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| | Continuation: HMS Queen
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| Phase II Construction; all turrets in situ, all decks but bow complete, and both funnels erected. I'm now reaching the point where I don't have enough room in the apartment to take a good picture of the darn thing. The polemast is only there as a (...) (24 years ago, 27-Jul-00, to lugnet.pirates, lugnet.boats)
| | | | Re: Cannons
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| (...) 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 (24 years ago, 27-Jul-00, to lugnet.pirates)
| | | | Photos from Pirate Game at DragonCon
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| Ahoy, mateys! Here be some booty I plundered! This first photo shows me and Matthew Teets (thanks, again, Matthew, for all your help!) helping some players resolve cannon fire. Matthew is to the [viewer's] left of the little kid, in black T-shirt (...) (24 years ago, 27-Jul-00, to lugnet.pirates, lugnet.gaming, lugnet.org.us.dixielug, lugnet.loc.us.ga)
| | | | Calling all pirates - I need to identify whose ships these are!
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| I'm starting to collect all the postmortem and all from the Pirate Game at Brickfest 2000, and I'd like to get as many peoples ship names as possible. I have the following ships names (with player name if known): Captain Bad Jim the Funny Hat of the (...) (24 years ago, 27-Jul-00, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.gaming, lugnet.pirates, lugnet.org.us.wamalug)
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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 #:^\ (24 years ago, 26-Jul-00, to lugnet.pirates)
| | | | Re: HMS Queen
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| (...) Sigh. Now you know why I've contemplated a career change. Significant Other and toys...two absolutely excellent things I must leave here while I'm away. (...) I'm sure the ship will look better once it has proper railing. I may also "toe in" (...) (24 years ago, 26-Jul-00, to lugnet.pirates)
| | | | Re: HMS Queen
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| On Wed, 26 Jul 2000, Mr L F Braun (<397EA9CC.EE4A6F68@....msu.edu>) wrote at 09:05:16 (...) You have my sympathy. I wouldn't want to leave something like that. Absolutely amazing, but you really *must* have a go at a more sculptural shape some time. (...) (24 years ago, 26-Jul-00, to lugnet.pirates)
| | | | Re: HMS Queen
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| (...) No heart of oak. No sails being unfurled to the wind. No piratical crews overthrowing the oppressive taskmasters that kidnapped and enslaved them. Gray steel and black smoke. Idunno. (mind you, a great Lego project) (...) "Arrrr, ye scurvy (...) (24 years ago, 26-Jul-00, to lugnet.pirates, lugnet.boats)
| | | | HMS Queen
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| Hi all- Well, here it is, the current phase of my last construction before departure. Purely aghast at the horror of a French ironclad, however decrepit and obsolescent, stalking the South Seas, it's only a matter of time before our intrepid Royal (...) (24 years ago, 26-Jul-00, to lugnet.pirates, lugnet.boats)
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