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| | | Does anyone know why they stopped making firing cannons and began making these ones where it takes five miniutes just to get the cannonball out? NICK #:^\ (24 years ago, 26-Jul-00, to lugnet.pirates)
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| | | | | Re: Cannons —Franklin W. Cain
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| | | | (...) For the same reason that Kenner glued Boba Fett's missile into his backpack in the 80s... Fear of litigation and/or bad press from some stupid child poking his eye out or choking to death. Franklin (24 years ago, 27-Jul-00, to lugnet.pirates)
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| | | | | | Re: Cannons —Eric Joslin
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| | | | | (...) But, keep in mind that sets from anywhere other than the USA will come with firing cannons. Buy a few Pirate sets from ETS-DYA, and you'll have a few firing cannons. And there's almost always *someone* floating around selling firing cannon (...) (24 years ago, 27-Jul-00, to lugnet.pirates)
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| | | | | | Re: Cannons —Tony Priestman
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| | | | On Thu, 27 Jul 2000, Franklin W. Cain (<FyCACI.3Jq@lugnet.com>) wrote at 04:41:05 (...) Yeah, but the non-firing ones look much nicer. You get nice detailing on the outside, and not having a pin sticking out of the muzzle makes broadsides look all (...) (24 years ago, 27-Jul-00, to lugnet.pirates)
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| | | | | | Re: Cannons —Sean Forbes
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| | | | (...) Forgive my newbieish question but there were firing cannons released in the U.S.? I was under the impression that like the firing Boba Fett, they never saw the light of day. -Sean Who always thought the Boba Fett was released until he found (...) (24 years ago, 27-Jul-00, to lugnet.pirates)
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| | | | | | Re: Cannons —Jim Stroot
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| | | | (...) The first Pirate sets released in the US had shooting cannons. I have the 1989 US versions of the BSB, Caribbean Clipper, and Eldorado Fortress, all which have shooting cannons. I can't recall if the Forbidden Island I have has them; that set (...) (24 years ago, 27-Jul-00, to lugnet.pirates)
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