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(...) That's right! Actually, I had to really laugh when I read this, because I first took it as "use the ship's wheels as large wagon wheels." (clunk clunk clunk clunk) However, I've used alternate ship's wheels for smallish housings--my (...) (25 years ago, 17-Feb-00, to lugnet.pirates)
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Mmmm, and think about the big wagon wheels (in brown) - I just used one for my sidewheel riverboat, and was surprised at how well it came up. Mind you, it's stuck in a smallish wheelhouse, so you can't see it too well ;-) Richard Parsons Still (...) (25 years ago, 17-Feb-00, to lugnet.pirates)
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(...) Good points there. The wheels also came in some divers sets, so you might be able to find someone who has the divers set but does not care about the wheel. -- Jonathan Wilson wilsonj@xoommail.com (URL) (25 years ago, 17-Feb-00, to lugnet.pirates)
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(...) Just a quick suggestion to help you find your wheels: Although most of the .pirate readers have quite a few of the wheels you seek, we're also the most likely people to want to keep them unless offered a sweet piece-deal trade. Try posting (...) (25 years ago, 17-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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I was wondering if anyone would have 3 of the pirate ship wheels(used for steering on the bigger ships)for trade. Unfortunatly, I don't have many pieces to trade and would prefer to trade the Lego Magazines. I have eight years worth, starting in the (...) (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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(...) 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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(...) 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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(...) 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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(...) (25 years ago, 16-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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(...) 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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(...) 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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(...) 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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(...) 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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