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Re: Toss me a line someone?
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Sat, 6 May 2000 12:52:50 GMT
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interestingly, I have been working on two types of alternative travel modes for
a couple of ships.... the first concerns placing a frame work under the ship
with tires from the 5561, it has 4 wheel drive and steering for those tight
spots you'll likly find in the mountain crossing, I also added a large technic
v8 for power, but depending on your timeline you could refit it with a steam
engine. This ship is based on a Armarda flagship. The other one involves blimps
and a Red Beard Runner. This ship is still in developement stages. Hopefully
soon you will be able to see pictures at " Johhnie's Garage" home of Black Cat
Motors LTD.but thats another story altogether : )
I really appreciate the pirates stories and maybe those ideas can help
inspire your solution in moving the ship.
Arrrr!!
John
In lugnet.pirates, James Howse writes:
> Ok, the story is I'm about to get my hands on a Sea Lion (Caribbean Clipper
> for those who are nomologically challanged). Eventually I'll find it's way
> into The Governor's pacific fleet but at the moment it's on the wrong side of
> Australia's only major mountain range. The part of my brain writing this takes
> no responsiblity for what other bits thought at 2am in the morning when
> considering this.
>
> A ship, fully assembled, on the wrong side of the mountains, in a very dry
> country with very few and shallow rivers[1] how to get the ship about? Really
> big wheels? slightly off centre to give the ship a genuine rolling action?
> Tootling around the outback trying to find the sea (inland[2], the one girting
> [3], doesn't matter), could be the source of many funny[4] stories!
>
> Anyway the question is does this story, when finished belong in Pirates?
> Adventurers? Boats? The bin? Another question is does anyone else think the
> story has merit, I still need a crew member or two and perhaps the occasional
> plot device, anyne care to Captain Cook?[5]
>
> James, (who's afraid he's just booked passage for a padded cell)
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> [1]Australia, of course though Antartica despite the snow actually is drier
> [2]Everyone knows there's a large inland see in the middle of Australia, (or
> at least they thought they knew)
> [3]see the Aust. anthem o/~ our land is girt by sea o/~
> [4]It's amazing what you think is funny at 3am
> [5]Aust. Rhyming slang, apparently we got it from the Irish?
>
> P.S. Richard. The ship is seaworthy, the are some steps left before it's
> finished but it is in good nick reportedly. You can pay at LegOz.3
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