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Re: Update on set up of the Castle display at TCS.
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Wed, 15 Mar 2000 17:42:22 GMT
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> I might be able to do one of these cliff sections -- I found the 6766 Rapid
> River set, http://www.lugnet.com/pause/search/?query=rapid+river that Eric has
> previously recommended on clearance at KB Toy for about $35, so I am now the
> proud owner of 10 rectangular BURPs. (Five in each set.) It is quite
> possible that I will own enough more BURPs by the end of April to build one of
> these cliff sections for the display.
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> Eric, do you have any idea how many cliff sections we'll need for the display?
I don't know at the moment and probably won't till we do the display but if we
can't cover them all up that is OK too. I still need to get a picture of the
cliff up so everyone can see it.
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> More importantly, KB also has 6097 Night Lord's Castle,
> http://www.lugnet.com/pause/search/?query=night+lord on 50% clearance, so you
> get almost 600 pieces (including _lots_ of grey, some cool doors and windows,
> several styles of castle wall BURPs, a few good medieval figs, a witch, and a
> black dragon) all for a pittance -- $40. I picked up a few of these last
> weekend and got immediately inspired to start building a castle. I was going
> for something like the Chateau Frontenac in Quebec City, but I don't have
> enough roof tiles (yet!) to do that large of a sloped roof.
Thats to beauty of the Roof packs from S@H. I don't know how complicated or
simple your roof will be but if you are doing a complicated roof I would
suggest going with the red 45 steep slopes #5151. I like the black 45 degree
slopes too but they don't come with the gable end connector or the half peramid
that are essential when joining two roofs at a 90 degree angle.
If it is a simple roof or if you have some of the gable end connectors in black
the black might be the way to go. Or if it is simple you could use the low
slope bricks that they sell as a DACTA service pack at The Construction Site.
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> I used a large grey 48x48 baseplate with a mere 3-stud margin around the
> foundation on all sides. (That's an outer foundation footprint of about 42
> studs square.) There is a wall with a functional draw-gate that opens into a
> small courtyard in front of the castle. Last night I finished construction on
> the third floor of the structure. I still need a few more parts to get that
> plush, royal feel to the upper floors, and I might want to see if I can
> replace some of the, er, "more colorful" brick that I was forced to use for
> the uppermost floor, but I'm already pretty happy with the way everything fits
> together.
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> It has plenty of catwalks for guards to stand on, and balconies for the king
> to issue proclamations from. I didn't worry about the interior for now, but I
> have a general floorplan already in mind for that eventuality...
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> One somewhat anachronistic detail of the current model is the large wall-o-
> glass window that I slapped onto the backside of the second floor when I was
> starting to get tired. (The minifig residents of Whistlestop are still
> quaking from my Godzilla-like assault on one of my train cars to scrounge up
> all those blue windows!) I am planning to replace this with a more ornate
> entryway into a large ballroom in a near-future remodel job.
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> I have no idea if there will be room in the TCS window display for this
> monstrosity, but I built it anyway, and I'm still having a blast refining the
> design. Another alternative for using this building in the window display
> would be to turn it into a barracks/command center for the troops, in case
> anybody out there builds an even more spectacular castle for the king.
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> I won't have my digital camera back for at least another week, so I guess
> you'll all have to wait a bit longer to see what this looks like. But I
> promise to post pictures ASAP.
This all sounds very cool and I would expect we could include it in the
display. The display is probably going to be a mix of a town setting and a
showcase of NELUG MOC's.
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> Still, I wanted to let people in the group know that I'm working on this
> project, and also alert you all to the clearance items at KB Toy. In
> particular, 6097 is an _excellent_ resource for this kind of modeling!
One question, what KB do you shop at the only thing near me is a KB Toyworks
and there LEGO Isle stinks.
Eric Kingsley
The New England LEGO Users Group
http://www.nelug.org/
View My Creations at:
http://www.nelug.org/members/kingsley/
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| (...) Yeah, I was actually planning to get some roof service packs for this project. (I read about them in your write-up about your Inn. Very cool building by the way!) I was hoping to use black 45-degree slopes, and I estimate that I will need (...) (24 years ago, 15-Mar-00, to lugnet.org.us.nelug)
| | | Re: Update on set up of the Castle display at TCS.
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| In lugnet.org.us.nelug, Eric Kingsley writes: <snip> (...) I often go to the Natick Mall KB. Haven't been there for a while but that's where I picked up a $40 6097. I also saw $35 Rapid River Village (6766?) but was short on money at the time. Most (...) (24 years ago, 16-Mar-00, to lugnet.org.us.nelug)
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| (...) I might be able to do one of these cliff sections -- I found the 6766 Rapid River set, (URL) that Eric has previously recommended on clearance at KB Toy for about $35, so I am now the proud owner of 10 rectangular BURPs. (Five in each set.) It (...) (24 years ago, 15-Mar-00, to lugnet.org.us.nelug)
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