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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 $80, opening bid, I have enough of these that (...) (25 years ago, 15-Feb-00, to lugnet.pirates)
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| (...) 1989 when they first came out, stopped with 1997 USA sets (...) yes all 4 (...) Retail NZ$ ( 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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| (...) 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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| (...) 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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| 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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| (...) 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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| (...) 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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| (...) 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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| (...) 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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| (...) 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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| (...) 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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| (...) 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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| 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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| On Sun, 13 Feb 2000, Richard Parsons (<Fpv7Jr.Bz3@lugnet.com>) wrote at 10:56:26 (...) Why thankee! Now, can anyone point me at a set with plenty of brown 2x4s? I've got halfway through the hull of HMS Floater and I've run out. (25 years ago, 13-Feb-00, to lugnet.pirates)
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| Tony Priestman wrote in message ... (...) from ;-) And I liked the "And stomps on them - For their own good, you understand. And only very gently." So _now_ I can provide a link to Great Brickain ;-) Cool! Richard Still baldly going... Check out (...) (25 years ago, 13-Feb-00, to lugnet.pirates)
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| Well, I've finally worked out how to use the counter my ISP provides, and sorted out a reasonable format, so I suppose I'd better invite you guys to have a look at my Great Brickain pages. Have a go at: (URL) LMKWYT. Now I need to spend less time on (...) (25 years ago, 13-Feb-00, to lugnet.pirates)
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| (...) Great idea--I'd been dispensing with the epaulettes altogether. best, Lindsay (25 years ago, 11-Feb-00, to lugnet.pirates)
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| (...) in (...) the (...) have (...) some (...) work (...) does.) (...) I put on the backpack, then the epaulettes. Every little bit helps. Bruce (25 years ago, 11-Feb-00, to lugnet.pirates)
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| (...) the (...) No, I haven't seen these yet - the Arctic stuff does nothing for me. I liked the Adventurers backpack as a horse pack (one on either side), but it's way too big for a Napoleonic style soldier. Headgear is the tough thing. I've laid (...) (25 years ago, 11-Feb-00, to lugnet.pirates)
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| (...) The worst part about these, as with the IG/SW backpacks, is that they don't work with the Adventurers pith helmets! Argh! (However, the "opening" backpack does.) best Lindsay (25 years ago, 11-Feb-00, to lugnet.pirates)
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