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I am pleased to announce my newest MOC
The RTS Zavala Steamship-of-War
This vessel is a side-paddle-wheel sailing steamship.
The model is almost 4 1/2 feet long (1.36 meters) and it uses 13 hull center
sections.
Although called a schooner, the Zavala is more properly a “hermaphrodite
brigantine”. Some drawings of the Zavala show 3 masts, but the best research
(the INA article), however, confirms that she had only two masts. My model of
the Zavala has working Lego pneumatic side-paddle-wheel walking-beam steam
engines; it also has a working ship’s wheel with steering gear reduction to the
rudder. Things I like about this model: the curved inverted sloped stern, the
full length gun deck mounting 24 cannons, the ship’s bell, the boats, the way
the schooner’s gaff sail booms attach to the masts, the steer down the length of
the hull, the curve around the bow and along the sides, and the paddle wheel
shells. As you can see, the RTS Zavala has her guns run out and is firing up her
boilers (two pneumatic air-tanks) - no doubt she has spotted her prey.
The TWO paged brickshelf gallery is here:
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=356754
Some links about the real Texas Navy’s Zavala:
Wikipedia entry for the Texan Schooner Zavala
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texan_schooner_Zavala
INA Article about the Zavala starts on page 10
http://ina.tamu.edu/QUARTER/FALL95.PDF
Texas Navy ship list
http://www.texasnavy.com/shiplist.htm
NUMA article about the Zavala
http://www.numa.net/articles/texas_naval_ship_zavala.html
enjoy
kurt
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| (...) Wonderful job Kurt! Your scale is massive compared to the "set scale" of my shipbuilding. What was the build-time for this? I'm particularly impressed that you were able to base this on hull pieces and yet the scale still works. I too like the (...) (16 years ago, 16-Dec-08, to lugnet.pirates, FTX)
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| (...) snip (...) Oh I'm enjoying!! That's fantastic!! The detail is amazing! I'd love to see a vid of the pistons/paddle wheels! The back detail is perfectly done--I love it! Very nicely done! Dave K (16 years ago, 16-Dec-08, to lugnet.pirates, FTX)
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| (...) Awesome work, Kurt. A great model of a vessel from an interesting but oft overlooked period. (Which is odd, because as you demonstrate, the length/width ratio of vessels was changing to a more LEGO-friendly one). Spotlighted! Cheers Richie (...) (16 years ago, 16-Dec-08, to lugnet.pirates, FTX)
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| That MOC is amazingly cool! So many details to see, I think the construction is very interesting. From the stem to stern. From the way you rigged the lines above the prow, to the very nice looking sails, to the way you expanded the hull, to the way (...) (16 years ago, 17-Dec-08, to lugnet.pirates)
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| That MOC is an amazingly cool! So many details to see, I think the construction is very interesting. From the stem to stern. From the way you rigged the lines above the prow, to the very nice looking sails, to the way you expanded the hull, to the (...) (16 years ago, 17-Dec-08, to lugnet.pirates)
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| (...) Sorry I'm so late to the party, but I've been, well, long story. Anyway, this is beautiful, Kurt. Very lovely, and I particularly like the gallery and sail cuts. Now we only must wean you from using hull sections... LFB (15 years ago, 24-Jun-09, to lugnet.pirates, FTX)
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