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Just wanted to thanks Richie and Joe for the help. I'll finish it soon, hopefully, and I'll try to get pics up (when I'm done) as soon as I figure out how to get them on the web. Thanks again. Hasta La Vista, Sean (22 years ago, 4-Oct-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.pirates, lugnet.build)
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(...) Sean, It's an entirely LEGO solution: the bottom tyre rests on the head and is locked in place with a 1x1 round plate (push down hard - the tyre will flare slightly over the head). Another 1x1 round plate is put on top, then the second tyre, (...) (22 years ago, 4-Oct-02, to lugnet.pirates, lugnet.build.minifigs)
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(...) Sorry its taken me so long to respond to this. You did a great job Richie, but did the tires stick to them selves or is there something inbetween the tires holding them together? Just wondering... Hasta La Vista, Sean (22 years ago, 3-Oct-02, to lugnet.pirates, lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.build.minifigs)
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| | Re: Dragoons! (was Re: Horse Artillery (was Re: Hussars!))
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(...) If only I had that many extras... for now, I'm calling them Baker-pattern rifles... apparently (according to Brassey's History of the Uniform: Napoleonic Wars Wellington's Army) Dragoons carried them. This lets me arm a few riflemen with them, (...) (22 years ago, 3-Oct-02, to lugnet.pirates)
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I don't know if anyone has noticed this yet but: (URL) (22 years ago, 2-Oct-02, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.boats, lugnet.pirates)
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| | Re: Dragoons! (was Re: Horse Artillery (was Re: Hussars!))
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(...) I cut off the flaired end of Lego muskets to make carbines for my Dragoons. I'll have to try the tire-hat-thingy. (...) Lancers. :-) (...) Oh man, and I just started my superficial research by getting Sharpe's Rifles. Up to page 110. All those (...) (22 years ago, 2-Oct-02, to lugnet.pirates)
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| | Re: Dragoons! (was Re: Horse Artillery (was Re: Hussars!))
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>Shouldn't dragoons be armed with muskets rather than pistols, though? (Or is (...) These chaps are carrying carbines, just on the other side of the saddle... unfortunately, I'm saving the 15 regular muskets I have left after arming my (...) (22 years ago, 2-Oct-02, to lugnet.pirates)
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| | Re: Dragoons! (was Re: Horse Artillery (was Re: Hussars!))
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(...) [snip] (...) It is now! And very impressive they look too. (...) The green facings on the Admiral pattern torso do look the part! The forward facing small plumes are a nice touch (which I've noted for future reference!). Shouldn't dragoons be (...) (22 years ago, 1-Oct-02, to lugnet.pirates)
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| | Re: Dragoons! (was Re: Horse Artillery (was Re: Hussars!))
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(...) That's the point of dragoons, isn't it?.... That they can get off and walk if they need too. (...) Aghh! It's not moderated yet! (...) Sounds great. Oh for a deep link to a pic... but I guess I can wait. (...) Always good to have some (...) (22 years ago, 1-Oct-02, to lugnet.pirates, lugnet.loc.au)
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| | Re: Dragoons! (was Re: Horse Artillery (was Re: Hussars!))
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(...) Yes, isn't it... BWA HA HAH HA HAH AH HAH AHAH AH HAH AHAA HA! *cough* Well, in the tradition of everything that's good and British, the Admiralty (and more precisely, Horse Guards) have decided to steal ideas from their Republican friends (...) (22 years ago, 1-Oct-02, to lugnet.pirates, lugnet.loc.au)
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