Commodore Ariel Brickson Posted December 22, 2013 (edited) Well, even if isn't 100% complete; I decided to present my flagship today and now. My stock limitation was a permanent problem, but I think that I solved it with my humble methods... First of all, a few pics without crew, to see the details... The bow, notice the owl as figurehead and the bell: Now onboard, the capstan; functional but really fragile... The gun deck, clear and ready for action, with it's 8 guns: The quarterdeck, with the helm, 4 carronades and a small place for the commander to examine maps etc... The masts, the weakness of all my ships, not so pretty as the rest of the ship (probably when I put the sails will be better): Returning to the bow, the anchor, one of my favourite parts, because it's totally improvised: And now, the ship with the crew: The Commodore (myself), examining the map... At the stern, the row boat: "DING-DING, DING-DING, DING!!" _Sail ho! _Full broadside...! _...FIRE! For finish; the HMS Defiant sailing with my other ship (builded just yesterday and finished today), a bombardment ketch provisionally named as HMS Thunderer: That it's all, I hope you liked it. (The HMS Thunderer will be presented soon, but I will wait some days because I usually moddify my ships a bit every day a few days after it's construction (or a few weeks, in the case of the HMS Defiant...). Comments and critics are welcome. Greetings from Spain, Commodore Ariel Brickson. Edited December 22, 2013 by Commodore Ariel Brickson Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ManInATopHat Posted December 22, 2013 You've got a nice little ship there! Obviously a lack of parts is always a major issue when it comes to design, but you've improvised quite nicely. Good colour scheme, and well done on the cannons. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sebeus I Posted December 23, 2013 Nicely done, I like that anchor very much, it fits very well for a ship this size. The booms are a bit... rought but I suppose you were limited by parts. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Captain Golden Hook Posted December 23, 2013 It's coming along nicely! All the brick-made details are very cool! It ceratinly looks like a small English brig. By the way, rear mast there is a big gaff sail and you might consider having a tiller instead of a wheel, it looks kind of big (but that's just my opinion). Other than that, it looks very historically accurate. All in all, great job so far! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Commodore Ariel Brickson Posted December 23, 2013 Thanks for comments. @ManInATopHat: fortunately, I have enought yellow bricks to make this colour scheme and repeat it in two different ships (and I think that I have enought for a third one if I make something really small like a sloop), but unfortunately, I don't have enought black bricks and bases... @Sebeus I: I also think that the anchor it's perfect for this ship, but by the moment I can only make one, at least in this colours... About the shots; it's true that I don't have parts to make it in Lego, but anyway, I prefer to make them in cotton, it's more realistic; even if this is the first time that I use this trick in Lego (I used it before in Playmobil and Tente (another build toy native from Spain) so many times that I adquired some experience in using it, and it's also a distinctive part of my works... with other special trick). @Captain Golden Hook: I considered to put a gaff sail in the main mast, (in fact, in the first moments, there was one, but was too fragile and I had to make the mast higher); but with the actual mast I don't know how to make it; there is no place were I can put the sprit... but I'm still working on it... In fact I considered to put a tiller in a first moment, but it will make more difficult to put the row boat... Friendly from Spain, Commodore Ariel Brickson. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Captain Golden Hook Posted December 23, 2013 Yea, there are a lot of trade offs in lego shipbuilding Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
