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(...) You would be best to start with a few cutters, which have one cannon and a small crew. The prototypical cutter is the one found in (URL) 6277>, but you can make your own. Take a look at (URL) mine>. A good current set for cutter parts is (URL) (...) (21 years ago, 24-Mar-04, to lugnet.pirates, FTX)
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I want to start playing The Pirate Game, but my ship options are limited. I have one Black Seas Barracuda (needs rebuiding) and one small spanish ship. I have hulls to make another couple ships. So, for a small game, what kind of ship should I (...) (21 years ago, 24-Mar-04, to lugnet.pirates)
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| | Re: Why the early end to 10040 Black Seas Barracuda?
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(...) Actually, I suspect that a product that *is* selling would have a shorter availability. My understanding (from reading the press release about how well Hogwarts Castle did) is that it is unusual for sets to go through multiple production runs. (...) (21 years ago, 17-Mar-04, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.pirates)
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(...) That rather sums it up nicely. Were the reasons for the color change so compelling so as to elliminate the posibility of making future Legends sets which truly represented the original ? Personally I'm still waiting to see/hear reasons that (...) (21 years ago, 17-Mar-04, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.pirates)
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(...) I must disagree with the opinion that it isn't selling. I was planning to buy another copy myself near the end of last year, when suddenly one day it said "sold out." So I emailed lego direct asking whether it would come back and they said no, (...) (21 years ago, 17-Mar-04, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.pirates)
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(...) At least for the store I work in, that would be false. We have a waiting list of about 30 people for the Barracuda, and only rumors whether it is on order or discontinued. -Tim (21 years ago, 16-Mar-04, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.pirates)
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(...) Oh, that'll be fun. (21 years ago, 16-Mar-04, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.pirates)
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(...) I would guess the main reason would be it isn't selling! No matter how desired a product once was, eventually the sales peter out (Hogwarts Castle for historical reference). Add to that the color change, they would have to produce all of the (...) (21 years ago, 16-Mar-04, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.pirates)
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I just noticed tonight that the 10040 is listed as sold out (as opposed to being on back order, which would give me a ray of hope). It was my understanding that Legends were intended to be long-running releases (see (URL) Based on (URL) and (URL) it (...) (21 years ago, 16-Mar-04, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.pirates)
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(...) Oh no! Two men comparing length... ;-) Inasmuch as these are for wargaming, lowered pikes just get in the way and upright longer pikes just make storage harder. Though truth to tell, it was more a function of having 32 light-sabres available. (...) (21 years ago, 11-Mar-04, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.pirates, FTX)
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(...) Your pikes are scarcely more than toothpicks! You can't triple rank pikes that short! ;-) The (URL) Pikes of Doom> would have impaled your second rank, before you had so much as scratched the PoD's front rank! (Plus they're already proven on (...) (21 years ago, 10-Mar-04, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.pirates, FTX)
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(...) Don't be too worried about it! Muskets were available last year... and they're back this year with the larger scale 4Junior pirates. Cheers Richie Dulin (URL) (21 years ago, 10-Mar-04, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.pirates, FTX)
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(...) I haven't counted, but I must have close to 300 muskets - I can spare a few of the more dinged-up ones for experiments. Especially since my pyrates can still use the end result. -->Bruce<-- (21 years ago, 9-Mar-04, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.pirates, FTX)
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You two guys are too much, super job. I will need some of these units. (...) ARRRGGGGHHHHH!!!! Cutting Lego! Modifyng what few muskets that are left out there! The handgunners look great and I will need some pikemen units for my troops. (21 years ago, 9-Mar-04, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.pirates, FTX)
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(...) Look just beyond the handgunners in the photo and you'll note my own Pikemen have beat you to the punch (preparing for a Lowlands vs, France Days of Knights battle). :-) (...) I thought about doing it in black, but I have lots more brown ones (...) (21 years ago, 9-Mar-04, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.pirates, FTX)
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(...) Absolutely! It adds much more colour to the medieval battlefield... and a misfiring gun is so much more entertaining than a misfiring bow! (URL) (...) These look great! I think the next time my medieval brikwars army has an outing, they'll (...) (21 years ago, 9-Mar-04, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.pirates, FTX)
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Normally I just post this kind of stuff to C-C, but since the last picture has some cross-over to pirates, I thought I would post it here, too. These are three different versions of medieval handgunners I have made. There is a tendancy to think of (...) (21 years ago, 9-Mar-04, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.pirates, FTX)
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(...) I can't believe you got that huge table set up so quickly! (...) They seemed to be having a good time too: (URL) I do find it interesting how most pics of my stuff is classified as (...) I see it as kind of a blend, even crossing into Town (...) (21 years ago, 28-Feb-04, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.castle, lugnet.pirates)
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(...) Yikes! (URL) pic of me was taken on Friday night when I was literally beat to hell :) I was 8 hours late arriving to the fest (long drive) and exhausted from packing/driving/unpacking. And that pic of my display when I was about 5% of the way (...) (21 years ago, 28-Feb-04, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.castle, lugnet.pirates)
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Well I finally made it home, and here's my contribution to the pile of photos: (URL) me if there's way too many crane shots, but I think you all know where my priorities lie by now ;) Enjoy! ROSCO (21 years ago, 27-Feb-04, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.castle, lugnet.pirates, lugnet.space, lugnet.town, lugnet.trains, lugnet.technic)
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