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(...) Hi Klaas, I hope you had a Merry Christmas and some time to rest from the stress of your job. Very nice done seasons greeting picture! Please let Lisanne know, she did a great job. With best wishes for 2003 to you and your family! Kind (...) (22 years ago, 27-Dec-02, to lugnet.pirates, lugnet.loc.de, lugnet.loc.nl)
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Dude, that's cool! I love it. Very nice idea. Thanks for sharing. Happy New Year! -JHK (...) (22 years ago, 27-Dec-02, to lugnet.pirates, lugnet.loc.de, lugnet.loc.nl)
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Hi everybody, My wishes in 3D! (URL) to daughter Lisanne for building most of the 'parades' [:-)] More details: (URL) H. Meijaard Lugnet 291 (22 years ago, 27-Dec-02, to lugnet.pirates, lugnet.loc.de, lugnet.loc.nl)
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(...) Nifty! If I wasn't using my top hats for some of my midshipmen, I'd probably give it a shot. (...) service with Wellington: the Belgian style up to 1812 and the 'stovepipe' after (well, once the hats actually caught up to the army). The (...) (22 years ago, 24-Dec-02, to lugnet.pirates, lugnet.loc.au)
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Ahoy and G'Day I've completed the first conversion of a top hat into a shako. I used a cutting disk for most of the cutting, tidying up with a craft knife and fine sandpaper. The removed brim was not salvagable (although it probably could be, if (...) (22 years ago, 23-Dec-02, to lugnet.pirates, lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) They can be used as a variety of Prussians with black, gray or white legs (I'm hardly an expert on Napoleonic uniforms) though I've simply refered to them as "Blackguards". I keep meaning to snag another 20 Redbeards - every now and then you (...) (22 years ago, 23-Dec-02, to lugnet.pirates)
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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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(...) Hi Dean, I'm sorry I didn't catch this posting earlier. Here is the scan you wanted. (URL) did it like the last scan. The heavy lines are 1/2 inch apart and the small lines are 1/10 of an inch apart. I hope you can use this. If you need any (...) (22 years ago, 23-Dec-02, to lugnet.pirates, lugnet.org.ca.vlc)
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(...) 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 (...) (22 years ago, 23-Dec-02, to lugnet.pirates)
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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 :-). Anyway, it occurs to me that the new bad guy torso has a reasonable (...) (22 years ago, 23-Dec-02, to lugnet.pirates)
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(...) Maybe 'most people not in Tom's circle' :-) Richie's circle is rather impressive affair in my experience. Largely happy and open-hearted folks too. Go figure. Not so auspicious a circle as the inestimable Tom no doubt (perish the thought), but (...) (22 years ago, 21-Dec-02, to lugnet.pirates)
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In lugnet.general, Bruce Schlickbernd writes: <snip> (...) There are the 2x2 round flats with stripy pattern plus 2x2 round bricks which can attach to a minifig with a (LEGO of course) rubber band as a snare drum. Add a couple of lightsabre hilts as (...) (22 years ago, 20-Dec-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.pirates)
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(...) ROFL. (...) Maybe 'most pirate people' because that's where I crossposted :-) Cheers Richie (22 years ago, 20-Dec-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.pirates)
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Now that's a bucket I would buy! Establishing a proper batallion would be *so* easy... one's head spins at the thought. I think I actually dreamed of such a set once... ; ) I'd definitely also want a plain Pirate version -- to pull together some (...) (22 years ago, 17-Dec-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.pirates)
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(...) The Lego version of "Bucket of Soldiers". I'd pull out some of the soldiers, add same cavalry and cannon with limbers, add same chrome breastplates and chrome helmets for cuirassiers, some bugles, flags and flagpoles...are there Lego drums? (...) (22 years ago, 17-Dec-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.pirates)
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I definitely do vote for Richie's Tub! Klaas (one of the 'small circle of contacts') ;-) Tom Stangl, VFAQman wrote: > Well, let's see, you somewhat lambasted Tim Courtney for assuming he > was speaking for the GP about Brickshelf, and now you assume (...) (22 years ago, 17-Dec-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.pirates)
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Well, let's see, you somewhat lambasted Tim Courtney for assuming he was speaking for the GP about Brickshelf, and now you assume for everyone else (as you have done before)... "Most people want lots of soldiers"? Care to qualify that a bit more? (...) (22 years ago, 17-Dec-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.pirates)
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(...) Most people want lots of soldiers.... My soldier army building tub: 1 Decorated (Governer's) Bicorn 1 Plain Bicorn 15 Black Tricorns 150 Shakos 2 Governer Torso + Heads (1) 165 Soldier Torso + Heads 150 Red Epaulettes 17 Yellow Epaulettes (or (...) (22 years ago, 17-Dec-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.pirates)
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Hello all. Due to interest in a Pirates version of the VLC Brickwars game (a simply Brikwars like game soon to be released) I have been pulling all the pirate stuff out of a used collection I bought ages ago. Unfortunately it's missing many pieces (...) (22 years ago, 17-Dec-02, to lugnet.pirates, lugnet.org.ca.vlc)
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(...) Hello Frank, I've amanded it, thank you for point it out to me, Leg Godt! René (22 years ago, 11-Dec-02, to lugnet.harrypotter, lugnet.castle, lugnet.pirates)
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