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Re: Blue and Red Sailor/Soldier Questions
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lugnet.pirates
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Thu, 24 May 2001 14:04:47 GMT
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In lugnet.pirates, Richard Marchetti writes:
> Hey Y'all:
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> What is a good number of sailors or soldiers to have for a large ship, if it
> were around 6 midsection elements long?
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> Also what exactly are the three ranks lego is trying to represent?
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> And how many minis of each rank should one have on a ship or base?
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> Should both the red and blue sailors/soldiers wear shako ("tschako") hats,
> or is it more sensible for one side to do so (thus representing a German or
> Hungarian force perhaps) while the other side wears tricorn hats (in the
> manner of late 1700s styled British Redcoats maybe)?
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> Are these guys sailors, or soldiers, or both, or what?
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> And in an unrelated question: does anyone have good pictures of handmade
> rigging used in place of TLC's slightly weird plastic rigging elements?
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> [And in case you wondered, what does this have to do with Lego's new
> "classic" line of sets? Why, nothing...so far!]
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> Thanks in advance,
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> -- Hop-Frog
Well, I think I can answer the rank question. There is clearly the Admiral
figure, though the fashion can also represent a Captain. The tri corner hat
uniform is generally an officer's uniform, and then we have the Infantry and
Artillery soldiers. The Imperial Flagship included a sailor not in Her
Majesties service uniform, he could be a sailor by trade or an Impressed
sailor (i.e. against his freewill). Most fighting ships held fewer officers
than trade sailors, and a small regimen of soldiers would be aboard to
ensure the Queen's law (and ranks) were keep at high seas. I suggest you
watch some of A&E's Hornblower series if you can catch it (or rent/borrow)
for some ideas and such.
Best wishes,
-Aaron-
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