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Re: HMLS Snottler III
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lugnet.build.military
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Tue, 2 Jul 2002 13:54:56 GMT
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In lugnet.build.military, Lindsay Frederick Braun writes:
> Your SNOT-sailing-ship project is something I find intriguing! I'd
> harbored (ha!) dreams of producing a mostly-brown frigate or galleon;
> one day, I may still do it. But the principle should be sound, if
> collecting the requisite amount of the right colors to do it is harder.
> I've logicked a fair amount of the engineering out in idle moments
> at departmental meetings and waiting rooms, so if you want to brain-
> storm feel free to email. Alas, I'm not planning to actually build
> one before I leave in August, so any speculations won't have the benefit
> of practice. But sure as shootin' I'd adore seeing a SNOT pirate!
> Hm, now THAT sounds disgusting.
I really hate to butt in here, but you took the idea right out of my head!
After that experiement building a to-scale (non-SNOT) sloop a while back,
and then pirating the SNOT technique on my Canopus-class Pre-Dreadnought,
I've been gathering ideas for an 18-pdr or 24-pdr frigate -- maybe one of
the razees like Indefatigable. I was thinking it would be buildable in the
British paint scheme -- black & yellow(or tan) -- it'd just be a matter of
getting the curve on the hull right, and figuring out how to SNOT in gunports.
Oh, and I'd have to get a significant number of cannon somewhere! Bricklink
I suppose...
Certainly, while SNOT makes for nice post 1860 capships, it should be
interesting to see how it does with the old style hulls.
And a SNOT pirate?
Oh dear.
Kenneth Tam
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| (...) Gunports should be okay using the standard LEGO 2x2 flag as gunport lids, mounted to 2x1 plates with handle (2540). (...) Keep the gunports closed! (...) The grey or black modern hulls give that rivetted industrial look, which - while not (...) (22 years ago, 3-Jul-02, to lugnet.build.military)
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| (...) < (snippage) (...) Richie- Every iteration of the Almighty Snottler (why does that sound so disgusting when I say it? ;) ) is more impressive than the one before. I like the way you've upscaled this version, which allows you to really explore (...) (22 years ago, 2-Jul-02, to lugnet.build.military)
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