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(...) Hi Sean, I wanted to say that the liquid stiffener I use has never shown any problems with becoming brittle! I have some sails that are over a year old and they aren't brittle. A nice feature of the liquid is that you can vary the (...) (23 years ago, 14-Jun-01, to lugnet.pirates)
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Steve Burge wrote in message ... (...) Diluted yellow carpenters glue works well. Dilute about 6:1 water:glue, slosh fabric in it, allow to dry, then iron smooth. Can be washed several times before you need to re-stiffen it, and can be ironed in (...) (23 years ago, 14-Jun-01, to lugnet.pirates)
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I kinda thought that starching 'em would work... Anyone tried that? Steve (23 years ago, 13-Jun-01, to lugnet.pirates)
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(...) Hi Guys, There's another method of sailmaking that's a little less messy than the liquid stiffener. My wife (the costumer) introduced me to "Heat and Bond" which is a lot like patching material. It should be available at a craft or fabric (...) (23 years ago, 13-Jun-01, to lugnet.pirates)
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(...) Good to know, but sadly I won't be able to make it. I was hoping to, but a family emergency last week sucked up my vacation time. Does she have a web page or some such that shows her work? (or should I be more proactive and look before I ask? (...) (23 years ago, 13-Jun-01, to lugnet.pirates)
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(...) <snipped> (...) Tom - That's great info. Thanks for explaining it. It'll be some time before I get around to it (I think) but I'll be sure to post then. :) Joel J (23 years ago, 13-Jun-01, to lugnet.pirates)
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OK, a few of these have already been answered so I'll only answer the ones I have a contribution for... (...) Depends... It says in the rules to ignore the placing of figures during ship-to-ship combat (i.e. the captain doesn't need to be by a (...) (23 years ago, 13-Jun-01, to lugnet.pirates)
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(...) Hmmm, I put the grapeshot question to Mr. Jackson in the following exhange: SB: Why is there a -6 to hit with Grapeshot - it fires out of the cannon in a cone, so it's pretty hard to miss at close-ranges. Wouldn't a harsher range-modifier be (...) (23 years ago, 13-Jun-01, to lugnet.pirates)
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(...) <re-ordering...> (...) Hopefully Steve will chime in also (Steve are you there?). You may also want to e-mail Steve directly. Some general thoughts: - Note that the game was developed as a game mastered game, so the rules have some (...) (23 years ago, 13-Jun-01, to lugnet.pirates)
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(...) Hmmmm, well, I handled cannon fire during ship movement, then resolved minifig combat. Part of this is answered below. (...) Yes. (...) No. The purpose is to allow you to change course based on the events as they stood at the end of the (...) (23 years ago, 12-Jun-01, to lugnet.pirates)
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