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Hello All,
No one has posted any new MOCs to .pirates recently, and I remembered I hadnt
uploaded these yet, so here they are.
HM Cutter Swallow: http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=100660
I modified a popular Pirate kit, the Imperial Flagship. This type of ship is
what is known as a cutter - not the modern sailing yacht, but the old 18th -
19th centuries ship useful for anti-piracy and anti-smuggling work. These ships
were small with a deep stable hull for more accurate gunnery and with seemingly
too much rigging for their size (the bowsprit as long as the hull was typical!)
Prototype cutters had the upper part of their hull built clinker-style
(overlapping planks, rather than carvel-built, butting side to side) making this
Lego kit IMO one of the most realistic and accurate ships they ever produced.
I modified the kit by ripping off the stern and making it less high,
substituting only one lantern for the two, and generally making it a simpler,
less ornate ship. The cannons are built from a Richie Dulin design (thanks,
Richie!) so I could have four, smaller cannons (this would be more realistic).
A Lieutenant to command the ship and his loyal crew of sailors and marines (1
marine!) round it all off.
My SLR camera is more accurate than I thought - all that grey-white stuff on my
model would be dust!
Hope everyone likes it!
Aaron :)
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And Ive finally swung the spyglass onto it!
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I modified a popular Pirate kit, the Imperial Flagship. This type of ship is
what is known as a cutter - not the modern sailing yacht, but the old 18th -
19th centuries ship useful for anti-piracy and anti-smuggling work. These
ships were small with a deep stable hull for more accurate gunnery and with
seemingly too much rigging for their size (the bowsprit as long as the hull
was typical!) Prototype cutters had the upper part of their hull built
clinker-style (overlapping planks, rather than carvel-built, butting side to
side) making this Lego kit IMO one of the most realistic and accurate ships
they ever produced.
I modified the kit by ripping off the stern and making it less high,
substituting only one lantern for the two, and generally making it a
simpler, less ornate ship.
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Good move!
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The cannons are built from a Richie Dulin design
(thanks, Richie!) so I could have four, smaller cannons (this would be more
realistic).
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Nice to see it being used! The Lego cannons do seem to be overwhelmingling large
when used with the narrow hulls.
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A Lieutenant to command the ship and his loyal crew of sailors
and marines (1 marine!) round it all off.
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A few more crew would be good, I think. Theres a lot of sail to handle, and
with guns that small, youd be relying on a fairly high rate of fire too.
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My SLR camera is more accurate than I thought - all that grey-white stuff on
my model would be dust!
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Maybe its ice?
Absolutely! Thanks for posting.
Cheers
Richie Dulin
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