berninhr Posted April 2, 2016 Hello This is my second post on this site so I hope there is nothing wrong with it and if there is any errors please feel free to tell me The purpose of this post is to show you my conversion of the Ninjago 70603 Raid Zeppelin. Here is a picture of the original set. And here is my conversion: There you go. I hope you like it and if there are any improvements that you think of please feel free to let me know and I will do my best to do them. I am sorry for the poor image quality I may try and get some better pictures. You probably know but the sail is A not very good and B is only held on by duct tape Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Agent Kallus Posted April 2, 2016 I think that its really great how you transformed the theme of the set . Also that pirate flag feels like its backwards to me. (Just noticed that different sub forums have different emoticons thats quite cool.) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Staslegomaster Posted April 3, 2016 You converted a flying thing into a sailing one. So welcome to pirates of the 7 seas! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
berninhr Posted April 3, 2016 I think that its really great how you transformed the theme of the set . Thank you I new that when I saw this set I had to convert it to a sailing ship You converted a flying thing into a sailing one. So welcome to pirates of the 7 seas! I was surprising easy to do which made it a joy to do Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mister Phes Posted April 3, 2016 It's reassuring to know these Ninjago "pirate" sets can be put to good use. At a cursory glance it seemed only Tiger Widow Island was remotely decent - come to think of it, remove all the techno crap and it would make a half decent set in the original Ninja theme. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Staslegomaster Posted April 4, 2016 As far as I remember Milady from A. Dumas' "The 3 Musketeers" movie stole English drawings of a sailing battleship with a baloon to make the ship fly. Artilery couldn't hit Zeppelins even during WW I. So having Zeppelin pirates would be invincible. But I agree that removing all the techno crap will make all pirate creations look better, just as in your case. what do you think? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
berninhr Posted April 4, 2016 But I agree that removing all the techno crap will make all pirate creations look better, just as in your case. what do you think? I think that this is the easiest set to convert but it is possible to do with other ones Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iammac Posted April 5, 2016 Looks great! Maybe for your next sail attempt you should punch holes in the cloth and thread the axles through them. Or check out the other sail tutorials on this site which were recently compiled here. Looks good, keep building! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Capn Frank Posted April 5, 2016 I would like to get this set, but I was not going to plan on any type conversion into a pirate vessel. It turned out better than I thought. Instead of a gaff sail, I would recommend a junk sail. I made junk sails years ago with paper from a brown paper bag. Also that pirate flag feels like its backwards to me. I think the flag is fine since it's vertical. The wind would be blowing it in that direction. I would have placed the flag on the mast. (Just noticed that different sub forums have different emoticons thats quite cool.) Our Pirate Emoticons work in the entire Forum. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
