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Nov 7 2009, 07:30 PM
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![]() Master and Commander Group: Root Administrator Posts: 8276 Joined: 22-June 06 From: Belgium Member No.: 822
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90dCaptain Green Hair and Bonaparte present: The Spanish Imperial Galleon Nuestra Señora de la Concepción Constructed partly in the world famous Amsterdam shipyards of Captain Green Hair and partly in the shipyards of Bonaparte near Antwerp, we are proud to present this international project. We started planning the ship beginning of 2009 at which time we begun buying bricks. As we've used a lot of rare colors it took a bit of time and a many Bricklink orders. All sails and flags are made out of real canvas (no paper) and many meters of rope were consumed for the rigging. On some occasions we enjoyed the assistance of Errorist (a Eurobricks member) and Steven (a friend of Bonaparte). ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Thanks for looking and for your feedback ![]() -------------------- ![]() |
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Nov 7 2009, 07:45 PM
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![]() Likes to cut the cheese slopes Group: Eurobricks Fellows Posts: 704 Joined: 2-June 07 From: the Netherlands Member No.: 1646
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Oh, this is really pretty.
I'll enjoy the pics a bit more before giving more feedback. Just wanted to let you know I really like the ship. Kind regards, Teddy -------------------- |
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Nov 7 2009, 07:49 PM
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![]() Too big a nose! ![]() Group: Admiral Posts: 4738 Joined: 17-September 08 From: Belgium Member No.: 3951
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Very nice creation. The sails sure must have costed some time and effort!
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Nov 7 2009, 08:00 PM
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![]() Longs for the days of Wooden Ducks Group: History Moderator Posts: 3979 Joined: 15-July 05 Member No.: 435
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Probably the best hull work I can recall seeing, and the whole ship is excellent.
Did you guys find it easier or more difficult working together? -------------------- Diana in Red Moon |
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Nov 7 2009, 08:01 PM
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![]() Planning his next Staff entry already! Group: Pirate Regulators Posts: 4266 Joined: 31-January 08 From: Lincoln, Nebraska Member No.: 2630
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That is gorgeous!
I really like the colors, they're quite different. Great work on the sails as well. You can tell that a lot of hard work was put into them. Awesome work you two. One of the best ships I've seen for sure. -------------------- |
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Nov 7 2009, 08:10 PM
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![]() Master and Commander Group: Root Administrator Posts: 8276 Joined: 22-June 06 From: Belgium Member No.: 822
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I'll be honest and confess most of this ship was build while drinking beers or suffering from the effects of drinking too much beer
Did you guys find it easier or more difficult working together? We both are quite open to the idea's of each other and most of the time we agreed rather fast for most decisions. Initially we both had different idea's about the color scheme in the side of the ship, so we've trial several versions to see what looks best. We first did the mosaic with yellow/white but that didn't work out well, especially looking at it from a distance, so we moved to the green/white (which was CGH's original idea). We had a lot of fun building this together, it took a bit longer because we sometimes had to wait for many weeks before finding another suitable date. I'll also post some of the construction pictures in the near future. -------------------- ![]() |
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Nov 7 2009, 08:57 PM
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![]() Purist Tasmanian bat Group: Eurobricks Fellows Posts: 5135 Joined: 27-August 07 From: Tasmania, Australia Member No.: 1917
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Wow! That's amazing!
Not being well versed in ship knowledge I'll simply say that the bow of the ship is amazingly detailed, and all the sail work is fantastic, very intricate indeed. The way you've melded the brickbuilt portions of the ship into the base pieces also works astoundingly. Thanks a heap for posting. A marvellous teamwork job from you Bonaparte and Captain Green Hair. Batbrick Away! -------------------- And see and comment on KDog's hilarious Space Comic here:
![]() Click on pic to see and comment now! And please add this ad to your sig so more people can see this fantastic work! It's obvious who the REAL heroes are at this point; Blacktron. The humans have deemed themselves the "superior race" and begun a genocidal purge of the galaxy claiming billions of lives and entire species. Fighting back against these "Space Police" are Kranxx, Snake, Squidman, Frenzy and others, some the only survivors of their species, determined to topple the corrupt human empire once and for all and end the slaughter before it claims the universe! Also, currently making Wayne Manor, planning Interactive Supervillain, and hopefully participating in the Post Apoc Community Build. Batbrick is crazy! |
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Nov 7 2009, 09:14 PM
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![]() Stitch Group: Global Moderator Posts: 3941 Joined: 11-July 07 From: Sydney! Member No.: 1768
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Absolutely amazing! What a behemoth!
I particularly like the angled wall sections of the cabin area as they gently but a little giddily (from a fig's point of view) slope up, and the use of those large cone pieces for lamps - inspired! I take it this is the project you were having problems finding consistent dark red for? -------------------- |
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Nov 7 2009, 09:36 PM
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![]() Master and Commander Group: Root Administrator Posts: 8276 Joined: 22-June 06 From: Belgium Member No.: 822
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*snip* and the use of those large cone pieces for lamps - inspired! Credit for the lamp designs goes to Captain Blackmoor. We liked them so much we wouldn't want our ship to be without them. I take it this is the project you were having problems finding consistent dark red for? :laugh That's still for another project I'm working on and which has a lot more dark red as this one. But I did replace some dark red parts in this one also to get rid of color inconsistencies. As a matter of fact, I have thrown away a bag of inconsistent reddish brown parts while building this ship. After we'd build the hull, one evening I replaced all the reddish brown parts with color mismatch. Annoying job, bad LEGO company! -------------------- ![]() |
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Nov 7 2009, 11:11 PM
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A Tramp for the Duke of Edinburgh Group: Games Regulator Posts: 2677 Joined: 7-October 07 From: Wellington, New Zealand Member No.: 2052
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Wow, great work you guys! That looks fantastic.
I like how the hull has been made particularly, some very fine work there. I'm loving the angling of the sides around the bow too, there some great techniques to be seen all over this creation. -------------------- My Most Recent MOC: The Final Charge of the Blue Tridents The Dragon Masters Kingdom, part of the EBRP game. Check it out now! ~![]() Diesel Nolan is currently on a tour of the temple of Phasma Diabolus in the latest mystery game, Red Moon David Reutal is marching to war in Imperial Soldier's Mafia Take a look at my article on BrickArms; Part 1 and Part 2 My Flickr account |
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Nov 7 2009, 11:11 PM
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![]() DEEP ENDS to fill the overflow is the trick Group: Eurobricks Fellows Posts: 5960 Joined: 24-July 06 From: In the Pirate Lego Caribbean! Member No.: 863
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I love it
(Better review later) -------------------- |
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Nov 7 2009, 11:13 PM
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![]() Thank you for the new avatar! Group: Global Moderator Posts: 4336 Joined: 26-August 07 From: The road, i own it! Member No.: 1914
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Did you guys find it easier or more difficult working together? It was easy to persuade Boney into my ideas. -------------------- Why do you need TLC to make sets for you, all you really need is parts...be creative! Build a frigate! New members please read the guidelines. If you have any trouble in posting, deeplinking etc, please consult our tutorials, or the help section. My Brickshelf. My Flickr |
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Nov 7 2009, 11:20 PM
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Chief of Infected Weiners Group: Eurobricks Fellows Posts: 1368 Joined: 27-May 07 From: Oslo, Norway Member No.: 1620
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It's great to finally see the finished version of this (Captain Greenhair has talked "quite a bit" about in on MSN
Truly amazing, as one would expect from two such fine ship builders -------------------- Currently playing comic book geek Quentin Mantino in Hinckley's Red Moon mystery game
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Nov 8 2009, 12:38 AM
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Undies-lover Group: Eurobricks Fellows Posts: 2945 Joined: 31-October 04 From: Nevada Member No.: 84
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Wow.
I really like the sloped cabin walls in the back. The only thing I don't like are the sails. They don't look very Lego-like, though there isn't much you can do when making your own sails. I think they're a little too realistic, compared to the figures. So much good stuff, its hard to even comment on it. Steve -------------------- |
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Nov 8 2009, 04:42 AM
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Go'en Out West Group: Eurobricks Fellows Posts: 2833 Joined: 30-March 08 From: Still saving all my money for BW10 Member No.: 2955
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I'm sure you guys no where to start, but I have no idea! There are so many details to poor over. There must be a shortage of Jumper bricks on BL at the moment. The rigging and sails are beautiful as with the last Bonaparte vessel. The hull is amazing and flows upwards quite well. The mosiac work on the sides must have taken a lot of 1 x 1 plates, but really lifts the creation. The crew and pig look great.
Any plans to photoshop some backgrounds into the pictures, would really seal the deal. Just goes to show what a heap of beer can build hey! Svelte, what's our project going to be to top this? -------------------- |
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