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Re: Those openings in bow pieces...
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lugnet.pirates
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Tue, 1 Feb 2005 01:13:58 GMT
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In lugnet.pirates, Kurt Baty wrote:
> In lugnet.pirates, Richie Dulin wrote:
> > Ahoy,
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> > Both types of hull bow pieces have roughly 2x2 opeings in them.... what are
> > they for?
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> > I originally thought they were either cannon ports or openings for anchors,
> > but the official LEGO models I've seen use them for neither.
> >
> > It is possible, though awkward, to use one as a cannon port, but I haven't
> > found a satisfactory way to mount a 2x2 flag (or anything else, for that
> > matter) as a gunport lid.
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> I saw this post, and I viewed it as a challenge,
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> see:
> <http://news.lugnet.com/pirates/?n=4153>
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> and
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> see:
> <http://news.lugnet.com/pirates/?n=4154>
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> I used both as gun ports (in the 16 wide bow) and mounted 2x2 flags as gunport
> lids.
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> what do you think?
A nice solution... am I right in thinking the 2x2 with handle (that holds the
gunport lid) is mounted studs outward?
The recolouring of the bow piece helps make the gunport look like it belongs,
too.
Cheers
Richie Dulin
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| (...) A headlight brick on the bow piece, plate 1 x 3 AT THE HALF STUD on the headlight brick's side stud, with a plate 1 x 1 and the 'Plate 1 x 2 with Handle' (2540), with a tile 1 x 4 on them. I think it centers well over the gun port opening, (...) (20 years ago, 4-Feb-05, to lugnet.pirates)
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| | Re: Those openings in bow pieces...
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| (...) I saw this post, and I viewed it as a challenge, see: (URL) and see: (URL) I used both as gun ports (in the 16 wide bow) and mounted 2x2 flags as gunport lids. what do you think? (...) (20 years ago, 25-Jan-05, to lugnet.pirates)
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