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David Simmons wrote:
> I was fooling around last night and I think I hit upon a pretty awesome
> idea. First, take the hands off of the 'fig of your choice. Thread the
> hand peg through the top of the end stud of a dark gray 17 stud long chain.
> The hands won't reattach all the way, but they should hold on ok as long as
> they aren't jostled too much.
>
> As a variation, I have two pirates rowing two dinghys for bluecoats and I
> have them chained to the boat this way:
>
> 1. Gather together a 1x1 gray brick w/four sidestuds, one 1x1 round gray
> brick, two nozzles/faucet pieces in gray, and one 1x4 gray tile.
> 2. Place the 1x1 gray brick on top of the 1x1 round brick.
> 3. Attach the nozzle pieces on opposing sides so that the narrow ends point
> down.
> 4. Center this creation in the middle of four studs with the chain from
> your prisoner looping under and around the base making sure the chain is in
> between the narrow ends of the nozzles and the base of the 1x1 brick.
> 5. Take the outer edge of the loop of chain and throw it over the top of
> the 1x1 brick.
> 6. Put the 1x4 tile on top of the 1x1 brick to secure the prisoner!
>
> This looks great and it doesn't take up much space! Have fun!
>
> Dave
>
> --
> "There is no end, no beginning. There is only the infinite passion of
> life." -Federico Fellini
This would also look great for castle dungeons. You could have a really old man,
with no headwear on (bald, you see), a wizzards beard and a sutable torso etc.
--
Jonathan Wilson
wilsonj@xoommail.com
http://members.xoom.com/wilsonj/
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| (...) Yeah! That is a good idea. I've got an 'old shipwrecked pirate' that's got the beard on over the red ragged-shirt torso, and it looks pretty good. (It even covers up the knife completely, so you don't need to worry about an armed prisoner in (...) (25 years ago, 23-Feb-00, to lugnet.pirates, lugnet.castle)
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| (...) "Ooooh, shackles! I wish they'd shackle me. The guard must really like you, to give you shackles. Been here five years, they never gave me shackles. Bloody lucky, you are!" (25 years ago, 23-Feb-00, to lugnet.pirates, lugnet.castle)
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| I was fooling around last night and I think I hit upon a pretty awesome idea. First, take the hands off of the 'fig of your choice. Thread the hand peg through the top of the end stud of a dark gray 17 stud long chain. The hands won't reattach all (...) (25 years ago, 23-Feb-00, to lugnet.pirates)
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