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  Lost set
 
Hi all you boat lovers, I almost had dream come true recently, winning a good example of lego set 4030 in an auction in Canada. I advised the seller to send the set by airmail which he says he did on the 16th September but the set never arrived. I (...) (25 years ago, 27-Oct-99, to lugnet.boats)
 
  Re: Lower away!
 
(...) I would make the davits from a "4262 Technic Plate 1 x 6 with Holes" ('!'), two "4263 Technic Plate 1 x 4 with Holes" ('/', '-'), and two "4274 Technic Pin 1/2" ('o') each: o-- / o ! ! Hinge them with a "3673 Technic Pin" at the bottom, and (...) (25 years ago, 27-Oct-99, to lugnet.boats)
 
  Lower away!
 
I was just wondering if it would be possible to make the davits that hold up the lifeboats on my ship lower and raise the lifeboats by themselves? If so, what would I need to do and buy? (25 years ago, 26-Oct-99, to lugnet.boats)
 
  New Datsville Idea...DatsvilleHUB was(Re: What happened to Datsville in space?)
 
Jamie Obrien <jamien@interworx.com.au> wrote in message news:380fe9de.158048...net.com... <snip> (...) <snip> I just got a really cool idea that goes along with my island base...a large Island/town/aquazone...ace/pirate hub...I'm sure I've told you (...) (25 years ago, 19-Oct-99, to lugnet.aquazone, lugnet.boats, lugnet.cad, lugnet.pirates, lugnet.space)
 
  Re: Propeller
 
(...) There are also the 3 blade propellers used in the various adventurers airplanes, plus the 3 bladed propeller used on the Rock Raiders Tunnel Transport. The 3 bladed adventurers propeller would probably look the best for boat useage. There's (...) (25 years ago, 19-Oct-99, to lugnet.boats)
 
  Re: Propeller
 
(...) You'd be surprised at how small the propellers on some heavy ships really are. What propellers are you using? There are several gradations: The Divers sort (miniature), the 3-blade Technic sort, and the 4-blade Classic types. (3x3). For a (...) (25 years ago, 19-Oct-99, to lugnet.boats)
 
  Propeller
 
I have a problem. My ship is getting to be so big that the propellers I have for it are way too small. Does anyone have any suggestions for propellers that use few bricks or plates? (The dimensions of my ship are: Length 5' 6", Width 11", Height 1' (...) (25 years ago, 19-Oct-99, to lugnet.boats)
 
  Re: Big Big Big Classic Pirate Ship
 
(...) Great link for all pirates friends. Thanks Bruce, Kai (25 years ago, 12-Oct-99, to lugnet.boats, lugnet.pirates)
 
  Re: Big Big Big Classic Pirate Ship
 
(...) Looks like a Pyle or Wyeth painting. Search the web for either Howard Pyle or N.C. Wyeth. Both were great pirate painters (N.C. was Pyle's student and father of Andrew Wyeth and grandfather of Jamie Wyeth and there's probably a fourth (...) (25 years ago, 11-Oct-99, to lugnet.boats, lugnet.pirates)
 
  Re: Big Big Big Classic Pirate Ship
 
(...) The ship was based on the following picture: (URL) one of the few pictures of old ships I found on the net. If someone can point me to any more pictures, that would be great. Especially pictures of some old "castles" from that era. I'd like to (...) (25 years ago, 11-Oct-99, to lugnet.boats, lugnet.pirates)
 
  Re: Big Big Big Classic Pirate Ship
 
(...) It depends on what set of limitations you want. The pixelated look or arbitrarily confined. I am simply making comments from the standpoint that for whatever reason (lack of bricks, lack of bricks of the right color, dislike of the look, too (...) (25 years ago, 11-Oct-99, to lugnet.boats, lugnet.pirates, lugnet.build)
 
  Re: Big Big Big Classic Pirate Ship
 
Bruce Schlickbernd: (...) What forces you to make do with the SPUD hulls? See the lugnet.boats page for some examples of what you can do with plain bricks - and with alternative scales. Play well, Jacob ---...--- -- E-mail: sparre@cats.nbi.dk -- -- (...) (25 years ago, 11-Oct-99, to lugnet.boats, lugnet.pirates, lugnet.build)
 
  Re: Big Big Big Classic Pirate Ship
 
In lugnet.boats, Bruce Schlickbernd writes: I'm getting (...) hurl Splat It, of course, lines up nicely on the reply screen.... Bruce (25 years ago, 11-Oct-99, to lugnet.boats, lugnet.pirates)
 
  Re: Big Big Big Classic Pirate Ship
 
(...) Thanks for the Vasa link. An earlier time period (and a vessel that actually survived quite a while beyond it's maiden voyage) but similiar incident is the Mary Rose. The Big, Big, Big Classic Pirate ship is going to wallow miserably like most (...) (25 years ago, 11-Oct-99, to lugnet.boats, lugnet.pirates)
 
  Re: Big Big Big Classic Pirate Ship
 
[ XFUT lugnet.boats and lugnet.pirates ] Dan Jezek: (...) though. It looks like it might end up like Vasa[1]. Play well, Jacob 1) Sweedish warship built in the beginning of the 17th century. It sank in the harbour of Stockholm at the start of its (...) (25 years ago, 11-Oct-99, to lugnet.build, lugnet.boats, lugnet.pirates)
 
  Re: Collecting links
 
(...) (URL) much in the way of traditional boats, though. If I ever build any traditional boats (as opposed to hydroplanes and hover-crafts), I'll put them there too. --Bram Bram Lambrecht / o o \ BramL@juno.com ---...---oooo-----(_...o---...--- (...) (25 years ago, 23-Sep-99, to lugnet.boats)
 
  Collecting links
 
[ FUT lugnet.boats ] Does anybody know of web pages that features LEGO boats (and aren't featured on the pages [1-3])? Play well, Jacob 1) <URL:(URL) 2) <URL:(URL) 3) <URL:(URL) ---...--- -- E-mail: sparre@cats.nbi.dk -- -- Web...: <URL:(URL) -- (...) (25 years ago, 23-Sep-99, to lugnet.boats, lugnet.general)
 
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Welcome to lugnet.boats, a LUGNET discussion group. CHARTER/PURPOSE: lugnet.boats (group): LEGO SYSTEM Boats™ products. OTHER GROUPS: For complete information about this discussion group server, including a full listing of discussion groups and (...) (25 years ago, 18-Sep-99, to lugnet.boats)


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