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| (...) IIRC Captain (or was it Admiral?) Hornblower was aboard one for a while. (...) This is an amazing vessel. Between this and Ben's USS Constitution, I have to ask - is the era of pirate hulls over? And nice rigging too... inspirational stuff. A (...) (20 years ago, 30-Jun-04, to lugnet.pirates, FTX)
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| (...) Never! As long as there are those of us with no skill, the official pirate pieces shall endure. Onward mediocre builders... :D Michael (20 years ago, 30-Jun-04, to lugnet.pirates, FTX)
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| "Michael Dallaston" <m.dallaston@student...ut.edu.au> wrote in message news:I046yv.2vr@lugnet.com... (...) have to (...) pirate (...) The pirate hull pieces also make for sturdy ships for gaming use... Frank (20 years ago, 30-Jun-04, to lugnet.pirates)
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| (...) Not to mention they save a lot of pieces. (20 years ago, 30-Jun-04, to lugnet.pirates)
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| (...) Thank-you, Richie, for the nice comments! As for the era of pirate hulls being over, no, I don't think so. I use bricks for ships larger than the pirate hulls, but still use pirate hulls for the smaller ships - bricks don't look so good on (...) (20 years ago, 1-Jul-04, to lugnet.pirates, FTX)
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| (...) Har-Har! Seriously, Micheal, you don't have to be so hard on yourself :) Pick up a good book on sailing ships from the public library, or find some images on-line and give it a try. You might be pleasantly surprised on how well you do! Aaron (20 years ago, 1-Jul-04, to lugnet.pirates, FTX)
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| (...) True. Although I made the hull as sturdy as I could, it still needs to be supported at both ends when I lift it (not often!), and even then still flexes somewhat. The main issue with pirate gaming isn't the strength, though, but the weight - (...) (20 years ago, 1-Jul-04, to lugnet.pirates)
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| (...) Funny you should mention that, Wesley - I AM running out of pieces :( I'm building two more ships right now - the first is smaller than the Kestrel, and the second even smaller than the first! It's not just the bricks, either - suitable plates (...) (20 years ago, 1-Jul-04, to lugnet.pirates)
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