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Re: HM 20 gun Frigate Minotaur
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lugnet.pirates
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Mon, 2 Aug 2004 09:05:15 GMT
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In lugnet.pirates, Richie Dulin wrote:
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In lugnet.pirates, Stephen Rowe wrote:
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Nice work again! The colour scheme isn’t one I would have expected to work...
but I wouldn’t have expected the light grey/blue scheme to work either.
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well i was inspired by a picture i have of the real Minotaur in one of my books.
of course, the real one was more of a light burgandy, and less bright red, but
i think the Lego red worked out pretty well! i actually like it better thean the
grey. i would really like to try a green and white color scheme, i think that
would look right nice! maybe even a brown and some other color. i think the
brown would look nice if one could break it up enough with the other color, the
ship would be a continuous brown, but accented nicely.
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They are nice and tall! I wonder if it would be worth moving the top sections
2 studs forward? It would make the masts less stable though...
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i didnt think of that! it might work, but id have to rebuild the fighting tops
and rigging altogether, hmmmm....daunting task.
oh, i dont know if you can see to well in the pics, but i built some fairly
substantial fighting tops up there. i never was satisfied that my men had to
stand on those little Lego platforms. now there is room for more sharpshooters!
;-)
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You’ve succeeded masterfully in breaking up the straight lines! The stern is,
of course, another work of art.
The details on the deck - the twin wheels (if only Lego had have used an axle
hole rather than a technic stud...), the boats, the capstan, the carrronades
- really complete it. And that fore-to-aft curve... magnifique!
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you do me much to much honor sir, i am flattered, thank you very much.
really though, i am just trying to enjoy myself and advance ship design, and
besides, i take my cues from those that came before me. if you look at my ships,
the first ones were modeled in the style of Richard Parson’s light Frigate
(name?), and then i came to appreciate the design of your own EponineII (using
tall slopes), then i experimented and came up with my own mix of what i thought
worked. so, many people have had a hand in my designs, i cannot claim them as
entirely my own. all i wish to do is give back to the community that inspired
me.
okay, thats enough mushy stuff for now....sorry about that ;-)
anyway, i think i have reached the stern design that i will continue to use,
it’s stable, relatively easy to get to work, and i think looks great (in my
humble opinion) now on my next ships, i will try to figure out how to be clever
and embellish it a little. after all, ships were not very plain, a bit of
decoration would be just the ticket.
finally, the hull curve: i experimented with exact part lengths for hours,
trying to decide if i should overlap them or not, eventually, i got what you see
here. its all about fooling the eye. the lower ship is built just like any of my
others, but with the accenting colors and the top half staggered, the whole
thing looks curvy, instead of straight. i am pleased with the final product, but
as always, look forward to tweaking it in the future :-).
again, thank you for your kind words!
best regards,
steve
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| (...) -snip- Nice work again! The colour scheme isn't one I would have expected to work... but I wouldn't have expected the light grey/blue scheme to work either. (...) They are nice and tall! I wonder if it would be worth moving the top sections 2 (...) (20 years ago, 2-Aug-04, to lugnet.pirates, FTX)
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