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| Since a few people are cheating on Shiri Dori's Castle survey and putting pirates answers there, this must be nipped in the bud. So...... 1. When did you get into Lego Pirates? 2. Do you own any of the big four: 6285 (Barracuda, BSB), 6286 (...) (25 years ago, 14-Feb-00, to lugnet.pirates)
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| (...) Taking my own survey... (...) 1994 or 95. Bought a Renegade Runner, and later an Imperial Flagship (on special for $30) as a test for playing a pirate game. (...) 6285, 6276. (...) $86, for BSB. (...) $120 for the Imperial Trading Post. It was (...) (25 years ago, 14-Feb-00, to lugnet.pirates)
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| (...) 1989, got out in 1990 (...) Yup, 6285 & 6276. In fact, I got all of the first eight sets in 1989. :) (...) If gift, 6285. Otherwise, half price 6289. (...) If gift, 6276. Otherwise, discounted 6278. (...) 6267 (...) 6277 (...) Dunno, 15-20? (...) (25 years ago, 14-Feb-00, to lugnet.pirates)
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| (...) Fall 1998. First attracted to Islanders(!), then fell in love with the ships... <NOSTALGIA TRIP> About ten years ago, after I had stopped collecting, I helped my 5- or 6-year old cousin build a 6274 Caribbean Clipper that he got for his (...) (25 years ago, 14-Feb-00, to lugnet.pirates)
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| (...) ships... (...) Interesting. I felt Islanders marked the beginning of the end for Pirates the moment I saw them. (...) Do it with a kid. In fact, I have never put together my Imperial Trading Post (I mistakenly noted that I had a 6276 instead (...) (25 years ago, 14-Feb-00, to lugnet.pirates)
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| (...) 1999, my first sets were 6280, 6281, and 6263 I think. (...) Soon 6276 will be the only one of the big four I don't have two copies of (though currently 6286 is the only one of the big four I currently don't have more than one of (1)) (...) (...) (25 years ago, 14-Feb-00, to lugnet.pirates)
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| (...) You realize that I almost typed, "This question does not apply to Frank Filz." :-) (...) I forgot to ask about Islander figs. Oops. I think I have about 12-15. Bruce (25 years ago, 14-Feb-00, to lugnet.pirates)
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| (...) After my Dark Ages, so...'98? (...) I *wish*. (...) $80ish (including shipping) for an RBR from DYA Shopping. (...) Hmm. $40 for a Skull Island at an auction. (...) Skull Island has to be up there, but since I've had so little exposure to the (...) (25 years ago, 15-Feb-00, to lugnet.pirates)
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| Ok, Here are my minifig counts (the +N are minifigs which are supposedly on their way to me): Plain old striped shirt pirates: 241+6 Blue shirt w/red stripes (mate): 72+2 Black captain: 43+3 Red captain: 29+2 6277/6286 brown vest guy: 5+1 Light (...) (25 years ago, 15-Feb-00, to lugnet.pirates)
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| (...) 1989 when they first came out, stopped with 1997 USA sets (...) yes all 4 (...) Retail NZ$ ( I don't keep account of what I spend on LEGO) (...) Retail NZ$ (see above) (...) I don't have favourites. (...) I have 56 individual sets including (...) (25 years ago, 15-Feb-00, to lugnet.pirates)
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| (...) 1996. My third set, once out from the Dark Ages, was a 6263 Imperial Outpost. (...) I'm working on a partial 6277 right now. Otherwise, none--I just can't spare the green. (...) $95+tax, for my RBR, from a local family-owned toy store. (...) (...) (25 years ago, 15-Feb-00, to lugnet.pirates)
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| (...) In 1989, then a long pause and then again in 1999. (...) Yes, all of them at one time or another. I actually owned the 6285 on 4 different occasions, 6286 on 2, 6276 on 2 and 6277 on 1. IMHO, the 6277 was not a good set for its price. I (...) (25 years ago, 15-Feb-00, to lugnet.pirates)
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| (...) A suggestion for cash poor AFOPL, watch for Tom Schlosser's auctions. You pay a small premium for shipping from Germany, but the pirate sets go for well below eBay type prices (a BSB just went for $80, opening bid, I have enough of these that (...) (25 years ago, 15-Feb-00, to lugnet.pirates)
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| (...) Of course it all depends on what one is out to build. Those of us interested in the pirate game chase after all the hulls we can get, but sure, if you want to build a single large fortress, the pirate sets aren't as usefull (however, if you (...) (25 years ago, 15-Feb-00, to lugnet.pirates)
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| (...) ships... (...) I started buying Adventurers in the summer '98 and thought that the palm tree (my favorite element) would look neat in a tropical environment. Then I came across an old catalog showing the Islander sets and the rest is infamy... (...) (25 years ago, 15-Feb-00, to lugnet.pirates)
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| (...) When they premiered....(Saber Island) (...) Just traded a BSB hull away...acquired a 6277 ITP as "an unadvertised special" in a lot off of eBay... (...) $55 on eBay for an Imperial Flagship (Eldorado CRAPP+harbor sentry included) (...) $25 for (...) (25 years ago, 15-Feb-00, to lugnet.pirates)
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| (...) 1998 (...) Yes. All of them. (...) Not sure, as I don't keep records. Quite a lot for a MISB 6285. (...) Full retail for a 6276 I found in a shop 5 miles from where I live last year :-) (...) Probably 6263 Imperial Outpost, for the number of (...) (25 years ago, 15-Feb-00, to lugnet.pirates)
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| (...) (25 years ago, 16-Feb-00, to lugnet.pirates)
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| (...) They're actually very sturdy. I had a ceiling fall on one, and it just got slightly bent. No major damage. :) Jeff "You can't be a hero hiding underneath your bed" (URL) (25 years ago, 16-Feb-00, to lugnet.pirates)
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| (...) Poor ceiling fan. I've seen a few situations where two objects had an altercation, and the one you would expect to be more fragile won. In one situation, a friend was organizing her kitchen, and a can of vegetables fell out of an overhead (...) (25 years ago, 16-Feb-00, to lugnet.pirates, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| (...) Jeff. :-) Bruce (I'm hiding under the bed in your house, that's for sure. It's a natural place for a Californian anyway.) (25 years ago, 16-Feb-00, to lugnet.pirates)
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| (...) That's what I love about song lyrics... :) (...) LOL! I'd like to see you try to hide under my bed. It has a three-foot clearance. :) Oh, and I should probably mention that it was more of a dent than a bend. I did have a bunch of other pieces (...) (25 years ago, 16-Feb-00, to lugnet.pirates)
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| (...) If you loathe it so, I'll happily take it off your hands. ;) I'm becoming a CRAPP collector! (Actually, I have this complaint about the big 48x36 or so baseplate used for some castles 1992-1997--it keeps whitening around the bends when I (...) (25 years ago, 17-Feb-00, to lugnet.pirates)
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| (...) Shhhhhh, I'm currently very pleased with my BSB. With nothing but RBR as my previous large ships, you'll understand. I think the general but not universal opinion is that edge goes to the BSB over the SES as best ship. (...) It's not as (...) (25 years ago, 17-Feb-00, to lugnet.pirates)
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