azog Posted August 5, 2016 Hello! As some of you may know I am currently finishing my Imperial Flagship! I wanted to make it a bluecoat ship instead of a redcoat one. So in the end result it is now a french ship. Instead of placing the bluecoats flag on the top I wanted to put a french banner and a french flag on the back sail. I was mainly wondering where I can get a cloth french flag in 1:70th scale and a french banner in 1:70th scale. And for a smaller project I wanted to add a spanker sail on the back with a boom mast. Is there any way I can make a new sail that looks and feels exactly identical to the Imperial Flagship vanilla sails? I appreciate your comments and you reading this! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Capn Frank Posted August 5, 2016 Azog, The Master Pirate Index had a link to this topic for custom cloth sails. That site no longer sells custom, cloth flags. I would look up sails and flags for model ships. If anyone finds anything, let us know. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
azog Posted August 7, 2016 Azog, The Master Pirate Index had a link to this topic for custom cloth sails. That site no longer sells custom, cloth flags. I would look up sails and flags for model ships. If anyone finds anything, let us know. Thanks! I will see what I can find. When I do get the flagship finished with the spanking sail and the french flags I will definitely post it! http://www.cornwallmodelboats.co.uk/acatalog/becc-f01.html would this be what im looking for? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rane Posted August 16, 2016 (edited) I looked into this a while back. The trick is getting the stiffness of the official Lego fabric. The suggestion I found was gesso. Gesso is used to treat paint canvas before painting. It stiffens the fabric, and preps the surface for painting. For our purposes, it also prevents fraying and allows it to be printed on with a printer. It should be available at any art supply. For fabric, I've seen gabardine and calico suggested. I'm not sure all gabardine or calico is the same, though. You may have to check samples and use your best judgment. Here's a thread on the subject. Pics are long dead, but info is still good: http://www.eurobrick...showtopic=87124 I haven't tried any of this personally yet, so YMMV. Edited August 16, 2016 by Rane Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Staslegomaster Posted September 11, 2016 Hello! As some of you may know I am currently finishing my Imperial Flagship! I wanted to make it a bluecoat ship instead of a redcoat one. So in the end result it is now a french ship. Instead of placing the bluecoats flag on the top I wanted to put a french banner and a french flag on the back sail. I was mainly wondering where I can get a cloth french flag in 1:70th scale and a french banner in 1:70th scale. And for a smaller project I wanted to add a spanker sail on the back with a boom mast. Is there any way I can make a new sail that looks and feels exactly identical to the Imperial Flagship vanilla sails? I appreciate your comments and you reading this! I also work on Bluecoat Imperial Flagship because in 2015 they had no ship. I plan to upload it in LEGO ideas. perhaps it will be issued tii Pirates 30th jubilee. Perhaps you will do the same. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
azog Posted September 11, 2016 I also work on Bluecoat Imperial Flagship because in 2015 they had no ship. I plan to upload it in LEGO ideas. perhaps it will be issued tii Pirates 30th jubilee. Perhaps you will do the same. Oh really??? Thats cool! How different did you make your ship from the original? I will post mine when its done on eurobricks. And then I will see how many people think I should upload it Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Staslegomaster Posted September 12, 2016 (edited) Oh really??? Thats cool! How different did you make your ship from the original? I will post mine when its done on eurobricks. And then I will see how many people think I should upload it ������ I haven't finished it yet. You can see it on Eurobricks named Sea Nightmare. What do you think about it? Bluecoats were always pirates' enemies. Dut they had only Caribbien Clipper. Aren't they worthy more? Let's do our best! Oh really??? Thats cool! How different did you make your ship from the original? I will post mine when its done on eurobricks. And then I will see how many people think I should upload it ������ I haven't finished it yet. You can see it on Eurobricks named Sea Nightmare. What do you think about it? Bluecoats were always pirates' enemies. Dut they had only Caribbien Clipper. Aren't they worthy more? Let's do our best! Edited September 12, 2016 by Staslegomaster Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
azog Posted September 14, 2016 The blue coats have always been my favorite army unit! They don't get enough attention your right! Lets hope we will get a (10210) for the bluecoats in 2019. For now lets make them worthy Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
