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(...) Hey, those are my two favorite sets too! 6074 was my first castle set. Iattempted to build a giant castle about a year ago, but only got halfway through before I ran out of grey bricks. I have a lot more now though, so hopefully I'll be more (...) (24 years ago, 24-Feb-01, to lugnet.castle)
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Hello everyone, I'm quite new to LUGNET, and I'm excited about getting back into castles. My two favorite sets ever were <set:6074> Black Falcon's Fortress and <set:6066> Camouflaged Outpost, and I can't wait until I have the time and resources to (...) (24 years ago, 24-Feb-01, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build.arch)
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| | Re: Part location advice
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(...) Nope, the Gungan Sub is the only way to get the brown hood piece currently. I hope we see more next year. :) I'm still hoping we see white ones, myself... Jeff (24 years ago, 24-Feb-01, to lugnet.castle)
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Some of the new Star Wars sets have nice minifig hoods; two of the sort I'm looking for can be found in <set:3340>. I know they're made in brown and there's one in the Gungan Sub set-- does anyone know of a smaller set with that piece in brown? Now (...) (24 years ago, 24-Feb-01, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: group request castle.ninja
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(...) I am with Frank on this. When people talk about Ninja a lot of times they are really talking about all castles/architecture oriental in nature and therefore there is a large amount to be said about the topic. Whereas to talk about all things (...) (24 years ago, 24-Feb-01, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.castle)
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I'm pretty thrilled that other folks might see things the same way. I hope that .ninja will soon have it's own space. Chris (...) (24 years ago, 24-Feb-01, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: group request castle.ancient (was Re: group request castle.ninja)
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(...) I think that would be a great idea! (...) Sure is. (24 years ago, 24-Feb-01, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.castle)
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DOH! the last post i refer to didn't post... anyway it was about the orcs what i did was paint hands arms and heads a light brown AND BUT THEM ON A NICE MATCHING BODY LIKE A CHAINMAIL ONE i improved by adding horns i took the bone clip things that (...) (24 years ago, 24-Feb-01, to lugnet.castle)
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i ment to write about other things in the last post also how about ideas for making harpies,dwarves,giant scorpians,wolves,cyclops, or a hydra? (24 years ago, 24-Feb-01, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: Book I of the Hillsfar Chronicles: A Friend Returns
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(...) I can't wait to see the second part of it. Interesting use of Gungans for the orcs too :o) -Tim (24 years ago, 23-Feb-01, to lugnet.castle.org, lugnet.castle)
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(...) way cool! It's even better now. I gotta add that your ideas about the lighting were great, and I guess those extra tries and image editing really paid off, because those pictures are good. And I can't wait to see what happens next! (Would you (...) (24 years ago, 23-Feb-01, to lugnet.castle.org, lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: group request castle.ninja
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(...) Total **ME TOO** in bold letters right about here. -Shiri (24 years ago, 23-Feb-01, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: group request castle.ancient (was Re: group request castle.ninja)
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(...) What if we made a .build.ancient group? (...) Excellent! Man, that stuff is all so great! --Todd (24 years ago, 23-Feb-01, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: group request castle.ancient (was Re: group request castle.ninja)
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(...) But Ninja is an established LEGO (sub)theme. Ancient also usually pops up in .build.arch (I'm assuming you are refering to greek, roman ect.) I think it makes sence to make a .castle.ninja group. I agree with Frank and James on why the other (...) (24 years ago, 23-Feb-01, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.castle)
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(...) Ditto-ing Frank, although with slightly different reasons... Ninja is the only castle subtheme that is taken on it's own by most people... There's lots of people out there that build Ninja stuff "seperately" and talk about it the same way. (...) (24 years ago, 23-Feb-01, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.castle)
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(...) While lugnet.castle.ninja may have some good reasons to exist, I'd hate to see the others. The traffic volume in .castle just isn't that high. I think it's best to create sub-theme groups only when there's a clear need due to overall traffic (...) (24 years ago, 23-Feb-01, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.castle)
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| | group request castle.ancient (was Re: group request castle.ninja)
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(...) Todd, Ancient theme is in the same bind as Ninja. Gets buried in .castle every time it flares up. Hard to build a community. I would like to see a group for ancient fans. Mecha is an example of a non-Lego sub-theme that already has its own (...) (24 years ago, 23-Feb-01, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: group request castle.ninja
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(...) Excellent idea! Although e-mail conversations on the Ninja theme have been entertaining and enlightening, I would love an open forum where others can join in and share ideas. The .castle tone towards the Ninja theme has softened considerably (...) (24 years ago, 23-Feb-01, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.castle)
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(...) Is the .castle area ready for subgroups of Castle (not just Ninja but Forestmen, Royal Knights, Black Falcons, etc.)? It would be fun to install the whole kit and kaboodle. --Todd (24 years ago, 23-Feb-01, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: Trainiacs can rejoice
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(...) Dave (24 years ago, 23-Feb-01, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Spreadsheet or database?
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(...) castle (...) The text-format files from the LUGNET Guide are here: (URL) enough to filter for Castle, depending on the system you want to use. I myself use Excel with auto-filtering - very functional for flat files. Cheers, Heather -- Heather (...) (24 years ago, 22-Feb-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) castle (...) If you're a Lugnet member, you can use the set databases to do that. It's pretty keen. For example: (URL) my list. What you *won't* see here is that there is a "private" category that only I can see. You could easily use the "want (...) (24 years ago, 22-Feb-01, to lugnet.castle)
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Does anyone have a spreadsheet or database containing information on all castle sets? I'd like to inventory what I have and get out a "want list" and a "trade list" of my duplicates. Thanks in advance, Andy (24 years ago, 22-Feb-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Hello Mike, I've got several extras of the figs from the Tournament as well as the knight's procession, most in very good to excellent condition. I'd be happy to consider a trade. Just email me. Fritz (24 years ago, 22-Feb-01, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: More custom castle helms
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Have you tried the Tamiya or Gunze Sangyo (sp?) lines of water-based acrylics? They are matched to the FS color scale, and are pretty faithful in their results. I'm not sure where you can get one, but if you can come up with a FS color chip set, you (...) (24 years ago, 22-Feb-01, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: More custom castle helms Reply
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I liked the first Helms you made...... Now only if you could make them out of plastic, those would be worth buying!! Doyle (...) (24 years ago, 22-Feb-01, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: Microfig castle and new roof design
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(...) 45-degree pitch you should be able to finish the side edge of the peak with virtually no gap using one 1x2 plate on the underside of the 1-by's on one edge. There'll be a bit that hangs down, but it'll look decorative. Amy (24 years ago, 22-Feb-01, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build)
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(...) really well with the microfig medieval town Shiri did a while back. The tile door adds a lot; perhaps you could fit in a 1x3 arch for that curved look, or even use a 2x4 arch with 2 seperate 1x2 grill tiles for that portcullis look? A. Mark (...) (24 years ago, 22-Feb-01, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build)
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(...) (unfortunately, the pictures didn't turn out to be any good.) Mine wasn't quite as steep, and used a somewhat different construction. Both sides were able to fold upwards enabling me to get at the interior. (24 years ago, 21-Feb-01, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build)
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(...) emulate thatching. Gives you room for a loft as well as an interestingly different roof design for your peasant villages. Matt (24 years ago, 21-Feb-01, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build)
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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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(...) 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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(...) 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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(...) 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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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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(...) 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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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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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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