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In lugnet.pirates, Richie Dulin wrote:
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Ahoy pirate fans and well met castle fans,
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SNIP
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Initially, I planned to extend the standard viking ship by an extra hull
section, but after some experimentation I decided to stick with the standard
three. The proportions at three hull sections are pretty good, although I
admit my main constraint was a lack of oars and 4x4 dish shields to go any
bigger.
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Well done, Richie!
It looks great with all those oars. My own longship project is limited to 4 oars
per side because..it’s all I have. :)
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The overlapping shields are probably the most distinctive viking longship
feature, and they were certainly a challenge to achieve in lego... using 3x3
shields may have been easier (and more realistic), but I have far less of
them than I do the 4x4 shields, and I would have needed more for the same
length.
The shields are mounted on 1x1 round plates on headlight bricks which are
slightly angled and have a 2.5 stud spacing. The result looks nice, but is
quite fragile.
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They look great; I’d love to pick up a couple more copies of this set to fill
out my Viking ranks and add more oars and shields for my own vessel.
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The rigging is new, the sail is parchment paper (much better than stiffened
cloth!), and the sail controls are a tad more realistic than Lego’s version
(though I never complain about getting more chains!). Viking sails were >woven
wool though, so they would have been heavy - probably not quite heavy >enough
to need chains, though.
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I like how you’ve done the rigging. It’s similiar, though still uniquely
different from how I worked out rigging for mine. It’s always cool to see
someone else’s interpretation.
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The vessel is fitted out with supplies and an (authentically) large crew.
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Do you have any more that are close ups when the folder is moderated? I’d love
to see how you outfitted and supplied the crew. :)
Thanks for sharing!
JJ
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