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(...) [...] (...) I got a few pictures from the photographer, and luckily one of them showed the catamaran, although the sail - which I find is the interesting part - isn't that clearly visible. Have a look on my boat page: (URL) well, Jacob (...) (25 years ago, 11-Mar-00, to lugnet.boats)
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| | Re: Ironclad _La Gloire_ virtually complete--mini-page up
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Lindsay: [ Presents the Gloire ] (...) C'est magnifique! Joué bon, Jacob (who has learnt _something_ during his stay in France ;-) ---...--- -- E-mail: sparre@cats.nbi.dk -- -- Web...: <URL: (URL) > -- ---...--- (25 years ago, 11-Mar-00, to lugnet.pirates, lugnet.boats, lugnet.build)
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BEAUTIFUL! You almost inspire me to start making my own warships. Will Lego Beach Department of Emergency Services www.crosswinds.net/~hokie (25 years ago, 11-Mar-00, to lugnet.pirates, lugnet.boats, lugnet.build)
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(...) Glorious says it all!!! (But now I am going to babble on...) Excellent work...very inspiring...I love the bow and stern detail. Those davits are elegant in their simplicity...I experimented w/ similar mechanisms long ago, but mine were big and (...) (25 years ago, 11-Mar-00, to lugnet.pirates, lugnet.boats, lugnet.build)
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Mr L F Braun wrote (...) Just glorious. My tallships are not looking forward to it getting around to 1860. Regards Richard Still baldly going... Check out Port Block at (URL) (25 years ago, 11-Mar-00, to lugnet.pirates, lugnet.boats, lugnet.build)
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Zowee! That's awesome, Lindsay. Gotta hand it to you, for a minute there I was considering changing themes to pirates ;-) All seriousness aside, that's really beautiful. I love the boat-lowering feature (I hate technic as is, but I sure do (...) (25 years ago, 11-Mar-00, to lugnet.pirates, lugnet.boats, lugnet.build)
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Hi, _La Gloire_ is now in Phase Nine, meaning it has almost all the bells and whistles an ironclad might need. Everything from lifeboat davits that lower, a complete stern gallery, coal chutes, boiler room, to a dozen cannon, a fairly complete (...) (25 years ago, 11-Mar-00, to lugnet.pirates, lugnet.boats, lugnet.build)
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What amazes me the most about your models is the way you incorporate the minifigs in them and still have the models look nicely scaled. With the lumpy nature of the minifigs, I think that's a big achievement. Of course, there are lots of other (...) (25 years ago, 4-Mar-00, to lugnet.build, lugnet.general, lugnet.boats)
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Very original, and very nice! Chris (...) (25 years ago, 4-Mar-00, to lugnet.build, lugnet.general, lugnet.boats)
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See : (URL) for "thread" Scott A Michael Pratt <mpratt@cix.co.uk> wrote in message news:memo.2000030320...k.co.uk... (...) (25 years ago, 3-Mar-00, to lugnet.boats)
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Here's as good a place to ask. Where please can I get black lego string or a suitable substitute? I have a 6541 container port and ship which has a large crane in need of a long length of black string. Thanks Michael Pratt (25 years ago, 3-Mar-00, to lugnet.boats)
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[ There is a reason this is posted to lugnet.boats - further down ] I had a photographer from one of the larger Danish newspapers visiting me in my laboratory this morning. They are making a series of stories on LEGO due to the "toy of the year" (...) (25 years ago, 2-Mar-00, to lugnet.boats)
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(...) The former. I never actually owned the model--too expensive when I was a kid. :) best, Lindsay Frederick Braun (Mr) Department of History Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey (25 years ago, 1-Mar-00, to lugnet.build, lugnet.general, lugnet.boats)
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Lindsay, you either know your history, or you have the same Revell model catalogue as me!! :) (...) (25 years ago, 1-Mar-00, to lugnet.build, lugnet.general, lugnet.boats)
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OOOOHHHHH HAVE I MISSED LEGO!!! :) :) (...) (25 years ago, 1-Mar-00, to lugnet.build, lugnet.general, lugnet.boats)
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Wow! If this is how you hit the ground running after 17 years, I can't wait to see you hit your stride! Fantastic. Ben -- ===...=== Ben Vaughan buster@marsbase.com (URL) few, the proud...the plastic. ===...=== "Carl Greatrix" (...) (25 years ago, 1-Mar-00, to lugnet.build, lugnet.general, lugnet.boats)
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(...) Oh, and I forgot to mention: My ships won't be sitting in Scapa Flow with that thing about...nosirreebob, time to put up the torpedo nets. BTW, I absolutely love the torpedoes--I also constructed a "torpedo" along similar lines, but yours (...) (25 years ago, 1-Mar-00, to lugnet.build, lugnet.general, lugnet.boats)
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(...) best Lindsay (25 years ago, 1-Mar-00, to lugnet.build, lugnet.general, lugnet.boats)
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WOW! 'Nough said... :) EC (25 years ago, 1-Mar-00, to lugnet.build, lugnet.general, lugnet.boats)
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(...) to do a sub of my own, but your sub is exquisite! The fine details are great! Can't wait to see what's next! Just one little thing I must tell you though; please don't turn my Cruise Ship into the LUSITANIA!!! ;-) Erin -- In a recent poll, 67% (...) (25 years ago, 1-Mar-00, to lugnet.build, lugnet.general, lugnet.boats)
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