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Re: Old pirate models
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Tue, 18 Mar 2003 00:29:14 GMT
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In lugnet.pirates, Richie Dulin writes:
> Way back in 1998(?), I had very few pirate sets (2 Imperial Bastions, the
> smallest armada set, and one pirate minifig set IIRC), but quite a few basic
> bricks.
That's it? Puts Port Brique in a whole new light -- *very* well done to go
from a small resource base to becoming the dominant French concentration in
the South Pacific!
> My first project was the Imperial Harbour, which featured the first of many
> lighthouses. While the harbour was not big, it was not a major problem as I
> had nothing larger than a rowboat to moor in it.
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> After a few weeks (or was it months?) I decided that the imperials needed
> something a bit more substantial. Thus, Castle Lighthouse was born:
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> Castle Lighthouse used up almost all of my white, yellow and red bricks,
> along with all my minifig sized doors and most of my windows. It was big and
> solid, although the lighthouse tower was removeable so it could be
> transported around the house.
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> After Castle Lighthouse, I went berserk with the vertical dimension and came
> up with Lighthouse Tower.
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> After Lighthouse Tower practical storage considerations took over, and I
> built Pirate Bridge.... tall twin towers linked by a bridge that my first
> pirate ship could sail under, and armed with two cannon. Pirate Bridge also
> featured a working elevator on the south tower, which could transport people
> from the small dock to the deck level of the bridge. Looking at the photo,
> it seemed it was garrisoned with Imperials and US Cavalry.
Very nifty -- it's like a microcosm of fortress design throughout years.
Though I have to admit I wouldn't want my station to be at the top of the
Lighthous Tower in a hurricane... ; )
> Of particular note in that photo is the ship, that's my first brick-built
> pirate ship, the Revenge. The Revenge was built with no pirate ship parts -
> the masts & bowsprite were technic beems, the hull 100% traditional bricks
> and the sales were printed on paper on a colour printer (the
> skull-n-crossbones was a wingdings 'n' from memory).
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> Finally, I found a single photo of my most ambitious pre-French Squadron
> pirate project, the second 'Revenge':
> http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/rdulin/pre99/brickrevenge1.jpg
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> It's beam was 24 studs, and although it never got rigged, it was going to be
> a brig. I still think it looks pretty good, and now I've acquired a few real
> ship parts I'm think it could look very convincing... hmm....
Owing to my latest building efforts, I *really* like these brick-built
vessels. The 24-stud beam revenge looked very nice... ever think of building
another such brig these days?
Great stuff, Richie! Nothing like a dose of history... well, in historical
building...!
Kenneth Tam
http://members.rogers.com/brickleyscove/Home.htm
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| (...) Up until January 2002, I wasn't sure if it was going to be "Port Brique' or 'Port Brick', but following a prisoner exchange with Port Block, the French achieved a certain dominance... <snip> (...) It won't be long until my new French 28 is (...) (22 years ago, 18-Mar-03, to lugnet.pirates)
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| Ahoy! Sorting through some old stuff at home, I found some photos of models I'd built before I became active on LUGNET, and long before Port Brique was conceived. Way back in 1998(?), I had very few pirate sets (2 Imperial Bastions, the smallest (...) (22 years ago, 16-Mar-03, to lugnet.pirates)
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