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In lugnet.pirates, Richard Parsons writes: [snip] (...) Thanks! Everything from the hull pieces up was built and rebuilt several times over. (Actually, the stern was the trickiest bit... it kept looking like someone had nailed a box on the back for (...) (22 years ago, 4-Apr-02, to lugnet.pirates, lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) Veeeery nice colour work on the castles fore and aft: (URL) better than my boring little hanseatic cogs. Mind you mine aren't the conveyance of the King, or Princessly Dudettes even. And have I mentioned what a stunner the site is Kevin. I (...) (22 years ago, 4-Apr-02, to lugnet.pirates)
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In lugnet.pirates, Richie Dulin writes about some auspicious shipbuilding that's been going on in French Pacific posessions. (...) bowsprit. Hope that festivities between the Brikish and the French don't need to get too fire and thundery any time (...) (22 years ago, 4-Apr-02, to lugnet.pirates)
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The TKOI Create a Creature Contest Homepage has been updated. All 6 current entries can be viewed by the links on the page. (URL) people! Send in your entries, you only have 9 days left!! --Anthony (22 years ago, 4-Apr-02, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.general, lugnet.build.contests, lugnet.pirates, lugnet.space, lugnet.starwars, lugnet.technic, lugnet.town, lugnet.trains, lugnet.build.mecha)
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Hiya.... If anyone is interested, I have built some medieval ships for my story line.... and I guess some of you from this theme may be interested. www.ozbricks.com/andrastavia Just go to Chapters and look at Chapter 2 Hope you like it.... Kev..: ) (23 years ago, 3-Apr-02, to lugnet.pirates)
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(...) The use of reverse slopes, then steep slopes is a direct steal from the larger Port Block ships. (...) The sloop is the smallest of the three. It's based on a Flybo hull (stretched by 4 studs). It'll be armed like the ketch, but without the (...) (23 years ago, 1-Apr-02, to lugnet.pirates)
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Oh dear me! Quite good, indeed! I like uniforms you've cobbled up for your officers, and the ships are quite marvelous little craft. It's quite nify how you expanded the RBR hull to get your Brig to work. Is your sloop going to be larger or smaller? (...) (23 years ago, 1-Apr-02, to lugnet.pirates)
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Ahoy! A brief spell of sunshine has permitted some photos of two of my French ships. Neither has full rigging or sails (though the calico is at hand). The Eponine is a 12 gun brig: (URL) de Corvette Jacques Legeaux (left) stands at the starboard (...) (23 years ago, 31-Mar-02, to lugnet.pirates)
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(...) I just pulled my copy of 'Conway's The Line of Battle' off the shelf, realizing I should have looked earlier on this subject. Apparently, the French *invented* the mortar ship back in the mid 17-century. The book wasn't too specific on the (...) (23 years ago, 27-Mar-02, to lugnet.pirates)
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(...) Quite right. Napoleon never had a grasp of the Navy. I mean, embarking his Grand Armee into light vessels and trying to get out of port in the space of a few hours... those 'send the army on porpises' made more sense, for crying out loud! (...) (23 years ago, 27-Mar-02, to lugnet.pirates)
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