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Re: Delfín
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Mon, 26 Jul 2004 06:38:17 GMT
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In lugnet.pirates, Aaron Walsh wrote:
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I only had two large oars when I made these pictures (I have four now) so I
couldn’t show the entire ship under oars. The sailcloth material is from
Wal-Mart (believe it or not!) and the stripes are only slightly thinner than
the official Armada sails. The sails were measured, marked in pen and glued
along the edges and where the pegs would go with thinned white glue, allowed
to dry, then cut out and hung. (My thanks to an old article by Steve Jackson
for this - you can find it here: http://www.io.com/~sj/legosails.html). I
didn’t have a leather punch so AI simply cut an “x” with my hobby knife and
pushed the pegs through that. The jib was attached to the black embroidery
floss rigging with black thread and needle.
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Nice work on the sails. The X cut sounds like a good idea - I’ve used a paper
hole punch, and have often found that the hole is slightly too big. And
threading the jib seems like a good option to save them slowing travelling down
the forestay!
Is there a reason for the different orientation of the stripes on the jib and
mizzen?
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The overhanging stern on the prototype was actually a grille-work, but I
wasn’t able to replicate that and keep it strong at the same time. It’s
attached with two hinges at the back in such a way that the front is at just
the right angle to lock together with the studs below. There are two pins
above the front for it to pivot on.
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Angled decks are always tricky - particularly if strength is needed. You’ve
come up with a good solution.
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There isn’t enough room for the ship’s boat on deck, so it’s towed astern.
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As would probably be the correct procedure for combat. My preference (in real
life, as well as in Lego) is to get the boat out of the water.
The absence of a bow chaser surprises me... but then the xebec’s not a vessel
I’m familiar with.
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I’d like to thank Anthony Sava for his wonderful Photo-Shop minifig torsos
that I used here for my sailor shirts. You can find the articles (and many
other useful articles that can be used in .pirates) here:
http://www.classic-castle.com/howto/creation.html
If anyone has any questions/comments, please let me know!
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There’s a bowsprit just poking into the edge of
Is that the Kestrel? I’d love to see a pic of the two side by side.
Adieu
Richie Dulin
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| (...) Umm - the mizzen is a mistake. Oops. The jib was deliberate - I didn't want the jib and fore sail to clash. (Real Xebecs often had sails of two different colours, but I couldn't find material with different colour stripes, so I orientated them (...) (20 years ago, 28-Jul-04, to lugnet.pirates, FTX)
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| My second ship is here - the Spanish xebec Delfín! You can see her here: (URL) A xebec (or chebeck, if you prefer) was originally a ship built by the North African Barbary Coast pirates and operated from such cities as Tunis, Tripoli and Algiers. (...) (20 years ago, 24-Jul-04, to lugnet.pirates, FTX)
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