LM71Blackbird Posted January 30, 2018 (edited) Troop Transport RSND "Eagle" Troop Transport by LM71Blackbird, on Flickr (IC) After taking on supplies at Arlinsport, Lieutenant Nathaniel Brickford boarded the troop transport HMS "Eagle" that was bound for King's Harbor. Troop Transport by LM71Blackbird, on Flickr His company of Marines, who were led by the decorated veteran Captain Horatio Plates, were headed to King's Harbor to protect the interests of the Crown in the New World. troop transport 2 by LM71Blackbird, on Flickr After they had sailed half the distance from the Sea of Storms to the Terraversa Sea, the "Eagle" encountered a dreadful storm that shook the timbers of the mighty vessel to their core. In all the confusion, the aging Captain Plates, was injured by a rouge barrel that broke loose in the hold. By the time the Storm finally cleared after two days, Captain Horatio Plates had passed. The crew buried him at sea the following day. With the Company's leader now deceased, Nathaniel Brickford was promoted from second in charge to Captain of the troops aboard the "Eagle". (OOC) I hope you enjoyed the next part of my character storyline and the ship MOC! C&C are welcome and appreciated! I know the sails don't look the greatest and there should probably be 4 or 5 masts, but trying to be precise and add things on a 3000 piece model on the LDD is no easy task! I read the ship size thread and I decided to make this ship a Class 8 because if built with real bricks it would be about 50 inches long. Any comments on that or about character progression in general would be helpful (just to make sure I'm doing it right!). Thanks for viewing! For those of you not familiar with my backstory, please refer to these posts: Spoiler Spoiler Edited August 3, 2018 by LM71Blackbird Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bregir Posted February 7, 2018 This build doesn't deserve disappearing amongst the challenge entries without a single comment! I really like the story, and I am happy to welcome Captain Brickford in King's Harbour. Perhaps he will present himself to the Colonial Governor there? For the ship: Licensing and size My initial impression is that she is a class 8 as you suggest. How many mid sections does she consist of? Also, do you have any plans for licensing? I would think the faction would be happy to "buy" her and license her as a supply ship/troop carrier, as that fits with your story. If you'd like that, lets take it in the pm. Masts and rigging I understand the issues with LDD and brick count (and it is a very ambitious build) so take what I say here with a grain of salt. The placements of the masts look fairly good for a three-master. For such a long vessel, you could consider rigging her as a four-masted barque. Generally, the mainmast should be about as tall as the ship is long, and the other masts proportioned accordingly. Currently it is about ½ to 2/3rds of the length, which makes her look somewhat under-rigged. I also would suggest looking into how "real" masts where made, consisting of mast, topmast, topgallant, etc. Hull I really like the colour scheme and details you have added along the hull, including the gun ports, boats on deck and railings. A few suggestions. Cabin Personally, I am not a big fan of the Lego style with the tall "box-on-hull"-cabins. Although the cabin appears to have nice detailing, I would bring both levels of the cabin down one level for a more realistic look. Bow and figurehead I like the general look of the bow and had been considering using the lotr eagles for a figurehead myself at some point. Looks cool! Shape Overall, you have some really nice curves and shapes for the hull (although she might be a bit long for her width, which makes her look a bit stretched). And your transitions between sides, bow, stern, etc. seem to work really well. Normally, though, ship hulls are lowest in the waist (middle) with the forecastle and sterncastle (or in later ships quarterdeck and poop) rising over it. Which means that your vessel with a low bow rising to a high cabin looks a bit off. Pictures I'd love to have some larger pictures on flickr to look at details from, as well as some more angles Overall, really nice work, and sorry for not commenting earlier! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LM71Blackbird Posted February 7, 2018 (edited) Spoiler 9 hours ago, Bregir said: This build doesn't deserve disappearing amongst the challenge entries without a single comment! I really like the story, and I am happy to welcome Captain Brickford in King's Harbour. Perhaps he will present himself to the Colonial Governor there? For the ship: Licensing and size My initial impression is that she is a class 8 as you suggest. How many mid sections does she consist of? Also, do you have any plans for licensing? I would think the faction would be happy to "buy" her and license her as a supply ship/troop carrier, as that fits with your story. If you'd like that, lets take it in the pm. Masts and rigging I understand the issues with LDD and brick count (and it is a very ambitious build) so take what I say here with a grain of salt. The placements of the masts look fairly good for a three-master. For such a long vessel, you could consider rigging her as a four-masted barque. Generally, the mainmast should be about as tall as the ship is long, and the other masts proportioned accordingly. Currently it is about ½ to 2/3rds of the length, which makes her look somewhat under-rigged. I also would suggest looking into how "real" masts where made, consisting of mast, topmast, topgallant, etc. Hull I really like the colour scheme and details you have added along the hull, including the gun ports, boats on deck and railings. A few suggestions. Cabin Personally, I am not a big fan of the Lego style with the tall "box-on-hull"-cabins. Although the cabin appears to have nice detailing, I would bring both levels of the cabin down one level for a more realistic look. Bow and figurehead I like the general look of the bow and had been considering using the lotr eagles for a figurehead myself at some point. Looks cool! Shape Overall, you have some really nice curves and shapes for the hull (although she might be a bit long for her width, which makes her look a bit stretched). And your transitions between sides, bow, stern, etc. seem to work really well. Normally, though, ship hulls are lowest in the waist (middle) with the forecastle and sterncastle (or in later ships quarterdeck and poop) rising over it. Which means that your vessel with a low bow rising to a high cabin looks a bit off. Pictures I'd love to have some larger pictures on flickr to look at details from, as well as some more angles Overall, really nice work, and sorry for not commenting earlier! Captain Brickford will certainly be presenting himself to the Colonial Governor! The Ship: Licensing and size She consists of 10 mid sections and 2 rounded ends. If built with real bricks she would be about 50 inches long. I wasn't even going to consider licensing her because of the enormous cost that I can't afford right now. If the faction wants to purchase her though, I would be more than happy to oblige! Masts and rigging I'll definitely add another sail to it and lengthen the masts. I always thought it looked a little under-rigged... I know on one of the threads there is a picture with all the names of the sails and such, but I couldn't find it... I definitely do some research on that though. Hull Cabin: So instead of a captains quarters under the helm, just remove the cabin and put the helm on the deck? Is that what you mean? Shape: Yeah, I see what you mean. I'll definitely have to fix that! Pictures If you want to see more pictures of the model you can check out this album: https://www.flickr.com/photos/154382561@N04/albums/72157665505621188 I originally built the model to be a 28 gun warship, but it was in blue, so I decided to change it to a 10-gun troop transport and give it Corrington's colors so I could use it to advance my story. The album is of my warship, but the only difference between that one and the troop transport is that I removed the guns from the lower deck. Thanks for all the feedback @Bregir! I'll make those adjustments you suggested and then post it in the Shipwrights Guild for finalizing before we PM it to the faction. Thanks again! Edited February 7, 2018 by LM71Blackbird Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pombe Posted February 7, 2018 That's quite the superb Eagle! SUPER BEAGLE!!! No, Alois, I said superb Eagle. Well, it can be quite confusing given the other incredible Corrington ship that @Bregir built, which is quite the super Beagle. I hate you guys. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Elostirion Posted February 8, 2018 Superb ship, and I definitely agree with Bregir that it does not deserve to vanish here and not get any comments. It definitely deserves credit, so here you go: Great work! :-) I am not much of a ship building veteran, so I am afraid I cannot provide any feedback, except to say: I like it, please keep it up. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bodi Posted February 8, 2018 15 hours ago, pombe said: superb Eagle. Hilarious, superb eagle, super beagle. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
blackdeathgr Posted February 9, 2018 That's quite a beast! Also nice that you added some more photos at the pier. My only criticism is that her sails look a bit small compared to its size so I would prefer them to be a bit bigger. Other than that, I like it a lot! Oh, and eternal @@pombe just hit again!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LM71Blackbird Posted February 10, 2018 2 hours ago, blackdeathgr said: That's quite a beast! Also nice that you added some more photos at the pier. My only criticism is that her sails look a bit small compared to its size so I would prefer them to be a bit bigger. Other than that, I like it a lot! Oh, and eternal @@pombe just hit again!!! Yes it is! Here is what she looks like now after some adjustments from the help and feedback I've received: troop transport 6 by LM71Blackbird, on Flickr Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
blackdeathgr Posted February 10, 2018 7 hours ago, LM71Blackbird said: Yes it is! Here is what she looks like now after some adjustments from the help and feedback I've received: Much much much better! Keep up the great work! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LM71Blackbird Posted February 10, 2018 6 hours ago, blackdeathgr said: Much much much better! Keep up the great work! Thank you! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Darnok Posted August 3, 2018 This ship has now been licensed as "RSND Eagle". Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Roadmonkeytj Posted August 4, 2018 On 8/3/2018 at 3:51 AM, Drunknok said: This ship has now been licensed as "RSND Eagle". What does RSND stand for Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Darnok Posted August 4, 2018 8 minutes ago, Roadmonkeytj said: What does RSND stand for "Royal Society of Navigation and Discovery". Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
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