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[ESL-MRCA] Hurricane vs Sloop: Hurricane wins
Capt Wolf posted a topic in Brethren of the Brick Seas
The Lady of Madrice, aka "The Wench," was sailing through the southern seas, well on her way from Granolean to Nova Terelli, when the storm hit. There was no escape as the winds grew stronger and the waves grew higher. Captain Janszen and his crew did everything they could, but visibility was zero and they lost contact with their flotilla. Eventually the storm was too much for the aged sloop, and she broke apart under the force of Hurricane Stepho. The "Wench" was no more. As the storm passed, the crew clung to the shattered remains of their ship, a few larger pieces of the hull tangled together with fallen rigging. Miraculously, all seven members of the crew, as well as the captain’s hat, were accounted for! “Pip,” said Tony, the first mate, “remember when I was reading about the storm forecast in the Kings Port Advertiser?” “Don’t remind me,” replied the captain. “And, you know, nothing ever good seems to come of you reading that paper. Isn’t that how I got myself challenged to a duel?” “No, you did that all by yourself with your saucy comments to that Corrie. And if you’d actually listened to what the paper had to say, we might not be adrift right now.” “Fine, you can tell me ‘I told you so’ if we ever make land, but not now.” Two days passed, and the little tangle of hull planking drifted north. Some of the framework of the sloop still attached to the hull jutted skyward like the ribs of a giant skeleton, and the crew were beginning to think it was a prophesy of their fate, when they finally spotted something on the horizon. “Pip, what do you make of that? North-northwest. See it?” “I see it, Tony,” replied the captain. He took out his spyglass for a better look. “Red sails, looks to be a fast cutter. And she appears to be flying Corrie colors.” “But we’ve no way to signal her.” “Luck is on our side today. She appears to be changing course. I think she’s spotted us!” To be continued, from the Corrie side... -
Hey people! I was chatting to a guy on facebook about Jeep hurricanes and it made me remember a project that I had always wanted to undertake. I always have wanted to build a hurricane, which I did but unfortunately it was too hard to control, so I decided to try and reverse engineer Piotrek839's one: It has gone pretty well but I am yet to make it in real life. I still need to figure out some mechanisms though, in particular the steering rack. I loathe Jeeps so there will be none of that nonsense here, I am yet to decide on a body. This is a really cool MOC and I can't wait to build it. I will post updates about it soon. I sent a message to Piotrek about permission to release instructions, however, he has not replied so I await his approval.