"HMS Smeagol Launched" Topic
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| Skull and Crown | 02 May 2016 7:53 a.m. PST |
With a wee bottle of whiskey tapped gently across her bow (didn't want to spill it now) The HMS Smeagol was launched out of drydock and sent down the harbor, ready for sails and, erm, flags. Based upon a mashup of the HMS Beagle and the Lady Washington, she's kinda a Square rigged sloop/ brig thingy. Hey- it's Hollywood baby!
For game purposes, the Smeaol is designed such that the masts, bowsprit, wheel, and guns can all be knocked over. And of course, the crew. In retrospect, I wish I had built the ship either a bit wider, or waited till I was done before making the gun carriages. the biggest issue was how much space the bases for the masts needed to be, in order to keep them stable enough until well struck. for more pictures and shanties, steer yourself 3 points starboard towards my blog
skullandcrown.blogspot.com
Cheers, thanks for looking
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| M C MonkeyDew | 02 May 2016 8:09 a.m. PST |
Here's too a fair wind and words that will not be spoken here! Bob |
| darthfozzywig | 02 May 2016 8:34 a.m. PST |
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| Rapier Miniatures | 02 May 2016 10:35 a.m. PST |
It is considered bad luck if the bottle doesn't break you know… |
| sneakgun | 02 May 2016 11:42 a.m. PST |
Arr..good luck to her and her skipper looks as smart as paint says I…… Thanks! |
| Skull and Crown | 02 May 2016 11:44 p.m. PST |
Rapier- the bottle broke our thirst- does that count? Also, This poor ship is supposed to be the main target for a whole shore fort- it's not supposed to have good luck- it's designed not to!
Thanks for the kind words, gents! Cheers
Ths |
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