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In lugnet.pirates, Simon Smith wrote:
> Well hello fellow lego people.
>
> For my 21st birthday i was blessed with a lego Black Seas Baracuda. Inevitably
> it ended up being modified somewhat and now well. It became the HMS Inevitable,
> A nice ole Escort frigate....
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> She is more the adequately armed for a ship of her size whilst still retaining
> the ability to pick up quite a rapid speed under sail.
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> Her structure is somewhat unusual in that one side sports a 7 gun broadside
> where as the other side has a 8 gun broadside. With 2 chaser cannons as well she
> is more then capable of defending herself and her charge too though more of that
> in another post i'm sure.
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> After raiding a somewhat unorthodox armoury they found during explorations they
> have managed to secure themselves replacements for their flintlock rifles and
> now carry a somewhat more advanced Semi-auto rifle, or so they claim.
>
> Rumours also persist of a highly advanced 'satellite' communication system being
> fitted within the main cabin to enable superior communication between the ships
> of the fleet. This is as yet unconfirmed however...
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> HMS Inevitable
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> http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/CaptainWig/Pirates/dsc00167.jpg
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> A suspicious deal with the Admiral? Watched over by his bodyguard detail...
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> http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/CaptainWig/Pirates/dsc00174.jpg
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> Brickshelf Gallery: http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=212243
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> Apologies for the slightly fuzzy pictures, i will get better ones soon.
>
> Also soon to come will be the Heavily Armoured Money ship that Inevitable is
> detailed to protect at all costs....
Holy moley--five months without a comment?!? Outrageous!
I'm always impressed by Pirate-era MOCs, in large part because I have close to
zero skill when it comes to building boats. The Inevitable is a fine looking
vessel with a lot of character. I especially like the heavy battery of cannons
and the palpably cramped conditions on board.
A very nice ship--thanks for sharing. I hope that you posted in other forums
and that you got more feedback there.
Dave!
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| (...) Yeah, I've been out of the loop, but I do get the impression that my old lugnet haunts get a lot less traffic these days, now that theme-focused forums are on other sites too. (I personally still like it here; maybe it's a generation gap (...) (18 years ago, 8-May-07, to lugnet.pirates, lugnet.boats, FTX)
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| Well hello fellow lego people. For my 21st birthday i was blessed with a lego Black Seas Baracuda. Inevitably it ended up being modified somewhat and now well. It became the HMS Inevitable, A nice ole Escort frigate.... She is more the adequately (...) (18 years ago, 24-Nov-06, to lugnet.pirates, lugnet.boats)
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