 | | Re: MOC: First World War German Dreadnought: SMS Friedrich der Grosse —Shaun Sullivan
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| | | (...) I don't even know what I can begin to say, Lindsay. This is one of the most amazing models I've ever seen - the level of detail on the decks is stunning, and the color scheme is gorgeous. I've followed your advances for the past year or so (...) (23 years ago, 24-Aug-01, to lugnet.build, lugnet.build.sculpture, lugnet.boats, lugnet.pirates)
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| | | | | Re: MOC: First World War German Dreadnought: SMS Friedrich der Grosse —Richard Parsons
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| | | | | (...) Just stupendous Lindsay. The snot-wise approach to hull design has worked a treat, the turrets (always my worry) are wonderful, and the detail around the superstructure is glorious. I think another day in the sun for the HMS Valhalla and HMS (...) (23 years ago, 26-Aug-01, to lugnet.build, lugnet.build.sculpture, lugnet.boats, lugnet.pirates)
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| | | | | | | Re: MOC: First World War German Dreadnought: SMS Friedrich der Grosse —Lindsay Frederick Braun
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| | | | | | (...) Hey, thanks! It's no pagoda--that'll have to wait for another day--but I'm partial to it as well. I thought you'd also appreciate that little front-page backstory. ;) (...) If you want to get technical, the battlecruiser _Australia_, of the (...) (23 years ago, 27-Aug-01, to lugnet.build, lugnet.build.sculpture, lugnet.boats, lugnet.pirates)
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| | | | | | | | Re: MOC: First World War German Dreadnought: SMS Friedrich der Grosse —Richard Parsons
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| | | | | | (...) Mmmm. Research is pointing in the same direction. Either HMAS Australia (and let's not talk about the pushing and shoving with the New Zealand which kept her out of Jutland - she may have suffered the same fate as Indefatigable...), or perhaps (...) (23 years ago, 28-Aug-01, to lugnet.build, lugnet.build.sculpture, lugnet.boats, lugnet.pirates)
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| | | | | | | | Re: MOC: First World War German Dreadnought: SMS Friedrich der Grosse —Lindsay Frederick Braun
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| | | | | | (...) Heh. I forgot about that when I wrote this--Australia's only capital ship, NZ's only capital ship, millions of square miles of ocean, and *bump*. Fortunately, the design flaw had nothing to do with the side protection... (...) Or _Courageous_ (...) (23 years ago, 28-Aug-01, to lugnet.build, lugnet.build.sculpture, lugnet.boats, lugnet.pirates)
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| | | | | | | | Re: MOC: First World War German Dreadnought: SMS Friedrich der Grosse —Richard Parsons
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| | | | | | | (...) HMAS Australia it is. Somewhere around 320 long by 42 wide I think Hull design and template test complete 12 inch barrel design complete grey capability confirmed tan capability under review Being built (perhaps entirely) of heretical (...) (23 years ago, 31-Aug-01, to lugnet.pirates)
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| | | | | | | | | Re: HMAS Australia —Richard Parsons
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| | | | | | | | (...) Turret and hull template: (URL) only now discovering the joy of snot. Cool!! ;-) Richard Still baldly going... (23 years ago, 9-Sep-01, to lugnet.pirates, lugnet.loc.au)
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| | | | | | | | | | Re: HMAS Australia —Ross Crawford
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| | | | | | | | (...) Mmmm...mmm. SNOT! Looking very nice! Are we to assume the use of imposter brands will be reduced??? ROSCO PS: I can get you plans of the hull profile for an Anzac frigate if you want something to work from - send me an e-mail if you're (...) (23 years ago, 10-Sep-01, to lugnet.pirates, lugnet.loc.au)
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| | | | | | | | | | Re: HMAS Australia —Richard Parsons
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| | | | | | | | (...) Good grief no. I guess if I was bulding the HMS Indefatigable or something, but the Australia was built for the colonies... (And besides that, I have a colonial sized budget - its only my pretentions that are global sized) (...) Cool! (Not for (...) (23 years ago, 10-Sep-01, to lugnet.pirates, lugnet.loc.au)
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| | | | | | | | | | Re: HMAS Australia —Ross Crawford
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| | | | | | | | | (...) And your warships 8?) ROSCO (Casually adding .build.military to the X-post to make sure they're all awake over there...) (23 years ago, 10-Sep-01, to lugnet.pirates, lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.build.military)
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| | | | | | | | | | Re: HMAS Australia —Lindsay Frederick Braun
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| | | | | | | | (...) Mmmmmm is right! My only question is: Is that frame to be incorporated in the actual ship? If so, how? You did mention that its actual width will be 2x what's in the picture--but does that mean that the ship will be stouter (which it in fact (...) (23 years ago, 10-Sep-01, to lugnet.pirates, lugnet.build.military)
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| | | | | | | | | | Re: HMAS Australia —Richard Parsons
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| | | | | | | | (...) The slope is best estimate for now. The x and y measurements and proportions were taken from the overall dimensions of the ship, and a line drawn plan and elevation that seemed to suggest that the hull was essentially in three equi-length (...) (23 years ago, 11-Sep-01, to lugnet.pirates, lugnet.build.military)
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| | | | | | | | Re: HMAS Australia —Richie Dulin
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| | | | | | (...) [and from the link] (...) Yes, please... <Crosses fingers> Cheers Richie Dulin (23 years ago, 9-Sep-01, to lugnet.loc.au)
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| | | | | Re: MOC: First World War German Dreadnought: SMS Friedrich der Grosse —Lindsay Frederick Braun
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| | | | [nb.: Scroll WAYYYY down to the end for the .admin.general item] (...) Thanks! I'm glad it has the approval of the ABS-grognards among us. :) I was warned, however, that building that ship served as an official gauntlet-dropping for you at next (...) (23 years ago, 27-Aug-01, to lugnet.build, lugnet.build.sculpture, lugnet.boats, lugnet.pirates, lugnet.admin.general)
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| | | | | | Re: MOC: First World War German Dreadnought: SMS Friedrich der Grosse —Larry Pieniazek
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| | | | | In lugnet.admin.general, Lindsay Frederick Braun writes: SS said: (...) In *this* timeline. Since when are *minifigs* completely historically accurate? Just gotta believe, and you're all set. Believability has nothing to do with it. (23 years ago, 28-Aug-01, to lugnet.build)
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| | | | | | Re: MOC: First World War German Dreadnought: SMS Friedrich der Grosse —Shaun Sullivan
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| | | | (...) Gauntlet? Hmmm, all I see is this goofy looking glove ... I scoured the web to find a definition for grognard, by the way ... good choice of terms! But .. how could you tell? ;) (...) I e-mailed Carl regularly a year or so ago ... at that (...) (23 years ago, 29-Aug-01, to lugnet.build)
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| | | | | | Re: MOC: First World War German Dreadnought: SMS Friedrich der Grosse —Lindsay Frederick Braun
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| | | | (...) Well, I already lost the other one, so it's no big suffrance. :) (...) How does a panda find another panda in the bamboo forest? (Please don't say "they don't, that's why they're endangered.") And no, it has NOTHING to do with phermones (ew). (...) (23 years ago, 29-Aug-01, to lugnet.build)
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