Bart Posted January 10 Posted January 10 That hull shape looks amazing. Almost ashame to not make a full hull, maybe for display purposes when you're done Quote
Sebeus I Posted January 25 Author Posted January 25 Progress is slow but steady. The bow section was going to take much time and study, I anticipated that. The Tripple Cannon mechanism is not finished yet but I had to make certain that the barrel positions were correct relative to the gun ports first. It's a tight fit though it's supposed to be. Must remember to swap the brown chains with dark grey ones still. It's all a bit messy still but it will get better once the mechanism is finished. I expanded the crew, along with the official minifigures the Dutchman will have 22 crew members. I hope that will be enough to populate the weather deck. Much to do still... Quote
Sebeus I Posted February 1 Author Posted February 1 Not much to report for last weekend. I worked a little on the stern. On the previous model I used a pair of standard sharks to portray the demon fish sculptures that support the lower balcony, which I quite liked. However, since there are supposed to be 4 supports, rather than 2, I needed something else now, given the limited space. Quite challenging at this scale. Quote
Sebeus I Posted February 13 Author Posted February 13 I'm still waiting for a moment of hyper-focus to finish the Triple Cannon mechanism. In the mean time I gave the aft hull some more attention. While I still prefer to have the galleries in dark/light gray, I do think that the dark green curved arches work well, a little too clean perhaps though. I may remove an arch here and there to allow for some crusty barnacle attachments. I'm loving the hull shape so far, my best ship so far. My supply of jumpers and headlight bricks is depleting fast. While my previous model had around 7000 pieces, I think with this one I easily go over 9000. Quote
Franco Clarke Posted February 14 Posted February 14 Shaping up nicely, the flippers give a perfect nautical theme. I agree with your idea of adding some barnacles to break up the dark green arches. Quote
Sebeus I Posted March 1 Author Posted March 1 (edited) I made a little progress this weekend. I've gotten started on the staircase, connecting lower gun deck with upper gun deck. Steeper than those on the previous model. This is still a prototype, I'm considering making it 3 studs wide instead of 4. It sits after the main mast, right after the staircase leading to the quarter deck. My previous model had them right on top of each other. I imagine there would be another staircase connecting lower and upper gun deck somewhere near the bow as well. However, since that area is taken by the triple cannon mechanism, this center staircase will be the only one I build for this deck. I fiddled around with some ideas for the battle tops as well. I'm considering using a flex tube to create the railing. An impression of the outer hull: Quite similar to the previous model. Though most bricks have been replaced by a combination of plates and the outwales are more prominent. The hull shape is keeping up so far. I might get into light functions next. Edited March 1 by Sebeus I Quote
Bart Posted March 2 Posted March 2 Looking amazing so far! The stairs may be steep, but do look like the have an accurate angle. Quote
Elephant Knight Posted March 5 Posted March 5 I saw the minifig legs and thought "Part of the ship, part of the crew". Eknight Quote
Jack Sassy Posted March 5 Posted March 5 On 3/1/2026 at 6:52 PM, Sebeus I said: The hull shape is keeping up so far. That cannon mechanism seems quite complex, I love it! She is taking a lovely shape. As always, yer detailing is impressive! I must admire those stairs, such a simple solution and yet it never crossed me mind, it is beautiful. I must ask, will ye include some form of Liar's dice as well? Quote
Sebeus I Posted March 6 Author Posted March 6 On 3/2/2026 at 3:21 AM, Bart said: Looking amazing so far! The stairs may be steep, but do look like the have an accurate angle. Thank you! 16 hours ago, Elephant Knight said: I saw the minifig legs and thought "Part of the ship, part of the crew". Eknight Inherited from the old model 12 hours ago, Jack Sassy said: That cannon mechanism seems quite complex, I love it! She is taking a lovely shape. As always, yer detailing is impressive! I must admire those stairs, such a simple solution and yet it never crossed me mind, it is beautiful. I must ask, will ye include some form of Liar's dice as well? I'm happy with the staircases, I made a pair for the upper deck as well and added some seaweed, more pictures soon! I was looking for a printed tile, featuring dice but the best I could find was this: A Liar's Dice scene will probably be limited to some cups (or simple 1x1 round bricks) and a barrel with plate to serve as table. If I can fit it in, the area below the quarter deck is going to be quite cramped I imagine, with the staircases (one up, one down), which are left out in the movie and the rearward bulkhead, for which I will probably place the doors in such a way that they fit my other design needs best. Now it's time to finalize the triple cannon mechanism so I can finish the lower gun deck. Because next, I want to begin on the visually more interesting area's, the upper gun deck and the captain's quarters . Quote
Franco Clarke Posted March 7 Posted March 7 I like the ingenious, yet simple solution to the stairs, I might have to steal that design. Quote
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