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(...) Hehe. Give those .castlers and .spacers a run for their doubloons arr! A spoonful of story helps the MOC go down... :) (...) A like the HMS Flame (is it really a sloop, someone help me on the definitions here), custom-built hulls always amaze (...) (23 years ago, 29-Jan-02, to lugnet.pirates)
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I've purchased the fabric to produce some extra (and replacement) sails for my Red Beard Runner. I'd like to keep to standard LEGO proportions if possible. Does anyone have the dimensions for the lower sails from the BSB or the SES? I am presuming (...) (23 years ago, 29-Jan-02, to lugnet.pirates)
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G'day all, Austin Bailey, Wes Prewer and I are working on a new historical storyline site meant to rival all the space ones that have been cropping up with castle-like epicness... is that a word? Well, I won't give too much detail, but some of the (...) (23 years ago, 28-Jan-02, to lugnet.pirates)
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(...) Ditto from me! And I must thank Capn Richard for rescuing my pirates, and sharing the vast spoils with the one survivor! ROSCO (23 years ago, 28-Jan-02, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.pirates)
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(...) People will be wondering what sort of hall has a small chlorinated pool in the centre of the floor. The blue tarp worked well. (...) There was a Bronze Age, was there ever a Brass Age ? Will more copper and zinc in a woman's diet result in the (...) (23 years ago, 28-Jan-02, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.pirates)
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(...) ...and here are some pics (URL) BrikWars was fun... my Spaniards only lasted so long because I managed to cram 35 aboard my extended Armada Flagship. (I think about six were left alive when the bronze* artefact/cannon balance failed and she (...) (23 years ago, 28-Jan-02, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.pirates)
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Some of the Sydney guys got together yesterday up at Hornsby for the first 2002 fest. Paul Baulch and Ross Crawford joined us from south of the border (fantastic work guys). There was all sorts of wonderful stuff, from train models to technic and (...) (23 years ago, 28-Jan-02, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.pirates)
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I used McDonalds Coffee stirrers for a trireme I built five or six years ago. They're nice and long and have a paddle on the end. -Xanthra47 Mr L F Braun <braunli1@pilot.msu.edu> wrote in message news:GLquEu.Hr5@lugnet.com... (...) goes (...) (23 years ago, 27-Jan-02, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.pirates)
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Michael Dallaston wrote in message ... (...) Hehe. I thought I'd read some Discworld recently enough, but I guess not. Still, I'm glad to see the family is thriving in many far-flung places :-) Kevin ---...--- Craftsman Lego Kits & Custom models: (...) (23 years ago, 25-Jan-02, to lugnet.pirates)
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(...) Hmmm, must be a new product. The one I know made sausages *inna* bun :) But yes, you're right, another unoriginal idea. Michael Dallaston -On behalf of John 'Walk Me Own Plank' Dibbler (23 years ago, 25-Jan-02, to lugnet.pirates)
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(...) Thanks Frank. It's fixed now. Michael (23 years ago, 25-Jan-02, to lugnet.pirates)
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(...) Check out lugnet.pirates (...) You may want to start here: (URL) doesn't have the absolute latest stuff, but it's got quite a good coverage of what I know is out there (and as always, if you find something I haven't linked to, please do send (...) (23 years ago, 24-Jan-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.pirates)
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Michael Dallaston wrote in message ... (...) Any relation to CMOT Dibbler? Of sausage onna bun fame? Nice moc's, nice pages! Kevin ---...--- Craftsman Lego Kits & Custom models: (URL) Annual SYSTEM Creativity Contest: (URL) Lego parts store: (URL) (...) (23 years ago, 24-Jan-02, to lugnet.pirates)
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(...) Michael, A nice ship, and a great port, and an intriguing storyline. Thanks, George (23 years ago, 24-Jan-02, to lugnet.pirates)
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(...) Nice. Your link to the Millennium Parrot from New Blockerdam is broken though. Frank (23 years ago, 24-Jan-02, to lugnet.pirates)
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(...) Hear Hear! However one thing sort of offends me: The local watering hole, the 'Wubbo Ockels'. Since he was the first space-faring Flying Dutchman ever, I'd say Wubbo deserves more credit that this! ;-) Wessel (X-posted tot lugnet.loc.nl in (...) (23 years ago, 24-Jan-02, to lugnet.pirates, lugnet.loc.nl)
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(...) Creativity is nicking other people's ideas and using them in new ways... Thanks Tanya Michael Dallaston (still trying to link John Dibbler to the Royal Brictorian Regiment :) ) (23 years ago, 24-Jan-02, to lugnet.pirates)
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(...) Well, the answer is simple...... They want more Police Officers! lol Or They want to teach the kids early on how to escape! lol Nah, but really, toys are a reflection of our society, and unfortunately it includes more and more prisons. Who (...) (23 years ago, 24-Jan-02, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.pirates, lugnet.castle, lugnet.western, lugnet.town, lugnet.space, lugnet.general)
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(...) Great stuff, Michael. I like the way you've made the 'Parrot look like a different vessel to the AF, rather than just a longer one. Nice characters too. Cheers Richie (23 years ago, 24-Jan-02, to lugnet.pirates)
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I like the stories you wrote to go with your creations. Too funny! Nice work on the port town and ships, too. Tanya (...) (23 years ago, 24-Jan-02, to lugnet.pirates)
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