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Hey all, a couple things to share: A miniature castle I threw together: (URL) a couple pics of a roof design I came up with. (URL) (24 years ago, 21-Feb-01, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build)
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| | Re: Book I of the Hillsfar Chronicles: A Friend Returns
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(...) thanks! (...) Yeah, point taken. I don't much like the Gungans either, but I have a ton of em and wanted to use them for something, and this made sense. As for the FK shields, I really like em. When I was little I had lion (crusader) shields, (...) (24 years ago, 21-Feb-01, to lugnet.castle.org, lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: Book I of the Hillsfar Chronicles: A Friend Returns
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(...) Thanks Wilson. I'm such a perfectionist, I had to have it all just right. (Ask Shiri, we had to do most shots 3 or 4 times before I got one I liked :-) I think all the added little "thingies" add that dimension that one needs. (...) We had the (...) (24 years ago, 21-Feb-01, to lugnet.castle.org, lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: Book I of the Hillsfar Chronicles: A Friend Returns
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(...) Thanks! (...) Yeah, I plan on doing a Structures page that will go into more detail on the "important" buildings. (...) Thanks again. I wanted to do something with them, and this was the most obvious choice. -Chris (...) (24 years ago, 21-Feb-01, to lugnet.castle.org, lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: More custom castle helms
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(...) I don't know about the silver paint, -- Richard I think they would all look a little more "LEGO-esgue" if they were painted in Dark Grey and/or black instead of metallic silver -- Eric (...) Well, the real trick is getting to match the paint (...) (24 years ago, 21-Feb-01, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: More custom castle helms
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(...) As far as mounting the sculpey on a stick, it follows that if you get a wood dowel the same diameter as a minifig's head (and possible carving a stud on the end?), you would be saving yourself some work down the road. Kevin (24 years ago, 20-Feb-01, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: More custom castle helms
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More great work, Kyle! I like the fifth one the best of this lot, with a first four being toss-ups. I still am very fond of the flat top helms, however. As far as rtv molding goes, if Bianca is willing, go for it! With our upcoming sticker project, (...) (24 years ago, 20-Feb-01, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: More custom castle helms
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(...) otherwise I wish TLC actually made these. I have been messing with sculpey in other areas, but maybe it's time to bring into my lego stuff. -- Richard (24 years ago, 20-Feb-01, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: More custom castle helms
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Funny you should mention this! I just got another batch of RTV-rubber yesterday to finish up an action figure project I've been working on. I would be happy to give it a try if no one else is game, but I would suggest the second or third most (...) (24 years ago, 20-Feb-01, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: More custom castle helms
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I found the post about the first batch of custom helms, and discovered that you use Sculpey... Should have searched a bit more first. It's pretty easy to cast things in resin. All you need is a good master (it looks like you have several...) You can (...) (24 years ago, 20-Feb-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Variety is the spice of life - they all look good. The breathing holes add a little something. I like the Barbute, though I don't recall them having the heavy central ridge. I gotta go get some Sculpy. :-) Bruce (24 years ago, 20-Feb-01, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: More custom castle helms
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Ok, I hate to jump the "how-to" gun, but how did you make these? You mentioned the oven, so I'm assuming Fimo? Now that I think about it, as long as you have a good "master" you can cast lots in resin with a RTV (room-temperature-vulcanizing rubber) (...) (24 years ago, 20-Feb-01, to lugnet.castle)
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Wow, those are all sweet. I like #3 and #5 with "breathing holes". (24 years ago, 20-Feb-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Ok, I'll bite... I like the two on the extreme left, but my favorite one is the one that is second from the right. It would look perfectly at home as a step between the one-piece helmets and the visored helm (which does have indentations as (...) (24 years ago, 20-Feb-01, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: More custom castle helms
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Sorry for the addendum to my own post. Thanks to those who provided me with cast molding info. Unfortunately, this is not my area of expertise. If someone with the experience of cast molding is willing to step up and evaluate my custom helms to see (...) (24 years ago, 20-Feb-01, to lugnet.castle)
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| | More custom castle helms
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Well, I think I've been getting better. Not sure if you remember my first two attempts at custom castle helms: (URL) is the latest: (URL) are just variations of the traditional Great Helm....with the exception of the Barbute helmet on the very end. (...) (24 years ago, 20-Feb-01, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: Book I of the Hillsfar Chronicles: A Friend Returns
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(...) Nice story well thought out and presented. The Villains were appropriate INHO ... :^) Hey Richard, where's Timmy? would he be acceptable for the sacrifice? :^) Mike (24 years ago, 20-Feb-01, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: Classic Castle Figs
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(...) Mike, If you're still looking for these, I have a few extra to trade--specifically, from the Knight's Procession set. Let me know if you're interested. onedaycnn (sid) (URL) (24 years ago, 20-Feb-01, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: Book I of the Hillsfar Chronicles: A Friend Returns
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(...) interesting use of night in the early sequences, appealing characters, etc -- and then, yes, the last panel... ...those gungun thingies on their orange ostriches, AND with FK shields no less..... ...The Horror! The Horror! -- Richard (who is (...) (24 years ago, 20-Feb-01, to lugnet.castle.org, lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: Book I of the Hillsfar Chronicles: A Friend Returns
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Wow, that is cool man! You managed to tell a great story without the use of much violence, which I tend to base my stories around. I really didn't notice too many of the blurry pics in the story and all the shots were well-taken. I liked all the (...) (24 years ago, 19-Feb-01, to lugnet.castle.org, lugnet.castle)
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