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Belated Battleships (KanColle) [REHOST]

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theJMPer said:
That's mean.
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Nah, that amv actually showing them fighting and winning.

This one however uses cuts from episode 11 and sets a very different tone for the shipgirls fate. Though depending on how the fight goes and the combatants involved, Shrioyama might apply.
Rampantfury said:
To this very day the answer eludes me as to how the hell
This
Became THIS!
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Sparkly Magical Shipgirl Bullshittm​ along with other factors.
Grounders10 said:
Because Japan. That's how.
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Technically it's all America's fault.
 
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Burning Baron said:
Unfortunately, the sheer weight would break the pieces.
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Assuming you build a support frame under the Lego replica... I think it's doable.

It depends on whether a stack of Lego bricks running from the top of Missouri's superstructure to the bottom of the hull is heavier than the 'crush strength' of the individual Legos. A Lego brick is 9.6mm high, the mass of a 2x4 Lego brick is going to be roughly three grams, and in the worst case scenario we have a 63.9m height from keel to mast top. A stack of Lego bricks from the keel to the mast top would therefore be 63900mm high, or 6656 Lego bricks high. The stack of 2x4 Lego bricks equal to the height of the battleship's mast would therefore mass almost exactly twenty kilograms, far less than the amount of weight required to crush the brick on the bottom of the stack.

Therefore, we can reasonably believe that the Lego replica could be built to withstand its own weight, even if (as noted) many interior corridors might be impassable due to extra structural bracing required to hold the parts together.

The most problematic parts to replicate would be the gun barrels, since those are large, horizontal structures that have a lot of 'cantilever' weight, and I'm preettty sure it's hard to build those out of Legos. But aside form the gun barrels, you could build a static replica the same size and shape as the ship and it would not collapse under purely static forces.

Dynamic forces are another story, mind you. Wind pressure on the superstructure could be a problem, especially on the masts. And if you tried to caulk the bottom and put it on the water- well, a ship made of Legos definitely has enough buoyancy to float. The biggest problems would be stability (which might be bad precisely because a Lego battleship would be more buoyant than a steel one)... and wave action. I suspect a ship made of Legos would break apart very quickly if exposed to wave action.
 
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Fanart: 'laska
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    • 'Laska~

    Drawing 'Laska with Drexel's depiction was kinda hard. So I had to make do with some changes.

    Also, this was my first time I tried to complete a drawing with a frontal view since I was not used to it.

    On another note, "photographer" Baka has manage to steal another picture from the shipgirls. Again.
    So if you'll excuse me, I have someplace to hide in.
    *Runs away from angry mob of shipgirls and guys*
     
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    • B-baka! said:
    'Laska~

    Drawing 'Laska with Drexel's depiction was kinda hard. So I had to make do with some changes.

    Also, this was my first time I tried to complete a drawing with a frontal view since I was not used to it.

    On another note, "photographer" Baka has manage to steal another picture from the shipgirls. Again.
    So if you'll excuse me, I have someplace to hide in.
    *Runs away from angry mob of shipgirls and guys*
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    ....Something about the eyes man, I feel like I can see the fires of war burning within them, and that just makes everything about it disturbing. Why is she giving such a sweet smile when I can see the hellfire dancing in her eyes.
     
    Viper5delta said:
    ....Something about the eyes man, I feel like I can see the fires of war burning within them, and that just makes everything about it disturbing. Why is she giving such a sweet smile when I can see the hellfire dancing in her eyes.
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    That's one of the reasons she's so adorable. She's like a big, overgunned Fletcher.
     
    On a totally different note, would Des Moines or any of her sisters be up for coming back? Or are they too late because they never served in WWII? (Also, sorry if this has come up before, I can't guarantee I didn't miss it somewhere in these going on 700 pages)
     
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    Viper5delta said:
    On a totally different note, would Des Moines or any of her sisters be up for coming back? Or are they too late because they never served in WWII? (Also, sorry if this has come up before, I can't guarantee I didn't miss it somewhere in these going on 700 pages)
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    Salem is a museum ship too young to self-summon, so she's unlikely to show up unless the Abyssals repeat a mistake and sink a museum ship. Given that the last time they tried that, Jersey happened... I'm pretty sure they won't do that again.

    Can't speak to the others of the class.
     
    B-baka! said:
    I'll try when I have time because school is draining my remaining sanity. For real.


    Also, give me a description of her swimsuit too so pointless facewalling is avoided.
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    theJMPer said:
    And… well, Alaska might not know much about anything. But she'd been home to over fifteen-hundred seamen once, many of whom were Cameron's age. Alaska knew the affect a pretty lady could have on a young man, and she couldn't wait to show her love the swimsuit she'd picked out.

    It was a really cute two-piece affair in the same crisp-white color as her snowy hair. The top was a high-necked cut that gave her distinctly indistinct chest lots of coverage without hiding much of her well-muscled back. Her hair did that well enough, and if she just happened to brush it away while Cameron was looking… couldn't be helped, right? Alaska put a lot more thought into picking out the bottom half of her swimsuit.

    She was fully aware she was prettiest below decks, and she was also aware of how pleasant a well-proportioned tush like her own shapely aft was to a young man. She wanted to show off for Cameron, but… not look like she was trying to show off. She'd finally settled on a nice pair of snow-white boyshorts that hugged her legs and gave her shaft galleries just the right amount of tantalizing coverage.
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    Simon_Jester said:
    Salem is a museum ship too young to self-summon, so she's unlikely to show up unless the Abyssals repeat a mistake and sink a museum ship. Given that the last time they tried that, Jersey happened... I'm pretty sure they won't do that again.

    Can't speak to the others of the class.
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    Part of me wonders if they might try to put Salem back in service because she is a heavy cruiser, and they are running low on battleships to bring back in. I don't know the state of her though.

    On another note, have the subtheives (or anyone) heard of Cold Waters?
     
    If anyone needs me, I'll be out for... a 'Field Trip' through some naval base. Yes, totally going on a field trip.
     
    Simon_Jester said:
    It depends on whether a stack of Lego bricks running from the top of Missouri's superstructure to the bottom of the hull is heavier than the 'crush strength' of the individual Legos.
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    There's a ridiculous amount of room to spare. :D

    As per the BBC article I quoted earlier, stacked 2x2s in a vertical tower could reach 3.5km (2.17 miles) high (or ~375,000 bricks) before the bottom ones would begin deforming under the weight. Larger pieces are apparently slightly weaker, but still... at that point, it's not an issue. Missouri is ~210ft (or 63.9m as you've indicated) from keel to mast top, so that's a 57:1 safety margin. :rofl:
     
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