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Re: Cruise Ship
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lugnet.build, lugnet.boats
Date: 
Sun, 29 Oct 2000 20:44:23 GMT
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Cool!
It reminds me of the new Disney Cruise ships.
I like the way you manged to get the front of the ship to slope up using
regular plates.
An inspiration to all boat lovers.
If only school would end for a couple of months, I could finish all the
projects I'm working on.



In lugnet.build, Sam Wiley writes:
> Thought I'd share a little something my brother and I have been working on
> sporadically since last Thanksgiving. The current pictures are somewhat out
> of date, as I took them almost a month ago. I've since completed the fourth
> deck and am working on the fifth.
> 
> http://64.177.5.234/cruiseship
> Note: The domain is myrkr.com, but I just transferred over to a new host,
> and am still having probs with the DNS server.
> 
> Some interesting and noteworthy facts about the ship;
> --Measures in at a little over 6 feet, 2 inches long
> --Weighs well over 60 pounds. Current estimate puts it at around 75-80 lbs.
> --Is completely sectional, stacked very much like a sandwich so that each
> deck is comprised of two to three pieces which are removable, allowing
> viewing of the deck below.
> --Painstakingly produced to match (as much as possible) so-called "Minifig
> scale"
> --Features an engine room that comprises most of the lowest deck, a movie
> theater, a ballroom, over 30 passenger cabins (final product will have
> almost 40), a gymnasium (planned), swimming pool (planned), a full-featured
> restaurant with kitchen, a modern bridge and control center and much more.
> --Real stairs allow minifig access to each individual deck.
> --Smoke and waste steam is piped through center of ship to planned
> smokestack.
> --Lifeboats are mounted on the side of the ship just above the main deck.
> 
> Let me know what you guys think...
> 
> Regards,
> Sam Wiley
> http://www.myrkr.com



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Thought I'd share a little something my brother and I have been working on sporadically since last Thanksgiving. The current pictures are somewhat out of date, as I took them almost a month ago. I've since completed the fourth deck and am working on (...) (26 years ago, 29-Oct-00, to lugnet.build)  

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