greg3 Posted April 16, 2020 Posted April 16, 2020 The recent Barracuda Bay set has rekindled my interest in pirates/ships and with plenty of spare "lockdown" time on my hands I thought I'd build something "nautical". Previously I've stuck to the prefabricated hull parts but for this time I'm going for a brick built hull inspired by techniques I've seen used by @Pdaitabird and @kurigan. The MOC will be based on a local historical vessel... the yacht Peggy. Built in 1789 for a prominent local businessman and politician, the real life boat is a 26 ft long schooner rigged yacht that was armed with 8 swivel guns. Incredibly, the Peggy still survives after being bricked up in its boathouse for over 100 years and is now part of the local Maritime Museum (although it's currently undergoing a major restoration and isn't on view). As for the MOC, I'm planning to recreate the Peggy (or something vaguely similar) as a waterline model and have spent the last few days trying to get a decent hull shape... here's the results so far!! Untitled by g.nat, on Flickr Untitled by g.nat, on Flickr Not 100% happy with the stern at the moment... I had a few other designs that looked better but weren't as sturdy (will probably replace the 2x3 tile with curved slopes as the transom on the original slopes outward) Untitled by g.nat, on Flickr Next step is to add the seating, masts and guns... haven't decided about sails yet (sails/no sails/fabric sails/brick built sails!!). Anyway, thanks for looking... comments always welcome! Quote
Pdaitabird Posted April 16, 2020 Posted April 16, 2020 She looks great with those curved slopes on the hull! Looking forward to seeing your progress! Quote
greg3 Posted April 19, 2020 Author Posted April 19, 2020 Added an interior of sorts... seating and mast steps. Sails/rigging etc to come next!! (might be a while!!) Untitled by g.nat, on Flickr Untitled by g.nat, on Flickr Untitled by g.nat, on Flickr Reference pic of the real life "Peggy"... 4a4b23dc3ce6cddb9f03d242acc2cdc8--manx-isle-of-man by g.nat, on Flickr Thanks for looking!! Quote
kurigan Posted April 20, 2020 Posted April 20, 2020 This is great work! I like the curved slopes. I've long theorized this, but don't have enough to experiment with and didn't want to spend the money to get some. Already, what you have is so well refined and shaped. This is the first I heard of Peggy, but I looked her up and you're well on the way to a fine model. On Bumblebee and Gherkin, I used wedge plates on the inner layer and hinges to hols the transom up against it at an angle to get the outward slope your trying for. Cheers! Quote
Tezclatipoca Posted April 20, 2020 Posted April 20, 2020 Great try at curved slopes' style hull ! You succeeded in having an excellent curve for now. I just find the ship a bit too small; perhaps adding a little more length to it would help; because at this stage I don't see it rigged like a Yacht; it could be a little too short for a Yacht design, the masts would risk to be too close from each others. It's really well fitting for a sloop design though. Great job ! Keep it up ! Quote
greg3 Posted April 20, 2020 Author Posted April 20, 2020 (edited) Thanks for the comments 19 hours ago, kurigan said: On Bumblebee and Gherkin, I used wedge plates on the inner layer and hinges to hols the transom up against it at an angle to get the outward slope your trying for. Cheers! Thanks for the tip.. I might try that idea out at some point. I'll probably continue with this hull for now and build an improved version later (I've found a website linked to the real boat's restoration where they've uncovered its original paint... seems it was originally green with a red interior... and then a dark tan sort of colour so i'll probably try to recreate that at some point!) I also think I might increase the height of the hull... to 3 studs at the bow and 4 further back to represent the extra planks added in around 1800 to make it more seaworthy. 10 hours ago, Faladrin said: I just find the ship a bit too small; perhaps adding a little more length to it would help; because at this stage I don't see it rigged like a Yacht; it could be a little too short for a Yacht design, the masts would risk to be too close from each others. I know what you mean - it does seem small but assuming 1 stud = 1ft then it's pretty much spot on proportion wise. Comparing it to plans of the boat online the foremast probably needs to be half a stud further forward. The actual sail set up has only been guessed at based on the boat's surviving masts/spars... this is the model currently displayed at the museum... model by g.nat, on Flickr Edited April 20, 2020 by greg3 Quote
greg3 Posted April 28, 2020 Author Posted April 28, 2020 (edited) After a few hours of experimenting, here's my attempt at brick built sails!! (my aim is to build the boat using only unmodified Lego parts... no custom sails/string etc) Still needs a bit of tweaking (the foremast is a bit short) but it's getting there!! Then it'll need a crew, guns, cargo etc! Untitled by g.nat, on Flickr Thanks for looking!! Edited April 28, 2020 by greg3 Quote
Driver Brandon Grumman Posted April 28, 2020 Posted April 28, 2020 Great Job, Greg! I really love your choice of color for the boat. I also love the sails you added on later. Great use for those pesky huge angle baseplates I say. You get a perfect score. Quote
Jerry McGlade Posted June 6, 2020 Posted June 6, 2020 The shaping of the hull is really amazing! great job! Quote
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