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(...) Okay, take notes: Step 1: get a matter transporter. Step 2: beam up from a planet at the exact instant that a magnetic space storm of some kind hits your ship. (whoops, Step 1A: put the transporter on a space ship capable of long-distance, (...) (25 years ago, 15-Nov-99, to lugnet.pirates)
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Mr L F Braun wrote (...) rigged for sail, and sidewheel equipped. Might have a use for the spare armada hull after all. And that is one hell of a workshop. Thanks for the pics! Richard Still baldly going... Check out Port Block at (URL) (25 years ago, 15-Nov-99, to lugnet.pirates)
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Mr L F Braun wrote in message <382F5439.8275A70E@p...su.edu>... (...) Yes, I've recently purchased an Olympus D340R Digital Camera for $330. I've been very happy with the results. It is a fast camera, easy to use, takes good close-ups (perfect for (...) (25 years ago, 15-Nov-99, to lugnet.boats, lugnet.build, lugnet.pirates)
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(...) Yeah, you are--you forgot the tan BURPs to represent the sandbar the Minnesota ran aground on, and a propeller, since all recent TLG boats must have a propeller out of the water. ;) Maybe a dozen or so black 1x1 round and square plates, to (...) (25 years ago, 15-Nov-99, to lugnet.pirates)
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Very excellent! I do wish I could afford to buy you a color camera, though! ;-> (...) (25 years ago, 15-Nov-99, to lugnet.boats, lugnet.build, lugnet.pirates)
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Hey, all-- I've had a few requests to get .jpgs of my destroyers up, and it's done. Unfortunately a lot of the photos didn't come out--I think I'm about this close <--> to getting a digital camera, both for the colour but also because when it comes (...) (25 years ago, 15-Nov-99, to lugnet.boats, lugnet.build, lugnet.pirates)
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(...) The Monitor would consist of a one-piece hull, a four piece turret (swivel, turret, turret top, hinge for turret top), two cannon, a plunger, and two crew. Maybe one cannon and perhaps a slide to run it in and out. Oh, an antennae and flag. 20 (...) (25 years ago, 14-Nov-99, to lugnet.pirates)
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(...) 5919 ? Odd, the other day I saw a 3722 'Treasure Tomb' co-pack in a TRU for $20. Ahhhhh... and lo, Pause says: 'This set is a U.S. Toys'R'Us exclusive version of 5919. Comes packaged with a gold-colored, heavy plastic case (like those (...) (25 years ago, 14-Nov-99, to lugnet.pirates)
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(...) [moving further off topic] Battle of the 'Wilderness', boy could they sell a few tree accessory packs to stage that one. A good civil war set would have to have period trains, lots of horses and covered wagons, at least 15-20 types of (...) (25 years ago, 14-Nov-99, to lugnet.pirates)
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(...) Aha! He seems to have adjusted quite well. (...) Just imagine them on a movie set, I suppose... or maybe that's where they _think_ they are... I agree they're limiting. I've heard of some dextrous poeple managing to remove them, but they've (...) (25 years ago, 14-Nov-99, to lugnet.pirates)
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Heather Patey wrote (...) He's a ninja shogun in another life ;-). There is a quite a trade in heads between my themes. As a general rule, I like the expressions on heads, rather than the straight smiley (although one always needs _some_ young and (...) (25 years ago, 14-Nov-99, to lugnet.pirates)
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(...) Looks quite nice, certainly good enough for my Play-dough version of "history interpreted by Lego". Now I know what to do with all those blue-coat torsos I have. (Does anyone else find them as common as I do?) Where is the head from? I haven't (...) (25 years ago, 13-Nov-99, to lugnet.pirates)
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(...) Stand and deliver, TLG... ...or the cub scouts and old ladies are next! -- Richard Maybe we should stand outside Enfield HQ and chant: "Soldier Packs!, Soldier Packs!, Soldier Packs!..." (25 years ago, 13-Nov-99, to lugnet.pirates)
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Steve Campbell wrote (...) Wonderful. <<sniff, wipes tear from eye>> Just wonderful. What parallel universe do you live in, and how do I get there? Richard Still baldly going... Check out my parallel universe at (URL) pi++ is,ia-]++ AD++ NI+ TO---- (...) (25 years ago, 13-Nov-99, to lugnet.pirates)
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Hey all, I've updated the site a bit--added more ships of various sorts, and fixed bad attributions. I've got some good ones of the destroyers coming on Sunday! best LFB. (25 years ago, 13-Nov-99, to lugnet.pirates)
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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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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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