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Tony Priestman wrote in message
<3gqtgBArRc+6EwF0@you-rang.demon.co.uk>...
> By happy coincidence, I managed to throw together the upper decks &
> rigging of my first foray into big ships, HMS Floater, and buy a • digital
> camera in the same couple of weeks.
>
> The result is my first serious MOC for about 20 years, some pictures • of
> which can be seen here:
That's a very beautiful ship, Tony! I like the way you've used the std
hull pieces as a base and worked up from them, and especially the
rigging, with the way the stacked studs of the string pieces look like
blocks.
My only criticism is the way the brown shroud pieces attach to the
hull. I've almost never seen this done "beefily" enough to look
realistic, or far enough down the hull. Partly it's a limitation of
those pre-built rigging pieces themselves, they are very awkward to
use. This pic (http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=7856)
shows my own attempt, and although I think the attachments are in the
right place the Lego clips just don't look big and solid enough.
This pic of the Endeavour replica isn't too bad at showing what I
mean:
http://www.tallship.co.uk/tallships/issue012-01.phtml?orderID=
There ought to be another set of shrouds above the fighting tops too.
Next time I do a ship I'm going to buy a reel of black string and do
it all that way :-)
Kevin
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On Thu, 10 May 2001, Kevin Wilson (<GD534p.28L@lugnet.com>) wrote at
21:48:55
> Tony Priestman wrote in message
> <3gqtgBArRc+6EwF0@you-rang.demon.co.uk>...
> > By happy coincidence, I managed to throw together the upper decks &
> > rigging of my first foray into big ships, HMS Floater, and buy a • digital
> > camera in the same couple of weeks.
> >
> > The result is my first serious MOC for about 20 years, some pictures • of
> > which can be seen here:
>
> That's a very beautiful ship, Tony! I like the way you've used the std
> hull pieces as a base and worked up from them, and especially the
> rigging, with the way the stacked studs of the string pieces look like
> blocks.
Yes, another happy accident :-) The trouble with the studded string is
that there are only two lengths. To get the variability I needed, I had
to double up & wrap round the masts. This has led to the block like
bits, which really do add to the impression.
>
> My only criticism is the way the brown shroud pieces attach to the
> hull. I've almost never seen this done "beefily" enough to look
> realistic, or far enough down the hull. Partly it's a limitation of
> those pre-built rigging pieces themselves, they are very awkward to
> use.
Absolutely. I briefly considered trying to extend them, and in another
place <gasp> shorten them. Really, I just needed something to look
reasonably 'proper', and as an impression, I think it works. The next
one will be better.
> This pic (http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=7856)
> shows my own attempt, and although I think the attachments are in the
> right place the Lego clips just don't look big and solid enough.
This is one of the things I'll be working on. Nice looking ship.
>
> This pic of the Endeavour replica isn't too bad at showing what I
> mean:
> http://www.tallship.co.uk/tallships/issue012-01.phtml?orderID=
The other thing it's difficult to do is the angle they're at. LEGO ones
go ||| but real ones go ///
||| ///
||| ///
>
> There ought to be another set of shrouds above the fighting tops too.
Yes, but they're smaller than the lower ones, and I couldn't quickly
think of a way of doing them.
> Next time I do a ship I'm going to buy a reel of black string and do
> it all that way :-)
But... but... that's... non-LEGO! ;-)
--
Tony Priestman
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