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Re: Pirate thoughts from the 2003 Adventurers line
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Mon, 23 Dec 2002 02:34:05 GMT
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In lugnet.pirates, Richie Dulin writes:
> An interesting pirate possibility is 7409. People have been making
> blackguards (or Brunswickers) from Captain Redbeard torsos for years - well,
> at least, I think they have :-).
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> Anyway, it occurs to me that the new bad guy torso has a reasonable
> resemblance to the Captain Redbeard one (at least, from the photos, I think
> it does, but if it does come with a preprinted revolver, it could be scraped
> off).
Hey Richie,
The bad guy torso doesn't have a gun. It has a strap across his chest with
a pouch on it. The pouch has a flap on it. It could be taken as a shoulder
holster, but there is no gun to be seen. You can see it pretty good in my
pic on brickshelf. Here's the link:
http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/Merthyn/AdventurerParts2003/adv2.jpg
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> Which is good, but what about the headgear for a soldier?
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> It further occurs to me that taking a sharp knife (or spinning cutting disk)
> and trimming 3/4s of the brim from a top hat (such as the one conveniently
> included in 7409) would yield a presentable shako substitute. (If you wanted
> to get carried away, you could glue part of the brim back on as a plume).
The top hats are only about 2/3 the height of a shako, so they wouldn't
blend in, but you might get by with using them exclusively! I've had good
luck in modifying pieces with an exacto knife. I wouldn't use the cutting
disk as the heat created will melt the plastic. If you want to glue a piece
onto another, I've found a super glue dispenser pen with a pointed tip works
pretty well. Just watch that you don't glue your finger.
Weren't there some sailors that wore top hats? I seem to recall some
pictures of pirates/sailors in a type of hat that was very similar to what
we call a top hat. I may be off in another time zone, but I just thought
I'd mention it.
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> I'll post a pic of the modified top hat in the next day or so (sunlight
> permitting - it's a bit dim in Sydney at the moment).
Yes, please do! I'd be interested in seeing it. Good luck on the modifying
process!
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> Cheers
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> Richie
Another thing I'd like to mention is that the torsos on some of the Indian
figs (the ones with the turbans) would work great for some pirate figs. Two
of them have sword or scimitar handles in the sashes on the waist! Pretty nice!
regards,
Tom
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| (...) Yes, I'd noted the difference in height. I'll be going with a unit-by-unit differentiation for the Grande Armee. Real life shakos varied between units and over time considerably too. (...) I haven't had a problem with the cutting disk, but (...) (22 years ago, 23-Dec-02, to lugnet.pirates)
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