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Re: galleon (ISCC entry) then drifting off into an MOC of my own...
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Thu, 10 Jan 2002 15:55:30 GMT
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In lugnet.pirates, Michael Dallaston writes:

http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=10095

Since Cap'n Hans Ollo is constantly modifying the 'Parrot', these pictures
are hopelessly out of date.  The ship now has another square sail, flaps for
the cannons (though only two can be stored inside at a time - you try
fitting four guns into a single narrow centre-section!), and a skeleton
figurehead.

Soon (ish) I'll take some more recent pics and put them on a web page, with
a simple story n'stuff.  Then I'll have something I feel I can truly
announce on .announce.moc :)


Arrrr, I be despisin' them lubbers at Lego fer turnin' 'round their lateen
sail aftbackwards, iffn you be excusin' me french.  Gives designers the
wrong idea.  Next they'll 'ave their bowsprits afoul their rudders and
they'll be well an' truly snarked.  :-)

Bruce



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  Re: galleon (ISCC entry) then drifting off into an MOC of my own...
 
(...) Hmmm... there's an idea - front-rudder steering :) What if the triangular sail was used as a kind of gaff, i.e. RBR style? Would that be 'acceptable'? Michael Dallaston (who's very good at making gaffes :P) (23 years ago, 11-Jan-02, to lugnet.pirates)

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(...) Arrr, it's swabbin' the condignation for you, me hearty, arrr arrr etc :) I must admit I've never heard it either. (...) I never seem to have enough mast bases, so sometimes I just use a 2x2 tile with the technic pin sticking out the top. I (...) (23 years ago, 10-Jan-02, to lugnet.pirates)

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