Mr Misty Posted May 26, 2011 Posted May 26, 2011 (edited) Here's the story of the ships I had during my youth and the MOCs they eventually became. Keep in mind I made most of this stuff up when I was between 10 and 15 so some of their back stories may be a little childish but since I've kept them around and mostly unaltered for the better part of 15 years I wanted to share them. Once upon a time I created my own city which was actually it's own country for all my and my Sister's stuffed animals to live in. The Majority of them were Beanie Babies so I named it Beanston and since I love ships I made it an island nation in the Atlantic ocean around the area of the Bermuda Triangle. The island was settled using one wooden ship and was quickly built up (In my imagination anyway) into a thriving metropolis, the kind of fantasy city that I'm sure all little boys dream about at some time or another, with skyscrapers, blimps, planes, monorails, trains and of course ships. the majority of which were ocean liners but a few special wooden ships (My lego pirate fleet) made their way into the city's history. The ship that settled the island was the USS Constitution. Not the real one but an old wooden sailing ship that was raised and restored before being renamed Constitution by the city's first settlers. She was built on the platform of my first Lego Pirate theme ship, the Caribbean Clipper. I upped her mast count to 3 and used the sails off my Armada Flagship, the only sails I had at the time that fit her. A side shot of Constitution The ship from the bow The main deck. The Green cannon was the last cannon that was fired during the ships last engagement when she sunk the SS Empire The stern with her lifeboats and hanging lantern The stern again from above Another shot of the very cluttered main deck Another ship I had was the Redbeard Runner, she sailed as the SS Empire. Owned by the Garfield Empire (Yes that Garfield), the original residents of the island who were forced to relocate to an island constructed of large floating barges due to the noise caused by the city's construction and their inability to nap. She was lost during one of the many conflicts that happened in the mid-late 90's (Every time I got board there was a war in my living room between my stuffed Garfields and Beanie Babies) Since most of the Runner's parts were being used in other creations at the time the old SS Empire was only partly rebuilt, however halfway through the "restoration" the ship's bow and stern were used to create the Dreadnought. Dreadnought, my most unique ship The Dreadnought was named for the revolutionary British battleship of the early 20th century, upon her launch all other battleships were made obsolete and it was hoped the same would be true of the new Dreadnought. Her birth came about as result of a battle in the city's harbor in which the Constitution was attacked and heavily damaged by a modern warship of the Empire. After the Empire was defeated a clause was placed into the surrender treaty saying that no modern ship would engage in battle with any vintage warship. This came to be known as the Constitution Clause. Within a few months of the signing of the treaty it was heard that the Empire was secretly working on upgrading another vintage wooden ship that they had obtained to exploit a loophole in the clause that failed to mention the age of the ships's armament and propulsion system. The bow and stern salvaged from the rotted hull of the SS Empire were used with new wood to create a ship that could not only float on water but also drive onto shore and attack on land. (Ok she doesn't actually float but you get the idea) This was made possible by the use of the base of Radio Controlled Racer Set. Her armaments consisted of 3 original cannons mounted on swivel platforms and 1 top secret laser cannon that made her more than a match for even modern steel warships. Her first encounter with the Empire's new Diablo was very short. Bow shot of Dreadnought. Almost unrecognizable as the old Redbeard Runner From above, lots of futuristic looking top secret tech The helm is a classic wooden wheel fully enclosed in an armored wheelhouse The laser Cannon lifts and pivots as well as rotates giving the ship protection from all angles The stern deck The stern from a slightly better angle. (My favorite shot of the ship) The underside of the Dreadnought. She actually drives like a boat. Dreadnought with my recently restored Redbeard Runner Another shot of the original and the result of an overactive imagination Diablo was a small ship the same size as the Crossbone Clipper as her hull came from the Time Cruisers Flying Time Vessel and her upgrades had included a propeller and set of 5 inch guns from a WWII era destroyer, upon seeing Dreadnought her crew surrendered without a shot being fired and the ship was taken under tow to the harbor and after being stripped of her upgrades restored as the Diablo. Diablo, very small but quick. Her sail is heavy paper with custom colors thanks to a couple of sharpie markers From the side A bow on shot A close up of her horned figurehead The stern The other side with the anchor chain The other ships I had during my childhood were the Crossbone Clipper and the Armada Flagship, I named them the Roddrick and the Sun Chaser but they spent most of their time in pieces until recently when I restored them to their original glory with the help of Bricklink and Peeron. I couldn't bring myself to scrap the Dreadnought or Constitution so I restored my Redbeard Runner after buying a new bow and stern and I purchased a new Caribbean Clipper on Ebay. I still play with the Dreadnought mostly because she can drive I've even added a few new features over the years. Hope you enjoyed my ships and their stories. Edited May 27, 2011 by Mr Misty "Pic heavy" is OK, "Oversized Pic Heavy" is not... Quote
Admiral Croissant Posted May 26, 2011 Posted May 26, 2011 I'm sorry to say this but I think the pictures will take ages to load for some people. So instead of noting these are heavy pictures, could you please resize them? Otherwise I'm afraid we have to remove them. If you don't know how to resize them, here is an MS Paint tutorial. But you could of course also do it with Irfanview or picresize.com for example. Quote
Bart Posted May 26, 2011 Posted May 26, 2011 ehm don't want to be whining but all the links give me an 404 error. Bart Quote
Mr Misty Posted May 26, 2011 Author Posted May 26, 2011 Sorry I just resized and re uploaded them. Hope that's better. Quote
Erdbeereis Posted May 26, 2011 Posted May 26, 2011 Hi there Mr. Misty! There are still about 5 pictures that are too large, the maximum size is 800 x 600. Quote
Big Cam Posted May 26, 2011 Posted May 26, 2011 Sorry I just resized and re uploaded them. Hope that's better. It seems now that all your links are broken, none of the images show up for me. You're brickshelf folder seems to not be public yet. Quote
Erdbeereis Posted May 27, 2011 Posted May 27, 2011 They show up for me, but some are still too big (you probably just haven't resized them yet). Quote
Mr Misty Posted May 27, 2011 Author Posted May 27, 2011 I just resized the 5 that were too big. I hope I got the right 5. Quote
Darth Yogi Posted May 27, 2011 Posted May 27, 2011 I can't see the pictures either. Did you delete the images from the original photo sharing site? Quote
Mr Misty Posted May 28, 2011 Author Posted May 28, 2011 I can see them all so I'm not really sure what the problem is. The brickshelf folders are public now Constitution http://upload.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=473830 Dreadnought http://upload.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=473829 Diablo http://upload.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=473833 Quote
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