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Re: HES Valhalla
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lugnet.pirates
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Sun, 14 Jan 2001 20:36:40 GMT
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I've not had my internet access for most of the weekend;
I just got it back (no explanation, it's just back...) :-P
Anyway...
This is something that has been bothering me (to a small degree)
for a while now.
I would say that ".general" would be a good default newsgroup
for such, or ".build"; one of the two should be the "follow-up" group.
I would say that ".boats" and ".pirates" would be OK
for the _initial_ post, but I really don't want to see the follow-up posts
for industrial-age warships (1850s+) in ".pirates".
I like modern ships in Lego just fine (I admore the skill it takes
to do these as much as I admire the skill in building any other genre
in Lego)... But I do _not_ want to see them in the same "waters"
(if you will) as the more traditional pirate ships (i.e., "Age of Sail"
vessels, circa 1600s-1700s).
Wooden hulls, cutlasses, and black powder do _not_ have a chance
against ironclads, Maxim (or Gatling) guns, and smokeless powder. ;-)
Also, you do _not_ see these in the same literature or movies, do you?
;-) I mean, really, what chance would Captain Blood (Errol Flynn) have
against the Nazis and the Guns of Navarronne? ;-)
Let's please be consistent with our shared fantasies. ;-)
...Well, OK, I'll make a _small_ exception in the case of Captain Nemo
and the Nautilus, but that's it. ;-)
But that's just my preference. PLEASE do not consider this post
a "flame" or a declaration of hostilities. It's just my opinion.
Thanks,
Franklin
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| (...) What'd you do, accidentally format your hard drive or some other such embarrassing misteak? You must not be paying the great Lar enough homage... (...) I think it's a tricky line. Richard Parson's modern and futuristic creations are all part (...) (23 years ago, 14-Jan-01, to lugnet.pirates)
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| (...) That reminds me--what's the proper group in which to post pictures of modern day or modern day-ish ships? General? Build? By the way, fantastic Carrier, but you already know what I think! Dave! (23 years ago, 12-Jan-01, to lugnet.pirates)
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