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(...) Definitely! Especially the Imperial Armada troops like in set 6280. I've even considered adding a William Adams/Blackthorne character to my Samurai ranks. Christopher Pisciotti Loch Forest, CA (23 years ago, 28-Feb-01, to lugnet.castle.ninja)
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(...) Actually, I was just thinking about that whole concept. There is a big Pirate Game get-together that is supposed to be happening in June, and I was thinking about the possibility of building an island inhabited by Ninja types. I would love to (...) (23 years ago, 28-Feb-01, to lugnet.castle.ninja, lugnet.pirates)
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(...) Also the usual range of rooms you'll find at any military-type structure... kitchens, training rooms (dojo, in the case of ninja stuff), barracks, servants quarters... probably more stuff, but these are the first things that pop to mind with (...) (23 years ago, 28-Feb-01, to lugnet.castle.ninja)
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Here's my open question for the group which will help me out when I am planning my interiors. I am planning a very large (4 gray baseplate) Himeji castle and would like to have some ideas on what people have read or think are legitimate Japanese (...) (23 years ago, 28-Feb-01, to lugnet.castle.ninja)
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(...) Chris, Now you got me intrigued. Who are the GoB folks ? Do they have a website ? I might explore the possibility of a custom castle if people are interested but I don't even know how to gauge interest ? Also, to make the custom set reasonably (...) (23 years ago, 28-Feb-01, to lugnet.castle.ninja)
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(...) I looked at all these when I was at Legoland - I felt 3344 was dreadfully overpriced for a single figure. The set with the green ninja was okay, but still on the high side. Bruce (23 years ago, 28-Feb-01, to lugnet.castle.ninja)
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(...) The Mini Heroes Collection, sets 3344, 3345, 3346, add a little more variation. I especially like 3344 with it's black armor and horned helmet. I think he makes a pretty cool Ronin leader or a Diamyo for your red army. Would have been nice if (...) (23 years ago, 28-Feb-01, to lugnet.castle.ninja)
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At least we got firing cannons! Cannons were not common in Japan during this period, but they did exist. Chris Barker chris@superfami.com (23 years ago, 28-Feb-01, to lugnet.castle.ninja)
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Has anyone considered that pirate minifigs work well as Portugese traders and missionaries within the Ninja world? I did a MoC based on this which I'll post pics of one day. Maybe I'll get around to doing some Nagasaki MoCs since it was one of the (...) (23 years ago, 28-Feb-01, to lugnet.castle.ninja)
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(...) Yeah 7,800 yen to be exact. 14,800 yen for the FNF. And we do not have anything like Walmart where stuff can be bought at closeout prices. Even the used pricing in online auctions over here is outragous. (...) Maybe KK could be convinced to (...) (23 years ago, 28-Feb-01, to lugnet.castle.ninja)
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(...) Well, 1099, (some of the other small ones were released by Kabaya) and maybe 6082 + 6045. I'll have to check on this... (...) AFAICT the Ninja line did not sell well here. The euro castle stuff seems to sell OK though. They managed to (...) (23 years ago, 28-Feb-01, to lugnet.castle.ninja)
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(...) When I was in Japan last September, I noticed that there were a lot of Ninja sets on the shelves there. However, it wasn't clear to me if there were lots of Ninja sets because it was selling so well in Japan, or whether because they didn't (...) (23 years ago, 28-Feb-01, to lugnet.castle.ninja)
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(...) Know that feeling well...lol (and I never really had a dark age) (...) I remember buying the 6089 Stone Tower Bridge and 6093 FNF in the same week shortly after they were released. After I built both of them, I realized that I would need MANY (...) (23 years ago, 27-Feb-01, to lugnet.castle.ninja)
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(...) <blush> Thank You...twice I am of the same thought as KK, I will credit you WHEN your design shows up in my future creations =8^) (...) Ahh...yes my "warriors of the steppes" AKA the Michelin clan...lol I would be interested in seeing what you (...) (23 years ago, 27-Feb-01, to lugnet.castle.ninja)
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(...) Very cool. Chris (23 years ago, 27-Feb-01, to lugnet.castle.ninja)
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(...) ROTFL! I'm also one someone who was lured back into Lego by the Ninja theme. I build lego every spare moment as a boy but dropped out of Lego for about 20 years until I happened to be in a toy store last year and saw the Ninja sets. My (...) (23 years ago, 27-Feb-01, to lugnet.castle.ninja)
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(...) Marc, Excellent design for nagatina. I for one have always gone for look and feel and this captures the essence of the curved spear. Don't be surprised if this shows up on one or more of the troops on the next Japanese castle I build. Credit (...) (23 years ago, 27-Feb-01, to lugnet.castle.ninja)
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(...) Thanks! It's pretty neat to teach something to somebody who has come up with such cool stuff. I'll have to put up some pics of my minifigs that were inspired by your tire-hat guys. Actually, I got the idea about a naginata from those same (...) (23 years ago, 27-Feb-01, to lugnet.castle.ninja)
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(...) Not a bad reason to get back into collecting.... personally, I don't know what brought me back into collecting.... maybe it was all the stuff I was missing most of all....fantasies associated with setting up and "playing" with a Lego City, or (...) (23 years ago, 27-Feb-01, to lugnet.castle.ninja)
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(...) Very cool and servicable design...far superior to my Lightsaber hilt design in terms of strength. Your design captures the essence of what I wanted...Thanks for sharing this...I never thought of using a Technic pin to secure the katana. Learn (...) (23 years ago, 27-Feb-01, to lugnet.castle.ninja)
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