Captainkiwi Posted March 22, 2010 Posted March 22, 2010 Now that I am half way done my second ship I realized that I am not the best stern builder. On my last ship, my stern was more of a boxy shape than slanted and beautiful. I am hoping for people to post their tips or pictures of sterns so I could build off some ideas to make a better one. Hopefully this is where i post this... Quote
the_green_avenger Posted March 23, 2010 Posted March 23, 2010 Hopefully this is where i post this... Yes, this is where you post topics concerning ANYTHING to do with pirate lego that isn't a MOC. well... sterns............................. sterns are rather tough to do, and i'm sure most would agree... for one, you'll need to know its basic shape. is it boxy? round? slanted at the back? in what ways are it slanted? is it on multiple decks? Does the shape go along with the 'shape' of the rest of the ship? second, you need an idea of how and where you'll position the windows. What kind of windows will you use? how many? next, you'll need to know what the walls atop the sterncastle will be like. In the HMS circumstance (see the link in my sig) I used a solid wall. In the IFS, a "wooden" railing is used. In the HMS Beagle, I'm going to use a railing made of rope. next, you need to turn this idea into reality. Does it look right? are the any changes i ought to make? does it follow the colorscheme? is it the right size? next, comes detailing. There's a few ways of doing detail. for one, you'll probably be using a lot of 1x1 cones. second, it needs to flow nicely with the colorscheme. third, it all needs to flow together nicely, and eloquently. Do I have enough detail? Do I have too much detail? Lanterns? Outcroppings*? Does it POP enough? Does it NOT pop enough? Is it attractive? before you design your stern, look at the sterns of some ships of a similar size. I could imagine that your doing a somewhat small ship, Here is an example of a stern for a 'smaller' ship hope that helps! Quote
Captainkiwi Posted March 23, 2010 Author Posted March 23, 2010 Yes, that does very well help. My main idea is a frigate stern that is slanted at the back. I want to use 5 windows, 3 at the back and 1 on each side. My overall goal is to make the stern look like the HMS Surprise. I have been working on if for quite some time, but I just can't put my finger on it.... Quote
Captain Blackmoor Posted March 23, 2010 Posted March 23, 2010 In that case, you should check out Admiral Croissant's frigate! He based it on the HMS Surprise. Click! Hope that helps and good luck! Quote
Captainkiwi Posted March 23, 2010 Author Posted March 23, 2010 In that case, you should check out Admiral Croissant's frigate! He based it on the HMS Surprise. Click!Hope that helps and good luck! That is what i want my stern to look like, but it does not show what hinges he used so slant the windows. The rest gave me a good idea and im going to get to work Quote
Captain Green Hair Posted March 23, 2010 Posted March 23, 2010 I'd check out the ship MOC index if I were you. Good luck on it! Quote
Admiral Croissant Posted March 23, 2010 Posted March 23, 2010 That is what i want my stern to look like, but it does not show what hinges he used so slant the windows. The rest gave me a good idea and im going to get to work Glad that you like it The pictures of the stern are indeed not very clear. I'd say: try to make something by yourself first (as you will learn the most in that way) and if you really don't know how to do it, I can always make better pictures for you. Good luck! Quote
Captain Zuloo Posted March 23, 2010 Posted March 23, 2010 Ah, sterns! The most difficult part of a ship. A stern can make or break a ship, and on my Grandeur I built and rebuilt her stern 5 or 6 times until I was pleased with it. My suggestion is to look at Captain Green Hair's Build A Frigate thread, you will probably get some good ideas there. Quote
Captainkiwi Posted March 23, 2010 Author Posted March 23, 2010 Thanks! I will look at the index, and If i dont find any ideas I will ask Admiral Croissant for more pics of Le Vesta's stern. But.... I can't really use The build a frigate because I don't have all the parts, and Can't order off the internet because my dad says so Quote
Hound Knight Posted March 23, 2010 Posted March 23, 2010 The title of this topic sounds like you want us to be harsh when we give you advice. (STERN help) Hahaha...ahem..hrm... before you design your stern, look at the sterns of some ships of a similar size. I could imagine that your doing a somewhat small ship, Here is an example of a stern for a 'smaller' ship That's a neat pic, it should be quite helpful to me at least. The ship pictured is the HMS Bounty, correct? Quote
the_green_avenger Posted March 24, 2010 Posted March 24, 2010 (edited) That's a neat pic, it should be quite helpful to me at least. The ship pictured is the HMS Bounty, correct? si. As well, zuloo's Granduer, CGH's Le Requiem, and Admiral croisant's La Vesta have very nice sterns. The stern on my Circumstance turned out really well too. BTW, do you have any ships Hound Knight? Edit: The USS constitution has a rather nice stern too... Edited March 24, 2010 by the_green_avenger Quote
Captainkiwi Posted March 24, 2010 Author Posted March 24, 2010 Sucess!!! after two hours of building my brains out I found a good technique to make a nice slanted stern. It blends nicely with the rest of the ship, and it looks quite a fair but like the HMS Surpise. I will get some pics on my brickshelf and post a WIP picture in the MOC category. Thank all of you for the help!!! Quote
the_green_avenger Posted March 24, 2010 Posted March 24, 2010 Thank all of you for the help!!! Your welcome! Can't wait to see how the ship turned out! Quote
Hound Knight Posted March 24, 2010 Posted March 24, 2010 BTW, do you have any ships Hound Knight? Yes, here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/houndknight/3...57615803644761/ It suffers from "stern problems" in my opinion, and I've been planning new, better ship for some time now. Quote
the_green_avenger Posted March 25, 2010 Posted March 25, 2010 It suffers from "stern problems" in my opinion, and I've been planning new, better ship for some time now. Meh, its better than the rochester's... I can only wonder what you've been planning for the last 8 months... Quote
Captainkiwi Posted March 27, 2010 Author Posted March 27, 2010 You can see the finished product now. It is on my post "Le Vigilant" in the pirate MOC section. Quote
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