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Re: Cannons
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lugnet.pirates
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Thu, 27 Jul 2000 04:41:05 GMT
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In lugnet.pirates, Nick Cameron writes:
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> Does anyone know why they stopped making firing cannons
> and began making these ones where it takes five miniutes
> just to get the cannonball out?
For the same reason that Kenner glued Boba Fett's missile
into his backpack in the 80s...
Fear of litigation and/or bad press
from some stupid child poking his eye out
or choking to death.
Franklin
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Message has 2 Replies:
 | | Re: Cannons
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| (...) But, keep in mind that sets from anywhere other than the USA will come with firing cannons. Buy a few Pirate sets from ETS-DYA, and you'll have a few firing cannons. And there's almost always *someone* floating around selling firing cannon (...) (26 years ago, 27-Jul-00, to lugnet.pirates)
| | | Re: Cannons
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| On Thu, 27 Jul 2000, Franklin W. Cain (<FyCACI.3Jq@lugnet.com>) wrote at 04:41:05 (...) Yeah, but the non-firing ones look much nicer. You get nice detailing on the outside, and not having a pin sticking out of the muzzle makes broadsides look all (...) (26 years ago, 27-Jul-00, to lugnet.pirates)
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| | Cannons
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| Does anyone know why they stopped making firing cannons and began making these ones where it takes five miniutes just to get the cannonball out? NICK #:^\ (26 years ago, 26-Jul-00, to lugnet.pirates)
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