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(...) "Knock over a cub scouts and old ladies with a shopping cart"? Hell, I'd use them for shark bait to get those sets....... Mark Cornell (25 years ago, 12-Nov-99, to lugnet.pirates)
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(...) Let's see where we all are. Maybe we could find a centrally located hotel where we could convene and Pirate our Arrrrses off. (Sadly I'm limiting this to the continental US of A. A central location that included our Aussie mates would be in (...) (25 years ago, 12-Nov-99, to lugnet.pirates)
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(...) see a (...) for (...) makes (...) looks (...) how (...) Arrrrrr! Boarding parties away! Take no prisoners and snag all the loot ye can carry. I be pointing out that my lads be not so color-coordinated wit' their do-rags, and expect black, red, (...) (25 years ago, 12-Nov-99, to lugnet.pirates)
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(...) Just an idle thought, but who here would knock over cub scouts and old ladies with a shopping cart to get to: 6299 A 16-wide white/blue three-center four-gun two/three-mast Spanish Armada Galleon? 6298 A big Armada base with TWO Imperial (...) (25 years ago, 12-Nov-99, to lugnet.pirates)
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| | Re: The decay of modern civility and sensibility (was wackos - hmmm, still is wackos)
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Jeff Johnston wrote (...) of (...) Gadzooks! No! Please! What next? A Lego packet of three? A Lego tube of - This has gone far enough! And out of commonly available parts no less. There was a time when decorum was maintained. Some things were (...) (25 years ago, 12-Nov-99, to lugnet.pirates)
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| | Re: Pyrite Wackos (just fools be we...fools fer gold)
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(...) For any New-Zealand or Scotland-based Pirates, I have made a LEGO sheep out of commonly available parts... J (25 years ago, 12-Nov-99, to lugnet.pirates)
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(...) Hope springs eternal, James. =) -- Richard (who needs either more Pirate/Soldier sets or his dose of Lithium!) (25 years ago, 12-Nov-99, to lugnet.pirates)
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(...) Sadly, my dark ages spanned virtually the whole pirate era, but in my opinion, there is nothing hipper in Lego (besides most of the SW sets) than Pirates. I used to be a castle fanatic, but I'd frankly switch my energies to Pirates if they'd (...) (25 years ago, 11-Nov-99, to lugnet.pirates)
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(...) unless you're talking about field armies, Prussian soldiers are kind of useless...Hessians, maybe, but not Prussians. I've always considered the blue Imperials to be French; this is reinforced by the fleur-de-lis on the flags, a symbol that (...) (25 years ago, 11-Nov-99, to lugnet.pirates)
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(...) Yup, English and French (or aboard Limey ships, officers and marines). I like your Prussian. Bruce (25 years ago, 11-Nov-99, to lugnet.pirates)
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(...) It's been in a bunch of sets. Also fairly available on the auction circuit. I might be able to spare one if consumer affairs turns up dry. Frank (...) (25 years ago, 11-Nov-99, to lugnet.pirates)
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(...) doubling (...) red (...) Like this (URL) I know they didn't _really_ look like this. So? ;-) (...) (25 years ago, 11-Nov-99, to lugnet.pirates)
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Richard Marchetti wrote (...) how (...) alone (...) this (...) Damn, I don't remember writing this, but it sure sounds like I could have written it. I agree, I agree and ummm, I agree. Except for the part about Blue and Red being Redcoats and (...) (25 years ago, 11-Nov-99, to lugnet.pirates)
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Thanks Craigo, Now I just need to replace the big flag from the 6274 and it will be all there. I guess I'll try consumer affairs. Did that big flag come in any smaller sets? Oddly enough none of the blue flags broke, just the printed flags. -- Have (...) (25 years ago, 11-Nov-99, to lugnet.pirates)
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(...) If anyone's near NJ, I'd give it a go. LFB. (25 years ago, 11-Nov-99, to lugnet.pirates)
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| | Re: Pyrite Wackos (just fools be we...fools fer gold)
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(...) And if you're feeling *dangerous*, you can always wait for the 2000 polar bears and dinosaurs... Arrrr, that be makin' REAL men of ye! LFB (25 years ago, 11-Nov-99, to lugnet.pirates)
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| | Re: Lego 2000 and Beyond (was Re: Sadly a look at this group...)
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(...) makes (...) Don't shoot me, I'm just the piano player! :-) (...) Rock Raiders. Eyuck. I'd love to see those dumped for Pirates, but remember what I said about "hipper". (...) Great for adult displays, not so good as toys for kids. Wish for (...) (25 years ago, 10-Nov-99, to lugnet.pirates)
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| | Lego 2000 and Beyond (was Re: Sadly a look at this group...)
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(...) A pox on your predictions, Bruce! A return of the Pirate/Soldier themes is the SINGULAR thing TLG could do to forever mend the extant rift between it and AFOL. The new 2000 lineup looks good, a giant step in the right direction in fact, but (...) (25 years ago, 10-Nov-99, to lugnet.pirates)
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(...) came (...) The flags on mine broke too- only from this set, and only the flags, not the cannnon covers. I have this peice in a lot of other sets and they're fine. This is the same peice as the speed flaps on the Snowspeeder- wrong color of (...) (25 years ago, 10-Nov-99, to lugnet.pirates)
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(...) the yellow birds (a pair) were in the adventurer's set from last year that came with a gold carrying case. can't find or recall # and name... i hate it when that happens!.... ~ so much so, that i rifled through my instructions file. it's set (...) (25 years ago, 10-Nov-99, to lugnet.pirates)
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