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Capt Wolf

[ESL] Class 5T Prince Fernando

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Captain Cornelius Reyngout was relieved to get a second chance. Released from Bloody Bill’s capture when the Corries paid Bloody Bill’s price for the Heart of Eslandia, Capt Reyngout feared the MCTC would blame him for the loss of the ship. But the lack of proper escort was deemed the problem, and Capt. Reyngout’s reputation was intact. With the activation of the Heart of Eslandia’s sister ship, the Prince Fernando, Capt. Reyngout was once again in command of an elegant, large trader.

The Prince Fernando, built back in the youth of the Eslandola king, honors him with a royal crest on the main foresail and a princely figurehead on the bow.

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And with normal canvas sails that are not blood-red like on the HoE, the ship looks less Corrie-ish than its now Corrie sister ship.

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This is a fine way to differentiate sisterships. The figurehead is noted and the sails look nice. I suppose most people will tell you they look better (more realistic perhaps) but I always liked the red sails of the HoE. Here's to better luck in the monthy trade action. :classic:

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While I really liked the original sails a lot, these are just more friendly, more lively - great job on sistershipping the HoE!

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Like what you've done here; the white sails do help the Eslandian look and I especially like the printing on them. :thumbup:

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Nice revamp, captain!

She is almost as pretty as her sister! ;)

A small note: "Main foresail" is a contradiction in terms. "Fore", "main" or "mizzen" denotes the mast which the sail is on, and from bottom upwards on each (square-rigged) mast you have the sails "course", "topsail", and "topgallant". (And as far as I remember, the next one is called the "royal" but I would have to look that up)

I believe what you were looking for was "fore topsail". :)

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This is a fine way to differentiate sisterships. The figurehead is noted and the sails look nice. I suppose most people will tell you they look better (more realistic perhaps) but I always liked the red sails of the HoE. Here's to better luck in the monthy trade action. :classic:

Thanks Captain! I know the new sails look more realistic, but I still prefer the red sails of the HoE, too.

Like what you've done here; the white sails do help the Eslandian look and I especially like the printing on them. :thumbup:

Thanks! The royal crest is from the sail of the old Armada Flagship, but with the colors altered. And the lines of stitching are hand drawn with colored pencil.

Yeap, this one is better so Poseidon will look favorably on you this time!

I certainly hope so! Thanks!

Nice revamp, captain!

She is almost as pretty as her sister! ;)

A small note: "Main foresail" is a contradiction in terms. "Fore", "main" or "mizzen" denotes the mast which the sail is on, and from bottom upwards on each (square-rigged) mast you have the sails "course", "topsail", and "topgallant". (And as far as I remember, the next one is called the "royal" but I would have to look that up)

I believe what you were looking for was "fore topsail". :)

Thanks! And you are, of course, correct on my terminology error. I knew I was wrong when I typed it, but couldn't remember what the name for the topsail was.

I know it's just a sistership, but I like to take the time to properly distinguish the ships. Thanks for all the comments!

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Simple ad great looking! Love the stern... but I would change slightly the headrails: this is how I tried:

http://mocpages.com/moc.php/362883

They'revery sturdy this way (in line with the rest of your ship).

Second: this is the first ship I see with great lines and no tension or semi-placed bricks!! Makes me want to build one (if I only have an LDD working PC...)

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I love the variety of ships on here, going for a 16th century rather than 18th century look is great. I can imagine Drake or Cortes on there somewhere. I love the smooth lines you have acheived throughout and the gold/green colour scheme. Lovely new figurehead, great sails...all in all this is one of my favourits ships on BoBS. I hope you have better luck with her than with her sister!

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Excellent ship, Capt. Wolf, and it's awesome that you took the time to change it somewhat from its sistership! I have to say, I really do prefer it like this - the red sails were, to me, just a bit overpowering - and superb execution with the new sails, especially with the printing on them! pirate_satisfied.gifpirate_wink.gif The rigging you have adds a lot, and the curves of the hull are excellent as well! Great job here!

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