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I’m on record as being not much of a fan of schooner rigs, but there have been
several examples of nice schooners on .pirates (Kurt Baty’s recent Remember the
Legamo springs to mind). And, well, even in 1805, time does march on.
The old Montreuil, lying idle in Port Brique harbour and looking seriously
outdated, was set upon by shipwrights eager to try their hand at a large
fore-and-aft rigged vessel, and promptly cut her back to the waterline. They
then rebuilt the old brigantine into the fourteen gun schooner, Bleusorcière,
resplendent in blue and grey paint (a la Stephen Rowe’s Scimitar):
The SNOT bow is a direct steal from my rebuilt Reprendre, and the after section
is my attempt at getting a properly ‘schoonery’ look.
Fourteen guns, combined with the handiness of a schooner, mean that the
Bleusorcière seriously rivals the corvette Reprendre as the premier privateer
operating from Port Brique.
Adieu
Richie Dulin
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In lugnet.pirates, Richie Dulin wrote:
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I’m on record as being not much of a fan of schooner rigs, but there have
been several examples of nice schooners on .pirates (Kurt Baty’s recent
Remember the Legamo springs to mind). And, well, even in 1805, time does
march on.
The old Montreuil, lying idle in Port Brique harbour and looking seriously
outdated, was set upon by shipwrights eager to try their hand at a large
fore-and-aft rigged vessel, and promptly cut her back to the waterline. They
then rebuilt the old brigantine into the fourteen gun schooner,
Bleusorcière, resplendent in blue and grey paint (a la Stephen Rowe’s
Scimitar):
Adieu
Richie Dulin
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looks very nice Mr Dulin! i must say that, while i generally am not turned on by
schooner rigs, this one is very nicely done. the color scheme is familiar ;-) .
she has a respectible armament as well, may not be an easy catch......
always enjoy seeing new ships from Port Brique.
best,
steve
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In lugnet.pirates, Stephen Rowe wrote:
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In lugnet.pirates, Richie Dulin wrote:
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I’m on record as being not much of a fan of schooner rigs, but... • -snip-
... rebuilt the old brigantine into the fourteen gun schooner,
Bleusorcière, resplendent in blue and grey paint (a la Stephen Rowe’s
Scimitar):
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looks very nice Mr Dulin! i must say that, while i generally am not turned on
by schooner rigs, this one is very nicely done. the color scheme is familiar
;-) . she has a respectible armament as well, may not be an easy catch......
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I thought grey wouldn’t work on a ship until I saw the Scimitar, and now
having seen the effect of grey and blue in the ABS, it is a very nice colour
scheme.
And quite economical too. Grey is a common colour for the tall slopes.
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always enjoy seeing new ships from Port Brique.
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And I always enjoy building them!
Cheers
Richie Dulin
(Hey! I’ve got to love the new spotlight weights. My crosspost to .announce.moc,
and my own highlight, pushed the Bleusorcière to number two position on the
main page for a while! It’s almost as if .pirates was popular)
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In lugnet.pirates, Richie Dulin wrote:
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In lugnet.pirates, Stephen Rowe wrote:
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In lugnet.pirates, Richie Dulin wrote:
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I’m on record as being not much of a fan of schooner rigs, but... -snip-
... rebuilt the old brigantine into the fourteen gun schooner,
Bleusorcière, resplendent in blue and grey paint (a la Stephen Rowe’s
Scimitar):
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you know, the more i look at this, i more i really like her. nicely shaped,
nicely rigged....kudos to you Mr Dulin!
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I thought grey wouldn’t work on a ship until I saw the Scimitar, and now
having seen the effect of grey and blue in the ABS, it is a very nice
colour scheme.
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yeah, it actually worked out better than i had hoped initially.
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And quite economical too. Grey is a common colour for the tall slopes.
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yeah it is...... when i bought the red slopes for Minotaur, they were more
expensive. i have seriously considered trying green, but they are hard to find,
and used to be rather expensive as well (if i remember correctly, its been a
long time since i went on Bricklink) i still think it would work out though :-)
thought about brown as well, kind of the unpainted look. i think done properly,
with enough accenting colored bricks, it would be nice, but i dont think i can
get all the brown slopes and inverse slopes i need.
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(Hey! I’ve got to love the new spotlight weights. My crosspost to
.announce.moc, and my own highlight, pushed the Bleusorcière to number two
position on the main page for a while! It’s almost as if .pirates was
popular)
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:-):-)
best regards,
steve
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