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Re: Big pirate ship
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lugnet.pirates
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Wed, 2 May 2001 11:59:35 GMT
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Wow, that thing is huge! Incredible details. I really like the stairway going
from the rear deck down to the captain's cabin. I like the clever use of chains
all over it too.
Thanks for Sharing,
Jason
In lugnet.pirates, Jim Schifeling writes:
> Hi, I'm rather new to this AFOL. I came in on Feb 14 as a way to help me
> quit smoking because my wife is pregnant (Lego costs about the same as
> smoking and is just as addictive). I had been buying Lego out of my comic
> book store for a few years and never did anything with them until now. I
> have no idea why I like the Pirates so much but so what. This was my first
> try (sort of) at a MOC:
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> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=4386
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> I started off trying to mimic the USS Constellation but after a couple of
> days I decided to go off the instructions. I have torn this sucker
> completely apart and started over from scratch about 6 times. Every day I
> would build for an hour or so after work and then tear it apart the next
> morning rebuilding to the point I left off the day before. This went on for
> several weeks but now I'm done save a few minor alterations. (new sails, rat
> lines, etc) End to end it is about 150 studs, weighs close to 25lbs. 15
> cannon a side. Now I have to build a port for it. Before that, I'm building
> a zoo for all my animals. You can see my aquarium on my pages.
>
> VIVA LA LUGNET!
> Jim
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