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Hi all,
In anticipation of my being Lego-less in the upcoming year, I decided to
make use of these designs I've been scratching out for the last six
months and build a new capital ship. It's not _Gloire_ or any
modification thereof, but rather a vessel of the late 1890s that I've
dubbed HMS _Queen_. It's far nicer than any of my other ships, and
although it's not completely done all that remains are certain
decorative elements and other desiderata.
So, if you're so inclined to take a look at my bleary-eyed naval
architecture, please do--and let me know what you think! Apologies for
no thumbnails, but the text should be helpful in deciding which links to
view. (Apologies to .pirates and .boats folks, who have seen a few of
the earlier .jpgs before--skip ahead to Phase III.)
http://www.msu.edu/user/braunli1/queen.html
More pictures and hopefully a better site will be forthcoming--here's
hoping I find a way to manoeuvre this monster in my teeny tiny apartment
to take photos! (Thank God it comes apart into four clean sections, or
it would have been stuck in my foyer.)
In related news, I have discovered that cooking becomes *much* more
difficult with a 2.1-meter battleship in the kitchen, especially when
the masts are too tall to step over.
best,
Lindsay
FUT -> .build
PS: I know what I'm bringing to Brickfest next year... ;)
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Wow! Amazing Lindsay!
Very nicely built, and I like how you show the entire process of building it.
We'll miss you in the upcoming year...
Mladen Pejic, over and out!
http://tor-pw1.netcom.ca/~milovan/index.htm
In lugnet.build, Lindsay Frederick Braun writes:
>
> Hi all,
>
> In anticipation of my being Lego-less in the upcoming year, I decided to
> make use of these designs I've been scratching out for the last six
> months and build a new capital ship. It's not _Gloire_ or any
> modification thereof, but rather a vessel of the late 1890s that I've
> dubbed HMS _Queen_. It's far nicer than any of my other ships, and
> although it's not completely done all that remains are certain
> decorative elements and other desiderata.
>
> So, if you're so inclined to take a look at my bleary-eyed naval
> architecture, please do--and let me know what you think! Apologies for
> no thumbnails, but the text should be helpful in deciding which links to
> view. (Apologies to .pirates and .boats folks, who have seen a few of
> the earlier .jpgs before--skip ahead to Phase III.)
>
> http://www.msu.edu/user/braunli1/queen.html
>
> More pictures and hopefully a better site will be forthcoming--here's
> hoping I find a way to manoeuvre this monster in my teeny tiny apartment
> to take photos! (Thank God it comes apart into four clean sections, or
> it would have been stuck in my foyer.)
>
> In related news, I have discovered that cooking becomes *much* more
> difficult with a 2.1-meter battleship in the kitchen, especially when
> the masts are too tall to step over.
>
> best,
>
> Lindsay
>
> FUT -> .build
>
> PS: I know what I'm bringing to Brickfest next year... ;)
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In lugnet.build, Lindsay Frederick Braun writes:
>
> Hi all,
>
> In anticipation of my being Lego-less in the upcoming year, I decided to
> make use of these designs I've been scratching out for the last six
> months and build a new capital ship. It's not _Gloire_ or any
> modification thereof, but rather a vessel of the late 1890s that I've
> dubbed HMS _Queen_. It's far nicer than any of my other ships, and
> although it's not completely done all that remains are certain
> decorative elements and other desiderata.
>
> So, if you're so inclined to take a look at my bleary-eyed naval
> architecture, please do--and let me know what you think! Apologies for
> no thumbnails, but the text should be helpful in deciding which links to
> view. (Apologies to .pirates and .boats folks, who have seen a few of
> the earlier .jpgs before--skip ahead to Phase III.)
>
> http://www.msu.edu/user/braunli1/queen.html
>
> More pictures and hopefully a better site will be forthcoming--here's
> hoping I find a way to manoeuvre this monster in my teeny tiny apartment
> to take photos! (Thank God it comes apart into four clean sections, or
> it would have been stuck in my foyer.)
>
> In related news, I have discovered that cooking becomes *much* more
> difficult with a 2.1-meter battleship in the kitchen, especially when
> the masts are too tall to step over.
>
> best,
>
> Lindsay
>
> FUT -> .build
>
> PS: I know what I'm bringing to Brickfest next year... ;)
I know you based it on British ships, but it was easier for me to find U.S.
examples on the web (mostly because I figured I could type in USS (name of
state) and get results). The HMS Queen is not too far off BB1-3 (Indiana,
Massachusetts and Oregon) which all fought in the Spanish-American war and
would be contemporary with the 1894 date for the Queen. Better bow freeboard,
and the funnels are closer together than the American BBs (abbreviation for
Battleship, for those who may not be familiar), but very close, actually. They
even had 13" main guns - bigger than the 12" you mention as usual at your
website.
Marvelous creation.
Bruce
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Bruce Schlickbernd wrote:
> I know you based it on British ships, but it was easier for me to find U.S.
> examples on the web (mostly because I figured I could type in USS (name of
> state) and get results). The HMS Queen is not too far off BB1-3 (Indiana,
> Massachusetts and Oregon) which all fought in the Spanish-American war and
> would be contemporary with the 1894 date for the Queen. ...
Give that man a gold cigar! Or a Cuban star! Or something like that. (Hey, for
the 1898 war, a Cuban would be apropo.) That's actually where the foremast and
bridge arrangement originated--the heavy pole mast is a feature usually associated
with US ships. I figured it'd be easier to render in brick.
> Better bow freeboard,
> and the funnels are closer together than the American BBs (abbreviation for
> Battleship, for those who may not be familiar), but very close, actually. They
> even had 13" main guns - bigger than the 12" you mention as usual at your
> website.
They were supposedly inferior weapons to the British 12" and the German 11"--I
can't recall why at present, but it may have to do with the forging process that
created them. At least European powers never stacked their turrets one atop the
other a la Kearsarge (which IIRC remains the only US battleship with a hull number
that's not named after a state--useless trivia alert! whoop whoop).
Anyways, good eye! The stacks and their arrangement are the primary German feature
on the ship (see late mods of old Braunschweig-type ships, I believe).
best
Lindsay
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In lugnet.build, Lindsay Frederick Braun writes:
>
>
> Bruce Schlickbernd wrote:
>
> > I know you based it on British ships, but it was easier for me to find U.S.
> > examples on the web (mostly because I figured I could type in USS (name of
> > state) and get results). The HMS Queen is not too far off BB1-3 (Indiana,
> > Massachusetts and Oregon) which all fought in the Spanish-American war and
> > would be contemporary with the 1894 date for the Queen. ...
>
> Give that man a gold cigar! Or a Cuban star! Or something like that. (Hey, • for
> the 1898 war, a Cuban would be apropo.) That's actually where the foremast • and
> bridge arrangement originated--the heavy pole mast is a feature usually • associated
> with US ships. I figured it'd be easier to render in brick.
A friend of mine and I played Avalon Hill's Jutland to death when it first
came out. I always wished there had been something in that weird twilight zone
when BBs were first developing.
>
> > Better bow freeboard,
> > and the funnels are closer together than the American BBs (abbreviation for
> > Battleship, for those who may not be familiar), but very close, actually. • They
> > even had 13" main guns - bigger than the 12" you mention as usual at your
> > website.
>
> They were supposedly inferior weapons to the British 12" and the German 11"--I
> can't recall why at present, but it may have to do with the forging process • that
> created them. At least European powers never stacked their turrets one atop • the
> other a la Kearsarge (which IIRC remains the only US battleship with a hull • number
> that's not named after a state--useless trivia alert! whoop whoop).
Might be throw-weight (the shell from the 18" Yamato guns wasn't much heavier
than the shell from the 16" Missouri guns, for example). Might be velocity
(couldn't pack in as much powder, which would be consistent with what you say).
Drat, now I won't be happy until I find out.
>
> Anyways, good eye! The stacks and their arrangement are the primary German • feature
> on the ship (see late mods of old Braunschweig-type ships, I believe).
>
> best
1>Lindsay
I'll have to check my book on ships through the ages when I get home.
Bruce
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Um, WOW.
Nufsed ;-)
Mr L F Braun wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> In anticipation of my being Lego-less in the upcoming year, I decided to
> make use of these designs I've been scratching out for the last six
> months and build a new capital ship. It's not _Gloire_ or any
> modification thereof, but rather a vessel of the late 1890s that I've
> dubbed HMS _Queen_. It's far nicer than any of my other ships, and
> although it's not completely done all that remains are certain
> decorative elements and other desiderata.
>
> So, if you're so inclined to take a look at my bleary-eyed naval
> architecture, please do--and let me know what you think! Apologies for
> no thumbnails, but the text should be helpful in deciding which links to
> view. (Apologies to .pirates and .boats folks, who have seen a few of
> the earlier .jpgs before--skip ahead to Phase III.)
>
> http://www.msu.edu/user/braunli1/queen.html
>
> More pictures and hopefully a better site will be forthcoming--here's
> hoping I find a way to manoeuvre this monster in my teeny tiny apartment
> to take photos! (Thank God it comes apart into four clean sections, or
> it would have been stuck in my foyer.)
>
> In related news, I have discovered that cooking becomes *much* more
> difficult with a 2.1-meter battleship in the kitchen, especially when
> the masts are too tall to step over.
>
> best,
>
> Lindsay
>
> FUT -> .build
>
> PS: I know what I'm bringing to Brickfest next year... ;)
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