Dreamweb Posted May 16, 2023 Posted May 16, 2023 (edited) Hello there! As always, it’s been some time since I posted my previous ship. However, this time I have a good excuse. I really needed some time to build this new ship, since it is my largest ship to date, in fact-my largest standalone LEGO MOC ever. So now is finally the time to show her to you: THE ELIMINATOR, built for my redcoats. The ship uses the hull from the set 7075 with three middle sections. This really gives you a lot of space to fill with bricks! She measures approximately 115 cm in length and 83 cm in height. The ship has 24 guns placed on two decks-enough to make any enemy vessels reconsider engaging them in battle. Some shots of the upper decks. . . Now let’s take a look inside, shall we? The lower decks can be easily accessed by removing sections of the upper decks. Technically, the lowermost deck is located below the hatches in the gun deck. Here you can see one of them opened, with a ladder going down. Due to the construction of the hull piece mould, it should rather be considered storage space, as it is quite limited and actually hard to place a minifig down there. Also-GUNS! The white door leads to sleeping quarters for the crew. . . And here they are. Remember the hammocks? They are back! This is the sternward section of the lower gun deck with another hatch to the lowest deck/storage. The door on the other hand leads to another room. . . . . .and it's the brig with a captured bluecoat soldier! This white door leads to the balcony at the stern of the ship; you could see it in one of the previous pictures. Now, in the foracastle of the ship, above the crew quarters, we have the anchor mechanism. On the other hand, in the stern section of the ship, we have the galley. . . . . .and finally, the captain's cabin! So that's it. This was my third ship made using those big hull pieces, but as mentioned earlier, it's the biggest. It was a really long and exhausting build, but I guess it was worth the time and effort. If you have any questions, feel free to ask! And one more thing, I have just uploaded her to my Instagram account, so I'd appreciate any comments there too: https://www.instagram.com/p/CsTEQzjLyn1/?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet Edited May 16, 2023 by Dreamweb Quote
Jack Sassy Posted May 16, 2023 Posted May 16, 2023 She is truly a beast! Love how crazy that hull goes and all those little details ye managed to cram in here, truly outstanding. That sausage capstan is greatly appreciated. Outstanding job! Quote
Marooned Marin Posted May 17, 2023 Posted May 17, 2023 Awesome photography and the overall action inside the ship. I love how you used all the different sorts of torsos from the castle to the city for the crew. I can go again and again through the pictures and always find some new cool detail. Outstanding! Quote
Dreamweb Posted May 29, 2023 Author Posted May 29, 2023 On 5/16/2023 at 10:35 PM, Jack Sassy said: She is truly a beast! Love how crazy that hull goes and all those little details ye managed to cram in here, truly outstanding. Thanks! This is a really underestimated hull in my opinion. Yes it comes from a subpar 4+ set, but come on, the hull itself gives you great building possibilities! You can only go bigger than that with brick-built hulls. On 5/17/2023 at 9:24 AM, Marooned Marin said: Awesome photography and the overall action inside the ship. Thanks mate! I always try to make my ships as accessible on the inside as possible. Sometimes this requires a trade-off of sorts, as I was unable to put as much rigging as I had initially planned - but that would make the modular structure of the ship impossible, as it would be harder to, e.g. remove the top of the bow to access the capstan and the sleeping quarters, and so on. By the way, she's already been to her first LEGO exhibition, and this weekend she's setting sail for another one! Quote
Joellie YT Posted June 4, 2023 Posted June 4, 2023 she looks very sturdy dreamweb! another great addition to your ships! that hull is no piece of cake to work with, kudos for making it look this good. i wouldn't want to go up against this beast, that's for sure ! Quote
Governor Mister Phes Posted June 4, 2023 Governor Posted June 4, 2023 So many great ships being shared lately! But not enough bloggers to blog them Quote
Dreamweb Posted June 7, 2023 Author Posted June 7, 2023 (edited) On 6/2/2023 at 7:09 PM, PxChris said: Wow, what an impressive specimen! Thanks mate! On 6/4/2023 at 12:00 PM, Joellie YT said: she looks very sturdy dreamweb! The hull is quite sturdy, in fact more than I expected. The masts not so much, especially the main mast which is the first thing to fall during transport by car, or while carrying the ship over longer distances. Well, she did survive two exhibitions already, one of which was in another city, and while some repairs were needed after the journey, I always managed to put her back together. On 6/4/2023 at 12:00 PM, Joellie YT said: that hull is no piece of cake to work with, kudos for making it look this good Thanks! The hull is challenging, but may be very rewarding if you have enough bricks to fill it. One middle section definitely makes it look too short (like in the original set 7075 from which it originated). Two middle sections are better, and I used three of them, which gave her nice proportions IMO. I definitely recommend this hull for MOCing! On 6/4/2023 at 4:12 PM, Mister Phes said: But not enough bloggers to blog them I knew a Classic-Pirates blogger once... Oh wait, it was me! Edited June 7, 2023 by Dreamweb Quote
Governor Mister Phes Posted June 7, 2023 Governor Posted June 7, 2023 3 minutes ago, Dreamweb said: knew a Classic-Pirates blogger once... Oh wait, it was me! What happened to his blogging career? Quote
Dreamweb Posted June 10, 2023 Author Posted June 10, 2023 On 6/7/2023 at 1:24 PM, Mister Phes said: What happened to his blogging career? That's a rather long story. But the short version is quite simple-I was too occupied with other things in my life, so I resigned. The decision was my own. I just could not find enough time to do this in a manner in which I would enjoy it. Quote
Pirate_King_1982 Posted June 19, 2023 Posted June 19, 2023 This is a nice ship, kudos. I’d consider using the black versions to make the Iron Ram moc I’ve been considering making for some time but there’s just too much red for a Blue Coat ship. I know there is a black and dark bley hull but that doesn’t come with centre pieces. Quote
Dreamweb Posted June 20, 2023 Author Posted June 20, 2023 On 6/19/2023 at 12:59 PM, Pirate_King_1982 said: This is a nice ship, kudos. Thanks! On 6/19/2023 at 12:59 PM, Pirate_King_1982 said: I know there is a black and dark bley hull but that doesn’t come with centre pieces. That is true; however, it is possible to build a custom centre section for the black/dark grey hull. That's exactly what I did for my pirate ship Juggernaut a few years ago. This is a recent picture from an exhibition which shows how this was accomplished (picture taken by Jerac who is also a member here ). Quote
Horation Posted July 4, 2023 Posted July 4, 2023 On 5/16/2023 at 4:52 AM, Dreamweb said: And here they are. Remember the hammocks? They are back! I can't seem to recognise the part you use for the hammocks, which is it (part ID if possible)? Quote
Dreamweb Posted July 5, 2023 Author Posted July 5, 2023 19 hours ago, Horation said: I can't seem to recognise the part you use for the hammocks, which is it (part ID if possible)? Certainly sir. It's this part: https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=2466&idColor=1#T=C&C=1 The joke here is that when I built my HMS Eternity ten years ago (egad, it's really been that long!), I used the exact same pieces for hammocks, and almost nobody talked about the ship, while everybody talked about the hammocks. Quote
Marooned Marin Posted July 5, 2023 Posted July 5, 2023 2 hours ago, Dreamweb said: almost nobody talked about the ship, while everybody talked about the hammocks. Perhaps we should all stop building ships and move on to designing hammocks, the market seems to be clear on that Quote
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