| | | | | In lugnet.pirates, Lindsay Frederick Braun writes a lot of cool stuff about a
quite cool ship MOC, including:
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> http://www.msu.edu/user/braunli1/gloire-6-foreqtr.jpg
> http://www.msu.edu/user/braunli1/gloire-6-aftqtr.jpg
> http://www.msu.edu/user/braunli1/gloire-6-cargohold.jpg
> http://www.msu.edu/user/braunli1/gloire-3-gundeck.jpg
> http://www.msu.edu/user/braunli1/gloire-6-gundeck.jpg
> http://www.msu.edu/user/braunli1/gloire-6-gallery.jpg
What are you using to build the masts--just regular bricks in a
cylindricalish pattern? I'm playing around with some possible biggish ship
designs, but mast design is the current limiting factor...
Dave!
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| Dave Schuler wrote:
> In lugnet.pirates, Lindsay Frederick Braun writes a lot of cool stuff about a
> quite cool ship MOC, including:
> >
> > http://www.msu.edu/user/braunli1/gloire-6-foreqtr.jpg
> > http://www.msu.edu/user/braunli1/gloire-6-aftqtr.jpg
> > http://www.msu.edu/user/braunli1/gloire-6-cargohold.jpg
> > http://www.msu.edu/user/braunli1/gloire-3-gundeck.jpg
> > http://www.msu.edu/user/braunli1/gloire-6-gundeck.jpg
> > http://www.msu.edu/user/braunli1/gloire-6-gallery.jpg
>
> What are you using to build the masts--just regular bricks in a
> cylindricalish pattern? I'm playing around with some possible biggish ship
> designs, but mast design is the current limiting factor...
I'll post more pics tonight about the masts--but I've found that the 2x2x11
columns from Fright Knights et al really do come in handy! I'll make sure to
take some macro shots of the masts for you. It's all rigged (though I'm now out
of rigging, ugh) and it looks fairly good. I just don't have sails, but it's got
a smokestack, so who needs 'em! ;)
best
Lindsay
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | In lugnet.pirates, Lindsay Frederick Braun writes:
> I'll post more pics tonight about the masts--but I've found that the 2x2x11
> columns from Fright Knights et al really do come in handy! I'll make sure to
> take some macro shots of the masts for you. It's all rigged (though I'm now
> out of rigging, ugh) and it looks fairly good. I just don't have sails, but
> it's got a smokestack, so who needs 'em! ;)
Cool! I look forward to seeing them!
Dave!
(by the way, what does a serviceable digital cam run for these days?)
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| Dave Schuler wrote:
> In lugnet.pirates, Lindsay Frederick Braun writes:
> > I'll post more pics tonight about the masts--but I've found that the 2x2x11
> > columns from Fright Knights et al really do come in handy! I'll make sure to
> > take some macro shots of the masts for you. It's all rigged (though I'm now
> > out of rigging, ugh) and it looks fairly good. I just don't have sails, but
> > it's got a smokestack, so who needs 'em! ;)
>
> Cool! I look forward to seeing them!
>
> Dave!
>
> (by the way, what does a serviceable digital cam run for these days?)
Mine (a Fuji DX-10) ran $200; I got a special offer for a USB memory reader free
(by post, took 5 weeks) and bought an 8MB memory card (it comes with a 2MB--way
too small) and AC adapter (digital cams eat batteries, my yes) from buy.com for a
total of $50. A tripod, essential, because flash really glares off LEGO bricks,
ran another $20 at Target. So for $280 including tax I got a complete camera
package, and it does a decent enough job. The lighting in my basement is truly
awful.
A lot of the real improvement of images comes through IrfanView, however--a great
little shareware programme (I can't remember who turned me on to it, though).
Gamma Correction forever!
best
Lindsay
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