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Re: Mini pirate ship
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lugnet.pirates, lugnet.fun.holiday, lugnet.build.microscale
Date: 
Wed, 12 Nov 2003 11:33:15 GMT
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it's really good mini model
i like it very much

ther is one thing which surprises me
why this front spike is mounted one stud back
why not on the very front studs

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"Peter F. Guenther" <peterg1974@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:Ho0GsD.240I@lugnet.com...
For MichLUG's appearance at the Detroit-area Festival of Trees, I thought a mini
pirate ship would be a fun ornament.

http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/pguenthe/0311ornaments/ship1.jpg
http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/pguenthe/0311ornaments/ship2.jpg

Obviously it'll have to be a good glue job to keep this on the tree.  After
mutilating both ends of an axle trying to drill a hole for a screw hook, I
decided that a Lego solution was best for hanging.  (I still used the mutilated
axle... it's covered at both ends!)

This is a first pass, and while I'm very proud of it I'm also open to
suggestions.  PLMKWYT!

Peter



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  Re: Mini pirate ship
 
(...) Thanks. (...) With the 1x2 jumper plate, it just juts out too far in front if it's on the front studs. I liked the look better this way. However, I should probably put a 1x2 plate between the hinge and the jumper to put it a bit closer to the (...) (21 years ago, 15-Nov-03, to lugnet.pirates, lugnet.fun.holiday, lugnet.build.microscale)

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  Mini pirate ship
 
For MichLUG's appearance at the Detroit-area Festival of Trees, I thought a mini pirate ship would be a fun ornament. (URL) it'll have to be a good glue job to keep this on the tree. After mutilating both ends of an axle trying to drill a hole for a (...) (21 years ago, 8-Nov-03, to lugnet.pirates, lugnet.fun.holiday, lugnet.build.microscale)  

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