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(...) Sorry, it was 5am, I'd been up 22 hours, it just didn't compute. LFB (25 years ago, 4-Dec-99, to lugnet.castle)
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Hey I was looking at some windows to my upcoming castle, and came up on this one: (URL) have about 30 of them and was wondering how they would look in a castle/ church? They might seem ok, but they do look a bit goofy when used with gray pieces. (...) (25 years ago, 4-Dec-99, to lugnet.castle)
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Hey all, I just recently came out of my "dark age" and have busted out all my old LEGOs and started playing and building with them(along with some new small aquisitions). I've also started using some (mostly minifigs) instead of lead/pewter (...) (25 years ago, 4-Dec-99, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) hi, michel ~ welcome back to lego! i've made a swash-buckler, but used the adventurer's broad-rimmed hat. garnished with a plume, it takes on a totally different character. these hats also come in black, now. i used the black one (from #5902, (...) (25 years ago, 5-Dec-99, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Hi Craig, I'll take this chance to thank you for the reply and mention what a nice page you've got. (It gave me some ideas for one of my miniatures) (...) Hm.. I'll have to keep an eye out for one of those, but I think it looks a *little* off (...) (25 years ago, 5-Dec-99, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Yes. they are totally useless. Send them to me. Seriously, I think grey with red trim looks great, it's the color scheme of my never finished megatrainstation. These are great little windows. I use them a lot. (25 years ago, 5-Dec-99, to lugnet.castle)
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Hi everyone, I don't know if anyone of you have noticed, but while looking at the new 2000 castle, I noticed something that looked like a girl in the window. Now, I wasn't sure, but when I re-looked at the catalog (Kevin Loch's database) I noticed (...) (25 years ago, 7-Dec-99, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) hi, shiri ~ the close up scans showed here up a month or two ago, and the tex avery wolf behavior sky-rocketed in some fun and funny posts... too lazy to search for them now...but worth finding for a chuckle. one of the funnier observations (...) (25 years ago, 7-Dec-99, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Heresy! And what -- take off the black castle maiden hat! No, no, no! You just leave my Black Queen alone, okay? Sheeesh! First the moo-men, now this... -- Richard (25 years ago, 7-Dec-99, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) I've got good news/bad news. The good news is that the Yellow Castle WAS available in the USA in 1981. 6075 was the USA set number, while 375 was the European set number. Check the LUGNET database: (URL) bad news is that I cornered the market (...) (25 years ago, 7-Dec-99, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) But did you notice the female guard of the castle? No closeups, just a glimpse of red lips in the big castle photo. It might be the same face as the maiden fair, but it's hard to tell for sure from the photo. Steve (25 years ago, 7-Dec-99, to lugnet.castle)
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Guys please help me identify this brick and may I know where can I get them Thanks Leroy ___...___ Do You Yahoo!? Thousands of Stores. Millions of Products. All in one place. Yahoo! Shopping: (URL) MIME ATTACHMENTS DISCARDED: 1. Content-Type: (...) (25 years ago, 8-Dec-99, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Leroy, do you have a website somewhere that you can put up a picture? The reason being that Lugnet is a news-only news server - ie, no pictures. If you don't, you're welcome to e-mail me the gif (as a file attachment, please), and I'll take a (...) (25 years ago, 8-Dec-99, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) <snipped stuff> (...) Leroy took me up on that, and e-mailed me the gif, my reply is below: Ah. What you are looking for is frequently called a "1x4/2x2 hinge brick". They're not exactly rare, but they aren't very common anymore, either. Your (...) (25 years ago, 8-Dec-99, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) ? (...) 6075 (...) LUGNET (...) KMART (...) Heh. Yes, I realize that the yellow castle WAS eventually released in the US. But it was released in Europe in 1978, so there was a period 2-3 years during which castle sets were available in Europe (...) (25 years ago, 8-Dec-99, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) glimpse (...) It *may* be a new face, it is hard to tell. Looking at my catalog, she appears to have lips similar to the old Pirate babe ("Full"? "Pouty"? Can anyone think of a good word? I'm pretty sure they're different from the Princess's (...) (25 years ago, 8-Dec-99, to lugnet.castle)
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Craig, your minifig ideas (as usual) sound great. I've been hankering after the pirate with the white shirt and tan vest for this very use, in order to build the final scene from "The Highwayman"; but he's rather rare, only from 6277 and 6286. (...) (25 years ago, 9-Dec-99, to lugnet.castle)
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I am rushing home to build my swashbuckler. Black adventurer hat with white plume like Scaramouche/Cyrano, black cape, cutlass, dagger and maybe a pirate pistol (flintlock) I'll use the smirking smug adventurer head. Thanks for the tips Craig. Last (...) (25 years ago, 9-Dec-99, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) I'd dearly love one of those as well. Would that be the Noyes poem "The Highwayman" (set to music by Loreena McKennit, among others?) A great poem (and song), but a little...er...*dark* for LEGO 'figs, no? Especially that final scene? (...) If (...) (25 years ago, 9-Dec-99, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) jeff ~ would you belive that the lorena mc-kennit song is what inspired me to make this fig!? poor forest babe got bound! i love building "dark" things from lego. the juxtaposition is interesting.(~ & funny; especially when mini-figs are (...) (25 years ago, 9-Dec-99, to lugnet.castle)
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