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| For MichLUG's appearance at the Detroit-area Festival of Trees, I thought a mini pirate ship would be a fun ornament. (URL) it'll have to be a good glue job to keep this on the tree. After mutilating both ends of an axle trying to drill a hole for a (...) (21 years ago, 8-Nov-03, to lugnet.pirates, lugnet.fun.holiday, lugnet.build.microscale)
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| it's really good mini model i like it very much ther is one thing which surprises me why this front spike is mounted one stud back why not on the very front studs br pixel "Peter F. Guenther" <peterg1974@hotmail.com> wrote in message (...) (21 years ago, 12-Nov-03, to lugnet.pirates, lugnet.fun.holiday, lugnet.build.microscale)
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| (...) Thanks. (...) With the 1x2 jumper plate, it just juts out too far in front if it's on the front studs. I liked the look better this way. However, I should probably put a 1x2 plate between the hinge and the jumper to put it a bit closer to the (...) (21 years ago, 15-Nov-03, to lugnet.pirates, lugnet.fun.holiday, lugnet.build.microscale)
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| (...) Neat little ship! If I may, I'd suggest trying a jumper on the front two studs with a...what do you call it... U-clip? Much like you would do for a Cutter. Here's a picture of what I mean; apologies to Jason Mantor. (URL) (21 years ago, 15-Nov-03, to lugnet.pirates, lugnet.fun.holiday, lugnet.build.microscale)
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| (...) That's the first thing I tried when I built the ship, but I didn't like the look of it being just horizontal. I like the angle from the hinge, even if the hinge makes it a bit tall for a forecastle. Thanks, Peter (21 years ago, 15-Nov-03, to lugnet.pirates, lugnet.fun.holiday, lugnet.build.microscale)
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