Captain Braunsfeld Posted January 28, 2015 (edited) Hi there! I would like to continue my MOC series "Updating the Classics". (part 1: MOC: Updating the Classics (1) - 6018 Battle Dragon Revisited part 2: MOC: Updating the Classics (2) - 6049 Viking Voyager part 3:MOC: Updating the Classics (3) - 6057 Sea Serpent Revisited) Dubbadgrim has thankfully pointed me to 1752 Crossbow Boat (1996), a really small boat with one knight and two crossbows. I thought that the crossbow would have to be bigger for the new version. The set was also released as 1804 Crossbow Boat and and 2892 Thunder Boat. 1752 Crossbow Boat (Original & Revisited): 1752 Crossbow Boat: The original is one of the smallest boats put out by TLG. As I have run out of the correct black bricks I have rebuild the model using (old) dark grey. It possesses a certain charme: 1752 Crossbow Boat Revisited: For the new version, a good crossbow was available I also thought it would be better to differentiate between the oarsmen and the crossbow men. So it got a bit bigger than the original. I could not stick to the colour scheme as I wanted to use some spare boat bricks. Then I was satisfied with the new edition. (No brick-built sail this time.) But still I think that TLG might have seen this as the "modern" version of the set: The series will continue! C&C welcome! Edited April 6, 2019 by Captain Braunsfeld (pictures now on Bricksafe instead of flickr) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BrickJagger Posted January 28, 2015 Great design. That boat needed a pretty drastic change to fit today's standards, and I think you've done the job quite well. P.S. Wouldn't the boat in the last picture need crossbows to be a..........crossbow boat? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Krusi86 Posted January 29, 2015 (edited) Nice like how you extend the oars Edited January 29, 2015 by Krusi86 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lord Vladivus Posted January 30, 2015 Awesome! I remember pestering my Grandad to buy this for me back in the day- cost a whopping £1.99. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lightningtiger Posted January 31, 2015 Now the difference is really......HUGE......the original is just cute......your redo......simply AWESOME beefy and saying we'll kick your...... Brick On 'Captain Braunsfeld' ! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Captain Braunsfeld Posted February 1, 2015 Thanks for the feedback! Great design. That boat needed a pretty drastic change to fit today's standards, and I think you've done the job quite well. P.S. Wouldn't the boat in the last picture need crossbows to be a..........crossbow boat? You're right. That's where TLG failed (ok, they brought an archer). Nice like how you extend the oars Pure necessity... Awesome! I remember pestering my Grandad to buy this for me back in the day- cost a whopping £1.99. That's a nice story to it. Now the difference is really......HUGE......the original is just cute......your redo......simply AWESOME beefy and saying we'll kick your...... Brick On 'Captain Braunsfeld' ! Well, on the other hand, it is a bit overdone Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LittleJohn Posted February 1, 2015 The rudder is a nice addition, and the ballista is very cool How many set updates do you plan to build? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Captain Braunsfeld Posted February 1, 2015 The rudder is a nice addition, and the ballista is very cool How many set updates do you plan to build? It will be a series of 6 in the end. Then I have run out of originals... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
