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Ah, that explains why, after collecting all five lions to make my Voltron, I saw a foreign import version which had little missile launchers that popped out all over, but mine didn't. (They were virtually the same toy besides that...my Blue Lion (...) (25 years ago, 16-Mar-00, to lugnet.pirates)
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(...) In the late 70's, there was a paranoia against any toy that fired projectiles in the US, which came fom incidents revolving around the Battlestar Galactica Colonial Viper and Cylon Raider toys, which shot little missles that got lodged in (...) (25 years ago, 16-Mar-00, to lugnet.pirates)
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Does anyone know why they quit distributing the shooting (spring action) cannons in the US? They were really pretty slick, and had a great range. Those little babies would shoot 4 feet easy. I lucked out and have about eight. But i have close to 10 (...) (25 years ago, 16-Mar-00, to lugnet.pirates)
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| | Re: WTB: 1x4 black plate w/side vert. rod, down
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(...) Dave, the Wild West Weapons Wagon has six (IIRC) black 1x2 plates with side L-peg but the peg points up. I have used many of these plates for spar attachments and just hung the spars upside-down. As long as they hold a sail I don't care which (...) (25 years ago, 16-Mar-00, to lugnet.pirates)
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(...) Hmm. Try <part:%2Bplate+%2B1x4+%2Barm>. Steve (25 years ago, 15-Mar-00, to lugnet.pirates)
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(...) If you can stand the thought of some red in your spars, 4806 Axe Cart has one in red. I'll be making at least one ship with red spars... (25 years ago, 15-Mar-00, to lugnet.pirates)
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Take a look here: (URL) can see the plate being added in Step 5. Dave Shiri Dori <shirid@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:FrFxv9.F36@lugnet.com... (...) ( (...) have (...) lugnet.market.buy-sell- (...) might (...) fer (...) (25 years ago, 15-Mar-00, to lugnet.pirates)
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Hi Dave, Two things: a. Exactly what piece is this? Can you point out a number in the partsref? ( accessible from the lugnet homepage) b. I'm not sure if this is a piece often used by pirateers but you might have a better chance of finding what you (...) (25 years ago, 15-Mar-00, to lugnet.pirates)
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Greetin's ye swabs, I be lookin' for nine o' these pieces so me riggin' will have the studs pointin' up so me crew can unfurl the sails. I'd pay a dollar a piece fer 'em. If none o' ye have any fer sale, can anyone recommend a way to this with other (...) (25 years ago, 15-Mar-00, to lugnet.pirates)
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| | Replacement Rigging (was Re: Ironclad _La Gloire_ virtually complete)
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(...) I've used them, but in "wrap" form--sandwiched into some other construction. But the cording seems too thick to hold well between bricks. The thread, as you noted, will work between 'em--the problem is that I only had one piece of unused (...) (25 years ago, 12-Mar-00, to lugnet.pirates, lugnet.boats, lugnet.build)
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