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I agree, it was pretty good, definately worth seeing. I thought at first the modern music would make it weird, but it actually flows pretty good. Its not a historical tale, but a contemporary one. It isn't just weird like the modern mophia Romeo (...) (23 years ago, 18-May-01, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Chapter 2. Location: Helfire
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What more can I say? (URL) and feedback extremely welcome!! -Shiri "the Dutchess" Dori (23 years ago, 18-May-01, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.castle.org.cw) !!
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(...) I dunno, I still don't understand how they knew the words to We Will Rock You. It was still pretty nifty tho. But what about a female blacksmith? I'm not being sexist or anything, but even I was bigger than her! Maybe if she had some huge arms (...) (23 years ago, 18-May-01, to lugnet.castle)
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Weird!!! What’s up with all the classic 70’s rock ballads in a medieval flick? The dance scene was all ‘Pulp Fiction’ and the hustle… ???...??? --==Richard==-- P.S. the only ‘witty’ part was the inclusion of Chaucer! (Canterbury Tales) (...) (23 years ago, 18-May-01, to lugnet.castle)
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Theyv'e got a trebuchet in the grounds of Caerphilly Castle, down the road from my house (along with a ballista (Arbalist) and Mangonel) They fire it into the moat and the shockwave from the stones kills lots of fish I dont think you'd get a heavy (...) (23 years ago, 18-May-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) The boat weights should suffice for a fixed weight trebuchet, that is how I plan to do it. Mookie will prolly finish hers before I finish mine, since I have a lot on my plate at the moment. :\ Jeff (23 years ago, 18-May-01, to lugnet.castle)
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I loved the movie. I too was inspired and decided to build a movie-inspired model in LCAD. You can see it, along with my other medieval buildings, at: (...) (23 years ago, 18-May-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Great minds think alike. I got the yen to build a castle scale trebuchet and finished it about 3 weeks ago. Took just 4 hours to build, but then took another week trying out all the variables to "optimize" the treb. One thing though, I did (...) (23 years ago, 18-May-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Yup, I saw that one too. Built a trebuchet about 5 or 6 months ago. It's in castle scale and throws lego bricks more than 5 feet in ours. It can be found in my War Machines section of my site. (URL) (23 years ago, 18-May-01, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Some gorgeous work
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Castle and pirate lovers - check out this gallery over at the German 1000steine site - (URL) is some really excellent work. Bryan (23 years ago, 18-May-01, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.pirates)
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(...) Indeed it is! Ben Beneke emailed me that link a little while ago since we were talking about Castles and Pirates. That's a great site with a lot of nice touches. I like the market area. I've found several ideas I want to borrow from as things (...) (23 years ago, 18-May-01, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.pirates)
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(...) Indeed it is! Ben Beneke emailed me that link a little while ago since we were talking about Castles and Pirates. That's a great site with a lot of nice touches. I like the market area. I've found several ideas I want to borrow from as things (...) (23 years ago, 18-May-01, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.pirates)
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About 5 months ago we had this entire discussion. I believe it was Anthony Sava who was nice enough to provide the PBS NOVA website: Here it is… all about Trebs and the medieval period. (URL) --==Richard==-- (23 years ago, 18-May-01, to lugnet.castle)
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Hello, here is my castle original creation, a giant war machine: (URL) (23 years ago, 19-May-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Wow! That could certainly hurt the enemies morale! Awsome model. How did you come up with the idea?!?! -Wes (23 years ago, 19-May-01, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Harry Potter Creator box art
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Hey all, This image is from a demo disk I received yesterday from the LEGO Media booth at E3 (Electronic Entertainment Expo, (URL) currently running through today at the LA Convention center in Los Angeles. The box art may give some insight into (...) (23 years ago, 19-May-01, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.harrypotter)
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Sorry, forgot the link to the image... :) www.geocities.com/lo...hpbox.html CP Hey all, This image is from a demo disk I received yesterday from the LEGO Media booth at E3 (Electronic Entertainment Expo, (URL) currently running through today at the (...) (23 years ago, 19-May-01, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.harrypotter) !
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"Christopher Pisciotti" <pisciotti10@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:GDLDtJ.8qM@lugnet.com... (...) in (...) So we can begin to see what the castle and also Hogwart's Express train set will look like! If the picture is indicative of the sets, (...) (23 years ago, 20-May-01, to lugnet.harrypotter, lugnet.castle, lugnet.trains)
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| | Black Falcons
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Hello! This is my first posting to this group and all in all my second posting on lugnet ever - I've got a question concerning the crest of the Turkey Knights (as they are often called on (URL) :-) (URL) wonder if there is any special reason for the (...) (23 years ago, 20-May-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) I think ill leave going crazy untill I see some of the old 12v or early 9v trains, in new packaging. This is great news if you are a pirate fan though! Lee. (23 years ago, 20-May-01, to lugnet.pirates, lugnet.castle)
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(...) My main point of interest is the front of the train - although this is all CGI, it does show a 9V buffer bar. Fingers crossed. Jason J Railton (23 years ago, 20-May-01, to lugnet.harrypotter, lugnet.castle, lugnet.trains)
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(...) Well, welcome! Hi! (...) The crest of Turkey Knights!! ROFL! Sure seems like that sometimes. ;-) I do wish I knew German a lot more fluently (I've only got a few words down) so I could participate in the discussions there. (...) Wow, nifty! (...) (23 years ago, 20-May-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) I didn't notice this thread (or the thread that inspired it) until just this morning. I would be glad to have regular access to the two pirate sets in question because it means I will likely purchase several more of each (I think I already (...) (23 years ago, 20-May-01, to lugnet.pirates, lugnet.castle)
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In lugnet.castle, Johannes Koehler writes: > (...) ACK!!!! I just finished packing up my mini-figs (to move) yesterday! Curiosity.... too strong...... must go..... check my black turkeys...... Fritz (23 years ago, 20-May-01, to lugnet.castle)
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Man, you have NO IDEA how crazy this is making me!!! I am freakin' out trying to figure out how to finance the new Potter line, part sets to buy from current stock, anticipation of new Star Wars and Castle, and NOW I have to concern myself with the (...) (23 years ago, 21-May-01, to lugnet.pirates, lugnet.castle)
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Hey Monica, The link you gave seems broken. Is it just me? Matt (...) (23 years ago, 21-May-01, to lugnet.castle)
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Nevermind...there it is! Thanks Monica! Good pics! Matt (...) (23 years ago, 21-May-01, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: Why aren't we going crazy?!?
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(...) If you didn't get one word of that, let me interpret: EITHER PIRATES ARE (...) Some thoughts why I am not going crazy: - Last year a lot of #6280 were sold at a german toy shop chain, although the Pirate theme wasn´t listed in the catalogue (...) (23 years ago, 21-May-01, to lugnet.pirates, lugnet.castle)
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| | Blacksmith shop
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Here are 2 pics of my latest castle LCAD creation. (URL) view other buildings: (URL) (23 years ago, 21-May-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Nice model! I like how the gray 'textured' bottom level of the house blends with the rest of it. I really liked the fire pit outside. On the roof you used macaroni bricks. I am assuming on the ground level, you used the 3x3 quarter round (...) (23 years ago, 21-May-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) I fell to the temptation and pulled mine out and went through them! After checking 70 some Black Falcon's, I was disappointed to find only 1 of them was facing left. The worst part was, it was one of the few I have that doesn't have a crisp (...) (23 years ago, 21-May-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Left as I look at them, or left as they look at me? Bruce (someone just *had* to ask that, didn't they?) :-) (23 years ago, 21-May-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) No, no, no. "Left" as in "sinistra," or evil Turkey Knights from the Mirror Universe. If your minifig crests are actually looking at you, that *would* be evil. (...) Someone's going to go on a crusade and try to amass an army of Wrongway (...) (23 years ago, 21-May-01, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | Re: Why aren't we going crazy?!?
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Crazy? Perhaps a bit of an overstatement, but I'm excited to see those new (old) Pirate ships and that Technic front end loader! Lego has completely dropped the Technic line, its not on their website and only a tiny number are in the last catalog I (...) (23 years ago, 21-May-01, to lugnet.pirates, lugnet.castle)
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(...) Why aren't we going crazy? I think someone already has! Lego HAVEN'T dropped the Technic line and it IS on the website, if you know where to look. (23 years ago, 21-May-01, to lugnet.pirates, lugnet.castle)
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(...) I'm afraid I have agree. I obtained the forklift, for example, as a discounted set sold as a Shop at Home Special. Why would Lego reintroduce a set in new packaging that it had to discount to get rid of in the USA??? Daniel (23 years ago, 21-May-01, to lugnet.pirates, lugnet.castle)
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(...) Well, I suppose technically, this is part of the July surprise. (...) I sincerely doubt this is old stock. They are re-releasing some older sets. Jimmy Park (23 years ago, 21-May-01, to lugnet.pirates, lugnet.castle)
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My heart's pounding, i'm sweating, butterflys in my stomach, July, why July!? If this is it, I want it now! Imagine the possibities, finnaly some great sailing ships for my town. Maybe even some good town sets, that great gas station, my luck they'd (...) (23 years ago, 22-May-01, to lugnet.pirates, lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: Why aren't we going crazy?!? (Now go CRAZY!!!)
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Now go C R A Z Y !!! Thanx for confirmin’ this for us Jimmy…you were right, this ‘IS’ b i g . (...) What do you mean by ‘technically,’ are you aware of other specific sets that are gonna be reintroduced. Possible the ~North American versions.~ (I (...) (23 years ago, 22-May-01, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.pirates, lugnet.announce, lugnet.general)
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(...) If you call what they have there Technic, you don't understand the concept and are too young to know what Technic was/is supposed to be.... take no offense... though what they have listed under technic is a bunch of crap... throwbots are NOT (...) (23 years ago, 22-May-01, to lugnet.pirates, lugnet.castle)
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| | (Brad Justus? Please respond)Re: Why aren't we going crazy?!?
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(...) Is LEGO really reissuing old sets? Can we expect an official answer? I can only assume that all information circulating is true as we should have heard from one of the LEGO representatives that seem to read and respond SO frequently here on (...) (23 years ago, 22-May-01, to lugnet.pirates, lugnet.castle, lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) Well Aaron, I am in the UK and was just as excited as you, so I went to my local Lego retailer and they confirmed that they were aware of some special sets that are scheduled for release later this year. Although they did not have images the (...) (23 years ago, 22-May-01, to lugnet.pirates, lugnet.castle, lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) Exactly. THIS is technic: (URL) (23 years ago, 22-May-01, to lugnet.pirates, lugnet.castle)
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(...) Well, at least somebody believed me! :) (...) As Brad implied, the July surprise is still yet to come! I myself am giddly with anticipation. (...) Knight's procession is still doable. There's not the problem of old molds or replaced parts (...) (23 years ago, 22-May-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) So, will it be revealed before Brickfest or might Mr. Justus as a represenative of Lego be waiting to reveal this surprise at Brickfest. sheree (...) (23 years ago, 22-May-01, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Wizard Hoods / Elf Hats
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After watching The Sword in the Stone, I just had to do it: (URL) used a dremel on these, the black one came out what I'd consider as close to perfect as possible, but I scuffed the blue one a bit..oh well. -Chris (23 years ago, 23-May-01, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build.minifigs)
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(...) Other than the obvious uses (I think this is totally cool for elves)... I think I'm gonna make you dremel a couple more of those, and then use a Belville fig to make me a Snow White and the seven (minifig) dwarves. ;-) -Shiri XFUT .belville (23 years ago, 23-May-01, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build.minifigs, lugnet.belville)
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Works for me - try again, maybe? Or go directly to my site, there's a link to the pics on the home page. mo www.galacticbrick.com (...) (23 years ago, 23-May-01, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.harrypotter)
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| | Ninja stuff
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Quick Question - Do people think of Ninja LEGO as Castle LEGO or as a seperate range. I know they are in the 60xx range but I dont consider them as real Castle EGO - discuss :) -- James Stacey www.minifig.co.uk (23 years ago, 23-May-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) James - Sure! They're castles, they're just not "European" castles. Different uses for different cultures and all that, but I do consider them a part of "Castle". Just not one that I got into very deeply. I have 3-4 of the smaller sets but (...) (23 years ago, 23-May-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Not So Quick Answer I think that depends largely on how one views or uses LEGO in general. For me, all sets are parts and minifigs are the focus. I find no play value in the buildings and such; they are parts with which to construct minifig (...) (23 years ago, 23-May-01, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Custom torso question
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Ok, I've seen some of the BEAUTIFUL torso's some of you guys are creating. I would LOVE to try this on my own, but I have a few questions: 1) What program do you use? Photo Shop? 2) How did you create your template for the shape to keep it (...) (23 years ago, 23-May-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Ninja has a real castle, armor, swords, helmets, cavalry, bows - why wouldn't it be real Castle? No, it's not medieval Europe, so it won't necessarily be of interest to everyone. I thought it a step up after Dragon Masters and Fright Knights, (...) (23 years ago, 23-May-01, to lugnet.castle)
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Ok lets rephrase this. Obviously they are castles - that is self evident :) do you however consider it part of the Castle Lego line or part of the Castle Ninja line Certainly is better than fright knights. "Bruce Schlickbernd" (...) (23 years ago, 23-May-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) (23 years ago, 23-May-01, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build.minifigs)
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(...) I consider the Ninja sets to be part of the Castle line. Not only are the sets GREAT for parts (LOVE the stone facade) and minifigs, but they give a whole new idea to ornamentation, realized in Lego. I also like the way they are put together. (...) (23 years ago, 23-May-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) I myself use Adobe Photoshop. Other people use other programs, they all work fine. All you really need is a program that allows you to zoom in, cut, paste and draw. All of the torso designs that you've seen by me are totally hand drawn, with (...) (23 years ago, 23-May-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Well, when Ninja was released there were no new castle sets released. So yes it could be considered castle. of course ninjas and knights were from different time periods and parts of the world. a ninja castle could not be just down the river (...) (23 years ago, 23-May-01, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: Why aren't we going crazy?!?
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If TLC is reissuing old sets those selling old sets not be too happy (EI held onto a guarded in to sell it on ebay for mucho $, And then TLC rereleases it in 2001[1]) I will be happy cause hopefully I can get some old sets again. but a little (...) (23 years ago, 23-May-01, to lugnet.pirates, lugnet.castle, lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) I have used Adobe Illustrator for most of my stuff, although if I am knocking off a pattern (Example: TLC's Guarded Inn Sign), I have used Photoshop for simple touch ups and improvements of the pattern. Although my Blacktron I clones are (...) (23 years ago, 23-May-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Well, they're castles, they feature guys in armor with swords on horseback, they're in the 60xx range and are shipped to toy stores in boxes marked 'castle' -- so, they're Castle LEGO. :^) But, they're not european castle LEGO. So I consider (...) (23 years ago, 23-May-01, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.space)
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(...) They won't be the same (different set numbers), but besides that, these are toys we are talking about, not investments. If someone takes a bath from using LEGO as an investment, well that's the breaks in a market.... (...) That's the whole (...) (23 years ago, 23-May-01, to lugnet.pirates, lugnet.castle, lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) The Ninja Theme was what got me into the Castle Theme and I am still a die-hard ninja fan. Certainly I am not impressed with the offerings in the Ninja Theme and the structures but I can say the minifigs are very well done and the specialized (...) (23 years ago, 23-May-01, to lugnet.castle)
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| | new castle pics on BrickShelf
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I just recently updated my BrickShelf page. I know many of the images are very dark. Sorry :-/ I hope to have something new built in time for BrickFest (URL) Hitchcock (23 years ago, 23-May-01, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: July surprise for castle fans!
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(...) and then, at (URL) Brad Justus wrote this about the new "classic" set line: (...) Ah, so all we really have to consider is what Castle sets (or elements) meet this criteria -- the one about the molds being available. I am going to take another (...) (23 years ago, 23-May-01, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: Why aren't we going crazy?!?
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Thank you John Neal for bringing this up! If your into the hobby for pleasure, then that’s great! If you’re into the hobby for profit and profit alone, get out! These are TOYS were talking about (Although, some very valuable in nostalgic worth.) (...) (23 years ago, 23-May-01, to lugnet.pirates, lugnet.castle, lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) I have to turn this around and ask do you consider Dark Forest to be part of the Castle Lego line, or the Castle Dark Forest line? I mean, there isn't a castle in Dark Forest, but there is in Ninja. What you are really hedging around is the (...) (23 years ago, 23-May-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Then stop holding on to it and sell it now, while there's still no possible competition from LEGO re-releasing the set. Or, wait until the sets are no longer being sold by LEGO again. It just means sitting on your investment a little longer. (...) (23 years ago, 23-May-01, to lugnet.pirates, lugnet.castle, lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) Hey, that reminds me: when did man-portable gunpowder weapons come about in Asia? That would seem a suitable, though arbitrary, way to determine if Ninja "fits" with Castle. I suspect this has been hashed-out here before... Dave! (23 years ago, 23-May-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) I have no sympathy for anyone trading in Lego for profit except for TLC itself (and even then there is a reasonableness in pricing factor), especially if their ambition is primarily to make $$$ from old MISB sets (which excludes people who (...) (23 years ago, 23-May-01, to lugnet.pirates, lugnet.castle, lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | Re: Most ever spent on Lego
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(...) Well, I'm not sure if this is the MOST I've ever spent on Lego, but all the talking lately about the older sets got my hear racing so I went into an EBAY frenzy. Picked up the following: Set Name Price Pieces Price/piece ---- ---...--- ------- (...) (23 years ago, 23-May-01, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: July surprise for castle fans!
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(...) Huh? I haven't seen new sets with 80s style castle walls (straight or corner) since Fright Knights (1997), and I thought the grille helmet and one-clip saddle were discontinued a long time ago. They could *update* the Guarded Inn, but I don't (...) (23 years ago, 23-May-01, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: Why aren't we going crazy?!?
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Don't get me wrong I really hope that they are reissuing old early 80's sets. I want a guarded inn and a large army of black falcons. I'm just giving reasons why people may not be going crazy. My minor disapointment is similar to my feelings with (...) (23 years ago, 23-May-01, to lugnet.pirates, lugnet.castle, lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | Re: July surprise for castle fans!
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(...) But Brad stated in the above message that this was NOT the "July Suprise." I'm leaning towards some sort of bulk part offering, be it castle walls or something else. It could even be some sort of "Sculpture" line offering, perhaps a medival (...) (23 years ago, 23-May-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) fyi - Enchanted Island (to be reissued) has two castle corner pieces, and King Leo's Castle has a couple straight walls. And Fright Knights had the grill helmet in black. Kevin (23 years ago, 23-May-01, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Tease this!
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My time in lego limbo is over. Here is your first teaser picture straight out of the box. (URL) (23 years ago, 23-May-01, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.announce, lugnet.general)
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(...) Maybe. There is more than one way to interpret the following quote from Brad's post: "By the way, these classic items are *not* the "July Surprise" What if you place emphasis on the word "these", or in other words -- that the sets listed were (...) (23 years ago, 23-May-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) John , please take this the best way possible -- it is offered by someone who doesn't even know you so his opinion should not matter to you very much... ...but... ... you either are, or are not, cool. It has nothing to do with the stuff you (...) (23 years ago, 23-May-01, to lugnet.pirates, lugnet.castle, lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | Castle accessories arrived
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Well my orders arrived from England. Surprisingly (and very disappointingly), I received zero 5138s even though I ordered about 100 of them. Did get plenty of 5059s and 5184s, so I'm going to re-equip my BFs, Forestmen, and DMs with the loot. (...) (23 years ago, 23-May-01, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: Castle accessories arrived
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(...) Didn't you say there were only 36 of them available? (URL) not surprised you got beaten to the punch... I've only heard about 1 person who successfully received *any*. They haven't shown up on Brickbay or eBay, either - and I've been looking! (...) (23 years ago, 23-May-01, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: Castle accessories arrived
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(...) there how much was left of each. Jimmy (23 years ago, 23-May-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Unless someone has one of the old sets for sale, why would any one care about the collectors value? The only other reason would be desiring to buying one BUT that would be easier with a reissue.... Personally, I don't care about any (...) (23 years ago, 24-May-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) OK.... being a graphic designer, I use a few programs to do the one job... the basic design, I do in Corel... but the secret is.. to scan in a torso and draw over it to get the right size and shape....: ) (...) An illustration program like (...) (23 years ago, 24-May-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Who me? I only got 10 (I mostly went for Pirate service packs, though I did get quite a handful of Castle service packs also [mostly 10 of each, compared to the 20 each of the Pirate ones], plus a smattering of other stuff). I didn't hog the (...) (23 years ago, 24-May-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Nope, not many at all. If you've got 10, I'm fairly positive (though still guessing) that you've snagged about a quarter of the total supply. James (wishing he'd heard about this soon enough to get some himself, instead of having to corner the (...) (23 years ago, 24-May-01, to lugnet.castle)
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awsome. so your dragon is gonna be in a story for us to see?!?! WOW Does your dragon eat minifigs? What would it's diet consist of? Perhaps a vegitarian diet? :D A closed mouth gathers no feet, -Wes (...) (23 years ago, 24-May-01, to lugnet.castle)
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They aren't the best pictures, though I wanted to post my Inn, so after messing around with some lighting and trying a few things, I've got some halfway decent pics till it's sunny out again :) I have to thank Anthony (Sava) for helping me name this (...) (23 years ago, 24-May-01, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.castle.org.cw) !
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WooWoo! I love that dragon Anthony :) I can't wait to read your story to go with this! Give us lots of pics of that beauty of a beast! Tamy (...) (23 years ago, 24-May-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) corner of the building; I like the diagonal/curved part, nice touch. You definitely didn't just build a cube with a roof. ;-) (I'm paraphrasing you from when you coomented on *my* inn... way back when ;-) I like the idea of barrels in the (...) (23 years ago, 24-May-01, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.castle.org.cw)
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(...) Sharp. Exceptional devotion to privacy in bedchambers. If I were a medieval traveler I would appreciate that. Seriously. JSA -- Green Bay Lacrosse-- Play hard; play often. (23 years ago, 24-May-01, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.castle.org.cw)
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(General note: I have no clue where this discussion should be going, general, marketplace theory? Feel free to redirect) John & All, (...) Indeed. As a pretty big collector of LEGO sets (Not for money, bt I enjoy havbing them) and of LEGO parts, I (...) (23 years ago, 24-May-01, to lugnet.pirates, lugnet.castle, lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) Yeah, it eats only Timmyfigs. JSA -- Green Bay Lacrosse-- Play hard; play often. (23 years ago, 24-May-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) I think the total number available was around 50 for all of Europe. I now have only a couple--but in retrospect I'm shocked that I got any. But that's what happens when one has little else to do for a week, and happens to land on a lucky week. (...) (23 years ago, 24-May-01, to lugnet.castle)
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Thanks Shiri, glad you liked it :) and yes, it's not a box with a roof! hehehehe I'd like to put a little more detail into the walls... though I need more bricks.. I have too much of my village still built and I'm not willing to rip anything apart (...) (23 years ago, 24-May-01, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.castle.org.cw)
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Whoa, That looks so cool, I can't wait to see more pics! Gary Anthony Sava <ajs0093@pop.tamu.edu> wrote in message news:GDt6uG.1yM@lugnet.com... (...) out (...) (23 years ago, 24-May-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Those who paid $800 for a single set (I have) will still have their Lego... so what's the worry? I think in the long run it will be good. We may see the return of parts which we never thought we'd see again... and some we do not want to see (...) (23 years ago, 24-May-01, to lugnet.pirates, lugnet.castle, lugnet.lego.direct)
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ahem. I got ten also. I had no idea they were so rare when I got them, I'd like to say i'd have brought less if I had known, but I dont feel that bad about it :) the great thing is with chrome sets at £1.99 I cna get the visored helms to go with (...) (23 years ago, 24-May-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) I agree, except for the bit about Fabuland! My daughter LOVES Fabuland, and I can see why some like it. May not be my cup of tea, personally, but if some comes back, great! PS don't tell Sheree R. of your anti Fabuland stance. :-) ++Lar (23 years ago, 24-May-01, to lugnet.pirates, lugnet.castle, lugnet.lego.direct)
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It is great Tamy! I have really tried to build something on that baseplate but I have never been able to, I think it´s quite tricky to build on. I'm very impressed with everyone who manages to make something nice out of it, and you have really (...) (23 years ago, 24-May-01, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.castle.org.cw)
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Cant see it. seems to be some sort of problem with the ip James "Mookie" <Mookie1@telocity.com> wrote in message news:3B0C779F.E63034...ity.com... (...) (23 years ago, 24-May-01, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.castle.org.cw)
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