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Okay, this is *really* just an attempt to get the Pirates board over 100 messages. This has a quantity is better than quality slant that is only true if you are gaming are have a massive amount of display area. The Armada Fleet 1 Treasure Galleon (...) (25 years ago, 5-Nov-99, to lugnet.pirates)
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(...) Educate me, please, what, pray tell, is SES or BSB? You should have seen my pirates before my garage burned down in high school =) -Earle "No more boats" Bishop (25 years ago, 5-Nov-99, to lugnet.pirates)
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(...) Well, I'm afraid I'm #101. Arrrr. :( (...) Brig = Brigantine, a semi-standard class of warship (~16 guns). (...) Someone asked: Skull's Eye Schooner and Black Seas Barracuda. My fleet is primarily post-1870; it's three Fluyts (truncated (...) (25 years ago, 5-Nov-99, to lugnet.pirates)
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On Fri, 5 Nov 1999, Bruce Schlickbernd (<FKp74n.BDK@lugnet.com>) wrote at 00:09:59 (...) No MOCs yet, and many not even out of the box: 10 Armada Flagships 6 Red Beard Runners 3 Imperial Flagships 2 Black Seas Barracudas (BSB) 1 Skull's Eye Schooner (...) (25 years ago, 5-Nov-99, to lugnet.pirates)
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(...) My fleet is made of 6 BSB 4 SES 5 Clippers 8 armada flagships i have a MOC and its a armada flagship with 7 midsections and cut yes cut with a bandsaw so i have a 26stud wide ship. matt morgan p.s. bruce do you live in the L.A. area I am in (...) (25 years ago, 5-Nov-99, to lugnet.pirates)
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(...) I was using it in the sense of the term as Steve Jackson uses it in his Pirate Game rather than an actual ship (I know, a Brig ain't a ship). (...) flagships) Not tubby enough (IMHO). Whenever I get an extra brown midsection, I can return one (...) (25 years ago, 5-Nov-99, to lugnet.pirates)
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(...) Yes, I have to put the coastal town back together. You have me all hollow in big ships! Bruce (...) (25 years ago, 5-Nov-99, to lugnet.pirates)
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(...) You certainly beat me on monetary value of your fleet! It just hurts too much to pay $200+ for a BSB or SES when I paid that much for four RBR. (...) MOC? No bandsaw. I like the idea, though. (...) And West Hills is....? I'm more of in "East (...) (25 years ago, 5-Nov-99, to lugnet.pirates)
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(...) It's not a boat, either. :) I presume it's a simple matter of confluence. (...) Indeed fluyts are far far earlier (c.17th-C.). The fleet is primarily post-1870, but the fluyts and ironclads fall into an earlier era (Holdovers? Anachronisms? (...) (25 years ago, 5-Nov-99, to lugnet.pirates)
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On Fri, 5 Nov 1999, Bruce Schlickbernd (<FKpHLr.87G@lugnet.com>) wrote at 03:56:15 (...) But you probably have me hollow in funds as a result! :-) Arr. Where's me marauding cap? Pieces of eight! (25 years ago, 5-Nov-99, to lugnet.pirates)
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Man you guys have some hardware. My fleet is based on just 4 RBR and 3 AF. That gives me the Agamemnon (4 centres), the Pequad (2) the something else (2) that hasn't made it off the chocks yet, and two little AF based raider types. And you could (...) (25 years ago, 5-Nov-99, to lugnet.pirates)
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Chuckiem wrote in message ... (...) This I gotta see. Make no mistake, I believe you completely. I just gotta see it! Richard Still baldly going... Speak to the Governor at (URL) pi++ is,ia-]++ AD++ NI+ TO---- S+ LS- A+ LM- YB66m :-) (25 years ago, 5-Nov-99, to lugnet.pirates)
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(...) I plan on counting my fleet this weekend, but I'll try and make a shot at it right now. I've bought a lot of parts, and haven't built much yet (well, actually I have built quite a bit, just not enough). Incidentally, if one is patient, one can (...) (25 years ago, 5-Nov-99, to lugnet.pirates)
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(...) Pirate (...) It's a thing that floats and has sails. :-) (...) post-1870, (...) Anachronisms? (...) actually (...) one (...) I seemed to have mentally skipped over that "sectionless" Armada Flagship. Yeah, that can be tubby, though I put two (...) (25 years ago, 5-Nov-99, to lugnet.pirates)
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(...) I was figuring you either caught or passed me by now. I keep seeing that number of transactions marker behind your name on eBay skyrocketing. With the load of stuff from MA #12 I'm getting (and Auczilla X, but I'm not holding my breath), I (...) (25 years ago, 5-Nov-99, to lugnet.pirates)
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(...) Ah, but you are using Lego in a fashion more to the conception of what it should be: build and display. Wackos like Frank and myself are using them as miniatures for gaming. I assure you, my stuff doesn't look half as nice as yours. (...) My (...) (25 years ago, 5-Nov-99, to lugnet.pirates)
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(...) snipped list of ships... The Perilous Pirates' Fleet Imperials: 1 Imp Flagship 1 Caribbean Clipper 1 Cutter Several dozen rowboats Armada: 3 Flagships Pirates: 2 Red Beard Runners (one heavily modified) 1 Renegade Runner Several rafts 600 (...) (25 years ago, 5-Nov-99, to lugnet.pirates)
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(...) I probably could also count my 2 or 3 6057s. Also like everyone else, more rowboats and canoes than you can shake a stick at, plus numerous pirate rafts (or bits thereof). (...) You should see Auczilla X winnings pretty soon. I got mine (...) (25 years ago, 5-Nov-99, to lugnet.pirates)
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(...) Well, "using" is a relative term... So far I've just been "accumulating" (hoarding?)... (25 years ago, 5-Nov-99, to lugnet.pirates)
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(...) Oh, I'm patient for the most part. My Imperial Flagships cost $30, $45, and $55. Caribbean Clippers were $60, $65, and $75 (my most expensive ship). Renegade Runners were $35 (store bought a few years ago when I was toying with the idea of a (...) (25 years ago, 5-Nov-99, to lugnet.pirates)
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Bruce Schlickbernd wrote in message ... (...) as (...) I aspire to become a wacko. I'd front up and join in the game, but the travel is a bit of a bore. At this end of the information decade, there has got to be a way for Pirate Wars to go virtual (...) (25 years ago, 6-Nov-99, to lugnet.pirates)
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(...) I wouldn't depend on Steve Jackson showing up, just snag the rules, get some people together (or shang-hai the neighborhood kids) and play. Steve Jackson Games is often represented at the local gaming con, but The Pirate Game seems to be (...) (25 years ago, 6-Nov-99, to lugnet.pirates)
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On Sat, 6 Nov 1999, Bruce Schlickbernd (<FKsLLt.s0@lugnet.com>) wrote at 20:15:29 (...) Reminds me of a joke. Thank goodness there are no LEGO camels :-) Or sheep. (25 years ago, 6-Nov-99, to lugnet.pirates)
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Tony Priestman wrote in message ... (...) Sheep? That would be a joke about New Zealanders, no? Richard Still baldly going... Speak to the Governor at (URL) pi++ is,ia-]++ AD++ NI+ TO---- S+ LS- A+ LM- YB66m :-) (25 years ago, 7-Nov-99, to lugnet.pirates)
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(...) Nor does mine--for some reason, I can't build an attractive sailing ship. I always end up having to stuff a funnel on it somewhere. (...) Mine too. And your thingy would most likely sink them. (...) I'm going to try to hijack my mother's (...) (25 years ago, 8-Nov-99, to lugnet.pirates)
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(...) long (...) Them carronades be throwing a big ball a short ways. Good fer poundin' in close. "Long carronades" be what they call an oxymoron (I be an eddicated pyrate). Cap'n Redbeard (24 years ago, 8-Nov-99, to lugnet.pirates)
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(...) Have you seen the Gungan Kaduus (sp) for 2000? SteveC (24 years ago, 8-Nov-99, to lugnet.pirates)
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(...) Ahhh heck. You're right. What am I thinking of? Not culverins--those are old bronze art-deco cannon, though they were long...I think that may be the term used to refer to the long-range chasers as well. LFB (24 years ago, 8-Nov-99, to lugnet.pirates)
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(...) the (...) wench. (...) old (...) used (...) Long cannons were simply refered to as long cannons, or long (shot weight). E.G. Long 18s, long 12s, long 9s. Long versions of a shot size were considerably heavier than than non-long version, so (...) (24 years ago, 8-Nov-99, to lugnet.pirates)
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(...) It was an older style, originally, but I think the term enjoyed something of a new genesis in the 19th century--but in what context, I'm unsure. As for my fleet, well, I have a few things up, now that my old B&W scanner is working again: (...) (24 years ago, 9-Nov-99, to lugnet.pirates)
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Mr L F Braun wrote (...) is (...) before.) I like it! I like it fine! HMS Indomitable is the finest example of the art that I think I have seen. If anything, I think its enhanced by the B&W. Not only does it reduce the pic to very realistic colours, (...) (24 years ago, 9-Nov-99, to lugnet.pirates)
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(...) Thanks for the kind words--and for mentioning the B&W as a positive. I'd wondered about that possibility (which has the added benefit of offsetting the odd colour scheme of those early ships) of "aging" the photo--if possible I'll try to (...) (24 years ago, 10-Nov-99, to lugnet.pirates)
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(...) And if you're feeling *dangerous*, you can always wait for the 2000 polar bears and dinosaurs... Arrrr, that be makin' REAL men of ye! LFB (24 years ago, 11-Nov-99, to lugnet.pirates)
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(...) If anyone's near NJ, I'd give it a go. LFB. (24 years ago, 11-Nov-99, to lugnet.pirates)
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(...) For any New-Zealand or Scotland-based Pirates, I have made a LEGO sheep out of commonly available parts... J (24 years ago, 12-Nov-99, to lugnet.pirates)
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Jeff Johnston wrote (...) of (...) Gadzooks! No! Please! What next? A Lego packet of three? A Lego tube of - This has gone far enough! And out of commonly available parts no less. There was a time when decorum was maintained. Some things were (...) (24 years ago, 12-Nov-99, to lugnet.pirates)
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(...) Let's see where we all are. Maybe we could find a centrally located hotel where we could convene and Pirate our Arrrrses off. (Sadly I'm limiting this to the continental US of A. A central location that included our Aussie mates would be in (...) (24 years ago, 12-Nov-99, to lugnet.pirates)
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Hey all, I've updated the site a bit--added more ships of various sorts, and fixed bad attributions. I've got some good ones of the destroyers coming on Sunday! best LFB. (24 years ago, 13-Nov-99, to lugnet.pirates)
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