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Neato, just in time for the weekend... I just ordered one the other day. How
long did the shipping take ?
Have fun!
John
In lugnet.western, Timothy Carl Buchheim writes:
>
> I bought a 6769 from DYA (wow that was cheap:) and it got here a few
> days ago.. I love it!
> Two BIG bags of log walls and 1x4 log bricks, and two smaller bags of
> 1x2 log bricks.. 10 minifigs.. I'm going to have fun with this :) The
> doors (4 large brown rounded doors, 2 black corrugated rectangular
> doors) will probably find a home in the castle I'm building..
>
> I've been waiting for a long time to get my hands on one of these.. and
> it was worth the wait :)
>
> --
> Tim Buchheim
> http://www.cs.hmc.edu/~tim/LEGO/collection.html
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I bought a 6769 from DYA (wow that was cheap:) and it got here a few
days ago.. I love it!
Two BIG bags of log walls and 1x4 log bricks, and two smaller bags of
1x2 log bricks.. 10 minifigs.. I'm going to have fun with this :) The
doors (4 large brown rounded doors, 2 black corrugated rectangular
doors) will probably find a home in the castle I'm building..
I've been waiting for a long time to get my hands on one of these.. and
it was worth the wait :)
--
Tim Buchheim
http://www.cs.hmc.edu/~tim/LEGO/collection.html
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If anyone is looking for a new 6799 set, I have one waiting for a good home.
It's shop-new unopened but surplus to my requirements, so contact me if anyone
should wish to purchase it.
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In lugnet.castle, Don Herko writes:
> In lugnet.castle, Eric Lind writes:
> > In lugnet.castle, Markus Wolf writes:
> > > Wouldn't a viking theme be based on the Viking Mythos anyway? I mean, there
> > > were no dragons in medieval times either, but I gots ta have my dragon in my
> > > castle set. Even the pirates are kind of archetypical, based more on Errol
> > > Flynn movies than the privateers of the old world, eh?
> >
> > Aaah, but you see, I was quibbling. I'd make Vikings horned, too.
> > Interesting note, Viking Voyager didn't have horns
> > http://www.lugnet.com/pause/search/?query=Viking+Voyager. This is another
> > set I loved as a kid. I'm sure I still have it... somewhere.
I always wanted that set... :(
>
> I think TLG could do a first rate job on a Viking theme. Large Viking boat
> Viknig fiord village or even attaking an English village(understanding they
> were not English but really Saxons at that time) Maybe even get into the
> Viking gods Thor Oden and the evil giants with Loki.
Yes, it would be cool. I'd kinda like to see more rotation of Castle themes,
so we can get other cultures in our lands. :) I now actually think Ninja was
a good thing, and I'd like to see it make another run in a couple years. The
buildings needed work though...
>
> Let them do the Vikings then maybe a middle east theme and we could do
> crusades battles
Yes, then we could get djinn and scimitars and stuff! :) I love scimitars!
Jeff
"And the girl of the dawn, with eyes of blue and angel wings:
The songs of the season are her only crown."
http://members.xoom.com/aulddragon/
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In lugnet.castle, Eric Lind writes:
> In lugnet.castle, Markus Wolf writes:
> > Wouldn't a viking theme be based on the Viking Mythos anyway? I mean, there
> > were no dragons in medieval times either, but I gots ta have my dragon in my
> > castle set. Even the pirates are kind of archetypical, based more on Errol
> > Flynn movies than the privateers of the old world, eh?
>
> Aaah, but you see, I was quibbling. I'd make Vikings horned, too. • Interesting
> note, Viking Voyager didn't have horns
> http://www.lugnet.com/pause/search/?query=Viking+Voyager. This is another set
> I loved as a kid. I'm sure I still have it... somewhere.
>
> Eric "the" Lind
I think TLG could do a first rate job on a Viking theme. Large Viking boat
Viknig fiord village or even attaking an English village(understanding they
were not English but really Saxons at that time) Maybe even get into the
Viking gods Thor Oden and the evil giants with Loki.
Let them do the Vikings then maybe a middle east theme and we could do crusades
battles
vr,
don
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In lugnet.castle, Markus Wolf writes:
> Wouldn't a viking theme be based on the Viking Mythos anyway? I mean, there
> were no dragons in medieval times either, but I gots ta have my dragon in my
> castle set. Even the pirates are kind of archetypical, based more on Errol
> Flynn movies than the privateers of the old world, eh?
Aaah, but you see, I was quibbling. I'd make Vikings horned, too. Interesting
note, Viking Voyager didn't have horns
http://www.lugnet.com/pause/search/?query=Viking+Voyager. This is another set
I loved as a kid. I'm sure I still have it... somewhere.
Eric "the" Lind
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Wouldn't a viking theme be based on the Viking Mythos anyway? I mean, there
were no dragons in medieval times either, but I gots ta have my dragon in my
castle set. Even the pirates are kind of archetypical, based more on Errol
Flynn movies than the privateers of the old world, eh?
In lugnet.castle, Eric Lind writes:
> In lugnet.castle, Shiri Dori writes:
> > In lugnet.castle, Alan Gerber writes:
> > > For Viking hats with horns, you could use those wild west Native American • hats
> > > with horns.
> >
> > That was the first and only thing that came to my mind while looking at those
> > hats ;-)
> > But I don't 'do' Vikings :-)
>
>
> Not to quibble... I lied, I am quibbling... Vikings didn't have horns on their
> helmets. It's a myth, propogated by Wagnerian operas. Or the Pork Industry.
> A "realistic" LEGO Viking helmet would be more in line with the • archer/spearman
> type helmets from older sets, I think (1).
>
> Eric "the 1/4 Swedish person" Lind
>
> (1) I am by no means an expert on this, but most of my reading supports the
> non-horned Viking helmet position (2).
>
> (2) Not to be confused with the lotus position or the fetal position.
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In lugnet.castle, Shiri Dori writes:
>
> p.s. Hmm, maybe I can make, Thor, the Norwegian god of thunder, with my new
> hammer:
Someone would have to figure out how to make a LEGO goat-drawn chariot.
Really. Those wacky Norsemen had some "interesting" ideas.
Eric "the" Lind
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In lugnet.castle, Eric Lind writes:
>
> Not to quibble... I lied, I am quibbling...
;-)
> Vikings didn't have horns on their
> helmets. It's a myth, propogated by Wagnerian operas. Or the Pork Industry.
> A "realistic" LEGO Viking helmet would be more in line with the
> archer/spearman
> type helmets from older sets, I think (1).
Hmm. I've never heard of this, but I don't know anything about Vikings. That's
pretty interesting...
But like I said, I'm not so much into Vikings. I like the traditional Euro-
style better... If I would ever make Vikings, I'd look into this more.
Definitely food for thought.
-Shiri
p.s. Hmm, maybe I can make, Thor, the Norwegian god of thunder, with my new
hammer:
http://www.geocities.com/shiri_lego/customize.html
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In lugnet.castle, Eric Lind writes:
> In lugnet.castle, Shiri Dori writes:
> > In lugnet.castle, Alan Gerber writes:
> > > For Viking hats with horns, you could use those wild west Native American • hats
> > > with horns.
> >
> > That was the first and only thing that came to my mind while looking at those
> > hats ;-)
> > But I don't 'do' Vikings :-)
>
>
> Not to quibble... I lied, I am quibbling... Vikings didn't have horns on their
> helmets. It's a myth, propogated by Wagnerian operas. Or the Pork Industry.
> A "realistic" LEGO Viking helmet would be more in line with the
> archer/spearman type helmets from older sets, I think (1).
Either old helmet would work, I believe, if you cut it. You'd want to cut it
right at the top of the face-opening part, leaving a peaked cap. Hmmm... I
may have to try this...
FTR, I'm not expert either, this is just from memories of pics in books 'n
stuff.
>
> Eric "the 1/4 Swedish person" Lind
I'm a 2/5 Norwegian person. ;)
>
> (1) I am by no means an expert on this, but most of my reading supports the
> non-horned Viking helmet position (2).
The only horns they could use would be goat or bison or something like that.
Which is entirely possible. I believe the myths stated the horns were Troll
horns, but I'm not sure.
Jeff
"Was it real, or just my fantasy?"
http://members.xoom.com/aulddragon/
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In lugnet.castle, Shiri Dori writes:
> In lugnet.castle, Alan Gerber writes:
> > For Viking hats with horns, you could use those wild west Native American • hats
> > with horns.
>
> That was the first and only thing that came to my mind while looking at those
> hats ;-)
> But I don't 'do' Vikings :-)
Not to quibble... I lied, I am quibbling... Vikings didn't have horns on their
helmets. It's a myth, propogated by Wagnerian operas. Or the Pork Industry.
A "realistic" LEGO Viking helmet would be more in line with the archer/spearman
type helmets from older sets, I think (1).
Eric "the 1/4 Swedish person" Lind
(1) I am by no means an expert on this, but most of my reading supports the
non-horned Viking helmet position (2).
(2) Not to be confused with the lotus position or the fetal position.
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In lugnet.castle, Alan Gerber writes:
> For Viking hats with horns, you could use those wild west Native American hats
> with horns.
That was the first and only thing that came to my mind while looking at those
hats ;-)
But I don't 'do' Vikings :-)
-Shiri
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DYA has it in stock, check them out at:
http://www.dya-shopping.com/uk/boutique/home2offre.html
Will
John Rudy wrote in message ...
> Hello,
> I am interested in buying a gold city
> junction. If anyone has one FS, please let
> know. Thanks alot.
> -John Rudy
> TJJohn12@twcny.rr.com
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Hello,
I am interested in buying a gold city
junction. If anyone has one FS, please let
know. Thanks alot.
-John Rudy
TJJohn12@twcny.rr.com
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In lugnet.market.shopping, Jason Catena writes:
> Couldn't hardly believe my eyes, but sitting there on the shelf at
> Toys-backwards-are-Us was a sealed (with those little pieces of tape on the
> lower right & left hand sides) 6748, Boulder Cliff Canyon, in apparently
> perfect condition. I waved it under the scanner, and it came up $30--$10 off
> MSRP! I opened the flip top and it looked like all the pieces were intact,
> nothing missing from the plastic tray, and the bags looked intact on top of • the
> baseplate, so I tucked it under my arm and went off to the checkout counter
> happy as a smiley face.
They had a whole bunch of 6748 Boulder Cliff Canyon ($29.99) here at TRU
Hawaii. Also KBKids Hawaii have a lot of 6097 Knight Lords Castle ($44.99),
6766 Rapid River Village ($39.99).
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Jason Catena wrote:
> Couldn't hardly believe my eyes, but sitting there on the shelf at
> Toys-backwards-are-Us was a sealed (with those little pieces of tape on the
> lower right & left hand sides) 6748, Boulder Cliff Canyon, in apparently
> perfect condition. I waved it under the scanner, and it came up $30--$10 off
> MSRP! I opened the flip top and it looked like all the pieces were intact,
> nothing missing from the plastic tray, and the bags looked intact on top of the
> baseplate, so I tucked it under my arm and went off to the checkout counter
> happy as a smiley face.
Heh...I shoulda bought the three I saw this evening, then. Those and the three
Bandit's Hideouts. Maybe I'll go back...
It was a good day, though--two 6958 Android Bases at a PA TRU, hidden behind
endless Planetary Prowlers...plus a few 6155s and a 6079 Dark Forest Fortress.
FUT: .market.shopping
best
Lindsay
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Couldn't hardly believe my eyes, but sitting there on the shelf at
Toys-backwards-are-Us was a sealed (with those little pieces of tape on the
lower right & left hand sides) 6748, Boulder Cliff Canyon, in apparently
perfect condition. I waved it under the scanner, and it came up $30--$10 off
MSRP! I opened the flip top and it looked like all the pieces were intact,
nothing missing from the plastic tray, and the bags looked intact on top of the
baseplate, so I tucked it under my arm and went off to the checkout counter
happy as a smiley face.
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In lugnet.western, Larry Pieniazek writes:
> John Robert Blaze Kanehl wrote:
> >
> > Larry,
> >
> > I Have never been able to acquire a complete version of this set....I
> > keep missing Emmanuel's sales....I have half of one right now...can we work
> > out a deal?
>
> What, is he sold out already? He had bunches, I thought. Sure, email me
> your offer. Reminder, I was getting well over 100 a piece for them on
> eBay. if trading is what you want to do, take a look at my parts wanted
> list, what I want most right now off that list is technic 1x2 bricks,
> plates of all sizes, technic 2x8 plates and the entire list, but in grey
> instead of black...
>
> --
> Larry Pieniazek - larryp@novera.com - http://my.voyager.net/lar
> http://www.mercator.com. Mercator, the e-business transformation company
> fund Lugnet(tm): http://www.ebates.com/ ref: lar, 1/2 $$ to lugnet.
>
> Note: this is a family forum!
Thanks Larry for the heads up about DYA. I guess my quirky little webtv+
was having problems accessing the Dya site... I thought I missed out. I was
able to contact Emmanuel and make sure he had 1 I could order...I would try
to trade you for it, but you have all the sets I have and more...I have a
ton of spare parts, but none that you are looking for.
Thank you
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John Robert Blaze Kanehl wrote:
>
> Larry,
>
> I Have never been able to acquire a complete version of this set....I
> keep missing Emmanuel's sales....I have half of one right now...can we work
> out a deal?
What, is he sold out already? He had bunches, I thought. Sure, email me
your offer. Reminder, I was getting well over 100 a piece for them on
eBay. if trading is what you want to do, take a look at my parts wanted
list, what I want most right now off that list is technic 1x2 bricks,
plates of all sizes, technic 2x8 plates and the entire list, but in grey
instead of black...
--
Larry Pieniazek - larryp@novera.com - http://my.voyager.net/lar
http://www.mercator.com. Mercator, the e-business transformation company
fund Lugnet(tm): http://www.ebates.com/ ref: lar, 1/2 $$ to lugnet.
Note: this is a family forum!
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