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"Marc Nelson Jr." wrote:
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> In lugnet.castle.ninja, Chris Barker writes:
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> > No pirate ships. I don't have any and they are WAY too expensive in
> > Japan. Two pics from that MoC are here
> > http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=3548
> > I plan to rebuild and overhaul this idea later since very few of the
> > photos came out well.
> >
> > Chris
>
> That's a great scene! You can build some neat small ships out of non-pirate
> pieces - then you could do a Commodore Perry scene.
I'm still working 300 years before that!
>
> Well, you have definitely inspired me - I already have my pirate crew
> assembled, and I'm going to start working on my junk today. I have some
> questions about Japanese naval history (for you or anybody else who knows):
Before Hideyoshi's invasion of Korea, there was really no Japanese
"navy" so ship building tended to be on a fairly small scale, except for
troop transports which were very boxy.
> -did junks ever carry cannon?
extremely unlikely, but not impossible.
> -would sailors/pirates have been armed with muskets, or only swords and such?
probably bows & arrows and swords, muskets were pretty uncommon since
they were expensive. Pistols absolutely not.
I'm pretty short on my knowledge in this area. Sorry I couldn't help
more.
Chris
> -what would they have worn - helmets, bare-headed, or the pirate 'do-rags'?
>
> Thanks for the inspiration and for sharing your pics.
>
> -Marc
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