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I present to you the Navantian "Frigate"! Any suggestions? (lemmy.world)

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After working on this piece for hours and only getting 22 upvotes on reddit thought that maybe this community would appreciate it more. TLDR: Viktor left his legaly aquired yatch in Menorca(Spain) and it got siezed. So some upcicling would be nice. this is my rendition of what it would look like.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

During the Second Boer War, the engine Havelock was prepared to see action while serving on armoured trains. Unlike usual practice in such cases, the engine was not equipped with armour plate protection, but was draped in strands of thick hemp rope which covered it from front to back. This earned the locomotive the apt nickname Hairy Mary amongst the troops.

Doesn't say why they used this instead of regular armor on wikipedia. But who could pass up having their ship being so handsome?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

wild. was it effective? its definitely effective at distracting me with those glorious... strands. edit: guess it didnt actually reach cobat to try it out