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In lugnet.pirates, Aaron Walsh wrote: "Are the carronades the foam-tipped large shooting "cannons", or something different?" The carronades are made from 1682 Space Shuttle Launch (1990). They are simply black barrels. I mounted them with a bending (...) (20 years ago, 13-Aug-04, to lugnet.pirates)
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| | ESPG at ROPECON
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I was reading (URL) Dork Tower> creator John Kvalic's (URL) live journal> and noted that people were playing ESPG (or something that looks similar to it) at this (URL) ROPECON> he attended. (URL) Thought it was interesting. I don't speak/read (...) (20 years ago, 11-Aug-04, to lugnet.pirates, lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.gaming, FTX)
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Hello one and all: In a slightly different vein, I thought that I would present my two modifications of a popular Adventurers kit. The first is my Junk. You can see her here: (URL) This peaceful merchant Junk, manned by her crew of four, carries (...) (20 years ago, 9-Aug-04, to lugnet.pirates, FTX)
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| | Re: Carronade Brig
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(...) I especially like the tiller for a small ship of this size. Are the carronades the foam-tipped large shooting "cannons", or something different? It's hard to make out. (Perhaps you should try adding more light sources to your ship (at least (...) (20 years ago, 8-Aug-04, to lugnet.pirates)
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Hello all! Today I bring you the carronade brig. This small vessel can inflict massive damage at close range with a broadside of two carronades. Normally I mount this ship with 4 cannons, but I was inspired to see how my carronades would look. The (...) (20 years ago, 8-Aug-04, to lugnet.pirates)
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| | Re: pirate jr at Kmart
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(...) I like the red flag, and some long boats will be nice. Yiu can view images on LEGO.com, just type in the set number. Matbert (20 years ago, 5-Aug-04, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.pirates)
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| | Re: Governor's Mansion
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(...) <snip> (...) <snip> (...) While I agree that your use of the smiley/grumpy bricks is great (salvages an otherwise pretty unusable printed brick), it does point out a problem: I have a hard time seeing them as anything other than grumpy bricks. (...) (20 years ago, 4-Aug-04, to lugnet.pirates, lugnet.build, FTX)
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(...) I thought I forgot to add the explanation in my post! I could have built an interior, but I find that they don't always last long ("oooh, that's the perfect piece for my new ship" - rip!) (...) Thank-you! (...) That's a good idea - flowers are (...) (20 years ago, 4-Aug-04, to lugnet.pirates, FTX)
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(...) Bah! The interior needs work. ;-) We haven't had a pirate era building for a while, and this is certainly a nice one. The yellow/white with black and red colour scheme which lego established is certainly spot on. I really like that you've (...) (20 years ago, 4-Aug-04, to lugnet.pirates, FTX)
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Hello Everyone, I have now built a governor's mansion for my town. His Excellency The Marques de Afilado, Captain-General of His Most Catholic Majesty's domain of El Cubo (The Brick!), is visiting his new home, accompanied by his loyal guards. You (...) (20 years ago, 3-Aug-04, to lugnet.pirates, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX)
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| | Re: HM 20 gun Frigate Minotaur
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(...) The sheer (curve) to the hull is very nice, and adds an extra touch of realism! (...) Nice ship, Steve! Now all she needs is a crew. (...) Aaron :) (20 years ago, 3-Aug-04, to lugnet.pirates, FTX)
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(...) well i was inspired by a picture i have of the real Minotaur in one of my books. of course, the real one was more of a light burgandy, and less bright red, but i think the Lego red worked out pretty well! i actually like it better thean the (...) (20 years ago, 2-Aug-04, to lugnet.pirates, FTX)
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(...) thanks for the kind words! (...) :-) (...) actually, i do think some would liven up the pics a bit. in reality, i dont have almost any right now, as i sold many of them along with some legos recently, but i will buy more, never fear! best (...) (20 years ago, 2-Aug-04, to lugnet.pirates, FTX)
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(...) -snip- Nice work again! The colour scheme isn't one I would have expected to work... but I wouldn't have expected the light grey/blue scheme to work either. (...) They are nice and tall! I wonder if it would be worth moving the top sections 2 (...) (20 years ago, 2-Aug-04, to lugnet.pirates, FTX)
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| | Re: HM 20 gun Frigate Minotaur
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(...) I've had the same idea to make tall masts like that, but I never had enough mast pieces to do it. I guess great minds think alike. (...) I like the way it looks with the curved lines. (...) Looks like a great ship. You need to take some (...) (20 years ago, 2-Aug-04, to lugnet.pirates, FTX)
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| | HM 20 gun Frigate Minotaur
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hello! i finished my most recent ship, HM Figate Minotaur. she is a light frigate, with 20 guns on the upper deck, and 4 carronades on the top deck. (much smaller than the real Minotaur, a 74, but her color inspired me, so i named mine after the (...) (20 years ago, 31-Jul-04, to lugnet.pirates, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX) !!
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| | Re: Delfín
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(...) Umm - the mizzen is a mistake. Oops. The jib was deliberate - I didn't want the jib and fore sail to clash. (Real Xebecs often had sails of two different colours, but I couldn't find material with different colour stripes, so I orientated them (...) (20 years ago, 28-Jul-04, to lugnet.pirates, FTX)
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(...) Jen, thanks for responding. I'm happy to run the game. But Jen is providing the location. So please contact her regarding directions and suggested snacks. We'll be using the "Wooden Ships & Plastic Men" rules. They can be found at (URL) Thank (...) (20 years ago, 27-Jul-04, to lugnet.loc.us.ca, lugnet.org.us.lugola, lugnet.pirates)
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| | Re: Belém Tower - Torre de Belém
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(...) Hello Moolhuysen Thanks for your interested opinion. When i reached the "capela" level, i tried to do what you said, but i don't have the white bricks 1 x 1 headlight necessary to complete the intire battements :( . For this version i didn't (...) (20 years ago, 26-Jul-04, to lugnet.loc.pt, lugnet.pirates, lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: Belém Tower - Torre de Belém
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(...) Hello Sincerely I do not know if this is the last version, because normally I destroy my MOCs last some time... when I need the parts. If it will have time and parts very probably I will make the modifications suggested for the Moolhuysen and (...) (20 years ago, 26-Jul-04, to lugnet.loc.pt, lugnet.pirates, lugnet.castle)
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