tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1723840717456395027.post1206054567428311251..comments2023-12-24T08:54:08.730-08:00Comments on Robert's Old Ships: The Lindberg Brig of War - A Conundrum in PlasticRRLittlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15682746790237246894noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1723840717456395027.post-25765200819390236282017-05-09T03:53:55.294-07:002017-05-09T03:53:55.294-07:00Use these ships for wargaming because their deck i...Use these ships for wargaming because their deck is open enough to put 15mm or even 1/72 scale figures on. The ship otherwise is worthless. My suspicion is they may have planned for this to be part of a game way way long ago.companycmdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16876954984986503510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1723840717456395027.post-71507513358833730442017-04-17T14:56:27.733-07:002017-04-17T14:56:27.733-07:00I too have the Pyro Brig of War. Noticing that it ...I too have the Pyro Brig of War. Noticing that it was more of a bathtub toy, I also narrowed the stern. I did it by sanding the stern area of the keel very thin to narrow the stern by a 1/16" or so and then trimming off the Port and Starboard sides of the deck at the stern area by 1/8" each. This allowed me to "pull-in" or narrow the Hull quite a bit but also caused a bit more "tumblehome". Now, fortunately, it looks much better to my eye. I did have to eliminate the 2 rear-most guns and close the gun ports (no room to operate them). This way I kept the deck "Furniture" the same, just narrower so that it had a shape reminiscent of the Fair American.<br /> The other option seemed to be to cut away the keel, Trim away a good portion of the 2 hull pieces at the stern, re-attach the keel, and trim the deck edges to fit into the slimmer stern. I believe this would leave you with a rather shallow draft vessel. It might look great from overhead but maybe look a bit UN-sailable from profile.<br /> Thank you for all your postings. Your History Lessons and observations on the Santa Maria ( among others) makes your site immensely informative and enjoyable. I re-read your postings frequently. Keep'em Comming!<br /> Thanks.<br /> JimNinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04292737729480965801noreply@blogger.com