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Re: Report: ISS Advatange Refit
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lugnet.pirates
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Sun, 9 May 2004 04:20:50 GMT
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In lugnet.pirates, Wesley Davis wrote:
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> Advantage's refit replaced the aft structures, removing the stained-glass and
> adding chrome gold and a mizzenmast, carrying a lateen sail for increased
> manueverability. Cannons were thoughtfully repositioned to preserve the
> 360-degree targeting radius of the warship, and a full-size wheel was placed on
> the quarterdeck (although another auxiliary wheel is located below the deck in
> case the raised one should be damaged). While the structure changed, the
> interior did not. It still retains its two-level bridge with a drink bar in the
> back.
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> In addition to the mizzenmast, the shipyard's respected engineers also installed
> a crow's nest and expanded mast platforms (see bottom of this posts). These new
> mast platforms can fit more than twice as many sailors and measure 10 by 10
> studs. The chrome gold aboard consists of 14 1x2 tiles, 2 1x2 modified tiles
> with ball, and 2 1x1 round plates. Advantage was the first Imperial Soldier ship
> in the area to use chrome gold, and with the vast wealth the soldiers have
> acquired through their ties to the shipbuilding and merchant industries, it
> seems like the start of a trend. The Mint, another Class 7 ship mentioned
> earlier, is close behind, decorated with chrome silver.
Very nice ships. I wish I had ships that big.
~Clangador
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 | | Re: Report: ISS Advatange Refit
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| (...) You can, they're just more expensive. I bought some of mine over Bricklink and Ebay as 6285 and 6286 sets. Others, I built from scratch. A word of warning: Don't overbuy on the hull pieces if you're making ships from scratch, becuase you'll (...) (20 years ago, 9-May-04, to lugnet.pirates)
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| | Report: ISS Advatange Refit
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| Tanbrickhaven - The refit of the Advantage was completed today after returning from artillery duty during the recent Battle of Grand Baseplate. While, the blue-banner forces were defeated, all but one of the Imperial Soldiers attacking from the (...) (20 years ago, 8-May-04, to lugnet.pirates)
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