28mm Nile Steamer for transporting expeditions and the like

[lethallee61]

Holy crap - that looks absolutely magnificent !

[Darkoath]

Very nice indeed!

[Evilcartoonist]

Thank you, everyone, for the compliments and your votes. I totalled up the votes here and at the other poll I set up at Steve Dean's forum, and she has risen again!

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The final vote count was SS Reckless, 25; Mary Ellen Carter, 39; and Fleuve Perdu, 22.

The armament is a 3-inch gun I scratchbuilt. But Mark Copplestone (Copplestone Castings) is also sending me a host of armaments to put on my ship- she will be bristling, and she'll have no problems with dinosaurs or natives getting too close

[Col.Stone]

she will be bristling, and she'll have no problems with dinosaurs or natives getting too close

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Sounds great!!

[archangel1]

Excuse me if this is a stupid question, but, who is Mary Ellen Carter?  :  Beautiful job, by the way!
Cheers,
Mike

[Evilcartoonist]

Excuse me if this is a stupid question, but, who is Mary Ellen Carter?  :  Beautiful job, by the way!
Cheers,
Mike

Not a stupid question; I didn't know who she was until just a week or so ago. She is the name of a ship in a song of the same name. It's a song about men trying to salvage their sunken ship- It's also a metaphoric song about not letting things get you down, because you will "rise again."

Here are the lyrics:
http://www.3pintsgone.com/lyrics/StValery/MaryEllenCarter.htm

Thanks to Lead Adventure member Will Bailie for the idea in the first place

[Strand]

It's also a metaphoric song about not letting things get you down, because you will "rise again."

As of Wikipedia the song is credited with saving at least one life:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mary_Ellen_Carter

[Helen]

Nice work  

[warrenpeace]

Well, if you make a smaller, less attractive ship you could name it the "Ethel Merman."

[bandit86]

Mary Ellen Carter

[Heyer]

great job :love:  :love:  :love:
i like it so much,continue giving us those great works.

[Evilcartoonist]

Thank your to Mark Copplestone for providing me with this excellent array of armament for my ship. From fore to aft, I have a gardner (or is that nordfelt?) gun, a couple maxims, a twin-maxim anti-aircraft gun and a three-pounder gun.
The guns all are mounted on bases but not directly attached to the ship, so that I can move the guns around (or take them off completely for civilian expeditions.)
The guns still need ammunition boxes.

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