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hello! i finished my most recent ship, HM Figate Minotaur. she is a light
frigate, with 20 guns on the upper deck, and 4 carronades on the top deck. (much
smaller than the real Minotaur, a 74, but her color inspired me, so i named mine
after the original) she is 4 center sections, normal width. i made a full set of
sails for her, with course, top, gallants, and royals. i also made some
staysails, but i didnt make any for the mizzen, as they were too narrow and
looked funny. so, heres a deep link:
and the post mod gallery page:
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=92908
i had to make the masts very high, so i actually used a short mast base and a
middle mast section with a mast platform, and attached a complete mast assembly
of a tall base, middle section, and top section, to get tall fore and main
masts. i had to fabricate some fighting tops, as the mast platforms were in the
wrong spot. actually, after i built the tops and attached everything, the masts
were pretty sturdy........until i added the stays. ironic, huh...
anyway, the goal of this ship was to break up the straight lines that lego lends
itself to forming, as ships are not straight, but rather the hull is curved.
please let me know what you think!
best regards,
steve
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| (...) I've had the same idea to make tall masts like that, but I never had enough mast pieces to do it. I guess great minds think alike. (...) I like the way it looks with the curved lines. (...) Looks like a great ship. You need to take some (...) (20 years ago, 2-Aug-04, to lugnet.pirates, FTX)
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| (...) -snip- Nice work again! The colour scheme isn't one I would have expected to work... but I wouldn't have expected the light grey/blue scheme to work either. (...) They are nice and tall! I wonder if it would be worth moving the top sections 2 (...) (20 years ago, 2-Aug-04, to lugnet.pirates, FTX)
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| (...) The sheer (curve) to the hull is very nice, and adds an extra touch of realism! (...) Nice ship, Steve! Now all she needs is a crew. (...) Aaron :) (20 years ago, 3-Aug-04, to lugnet.pirates, FTX)
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