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(...) Here is my sugestion. Do the battle in super microfig scale, using 1x2, 1x4, 1x6 tiles or plates to represent each side. The book should have pictures of the terrain so model that out on a couple of baseplates. We called them sandboxes in the (...) (23 years ago, 9-Aug-01, to lugnet.castle.ninja)
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After getting some really nice reference books with "kamon" (clan symbols), some scanning and fiddling with Avery labels, I was able to produce my own "sashimono" which are battle flags worn by ashigaru (common soldiers) on their backs and horsemen (...) (23 years ago, 8-Aug-01, to lugnet.castle.ninja)
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(...) Cool. Thanks muchly for the additional clarity. Mechanisms that impart life to still dioramas are always interesting and neato! ++Lar (23 years ago, 4-Aug-01, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.castle.ninja)
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(...) I've added another couple of images to the page that show the gear mechanism that drives the cams. Basically, the motor outputs to an 8 tooth gear, which goes to a 24 tooth gear for speed gearing. In the base of the gearbox are 3 12 tooth (...) (23 years ago, 4-Aug-01, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.castle.ninja)
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(...) I could've put the bullet helmet on these guys to make it more realistic, but since I didn't have 34 of them, I figured I'd go with what I had :) (...) Think I should've built him a crow's nest? Yeah, probably, but the guy knows how to hang on (...) (23 years ago, 4-Aug-01, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.castle.ninja)
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(...) I would have to tear apart the decking to do that. I should've thought ahead and taken pictures while I was building. I'll try to get a chance to tear apart the decking a bit to show the gear mechanisms though. Adrian (23 years ago, 4-Aug-01, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.castle.ninja)
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(...) Not exactly. The two terms are not really interchangeable; they were separated by a few hundred miles and several centuries. The Viking "conquerors" in England were called Danes (thus the term "Danelaw"); "Normans" was really reserved for (...) (23 years ago, 4-Aug-01, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.castle.ninja)
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(...) Just want to point out that the classic "flared" and "bullet" helms are Norman helms with chain coifs, and the Normans were what the Anglo-Saxons called the Viking conquerors. :) So you *can* make Vikings. :) Jeff (23 years ago, 4-Aug-01, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.castle.ninja)
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(...) Looks cool indeed. I for one would like to see more details on the mechanism, though.... thanks! (23 years ago, 4-Aug-01, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.castle.ninja)
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(...) Yah, motorized wheels do take up quite a bit of room...and LEGO gears are frikkin' huge! (...) Works for me :) (...) [Posting via the web interface since I don't subscribe here] Well, you've shown the castle creation can have cool, function (...) (23 years ago, 4-Aug-01, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.castle.ninja)
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