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Re: New Capital Ship: HMS Queen
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Date: 
Fri, 28 Jul 2000 15:07:19 GMT
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Wow! Amazing Lindsay!

Very nicely built, and I like how you show the entire process of building it.

We'll miss you in the upcoming year...

Mladen Pejic, over and out!
http://tor-pw1.netcom.ca/~milovan/index.htm

In lugnet.build, Lindsay Frederick Braun writes:
> 
> Hi all,
> 
> In anticipation of my being Lego-less in the upcoming year, I decided to
> make use of these designs I've been scratching out for the last six
> months and build a new capital ship.  It's not _Gloire_ or any
> modification thereof, but rather a vessel of the late 1890s that I've
> dubbed HMS _Queen_.  It's far nicer than any of my other ships, and
> although it's not completely done all that remains are certain
> decorative elements and other desiderata.
> 
> So, if you're so inclined to take a look at my bleary-eyed naval
> architecture, please do--and let me know what you think!  Apologies for
> no thumbnails, but the text should be helpful in deciding which links to
> view.  (Apologies to .pirates and .boats folks, who have seen a few of
> the earlier .jpgs before--skip ahead to Phase III.)
> 
> http://www.msu.edu/user/braunli1/queen.html
> 
> More pictures and hopefully a better site will be forthcoming--here's
> hoping I find a way to manoeuvre this monster in my teeny tiny apartment
> to take photos!   (Thank God it comes apart into four clean sections, or
> it would have been stuck in my foyer.)
> 
> In related news, I have discovered that cooking becomes *much* more
> difficult with a 2.1-meter battleship in the kitchen, especially when
> the masts are too tall to step over.
> 
> best,
> 
> Lindsay
> 
> FUT -> .build
> 
> PS:  I know what I'm bringing to Brickfest next year... ;)



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Hi all, In anticipation of my being Lego-less in the upcoming year, I decided to make use of these designs I've been scratching out for the last six months and build a new capital ship. It's not _Gloire_ or any modification thereof, but rather a (...) (26 years ago, 28-Jul-00, to lugnet.build, lugnet.pirates, lugnet.boats, lugnet.general) ! 

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