[OL - 2WR] The Athena

[KotZ]

Finally the ship was here for Captain Emile Perreault. The Athena. She was smaller than the pirate ship he had been quartermaster on, but this was a new start for him. The sloop's size didn't bother him. He knew he would be able to get new ships, if he worked hard and proved his worth to the glorious Empire of Olean. Four cannons. He had seen worse. Emile knew what he could do with four cannons and the crew he had if things went south. The Athena felt right. the crew took her out of the harbor to see how she sailed. Almost divine. The cargo space was enough for their needs at the time. Emile knew his crew was ready for glory, honor, and riches. Henri the boy in the rigging even offered up some prayers for a safe voyage in their coming endeavors. Emile couldn't help but smile at the boy's optimism. Rene was stern, as ever. He had to be, Emile reasoned. Gilbert and William were trying the best they could to practice fighting int he somewhat tight space. Emile made a mental note that the next ship should have some space for those two to duke it out; they were bound to do it again, be it on friendly sober terms or drunk terms. Randall couldn't stop letting out "whoops" as The Athena cut through the calm waters. Jean of course was making sure the powder was dry. Emile felt a small smile creep across his face. This was going to be a good adventure, the one he had been searching for.







As for building notes, this was my first time building a ship this small, so scaling down what I've normally done was a challenge, but I think I managed. It also was my first time building a ship with individual bricks rather than the pre-fab hulls. I looked a lot to Garmadon's Fog-Breaker and CGH's El Gran Gin. As always, the stern gave me trouble; I just find that part of the ship incredibly difficult to make. For my first sloop, I think she turned out rather well and I'm proud of this one. Hope everyone liked the MOC as well as the first bit of story into Emile Perreault and his fine crew.

Edited February 26, 2017 by KotZ

[Kwatchi]

That is a nice little ship you put together.

[KotZ]

5 hours ago, Kwatchi said:

That is a nice little ship you put together.

Thank you, you sea rat!

[Captain Genaro]

Nicely done. That's a nice story to go along with your ship, and I enjoyed how you developed the different crewmen's characters.

As for the ship, it looks lovely. The colors are certainly appropriate for Oleon, and she includes many of the important details you would expect to find on a sailing ship. That's a clever technique to attach the stern window to the rest of the ship. I'm always fond of brick-built cannons, and yours are no exception. Finally, I'm impressed that you chose a brick-built hull for your first ship. It's far more difficult to work with, but as your MOC demonstrates, it can look really good when done right.

If you intend to focus on historically accurate ships, I'd suggest looking at plans and models of sailing ships. Many museums have free online databases with admiralty plans, and there is a plethora of sailing ship models from which you can get inspiration. If you want to stick with more fantasy-inspired ships, that's great, too, but you still might consider looking at some of the plans and pictures to get a general sense of what details are included on sailing ships.

[blackdeathgr]

A dare thought to steer away from brick built hulls on your first try. But I think you nailed it as this is a nice little ship, judging by the ones you studied.  Now think bigger since you got the hang of it I would say 

[KotZ]

5 hours ago, Captain Genaro said:

Nicely done. That's a nice story to go along with your ship, and I enjoyed how you developed the different crewmen's characters.

As for the ship, it looks lovely. The colors are certainly appropriate for Oleon, and she includes many of the important details you would expect to find on a sailing ship. That's a clever technique to attach the stern window to the rest of the ship. I'm always fond of brick-built cannons, and yours are no exception. Finally, I'm impressed that you chose a brick-built hull for your first ship. It's far more difficult to work with, but as your MOC demonstrates, it can look really good when done right.

If you intend to focus on historically accurate ships, I'd suggest looking at plans and models of sailing ships. Many museums have free online databases with admiralty plans, and there is a plethora of sailing ship models from which you can get inspiration. If you want to stick with more fantasy-inspired ships, that's great, too, but you still might consider looking at some of the plans and pictures to get a general sense of what details are included on sailing ships.

Thank you! The cannons were difficult because LDD decided to be finicky with the placement of them. I'll certainly check into the databases as I like to make them historically accurate, as difficult as that can be.

1 hour ago, blackdeathgr said:

A dare thought to steer away from brick built hulls on your first try. But I think you nailed it as this is a nice little ship, judging by the ones you studied.  Now think bigger since you got the hang of it I would say 

Thank you, onwards and upwards!