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(...) Nice. I like the way he built up a larger island by combining baseplates and green and yellow plates. Also, that waterfall is nice. Much more texture than the usual "wall of blue" waterfalls. Frank (21 years ago, 9-Mar-05, to lugnet.pirates)
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Hey All, My son Jonathan is a major pirate fan. And he asked me to post this for him. I helped a little only as an advisor. He is eleven and turns out quite a few MOCs per hour. Here is his latest: Deeplinks: (URL) Folder after moderation: (URL) me (...) (21 years ago, 9-Mar-05, to lugnet.pirates)
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Ahoy, Long time readers of .pirates may remember this (URL) post> from Richard Parsons covering many excellent suggestions for new pirate parts. One of his ideas was for sectional rowboat pieces to mate with existing 6-wide bow pieces, but providing (...) (21 years ago, 7-Mar-05, to lugnet.pirates, lugnet.boats, FTX)
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(...) X-Posting to .Pirates in the good-faith interest of sharing information. FUT back to ot.clones only. An anonymous tipster, who previously helped with some (URL) TMNT info> has stepped forward again to provide (URL) link,> exactly as I'd hoped. (...) (21 years ago, 28-Feb-05, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, lugnet.pirates, FTX)
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Well, thank you so very much for counting me among the "giants" of LEGO cannon design. You've inspired me to make more actually, and inspired me to spend about $50 on bricklink this afternoon. Haha. I started off just buying a few more bucket pieces (...) (21 years ago, 23-Feb-05, to lugnet.pirates, FTX)
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(...) The Star Wars engine piece is your best bet here; it's a 3x3 cylinder. The MTT came with two in black. (...) Not needed. A Technic half-pin with stud is all you need. LFB (21 years ago, 22-Feb-05, to lugnet.pirates, FTX)
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(...) The bomb ketch is still in existence, but in New Jersey. I won't have it for a few weeks yet. When I do, I'll take some more pictures. LFB (21 years ago, 22-Feb-05, to lugnet.pirates)
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It might be possible to make a nice cannon out of qty part name 1 70973 Belville Bucket 0-2 3941 Brick 2 x 2 Round 1 6233 Cone 3 x 3 x 2 something(s) ?? 1 44359 Cylinder 3 x 3 Hemisphere 1 ??? Technic Axle ? kurt (21 years ago, 22-Feb-05, to lugnet.pirates, FTX)
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(...) Lindsay your mortar webpage is still there but it doesn't link to anything. I want to connect it to the (URL) linking post. kurt (21 years ago, 22-Feb-05, to lugnet.pirates)
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(...) It's a good start! I like it! kurt (21 years ago, 22-Feb-05, to lugnet.pirates, FTX)
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(...) Do one, and upload a picture for us! kurt (21 years ago, 22-Feb-05, to lugnet.pirates, FTX)
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(...) The 15 inch Dahlgren was my model prototype, my lego cannon however, has the flatish butt end of the 15" Rodman (2 URLs) (...) Finally, someone likes my gun mount/carriage!! Thanks! I was just looking on the web for pics or drawings of early (...) (21 years ago, 22-Feb-05, to lugnet.pirates, FTX)
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(...) I agree with Lindsay! kurt (...) (21 years ago, 22-Feb-05, to lugnet.pirates, FTX)
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(...) It kind of looks like a 15" Dahlgren. I really like the inclusion of gearing on the carriage! LFB (21 years ago, 22-Feb-05, to lugnet.pirates, FTX)
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(...) That page is incorrect. The first steam-powered armed warship in North America was in fact Robert Fulton's catamaran-hulled center-paddler Demologos, completed in 1815 for the defence of New York and kept in service by the US Navy until its (...) (21 years ago, 22-Feb-05, to lugnet.pirates, FTX)
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Hi Kurt (...) Um - I think the Texans might have been nosed out by the Royal Navy. :) The British were using steam-powered gunboats on the St. Lawrence river and Lake Ontario in the winter of 1837-1838 to counter what today would be called (...) (21 years ago, 21-Feb-05, to lugnet.pirates, FTX)
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Well I did it I got the disappearing gun mount working. But as can clearly be seen here (URL) I had to sacrifice almost all sense of historical accuracy in favor of functionality, But who knows these shots make it look pretty convincing: (2 URLs) (...) (21 years ago, 21-Feb-05, to lugnet.pirates, FTX)
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(...) Not to worry I've done the same thing with markers for some Star Wars figs. what do think of my latest "bad idea": Take a cut down lego rifle (the grey kind) and attach the cut down end to a gray painted light saber handle to produce a (...) (21 years ago, 21-Feb-05, to lugnet.pirates, FTX)
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(...) OK!! (...) Thanks, but you are allowed! (...) Actually Verne reused the name, in "From the Earth to the Moon" 1865. see: (URL) Columbiad(s) are a little to small, ;^) My cannon is in the 15 inch range. So you can see how I missed your (...) (21 years ago, 21-Feb-05, to lugnet.pirates, FTX)
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(...) -snip- No, No! Not wrong by any means! Pirate-era moonshot from gun development, is a reference to Jules Verne's From the Earth to the Moon.... where they attempted a moonshot from a very large gun... I'm not meaning to question your (...) (21 years ago, 21-Feb-05, to lugnet.pirates, FTX)
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