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(...) Cool, Ben! Lots of details, inside and out. It appears to be around 1:48 scale; were you pretty meticulous to actual details in your rendition? (translation: how close did you approach the status of "rivet counter":-) I must say, however, that (...) (20 years ago, 6-Jun-04, to lugnet.pirates, FTX)
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| | USS Constitution
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Always wanted to build a model ship out of LEGO: (2 URLs) Click the picture or: (URL) The ship features two decks below, one top side, 54 LEGO cannons, removable deck plates to check out the inside. The entire models breaks into three sections to (...) (20 years ago, 6-Jun-04, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.pirates, lugnet.castle, FTX) !!
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| | Re: Give him some prize money! (was: My First ESPG)
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(...) That is a problem. But, if you were to develop multiple personalities, you could play a game by yourself and test the rule modifications. ~Clangador (20 years ago, 5-Jun-04, to lugnet.pirates, lugnet.gaming)
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| | Re: Give him some prize money! (was: My First ESPG)
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"Clangador" <clangador@comcast.net> wrote in message news:HyrtE6.1Isu@lugnet.com... (...) some (...) shot, (...) the (...) are (...) be (...) seem that (...) I've been giving some thought to changing rules. The trouble is care must be taken (...) (20 years ago, 4-Jun-04, to lugnet.pirates, lugnet.gaming)
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| | Re: Give him some prize money! (was: My First ESPG)
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(...) Why don't you modify the rules you use when running a game? It doesn't seem that big of a deal. ~Clangador (20 years ago, 4-Jun-04, to lugnet.pirates, lugnet.gaming)
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Hello All! I have posted pictures of Exploits of Empire military units on Brickshelf. The pictures are composed of army and naval officers and personnel as well as artillery. (URL) (20 years ago, 2-Jun-04, to lugnet.pirates)
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| | Re: Give him some prize money! (was: My First ESPG)
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(...) ship (...) do (...) close (...) could (...) were (...) Within (...) do (...) Most of the debate I had heard in the past was that grape wasn't really worth using in the game. In the past couple games I've run, I have seen some use of grape. (...) (20 years ago, 1-Jun-04, to lugnet.pirates, lugnet.gaming)
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| | Re: Give him some prize money! (was: My First ESPG)
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(...) Well, no. Dismasting a ship was probably the easiest way - the opposing ship couldn't manuever to make an effective broadside while you can. You don't do that with grapeshot. Further, grapeshot was only really effective from close range, and (...) (20 years ago, 1-Jun-04, to lugnet.pirates, lugnet.gaming, FTX)
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(...) But that's braodly historically accurate. For most countries' fleets/ships/captains the whole point of shooting at an opposing ship was to disable it, board it and force the crew (or what was left of them) to surrender. For example, for the (...) (20 years ago, 1-Jun-04, to lugnet.pirates, lugnet.gaming, FTX)
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| | Re: My First Pirate Game GMing
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(...) I think it is too effective. I'll be giving it a range of 6" and -2 per 6” thereafter. I want cannon fire to be about ship-to-ship combat and not slaughtering the crew while leaving the ship intact. From what I saw, GS is easily the most (...) (20 years ago, 1-Jun-04, to lugnet.pirates, lugnet.gaming, FTX)
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| | Re: how long should bowsprints be?
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(...) Your observations are accurate: bowsprits varied from ship to ship. If Lindsay can't give you a formula for a specific class of ship, I suspect one does not exist. Generally the angle of the bowsprit got shallower as time went on. Sloops (as (...) (20 years ago, 1-Jun-04, to lugnet.pirates)
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| | Re: My First Pirate Game GMing
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(...) Whether grape is "too effective" or not as currently written is the subject of much discussion in ESPG circles. I don't think there has been any firm conclusion drawn as of yet. (20 years ago, 1-Jun-04, to lugnet.pirates, lugnet.gaming, FTX)
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| | My First Pirate Game GMing
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Yesterday I ran a small pirate game for a couple of my friends. It went pretty good. Each started with a class 2 ship. There were 3 large islands and half a dozen small islands. An imperial base and a neutral base. During the game, each captain (...) (20 years ago, 31-May-04, to lugnet.pirates, lugnet.gaming, FTX)
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Hi Stephen (and everyone): First of all, base pedantry: bowsprits. No N anywhere in it. Second, the substance: Bowsprits varied in length historically, as indeed did the geometries of the bows to which they were attached. In part they were meant to (...) (20 years ago, 31-May-04, to lugnet.pirates)
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| | how long should bowsprints be?
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hello everyone, i have a question. how long are the bowsprints on your ships as compared to the length of your respective ship? is there any historical "formula" as to finding the length the bowsprint of a ship should be? i have many pics of ships, (...) (20 years ago, 31-May-04, to lugnet.pirates)
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| | Announcing the MOCC
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My Own Castle Competition. We are hereby happy to announce the official castle-building competition for the Castle Room at BrickFest 2004. The competition is pretty straightforward, but a lot can be done with it. It is the hope of the BrickFest 2004 (...) (20 years ago, 31-May-04, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.castle.ninja, lugnet.pirates, lugnet.western, lugnet.build.ancient, lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.announce, lugnet.build, lugnet.build.contests) !!
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| | Re: my T.G.B.S.L.I.L.A entry , and Delurking to boot
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(...) Oooh competition ;) Nice job! Michael (21 years ago, 28-May-04, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.pirates, FTX)
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| | Re: my T.G.B.S.L.I.L.A entry , and Delurking to boot
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(...) Ahoy and welcome! (...) Doubly cool. (...) A nice vessel indeed, I'd call it a brig, with or without a gaff sail - but I think a gaff sail would be a nice addition. As others have noted, the door is a great. You've done a great job in (...) (21 years ago, 27-May-04, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.pirates, FTX)
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| | Re: my T.G.B.S.L.I.L.A entry , and Delurking to boot
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(...) Nicely done. Lots of great little details. I like the door to the captains quarters. Those sails look really good. As Wesley mentioned, seeing a merchant vessel is always a treat. Jason Spears | (URL) BrickCentral> | (URL) MichLUG> (21 years ago, 26-May-04, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.pirates, FTX)
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| | Re: my T.G.B.S.L.I.L.A entry , and Delurking to boot
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It's a beautiful ship. I'm impressed. Not only is it an actual merchant ship (they tend to be too rare, since most ships are pirate or military), it's very, very pleasing to the eye. Details like the gold decoration on the sterncastle, the doors and (...) (21 years ago, 26-May-04, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.pirates, FTX)
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