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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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(...) 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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| | Re: Ironclad _La Gloire_ virtually complete--mini-page up
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(...) Have you considered taking Lego string out of convenient unused winches? I've found that in general, clamping the end of a string between bricks is as good a hold as the little 1x1 round ends. Come to think of it, you could actually even use (...) (25 years ago, 12-Mar-00, to lugnet.pirates, lugnet.boats, lugnet.build)
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(...) I'll see if I can get any. It is a bit threadbare--I don't have enough TLG-approved rig to do what I want to do, not to mention not having any sails cut! :) The problem with the rig is that it's very hard to photograph, being black and in a (...) (25 years ago, 12-Mar-00, to lugnet.pirates, lugnet.boats, lugnet.build)
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(...) Ah. On the Qui-Gon head, you've got me. But the other parts are also known from many other sets--especially the big shuttle from several years ago, that had *six* (!) of the half-cylinders and a bunch of 4x4 rounds. Gadzooks, I'm swimming in (...) (25 years ago, 12-Mar-00, to lugnet.pirates)
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(...) Tony beat me to the explanation of the SW comment...I included the stacks and the Qui-Gon head as SW elements,forgetting that other Castle and Ninja theme sets use the 4x4 rounds as wheels... (25 years ago, 12-Mar-00, to lugnet.pirates)
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On Sat, 11 Mar 2000, Mr L F Braun (<38C9E463.30D9169A@....msu.edu>) wrote at 06:14:59 (...) Brilliant! Can I request more pics of the rigging? The ratlines(?) look a bit threadbare, but the overall effect is very shiplike :-) (25 years ago, 12-Mar-00, to lugnet.pirates, lugnet.boats, lugnet.build)
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On Sun, 12 Mar 2000, Richard Parsons (<FrBCtC.1CD@lugnet.com>) wrote at 15:46:08 (...) Ah. They're not *exclusively* SW elements though, unlike the laser cannon thingies & cockpit canopies. (25 years ago, 12-Mar-00, to lugnet.pirates)
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Mr L F Braun wrote (...) Umm, Lindsay? Smokestacks? 7150? ((URL) you're making one of those extra subtle jokes the like of which seem to get me keel hauled, or you need some sleep man ;-) Shipbuilding can keep one awake, and take one a bit outside (...) (25 years ago, 12-Mar-00, to lugnet.pirates)
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Having no sizeable pirate collection (yet!), I can't add any blustery piratey nonsense to express my awe, but you've done a fantastic job! -- Paul Davidson Mr L F Braun <braunli1@pilot.msu.edu> wrote in message news:38C9E463.30D916...msu.edu... (...) (25 years ago, 12-Mar-00, to lugnet.pirates, lugnet.boats, lugnet.build)
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| | Re: The year at Port Block (Re: Ironclad 'La Gloire')
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Erin Windross wrote in message ... (...) I kind of pitch for 1770-1830. That gives me 'discovery' of Australia 1770, settlement 1780, Rum Rebellion 1808, HMS Victory, Hornblower, the naval battles of the Nile, Trafalgar and Navarino, the American (...) (25 years ago, 12-Mar-00, to lugnet.pirates, lugnet.boats, lugnet.build)
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(...) I don't know how I figured it out--must have been realising that you need to hinge them above the bottom (third peghole up). From there, it's just a few bricks away to working davits. I'd wrestled with that one for a long time--in fact, since (...) (25 years ago, 12-Mar-00, to lugnet.pirates, lugnet.boats)
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