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Re: Black Seas Barracuda - Hooray!
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lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.pirates
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Sat, 4 Jan 2003 14:44:21 GMT
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> It's now in the process of dismantling. I need the pieces!
Mine's currently being held by customs, so to speak, as my wife & I
negotiate a suitable display location in the living room.
> > (1) Among the leftover pieces were 4 black 2x2 corner bricks. I thought it
> > was strange to have these as leftover pieces but couldn't find where I
> > might have left them out. Anyone else have this happen?
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> I had these too, as well as a 1x8 black plate. Though I rushed through
> the instructions, so I didn't think much of it at the time.
I didn't have a 1x8 black plate but I had a 2x8 plate which can be used as
a plank (as in "walk the plank ... arrgghh!").
> > (2) I bought this set within the UK which has always had shooting cannons.
> > The picture on the box clearly shows the BSB has shooting cannons. Stands
> > to reason that there would be shooting cannons included with the set,
> > right? Wrongo! They were of the non-shooting variety. Anyone know why this
> > might be the case? The only thing I can think of is, since the set is only
> > being produced in limited quantities, perhaps they just packaged the one
> > set to allow for both US and UK markets.
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> Me too! Australia's usually Shooting Cannon country (all the rereleased
> pirate sets and service packs I've got have been shooting). The
> non-shooters were the first thing I noticed when I opened the box.
It's strange isn't it ... I mean when you compare the gun control laws in
Australia and in the US to have shooting cannons in Australia but not the
US. Go figure ...
> Michael Dallaston
> (who doesn't mind about the non-shooting cannons. They do look nicer :) )
Yeah, they do look nicer plus it would be pretty awkward to pull back the
firing pins in their confined space anyway. Plus my cat's awfully grateful.
;-)
Stephen Kane
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| (...) I always thought it was due to Lego in America being scared of litigation if some kid ever managed to injure themselves with those things. But I do appreciate the irony with the gun control. Ah, America - land of contradiction... Michael (...) (24 years ago, 6-Jan-03, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.pirates)
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| | Re: Black Seas Barracuda - Hooray!
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| I got my Barracuda on Wednesday, at a Brisbane Lug meeting. I was so thrilled I put it together then and there. It's beautiful... just beautiful! It's now in the process of dismantling. I need the pieces! (...) I had these too, as well as a 1x8 (...) (24 years ago, 4-Jan-03, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.pirates)
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