Sign in to follow this  
Captain Braunsfeld

MOC: The Prince Ian-Lucas

Recommended Posts

[pid][/pid] 161C

Hello, it's me again.

This time I would like to present to you a ship that I've built some time back: The Prince Ian-Lucas.

At that point in time I was building ships without knowledge of the existence of Captain Greenhairs Tutorial. So, my approach was to use slopes to make the ship look right.

prince-ian-lucas12.jpg

Its a modular build, so I can take off the top elements and allow access to the lower decks.

prince-ian-lucas13.jpg

This is the Dutch crew: (in red: Cornelius Drebbel)

prince-ian-lucas15.jpg

As you can see I have attempted to make every part of the ship accessible to the crew.

This is why I had to spend an extra door here at the rear (and staircases somewhere else, etc.):

prince-ian-lucas7.jpg

(that was an earlier picture before the ship was actually finished - pls note the monkey :pir-sweet: )

Some more views:

prince-ian-lucas10.jpg

prince-ian-lucas18.jpg

Overall, the ship turned out to be quite stable, easy to transport and store away. My later attempts have not always had these three qualities.

Would I change it now, having advanced in a few areas? Yes, of course :pir_laugh2: My MOCs are never done...

One question remains for the experts: What type of ship is that? Is it a galleon? A monster of a sloop? A too small ship of the line?

:pir-sweet::pir-laugh:

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

I'm no expert - only really started getting into researching tall ships since deciding to build some in LEGO. I would suggest that this ship is closest to a Carrack. Forecastle is too tall for a Galleon and it doesn't have enough masts. I guess it could be a Caravel - but I'm a bit confused about the difference between a Carrack and a Caravel anyway pir_wacko.gif

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

Monkey was noted pirate_laugh2.gif .

I like the color scheme.

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

According to the Royal Navy classification, your ship is a brig. Two vertical masts (main mast placed backwards with the spanker) and a bowsprit.

The overall look, by the way, reminds me more of a late 1600 ship...

The moc is really nice, looks very playable and seems to be built to get involved in some dioramas about life on board, really like it :)

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

@MATTEO1130: A brig! Wonderful. I am fine with the "late 1600" classification as well. pirate_devg1.gif

@Hectorin: Yes, I could add some pictures, but the model is currently stowed away... And once I touch it, I will start to change/improve things... and then time will go by.

Ok, let's see what I can do for you next weekend.

@Sebeus I: You like the colour scheme, ok (me too)... but you have said almost nothing else.

pirate_look.gifpirate_cry4.gif You're probably not signing in on the slope-based-approach....

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now
Sign in to follow this  

  • Recently Browsing   0 members

    No registered users viewing this page.