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Re: The Next Grey Monster.
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lugnet.pirates
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Sun, 8 Jul 2001 12:00:35 GMT
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In lugnet.pirates, Lindsay Frederick Braun writes:
> 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:
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> http://www.msu.edu/user/braunli1/sitrep0708.jpg
She's just beautiful (or with a male name and a German ship, would we say
he's beautiful?)
Just beautiful.
> 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!
I like 'em. I need to get in closer though :-)
> 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)
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
Destroyer Escort would work out ;-) I figure just being able to run
directly into the wind would have to be one heck of a tactical advantage.
Richard
Still baldly going...
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| (...) Thanks, it's a ton of work and a ton of tan. Am I goofy for wishing there was a colder lighter tan? (Not the Belville tan, btw...) As for the ship name, I must point out that HMS Agamemnon is a "she", yet has a clearly male-originated name. (...) (23 years ago, 8-Jul-01, to lugnet.pirates)
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| (...) 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: (URL) Complete up to the main deck over 80% of its length. X (...) (23 years ago, 8-Jul-01, to lugnet.pirates)
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