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Re: shields
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lugnet.castle
Date: 
Tue, 1 May 2001 21:25:23 GMT
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John Carroll wrote:

> In lugnet.castle, Fredrik Glöckner writes:
> > James Aldrich <jaldrich@greenbaynet.com> writes:
> > 
> > >  Another dandy piece, if you don't mind a little cutting and pasting, can be made
> > >  from the 2x2  round convex tiles.  Cut a little length of shaft from anything
> > >  you have handy and glue it to the back between the studs.
> > 
> > 
> > Couldn't you also take one of those 1x1 "taps" and put between the
> > four studs on the backside?  That would make an adequate handle, I
> > suppose.
> > 
> > 
> > Here's the tap: http://img.lugnet.com/ld/4599.gif
> > 
> > 
> > Fredrik
> 
> I used to use the tap to fix my round shields I have four that were broken
> when I was young. I just flipped the shield around and attached the tap to
> the stud on the shield.  I now have taps glued to the backs of all my broken
> shields.
> 
> John

Excellent ideas with the taps; I hadn't thought of that.  I think I prefer the shaft
method if only because it holds the shield closer to the hand.  Now I have to think
about all the other "taps as handles" applications.

My latest implement of destruction is a light sabre handle stuck on a lance shaft:
handgonne.  I was inspired by a reproduction of a 15th century piece.

Thanks.

JSA

--
Green Bay Lacrosse-- Play hard; play often.



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  Re: shields (Fright Knight Fans, please don't read)
 
I won an auction with a ton of Yellow Castle, Knight's Tournament, round shield and a few others with broken shields a while back and ordered a bunch of the Fight KNight packs (before I knew about Brickbay). What followed was an unholy massacre of (...) (26 years ago, 2-May-01, to lugnet.castle)

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  Re: shields
 
(...) I used to use the tap to fix my round shields I have four that were broken when I was young. I just flipped the shield around and attached the tap to the stud on the shield. I now have taps glued to the backs of all my broken shields. John (26 years ago, 1-May-01, to lugnet.castle)

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