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Re: HMS Scimitar sets sail!
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lugnet.pirates
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Tue, 7 Oct 2003 06:05:48 GMT
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In lugnet.pirates, Stephen Rowe wrote:
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well, its been ahwile since i last posted, but i was finally able to get
pictures of my newest ship. introducing: her majesty’s light frigate Scimitar.
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=59005
post-mod of course!
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And it’s now moderated. This ship looks very nice!
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she carries 24 guns, 18 on the lower deck and 6 on the upper. she is 4 wide
center hull sections long. these pictures are all taken in battle trim, not
under full sail, hence, the missing main sail and fore sail. i cut these
sails from heavy canvas, and they came out pretty well. its the first time i
can say i “succeded” in making custom sails. my others were pure junk :-) . oh
well, practice makes perfect!
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The sails are great! I typically furl the lower sails, to keep the deck clear.
The heavy canvas holds its shape nicely, too.
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anyway, i decided to try a different color scheme, and
was particularly happy with the results. plus, the colors are more picture
friendly than the black of my other ships.
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I’ve thought about using grey, but had decided it would look too stone like.
You’ve proved me wrong: the grey looks great, and it works well with the blue
gun port lids and trim.
And yes, grey is much more photogenic than black.
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i never liked that the center
sections didnt come up as high as the bow and stern sections, so one was
forced to fill them with non brown bricks, so i ordered some brown ones
off bricklink, and again, i like the way they came out.
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Been there!
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however, i am most especially happy with the stern, always a matter of
concern for me. my ships usually go through 3-4 stern incarnations until i
am satisfied. i tried to duplicate the stern of the real ships, with it’s
curved planking as much as using straight bricks would
allow, and tried to add the gold highlights and make them flow with the
curve of the stern also. i absolutely love the way it came out. it is
the most realistic stern i have constructed to date.
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You’ve captured the stern magnificently!
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so, the fates
conspired to make everything work out correctly for me on this ship, and
consequently, it is my favorite.
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I seldom describe LEGO constructions as beautiful, but the Scimitar is...
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i am actually considering building a 5 center section version to go along
with this one, in the same color even :-)!
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Yes! Please do!
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actually, i am looking for
another color scheme to do my next ship in. the problem is, lego doesnt
offer the high slopes in many colors. i would like to do a nice dark red,
but alas...
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‘Tis a pity. Blue, white, black, grey and possibly yellow (not sure of Bricklink
prices, but they are around).
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anyway, i am extremely happy with the way this ship turned out,
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You sound it! And you should be, too!
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and my other ships are happy with the addition to the fleet. i have another
ship i will be posting as soon as i get pics, but it is in the old color
scheme. well, PLMKWYT!
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That’s really a landmark ship: That stern. That colour scheme. Magnifique!
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oh, on an off note, Richie, i remember reading that you had a brit ship in
the works, just curious how thats coming along! always look forward to
seeing another brit set sail :-).
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See my other post. But now you’ve got me thinking about revising the colour
scheme.... ;-)
Adieu
Richie Dulin
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Somewhere in the South Pacifique
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Building a safer South Pacifique
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| (...) thank you! (...) yeah, it works pretty well, but due to the weave, wants to come apart at the edges if you are not careful! (...) i was also worried about it being to blaah looking, but i decided if i just used a strip of grey down the side, (...) (21 years ago, 8-Oct-03, to lugnet.pirates, FTX)
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| well, its been ahwile since i last posted, but i was finally able to get pictures of my newest ship. introducing: her majesty's light frigate Scimitar. (URL) of course! she carries 24 guns, 18 on the lower deck and 6 on the upper. she is 4 wide (...) (21 years ago, 7-Oct-03, to lugnet.pirates, lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build) !
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