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Re: Steampunk Gun Ship Champlain
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Sat, 19 May 2007 22:13:47 GMT
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In lugnet.announce.moc, Elroy Davis wrote:
   Introducing the crew of the gun ship Champlain.



Hey there, Elroy,

I like this quite a bit. Details of note include your hand-built railings -- of different heights, as needed -- and your swivel mounts for the small cannons.

You have a single propellor on the underside. For physical accuracy (not that it ever counts for much in steampunk!), I would recommend making it more like a real helicopter. One way to do this would be to have a “tail rotor” pointing sideways somewhere. Another way would be to have two counter-rotating props underneath. Think of a Chinook helicopter.

If you used the latter approach, you could use two smaller propellors and they wouldn’t look undersized. If you had those smaller propellors in brown, the color scheme would be more harmonious (to my eyes, anyway).

Cheers!


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  Re: Steampunk Gun Ship Champlain
 
(...) Thanks for the comments. I like the idea of two props underneath. I might try that on my next one. Like you mentioned, the laws of physics don't always apply in steampunk, which is why I went with a single large prop. For steering, I kind of (...) (17 years ago, 21-May-07, to lugnet.adventurers, FTX)

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  Steampunk Gun Ship Champlain
 
Introducing the crew of the gun ship Champlain. (URL) The Champlain is a steampunk gun ship inspired by a discussion about flying skiffs. She has a current crew of five, including Captain Arnold Benedict. Weaponry includes a bow-mounted cannon, (...) (17 years ago, 19-May-07, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.adventurers, FTX) ! 

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