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Having no sizeable pirate collection (yet!), I can't add any blustery
piratey nonsense to express my awe, but you've done a fantastic job!
--
Paul Davidson
Mr L F Braun <braunli1@pilot.msu.edu> wrote in message
news:38C9E463.30D9169A@pilot.msu.edu...
> Hi,
>
> _La Gloire_ is now in Phase Nine, meaning it has almost all the bells
> and whistles an ironclad might need. Everything from lifeboat davits
> that lower, a complete stern gallery, coal chutes, boiler room, to a
> dozen cannon, a fairly complete rig--no brown or black plastic
> trapezoidal "ship rig" pieces--and a really nice smokestack with
> ventilation ducts, courtesy of many copies of set 7150. Quigon Effete
> (our illustrious captain) is now sailing the high seas for France!
>
> See this wee little ship here:
>
> http://www.msu.edu/user/braunli1/Gloire.html (case-sensitive!)
>
> All of these shots are from phase nine. Earlier phases of construction
> are not up yet--but I have photos of almost everything, including the
> ductwork, the boiler room, the captain's cabin, and the spacious cargo
> hold under the foredeck. The sailors even have room to sleep...I admit,
> they have to sleep under the gun decks and next to the magazines, but if
> it's your time to go, it's your time to go.
>
> The very spartan _Gloire_ page will continue to evolve, and there will
> be further phases as I reconstruct things and complete the stern section
> over the gallery. Comments welcome!
>
> best
>
> Lindsay
>
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