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Re: What is the best Pirate set ever?
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Fri, 9 Feb 2001 19:29:24 GMT
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In lugnet.pirates, Jon Furman writes:
> Now we all know that the Black Seas barracuda will represent itself very
> well here, It is the first flagship set, and one of the most detailed. But
> I want to know who really likes what out there? There are some great sets
> in every pirate year, but which one do you love personally? Why? Is it for
> the parts, is it for the figures? Is it for the playability, Innate
> coolness, bang for the buck? Who loves the small sets? Lets hear some
> chatter out there!
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> My personal fave has got to be the Eldorado Fortress! I mean never mind the
> fact that there is no place for the soldiers to eat, sleep or live, it has
> got great parts(yellow castle walls!)(Darn that Frank Filz for outbidding my
> sloppy sniper attempt today! JK!!) It's got shooting cannons! It's got 6
> soldier figs! a perfect ratio of officers and enlisted men ,Including
> Governor Broadside! Lets talk playability here, It's got a crane, and a
> cellar to store stuff in. Plus for coolness, you've gotta love that rifle
> covering the front ramp! And don't even get me started on that clear wine
> glass! It's such a cool set that I don't even mind that lame dock!
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> Wheweee! Don't even get me started on Sabre Island (Cheap source of wall
> and soldiers, even a palm tree to boot), or the Trading post (gotta love the
> merchant ship)You see what I mean? This is just the tip of the iceberg! I
> want to know why people love the crossbone clipper too! (someone has too!)
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> Lets talk! Jon
I agree that the Pirate series had some real shining examples of what TLC
can do, but my personal favs are two and in-seperable: 6277 Imperial
Trading Post and 6286 Skull's Eye Schooner. Man I could go on ALL DAY about
why they are great sets, I first played with them when I was 20 years old
and loved them so much that I went out and bought my own! They are in my
opinion "THE BEST" for overal detail, playability, parts, people,
role-playing, display and on and on...
Those two sets caused me to emerge from my Dark Age and increase my brick
stock by 95% to date. If LEGO would just reintroduce all those old Pirate
sets, methinks they'ed start seeing profits go up sharply.
Aaron
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| (...) I tend to agree with you Aaron! There's also one set that I think is overlooked. That is set 6273 the "Rock Island Refuge!" I love the concept for this set. I like the idea of Pirates having their secret hideout. I wish they had done more (...) (24 years ago, 9-Feb-01, to lugnet.pirates)
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| Now we all know that the Black Seas barracuda will represent itself very well here, It is the first flagship set, and one of the most detailed. But I want to know who really likes what out there? There are some great sets in every pirate year, but (...) (24 years ago, 3-Feb-01, to lugnet.pirates)
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