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Mr L F Braun wrote in message ... (...) Thanks Lindsay! I wish I could have extended it lengthwise and widthways to be more in proportion with the height, but I just don't have room for a 5-ft long ship (either that or I am not quite as crazy as (...) (21 years ago, 27-Feb-03, to lugnet.boats)
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Tony Alexander wrote in message ... (...) your (...) Nothng apart from the usual - making sure bricks cover the joins in teh plates, etc. What's intresting is that because of teh SNOT car lane surfaces, there are two crossways joints (level with the (...) (21 years ago, 27-Feb-03, to lugnet.boats)
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Gee it's big! :^) Awesome model! The removable decks are nice, the detail is great, and the ferry reminds me of home (Texas, not BC). I especially like the homemade rafts. -Stefan- (21 years ago, 27-Feb-03, to lugnet.boats)
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Wow! Thank is fantastic Kevin! Being someone who grew up on the West Coast of BC and have had many rides on several ferries from the BC Ferries fleet, you captured this boat amazingly! Any thoughts on this being your next Bricksmith set? (...) (...) (21 years ago, 27-Feb-03, to lugnet.boats)
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(...) Another wonderful model. I like the "compression" on this one; it looks a lot like the little car ferry model I had as a kid! (It's a Great Lakes thing.) Excellent layered construction, as well; this is in the best tradition of Town and Train (...) (21 years ago, 26-Feb-03, to lugnet.boats)
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(...) Wow! Love the strength test pics on this, too...it's obvious that your MOC can hold it's own. Did you do anything special to get it this strong? (el snippo) (...) Very nice detailing...both playability and model integrity are well done. (...) (...) (21 years ago, 26-Feb-03, to lugnet.boats)
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Ladies and gentlemen, cover your ears, the ship's whistle is about to sound.... OK, now we've got that out of the way, I am happy to say that I've at last finished the car ferry model I have been working on for months, and the pics are available on (...) (21 years ago, 26-Feb-03, to lugnet.boats, lugnet.town, lugnet.build, lugnet.announce.moc) !!
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This is too big to even comment on effectively. I could spend hours pouring ove the details of the deck and the functionality of the midship compartments alone (and probably will). Not to mention the historical detail...right down to the (...) (21 years ago, 21-Feb-03, to lugnet.pirates, lugnet.build.military, lugnet.boats)
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(...) Those have appeared in Belville sets before, but in orange. It's nice to see them in brown. Frank (21 years ago, 19-Feb-03, to lugnet.year.2003, lugnet.pirates, lugnet.boats)
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(...) A better look at (URL) shows big, lance-sized-plus, oars. Time for some real galleys! LFB (21 years ago, 19-Feb-03, to lugnet.year.2003, lugnet.pirates, lugnet.boats)
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