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Ferrus Manus
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@Bill97 I think you should give a follow! you certainly will be entertained, and i could certainly use the company. I am waiting for Kirill to get back from his fishing trip. By clicking "follow" at the top of the page, you will get MSW notifications when anything happens on this build log, so you don't have to rely on a 68-year-old memory. -
Of course! Same page, kits from 1500 to 1750.
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Professional amateur, here. When i eventually get the confidence to do a SR, i'd be happy to come within a few light years of yours.
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It isn't shaped like that. Check the blue, white, or gold sprue trees. It looks like that, but the parts fold up into that shape. The newer instructions omit that step, however the part looks sort of like a blooming flower.
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I would play it safe, Bill. The doors look great, and they could serve a practical purpose as an obstacle for any potential enemy boarding parties on the balconies.
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There ya go!!
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https://images.app.goo.gl/tq3C38V2YJbebYbi7
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Yes. Tie them, as well as some oars, onto the boats. Tie them to the seats, running lengthwise along the boat's hull.
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I'd certainly like to see the finished paint jobs on the boats. If you want, you can lash a mast/spar/rigging down onto the boats, as they would've had them, especially the larger ones.
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i think the acronym is "STFU", but i'm glad no one feels the need to say it here.
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@Knocklouder, that boat of yours sure is something. I might have to try that kit. I'm currently reading the Book of Acts, and i think you should attempt the grain ship that the book describes (which i actually designed a LEGO model of) You would have to do it from scratch, but i think it would turn out great. I find sail-driven vessels from that time very interesting.
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Of course you could! any skill simply needs patience, persistence, and practice. You can do absolutely anything you set your mind to, including painting tiny lamps on model ships.
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nice job, Isaiah!
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Ya know those videos where people fix stuff with putty and ramen? Just build up some putty in the chipped area, then sand and scrape it into shape. Might take a few attempts.
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There ya go!! The word "yet" makes all the difference in the world, doesn't it? and now you do have the skill. If i were you, i'd feel pretty darn good about myself right now.
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Last night, i did the stern lantern. Yes, i believe this is my best one yet. I seem to get better at them with every one i do. It's a good painting exercise. Yes, i am aware that Kirill's lamps are objectively better. I could have done this from scratch if i wanted to. However, i am a massive sucker for the warm golds and color variation, as well as the painted light coming from the glass.
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I can tell from the picture that that's likely the ship's launch, with a pinnace on top.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ship's_boat On the different types of ship's boats.
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By the way, i did the research, and we have no idea whether the term "cathead" came after the cat's head carving tradition, or if the carvings were in response to the term. However, the first known use of the word was in a 1623 dictionary published in England.
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Oh, so you finished the ship? Why don't you post the images!
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The term "halyard" which is any line used to raise something on a ship, literally means "haul yard". This term made perfect sense, until the English language changed and things other than a ship's yard needed to be hauled. Now, we are left with a term that hasn't changed since the 1400's, and makes precisely zero sense in its current use.
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So, just simply referring to them as "boats" is completely reasonable.
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Likely because there was an earlier tradition of carving a cat's head onto it. Don't ask me where that came from, either, as i have no clue. The other boats are likely the ship's launch or longboats. You have to take into account the fact that a lot of these terms come from the distant past, when the term meant something practical. However, languages and traditions changed, but the names were so cemented into nautical terminology that changing them would've been disastrous. A lot of terms also have origins in different languages. The term "poop deck" comes from the latin word puppis, meaning "stern". It has nothing to do with what you think it does; the toilets on a ship are actually located at the bow. the etymology of ship terms is insane, which is why a lot of the terms themselves are equally so.
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