Tenacious Class Guided Missile Boat.

[Doctor Sinister]

The Tenacious Class Guided Missile Boat complements the earlier Courageous Class in that it provides long-range fire in comparison to its short-range torpedo boat counterpart.

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Here we see the Gladius missile system which mounts five ship-killing missiles. The Gladius missile system incorporates a rotating firing platform. Although the system can allow for off-bore firing, full 360 degree firing is also possible, and firing directly at a target can allow for a longer range as opposed to off-bore firing which can reduce the missile range as it turns to acquire its target.

View of the helmsman and Captain's positions. The Captain sits in a raised position with a repeater display to his right that can show any of the ship's status displays.

Some images of Tenacious Class vessels and their Courageous Class counterparts:

Dr. S.

Edited September 6, 2008 by Doctor Sinister

[Bob]

I better not make Tabletown mad. Your making yourself a navy. I like how you still had room for a lifeboat. Plus the cleats are a nice touch to.

[Doctor Sinister]

I better not make Tabletown mad. Your making yourself a navy. I like how you still had room for a lifeboat. Plus the cleats are a nice touch to.

Thanks!

However it's not so much a lifeboat as a dinghy for commando operations.

Dr. S.

[Bob]

True, that would explain why there black, for night. I have a town, its an island and theres no navy...Hmmm

[Doctor Sinister]

True, that would explain why there black, for night. I have a town, its an island and theres no navy...Hmmm

Tabletown extends the hand of friendship! If you allow basing rights within your territory, we will defend your island from aggression.

Dr. S.

[Bob]

Thats good. We have a....10 man army. Anyway at anytime theres a draft. There just wont be enough uniforms...Its a small island. Population, I think over 50. You can see pictures of it during the upcoming Mystery Town. I just used a small portion for the game. If i used the whole town then it would be a ghost town.

[Trexxen]

I like this MOC quite a bit - it doesn't skimp on the little details!

I see radar (?) equipment, mostly studless design, railings, of course room for the Dinghy, greebs (<3), windows, and even front mounted guns - truly a great design! The only flaws I can see are the awkward windshield (try replacing it with trans-pieces at an angle, or some other large windshield such as the one from the UCS X-Wing) and lack of interior space for the amount of men in the ship - I doubt comfort was the first thing you thought of when designing it (new 100 mm tanks - now with leather upholstry! =P), but the lack of space could make it harder for your figs to do their duty - maybe lower the crew or make the interior larger?

Also, does the fact that the ship is named "Tenacious" have anything to do with the "D" shaped turret in the back?

~Trexxen

[Doctor Sinister]

I like this MOC quite a bit - it doesn't skimp on the little details!

Thanks!

I see radar (?) equipment, mostly studless design, railings, of course room for the Dinghy, greebs (<3), windows, and even front mounted guns - truly a great design! The only flaws I can see are the awkward windshield (try replacing it with trans-pieces at an angle, or some other large windshield such as the one from the UCS X-Wing)

I hear you, but I like it as it is. In fact, the shape of the screen is one of the whole raison d'etre's of this design, these are fast attack boats, slightly futuristic with minor stealth capabilities. I started with the screen design and went from there. Also, the use of those pieces is a homage to my Tabletown Army vehicles which use the same pieces in green - I'm going for a homogenous look you see, even if it's only subconscious, people will recognise Tabletown military equipment. I dunno if I'm being clever or anal.

and lack of interior space for the amount of men in the ship - I doubt comfort was the first thing you thought of when designing it (new 100 mm tanks - now with leather upholstry! =P), but the lack of space could make it harder for your figs to do their duty - maybe lower the crew or make the interior larger?

Yes, space is cramped, but there is some there. Have you ever been on board a warship? I have been on board several, both modern and historical. They are not designed for creature comforts and space is at a premium. In fact, a ship of this size would probably have a crew of between 20 and 30 in the real world. Don't forget, there would be a below deck area as well where the engines and equipment would be stored. If I were to reduce the crew size further, the ship would be unmanageable. We have a Helmsman, Captain, Navigator and three ratings - who's going to do the maintenance, repair or general legwork if I lose the latter? The Courageous Class (which has a larger crew area) has seven crewmembers with the addition of a rear gunner. Also, bear in mind that as for size, I'm constrained by the size of the hull from the Police boat. Can't make it any bigger, if I increased the hull size then I'd lose the details you expressed appreciation for in the opening section of your post.

The problem is, as with all minifig scale vehicles, compromises have to be made - and as I saw written elsewhere recently, since the minifig itself is a caricature, any environment you place it in has to be a caricature to a degree as well. The same is true of all official LEGO sets and probably most MOCs out there. I think I got this pretty much spot on.

The design was partially based on the Russian Osa class missile boat which had a crew of 30 and which was only 37.5 metres long:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osa_class_missile_boat

Also, does the fact that the ship is named "Tenacious" have anything to do with the "D" shaped turret in the back?

~Trexxen

I'm naming my ships after "virtues" - so we've had the Courageous Class (Courage) and now the Tenacious Class (Tenacity) - I've got other names lined up should I do any more, but not for a while. I might name the next one the Audacious Class.

Dr. S.

[Pencoin]

Wow, really good boat, I like the fact you put loads of little things in like the control panels and such. The big missles on the back are great.

I ain't visting Tabletown anytime soon.

[Guss]

really cool Oo I love these boats, lot of really cool details. but .. why does the minifig got a purple arm ?

Also, does the fact that the ship is named "Tenacious" have anything to do with the "D" shaped turret in the back?

a tenacious D boat ? I need one!

[Doctor Sinister]

does the minifig got a purple arm ?

Because he's the Captain.

As with the Tabletown Army (see Grunts), rank is denoted by the colour of the right sleeve. In the TN, Admirals have red sleeves, Captains have purple, Chief Petty Officers have black, ratings have normal white.

Dr. S.

[Guss]

oh Ok , I didn't knew that .

[Lt. Col. Thok]

Very nicely done; you've forced my town to raise the threat level to "Medium-Rare" (we have a weird threat level).

Anyways, Breaniel would like to exted the hand of friendship because if we did anything else, we'd probably be blown up.

Very nice ship there, Dr. S!

[Bonaparte]

These are looking very good Doctor S.

I like both the Tenacious Class ships and the Courageous Class ones.

Besides the good looks, these ships seem to have a high playability factor.

I hope that one day you'll go for a larger ship because you certainly have a talent for building ships.

[Doctor Sinister]

These are looking very good Doctor S.

I like both the Tenacious Class ships and the Courageous Class ones.

Besides the good looks, these ships seem to have a high playability factor.

I hope that one day you'll go for a larger ship because you certainly have a talent for building ships.

Thanks. Playability and features are things I like to build in where I can. I sometimes imagine what a proper LEGO set might have in it to get ideas as to what to include. Plus I like to immerse myself in the Tabletown world and ensure that the creations are as fully-rounded as I can make them.

Dr. S.

[Dennimator]

Wow..

This is a really cool MOC, and a clever use of that boat base, I always find it either too long or too narrow for almost all of my boat MOCs...