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Re: The Next Grey Monster.
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Sun, 8 Jul 2001 07:14:03 GMT
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In lugnet.pirates, Richard Parsons writes:
> In lugnet.pirates, Lindsay Frederick Braun writes:
> > There are two "teaser" pics of the ship's forward 30%, which is
> > complete to one deck above the AD (about 12 bricks high total).
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> > http://www.msu.edu/user/braunli1/bowside.jpg
> > http://www.msu.edu/user/braunli1/bowtop.jpg
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> Good to see there are still other yards around the world turning out big
> ships. My reaction was very simple: "YYEEEEEEEESSSSS"
Hmmm, well, I took another semi-teaser of the ship in
"fitting-out" (albeit without her stern 20% in place--
the ship's too long for the room otherwise) as it stands
this evening:
http://www.msu.edu/user/braunli1/sitrep0708.jpg
Complete up to the main deck over 80% of its length.
X and Y barbettes are not yet in place.
As it stands, the ship is modeled after SMS (Seiner
Majestaet Schiff) Friedrich der Grosse, one of the
Kaiser-class battleships completed in 1912-13. But
mine's a bit more spread out than those were, mostly
because I spaced the casemates too regularly. It
really resembles the Japanese _Kongo_ in hull form...
I'm also going for the 1918 configuration, which has
very cool topmasts and spiffy latticework searchlight
platforms.
> Pleased to hear you didn't go with the Japanese cruiser - it was Jap
> cruisers that accounted for many of the escort carriers sunk in WWII, and
> I'm a bit fond of escort carriers.
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> ( http://www.ozbricks.com/portblock/yar/007.htm )
I know. That's precisely why I considered building one. ;)
In fact, *that particular one*...I picked up a very nice copy
of Jentschura et al., _Warships of the Imperial Japanese Navy,
1869-1945_ and lots of detail drawings of weapons mountings
from http://www.combinedfleet.com.
> Maybe after I finish the sailing ship currently being fitted out, I need to
> turn my attention to something capital out of the Brickish navy ;-) I'm
> going to be extremely interested in the German's turrets - I've never been
> satisfied with my own efforts in that direction...
Take a look. Unfortunately the turrets are a bit on the
"British" side--and they resemble much more closely German
predreadnought turrets than dreadnought turrets--but I like
the way these look. You can see all five of them, three in
place and two more just cluttering the deck. What a mess!
> Advice: don't stop ;-)>
I can't! This has to be ready for Brickfest. It comes apart
into five sections for transport, and besides, I have to have
it around in case we decide to use a Class 15-thousand-whatever
ship in the Pirate Game (not bloody likely). ;)
best
Lindsay
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| (...) he's beautiful?) Just beautiful. (...) I like 'em. I need to get in closer though :-) (...) Sounds good to me. We're still tacking towards a piratefest over here, and I had idly wondered how turning up in a 1940's kit British Hunt Class (...) (25 years ago, 8-Jul-01, to lugnet.pirates)
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| (...) ships. My reaction was very simple: "YYEEEEEEEESSSSS" Pleased to hear you didn't go with the Japanese cruiser - it was Jap cruisers that accounted for many of the escort carriers sunk in WWII, and I'm a bit fond of escort carriers. ( (URL) ) (...) (25 years ago, 8-Jul-01, to lugnet.pirates)
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