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Re: Large Cannon MOC! Pirates Beware!
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lugnet.pirates
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Thu, 25 Jul 2002 23:30:03 GMT
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Good *Lord*!
That, sir, is a MASSIVE gun!
Keeping your Imperial friends happy has just moved to the top of my list!
Nicely built -- the chrome really adds to the menace!
Well, in terms of rating it in the Naval system, I think it's a 'Oh God
We're About to Die'-pounder. I don't know of a gun this big being mounted on
a ship before 1830. It's barrel length looks to be about 12-13 feet, its
bore is... well, *HUGE*! I'd either call it a 42- or 60-pounder gun or a
20(odd)-inch rifle. Either way, *BOOM*.
The Imperials might want to assign extra guards! ; )
Nice work, Tom... it's a gunnery revolution!
Kenneth Tam
In lugnet.pirates, Tom Reed writes:
> Hi All,
> With the wonderful weapon MOCs posted by Richie and Ken, I felt I should
> post my latest creation! I don't know what size this cannon should be,
> maybe Ken can help me there. Take a look at "Booming Betty", the latest
> weapon of the Imperial Army! Here's the address:
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> http://www.zyworld.com/tmot/Page11.htm
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> I hope you like it! I was pleased with being able to use so many chrome
> parts in creating it. I only wish the whole thing could have been chrome as
> well.
> Happy Sailing..
> Tom
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| (...) Hey Ken, Thanks for the comments! I think the gun will be mounted on my port town and not in any ship. I'm not sure the ship could withstand the recoil of such a weapon. I'm hoping to maybe have a twin gun to go with it. I like your rating of (...) (22 years ago, 26-Jul-02, to lugnet.pirates)
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| | Large Cannon MOC! Pirates Beware!
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| Hi All, With the wonderful weapon MOCs posted by Richie and Ken, I felt I should post my latest creation! I don't know what size this cannon should be, maybe Ken can help me there. Take a look at "Booming Betty", the latest weapon of the Imperial (...) (22 years ago, 25-Jul-02, to lugnet.pirates)
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