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Re: The Whaling Brig 'Egregious'
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lugnet.pirates
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Thu, 7 Dec 2006 13:58:23 GMT
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In lugnet.pirates, Selçuk Göre wrote:
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In lugnet.pirates, Richie Dulin wrote:
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| | As alluded to above, the whaleboats are cut down rowboats, in the manner pioneered by Richard Parsons of Port Block fame. I made a jig out of expendable (old grey) bricks secured 3 studs forward of the stern, and carefully cut through with a fine toothed saw. On the first couple I needed to use a craft knife & sandpaper to trim and tidy, but the last two – by which time I’d figured out it was better to cut from the bottom up rather than the top down – a light sand was all that was needed to get them ready for joining. I could have made the whaleboats a little longer, but I was going for the look of a whaleboat, rather than length particularly.
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This [brig] really looks awesome. I also appreciate the very nice
detailing both in the model and its fine descriptions, while preserving the
minifig scale simplicity..
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Thanks!
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If only you wouldn’t spoil the game by cutting an authentic lego piece into
two...
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I’m hoping Lego will see how good a two piece rowboat/whaleboat will be and
follow my lead. ;-)
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It could win a contest or two...
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You never know...
Cheers
Richie Dulin
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 | | Re: The Whaling Brig 'Egregious'
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| (...) Excellent idea. Two pieces: a stern/bow section and a straight one to allow different lengths. Just similar to multi part floating boats of the good old times (no this was even befoe lugnet). It actually looks awesome, too. This would be the (...) (17 years ago, 7-Dec-06, to lugnet.pirates, FTX)
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| | Re: The Whaling Brig 'Egregious'
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| (...) This ship really looks awesome. I also appreciate the very nice detailing both in the model and its fine descriptions, while preserving the minifig scale simplicity.. If only you wouldn't spoil the game by cutting an authentic lego piece into (...) (17 years ago, 7-Dec-06, to lugnet.pirates, FTX)
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