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Re: Ships (was Re: My Ships)
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Date: 
Tue, 1 Apr 2003 03:06:53 GMT
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In lugnet.pirates, Richie Dulin writes:
Ships of the line have less play value than the smaller ships. Frigates, in
particular, get to go to interesting places and do interesting things.

I must agree... though I'm sure their majesty makes up for that ; ).

I remain determined to one day build a 74 in 1 stud=1 foot, but there are
*many* hurdles to overcome before I get there. Multiple gundecks SNOTed
being one of them... I'll work it out if I get the time, but my goal is a
frigate first. That whole cart walking before the horse crawls thing.

Whoa, metaphor insanity!

Who knows, one day we may all be at a point laden with ships of the line.
And then, we shall sail forth and conquer... something.

Right, that's more than enough rustic megalomania from me.

Kenneth Tam

Brickley's Cove
http://members.rogers.com/brickleyscove/Home.htm



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  Ships (was Re: My Ships)
 
(...) Which is a pity... there have been a few, though. The big issue is hulls - the LEGO hulls are not wide enough to render a ship of the line easily. Lots of people have considered cutting them though... and I recall a claim that it had been done (...) (22 years ago, 1-Apr-03, to lugnet.pirates)

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