oneself to the pieces that come with the Belville sets. I currently have a doll house and a barn sitting on a desk all built to Belville scale. The house is three (...) (24 years ago, 8-Jan-01, to lugnet.belville, lugnet.castle, lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) <snip> (...) Sounds fabulous! Would love to see some pictures. I think your creations would be very appropriate for the town building contest too. Your creations could fit in various regular categories or you could choose to place them in the (...) (24 years ago, 8-Jan-01, to lugnet.belville, lugnet.castle, lugnet.dear-lego)
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why aren't the chrome castle sets in the S@H catalog? (24 years ago, 9-Jan-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) I think it has something to do with a limited agreement to sell these through high traffic grocery and drug stores, and a very limited availibilty from LEGO due to an oversight on their popularity. Some person said they would not be mass (...) (24 years ago, 10-Jan-01, to lugnet.castle)
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Hello fellow castle fans I just recently received a stake of five 7151 Sith Infiltrators. Now before you say, "Yah, but that's SW theme." I am here to recommend this set to all castle fans. Being one myself, at $10.00 on e-toys, I believe this set (...) (24 years ago, 10-Jan-01, to lugnet.castle)
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With only days till the launch of the updates to my site featuring my new castle, I thought I'd be evil and annoying yet once more and give you all a teaser of what is to come. Dare you enter the gates of Corincia, the fortress city? (URL) can you (...) (24 years ago, 11-Jan-01, to lugnet.castle)
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Well...... Definitely looks like you've put a lot of work into this one.... I really like the entrance/. Nice use of Green Bricks to build up the foundations of the wall, and then the banding of color. Much more interesting than plain old grey (...) (24 years ago, 11-Jan-01, to lugnet.castle)
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Hi Dave, I've bought two sets in a sale, and used the fuor-block slopes as parts for my tower. I agree with you: it's a beautiful 'castle-set', as many of the SW-sets are (my favourit is 7184; all those brown and tan bricks!). Happy building! Daan (...) (24 years ago, 11-Jan-01, to lugnet.castle)
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You've made good use of colors that aren't usually utilized in castle building. I'm looking forward to seeing inside of the city. It looks like there's some interesting structures hidden by the walls. Is any particular reason that Corincia is such (...) (24 years ago, 11-Jan-01, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Who is the Forest Wench?
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I have read references to a Forest Wench... I'm wondering which female fig is it? Set number? -- Scott Website: (URL) Member #451 (24 years ago, 11-Jan-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) <set:6071> See also (URL) see also (URL) click on "Forestmen" under "Series" and look for the woman minifig, click on her to see which sets she came with. BEN GATRELLE (24 years ago, 11-Jan-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Forest wench was one of many rare wenches produced in limited numbers in the early 1990s by LEGO. She came in set 6071 retailing for around $30 USD in 1990. She wore the same Forestmen attire, but had a low cut bodice up front. Overall, a very (...) (24 years ago, 11-Jan-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Moving your pictures to Brickshelf would help some. Frank (24 years ago, 11-Jan-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Thanks to both you and Ben for the info. I have a partial 6071 that I'm sifting through now, not realizing it had her in it. Seems my *now discovered* Forest Wench is missing her head :( I'm not a castle collector, so I guess I'll assemble the (...) (24 years ago, 12-Jan-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Glad you asked. Corincia is Ikros loyal city, a soldier school of sorts. Any can come and pay for training by some of the best fighters in the land. Such a place is the birthplace of many mercenaries seeking to make their fortune. (24 years ago, 12-Jan-01, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Survey Time Again!!!
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Hi all, with some suggestions from the survey queen herself, Shiri, I've compiled a survey (.castle needs some traffic ;-) Now...the MOC survey. 1. What was your first Castle MOC? (if you remember) 2. How many MOC's (still standing) do you have? 3. (...) (24 years ago, 12-Jan-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) The first one I remember was actually a castle *museum*, in the middle of a town. (...) 3 right now - the third is almost done and will be posted soon. 4 if you count my hill-and-tree setup. (...) Ahh, tough. (Never mind this was my own (...) (24 years ago, 12-Jan-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) I don't really remember what my *first* castle MOC was, but I remember making several castles (not all castles; more like little fortresses) when I was about 10 or 11. I had a small cast of characters (giving the characters the names of some (...) (24 years ago, 12-Jan-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) The first castle MOC I can remember was my warwick castle ldraw moc. (...) None made up ATM (...) Warwick castle is pretty good. I also like my shadwick castle because its a good use of a limited piece selection (...) I cant say, there are too (...) (24 years ago, 9-Jan-99, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Her head is the same as the Pirate Wench head, lots easier to find! Short black bangs and big red lips. Cheesy, but classic. Funny thing is when you stand one of these wenches around with a bunch of regular ol' smiley guys from the same time (...) (24 years ago, 12-Jan-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Just about the first thing I built after coming out of my dark ages was an early version of this: (URL) built it in our hotel room in London. I think that's about when my wife first began to understand what she'd started (by getting me back (...) (24 years ago, 12-Jan-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Hmm... it was either a small forester's stronghold using the parts from 6066 and 6054, or it was a keep using 6040 and the wall sections from 6061 to add to my first (and favorite) castle 6074. I can't remember as I was fortunate enough to get (...) (24 years ago, 12-Jan-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Great idea! (...) A modified version of the blue WP wagon IIRC. (...) About seven. I’m including small structures that aren‘t homes. (such as portals) (...) Aquana Pynora for all three. (...) Favorite: Ed Boxer’s Castle. It was the very first (...) (24 years ago, 12-Jan-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Um...a castle. Based on the Yellow Castle, I'm sure. (...) Sure, ask this *after* I go through a big disassembly period. (Took apart the Dragon Clans fortress and the unfinished Grey Wolf's Tower) um...1 medium-sized (Red Fox's Den), a couple (...) (24 years ago, 12-Jan-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) 1/2 of a castle. I never seem to finish my MOCs; I run out of bricks, then when I get more I shred and redesign and rebuild something else I don't have enough bricks for. (...) 1/2. I'm due for a rebuild soon. (...) Right now, it's the Green (...) (24 years ago, 12-Jan-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Could you point me to the Pirate Wench then, since I am unfamiliar with her as was I with the Forest Wench. Thanks. -- Scott (24 years ago, 12-Jan-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Something along the lines of the Great Wall, shortly after getting 6080 (my first castle set-- prior to 1986 I only liked space sets...). I was amazed after getting it at the amount of grey BRICKS that I suddenly had... previously, grey plates (...) (24 years ago, 12-Jan-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) As it turns out, that head was used in a couple places: 6071 - as the Forest Wench 6285 - as the Pirate Wench 6286 - as the Pirate Wench again 6081 - as a princess 6256 - as an islander babe 6278 - as the islander babe again There are probably (...) (24 years ago, 12-Jan-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) She was in the first Sea Mates minifigure pack sold retail, back when the Solders wore blue coats (waaay back 10 years ago, when LEGO was KING baby!). Man, I want The Pirates vs Imperial Guards back, real bad. I'm sure I'm not alone... Aaron (24 years ago, 13-Jan-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) halcyon (...) all (...) either (...) Added bonus : Ethelred's undead ghostly spirits attacking Halcyon Castle (URL) (24 years ago, 13-Jan-01, to lugnet.castle)
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Hi, according to unconfirmed (but serious) sources from Germany, (if you speak German see this link in the German Lego forum (URL) ) the forthcoming Harry Potter sets will be in true minifig scale, no Creator or Belville scale... One set will (...) (24 years ago, 13-Jan-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.year.2001, lugnet.castle)
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(...) I remember it - it was tiny, white and basically a square with four towers (...) None of my MOC's are standing (no room in an NYC apartment to leave them up). (...) Ed Boxer's Castle (...) Dan Jezek's Skull Cragg Keep (sp?) (...) Ed Boxer's (...) (24 years ago, 13-Jan-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) princess storm head and torso, red bandana, yellow falcon shield, knights kingdom legs with leather and a grey sword. (...) (24 years ago, 14-Jan-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) I like this! (...) A two hinged waal section of a white-red castle. Still in shape, although very likely to be breaked down sooner or later. (...) 5 (...) My favorite is a little castle, momentaraly the home for my chess king. My coolest is a (...) (24 years ago, 14-Jan-01, to lugnet.castle)
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I was browsing through eBay this evening, and lo, there was a 6075 Yellow Castle. Hmm, well, go take a look, hey, the seller is in Greensboro NC (about an hour away). Well, lets check his feedback, hmm, looks pretty good, might be worth a bid. Wait, (...) (24 years ago, 15-Jan-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) You're breaking my heart!!! I wanna see the whole story now!!! Seriously though, :) those pictures look fantastic and after totally enjoying your previous stories I'm sure this one will rock as well. Godspeed on releasing the whole story to (...) (24 years ago, 15-Jan-01, to lugnet.castle)
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Congrats! I'd like to someday get my hands on one of those, though there's a few sets I want more first :) 6067 comes to mind first. Though finding them at a decent price is next to impossible.. Tamy (...) (24 years ago, 15-Jan-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Yea, I'd like to get a 6067 also, though I'm not quite so desperate for one of those since I have 3 sets of walls for it, just need the printed flag. Frank (24 years ago, 15-Jan-01, to lugnet.castle)
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Congratulations Frank! Find a good color printer for the instructions. I hope this set impresses you. (24 years ago, 15-Jan-01, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Castles and Verdigris
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Anyone build any castle MOC's using the new Statue Of Liberty color? Is it worth buying that set for castle parts? I haven't actually seen it yet, so I was wondering how it would go with blacks and greys. Thanx. "I'm NOT PLAYING, I'm CREATING!!" (...) (24 years ago, 15-Jan-01, to lugnet.castle)
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After claiming for the better part of a year to get involved and share something I've done, I have finally can. :) While it's not really a MOC, it's the beginning of a story that provides some background and introduction to the realm I intend to (...) (24 years ago, 15-Jan-01, to lugnet.castle)
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I'm sure I'm not the only one that has been in one of those. They tend to last anywhere from a day to six months to maybe even longer. The questions is: What can you do about them once they are there? I have been through enough of them to accumulate (...) (24 years ago, 15-Jan-01, to lugnet.castle) !
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Thanks for the suggestions, Pawel! Even though your post was geared toward Castle folk, I think there are enough good pointers in here, to crosspost to .build. These suggestions can benefit anyone, IMHO. (...) Yeah, many of my MOCs have gone from (...) (24 years ago, 15-Jan-01, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build)
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(I agree with Mark, so XP to .build) (...) <snip> (...) <snip> (...) To Pawel's defense (not that he needs any, his ideas are all great ;-), his few ideas got me out of my own builder's block back around November-December of last year. Felix, Scar (...) (24 years ago, 15-Jan-01, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build)
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(...) Thanks for the ideas! I have two suggestions, though. #1, Carry a small sketchbook with you whenever possible. Put a mechanical pencil into it, and sketch ideas when you think of them (a B2 pod attacked by a swinging arm to a rocket booster). (...) (24 years ago, 15-Jan-01, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build)
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(...) <snip> I'm curious as to who and where in G'boro. Might there be another AFOL in G'boro?! or just a dealer? (...) Can't imagine your regretting this. I have regretted only what I let pass... (...) Congratulations! Enjoy! sheree <snip> (...) (24 years ago, 15-Jan-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Just a collectibles dealer I think. Most of the feedbacks I read which gave a clue as to the item purchased were for cards. Frank (24 years ago, 15-Jan-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) I like this idea. Sometimes I try to get detailed early on in a project and end up with something I didn't plan to have. Usually it'll look cool but I won't be pleased with it. (...) This has been a real problem for me. I tend to think really (...) (24 years ago, 15-Jan-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) BTW, another good one is the Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves soundtrack. :^) ~Mark "Muffin Head" Sandlin (24 years ago, 15-Jan-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Forest of Blood idea, the flowers blooming where soldiers have died... and what *was* that shadow? <shiver> Can't wait to see the rest... (...) Alright, feedback? Hmm. You might want to check tenses - this is something I have repeatedly had (...) (24 years ago, 15-Jan-01, to lugnet.castle)
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Wise words Pawel, and techniques I've been using lately. One other rut-losing method I've found that works for me is switching genre's. I know, I know, how could a dedicated Pirate-head like myself, one who only started buying legos after (...) (24 years ago, 15-Jan-01, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build)
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Wise words Pawel, and techniques I've been using lately. One other rut-losing method I've found that works for me is switching genre's. I know, I know, how could a dedicated Pirate-head like myself, one who only started buying legos after (...) (24 years ago, 15-Jan-01, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build)
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(...) I've found this technique to be very helpful too. For those of you who have visited my site, I have a wide variety of different themes that I build in, from Technic to space to sculpture to my current focus, which is town. I get hooked into a (...) (24 years ago, 15-Jan-01, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build)
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(...) to (...) questions (...) Good ideas. Another one that I haven't seen anyone else say yet is to switch themes. If you're in a rut in Castle, try some Space or Town stuff. This will get you focused on something completely different and give you (...) (24 years ago, 15-Jan-01, to lugnet.castle)
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Sean Forbes <moeby@msn.com> wrote in message news:G77zEB.EMn@lugnet.com... (...) Of course as soon as I post that "I haven't seen this yet", here is Sean with the same idea! :-D Tim (24 years ago, 15-Jan-01, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build)
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In lugnet.castle, Timothy D. Freshly replied to Pawel with: (...) How about a switch in time? And if you look to history for models, go to books hoping to find that very buildable inspiration! Take this as a plug for my Ancient Theme contest... (...) (24 years ago, 15-Jan-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Great minds think alike! :!) Sean (24 years ago, 15-Jan-01, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build)
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(...) Ill have to try the planning out on paper thing. especially with my castle at chyste and forestmen's underground hideout. (...) great movie and I know this is off topic but the sequal ninja resurection is pretty bad. (...) think small: I've (...) (24 years ago, 16-Jan-01, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build)
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(...) *grin* Thanks! I've found that inspiration comes from out of nowhere (A bolt of lightning in an otherwise darkened night) for me most of the time. Would you believe that the idea and story came about only because I sat down to photograph the 4 (...) (24 years ago, 16-Jan-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Hmm, yes, I could believe that. Although my stories usually come to me when I'm trying to think them out, a few of my big ideas came very randomly and suddenly. And my characters all came *much* before the story did! I *always* have characters (...) (24 years ago, 16-Jan-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) I myself am a Trainiac, but after coming across this thread, I have some input also. I like to listen to old (pre-1980) AC/DC for inspirational music, and the History Channel can't be beat for watching either. Books, magazines, and video (...) (24 years ago, 16-Jan-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) which is exactly what any good story wants to do. Bravo!! I enjoyed the bit about what keeps the animals away (don't want to spoil it for any who haven't read it yet). I also like how you mingled the lego with the backgrounds - it works very (...) (24 years ago, 16-Jan-01, to lugnet.castle)
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Well, after finally deciding to take pictures of this after watching it sit around for about 7 months, I managed to tie it into my story line and make a pretty cool teaser. So here it is, The Gate to Sidon: (URL) (24 years ago, 16-Jan-01, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build) !
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(...) Well, I checked it out earlier today at school, and I think it's fantastic! Very good for your first story. I was amazed how much image-editing you did for it. I particularly liked the ones where the LEGO path connected to the "real" path, (...) (24 years ago, 16-Jan-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Yeaaaay! New stuff from Wilson! At the risk of being unconstructive: I love it! It's so full of life and detail that I could spend a good 15-20 minutes just browsing the same pictures again and again. The details work as do the color (...) (24 years ago, 16-Jan-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Great model. Excellent optimization of parts (base and half tower pieces), and great use of color and slopes. I like the fortifications on the top the best. In the last photo with the two shadowy figures - it looks like there are four (...) (24 years ago, 16-Jan-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) <snip> (...) I've had these 4 characters sitting around for probably the better part of 6 months, now, actually. I guess they figured their own story out and made me tell it finally. <G> <snipped> (...) It certainly takes time; if nothing else (...) (24 years ago, 16-Jan-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) <snipped> (...) Thanks, Bill! It's no Chipmu..I mean Wolf ram..but it turned out a whole lot better than I expected. :):) (don't hurt me! hehe) (...) I can't believe how much I've forgotten since school. Grammatical errors.. aren't those the (...) (24 years ago, 16-Jan-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) My official feedback is that you should keep doing this! The story was very well done, and the combining the foreground and the background was very well done. I'm a sucker for historical myth, even if the 'history' is ficticious, and the bit (...) (24 years ago, 16-Jan-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) <snipped> (...) I learned a new tool in PS - Blur. It worked fairly well to smooth the edges, especially of the trees, to make it look more like one image and not like I just cut something out of a magazine and slopped it onto another picture. (...) (24 years ago, 16-Jan-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Outstanding! That is a wonderful use of that baseplate! I love the greenery around the gate. I don't think I can ever have enough (and I certainly haven't hit "enough" yet!), seeing someone with an abundance make use of it is always (...) (24 years ago, 16-Jan-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Thanks for the input, Michael! I'll try to keep it up.:) I just hope that the rest of my story meets with as much approval. If there's one thing I, myself, don't like - it's a story that builds up and then fizzles and goes flat. (Gibson's (...) (24 years ago, 16-Jan-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) I was having a temporary builder's block last night - not the kind of month-long slump that we've been discussing here, but an inability to make what I wantedto build (oddly enough, a minifig-scale mech) come out right. I had some parts joined (...) (24 years ago, 16-Jan-01, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build)
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(...) Thanks Pawel. I wanted to convey the feeling that Sidon was a hub for many different people and that people make livings doing different things. As for the building, I decided to build something in the Black Falcons Fortress color scheme. I'm (...) (24 years ago, 16-Jan-01, to lugnet.castle)
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Can anyone point me to a picture/set list/description of how the old castles are "supposed" to snap together? I have seen several sets, all with technic pins & holes - like they are supposed to go together. I would like to know if TLG ever actually (...) (24 years ago, 16-Jan-01, to lugnet.castle)
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John Carroll <johnc@digitalacropolis.com> wrote in message news:G78AuG.28C@lugnet.com... (...) have (...) it. (...) happy (...) grows (...) (or (...) John brings up a good point here - revise, revise, revise. Rarely do I sit down and build (...) (24 years ago, 16-Jan-01, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build)
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(...) Um, I don't think there's any "official" way to combine castle sets. You just. . .put them together. That is to say, you would assemble your 6085 and 6059 according to the instructions, "open up" the 6085, and use the technic pins to insert (...) (24 years ago, 16-Jan-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) I believe that all the official sets with technic pin connections are: 6034 Black Monarch's Ghost (Black) 6040 Blacksmith Shop (Grey) 6041 Armor Shop (Grey) 6059 Knight's Stronghold (Black) 6061 Seige Tower (Grey) 6062 Battering Ram (Grey) (...) (24 years ago, 16-Jan-01, to lugnet.castle)
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Thanks Thomas for the pictures. That's excatly what I was looking for. I couldn't quite picture how they would go together. I thought the finished castle would be square or symetrical (silly me). Thank you David for the list. Now I know what sets to (...) (24 years ago, 16-Jan-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) I know I've pointed that out at some point when describing my conversion of these components into my revised Castle Wall Compontent system, though I'm uncertain if I am an original poster of this inadequacy. <snip> (...) Essentially, all the (...) (24 years ago, 16-Jan-01, to lugnet.castle)
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