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Re: Help!
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lugnet.pirates
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Mon, 16 Apr 2001 22:02:47 GMT
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In lugnet.pirates, Dan Vogel writes:
> In lugnet.pirates, Rob Drechsel writes:
> > In lugnet.pirates, Lindsay Frederick Braun writes:
> > > In lugnet.pirates, Rob Drechsel writes:
> > > > Hi All! I'm in a situation where I can obtain several pirate hulls for very
> > > > cheap -or- free. In addition to the hulls and masts, what parts are really
> > > > important to the ships? Please give me your opnions.
> > >
> > > Any parts that are free are important. Free is good. Cheap is
> > > good too, fut free is far fuperior. Of course, make sure you
> > > have enough midsections (or the bits to make your own), some
> > > lattice windows (arched or 1x4x3 shutter-frames), cannon, a
> > > few scurvy sea dogs (that guy with the windsurfer on a T-shirt
> > > from various Paradisa sets DOES NOT COUNT unless he's being
> > > fired from aforementioned cannon), and mast *bases*. Oh yes,
> > > you can't do very much without mast bases--the things will just
> > > keep popping off the studs. Same deal with the trapezoid rig
> > > pieces.
> > >
> > > Hey, BTW, who was the kind soul who lent me these two X-long rig
> > > pieces in brown at last BrickFest? I can bring them back (with
> > > interest, naturally, name your needs) this year.
> > >
> > > all best
> > >
> > > Lindsay
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> > I have to agree with the free part, I'm already getting baseplates and parts
> > from others who are not interested in the hobby. I will make sure to get
> > all the accessories, and not any Paradisa peoples, unless they are free.
> >
> > Rob
> > robo2705@hotmail.com
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> Yes, Free is great! Others not interested in the hobby? how could they! :) i
> have a bunch of friends with a bunch of lego, and they dont even use it and
> they wont give it to me(or sell it) they are all like "What would you want
> it for?" oh well sounds like you have better friends then me if you are
> getting free lego! i would definitely go masts, to get back on subject.
> Masts and the pieces to connect them are the most important to me. Finding
> enough inverse slopped 2x2(preferably in the same color) to extend my ship
> hulls is one of the bigger things too. Now if i could just find someone
> selling dark grey for less then 25 cents a pop... good luck on your ship
> building.
>
> -Dan
What's this about using bricks to extend the hull? I'm new to Pirate and
ship building (actually using the boats for castle). How do you do this, I
haven't even see a boat-hull in recently, and the only time I did, I was
about seven. How do you make this look natural? BTW My friends think
that they are too "old" for Lego's! Ha!
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| (...) I use inverse 2x2 pieces, two stacked on each other, so it kinda looks like the wood planks. if it is the right color(which i can rarely get enough of the same color) and you are not looking too close it goes with it IMO. you then take these (...) (24 years ago, 16-Apr-01, to lugnet.pirates)
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| (...) Yes, Free is great! Others not interested in the hobby? how could they! :) i have a bunch of friends with a bunch of lego, and they dont even use it and they wont give it to me(or sell it) they are all like "What would you want it for?" oh (...) (24 years ago, 16-Apr-01, to lugnet.pirates)
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