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On Thu, 10 May 2001, Greg Howell (<GD58xw.GqH@lugnet.com>) wrote at
23:51:32
> In lugnet.pirates, Tony Priestman writes:
> > 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:
> >
> > http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=4470
> >
> > I'll eventually get something more informative together, but I just want
> > to show off :-)
> >
> > The next one will be bigger, with useful things like hatches to get from
> > deck to deck. But I think that she is nicely minifig scale.
>
> I am really impressed by the detail and effort put into this ship. I am
> surprised that you are going to tear it down and build a bigger better one,
> but I can only believe that it will be astounding!
> As far as this one goes it's a testament to the Lego ship buildiers art.
Thanks. I'll take more pictures as I take it apart, as there are bits
that are 'built in' & not normally visible.
The whole thing is a bit of a compromise, but I've learned a lot from
the exercise :-)
--
Tony Priestman
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In lugnet.pirates, Tony Priestman writes:
> On Thu, 10 May 2001, Greg Howell (<GD58xw.GqH@lugnet.com>) wrote at
> 23:51:32
> > I am really impressed by the detail and effort put into this ship. I am
> > surprised that you are going to tear it down and build a bigger better one,
> > but I can only believe that it will be astounding!
> > As far as this one goes it's a testament to the Lego ship buildiers art.
>
> Thanks. I'll take more pictures as I take it apart, as there are bits
> that are 'built in' & not normally visible.
...thus my renaming of this thread. Maybe as you're taking it
apart, you can create a "cubist ship" that is at once inside and
outside, top and bottom, pirate and Imperial...
> The whole thing is a bit of a compromise, but I've learned a lot from
> the exercise :-)
Absolutely--so have I! Especially as regards judicious use of
red and black with brown and white. Expect to see some of your
inspiration in my rebuild of _Gloire_.
best
Lindsay
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