Privateer Lynx
The Real Thing
The American Privateer ship Lynx is one of the most privateers of the War of 1812. She only served a single mission as a privateer before being captured and renamed ‘HMS Mosquidobit’. However, her story truly begins in 2001, when a replica ship was launched. It was this same ship that sparked an interest in naval history for a young boy (me) in 2008.
The Build
Pursuing a Royal Navy Merchant
Obviously I have a strong connection with this ship. I first saw her at an event in Boston, and fell in love. She was fairly straightforward to put together, but I included a lot of experimental details, like open gunports and working (ish) anchors. I tried a new technique on the lower hull, I like the look but I need to learn how to shape it better. I also need to figure out how to do spankers, but I’m considering doing a tutorial on the topsail.
Controls
AG1- Port Carronades
AG2- Starboard Carronades
Yaw- Steering
Brake- Anchors
Gallery
Off the Coast of Nantucket
Crippling a Merchant off the Coast of Maine
HMS Mosquidobit
Specifications
Spotlights
- Feanor 4.5 years ago
- SyntheticL 4.5 years ago
- MintLynx 2.4 years ago
- ShiroNeko 2.4 years ago
- Typhoon03 4.5 years ago
General Characteristics
- Created On iOS
- Wingspan 49.3ft (15.0m)
- Length 179.5ft (54.7m)
- Height 127.8ft (38.9m)
- Empty Weight 97,216lbs (44,096kg)
- Loaded Weight 106,066lbs (48,110kg)
Performance
- Power/Weight Ratio 0.127
- Wing Loading 37.0lbs/ft2 (180.7kg/m2)
- Wing Area 2,866.2ft2 (266.3m2)
- Drag Points 145292
Parts
- Number of Parts 602
- Control Surfaces 0
- Performance Cost 1,547
I’m glad you like it :) It’s a beautiful ship, and I hope I did it justice @TheResistancedude
@aerodummy i havnt even played with it and i still LOVE IT
Yeah I understand. I build on mobile but I have a pretty good phone. I guess I just assume that everyone else’s mobile devices can handle it lol. @JediWolf
@aerodummy it's fine Android devices can handle this now but being on a Kindle Fire well heh not so much
I’ll try to make a mobile friendly version. I didn’t realize how many parts it had. @JediWolf
bro this is ridiculously good! I wish I could run it on mobile but I don't have the right type of device