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- Mon Nov 12, 2012 12:34 am
- Forum: Castle Customs
- Topic: clone brands / custom parts
- Replies: 12
- Views: 5081
Re: clone brands / custom parts
Biggest issue I see with clone brands is poor quality. I got a few in a moment of weakness for my kids and even in the same set the colors were off and some of the parts under more stress fractured rather easily. I think Megablocks is better than other lego-likes but suffers from some issues such as...
- Mon Nov 12, 2012 12:07 am
- Forum: LEGO Castle Sets
- Topic: CC Set Review: 6082 Fire Breathing Fortress
- Replies: 10
- Views: 12832
Re: CC Set Review: 6082 Fire Breathing Fortress
I loved this set. The figures were by far one of the major draws but the mountain setting I loved as it had a massive cave/pit for the dragon to live in and upper areas for the men there. I did redo the tower some to make it a bit larger and I added a barbican. Pretty neat complex after that. Until ...
- Sat Jul 28, 2012 1:39 am
- Forum: Medieval Life
- Topic: Archers in Front or Behind?
- Replies: 41
- Views: 39568
Re: Archers in Front or Behind?
Perhaps. The numbers for this battle are not so simple. Most of the really high, 50% plus numbers are from sources highly critical of the ruler at the time. Considering the Empire was in a civil war much of the 11th century this could easily be seen as propaganda to show just how pathetic the man wa...
- Thu Jul 26, 2012 8:13 pm
- Forum: Medieval Life
- Topic: Greatest Medieval Civilization?
- Replies: 36
- Views: 40842
Re: Greatest Medieval Civilization?
Not sure about some of your points. Spain was not a kingdom until near the end of the medieval period when Ferdinanrd and Isabel get married. I agree it was a major cultural center though and vital to various developments but this does not put England behind in a lesser place because they develop di...
- Tue Jun 19, 2012 3:53 am
- Forum: Medieval Life
- Topic: Building a Ballista...
- Replies: 10
- Views: 12143
Re: Building a Ballista...
RAT is the place for Roman Historical stuff online. http://www.romanarmytalk.com/rat.html?func=view&catid=20&id=135891&view=entrypage I'd add only a little, better to overbuild than under. Be aware that in some places having such items is actually illegal. I have lived in many states and...
- Mon Jun 18, 2012 6:11 pm
- Forum: Medieval Life
- Topic: Building a Ballista...
- Replies: 10
- Views: 12143
Re: Building a Ballista...
cool project. we built a small one in 1998. It was rather neat and could shoot tennis balls two hundred plus feet. have you seen this? http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&frm=1&source=video&cd=5&ved=0CEoQtwIwBA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3...
- Fri Jun 15, 2012 2:06 pm
- Forum: Medieval Life
- Topic: Greatest Medieval Civilization?
- Replies: 36
- Views: 40842
Re: Greatest Medieval Civilization?
Tria, Are you saying people had more rights in the Roman and Greek classical era? If so, I think you may have something wrong. both groups had slavery as a major part of their civilization, up to 1/4 or 1/3 in Rome's greatest use of them. During the medieval period the end of slavery in Europe (at l...
- Thu Jun 07, 2012 1:16 pm
- Forum: Medieval Life
- Topic: Greatest Medieval Civilization?
- Replies: 36
- Views: 40842
Re: Greatest Medieval Civilization?
Yes the Byzantine Empire was for much of the period amazing. Even after the mid 12th century when things are not going so well they are amazing at moving forward. Have to give it to them for lasting as long as they did in such a hostile place, 1453 is a long haul. The Komenus family had a great run ...
- Thu Jun 07, 2012 12:30 am
- Forum: Medieval Life
- Topic: Archers in Front or Behind?
- Replies: 41
- Views: 39568
Re: Archers in Front or Behind?
Yeah video games love that set up. In the real world that is not how they were used most often. Any one who likes should look up De Re Militari by Vegetius. He includes a great deal of this. If you do not like manuals on military activity Anne Komnena's Alexiad includes formation information for mos...
- Thu Jun 07, 2012 12:25 am
- Forum: LEGO Castle Sets
- Topic: LotR sets revealed!
- Replies: 157
- Views: 57326
Re: LotR sets revealed!
Selling these at our Walmart now. Got three sets and so far really liking the design and some of the figures are awesome. My kids have not put them down all day. My Son did think the eyes on Shelob attack Frodo were odd. I thought he was supposed to look asleep. Think for army builders the Uruk-Hai ...
- Thu Jun 07, 2012 12:22 am
- Forum: LEGO Castle Sets
- Topic: Helm's Deep - Treat Yourself
- Replies: 29
- Views: 15795
Re: Helm's Deep - Treat Yourself
Very cool set. Just saw it in person and have to say this thing built up is bigger than I thought it would be. I mostly just build and such for my son now but he sure had a ball playing with it, and I have to admit it had some cool features. Why didn't TLC do these instead of the ninja line or KK wh...
- Sun May 27, 2012 12:31 pm
- Forum: LEGO Castle Sets
- Topic: LotR sets revealed!
- Replies: 157
- Views: 57326
Re: LotR sets revealed!
So far Target and TRU has them online as well.
Selling out fast though. Within a day or so 50% of the LotR lego on the Target website were sold out.
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Selling out fast though. Within a day or so 50% of the LotR lego on the Target website were sold out.
Heir
- Wed May 23, 2012 7:32 pm
- Forum: General LEGO
- Topic: LEGO Barcode Rip Off
- Replies: 8
- Views: 960
Re: LEGO Barcode Rip Off
Yeah I just saw this. What an odd and of course dishonest system. I worked at TRU and these corp. stores spend a great deal of time on loss prevention. You'd think these gents, being as smart as they are would know corporations double check their incoming and outgoing costs to products. Sad in all a...
- Wed May 23, 2012 6:03 pm
- Forum: Medieval Life
- Topic: Greatest Medieval Civilization?
- Replies: 36
- Views: 40842
Re: Greatest Medieval Civilization?
Just like many places Poland waxes and wanes.
Up till early 14th not doing so well often but when merged with Lithuania later the century, talk about a game changer.
Up till early 14th not doing so well often but when merged with Lithuania later the century, talk about a game changer.
- Fri May 18, 2012 12:23 pm
- Forum: LEGO Castle Sets
- Topic: LotR sets revealed!
- Replies: 157
- Views: 57326
Re: LotR sets revealed!
My local TRU in Layton has them all. At least did. They sold out last batch rather fast.
Target is still looking like a few more weeks
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Target is still looking like a few more weeks
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