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In lugnet.pirates, Kenneth Tam writes:
> G'day all!
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> The ship of my assembling squadron is complete and -- finally! --
> photographed. Here she is:
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> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=23189
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> "Friendly" is SNOTed using LFB's technique, measuring about 65 stud-feet
> long and 24 wide. She's essentially the test model for larger, curvier ships
> to come. I'll hopefully be getting a site up regarding her -- and the rest
> of Captain Carstairs' squadron -- in the not-to-distant future, with more
> background and such.
An excellent opening salvo in the application of SNOT building to
Pirate ships! I'm sure you're discovering a lot of the same things
I did in my three SNOT vessels--especially the 6:5 ratio which will
become firmly imprinted in your head as you go along, along with all
the partial measures of various mounting pieces.
A couple of questions:
-Have you considered building the deck up to its whole height, by
adding tan plates and bricks built inward to be flush with the deck?
_Takao_ is dependent upon this, but if you want to use actual Pirate
cannon, you'll need deck all the way to the wall. Don't be afraid
build it studless! The advantage to Pirate ships, too, is that the
side plates can still extend above the deck level--so you can build
in those all-important deck level gunwales.
-Cannon: They look great from the outside of the ship, but are they
merely placeholders? I'd love to see them replaced with actual
Pirate cannon or more complex trolleys and barrels. In combination
with a full-on buildup of the deck it would look excellent.
Like others, I'd love to see more pictures. Very nice work indeed.
Can we get better pictures of the stern? Is there a full gallery?
Also, how is it friendly? To whom? And with how many guns? ;)
all best
LFB
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| (...) It's a whole new world to get used to, but I've been finding it progressively easier to get a handle on. (...) That's on the books for larger vessels. 'Friendly' is fitted out to handle that decking when I get my hands on more tan plating, but (...) (22 years ago, 15-Aug-02, to lugnet.pirates, lugnet.build.military)
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| G'day all! The ship of my assembling squadron is complete and -- finally! -- photographed. Here she is: (URL) off the stocks from a private builder and armed with nine 36-pounder carronades, "Friendly" has the ability to act exactly opposite to her (...) (22 years ago, 11-Aug-02, to lugnet.pirates, lugnet.build.military)
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