Flying Dutchman and Captain Vanderdecken - set 3187 MOD

[Murdoch17]

LDD/MLCad 16A

We all have heard of the famous ghost ship Flying Dutchman with it's cursed captain, Van Der Decken. He and his ship must sail the seas forever, constantly tossed about in a perpetual storm for some unknown crime against nature. Any ship that sights the Dutchman must pay the cost of a life to become a part of the un-dead crew. That unfortunate person is usually the first to see the ghost ship, who normally suffers from a fatal accident soon after spotting the vessel.

Well, I made my own version of this ship of terror inspired by Spongebob set #3187, Flying Dutchman. I elongated the ship and added another mast... here are the pictures.

But first is the original set for comparison purposes.

...and here is my version!

Captain Van Der Decken (owner of the Dutchman) has a legendary sword that allows the owner to live forever, but at the cost of his soul and for eternal service to the sword. He steals at least one soul from any ship that sights his vessel, slowly building his navy of sailors into a large and formidable force to be reckoned with over the centuries.

The primary use of the navy of the dead is to help the Evil One on the battle with the forces of good at the end of time... but until then, they collect souls in their bigger-on-the-inside pirate ship.

Here is the stern (rear) of the ship.

The Dutchman features eight guns instead of the original four, and two masts instead of one. I also elongated the ship to make it's proportions look better.

This is the Captain of the ghost ship Flying Dutchman, cursed to sail the stormy seven seas for eternity with his undead crew, bringing death and misfortune to all that see him and his ship.

Captain Van Der Decken "won" the sword from it's previous owner, a captain whose name was Davy Jones. He claimed the sword in the heat of battle with the ghostly crew sometime in the 1700's, and in doing so, released the last owner from service, turning him to his true 200 year old self. (AKA, dust)

After that, Van Der Decken realized no-one can board the ghost ship unless he allows it, and then he must find a suitable heir to the sword. As Van Der Decken relishes life and fears eternal punishment for his crimes against life, he will not let anyone board the ship, and as such has been Captain longer than any one else in history. If he has his way, this will remain until the end of days, when the crew will land at the closest sea port and will help the Evil One battle for control of the fate of humanity.

Here is the LDD file for the ship and it's captain: http://www.moc-pages.com/user_images/80135/1454535138m.lxf

Please note, that in the LDD file these parts are not quite right: the captain's suit is not correct ( http://www.bricklink.com/catalogItem.asp?P=973pb1929c01 ) the sails of this ship should be printed, ( http://www.bricklink.com/catalogItem.asp?P=30562pb020 ) and his hat should have a printed brim ( http://www.bricklink.com/catalogItem.asp?P=95222pb03 ) The head is a stand in, but you can use whichever one you want.

Comments, Questions & complaints welcome!

Edited February 17, 2016 by Murdoch17
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[Captain Braunsfeld]

Yepp, this looks better than the original.

And Captain Vanderdecken is also fine. Let's see what I can do with my real-brick-Dutchman.

[Murdoch17]

Yepp, this looks better than the original.

And Captain Vanderdecken is also fine. Let's see what I can do with my real-brick-Dutchman.

Thanks! I'm thinking of making a black version of this ship, because I can't afford the normal scale Black Pearl + Technic Sails MOC I made, (see here: http://www.eurobrick...showtopic=84508 ) but I can definitely afford the small version.

Edited March 22, 2015 by Murdoch17

[Plaid Beard]

Nice job! I got that SpongeBob set for parts, and I have yet to come up with an idea for how I can use the bow piece it came with.

[LittleJohn]

Nice work! I like the rocks

[Murdoch17]

LDD file updated and new (real!) pictures added. i would appreciate it if a mod could update the ship Index to the newer (main) picture of this this ship, and change the title of the thread to "The Flying Dutchman and Captain Van Der Decken - set 3817 MOD". (the reason for the change is that Vanderdecken is actually three words: Van Der Decken.)

Thank you in avance!!

Edited February 17, 2016 by Murdoch17