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(...) One of the photos says "Copyright (c) 2004, J. Fisher") so maybe that might be a clue? (...) I have to agree with that! Thematically it is somewhat of a cross between Crimson Skies, Steam Punk, and Castle Laputa. The photography is quite nice (...) (20 years ago, 4-Sep-04, to lugnet.adventurers, lugnet.pirates, FTX)
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(...) Everyone else in .pirates must be out a-plundering ;) (...) Eeeek! (Shudders) Nice lighthouse, Daniel! The roof is a good idea! Aaron :) (20 years ago, 29-Aug-04, to lugnet.pirates, FTX)
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(...) Very nice! (...) The blue works better than the red. (...) Nice to have another building in .pirates! Not taking away anything from the many vessels we've had in recent times, but it is good to see some pirate type buildings now and then. (...) (20 years ago, 27-Aug-04, to lugnet.pirates, FTX)
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(...) the cobblestone path. You might consider using a 9V light brick to light it up, which would look great, be easier to photograph, and let you get rid of the evil pieces. :) Best, - Joe (20 years ago, 26-Aug-04, to lugnet.pirates)
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I thought Lugnet.Pirates needed some life breathed into it, so I sat in my room surrounded by bricks and started building. I made my third and final (at least for quite a while, because I'm quite proud of it) lighthouse. (URL) fixed mistakes I made (...) (20 years ago, 26-Aug-04, to lugnet.pirates)
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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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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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(...) 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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(...) 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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(...) <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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(...) 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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(...) 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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