 | | Re: Who says nobody builds ships?
|
|
Greetings Ben! (...) Glad to have you -- like everybody's said, it does us good to have more and more variety in the contributions we see! (...) That's just plain cryptic. I can picture it coming out of the mist... : ) Very nice use of the grey Time (...) (21 years ago, 19-Jul-03, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.pirates, FTX)
|
| |
| | Re: what do you think?
|
|
Well here's a topic after my own heart... But first (and pardon me for drifting off topic here) offer deep apologies from my absence from the board over the past... oh... say two months. I've been insanely busy, and I just managed to sit down and (...) (21 years ago, 19-Jul-03, to lugnet.pirates)
|
| |
| | Re: what do you think?
|
|
(...) my apologies, my question must have been too vague. i meant it more in a personal sense. in other words, what do you like to build, what gives you the most satisfaction? otherwise, i would agree with you. it takes a different type of building (...) (21 years ago, 19-Jul-03, to lugnet.pirates)
|
| |
| | Re: what do you think?
|
|
I suppose in my opinion, the ideal size for a ship is the optimal size for whatever it is the builder is out to achieve. If, for example, the builder wishes to create a ship that looks truly spectacular on display, then a larger, more heavily (...) (21 years ago, 18-Jul-03, to lugnet.pirates)
|
| |
| | what do you think?
|
|
this may be an odd question, but it stems from my thoughts on lego ships. so, here we go: there are many sizes of ships that have been built, everything from jolly boats to cutters to sloops to frigates to sail of the line. all have at least a (...) (21 years ago, 18-Jul-03, to lugnet.pirates)
|
| |
| | Re: Talk like a Pirate Day - 19 Sept
|
|
(...) Hornswaggling? I think you are discombobulating your Black Sea Barracuda with your Fort Legorado, pardner! Kerry (21 years ago, 18-Jul-03, to lugnet.pirates, lugnet.loc.au)
|
| |
| | Re: Who says nobody builds ships?
|
|
(...) Thanks. :) I really like your stuff. There was a thread a little while back about why pirate doesn't get built as (...) Thank you! Your compliments have actually made my day. I'm glad I could live up to said quality. I really like when people (...) (21 years ago, 18-Jul-03, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.pirates, FTX)
|
| |
| | RE: Talk like a Pirate Day - 19 Sept
|
|
Since we're on the topic of all things pirate-y, here's something that uproot your mizzenmast faster than a gale: (URL) I do hope that they at least taught your daughter Attila-the-Hun's Maxim of Piracy: Pillage first, THEN burn. Arrr! David Drew. (...) (21 years ago, 18-Jul-03, to lugnet.pirates, lugnet.loc.au)
|
| |
| | Re: Who says nobody builds ships?
|
|
Hello Ben, as a fellow lurker I say welcome! I really like your stuff. There was a thread a little while back about why pirate doesn't get built as often, I think everyone said it was that pirate needed a higher quality than the other themes. I say (...) (21 years ago, 18-Jul-03, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.pirates, FTX)
|
| |
| | Re: Talk like a Pirate Day - 19 Sept
|
|
(...) My daughter went on a school excursion last term to the (URL) National Maritime Museum>, and came home proudly bearing an official 'Certificate of Piracy'. One can only wonder why five year old girls need to know how to conduct acts of piracy. (...) (21 years ago, 18-Jul-03, to lugnet.pirates, lugnet.loc.au, FTX)
|
| |
| | Re: Talk like a Pirate Day - 19 Sept
|
|
(...) Or: "We decided then and there that what the world really needed was a new national holiday...." Hmmmm something doesn't seem quite right there.... ROSCO (21 years ago, 18-Jul-03, to lugnet.pirates, lugnet.loc.au)
|
| |
| | Re: Talk like a Pirate Day - 19 Sept
|
|
(...) Ahoy and avast! Well blow me down! I'll be a keel-hauled swung from the yardarm and hung in a gibbet cage, me hearties if I can be seein' what effect this'll have. Sounds like some hornswaggling from scurvy dogs intent on parting buccaneers, (...) (21 years ago, 17-Jul-03, to lugnet.pirates, lugnet.loc.au, FTX)
|
| |
| | Re: Talk like a Pirate Day - 19 Sept
|
|
(...) Actually, what I can also say is that we need to install a "text-to-pirate-filter" on LUGnet that day that does word substitutions and random exclaimation interjections at punctual points (like those "jive filters" etc): (URL) (21 years ago, 17-Jul-03, to lugnet.pirates, lugnet.loc.au)
|
| |
| | Re: Who says nobody builds ships?
|
|
(...) Actually, I've been really frustrated with black. It's nearly impossible to photograph just like you said. Still, it looks very good in person and so I'll probably continue to use it in creations. (...) Thank you. Actually, my reasoning for (...) (21 years ago, 17-Jul-03, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.pirates, FTX)
|
| |
| | Re: Who says nobody builds ships?
|
|
(...) Hi! always great to add someone to the community, especially the .pirate community! (...) this is a nice small medieval style ship, with high fore and stern castles to fight from. also, the color scheme is nice, the only problem with black is (...) (21 years ago, 17-Jul-03, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.pirates, FTX)
|
| |
| | Talk like a Pirate Day - 19 Sept
|
|
Ahoy, maties! Shiver me timbers! 19 Sept is Talk Like a Pirate Day! (URL) can I say but "Arrr!"?! Kerry (21 years ago, 17-Jul-03, to lugnet.pirates, lugnet.loc.au)
|
| |
| | Re: Who says nobody builds ships?
|
|
(...) Lol, well, I've been active on many online communities in my time with most of them being oh so much less friendly than Lugnet. However, posting on Lugnet was the first time I ever consented to give my full legal name away online. I know that (...) (21 years ago, 17-Jul-03, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.pirates, FTX)
|
| |
| | Re: Who says nobody builds ships?
|
|
(...) Actually, I debated for some time whether or not to retain the foresail. In end I opted to do so simply because it gave the ship a bit of length and added a bit of 'structure' to the front the the vessel without me needing to expand the front (...) (21 years ago, 17-Jul-03, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.pirates, FTX)
|
| |
| | Re: Who says nobody builds ships?
|
|
Hello! (...) Welcome, this courage is always appreciated! And I don't know if much courage is needed to poste here. Nobody will rip off your head if he doesn't like your creations. And nobody has to be ashamed still playing with LEGO: We all do that (...) (21 years ago, 17-Jul-03, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.pirates, FTX)
|
| |
| | Re: Who says nobody builds ships?
|
|
(...) Nice work.The colour scheme is great, and the extended oars really look the part. To be pedantic, triangular foresails are not particularly castle-ish. Also, you can avoid fabric sails fraying if you glue along the cutting line (PVA glue is (...) (21 years ago, 17-Jul-03, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.pirates, FTX)
|
