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Re: A BSB at Port Block
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Date: 
Wed, 3 May 2000 23:06:53 GMT
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Steve Campbell wrote:

> > Oh my.  Well, if you're going to the shindig WAMALUG is putting together, _Gloire_
> > might show (along with me, natch'ly).  The problem?  It's too big for the car, thus
> > requiring some...disassembly.  O!, to have bought a four-door economy sedan, the
> > price I must continue to pay! (grumble)
> 
> Cool! Can I be on your team? As cool as I think it looks I'm sure my old
> wood wouldn't stand much of a chance against your gallant iron frogs. I
> hope to be there for the better part of Saturday at least.

Neat!  Well, I'm not sure _Gloire_ will be gaming--I'm not sure that the Pirate Game can
quite accurately account for iron-hulled ships of that monstrous size.  ;)

> > Ooogh, I have an Imperial Flagship hull like this.  Don't use Pine-Sol,
> > thasferdarnsure.
> 
> I use Joy lemon-scented dishwashing soap with great success. I fill up a
> bucket with hot water and soap, dump the pieces in, and let soak for a
> couple of days. Everything (so far) has come out clean and fresh as a daisy.

"Arrrr, this be the trusty pirate ship Fresh Daisy.  Surrender or we'll wash yer decks
with fragrant flowers, ye scurvy swabs!"  Actually, it's probably good to use lemon
soap--it'll keep that scurvy thing at bay.  (Actually, the snaggletoothed Wild West face
is good for scurvied pirates.)

> > I've found that Ninja walls topped with green or yellow megabricks make a stunning
> > breakwater, or dock that actually comes up to the height of large ships.
> 
> I've had my eye on a Flying Ninja Castle in a nearby store. It's on
> half-price sale but I keep coming up short on cash. Plus, if I bought
> another big LEGO set, I'm pretty sure my wife would not only kill me,
> but she'd make it look like an accident to get the insurance...

Well, then the money spent would be irrelevant!  Go buy it!

> Also there arr not enough walls to cover my waterfront. I've got 2 of 3
> 32x32 baseplates fronting the water and the castle only has enough for
> about 3/4 of the length. I keep looking for them in auctions.

There 'arr' not?  You've internalised your pirate leanings!  ;)  I'm trying to get more,
but I keep trading for blank dkgrey ones to use in ships themselves.  Try this:  Use
rectangular BURPs for part of the waterfront, and just make the jetty out of Ninja
segments.

> > Is Detroit still in?  I keep forgetting to check.  Awful, isn't it, I'm a native
> > Detroiter and I forget to see how the Dead Things^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^HRed
> > Army^H^H^H^HWings are doing.
> 
> They lost the first 2 to Colorado but won the first at home the other
> night. They should be on again tonight (5/3). Alas, another night of
> building down the tube (so to speak.)

Arrr!  I'll have to keep abreast of 'em.

best

Lindsay



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  Re: A BSB at Port Block
 
(...) It's that part just under the leaned-over mast-piece bowsprit. Usually the figurehead sits on this. In the original RBR it's a yellow wedge about 8-10 studs long (sorry, it's not here at the moment.) I placed the "wings" over that and (...) (26 years ago, 3-May-00, to lugnet.pirates)

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