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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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[–] teft@startrek.website 6 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (3 children)

Needs some hemp rope armor

[–] PugJesus@kbin.social 5 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

I see Hairy Mary is getting popular. But after all, who could resist those thick ropes?

[–] XegazGames@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

who summoned this beast of beauty?

[–] PugJesus@kbin.social 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

The Brits in South Africa during the Second Boer War. The ropes used were from the Royal Navy.

[–] XegazGames@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

i was thinking more about a specific content creator that brought it to light. but that is also a valid answer.

[–] PugJesus@kbin.social 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Oh, in that case, tis me

I ran across it while searching for armored trains, because armored trains are cool. Little did I realize I would discover the coolest one of them all

[–] XegazGames@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

thanks man. ima continue investigating how the fedyverse works :)

[–] XegazGames@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

beautifull, was this actually efective? against what? distracting kittens?

[–] teft@startrek.website 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?

[–] XegazGames@lemmy.world 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

[–] awwwyissss@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] XegazGames@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago