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Hi. My site, www.bricktannia.com, is switching from a modern day city to a walled city of the middle ages. We are currently in the takedown phase, but buildings will be coming up shortly. I have real people as minifigs who inhabit the town, and (...) (24 years ago, 15-Mar-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) I'm the other way around. I show off projects that I never finish. :) This, as castles go, is because I've never finished one. (as space goes, it's because I never seem to leave well enough alone...) (...) So what you're saying is that movie (...) (24 years ago, 15-Mar-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Thats an awful lot of work to have to redo if your client doesn't like your big picture. Sometimes, could it be, that the client understand your big picture perfectly and absolutely dispises it? It happens to me quite often. Sometimes its (...) (24 years ago, 15-Mar-01, to lugnet.castle)
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As for me, I've always diliked people looking at half finished projects.... I'm the same with my work,....it gets anoying when a client is looking over my shoulder as I'm designing a poster for them...and the keep asking things... or saying... "I (...) (24 years ago, 15-Mar-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) I enjoy seeing the teasers. If I'm busy, I may pass them up. On the other hand, when I'm busy a teaser can also be nice since it's just one or two pictures which get my imagination going. (...) Thanks for the praise, though to be somewhat (...) (24 years ago, 15-Mar-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Yes, I think it is improved. It's also Windows 95 based now. It does have some powerful features since it uses a real CAD engine as it's core (I forget what the CAD engine is, but it's normally a $500 product or so). One nice thing about it (...) (24 years ago, 15-Mar-01, to lugnet.castle)
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CC is an excellent tool. They've done a lot to improve the interface. I use it quite a bit and think the results are outstanding, especially with the City Designer plug in. I wish they could do a little better on the prices though. -Kyle (...) (24 years ago, 15-Mar-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) I think site updates, previews, and teasers should be announced using common sense. I think MOCs are great! I have many myself. However, every time an announcement is made when a new character or storyline is created...it gets to be a hassle. (...) (24 years ago, 15-Mar-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Well Joel , you can see a pic of me , and learn more about me , in my newly added , about me section ! (URL) pic of me is pretty good , but a little blurry. (24 years ago, 15-Mar-01, to lugnet.castle)
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I used CC years ago. I don't know if theyv'e improved the interface but I found it very difficult to use and bet a satisfactory result (this was a dos based version, theyv'e gone windows now for all I know) Iv'e resorted to photoshop now for maps I (...) (24 years ago, 15-Mar-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Campaign Cartographer is a map making program that was designed for use with role playing games, such as Dungeons and Dragons and the like. I don't have a link handy though. Mike (24 years ago, 15-Mar-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Find it here... (URL) a map drawing program written for role playing gamers. It's been around for years. Do a web search for it and you'll see tons of stuff written about it. Amy (24 years ago, 15-Mar-01, to lugnet.castle)
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Looks good, nice lookin knights, good pics. The only thing is that I am for the first time tempted at buying the set with the chrome helmet. (24 years ago, 15-Mar-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) What's Campaign Cartographer? I haven't heard of it before and I'm a little interested in seeing what it is. Thanks, ~Nathan =) (24 years ago, 15-Mar-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) [vs.] (...) Another reason for previews... so people know who you are during those long stretches of constructing a large project, where you'd otherwise have no MOCs to show. (...) The downside is that you spoil the surprise. Save your best (...) (24 years ago, 15-Mar-01, to lugnet.castle)
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This has bugged me for quite some time, so let me get some opinions on the topic of teasers and other previews. The reason I'm divided on this topic is because there is something cool about seeing a whole creation at once. By creation I mean (...) (24 years ago, 15-Mar-01, to lugnet.castle)
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With only a few more weeks until I update my site, I figured I'd stay true to form and dish out a few teasers before hand. Unfortunately I haven't taken all the pics I will be taking, so expect at least two more additions with pictures between then (...) (24 years ago, 15-Mar-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) LOOKS GREAT.....!!! The yellow and black is great looking... I'm actually building a walled city too....: ) Chewing up bricks very quickly though with the walls.... which are half modular castle walls and just 2x4 bricks.....!!!! all in (...) (24 years ago, 14-Mar-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) looked like there was a chin guard cause the king leo head is being used, the white beard was blending into the helmet making it look like another helm. but I'm not sure now. those guys seem to have very long necks. if you look in the hero's (...) (24 years ago, 14-Mar-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) idea, but when I tried it, it just didn't look as cool as the pictures. Perhaps I was doing something wrong. Oh, BTW, a few people have been asking why my links are bugging out. Here is a temporary link to the custom helmts I've been dabbling (...) (24 years ago, 14-Mar-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) I think these are the improvised chrome dish/reflector pieces with a head in between (seen here w/o the head: (URL) (...) (24 years ago, 14-Mar-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Sorry if I'm being a bit vague - guys can be seen wearing them at (URL) jpg'd) not the sculpey ones - but weren't they fantastic. thanks for the help on the green wizard hat. and for those who don't believe they have changed the alien armour (...) (24 years ago, 14-Mar-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) The green wizard had can be found in at least two different Freestyle sets, one is a bucket and one is a play table set (I believe that it is (URL) but there is no picture so I am not sure). Both sets should still be pretty easy to find. I (...) (24 years ago, 14-Mar-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Whoops (again) - you are right. I spoke too soon again :) -- Pawel (24 years ago, 14-Mar-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Really? Which? I only know of gray, in the Guarded Treasury (6094) set. I could sure use some more gray and a ton of black, though... Oh, and AFAIK, black only came in 6755 Sheriff's Lock-up. Jeff (24 years ago, 14-Mar-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) The motorcycle helmet is the same. The UFO alien armor has been modified so as to allow the helmet to be more deeply seated on the shoulders of it. As has been stated elsewhere, the element has been modified along the back of the neck where a (...) (24 years ago, 14-Mar-01, to lugnet.castle)
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no its a smaller flatter rounded helm with a 1/2 visor and eye slit I was wondering if the green wizards hat was bellville?? "John Carroll" <johnc@digitalacropolis.com> wrote in message news:GA76GG.6KE@lugnet.com... (...) with. (...) otherwise (...) (...) (24 years ago, 14-Mar-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) do you mean the silver dragon helm? see here (URL) if yes then that is the set it comes with. if no then I don't know. (...) I think they came in a feestyle bucket or something but I don't know for sure. I would like to know that too. I tried (...) (24 years ago, 14-Mar-01, to lugnet.castle)
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The part has definately changed from the UFO ones I have. they had a small post on the back which you had to remove to allow the motorcycle helmet to fit properly, now the neck area of the armour has been modified to fit (whether any sets inbetween (...) (24 years ago, 14-Mar-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) The piece is the same as the one from Insectoids and UFO. No changes, and the helmet is the same from the Town line (regular ol' biker/knight helmet). Best, Aaron (24 years ago, 14-Mar-01, to lugnet.castle)
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In lugnet.castle, James Stacey writes: I doubt that they have changed the piece the motorcycle style helmet(1) has always worked with the alien armor, so visored knights work great.(2) Ogel is wearing what looks like a black motorcycle helmet with a (...) (24 years ago, 14-Mar-01, to lugnet.castle)
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the new one that Ogel in the Alpha Team sets has a refined design. if you look at the pictures of him hes wearing the armour with a helmet, they have indeed changed the piece. Fantastic "Andy Lynch" <andy@andyandjackie.com> wrote in message (...) (24 years ago, 14-Mar-01, to lugnet.castle)
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----- Original Message ----- From: "James Stacey" <James@minifig.co.uk> <snip> (...) What?! Are there two versions of this piece? Which set comes with the version that works with a helmet? -Andy Lynch (24 years ago, 14-Mar-01, to lugnet.castle)
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Hmmm. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Pawel Nazarewicz" <verneer@utk.edu> (...) taverns probably wouldn't have any accomodations upstairs... When I was talking about "so many things can happen" I was thinking of the great room interactions, (...) (24 years ago, 14-Mar-01, to lugnet.castle)
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2 questions what set is the silver jousting style helm from what set is the green wizards hat from I'm assuming neither are from castle sets 'cos I'd have got them otherwise Kudos to LEGO for modifying the space shoulder armour to allow it to be (...) (24 years ago, 14-Mar-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) -- Pawel (24 years ago, 14-Mar-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) ... whoops. I stand corrected. Some of the new Knight's Kingdom sets also have them in black. BTW :) -- Pawel (24 years ago, 14-Mar-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Dangit! I should have called it a Tavern. Now that I think of it, 6067 was a pretty poor Inn per se if you ask me. A good tavern, but a poor Inn. I just don't see myself being comfortable there after a long ride. The Golden Mushroom can (...) (24 years ago, 14-Mar-01, to lugnet.castle)
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Ah nevermind, I keep forgetting about the Peeron databases... (URL) in yellow in Red Beard Runner. Right. At the price THAT set goes for, I know I'll not be seeing any of those. :-) -Andy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Andy Lynch" (...) (24 years ago, 14-Mar-01, to lugnet.castle)
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Really beautiful work Pawel. I love the Inn. I'm working on one of my own, right now. It seems that a good inn just opens up all kinds of storylines... so much can happen in them. I'm also always a fan of modular walls that have some substance to (...) (24 years ago, 14-Mar-01, to lugnet.castle)
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