[COR-FB2] Ship: the "Corland Provider"

[Brickwolf]

From "Ships of the Brick Seas"

by Admiral D.W. Hundsbottom Royal Navy ret.

Chapter 5

Among the ships of the Brick Seas, there is one class that is often overlooked, through it is one of the main reasons why minifigkind takes to the seas:

The lowly freight ship. Without it many a mouth would not be feed, many things would not be build or made and even the queen would not eat her beloved bananas. Apart from fishing, no function a ship can perform is as important as moving goods. The Navy´s warships keep the seaways open and as safe as possible, so that freighters can move goods uninhibited to their destination.

One of these ships is the "Corland Provider" under the command of Captain Trevor Wolfson:

[Tomsche]

That`s a nice `fat` ship, really looking suited for her job at hand.

And I really dig those sails

[TitusV]

She looks indeed very suited for her job! Neat build

[Puvel]

Lovely curves and beautiful colour scheme!

The red plate on the lamps is a very nice touch

[Sir Stig]

Whoa, she sure looks like she can carry her weight ;) Good use of that pre-fab.

[Bregir]

I am loving that introductionary piece from the venerable Admiral Hundsbottom!

Where are those hull pieces from? I cannot seem to recognise them. Within the confines of those pieces, I think you have made a very nice little tradeship, and I particularly like the boat and cargo on deck. (Although she seems to be carrying octan barrels - did they start as an east-indian trade company selling whale and palm oil? )

I'd say she is a cog with that square sail, and that works fine for an older merchant vessel. However, for future vessels of this size, I would definitely suggest a fore-and-aft rig. A lateen, cutter or sloop rig is the most suited for smaller, one-masted vessels.

In any case, nice little trader, with what appears to be plenty of cargo space! (Class 2T?)

Well done!

[Tomsche]

They are from the 7075, the Jack Stone range pirate ship

[dr_spock]

Nice little cog. Maybe we'll see her in the MRCA?

[Kolonialbeamter]

That's a ship living up to her name. I suggest to add more details, however, and include at least rudimentary rigging, since she's almost only a prefab hull.

[Brickwolf]

Thanks to everyone for the praise.

The ship was meant to be an utilitarian cargo hauling cog.

Yes, I plan to license her as a 2T.

[Captain Dee]

I always thought those particular prefab hull parts looked cartoonish, but this turned out reasonably well. A little more detailing of the hull and possibly the rigging would certainly help but it's a decent vessel nonetheless.