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In lugnet.gaming.brikwars, Shaun Sullivan wrote:
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Loosely inspired by some gorgeous SW Sail Barge MOCs on Brickshelf, NELUG’s
latest [1] Brikwars game featured a steampunk skiff battle set above the
desolate Kar’Zuba desert. Every skiff represented a Trading Guild, and upon
arrival at the outskirts of a potential market town each captain decided to
try and “thin the competition” a bit.
My contribution to the fight was the Egregious, a Dragonfly-Class Torpedo
Gunboat. Its steam powerplant (located in a protective cast-iron bathtub
within the hull) powers three heavy-lift main rotors, as well as a pair of
outboard steam-turbine-driven manuevering props.
The game, by the way, was great. We played for about 10 hours (!) and had a
pretty clear victor (Wayne) by the end. 6 skiffs entered the fray, and there
was every form of battle imaginable: gunfire, ramming, boarding actions,
hand-to-hand. Even the dreaded Sandworms of Kar’Zuba got into the action,
gorging on troopers abaonding their skiffs as they went down. Photos of the
game itself can be seen
here.
-Shaun
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Is there a article available describing the battle in detail? I am also
interested in this type of gaming, being a fan of Space:1889. I even did some
British troops and a mini-Aphid:
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=43369
Now I want to expan my Aphid, any suggestions?
-- Don GtwLUG Lugnet#1239 St. Louis
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I really, really like this! It is so complete looking and has a beautiful
presence and balance all of its own. Absolutely amazing work! A beautiful MOC!
Thanks for sharing and God Bless,
Nathan
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Very nice, I like how the bottom of the hull is not flat, gives is a believable
purpose. Very spelljammers feel to it.
Now you need a steam punk foating dock to more it to.
Aaron
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In lugnet.gaming.brikwars, Shaun Sullivan wrote:
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Loosely inspired by some gorgeous SW Sail Barge MOCs on Brickshelf, NELUG’s
latest [1] Brikwars game featured a steampunk skiff battle set above the
desolate Kar’Zuba desert. Every skiff represented a Trading Guild, and upon
arrival at the outskirts of a potential market town each captain decided to
try and “thin the competition” a bit.
My contribution to the fight was the Egregious, a Dragonfly-Class Torpedo
Gunboat. Its steam powerplant (located in a protective cast-iron bathtub
within the hull) powers three heavy-lift main rotors, as well as a pair of
outboard steam-turbine-driven manuevering props.
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Shaun,
I really like this, you put a lot of detail into making this, and it’s very
believable in a steampunk sort of way!
Thanks,
George
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In lugnet.gaming.brikwars, Jonathan Lopes wrote:
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This is also a great example in my book of how to use the two different
browns together. The two different tones add so much to this.
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I like the effect also. It became apparent very early on that I would send
myself to the madhouse if I insisted on using a single color only - and that
assumes that I even had the pieces I needed in the right color. When building
the deck and hull I instead employed a philosophy of “grab the nearest piece
needed as long as it’s brown, reddish-brown, or black”. IMHO the result looks a
little ragtag or patchwork, but not enough to detract from the military
bearing of the skiff. Maybe I should dub the effect “lovingly worn”?
Thanks for the comments!
Shaun
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