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(...) I think it's based on a Marian (sp?) Zimmer Bradley book. The only fantasy I've even read is Tolkien, so I don't know else much about it. She's pretty popular, though; when I worked in a bookstore, I got a lot of questions about her, (...) (24 years ago, 9-Mar-01, to lugnet.castle.ninja)
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By and large, TV in the U.S. doesn't feature much source material for my Asian/Ninja theme creations, but occasionally there are glimmers of hope... While jogging around the wasteland of TV, I saw an advertisement for a movie on NBC (U.S. TV (...) (24 years ago, 9-Mar-01, to lugnet.castle.ninja)
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(...) FNF, for design Shanghai Surprise, good for parts (3 jewels, coins, emperor fig, 2 red ninjas, 6 2x4 tan bricks, which were hard to get) (...) Stone Walls, Samurai Helmets, and Trap Wall with Print (...) I really like the red robber fig with (...) (24 years ago, 8-Mar-01, to lugnet.castle.ninja)
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(...) I think it is possible and you, of all of us, has ready source material for inspiration =8^) I would like to be able to "cover up" blemished/old/scratched bricks with a nice pattern... While I have been happy w/ my brick+ plate walls, it would (...) (24 years ago, 8-Mar-01, to lugnet.castle.ninja)
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(...) This is not a bad idea. I might be able to produce something from original sources and make a full page .EPS file available for download for anyone who wanted to print em. I'll think about adding this to my todo list. Chris Barker (...) (24 years ago, 8-Mar-01, to lugnet.castle.ninja)
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(...) Flying Ninja Fortress (...) Probably the rock walls. (...) The standard samurai as in Samurai Swordsman. (...) More hair pieces, a hat instead of the radar dish, more faces. -Marc (24 years ago, 8-Mar-01, to lugnet.castle.ninja)
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(...) Mine are made thus far using a tan 1x frame containing "paper panels" of two 1x4's. Doesn't slide though :( (...) I'm working on a tea ceremony scene now. I also plan on using the set in a story. (...) I was thinking of trying something like (...) (24 years ago, 7-Mar-01, to lugnet.castle.ninja)
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(...) I (...) I have a LEGO hair piece that has two ponytails, one over each shoulder. I think it came with a male 'fig, but it works better on females. Did you try using it? (24 years ago, 7-Mar-01, to lugnet.castle.ninja)
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(...) The huge one, Flying Ninja Fortress. (...) I like the new spiky plant element, and the decorative fish statue. (...) I like the robbers in the 1998 subtheme. The ninja princess is the only figure I don't have. Can someone please show me a (...) (24 years ago, 7-Mar-01, to lugnet.castle.ninja)
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(...) Stone Tower Bridge. I thought all the second generation were poorer buys (less parts) than the first. (...) Sloped stone walls. The armor, helmets, and other accoutrements were all welcome, but to be expected. The walls were something very (...) (24 years ago, 7-Mar-01, to lugnet.castle.ninja)
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(...) I never owned any islanders til I embarked on my superfortress plan a few years ago...After acquiring some islanders in the first couple bulk lots I purchased, I began experimenting w/ minifig accessories and figures (primarily determining (...) (24 years ago, 7-Mar-01, to lugnet.castle.ninja)
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(...) I'm not really a Ninja fan, yet I own a ton of Ninja sets, go figure... Actually, I probably will make some Ninja MOCs, I'm just not a real student of Japanese culture, so my MOCs will be more based on what looks cool to me. I must complement (...) (24 years ago, 7-Mar-01, to lugnet.castle.ninja)
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(...) I began designing interiors long before I ever tried the exteriors...lol I wanted to include some overhead beams, columns, raised suites/rooms, sliding doors, and floor mounted doors. The reason why my Gatehouse and other structures are so (...) (24 years ago, 7-Mar-01, to lugnet.castle.ninja)
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(...) I really like the last one! I've been trying to figure out what to do for shoji walls for a while now. I really want to do sliding doors for the inside of a house/castle. Chris Barker chris@superfami.com (24 years ago, 7-Mar-01, to lugnet.castle.ninja)
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(...) True. It is fairly close to the hairstyle of Japanese women at that time. Maybe I'll have to get me an islander or three now. I'm gonna need a Tomoe Gozen minifig for a project and that would look better than the standard long hair. Chris (24 years ago, 7-Mar-01, to lugnet.castle.ninja)
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(...) 3053 Emporor's Stronghold. (...) Stone walls, anything mini-fig related, i.e. faces, armor, katanas, helms, torsos, printed legs, ninja hoods, etc... (...) Really like them all. The Emperor fig is very cool. The green ninjas. The Shogun from (...) (24 years ago, 7-Mar-01, to lugnet.castle.ninja)
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(...) I agree that the appeal of this set is undeniable =8^) I almost said 3053...After building a couple of these, there is alot of detail and the Tan+blue color scheme seems to really work. I have more elements in white, red, + black than Blue+tan (...) (24 years ago, 6-Mar-01, to lugnet.castle.ninja)
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I guess it would only be fair if I also answer ^_^ (...) 3053 because it looks more "Japanese" than any of the others. I've been able to produce other interesting structures using the parts from this set as well. (...) Stone walls. It would just be (...) (24 years ago, 6-Mar-01, to lugnet.castle.ninja)
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(...) Tough call...I can think of positives for all of them. BUT, Ultimately, the 6093 FNF... Reasoning: 10 Sloped rock walls Good selection of figures White Log walls+bricks Interesting (if incomplete) design (...) TIE SCORE: Dark Gray Samurai (...) (24 years ago, 6-Mar-01, to lugnet.castle.ninja)
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It had to come sooner or later (sooner in this case) and will probably come up again, but anyway... 1 Which is your favorite Ninja set? 2 Which is your favorite piece introduced by the Ninja theme? 3 which is your favorite Ninja theme minifig? 4 (...) (24 years ago, 6-Mar-01, to lugnet.castle.ninja)
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(...) Actually, I figured it was the Lego-something Or Other (LOO). I just wanted to know it's location. But thanks for the kind information! Bruce (24 years ago, 5-Mar-01, to lugnet.castle.ninja)
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(...) Hey Christopher! Thanks for looking, I appreciate it! I honestly think that LEGO has never produced a trans. pink 1x1 but I'd love for anyone to prove me wrong. As for the pink flowers, I do have those, and that's an awesome idea! Thanks! I (...) (24 years ago, 5-Mar-01, to lugnet.castle.ninja, lugnet.castle)
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(...) Then you might wanna consider checking this out! (URL) that helps! -Shiri (24 years ago, 5-Mar-01, to lugnet.castle.ninja)
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(...) E-Ticket, LOL! Downtown Disney is an outdoor shopping center/entertainment complex that starts at the ticket booth area in front of Disneyland and stretches across the street to the Disneyland Hotel. It's open to the public with no addmission (...) (24 years ago, 4-Mar-01, to lugnet.castle.ninja)
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Ahhh! The sweet taste of success! Chris (...) (24 years ago, 4-Mar-01, to lugnet.castle.ninja)
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(...) It was the consumer catalog. There is no equivalent of shop.lego.com for Japan. Chris (24 years ago, 4-Mar-01, to lugnet.castle.ninja)
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Can you put up some shots of these? AFAICT no one here in Japan knows of more than 4... Chris (...) (24 years ago, 4-Mar-01, to lugnet.castle.ninja)
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(...) Oooo...oooh, yeah. I remember that... those were the good ole days. It was so much fun and brain-juice-flowing to hash out all the details... (...) What a brilliant idea! I wish I had thought of that... Thanks! (...) We sure did! -Shiri (24 years ago, 4-Mar-01, to lugnet.castle.ninja)
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Cool! It's good to have something that you can call your own :) I remember that in the heat of all of the discussion about Castle World, .castle was # 1 overall - and by a pretty good margin. I figured that this might never happen again so I took a (...) (24 years ago, 4-Mar-01, to lugnet.castle.ninja)
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As of 4:15 am Sunday morning US EST, .castle.ninja had more posts in the last 24 hours than .castle... Nice momentum...I am thoroughly satisfied =8^) I don't care if it is a new group record or not (castleworld probably set that), but who cares! (...) (24 years ago, 4-Mar-01, to lugnet.castle.ninja)
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(steam coming out of ears at more cryptic comments) :-) Now, just imagine that I haven't lived in southern california all my life and didn't first visit Disneyland in (oh gosh! Erasing date and simply mentioning I remember it before the flying (...) (24 years ago, 4-Mar-01, to lugnet.castle.ninja)
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(...) Sorry for not being specific enough. In LIC I meant Lego Imagination Center. As Jon said it is in the new Downtown Disney and has been open for about a month. The phone number in case anyone is intrested is 714-991-6512. I just got home from (...) (24 years ago, 4-Mar-01, to lugnet.castle.ninja)
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(...) I personally think that an accessory pack would be completely awesome, especially if it had one or two pieces of armor in it and at least 3 helmets in it. I doubt it will happen, but a man can dream, no? - Craig Livingston (24 years ago, 3-Mar-01, to lugnet.castle.ninja)
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(...) It was only a matter of time...Ninja theme stuff disappeared from my part of the world a year ago. Emmanuel in France has been pumping Ninja at discount for 6 months. The Ninja stock in Japan will probably appear in Europe or U.S. next if it (...) (24 years ago, 3-Mar-01, to lugnet.castle.ninja)
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(...) I have 8 also...(4 purchased in Japan w/ Kabaya packaging and 4 from Australia in Lego boxes) There were 2 generations of Kabaya sets just as there were to the regular Ninja line (4 sets in each release) Sets from the first generation appeared (...) (24 years ago, 3-Mar-01, to lugnet.castle.ninja)
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(...) Was that the Lego consumer catalog or a dealer catalog ? Some current product lines are not shown in the sping catalog. Most of the Ninja sets were (c) 1998 or 1999, which makes sense in the two year product cycle. Its time has come. I just (...) (24 years ago, 3-Mar-01, to lugnet.castle.ninja)
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Today I went to pick up a pack of Dacta technic joiners (at a shop in Akihabara, the electronics district, which specializes in robotics of all things) and saw the 2001 Lego Japan catalog. Zero Ninja sets. None, nada, nai. CHIKUSO!!!!! (18+ (...) (24 years ago, 3-Mar-01, to lugnet.castle.ninja)
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snipped for brevity... (...) 8 Kabaya Ninja sets? I only know of four. Chris Barker chris@superfami.com (24 years ago, 3-Mar-01, to lugnet.castle.ninja)
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(...) I orderd mine from the Lego S@H phone# on a few occasions...Initially, these sets were backordered, but that doesn't seem to be a problem anymore... ***I will caution you to order between 9am+5pm. Otherwise, you may get the less knowledgable (...) (24 years ago, 3-Mar-01, to lugnet.castle.ninja)
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(...) I don't know if this is the store they are referring to, but between Disneyland and disney;s california adventure there is ashopping center called downtown disney. There is a sizable Lego store located at the west end. They have all of the (...) (24 years ago, 3-Mar-01, to lugnet.castle.ninja)
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