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I forgot to ask for some information on the ship....what is it? The bow has abandoned the reverse sloping bow of WWI era ships, but it still has a has a rear-facing forward turret, which seemed to dissappear on ship design by the start of WWII. So, (...) (22 years ago, 23-Jul-02, to lugnet.pirates)
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When are we going to get the iron warship equivalent of Bob Carney's Castle site outta you see we can peruse all your different ships at one spot? Bruce (...) (22 years ago, 23-Jul-02, to lugnet.pirates)
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(...) Good Lord. That's one magnificent ship, LFB! She does a *lot* of credit to her namesake, I think, and the whole Japanese shipbuilding industry. Excellently done with the bow! And the secondary armament... *wow*. How many studs is she? She (...) (22 years ago, 23-Jul-02, to lugnet.pirates)
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(...) Wow... that's all I can say. Wow. You are truley a genuis, Lindsay! -JHK (22 years ago, 23-Jul-02, to lugnet.pirates)
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Lindsay, you were right. Not castle or space. Boats. :-) Amazing job - this is truly one of the greatest creations I've ever seen. Only you could surpass that monster you had there last year. Too bad I didn't get to see this one in person. -Chris (...) (22 years ago, 23-Jul-02, to lugnet.pirates)
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(...) No need I just found Todd's pics of the cruiser at (URL) more awesome! Cheers Richie Dulin (22 years ago, 23-Jul-02, to lugnet.pirates)
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(...) Awesome. I love the bow. I'm straining my eyes to see more details.... can't wait for more pics. Cheers Richie Dulin (22 years ago, 23-Jul-02, to lugnet.pirates)
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Seeing as how Kenneth Tam was mentioning how crowded the South Pacific is getting, now's probably the time to point out that it looks like the population's now one 400-pound Nihon Kaigun (and only barely piratical) gorilla larger: (URL) I'd be kind (...) (22 years ago, 23-Jul-02, to lugnet.pirates, lugnet.boats) !
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Once again, great stuff! You're assembling quite a formidable squadron -- I'm glad it's safely around the Horn and away from me! Sheesh, with all these ports cropping up, I'm starting to get ideas for my own... hmm... well, we'll see. I can't wait (...) (22 years ago, 23-Jul-02, to lugnet.pirates)
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(...) Thanks! (...) They are, hand drawn on liquid paper for the Naval Officers, straight on the torso for the Marine. The liquid paper makes removal or correction very easy in case of mistakes or changes of mind. (...) I'm not sure. A couple of (...) (22 years ago, 23-Jul-02, to lugnet.pirates)
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