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Re: Big Thunder
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Wed, 6 Jun 2001 18:19:45 GMT
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> Jon!! Grr! You're too good. ;-) That is awesome. Damn, I hate it when people
> shoot out a bunch of awesome models in a short span, ...
> I checked out the rest of your brickshelf account, sweet stuff! I love the
> telescope on the pirate ship there, and the Civil War scene is pretty nice.
I'm hoping that after my membership goes through, I'll be able to put up my
own page! Ive lurked around here for about a year and a half, so I figured
I should start paying for it!
> To get back on topic for the WW group, here are a few questions/things to
> ponder for you guys...
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> Did you know that in the later stages of the war,... it was so bad that
> the Confederate soldiers were severly lacking uniform replenishments. I
> wonder if you should show that by having them wear torn and tattered
> clothes, etc...
What are some good tattered minifig clothes? That new adventurers kid
might work.
> Also, I would love to see someone create a scene from Sherman's march to the
> sea (in Georgia). It would be really interesting to show the Union soldiers entering a
> Southern town, a battle scene but involving an actual town.
This is a great idea! I think we'll see this from someone (Nate?, Greg?)in
the future. I think right now we are all busy tring to stock up on Rock
Raiders clearance Items so we can get our forces amassed. This is what we've
all been going to the store waiting for for about a year!
> Also, about cowboys, one girl in my class wrote her junior thesis about
> cowboys. It was interesting - they mostly weren't the tough rowdy good guys
> we see in movies.... they handled hordes of cattle (thus the name), leading
> them from areas in the southwest up north, towards the main railroad lines
> and to the market. The job was *not* pretty...
I believe that this is why we were all shocked that there were never any
Cows or trains produced for the theme. I mean "hello" COWboys, where were
the cows Lego? I guess they figured that all cowboys really did, was shoot
up indians.
> Plus, did you know why the "industry" of cow-driving died? ...the last blow came in the form of... none other than the
> invention of electric-wire-fences. Farmers who were getting their crops
> damaged by the cows' grazing could now fence off their lands; grazing land
> disappeared rapidly and that was simply the final blow
I think Dan Glidden's (yes he manufactured the paint too) Barbed Wire was
the initial territorial invention that spelled the cattlemens doom. You
could sting acres of fencing in a day, and it was easy to mend.
> OK, enough history lessons for one day for y'all. Take care :-)
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> -Shiri
Glad you stopped By Wild West Shiri! I'm hoping to pop into Castle pretty
soon. I'm almost done with my Tan Crusader Fortress (my trip to Israel
spurred a creative epiphany). It's pretty small, but I don't think I've
seen anyone else try it.
See Ya Jon
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| (...) Hmm, Lets see this will be a difficult one. I like the challenge though. I will have to do some research on the architecture of the day before I try anything. Maybe I can combine my encampment and the city together. And you are right about (...) (23 years ago, 10-Jun-01, to lugnet.western)
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| (...) shoot out a bunch of awesome models in a short span, then I remember their name and start noticing it everywhere and can't stop admiring and oohing and aahing at their stuff. I can tell you're going to be one of those people... I checked out (...) (23 years ago, 5-Jun-01, to lugnet.western)
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