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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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| | Re: New MOC: Motorized Viking Longship
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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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(...) Actually, the brown was basically every single brown brick, plate, and widget in my collection. You may notice that there are some brown log bricks (from Wild West) in the bow and stern arches, as I started running out of regular bricks. Of (...) (23 years ago, 4-Aug-01, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.castle.ninja)
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(...) Indeed. Shiri can be very persuasive :) Besides, I needed an entry in another category for the MOC contest for next Brickfest *hehe* Thanks for the compliments. It's nice to be able to incorporate technic, sculpture, and ninja all into one (...) (23 years ago, 4-Aug-01, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.castle.ninja)
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(...) Unfortunately I couldn't fit the rolling in. I was running dangerously low on brown bricks and couldn't extend the chassis any longer to squeeze that mechanism in. The gearbox that makes the cams work took up a lot more space than i had hoped. (...) (23 years ago, 4-Aug-01, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.castle.ninja)
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SAWEET! That is incredible! Totally awesome! The rowing mechanism is incredible! Lots of design and function inovation, I like that. Beautifully crafted vessel IMO. That is a masterpiece, very good work. The head piece is very detailed and it looks (...) (23 years ago, 4-Aug-01, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.castle.ninja)
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(...) I remember you talking about building this on the way home from Brickfest. Great job! I want to see this one in action...soon. Did you add wheels underneath so that it rolls while they row? Nice use of widgets on the figurehead, even though I (...) (23 years ago, 4-Aug-01, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.castle.ninja)
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(...) Mwah ha ha, all that time spent in the castle room is taking effect, eh? :-) Nice design; I love that figurehead (or whatever the term for it is). Also cool overall design; awesome curves on the stern. And the rowing mechanism/idea is pretty (...) (23 years ago, 4-Aug-01, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.castle.ninja)
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| | New MOC: Motorized Viking Longship
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Here's my latest creation, a Viking Longship with a mechanism that's used to make the oars row. It's also manned by ninja figs. Congratulations to the castleheads, another mostly spacehead has made the transition, at least temporarily :) Check it (...) (23 years ago, 4-Aug-01, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.castle, lugnet.castle.ninja) !
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(URL) is a pretty neato Ninja site I stumbled across tonight. It covers everything from the actual history and fighting techniques to info regarding all those crazy 80's Ninja movies. There are even a few pics of the LEGO Ninja guys for fun. Enjoy. (...) (23 years ago, 29-Jul-01, to lugnet.castle.ninja)
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In lugnet.trains, Kung-Khoon Quah writes: <snip> (...) SRC LUGNet#765 (URL) (23 years ago, 28-Jul-01, to lugnet.castle.ninja)
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(...) One possible solution for a door, forget the tile and just use the 1x4 plate top and bottom to guide the door. If you just want a wall, I just had an idea. Make a paper or cardboard frame with four tabs. Picture a square with four tabs at each (...) (23 years ago, 26-Jul-01, to lugnet.castle.ninja)
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(...) This is a very interesting idea Joel. I'm so bent on using everything Lego I didn't even think about using paper. But I think this might do the trick! I might try this idea except use something like parchment instead of cardboard and make a (...) (23 years ago, 26-Jul-01, to lugnet.castle.ninja)
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(...) I was thinking about sliding doors the other day myself. I would like to build Japanese style houses to go with my castles in the future. My idea is to use stiff construction paper or card stock, cut it to door size and then at the top and (...) (23 years ago, 26-Jul-01, to lugnet.castle.ninja)
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(...) Good job on the dojo. The backdrop kinda gives it a mountainous background look too. I understand what you say about sliding doors. I am on my third castle and still have not found a elegant, compact way to represent working sliding doors for (...) (23 years ago, 25-Jul-01, to lugnet.castle.ninja)
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Here are some pictures of a Dojo I built a few months ago. It's missing a roof cause I needed the plates for something else but use your imagination. I tried to be faithful to what I read about japanese architecture. i would have liked to have had (...) (23 years ago, 25-Jul-01, to lugnet.castle.ninja)
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| | Re: The Wanderer, an online image-novella.
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Shiri Dori wrote: <SNIP> (...) Of course I do Shiri!!! not to mention a cople more online comics I Regularly read such as: Clan of the Cats (URL) and Com (URL) High (URL) Life (URL) Arcade! (URL) Tails (URL) Notions (URL) Reflux (URL) Life (URL) (...) (23 years ago, 24-Jul-01, to lugnet.castle.org.cw, lugnet.castle.ninja)
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(...) And I am definitely going to have to remove all access to it from my computer before you visit again. >:D Jeff (23 years ago, 20-Jul-01, to lugnet.castle.org.cw, lugnet.castle.ninja)
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(...) I never was, until you started asking that in every single post you make! <sigh> I have nothing personally against you. I don't know why everyone thinks I hate them! -Shiri (only half-joking) (23 years ago, 20-Jul-01, to lugnet.castle.org.cw, lugnet.castle.ninja)
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(...) Internet Explorer. Obviously. ;-) -Shiri P.S. Matt - do you like sluggy? (sluggy.com) (23 years ago, 20-Jul-01, to lugnet.castle.org.cw, lugnet.castle.ninja)
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| | Re: The Wanderer, an online image-novella.
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(...) Thankya. It's more of a prologue, the opening sequence to a larger episode. I can't say what the future instalments hold, as I've not seen the script yet, only heard a quick verbal synopsis. We'll see what comes down the pipe. (...) Yep, I (...) (23 years ago, 19-Jul-01, to lugnet.castle.org.cw, lugnet.castle.ninja)
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| | Re: Courtesy. ( WAS Re: The Wanderer...)
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(...) That was my original thought, I think, but somewhere in the process of click-click-repeat I just went ahead and made the page views kinda smaller than they really ought to be. (...) Yes, I'm going to have to do some serious experimentation (...) (23 years ago, 19-Jul-01, to lugnet.castle.org.cw, lugnet.castle.ninja)
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(...) I'm not bothering to read others' comments, but this is what I have to say about it: The story, lego layouts, lighting, photography, etc. were all VERY good! If I have anything negative to say it would be that I found the story somewhat *lite* (...) (23 years ago, 16-Jul-01, to lugnet.castle.org.cw, lugnet.castle.ninja)
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(...) I would agree with this suggestion. The base pages were just small enough that my eyes could not make out the words. If these images were just a bit bigger I would not have had to zoom in on every image with lettering, just the ones that (...) (23 years ago, 16-Jul-01, to lugnet.castle.org.cw, lugnet.castle.ninja)
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(...) Fair enough. You're not the only one on that side of the fence. Although, there are some people who said they liked the interface as it was, so I'm going to have to weigh the differences and figure out how it ought to be put together in (...) (23 years ago, 16-Jul-01, to lugnet.castle.org.cw, lugnet.castle.ninja)
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(...) Alright , let me begin. 1.) The layout. I really hated having to click each picture to see an enlarged one , I , like I said before , have seen other versions of this comic book layout , but they're all a big page , no clicking to enlarge. If (...) (23 years ago, 15-Jul-01, to lugnet.castle.org.cw, lugnet.castle.ninja)
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(...) (Note from an outsider, just 'cause I caught this and Richard doesn't seem to have seen it yet) Richard, See here: (URL) was the last CW message before yours. HTH (23 years ago, 14-Jul-01, to lugnet.castle.org.cw, lugnet.castle.ninja)
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(...) Then you are just not reading Bryan's post. He discusses elements of the story and however rude he may have been it IS actually a short critical ESSAY (definition of essay: A short composition on a single subject, usually presenting the (...) (23 years ago, 14-Jul-01, to lugnet.castle.org.cw, lugnet.castle.ninja)
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| | Re: Courtesy. ( WAS Re: The Wanderer...)
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In lugnet.castle.org.cw, Kyle Peterson writes: <some snippage> (...) Fair enough, that's all I wanted to know. Regarding the interface though, using the 'big two' browsers (the versions I've got anyway, don't know the numbers offhand), you never (...) (23 years ago, 13-Jul-01, to lugnet.castle.org.cw, lugnet.castle.ninja)
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(...) I see very little in the way of Bryan trying to make "coherent criticisms." Most of his post bashes the story and insults the writer. That is NOT the way to conduct oneself, here or anywhere else. (...) But being none-organized group does not (...) (23 years ago, 13-Jul-01, to lugnet.castle.org.cw, lugnet.castle.ninja)
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(...) I should specify that by "negative" I mean negative "sounding" or a negative "tone". In my book, constructive criticism *is* a postive reply. Throwing out every available cuss word and insult, is a negative reply. I'm just not using the word (...) (23 years ago, 13-Jul-01, to lugnet.castle.org.cw, lugnet.castle.ninja)
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(...) Yeah, it rang a bell as I read the script. I rewatched it though shortly after that, and while you're right there are some similarities to the beginning I think there's enough difference to be safe from the lawyers ;) Thanks for checking out (...) (23 years ago, 13-Jul-01, to lugnet.castle.org.cw, lugnet.castle.ninja)
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