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  1. blackdeathgr
    Hi from me as well and sorry if i bump a thread that was created long ago. In my opinion the first approach (Darbyohara's) to a star fort's slopes, seems the most elegant of all so far. My only question would be how he managed to attach so smoothly the sloped "wall" to the upper side of the fort (where the gray "floor" plates start), by leaving no gap between it and the plate used above. He did it in a way that the only visible gap was below the wall, something that you can easily hide, using plates, flora or whatever. I tried to do something similar in a previous MOC of mine but i had gaps on both upper and lower side of my sloped wall, thus making it look a bit unnatural/ugly. And since i would like to take another try on a star fort i would appreciate any tips. Oh, and btw hinged technique looks rather promising but it needs a lot of tiles to dress up the outer studded surfaces and the point where the two angled plates meet, leaves a difficult to hide gap as well.
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    The best way i see it, is that one can build a desired ship based on masts (as we cannot fully replicate exact rigging) and gun numbers, call it whatever he wants (following guidlines stated above) an a board of forum ship experts can decide the outcome, using dices and their experience. It wouldnt be that tiring as frankly how many naval battles can we emulate? Simplified will work better imo.
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    Nice minifigs you have there!
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    Fallout 4 timeeeeeee!!! yiihaaa

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    OMG! Big got bigger and good became better! De juego, en el arte! Having seen it earlier this year when it wasn't a full MEGAMoc, i am now especially intrigued by the brick-built ship design, of which some better shots would benefit us all. Need i say one more time that the fort is a case study on its own???
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    Let me go home to brush off my ship links/databases etc and i will edit this comment adding ship types etc. Regarding age of sails vessels of any kind, we must notice that by meaning ship, we mean a specific type, much like snow, frigate etc. :-p Also that pirate vessels crew numbers differ hugely from civilian vessels of the same type and keep up more or less with military vessels crew numbers EDIT: Oversimplified the following types of "ships" that used to sail "back then". The list is not full by any means Sloop General size: usually 20m Crew size: varies (5-6 to sail and up to 75 when used as pirate or war vessel) General armament: 0-14 guns Number of masts: mainly 1 Speed: 12 knots Culture it belongs to: French/Dutch, Bermuda and Jamaica later on Special features: high speed, high maneuverability, able to use in shallow waters. Many were built in the Bermudas and Jamaica. Cutter A fast small one masted vessel with many similarities as a sloop, used mainly as a utility boat and thus usually carried no armament. Snow / Brig Many similarities and differences mainly at rigging General size: 23-50m Crew size: varies (12-16 to sail and up to 120 when used as pirate or war vessel) General armament: 10-18 guns Number of masts: 2 Speed: "fast and well sailing". Culture it belongs to: Dutch named (snow) and Latin named (brig from brigantine) but used all over Europe and American colonies Special features: Very maneuverable. Frequently used as small warship. (-) Required many hands on deck for its rigging. (Full-rigged) Ship Back then, any vessel with 3 masts was technically a "ship". Later on, to distinguish them, they got their names according to their use (Frigate, collier etc) General size: see frigate (typically a frigate is a full-rigged ship) Crew size: see frigate General armament: 0 to (see frigate) Number of masts: 3 Speed: see frigate Culture it belongs to: North western European Special features: Fast but needed many hands to operate
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    Very nice additions! I wish i had that ship and the huge shark that goes with it. While fences look nice around the ship, it would look more realistic with brown bricks. Overall i like the two decked idea.
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    Fantastic inspiration for all the leather parts, be it furs, capes, or hats! Especially new ghost's rags
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    Hehe, thanks :-) This base is cute. I used to have the large island as well but it is either lost during relocations or is somewhere in a really untidy basement. :-( Regarding the links, human is a devious creature after all :-p
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    Hopefully we can use some of ninjago pirate figs, intact as they are but i doubt it since orange is a tricky color... That or we can all start building ninja pirate stuff!!
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    wow... as always :P All three are stunning :)
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    Bluecoat platoon just got a new member. And another female minifig! And a crocodile!

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    I LOVE YOUOUOUOUOUOUOUOUOUOUOUOU!!!! Eagerly awaited Fallout 4 since ages!!! Tremendous work! I just HAVE to steal the gun design!!! And the whole MOC too :P
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    THAT!
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    Congratulations to everybody and very many thanks for voting! Still cant believe that i reached top 5 with all those awesome creations around :) Especially with those top 3 totally otherworldly MOCs. Also a huuuge thanks to Eurobricks and TLG for bringing all pirate lovers one step closer! I had tons of fun participating by photographing stuff, altering tidbits and thinking pirate-y :P Off to better and greater things now, fellow sailors!
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    Hehe, easy! It's from Sabre Island (but i dont remember its number) :P P.S: God save brickset. It's 6265 from 1989 :)
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    To arms! To arms brothers Oleons!! The Engl..errr Corringtons are invading us!!! :P :P :P Along with PTV results now is the time to start the whole project :) Pirate popularity is on its hiatus these days :)
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    This is a stunning creation! Even faved it to have it as reference. Pictures from afar don't do justice to your excellent work! I wish i was at Legoworld to admire it from close up.
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    Hello guys, I guess October-November were really active all around the world as far as contests and LUGs are concerned. Thus, i made the following MOC for www.thebrick.gr "show me your squad" contest and since it is of piratical content, i feel obliged to present it to you :P The idea was to present the infamous wreckers that worked around the globe scavenging wrecks and since that was a crime and had to be zero eye-witnesses, some of them even killed any unfortunate wreck survivors. Of them all, the most notorious were the Bahamas wreckers, the New Providence ones and in Europe the Cornish and the ones living at the coast of Normandy, France. For more information check the following articles: https://en.wikipedia...ing_(shipwreck) http://www.historic-...glers-Wreckers/ So, voila! The Wreckers by Spy Tha, on Flickr The Wreckers B by Spy Tha, on Flickr
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    Niiiiice!!
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    Very nice little moc. I love the carpet and furniture the most
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    Aaaaaaaaaaaaaa...aaaaaaaa...
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    Death to fleshies! Long live the yellowies!!! Great MOC by the way! If this is your first, i feel sooo untalented :-)
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    This moc is indeed a work of art concerning all those elegant building technics used and one can learn many things by studying it. I for sure will try to replicate some of them, time, bricks and artist allowing!
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    Thanks Dee! I tried to narrate and evolve many human stories based around a cruel event :-) Off to greater and better MOCs for all of us now!
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