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Does anyone have a LOT of the Armada guys? I have looked around on the web
and no one seems to make big bases and such for them, and I have been
working on it I just need more of the guys for my generals and
Conquestadors(spelling?)
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In lugnet.pirates, Alex Marino writes:
> Does anyone have a LOT of the Armada guys? I have looked around on the web
> and no one seems to make big bases and such for them, and I have been
> working on it I just need more of the guys for my generals and
> Conquestadors(spelling?)
Depends on what you mean be a lot. I have about 40 true conquistadors, but
I've drafted about 20 of the new Castles guy in breastplate and Kettle Helm,
the helmet being swapped out for the armada Morion helmet. Makes a great
armored pikeman or mounted swordsman. By using the chromed breastplate to
convert other figs along with yet more spare Morions I can probably add
another 20 at a pinch.
It's very hard to build these up. There are plenty of blue soldier lots,
and even a decent amount of red soldier lots - just throw money!
Homogeneous Armada soldier lots are virtually non-existent. Which is why at
auctions I'm always picking up the odd Morion helmet, musket, cutlass and
breastplate lot; there are a number of figures that can be pressed
(literally) into service as long as you have the right accessories. :-)
Bruce
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In lugnet.pirates, Alex Marino writes:
> Does anyone have a LOT of the Armada guys? I have looked around on the web
> and no one seems to make big bases and such for them, and I have been
> working on it I just need more of the guys for my generals and
> Conquestadors(spelling?)
Close... it's "Conquistadors". ;-)
I *used* to have quite a number of these guys.
I picked up as many of the last Pirates minifig set as I could,
plus several of the latter-day Pirate sets.
At one time, I'd estimate that I had around 40 of these Lego Spaniards.
But, since I like to have a little variety with my minifigs,
I changed 'em around. I kept no more than five (5) of any one type
of Conquistador intact, and converted the remainder into regular Pirates.
I *also* converted a fair number of other 'figs into extra Conquistadors,
primarily using the Fright Knights minifig pack.
From FK, I used the grey torso w/ tiny red crosses, the black torso
w/ clamshell breastplate pattern, and, as "El Capitan",
the bat lord torso. Also, using the chrome-plated breastplate,
I converted a number of Pirate Captain torso (black) into extra
Conquistadors as well. Finally, from Knights Kingdom, I'm using
the ubiquitous smirking knight w/ breastplate armor pattern
as an extra type of Conquistador. So, in the end, I have an army
of 36 Conquistadors (five [5] each of the "standard" three types,
plus five each of the four extra types I've used, plus one "Capitan").
Franklin
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In lugnet.pirates, Franklin W. Cain writes:
> In lugnet.pirates, Alex Marino writes:
> > Conquestadors(spelling?)
>
> Close... it's "Conquistadors". ;-)
Isn't that "Conquistadores"? 8^)
Dave!
FUT: off-topic.anal.languages
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In lugnet.pirates, Dave Schuler writes:
> In lugnet.pirates, Franklin W. Cain writes:
> > In lugnet.pirates, Alex Marino writes:
>
> > > Conquestadors(spelling?)
> >
> > Close... it's "Conquistadors". ;-)
>
> Isn't that "Conquistadores"? 8^)
>
> Dave!
>
> FUT: off-topic.anal.languages
Either is correct.
Bruce
(back in pirates where this belongs)
:-)
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In lugnet.pirates, Bruce Schlickbernd writes:
> > > > Conquestadors(spelling?)
> > >
> > > Close... it's "Conquistadors". ;-)
> >
> > Isn't that "Conquistadores"? 8^)
> > FUT: off-topic.anal.languages
>
> Either is correct.
I know, I know--I'm just giving Franklin a hard time.
In any case, of far greater importance to me (though still not much) is
why otherwise right-thinking people pronounce nuclear as "nukular". What's
that about?
Dave!
> (back in pirates where this belongs)
(back into FUN where it belongs again, or maybe geek?) 8^)
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In lugnet.pirates, Alex Marino writes:
> Does anyone have a LOT of the Armada guys? I have looked around on the web
> and no one seems to make big bases and such for them, and I have been
> working on it I just need more of the guys for my generals and
> Conquestadors(spelling?)
I know Sonya Lee has 52 of them. Nothing compared to the 1,000 Imperial
Guards she has though. :)
Jimmy
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In lugnet.pirates, Jimmy Park wrote:
> In lugnet.pirates, Alex Marino writes:
> > Does anyone have a LOT of the Armada guys? I have looked around on the web
> > and no one seems to make big bases and such for them, and I have been
> > working on it I just need more of the guys for my generals and
> > Conquestadors(spelling?)
>
> I know Sonya Lee has 52 of them. Nothing compared to the 1,000 Imperial
> Guards she has though. :)
Hi, Jimmy! It's good to see you posting again. Have you been lurking on
LUGNET long, or just got here?
BTW guys: if you aren't familiar with the names Jimmy Park or Sonya Lee,
they are old-timers from RTL (and maybe before?).
Sonya Lee is to minifigs as Gary Istok is to classic windows.
Steve
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In lugnet.pirates, Steve Bliss writes:
> Hi, Jimmy! It's good to see you posting again. Have you been lurking on
> LUGNET long, or just got here?
Hi Steve, it's nice to see a familiar name! I've been on lugnet for about a
week.
I've recently gotten back into Lego myself and been to Legoland four times
in the last 10 weeks!
I'll be attending a LUGOLA meeting this coming Saturday and hope to bring
about 180 quarts of Lego with me.
One of these days I'll have to get a digital camera and learn how to upload
to the net.
Jimmy
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In lugnet.pirates, Jimmy Park writes:
> In lugnet.pirates, Steve Bliss writes:
>
> > Hi, Jimmy! It's good to see you posting again. Have you been lurking on
> > LUGNET long, or just got here?
>
> Hi Steve, it's nice to see a familiar name! I've been on lugnet for about a
> week.
>
> I've recently gotten back into Lego myself and been to Legoland four times
> in the last 10 weeks!
>
> I'll be attending a LUGOLA meeting this coming Saturday and hope to bring
> about 180 quarts of Lego with me.
>
> One of these days I'll have to get a digital camera and learn how to upload
> to the net.
>
> Jimmy
I'm happy my post spurred some activity in this newsgroup
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Steve Bliss wrote:
>
> In lugnet.pirates, Jimmy Park wrote:
>
> > In lugnet.pirates, Alex Marino writes:
> > > Does anyone have a LOT of the Armada guys? I have looked around on the web
> > > and no one seems to make big bases and such for them, and I have been
> > > working on it I just need more of the guys for my generals and
> > > Conquestadors(spelling?)
> >
> > I know Sonya Lee has 52 of them. Nothing compared to the 1,000 Imperial
> > Guards she has though. :)
>
> Hi, Jimmy! It's good to see you posting again. Have you been lurking on
> LUGNET long, or just got here?
>
> BTW guys: if you aren't familiar with the names Jimmy Park or Sonya Lee,
> they are old-timers from RTL (and maybe before?).
>
> Sonya Lee is to minifigs as Gary Istok is to classic windows.
Wow 1000 imperial guards! How big is the rest of her pirate collection?
Unless she built up those imperials primarily by buying individual
minifigs, the minifig sets, or the other small sets, she might have the
largest pirate collection. I know my collection has something on the
order of 1500 minifigs counting ALL minifigs belonging to the pirate
theme (I'm not sure of the exact numbers, the last actual count was
something like 800 or so, but then 1747 became available for cheap from
S@H and I decided to shoot for at least 1000, on top of that, I wound up
purchasing some more eBay lots of pirate stuff etc, and way overshot the
1000).
--
Frank Filz
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Work: mailto:ffilz@us.ibm.com (business only please)
Home: mailto:ffilz@mindspring.com
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In lugnet.pirates, Frank Filz writes:
> Wow 1000 imperial guards! How big is the rest of her pirate collection?
It's huge - pirate complete. Add in a few hundred pirates, a couple hundred
Islanders, and about 50 Armada and you get the idea. There's also five of
the Imperial ships (2 blue and 3 red), 2-3 Imperial Trading Posts, and 2-3
Eldorado Fortresses. But then Castle always was her main focus. :)
> Unless she built up those imperials primarily by buying individual
> minifigs, the minifig sets, or the other small sets, she might have the
> largest pirate collection. I know my collection has something on the
> order of 1500 minifigs counting ALL minifigs belonging to the pirate
1,500 minifigs is nothing to sneeze at either. What kind of breakdown do
you have (i.e. how many Imperial Guards, pirates, islanders)?
Jimmy
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Jimmy Park wrote:
>
> In lugnet.pirates, Frank Filz writes:
>
> > Wow 1000 imperial guards! How big is the rest of her pirate collection?
>
> It's huge - pirate complete. Add in a few hundred pirates, a couple hundred
> Islanders, and about 50 Armada and you get the idea. There's also five of
> the Imperial ships (2 blue and 3 red), 2-3 Imperial Trading Posts, and 2-3
> Eldorado Fortresses. But then Castle always was her main focus. :)
>
> > Unless she built up those imperials primarily by buying individual
> > minifigs, the minifig sets, or the other small sets, she might have the
> > largest pirate collection. I know my collection has something on the
> > order of 1500 minifigs counting ALL minifigs belonging to the pirate
>
> 1,500 minifigs is nothing to sneeze at either. What kind of breakdown do
> you have (i.e. how many Imperial Guards, pirates, islanders)?
I don't have a fully up to date account, but my latest shows:
284 striped shirt pirates
86 blue shirt/red stripes pirates
51 black pirate captains
33 red pirate captains
7 6277/6286 unique torso pirates
77 green vest pirates
17 pirate babes
124 blue vest/tan shirt pirates (most thanks to 1747)
17 brown vest pirates
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696
15 red admirals
28 red officers
33 red soldiers
18 red torsos (may not have hats an epaulettes for all)
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94
10 blue admirals (who said the red admiral was so rare?)
43 blue officers
59 blue soldiers
19 blue torsos (same deal as the red ones)
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131
12 green armada
17 red striped armada
9 red pendant armada
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38
67 islander kings
22 islander babes
80 islander warriors
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169
This tally supposedly included everything, and I was stopping buying
Pirates... well, so much for that. There's at least 2 more 6278s, 2
6244s, a bunch of 6204s, and various other miscellaneous things to add
to the above. 1500 was probably a bit too high an estimate, it's
probably more like 1300.
Of course it looks like Sonya concentrated on acquiring imperials where
I concentrated on just getting pirates, and avoided over spending for
imperials (I know some have paid as much as $7 per imperial, I never
counted an imperial for more than $3 in my bid calculations).
I haven't counted my castle minifigs, but I'm sure they have the pirates
beat, but then, being able to buy sets on sale can have that effect. The
only area where I really feel like I don't have enough is the armada
folks (which will eventually probably mean those 6204s Shiri got for me
will end up in my collection instead of as prizes for Evil Stevie's
Pirate Game...). I didn't at all mind being able to get a couple 6244s
at the December Baylug meeting for a modest markup (I also like the
green doors).
I have also thought about continuing to bid on islander minifig lots,
and start selling islander kings (and I'm real bummed I wasn't the
person who got those 40 service packs - those would have done a good job
of curing my islander king excess). My other consideration is to make
the kings the spear men, and the regular men the archers, and use the
Amazon kings for leaders.
Frank
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