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  1. Legostone
    Well, that just means that less ships have to disappear for you to go bankrupt, right? EDIT: Maybe Ska should've posted this in the general discussion. Sorry members of Corrington.
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    [ESL - FB2 - ship] The "War Dwarf"

    Legostone replied to Legostone's topic in Brethren of the Brick Seas

    Obligatory thanks; finally someone notices the brick built flag:D While building the stern I felt like the platform above should allow a few people to stand on it, so I couldn't really make it any thinner than the hull itself, which is 12 studs wide, leaving me with 10 studs in between the railings on top of the stern. Going outwards or even just straight up would have either drastically shrunken the space up there or made the entire stern look odd. On a bigger hull I would let the galleries on the side of the stern slope inwards.
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    General Tutorial Discussion

    Legostone replied to Bonaparte's topic in LEGO Pirates

    Hey, I would really like to see a tutorial on building masts and how to reinforce them. It would be even better to have a collection of different techniques. I would help where I could.
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    [ESL - FB2 - ship] The "War Dwarf"

    Legostone replied to Legostone's topic in Brethren of the Brick Seas

    Thanks! More about licensing later. I think I might put her up for auction once this months MRCA results are in(as in results this month). She won't be cheap though! Indeed I am a member of MAESTRO now:P And well, if the Corringtons pay me well enough they may get that vessel. Well, everyone who pays enough can get it:D Thanks! I'm slowly running out of material for masts though, I think I can just do one more with masts this size, I guess rather sooner than later I'll have to bite into my wallet and order some parts on bricklink. Sadly the schooner(the biggest of my ships so far) is not yet completed, and currently I sadly lack inspiration on the bow, as well as that I'm not quite happy with the stern, might completely redo that. Btw, have a picture of the War Dwarf next to some hulls which may or may not be used in the near future:P to bad I just have stern sections in brown:P Obligatory thanks first:P Well, you are churning out ships like there is no tomorrow:P I'll agree though, speed building is indeed fun. I may try it again once I decide what type of ship I build next... And for the sail plan many liked - a big thanks to wikipedia for that:P
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    [ESL - FB2 - ship] The "War Dwarf"

    Legostone replied to Legostone's topic in Brethren of the Brick Seas

    Thanks! Thanks! The Bowsprit was lower before, it was just me failing at getting the rigging done properly which pulled it up and I decided it would be to big of a hassle to change it back again. I'm still not sure, I guess I'll see after this MRCA what I'll do. I think it could be a class 4A - we have a crew of over 13 (13 on deck, + some more below(in theory:P)). I've downgraded the guns to 18 and 9 pounds, I'm alright with that too. I was just listing whats well visible on the broadside in the shot - there is a total of 6 18 pounders, 6 9 pounders (the chase guns are 9 pounders as well) as well as 2 swivel guns. And considering there is not much space for transporting goods I stay with my rating of 4A.
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    I have a new warbrig up, the War Dwarf. Built in 12 hours total.
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    [COR-FB1] The Saucy Gibbon

    Legostone replied to Ayrlego's topic in Brethren of the Brick Seas

    Looks like a fast little ship:D I really like the smooth lines she has. You should be pretty safe registering this as a class 2F, considering that some of the class 2T ships (which are supposed to have a bigger cargo capacity) are a bit smaller than it. Nice background story too, I can never think about something like that:P
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    After being welcomed at the beach, Roger - he pulled the short stick while being low on food - was relieved to see the the natives on the island he landed on seemed peaceful. They even offered him a hot bath to welcome him. He didn't think there could be a different definition of hot bath than the one he already knew about. He had never been so wrong...
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    [ESD - FB1 - Ship] The "Wringe I"

    Legostone replied to Legostone's topic in Brethren of the Brick Seas

    I am not part of Corrington - I guess Jones Jacket is a bit misleading, but the flag itself should show where I belong;). I've found that parrot somewhere in a place where you just search through boxes, I have 7 of them:P There is a flex tube down the mast:P
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    Wringe I | Legostone | Eslandola War Dwarf | Legostone | Eslandola
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    Finding alternate colors of a piece...?

    Legostone replied to retrotaco's topic in General LEGO Discussion

    Check on bricklink instead. Trans bright green and black are available, purple and green are not.
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    64 of the bigger flamepiece and 30 of the smaller one. I counted for you:P
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    [ESL - CH1A] Different Definitions | Legostone | Eslandola
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    Actually she's bigger than you might think - just a bit longer than a 3 mid-section ship. Most of the examples given for class 5 ships in the MRCA Thread are actually 3 mid-section ships. Also, as you may see her stern is far from finished, she'll most likely be about as long as the Skulls Eye Schooner. But I never planned to register her anytime soon anyways, first I'll build a pair of smaller ships I'll sent out this month - should be doable:P
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    I, Jerome Monezterell, hereby declare allegiance with Eslandola. I have never been really poor. I grew up in a community of merchants, and thats what I will continue doing. I know all men of my crew, as I've grown up with them. At the moment I am sadly unable to sail from port to port as all of my ships are either unfinished or in the drydock, as they've been heavily damaged a few months ago during a bad storm. One of them is almost ready to sail again though. You may have noticed that chest I'm letting one of my crewman carry around. You'll not find out what is inside it tough... ___ I hope I've done this right. One of the Ships that is getting "fixed up" is this Schooner (which I obviously can't afford yet). Still need a name for it:P Just a WIP, not even close to being done with it. I hope I can get those 350 DB before finishing her up, even though I doubt that is possible:P (getting 350 DB before finishing her up, that is)
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    Okay, I found it. Maybe you could add to the description that that post also contains a deeper description of the ship types - the current description doesn't give that out, might make some things a bit easier for starters ;)
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    Just a quick suggestion here: please add the "building a ship" thread as well as the one about buildings to the master index. Right now they are still findable, but will get more difficult to find eventually.
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    [SR-FB] The Parakeet

    Legostone replied to cb4's topic in Brethren of the Brick Seas

    Just about a week ago I stumbled over your older builds, and suddenly there is a new one. Really liking this application of the technique on a smaller ship. I've been trying building a ship with this technique as well (building a small schooner) and start to appreciate how stable it is too - even though I'm far from done and my execution of the technique is far from perfect it is surprisingly sturdy. But I would - like others I would guess - really appreciate a proper tutorial of building hulls like this one, especially the stern and the bow. Edit: I must have overread the last post, I guess that pretty much answers my question about a tutorial. Still, I would like to see some more examples of bows and especially sterns as that part seems to be the one where it is most difficult to get rid of gaps sadly.
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    Just saw that review in my youtube feed, Thanks for properly reviewing those! I guess that answers my question I had after the video;D How did you get them in russia though? Did you order them from the shop I linked or from somewhere else, considering how high the shipping costs to other countries are from there?
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    You should most likely be able to get them for under 5$ each if you order them from bricklink: http://alpha.bricklink.com/pages/clone/catalogitem.page?P=54120&idColor=11#T=S&C=11&O={"color":11,"minqty":"4"} Obviously depends where you live, in Europa and Asia they seem to be a lot cheaper than in the US. The 8297 is still a quite cool model, I don't think they've implemented adjustable suspension height inside any of their vehicles since then. Sadly it is not 4x4, but that is survivable.
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    Sorry for replying this late, I seem to have missed your question about those tires. The smaller ones do slip a bit, but the bigger ones fit perfectly, even a bit better than the normal lego tires I believe - the few I have tend to slip more on the rims I have available. The tires don't require any modifications to fit either.
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    One part of the functionality can not be achieved with a smaller model - the sturdiness. A 1.5m studless beam construction not bending is impressive either way to me.
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    If we are lucky the black hose in the helicopter gets swapped with a 19l flex axle. I doubt it though:/ It also seems like the helicopter has (manual?) rudders at the rear end, considering how they are mounted. The dragster brings at least 4 panels in that medium azure, the 11x3, the bent 11x3 and a pair of the tiny panels. The tiny plane features another pair of the 7l black flex axles as well as 3 pairs of the tiny panels in white. Interestingly enough though it doesn`t seem like there are any really new parts in this wave besides the new panel or am I missing something?
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    I just stumbled over a fischertechnik tire wrapped onto a lego rim in a second hand store. Noticing it fit almost perfectly I went and checked if the bigger tires fit just as well. They do fit quite well on the 43.2x26mm rims. Third Party tires by Legostone, auf Flickr top row: old lego tire, fischertechnik tire with lego rim, fischertechnik tire with fischertechnik rim. Big tires second row: first and second: fischertechnik tire on a lego rim, fischertechnik tire on fischertechnik rim. The LEGO rims for the smaller tires are a small bit to wide but still work, the bigger ones fit perfectly. Should be these: small tires There is also a bigger variant for the small rims, I don`t own that one though. mid size on small rims
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    There has been an order in the latest releases, the 4x4 was RC, the 42009 wasn`t, the 42030 was RC again and the 42043 isn`t RC. It seems to keep alternating, so many people expect something RC for next year.