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[Unitron6991]

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I present the way the 6243 should have looked


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I drew a lot o' inspiration from the 6286 Skull's Eye Schooner. Please tell me what I can do to make it better so I can build an even better Imperial ship. Really all I did was lengthen and change the sails. I also borrow the cannon slides idea from the 6280 Armada Flagship. I find this arrangement to be superior in rolling seas.

[SlyOwl]

I must say that the white sails look much more realistic and less cartoonish than on the BB, although they give it a very neutral colour scheme - some pearl gold trim in other places besides the cabin would be an improvement, in my opinion.
Besides that, I love the rest of what you've done to the ship, and your use of the Armada Flagship sliding cannons in a Skull's Eye Schooner-type system works much better - there aren't nearly as many ugly holes in the floor.
I must also congratulate you on your use of 2 1x2x2 panels to make the cannon port sides - this is something I have struggled with when building ships, so thank you for the solution!

Good work all round, and keep it up!

[Unitron6991]

Thanks! Glad I inspired someone.  

Now, I am about to order another one. How do you think it would look in a white/black/yellow
color scheme?

[SlyOwl]

I'm not particularly good with colours, being colour-blind, and I have no idea about what colours clash and which are complimentary.
However, the proposed colour scheme worked on the Black Seas Barracuda, so it's sure to work on any ship!

[Legoking]

This is a very nice ship you have here. It is sort of a mix between the old pirate parts and the new ones. This is a great pirate ship MOC!

LegoKing