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Re: Cannons
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lugnet.pirates
Date: 
Thu, 27 Jul 2000 04:41:05 GMT
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In lugnet.pirates, Nick Cameron writes:

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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  Re: Cannons
 
(...) 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 (...) (24 years ago, 27-Jul-00, to lugnet.pirates)
  Re: Cannons
 
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 (...) (24 years ago, 27-Jul-00, to lugnet.pirates)

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  Cannons
 
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 #:^\ (24 years ago, 26-Jul-00, to lugnet.pirates)

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