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Re: HMS Floater
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Thu, 10 May 2001 23:31:22 GMT
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On Thu, 10 May 2001, Kevin Wilson (<GD534p.28L@lugnet.com>) wrote at
21:48:55
> Tony Priestman wrote in message
> <3gqtgBArRc+6EwF0@you-rang.demon.co.uk>...
> > By happy coincidence, I managed to throw together the upper decks &
> > rigging of my first foray into big ships, HMS Floater, and buy a • digital
> > camera in the same couple of weeks.
> >
> > The result is my first serious MOC for about 20 years, some pictures • of
> > which can be seen here:
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> That's a very beautiful ship, Tony! I like the way you've used the std
> hull pieces as a base and worked up from them, and especially the
> rigging, with the way the stacked studs of the string pieces look like
> blocks.
Yes, another happy accident :-) The trouble with the studded string is
that there are only two lengths. To get the variability I needed, I had
to double up & wrap round the masts. This has led to the block like
bits, which really do add to the impression.
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> My only criticism is the way the brown shroud pieces attach to the
> hull. I've almost never seen this done "beefily" enough to look
> realistic, or far enough down the hull. Partly it's a limitation of
> those pre-built rigging pieces themselves, they are very awkward to
> use.
Absolutely. I briefly considered trying to extend them, and in another
place <gasp> shorten them. Really, I just needed something to look
reasonably 'proper', and as an impression, I think it works. The next
one will be better.
> This pic (http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=7856)
> shows my own attempt, and although I think the attachments are in the
> right place the Lego clips just don't look big and solid enough.
This is one of the things I'll be working on. Nice looking ship.
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> This pic of the Endeavour replica isn't too bad at showing what I
> mean:
> http://www.tallship.co.uk/tallships/issue012-01.phtml?orderID=
The other thing it's difficult to do is the angle they're at. LEGO ones
go ||| but real ones go ///
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> There ought to be another set of shrouds above the fighting tops too.
Yes, but they're smaller than the lower ones, and I couldn't quickly
think of a way of doing them.
> Next time I do a ship I'm going to buy a reel of black string and do
> it all that way :-)
But... but... that's... non-LEGO! ;-)
--
Tony Priestman
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