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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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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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(...) 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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(...) 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 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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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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(...) 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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(...) 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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(...) 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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(...) 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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(...) 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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(...) 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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(...) 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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(...) 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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(...) 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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(...) 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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(...) 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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(...) 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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(...) 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 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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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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(...) 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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(...) 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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(...) Moving your pictures to Brickshelf would help some. Frank (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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(...) <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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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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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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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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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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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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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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(...) 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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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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(...) <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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(...) 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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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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(...) 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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(...) 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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