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Hi all, Well, _Friedrich der Grosse_ and I are back from Fest, after several harrowing moments and a few jostles on the way home owing to a flat tire (sorry again about the bad juju, Chris!) that necessitated its removal from the trunk on the (...) (23 years ago, 18-Jul-01, to lugnet.pirates, lugnet.boats)
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| | Re: Lost pirate treasure uncovered after Brickfest
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(...) Not me, I'd bet Frank. LFB (23 years ago, 18-Jul-01, to lugnet.pirates)
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| | Lost pirate treasure uncovered after Brickfest
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As I unpacked my Pirates Lost Island base yesterday I found a black treasure chest that contained 3 silver-plated minifig mugs. Does this belong to someone who participated in the Pirate Game? Frank? Lindsey? -- Thomas Main main@appstate.edu (23 years ago, 17-Jul-01, to lugnet.pirates)
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| | Request for Pirate Game thoughts and Player/Ship/Captain names
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Before I write my big review of the game, I thought I'd again request thoughts on the game. It would also be helpful for folks to post their ship's and captain's names (I did get most of them off the board, but the several folks who left early (...) (23 years ago, 17-Jul-01, to lugnet.pirates, lugnet.gaming, lugnet.events.brickfest)
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| | British Colonial Soldiers......
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Did you know if you have a harbor sentry officer and other pirate pieces and maybe some non you can make a British Soldier from the Revolutianary War? (Excuse any misspelling) YOu take a red imperial soldiers torso and pants, put on white (...) (23 years ago, 15-Jul-01, to lugnet.pirates)
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| | Re: The Next Grey Monster.
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(...) No it won't be in the game, but you should find some time in your schedule to play in any case. (23 years ago, 11-Jul-01, to lugnet.pirates, lugnet.boats)
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| | Re: The Next Grey Monster.
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(...) Either that or your car (or will that be Chris's car?) will look like someone dumped a grey and tan K-8 in the back seat. Space wise I'm not sure this will fit into the Pirate room, you might want to drop a note to Christina so she can plan (...) (23 years ago, 11-Jul-01, to lugnet.pirates)
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| | Re: The Next Grey Monster.
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(...) Yes...they still use Chinooks....(I could come and help you hook it to the bird* (Chinook)...) :) Anyways...it sounds interesting... I still like the Semi-trailer Idea!! Good luck LFB!!! Benjamin Medinets * - I actually have military (...) (23 years ago, 11-Jul-01, to lugnet.pirates)
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| | Re: The Next Grey Monster.
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(...) Will we have room for it? (And which cranes--the blue-legged ones hanging around the sides, or the actual ship's cranes?) (...) I've stuck it in .pirates during the building phase because this is where the folks who give me the best feedback (...) (23 years ago, 11-Jul-01, to lugnet.pirates, lugnet.boats)
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| | Re: The Next Grey Monster.
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(...) Nah, I'm going to have an Army Chinook (do they still use Chinooks?) come and pull the roof off the house and carry it away... Seriously, it breaks into five sections, so I should be OK. best LFB (23 years ago, 11-Jul-01, to lugnet.pirates)
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| | Re: The Next Grey Monster.
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(...) root (in someone else). (...) Welcome to the dark side, my friend. We've missed you. (...) Can hardly wait! ObCompDork: Why is this in .pirates instead of .boats? (or .build?) Is it going to be in the pirate game? (I may need to rethink my (...) (23 years ago, 11-Jul-01, to lugnet.pirates, lugnet.boats)
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| | Re: The Next Grey Monster.
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Mr L F Braun wrote in message ... (...) omigawd Lindsay, how are you going to get it to the fest? Hire a semi? :-) Kevn ---...--- Craftsman Lego Kits & Custom models: (URL) Lego parts store: (URL) Lego auctions: (URL) Guild of Bricksmiths: (URL) (...) (23 years ago, 11-Jul-01, to lugnet.pirates)
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| | Re: The Next Grey Monster.
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Another fine evening of work. Look at it go! It's now officially too big to move into another room in one piece, now that it has a stern (but no fantail yet--darn this fitting-out process!): (URL) I'm definitely in the "I don't own enough LEGO" and (...) (23 years ago, 11-Jul-01, to lugnet.pirates)
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| | Re: Ship's Chandlers...
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(...) You too, eh? I've been wrestling with this one for quite a while. Here are a few versions I've come up with (colour scheme just to illustrate different types of pieces): (URL) Fences held at the top by five-stud 1x1 - gap btw fence and frame, (...) (23 years ago, 9-Jul-01, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.pirates)
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| | Re: Ship's Chandlers...
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(...) I've been experimenting with the old 4x1x2 lattice fence pieces on end for use as ship's windows. I haven't yet come up with a solution which doesn't leave an ugly gap between the two panes, but the maths always works with LEGO eventually, so (...) (23 years ago, 8-Jul-01, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.pirates)
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| | Re: Ship's Chandlers...
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(...) I might have one or two of them to trade with you. I own a Black Seas Barracuda which sits idol-like on my top shelf but my brother once got a governor ship which got destroyed when our dog attacked it *audience hushes in shock*. If I can (...) (23 years ago, 8-Jul-01, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.pirates)
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| | Re: The Next Grey Monster.
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(...) Thanks, it's a ton of work and a ton of tan. Am I goofy for wishing there was a colder lighter tan? (Not the Belville tan, btw...) As for the ship name, I must point out that HMS Agamemnon is a "she", yet has a clearly male-originated name. (...) (23 years ago, 8-Jul-01, to lugnet.pirates)
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| | Re: Ship's Chandlers...
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Hi Richard, I picked up four white ones a about 12 months ago on ebay in pirate piece lot. They came in handy for the BSB I was rebuilding. You'll just have to keep a sharp eye out on all the usual lego haunts and not expect to get a bargain. (...) (23 years ago, 8-Jul-01, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.pirates)
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| | Re: The Next Grey Monster.
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(...) he's beautiful?) Just beautiful. (...) I like 'em. I need to get in closer though :-) (...) Sounds good to me. We're still tacking towards a piratefest over here, and I had idly wondered how turning up in a 1940's kit British Hunt Class (...) (23 years ago, 8-Jul-01, to lugnet.pirates)
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| | Re: Ship's Chandlers...
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Hi Richard :-) I've been on the lookout for rectangular lattice inserts for a while at Brickbay, and they come up in ones & twos every now and again. I tend not to bother with small volumes like that... On Sun, 8 Jul 2001, Richard Parsons (...) (23 years ago, 8-Jul-01, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.pirates)
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