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Captain Daffyd "Splattersquawk" Prows had wanted to be in Stedor for Burns Night, but the sea had other ideas. With no wind, and precious little wave, he ordered the crew of the Dark Narwhal to drop anchor and furl the sails. With the ship buttoned down, the crew went below decks to prepare for the Burns Night feast at sea. There were plenty of provisions, as Captain Prows had planned for this possibility. Even the Corrington officer, often such a dour man, joined in the preparations. Dearji spent much of the time with Cook, helping him to get the spice mix in the haggis just right. ----------------------------------------------------------------- Details of the Dark Narwhal: I did my best to create a quarter scale (to the minifigure) ship. At this scale in LDD rigging would have been highly difficult, so I simply left it off. The sterncastle is as close as I could get to the existing design found here. The feature that gives the Dark Narwhal her name is the huge brass bowsprit. It is sturdy enough for ramming. The smaller guns are slightly out of scale (LDD issues), and the bow guns are more like bombards. That is how Captain Prows was able to fire the whole rotten goose carcass that earned him the moniker "Splattersquawk". As can be seen here, the sterncastle has two floors above the main deck and stairs to the top. I was even able to represent the wooden Eslandola 'flag' and the letter of marque plaque. ------------------------------------ More detail shots (click to see them larger) -------------------------------- Here's the hull out of the water. I'm not sure about the scale of the anchor, though. -------------------------------------- I'm not sure if the Dark Narwhal falls into either the Class 1 or Class 2. If she doesn't, I won't bother to license her. CCC
