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| A blitz in the last 2 days made Johnny the victorious minifig, only 7 votes ovber Blacktron 1 who had lead by a good margin the whole month. But Johnny has been around for a while too and it's no surprise to see him elected in the Minifig Hall of (...) (22 years ago, 1-May-03, to lugnet.space, lugnet.adventurers, lugnet.castle, lugnet.announce, lugnet.build.minifigs, lugnet.fun, lugnet.general, lugnet.pirates, lugnet.starwars, lugnet.western, lugnet.town, lugnet.underground)
| | | | | Re: HMLS Intractable
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| (...) News travels slowly in 1803... I'm not much good with numbers ;-), so I thought I'd set Port Brique 200 years ago and leave it at that... (...) As Mrs Palmier, resident of Port Brique said to Commander Stalwart-Hope: "You came in that? You're (...) (22 years ago, 27-Apr-03, to lugnet.pirates)
| | | | | Re: HMLS Intractable
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| (...) His Majesty's Navy reaches every corner of the globe... eventually. (...) 1803? Going to be leaving in a hurry, is she? : ) (...) *Every* British ship is a *wonderous* sight to behold. : ) (...) Whaa? French stealing lines from English ships? (...) (22 years ago, 26-Apr-03, to lugnet.pirates)
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| Using some custom torso designs, I've come up with: A Spanish Officer (or possibly a French dragoon officer or... or...) (URL) Port Brique Fire Brigade (and those paper epaulettes really *don't* work) (URL) Dulin (22 years ago, 26-Apr-03, to lugnet.pirates, lugnet.build.minifigs)
| | | | | HMLS Intractable
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| Ahoy! At last, a British vessel of note in the waters of Port Brique!! Sailing into Port Brique harbour late one April morning in 1803, the sloop-of-war Intractable under the command of Commander Reginald Stalwart-Hope was a fine sight. Locals (...) (22 years ago, 26-Apr-03, to lugnet.pirates, lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.boats) !
| | | | | Re: Misérable
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| (...) Thanks! (...) The fore and mainmasts are quite fragile... the main is based on a 2x2x11 (IIRC) round brick, the fore on several 2x2's. That, combined with the high-mounted ratlines prevents them being too strong. The fore-and-aft rigging helps (...) (22 years ago, 23-Apr-03, to lugnet.pirates)
| | | | | Re: Misérable
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| Richie, WOW, That is one awesome vessel! I really liked the masts and the sails, very detailed. This is really impressive, how much does it weigh? Congratulations on an awesome accomplishment. Jon (22 years ago, 22-Apr-03, to lugnet.pirates)
| | | | | Re: Building a Ship of the Line (was Re: Ships (was Re: My Ships))
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| (...) The very same idea occured to me when I was building HMS Flame the first time – I was trying to approximate the forward hull of a smooth-lined ship, and I had four of those from an aqua set of some sort... my problem came in trying to get (...) (22 years ago, 22-Apr-03, to lugnet.pirates)
| | | | | Building a Ship of the Line (was Re: Ships (was Re: My Ships))
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| (...) <snip> (...) While I still think the big issue is hulls, I was dissassembling an Ogel underwater base last night, and have begun wondering about (URL) as the basis for a big ship. Not that the Misérable isn't big enough for me at the moment, (...) (22 years ago, 22-Apr-03, to lugnet.pirates)
| | | | | Re: Compatible?
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| (...) I think not... the profile seems too rounded and too tall, and the texture is different. (...) No problem for me ;-) Is it just me, or do others think that Mega-blox is increasingly going down the route of large, specialised pieces that we (...) (22 years ago, 22-Apr-03, to lugnet.pirates, lugnet.castle, lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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| I've seen the same image and wondered. I very much doubt these keels will be compatible with TLC hulls, but depending on how many of those decorations can be stripped off, you might be left with a hull base suitable for a pirate-era ship -- albeit (...) (22 years ago, 21-Apr-03, to lugnet.pirates, lugnet.castle)
| | | | | Re: Compatible?
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| (...) The smaller parts (bricks & accessories) are compatible (Purists may not like them on Purity grounds), but the hulls themselves almost certainly will not be. You're right about the rocks-at-sea and historical-compatibility issues, though! (...) (22 years ago, 21-Apr-03, to lugnet.pirates, lugnet.castle)
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| Those heavily armored knights would sink like rocks out at sea. I'm not sure if the parts are compatible, but I'm sure it's not historically compatible. ;) -Aaron "Richard Noeckel" <shroud_of_kung_fu@hotmail.com> wrote in message (...) (22 years ago, 21-Apr-03, to lugnet.pirates, lugnet.castle)
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| ~Dragons Man O’War £49.99 July: (URL) you think these hulls will be compatible with TLC’s hulls. There looks to be some adequate Pirate accessories. Of course, this is only for those who aren’t purist! Thanx, --==Richard==-- Oh and, for the a few of (...) (22 years ago, 21-Apr-03, to lugnet.pirates, lugnet.castle)
| | | | | Re: Fusilers, Fog, and Mysterious Newcomers – and a Lovely Newfoundland Morning
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| (...) Much ablidged, though it's only slightly bigger than that of Port Brique... : )Don't worry, we're looking in to recruiting more Riflemen to bolster the force, and I'm toying with a hussar idea (though 'toying' is the only word for it right (...) (22 years ago, 20-Apr-03, to lugnet.pirates)
| | | | | Re: Misérable
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| (...) Just so. Sneaking is a business for the night, I find, and thus is best left to port, where you have firm locations on targets. Guns hardly play a part then (unless you face a particularly diligent crew). I wouldn't care to try to run down a (...) (22 years ago, 20-Apr-03, to lugnet.pirates)
| | | | | Re: Misérable
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| (...) (Just did a quick scan of the house...) Certainly the Endeavour (albeit a barque) in the mide-late 18th century and the Supply (albeit a brig) in the late 18th/early 19th century had and used spritsails as well as jibs... I've seen a print of (...) (22 years ago, 20-Apr-03, to lugnet.pirates)
| | | | | Re: Fusilers, Fog, and Mysterious Newcomers – and a Lovely Newfoundland Morning
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| (...) <snip> That's an impressive force! I do like the torso designs. (...) (URL) ? (...) Well, if one was planning a long voyage, the Misérable would be the vessel for the trip. Actually, with the abundance of white BURPS at the moment, I'm (...) (22 years ago, 20-Apr-03, to lugnet.pirates)
| | | | | Re: Misérable
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| (...) Which is a nice idea, but it appears to be most un-French. If the Misérable were a British vessel, where the captain dined on stodgy salt pork and pease the smell of gunpowder could only improve the meal, but on a French Vessel, gunpowder in (...) (22 years ago, 20-Apr-03, to lugnet.pirates)
| | | | | Re: Misérable
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| (...) ;-) One has to have *something* to intimidate, after all. (Yes, a three masted, twelve gunned, sloop of war (three centre sections) - a 'pocket frigate' perhaps. And without a Hornblower clone to be seen!) Cheers Richie (22 years ago, 20-Apr-03, to lugnet.pirates)
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