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Re: HM 20 gun Frigate Minotaur
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lugnet.pirates
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Mon, 2 Aug 2004 00:34:11 GMT
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In lugnet.pirates, Stephen Rowe wrote:
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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...
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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.
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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.
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I like the way it looks with the curved lines.
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please let me know what you think!
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Looks like a great ship.
You need to take some pictures with Mini-figs on it or something though, to make
the pictures more interesting I think.
Daniel Yuhas
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Message has 1 Reply:
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| (...) thanks for the kind words! (...) :-) (...) actually, i do think some would liven up the pics a bit. in reality, i dont have almost any right now, as i sold many of them along with some legos recently, but i will buy more, never fear! best (...) (20 years ago, 2-Aug-04, to lugnet.pirates, FTX)
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| | HM 20 gun Frigate Minotaur
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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 (...) (20 years ago, 31-Jul-04, to lugnet.pirates, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX) !!
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