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Re: Firing Canon?
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lugnet.pirates
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Sat, 26 Oct 2002 02:26:20 GMT
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You can make your US cannon firing. All you need is a older spring loaded
ball point pin. Cut the spring in half, unwind the spring a little (to fit
loosely around the plunger shaft) and remove the plastic disc that has been
substituted for the spring. Presto firing cannon.
Matthew Greene
In lugnet.pirates, Ben Ellermann writes:
> Has LEGO ever given an explanation for the United States not having firing
> canon after the original 4 pirate sets release in 1989? If so, could
> someone direct me to it. I have been wondering about this issue since 1990.
> Susan Williams almost recieved a letter with 20 odd non firing canon
> enclosed :) In reality I fared well. My Eldorado Fortress and Caribbean
> Clipper each had two firing canon. My younger brother's face dropped and he
> was in a poor mood for a week when he found that his first canon had a black
> pin which pulled back only a sixteenth of an inch! Any information would be
> appreciated.
>
> Ben
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| (...) This of course only works for the older "disabled" canon. The newer US sets have single piece canon. Frank (22 years ago, 29-Oct-02, to lugnet.pirates)
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| Has LEGO ever given an explanation for the United States not having firing canon after the original 4 pirate sets release in 1989? If so, could someone direct me to it. I have been wondering about this issue since 1990. Susan Williams almost (...) (22 years ago, 24-Oct-02, to lugnet.pirates)
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