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Ooooh. I'm home.
The delirium tremens have (has? deliria tremorum?) finally
begun to subside now that I'm back in New Jersey, and as you'd
no doubt guess, my first order of business today (after parking
permits, digging for money from my Department, and paying my
rent of course) was to get all of my LEGO out of storage. With
the exception of my two mega-giant bins of colored bricks,
that's now complete--no serious shifts or collapses happened
in the ten and a half months I was away, and both _Queen_ and
_Gloire_ were in much the shape I left them. My two "children"
are, of course, now happily sitting on the kitchen floor, albeit
not yet reassembled and remasted. It took three dedicated
carloads to get it all back here! As if to underscore the
return of the LEGOholic mentality, my first thought was "I
need a bigger car."
So here's the big question: What to build? I have one major
project planned for Brickfest, but I'd love ideas as to what
kinds of boats or ships someone who has been away for so long
ought to start with. Alternately, I got four island baseplates
sent to me while I was away, so I can also produce some islands
or archipelagoes. With limited time and virtually unlimited
LEGO, what sort of Piratia would you create?
Yeah, I know, that's really broad. I'm just really happy to
be back. REALLY happy. Now back to building!
all best
LFB
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Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeelllllllllllllllllllllllllllllcome back!!
Was that loud enough? ;-)
Boy, Lindsay, I missed having you around!
As for what to build... gee... I would love to see some islands by you. But
another suggestion (not befitting the unlimited lego supply, just the
limited time) is creating a relatively small ship (well... small relative to
your "children", everything's relative, right?). With a nice and fully
detailed captain's room, some below-deck bunks for the crew maybe?
Whatever it is, I'll be waiting to see it at the fest!
'night!
-Shiri
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In lugnet.pirates, Shiri Dori writes:
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> ...a relatively small ship (well... small relative to
> your "children", everything's relative, right?). With a nice and fully
> detailed captain's room, some below-deck bunks for the crew maybe?
Hmm, good idea. As it has been declared by a(n in?)famous P elsewhere on
Lugnet, essentially, "big is easy - small is the challenge". [let's not rehash
the (in)validity of that statement here, I only dredge it up to assert the
statements above and below...]
With that thought in mind, an extremely well-crafted cutter wouldn't come
amiss... yesno?
Cheers,
KMaynes
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Ooooh. I'm home.
Sweet! Welcome back!
> The delirium tremens have (has? deliria tremorum?) finally
> begun to subside now that I'm back in New Jersey, and as you'd
> no doubt guess, my first order of business today (after parking
> permits, digging for money from my Department, and paying my
> rent of course) was to get all of my LEGO out of storage. With
> the exception of my two mega-giant bins of colored bricks,
> that's now complete--no serious shifts or collapses happened
> in the ten and a half months I was away, and both _Queen_ and
> _Gloire_ were in much the shape I left them. My two "children"
> are, of course, now happily sitting on the kitchen floor, albeit
> not yet reassembled and remasted. It took three dedicated
> carloads to get it all back here! As if to underscore the
> return of the LEGOholic mentality, my first thought was "I
> need a bigger car."
Oh yeah. You've got the bug alright.
> So here's the big question: What to build? I have one major
> project planned for Brickfest, but I'd love ideas as to what
> kinds of boats or ships someone who has been away for so long
> ought to start with. Alternately, I got four island baseplates
> sent to me while I was away, so I can also produce some islands
> or archipelagoes. With limited time and virtually unlimited
> LEGO, what sort of Piratia would you create?
Well I really am a big Pirate fan. I only had the oldest sets so I'd love to
see a ship on the scale of the BSB. Also, I think it would make for an
awesome layout to build a bunch of little islands and place them to scale
around each other. Like make your own chain of islands. Cool.
> Yeah, I know, that's really broad. I'm just really happy to
> be back. REALLY happy. Now back to building!
Again, welcome back! (this post has actually inspired me a great deal, guess
I'm imagining being away from my lego....course I am away from most of it
but thats another story.)
-Jon
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Mr L F Braun wrote:
> So here's the big question: What to build? I have one major
> project planned for Brickfest, but I'd love ideas as to what
> kinds of boats or ships someone who has been away for so long
> ought to start with. Alternately, I got four island baseplates
> sent to me while I was away, so I can also produce some islands
> or archipelagoes. With limited time and virtually unlimited
> LEGO, what sort of Piratia would you create?
Well, it depends on how much you want to create for yourself and how
much you want to create for the Pirate Game...
In support of the Pirate Game, I'd suggest a modest island or two and/or
a modest ship or two (we will need bunches of class 1,2, and 3 ships).
--
Frank Filz
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Work: mailto:ffilz@us.ibm.com (business only please)
Home: mailto:ffilz@mindspring.com
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Frank Filz wrote:
>
> Mr L F Braun wrote:
> > So here's the big question: What to build? I have one major
> > project planned for Brickfest, but I'd love ideas as to what
> > kinds of boats or ships someone who has been away for so long
> > ought to start with. Alternately, I got four island baseplates
> > sent to me while I was away, so I can also produce some islands
> > or archipelagoes. With limited time and virtually unlimited
> > LEGO, what sort of Piratia would you create?
>
> Well, it depends on how much you want to create for yourself and how
> much you want to create for the Pirate Game...
>
> In support of the Pirate Game, I'd suggest a modest island or two and/or
> a modest ship or two (we will need bunches of class 1,2, and 3 ships).
Should I bring my Pirate's Lost Island
(http://members.nbci.com/brickenplate/lostisle1.html) to the game?
--
Thomas Main
main@appstate.edu
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In lugnet.pirates, Steve Burge writes:
> > Should I bring my Pirate's Lost Island
> > (http://members.nbci.com/brickenplate/lostisle1.html) to the game?
>
> Ooh, looks nice. Just give 'em a few treasure chests to guard and maybe
> another cannon or two and watch people try to assault it...
> Heck with that! Siege Mortars!
(Clarification: Heck with cannon. Keep ships away very
effectively with mortars. ;) )
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In lugnet.pirates, Frank Filz writes:
> Mr L F Braun wrote:
> > So here's the big question: What to build? I have one major
> > project planned for Brickfest, but I'd love ideas as to what
> > kinds of boats or ships someone who has been away for so long
> > ought to start with. Alternately, I got four island baseplates
> > sent to me while I was away, so I can also produce some islands
> > or archipelagoes. With limited time and virtually unlimited
> > LEGO, what sort of Piratia would you create?
>
> Well, it depends on how much you want to create for yourself and how
> much you want to create for the Pirate Game...
Wait, there's a difference? ;)
> In support of the Pirate Game, I'd suggest a modest island or two and/or
> a modest ship or two (we will need bunches of class 1,2, and 3 ships).
That sounds like a good idea. I had thought, though, to take
the 16x16 island plates, add a few yellow bricks and slopes,
a treasure chest (which might have coins, might have scorpions!),
and a palm tree or two just as a "generic" island. That way
Pirates would have to land on 'em to find out what's there. It
would also allow us to make lots of identical little 16x16 islands
to really confuse the Pirates--just make sure to have your name
on the bottoms!
The 32x32 would make for some nifty islands, though. I do want
to make some cutters--especially as testbeds for the SNOT bows
and sterns I'm designing for the next monstrosity.
best
Lindsay
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Thomas Main wrote:
> Should I bring my Pirate's Lost Island
> (http://members.nbci.com/brickenplate/lostisle1.html) to the game?
Please do. I was looking at it last year, but since I had not totally
realized it was yours and hadn't had a chance to ask if we could use it,
I didn't use it.
- NOTE FOR ALL PIRATES ATTENDING BRICKFEST -
Please check in with me and indicate if the stuff you have brought is
available for use in the game or not. If you make it available to the
game, it is adviseable to put your name on the bottom and your creation
will be decannoned and decrewed for the game (Ihave more than enough
cannon and crew to go around so no need to worry about mixing minifigs -
players however areabsolutely free to supply their own captain, and may
also supply other minifigs for their crew, but it will be your
responsibility to keep track of them).
Of course at some point we may want to see what kind of Imperial muster
we can raise. If I get around to processing all my service packs (thanks
Lindsay!), I should be able to muster quite an army, with more
reasonable officer to private ratios.
--
Frank Filz
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Work: mailto:ffilz@us.ibm.com (business only please)
Home: mailto:ffilz@mindspring.com
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Mr L F Braun wrote:
>
> In lugnet.pirates, Steve Burge writes:
> > > Should I bring my Pirate's Lost Island
> > > (http://members.nbci.com/brickenplate/lostisle1.html) to the game?
> >
> > Ooh, looks nice. Just give 'em a few treasure chests to guard and maybe
> > another cannon or two and watch people try to assault it...
>
> Heck with that! Siege Mortars!
>
> http://www.msu.edu/user/braunli1/mortar.html
>
> (By the way, the Bomb Ketch is still around--I can bring it too.)
And of course I've still got your other mortar somewhere around. I need
to build some copies, and I need to finalize the rules.
--
Frank Filz
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Work: mailto:ffilz@us.ibm.com (business only please)
Home: mailto:ffilz@mindspring.com
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Mr L F Braun wrote:
>
> In lugnet.pirates, Frank Filz writes:
> > Mr L F Braun wrote:
> > > So here's the big question: What to build? I have one major
> > > project planned for Brickfest, but I'd love ideas as to what
> > > kinds of boats or ships someone who has been away for so long
> > > ought to start with. Alternately, I got four island baseplates
> > > sent to me while I was away, so I can also produce some islands
> > > or archipelagoes. With limited time and virtually unlimited
> > > LEGO, what sort of Piratia would you create?
> >
> > Well, it depends on how much you want to create for yourself and how
> > much you want to create for the Pirate Game...
>
> Wait, there's a difference? ;)
Well, you of all people should realize that. We aren't going to run "The
Pirate Fleet vs. the Gloire"...
> > In support of the Pirate Game, I'd suggest a modest island or two and/or
> > a modest ship or two (we will need bunches of class 1,2, and 3 ships).
>
> That sounds like a good idea. I had thought, though, to take
> the 16x16 island plates, add a few yellow bricks and slopes,
> a treasure chest (which might have coins, might have scorpions!),
> and a palm tree or two just as a "generic" island. That way
> Pirates would have to land on 'em to find out what's there. It
> would also allow us to make lots of identical little 16x16 islands
> to really confuse the Pirates--just make sure to have your name
> on the bottoms!
Yea, some decent looking 16x16 islands would be cool.
> The 32x32 would make for some nifty islands, though. I do want
> to make some cutters--especially as testbeds for the SNOT bows
> and sterns I'm designing for the next monstrosity.
I'd like to see a few genericish 32x32 islands. I'd also like to see
some "scenario" islands. I hope to work one up. Of course if Chris still
has his island from last year, I've got the dinos to populate it. I also
want to have a skeleton island (and if someone wants to make it that
would be cool, I'll populate it).
--
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:
> Mr L F Braun wrote:
> >
> > In lugnet.pirates, Frank Filz writes:
> > > Well, it depends on how much you want to create for yourself and how
> > > much you want to create for the Pirate Game...
> >
> > Wait, there's a difference? ;)
>
> Well, you of all people should realize that. We aren't going to run "The
> Pirate Fleet vs. the Gloire"...
Oh, heavens no. That would be like the scenes from "Mummy" where
scarabs overrun various redshirts...
> > > In support of the Pirate Game, I'd suggest a modest island or two and/or
> > > a modest ship or two (we will need bunches of class 1,2, and 3 ships).
> >
> > That sounds like a good idea. I had thought, though, to take
> > the 16x16 island plates, add a few yellow bricks and slopes,
> > a treasure chest (which might have coins, might have scorpions!),
> > and a palm tree or two just as a "generic" island. That way
> > Pirates would have to land on 'em to find out what's there. It
> > would also allow us to make lots of identical little 16x16 islands
> > to really confuse the Pirates--just make sure to have your name
> > on the bottoms!
>
> Yea, some decent looking 16x16 islands would be cool.
They'll have to be identical to keep the mystery contents a
mystery!
> > The 32x32 would make for some nifty islands, though. I do want
> > to make some cutters--especially as testbeds for the SNOT bows
> > and sterns I'm designing for the next monstrosity.
>
> I'd like to see a few genericish 32x32 islands. I'd also like to see
> some "scenario" islands. I hope to work one up. Of course if Chris still
> has his island from last year, I've got the dinos to populate it. I also
> want to have a skeleton island (and if someone wants to make it that
> would be cool, I'll populate it).
Hmmm...maybe a Shipwreck Island might be good, and for the
skeleton isle, those Egyptian temple accoutrements would be
pretty spiffy. I've got about 25 yellow headdresses!
Regarding dinosaur islands: The JP3 sets are out here,
so maybe I should grab one or two after all.
best
Lindsay
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Mr L F Braun wrote:
> > > That sounds like a good idea. I had thought, though, to take
> > > the 16x16 island plates, add a few yellow bricks and slopes,
> > > a treasure chest (which might have coins, might have scorpions!),
> > > and a palm tree or two just as a "generic" island. That way
> > > Pirates would have to land on 'em to find out what's there. It
> > > would also allow us to make lots of identical little 16x16 islands
> > > to really confuse the Pirates--just make sure to have your name
> > > on the bottoms!
> >
> > Yea, some decent looking 16x16 islands would be cool.
>
> They'll have to be identical to keep the mystery contents a
> mystery!
Well not really. As long as I populate the islands, no one else will
know...
> > > The 32x32 would make for some nifty islands, though. I do want
> > > to make some cutters--especially as testbeds for the SNOT bows
> > > and sterns I'm designing for the next monstrosity.
> >
> > I'd like to see a few genericish 32x32 islands. I'd also like to see
> > some "scenario" islands. I hope to work one up. Of course if Chris still
> > has his island from last year, I've got the dinos to populate it. I also
> > want to have a skeleton island (and if someone wants to make it that
> > would be cool, I'll populate it).
>
> Hmmm...maybe a Shipwreck Island might be good, and for the
> skeleton isle, those Egyptian temple accoutrements would be
> pretty spiffy. I've got about 25 yellow headdresses!
I've got a ton of headdresses also... I've also got a ton of mummies.
--
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, Lindsay Frederick Braun writes:
> Hmmm...maybe a Shipwreck Island might be good, and for the
> skeleton isle, those Egyptian temple accoutrements would be
> pretty spiffy. I've got about 25 yellow headdresses!
Ahhhh, I snagged 25 of the same for the same purpose. Skellies just look
cooler with that headdress on.
Redshirts? How many besides me actually saw 1st run Star Trek? Old, old,
old....
Graybeard (formerly Red(shirt?)beard
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In lugnet.pirates, Bruce Schlickbernd writes:
> In lugnet.pirates, Lindsay Frederick Braun writes:
>
> > Hmmm...maybe a Shipwreck Island might be good, and for the
> > skeleton isle, those Egyptian temple accoutrements would be
> > pretty spiffy. I've got about 25 yellow headdresses!
>
>
> Ahhhh, I snagged 25 of the same for the same purpose. Skellies just look
> cooler with that headdress on.
Much cooler. Unfortunately I got rid of most of the skeletons--
they paid for the Oasis Ambushes! :)
> Redshirts? How many besides me actually saw 1st run Star Trek? Old, old,
> old....
You know how much that's entered our cultural lexicon? I
whispered, while watching "The Mummy Returns" last weekend,
during the scene when the one guard of Imhotep's is at the
oasis and edging towards the covey where one of those pygmy
mummies is hiding, "Oh man, the redshirt always gets it first"
(he was wearing a red wrap and headdress)--to chuckles from
everyone in the adjacent seats. I hadn't figured they would
hear, much less pick up the reference, but I guess it's
like "Bring Out Yer Dead" and "Live, from New York..."
best
LFB (rapidly spinning offtopic)
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In lugnet.pirates, Frank Filz writes:
> Thomas Main wrote:
> > Should I bring my Pirate's Lost Island
> > (http://members.nbci.com/brickenplate/lostisle1.html) to the game?
>
> Please do. I was looking at it last year, but since I had not totally
> realized it was yours and hadn't had a chance to ask if we could use it,
> I didn't use it.
I forgot to add this point regarding Thomas's island:
YES! Goshdarnit, bring it. It's a most excellent island.
> - NOTE FOR ALL PIRATES ATTENDING BRICKFEST -
>
> Please check in with me and indicate if the stuff you have brought is
> available for use in the game or not. If you make it available to the
> game, it is adviseable to put your name on the bottom and your creation
> will be decannoned and decrewed for the game (Ihave more than enough
> cannon and crew to go around so no need to worry about mixing minifigs -
> players however areabsolutely free to supply their own captain, and may
> also supply other minifigs for their crew, but it will be your
> responsibility to keep track of them).
Warning regarding demasting and the like: Should we
plan on using "simulated detritus" when parts get blown
off the ship? I know that the rules say "when it's off,
it's off," and I seem to recall that it's possible to
shoot down a mast (a common goal, in fact, in many running
sail battles).
> Of course at some point we may want to see what kind of Imperial muster
> we can raise. If I get around to processing all my service packs (thanks
> Lindsay!), I should be able to muster quite an army, with more
> reasonable officer to private ratios.
I have only a handful of Imperials of all sorts--a few dozen
of each sort. But I do have enough accoutrements now! :)
What I have to bring, baseplate-of-islandwise:
-3x CRAPP
-3x 16x16 Island
-1x 32x32 Island
-2x Islander raised river baseplate
-1x 6090 baseplate
I have a bajillion 16x16 yellow baseplates too, if we want patches
of sand around.
best
Lindsay
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Mr L F Braun wrote:
> > Please check in with me and indicate if the stuff you have brought is
> > available for use in the game or not. If you make it available to the
> > game, it is adviseable to put your name on the bottom and your creation
> > will be decannoned and decrewed for the game (Ihave more than enough
> > cannon and crew to go around so no need to worry about mixing minifigs -
> > players however areabsolutely free to supply their own captain, and may
> > also supply other minifigs for their crew, but it will be your
> > responsibility to keep track of them).
>
> Warning regarding demasting and the like: Should we
> plan on using "simulated detritus" when parts get blown
> off the ship? I know that the rules say "when it's off,
> it's off," and I seem to recall that it's possible to
> shoot down a mast (a common goal, in fact, in many running
> sail battles).
The rule of "if it's off it's off" refers to accidental damage to the
ship by the controlling player. Crew are the only items required to be
removed from the ship when they are killed. Cannon may either be removed
or have a cotton ball stuffed in them to indicate they are disabled.
> > Of course at some point we may want to see what kind of Imperial muster
> > we can raise. If I get around to processing all my service packs (thanks
> > Lindsay!), I should be able to muster quite an army, with more
> > reasonable officer to private ratios.
>
> I have only a handful of Imperials of all sorts--a few dozen
> of each sort. But I do have enough accoutrements now! :)
I mostly fit in the category of a "few dozen of each sort".
> What I have to bring, baseplate-of-islandwise:
>
> -3x CRAPP
> -3x 16x16 Island
> -1x 32x32 Island
> -2x Islander raised river baseplate
> -1x 6090 baseplate
I'd say for the most part, just build some islands. I can easily bring
more than enough empty baseplates. My quantities of the above are for
the most part several times the quantity Lindsay shows.
--
Frank Filz
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> The rule of "if it's off it's off" refers to accidental damage to the
> ship by the controlling player. Crew are the only items required to be
> removed from the ship when they are killed. Cannon may either be removed
> or have a cotton ball stuffed in them to indicate they are disabled.
I usually remove anything that's owned by the GM - MOC ships stay
untouched (Apart from being decannoned, deFlagged & decrewed)
Steve
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In lugnet.pirates, Lindsay Frederick Braun wrote:
> In lugnet.pirates, Steve Burge writes:
> > > Should I bring my Pirate's Lost Island
> > > (http://members.nbci.com/brickenplate/lostisle1.html) to the game?
> >
> > Ooh, looks nice. Just give 'em a few treasure chests to guard and maybe
> > another cannon or two and watch people try to assault it...
>
> Heck with that! Siege Mortars!
>
> http://www.msu.edu/user/braunli1/mortar.html
>
> (By the way, the Bomb Ketch is still around--I can bring it too.)
>
> best
>
> LFB
Lindsay your mortar webpage is still there but it doesn't link to anything.
I want to connect it to the
<http://news.lugnet.com/pirates/?n=4180> linking post.
kurt
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In lugnet.pirates, Kurt Baty wrote:
> Lindsay your mortar webpage is still there but it doesn't link to anything.
> I want to connect it to the
> <http://news.lugnet.com/pirates/?n=4180> linking post.
>
> kurt
The bomb ketch is still in existence, but in New Jersey. I won't have it for a
few weeks yet. When I do, I'll take some more pictures.
LFB
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