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Re: Those openings in bow pieces...
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lugnet.pirates
Date: 
Wed, 17 Jul 2002 23:51:16 GMT
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In lugnet.pirates, Richie Dulin writes:
> Ahoy,
> 
> Both types of hull bow pieces have roughly 2x2 opeings in them.... what are
> they for?
> 
> I originally thought they were either cannon ports or openings for anchors,
> but the official LEGO models I've seen use them for neither.
> 
> It is possible, though awkward, to use one as a cannon port, but I haven't
> found a satisfactory way to mount a 2x2 flag (or anything else, for that
> matter) as a gunport lid.
> 
> I've plugged them with inverse slopes on my larger ships (with contrasting
> 2x3s to form the anchor point for the ratlines, or with hull-coloured 2x2s
> and left as part of the hull).
> 
> They seem too low to be left open on a large ship...
> 
> Any ideas on why they're there, what they should be used for, how to mount a
> gun port lid over them, or how to plug them neatly?
> 
> Cheers
> 
> Richie Dulin

No idea, but I have used them for cannon ports and windows.  You could
probably ask similar questions for practicly any large Lego piece.  Maybe
their just their for decoration?

-JHK



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Ahoy, Both types of hull bow pieces have roughly 2x2 opeings in them.... what are they for? I originally thought they were either cannon ports or openings for anchors, but the official LEGO models I've seen use them for neither. It is possible, (...) (24 years ago, 17-Jul-02, to lugnet.pirates)

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