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[Captain Blue Hair]

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Ahoy matey's!

Some of you might have already seen this ship in EB pirates ,but here is a full presentation of her.
Her master, Admiral Bewier, will be leading us around today, enjoy!

The design was loosely based on the French ship le Protecteur:


A full view from the side:


From the front:



And the stern:



The figurehead:














More pictures in the BS folder , .

Feedback and comments appreciated!

[Nikola Bathory]

That's one massive ship with a great firepower!!!
Great!
only one question - your cannons are a bit wierd?? for example here http://www.brickshel...rt-royal/jj.jpg

[Captain Blue Hair]

Nikola Bathory, on May 1 2008, 03:58 PM, said:

That's one massive ship with a great firepower!!!
Great!
only one question - your cannons are a bit wierd?? for example here http://www.brickshel...rt-royal/jj.jpg

Thanks for the comment!
Those are MOC cannons, what do you find weir about them?

[Phred]

That ship is pretty close to the original.
You've chosen a fine ship to model after

I love how the captin gave the tour
I hope you don't mind if i steal err borrow your idea.

Lots of great detail!
i still love your rigging

Great work Cap'n

[Nikola Bathory]

Captain green hair, on May 1 2008, 07:00 PM, said:

Those are MOC cannons, what do you find weir about them?

Ah, OK :) How many pieces us this giant (just curious)

[Captain Blue Hair]

phred, on May 1 2008, 05:06 PM, said:

That ship is pretty close to the original.
You've chosen a fine ship to model after

I love how the captin gave the tour
I hope you don't mind if i steal err borrow your idea.

Lots of great detail!
i still love your rigging

Great work Cap'n

Thanks Phred, you're entitled to borrow my ideas!

Nikola Bathory, on May 1 2008, 05:12 PM, said:

Ah, OK :) How many pieces us this giant (just curious)

It has 5 midsections, if that is what you mean....
On a total count...i have no idea

[BlueBard]

Wow, I think I've already seen it but I must say your ship is quite impressive, captain Greenhair!

I specially like the front with the figurehead and the great firepower the ship has, with that MOC cannons. And congratulations for the amazing third pic, it really looks like a real ship with that "sunny" light!

Oh, and by the way, I think there's something wrong about your ship's name. Of course you are completely free to call it as you want but "La Mort Royal" is incorrect in french ("Royal" is an anglicism). The correct name would be "La Mort Royale", what means "The Royal Death", a great name for a french ship! Who was France's greatest enemy in the seas but the British Royal marine?

[Captain Blue Hair]

BlueBard, on May 1 2008, 05:23 PM, said:

Wow, I think I've already seen it but I must say your ship is quite impressive, captain Greenhair!

I specially like the front with the figurehead and the great firepower the ship has, with that MOC cannons. And congratulations for the amazing third pic, it really looks like a real ship with that "sunny" light!

Oh, and by the way, I think there's something wrong about your ship's name. Of course you are completely free to call it as you want but "La Mort Royal" is incorrect in french ("Royal" is an anglicism). The correct name would be "La Mort Royale", what means "The Royal Death", a great name for a french ship! Who was France's greatest enemy in the seas but the British Royal marine?

Thanks for your nice comment and pointing out that misspelling, perhaps one of our mods can change the title for me?
The French got their megablocks kicked by everybody at sea, but they have the prettyest ships IMO

[tedbeard]

In a word: Breathtaking!

Especially the way you have widened the hull without the use of inverse slopes. Very nicely done. The entire bow and figurehead is really well done and although I am not enthusiastic about string rigging it certainly works well on this model. I can hardly wait to see more when the BS folder is opened. I want to see if you have really done a tumblehome or if it is just a really good illusion.

I assume I have missed this on other mocs but the use of the small fence/railings as ladders just struck me as really brilliant. A nice detail I plan to use.

[Phred]

Captain green hair, on May 1 2008, 09:27 AM, said:

Thanks for your nice comment and pointing out that misspelling, perhaps one of our mods can change the title for me?
The French got their megablocks kicked by everybody at sea, but they have the prettyest ships IMO

I'll see if i can contact someone about the situation.
It's pretty serious so i should let a professional handle this problem

Fixed

[Bonaparte]

Seeing a ship like this makes me wanna start building one myself right away.
It's is a masterpiece and no doubt the result of several years of ship-building.
This is a thread I will visit several times. I just can't get enough of this beauty.

[Captain Blue Hair]

tedbeard, on May 1 2008, 05:00 PM, said:

In a word: Breathtaking!

Especially the way you have widened the hull without the use of inverse slopes. Very nicely done. The entire bow and figurehead is really well done and although I am not enthusiastic about string rigging it certainly works well on this model. I can hardly wait to see more when the BS folder is opened. I want to see if you have really done a tumblehome or if it is just a really good illusion.

I assume I have missed this on other mocs but the use of the small fence/railings as ladders just struck me as really brilliant. A nice detail I plan to use.

Thanks for your nice words!
The ladders were first used on my frigate Le Requin, and i find the ystand out nice that way.
No inverted slopes, correct, i've put some detail shots of that in the BS folder
The tumblehome is very real, i don't do in illusions

phred, on May 1 2008, 05:01 PM, said:

I'll see if i can contact someone about the situation.
It's pretty serious so i should let a professional handle this problem

Fixed

Thanks again matey!

Bonaparte, on May 1 2008, 05:25 PM, said:

Seeing a ship like this makes me wanna start building one myself right away.
It's is a masterpiece and no doubt the result of several years of ship-building.
This is a thread I will visit several times. I just can't get enough of this beauty.

Thank you Boney, it is many years indeed and it s**ks i don't have any pictures of my early day ships
Building details in the BS folder, if you'd like to borrow some

[Fluyt]

Wow, it's a beauty
Kinda makes me sad I don't have the parts (or the skills for that matter) to make a ship like this .

[tedbeard]

Captain green hair, on May 1 2008, 08:49 AM, said:

The tumblehome is very real, i don't do in illusions

OK, now that I have seen the pics on BS I am in agony!

How on earth did you do the tumblehome? Is it all hinged just above where the sides transition from hull pieces to brick? If so, how do the hinged sides connect to the bow and stern and interior or are they held in by the rigging? I don't suppose you have any WIP shots?

Edit: it just occurs to me that a tutorial on how to create a tumblehome effect would be really cool. Especially comparing the different methods people have used. Just a suggestion for anyone not trying to put you on the spot Cap'n.

This post has been edited by tedbeard: 01 May 2008 - 07:17 PM

[Asuka]

A marvelous and impressive work indeed, I especially like the beautiful stern, the fine and detailed bow, the amazing rigging and
the.... heck, I simply love everything on that big adorable beauty....