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Re: what do you think?
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lugnet.pirates
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Tue, 22 Jul 2003 17:34:52 GMT
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In lugnet.pirates, Frank Filz wrote:
> stephen rowe wrote:
> > 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 couple of examples rendered in lego. now, what do you think is the ideal
> > size for lego ships?. ...<snip>...
> > so, i guess it comes down to:
> > what size of ship do you prefer to build, and why?
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> For me, I prefer to build relatively normal size ships. This is because
> of my interest in Evil Stevie's Pirate Game. I certainly admire the more
> realistic ships, and might even have an interest in trying my hand at
> such, but I still need to build more ships for the game, so my
> preference is on that scale. Given that, and the realities of how the
> campaign game scenario tends to run, my preference is actually targetted
> to a subrange of that, to ships with no more than 2 center sections.
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> After Gen Con this weekend, I hope to post some pictures of my cutter
> fleet (ships based on the small ship in 6277 Imperial Trading Post). It
> is up to 23 ships (each with a different color scheme for the hull). I
> have sails yet to build several more. I also have a new 12-wide ship
> with one center section (and a 12-wide with 2 center sections in the
> works - I thought I was going to complete it but then realized I
> misjudged the location of the mast bracing).
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> Because my ships are built first for game use, they also tend to be
> somewhat spartan on details, though I would like to work in a bit more
> detail on the larger ships. My cutters are also all just very slight
> modifications of the ITP cutter.
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> Frank
I feel about the same, Here is a link to my MOC Cutters:
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=40309
I am still working on their sails, any suggestioms?
Hugh
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| (...) I had the luck of finding someone selling a bunch of ITP sails cheap. I also have a variety of sails from various used LEGO lots (there is a pirate and a dragon sail using the same pattern as the ITP cutter square sail). The wall hanging from (...) (21 years ago, 22-Jul-03, to lugnet.pirates)
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| (...) ...<snip>... (...) For me, I prefer to build relatively normal size ships. This is because of my interest in Evil Stevie's Pirate Game. I certainly admire the more realistic ships, and might even have an interest in trying my hand at such, but (...) (21 years ago, 22-Jul-03, to lugnet.pirates)
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