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Re: Orient sets pictured at S@H
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lugnet.loc.au
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Mon, 23 Dec 2002 01:30:31 GMT
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In lugnet.loc.au, Richie Dulin writes:
> .pirates folk may like to skip the Australian price analysis, and go to the
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> The sets that I didn't report on before are:
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> 7409 Tomb Robber, $5.95, 41 pieces, 14.5cpp
(Secret of the Tomb)
> 7410 Explorer's Boat, $11.95, 65 pieces, 18.4cpp
(Jungle River) Pippin on board, it could have been Afr..Asian Queen.
> 7415 Expedition Balloon, $35.95, 118 pieces, 30.5cpp
(Aero Nomad) Next year's Gungan Patrol Award front-runner at this price.
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> (Apologies if they're not accurate set names, but they should give an idea
> of what's in the set anyway).
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> Going by the ppp of 7415, it seems there should be a small elephant in it :-)
Either that or a small mound of gold 1x1 round plates.
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> Both 7409 and 7410 look good for pieces.
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> (.pirate folk might like to start reading here...)
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> An interesting pirate possibility is 7409. People have been making
> blackguards (or Brunswickers) from Captain Redbeard torsos for years - well,
> at least, I think they have :-).
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> Anyway, it occurs to me that the new bad guy torso has a reasonable
> resemblance to the Captain Redbeard one (at least, from the photos, I think
> it does, but if it does come with a preprinted revolver, it could be scraped
> off).
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> Which is good, but what about the headgear for a soldier?
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> It further occurs to me that taking a sharp knife (or spinning cutting disk)
> and trimming 3/4s of the brim from a top hat (such as the one conveniently
> included in 7409) would yield a presentable shako substitute. (If you wanted
> to get carried away, you could glue part of the brim back on as a plume).
Or keep the top hats, grab some NBA figs and make a New Orleans funeral
procession. (this is a serious idea, not the start of a race debate).
Recycled brim as a plume ? Thoughtful recycling :^)
> I'll post a pic of the modified top hat in the next day or so (sunlight
> permitting - it's a bit dim in Sydney at the moment).
I must see this.
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| .pirates folk may like to skip the Australian price analysis, and go to the 'An interesting pirate possibility...' bit below... In lugnet.loc.au, Pete White writes: <snip> (...) <snip> The sets that I didn't report on before are: 7409 Tomb Robber, (...) (22 years ago, 23-Dec-02, to lugnet.loc.au)
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