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Mini-Fig Survey
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lugnet.castle
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Tue, 27 Feb 2001 13:03:30 GMT
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Hi everybody. :-) I thought it would be fun to have a mini-fig survey. I had
two different things in mind for this survey, so I used two different terms
to better express what I was asking. A “character” is a fig that you have
given a name, a background, or a personality. A fig is, well, a fig.
1. What is the first character you remember creating?
2. Of your current characters, which did you build first? Last?
3. Do you have clear “good” and “bad” characters, or is it all relative?
4. Have you ever built a MOC specifically for a pre-existing character?
5. How many custom (non-standard assembly) castle figs do you have? How
many have some bit of a background, or a personality?
6. Which Castle subtheme has the best figs?
7. Is there a type of fig you find easy to make? A type you find difficult?
8. Have you ever bought a set just for the figs?
9. Which non-Castle theme is the best source of Castle compatible figs?
10. Is making a background and/or personality for a fig something you find
simple, or challenging?
If you think of some other questions, add them on.
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My answers:
1. Either Grand Sage Sennet, King Mac, or Princess Belinda. They were all
created about the same time quite awhile ago.
2. See #1. Katrina, a member of the Ebony Kyth, the group that handles all
of the Drakyns’ secret missions.
3. Relative, I guess. Some characters are definitely bad, but other
characters that aren’t really evil can do damage without meaning to just
because of a certain prejudice or priority.
4. Yes, Ardsley, Honora Quickflight and Noble Gralldeath's home.
5. 198 and 125 (Let’s just say I don’t have a lot of huge armies ;-)
6. Knight’s Kingdom (Although, if the Dark Forest had included a couple of
lady figs, I would have chosen it.)
7. Storytellers always come to mind, but I have to think to remember the
soldiers.
8. Yes. Several different smaller sets.
9. Star Wars (Shocking answer, I know.)
10. Like building, sometimes I really struggle with this, and other times it
just comes together.
-L
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| (...) Ooo... good survey! (...) I think it was around the time that the Pirates came out and we began seeing figs with more than just smiles on their faces. I made a camp of elves (loosely based on the Elf Quest graphic novels by Wendy and Richard (...) (23 years ago, 27-Feb-01, to lugnet.castle)
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| (...) King Arthur, king and knight of the round table. (...) Lord Ulmerad was first, and Lord Daravon was almost created at the same time. My last character to build was Drakon the Whirlwind and his dragoons. (...) A little from column A, a little (...) (23 years ago, 27-Feb-01, to lugnet.castle)
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| 0. How many castle figs and charachter do you have? 200 plus but I will have to count them to be sure (...) Ruben my first battlemage. (...) Still Ruben, Last is Lord Oaric, Commander of the Ghosts (...) Not really but the charachters are definitlly (...) (23 years ago, 27-Feb-01, to lugnet.castle)
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| (...) I don't know which was the first, but I conjured up a half dozen minifigs to use as figurines for a D&D game way back in ancient history. (...) Hm. If you want to include space people, the first was probably Tex, captain of my explorer ship. (...) (23 years ago, 27-Feb-01, to lugnet.castle)
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| (...) (timewarp about 20+ years ago) The earliest one I remember is a Gray Knight called "Shade the Hunter". Basically a Knight from the Knight's procession set with a gray visored helm (extra from 375), blank gray shield (also an extra from 375) (...) (23 years ago, 27-Feb-01, to lugnet.castle)
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| (...) Either Batman or Indiana Jones (waaaaaay before Adventurers came about). (...) First: Prince Fast, leader of my elves/Forestmen. Last: Major Domo, military strategist to the King. (...) Mainly well-defined, with a few "shades-of-grey" (...) (23 years ago, 27-Feb-01, to lugnet.castle)
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| (...) I don't give my custom minifigs names, backgrounds and personalities. I let them live their own lives. I made the cast of Jurassic Park once, Hammond and Nedry turned out great. And my LEGO Superhero, Timmy Torso Man! (...) I wouldn't call any (...) (23 years ago, 27-Feb-01, to lugnet.castle)
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| (...) ++Great line of Questions Leah!!! *O.K. I've got a few more question for everybody.* 11. ‘Who’ has the “LARGEST Castle army in the world”! (Not counting TLC)? 12. ‘What’ is the amount; in independent ownership? (Over 5000)? 13. ‘What’ is the (...) (23 years ago, 27-Feb-01, to lugnet.castle)
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| (...) Although I didn't know it at the time -- a Castle Blacktron figure. (...) The Castle Blacktron figure first, Lady Blacktron figure last. Although there were a lot of witches in between. (...) It's somewhat relative, but I think there are some (...) (23 years ago, 28-Feb-01, to lugnet.castle)
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| (...) Hmmm, that would probably be one of the various minifig "me"s that I've made; most likely from Town. (...) Auld Dragon was my first, but he started out as my Castle minifig "me." :) Last would prolly be... hmmm... I'm not to sure, actually... (...) (23 years ago, 28-Feb-01, to lugnet.castle)
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| (...) Just created my first bunch. I'd previously modified, ie changed arms, legs, but never thought about creating characters until I saw Wilson Raska's Castle World stories. I did use samurai armor and Rock Raiders helmets with police figs to (...) (23 years ago, 28-Feb-01, to lugnet.castle)
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| (...) being recently awakened from a dark age, the first character that I created is still sitting on my stereo: Sir Tetsukaze, the Samurai Knight. (...) Like I said, the first is Sir Tetsukaze, and the most recent is Maxxus Runetwister, apprentice (...) (23 years ago, 1-Mar-01, to lugnet.castle)
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| (...) Just out of curiousity, I noticed that a couple of people felt that the Fright Knights was the best subtheme. Now, personally, I *hated* the Fright Knights. They almost singlehandly put me in my Lego Dark Ages while they were out (with Ninja (...) (23 years ago, 1-Mar-01, to lugnet.castle)
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| (...) Hmmm. I had an Octan girl, she didn't have a name, but she and her husband (and octan guy with a red cap - both of them actually stock characters in the Octan gas'n'wash set) ran a whole line of Octan stations, restaurants and hotels. ;-) If (...) (23 years ago, 2-Mar-01, to lugnet.castle)
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| (...) I had some futuristic Black Falcons that wore those black captain's hats (really don't know what to call them [it's too late for a coherent though right now], the police used them a lot though) and they were specific guys with specific (...) (23 years ago, 2-Mar-01, to lugnet.castle)
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| (...) I don't make any "characters." I'm more interested in designing buildings, and occasionally vehicles (wagons, etc.) I populate my creations with minifigs, but none of them have ever had names or well-defined personalities. (...) N/A (...) N/A (...) (23 years ago, 2-Mar-01, to lugnet.castle)
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| OK, I'll give it a go... (...) Hmmm...I'd say King Ragnoth, a custom fig of mine that will turn his ugly head a few chapters down the road...(shameless plug: www.geocities.com/xc...ch1_1.html for those who have no clue what I'm talking about :-) (...) (23 years ago, 2-Mar-01, to lugnet.castle)
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| (...) Jacob Cunning A Wolfpack guy (...) Jacob Cunning again. The Bezerker brothers. All Wolfpack guys. (...) Some are clear cut and some are relative. (...) Yes, my mill I built for Perigine, one of my Thunderbirds aka BF (...) About 2/3 of my 100+ (...) (23 years ago, 2-Mar-01, to lugnet.castle)
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| (...) When I was younger, I created a cast of characters that were named after myself and my friends, plus some others that were characters from various video games. (When I get a scanner, I'll be able to show you guys those creations.) (...) My (...) (23 years ago, 3-Mar-01, to lugnet.castle)
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| I know this reply is several months late, but I just caught the thread about the survey page in the highlighted news... Looks like a fun moment of distraction.... :) (My answers are focused only for Castle, elsewise they'd vary greatly.) (...) King (...) (22 years ago, 3-Dec-01, to lugnet.castle)
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