Maxim I

[ESL - Sistershippin'] Licence to Sail

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It was a beautifull morning in the vibrant (large) town of Salida Este. Alessio Florissone, a MAESTRO aspirant captain enjoyed his coffee, freshly made with WTC coffee beans. Luckily the beans weren't explosive like the other WTC activities, but still strong enough to make a man come through the day.

Stepping outside, Alessio enjoyed the street his house was part of. A mix of influences from all over the (known) world. Lotus architecture next to Mokolei influences next to Oleon masonry. He admits leaving Trador to follow his wife was a pain in the heart, but Salida Este surely has its own charm.

"Senor Florissone?" Out of nowhere, a MAESTRO Post-boy was standing next to Alessio. Alessio nodded to the kid and received a letter, marked by Eslandolan Admirality.

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Dear Mr. Florissone,

We, the Admirality of Eslandola, have the honour to give you the command over the "Deuxieme Comete", an escort vessel in our glorious navy.

We ask you to take your stuff as soon as possible and expect you tomorrow morning at 7 o'clock at our office in the harbour.

May the seas give you safe travells and may the wealth follow your journey.

 

Admirality of Eslandola,

29th of Oktober - 619 AE

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Alessio re-read the letter. After many journeys sailing with MAESTRO, he would finally be captain.

But first, an appropriate goodbye-evening with his wife

 

Thanks for watching

C&C as always welcome :)

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I love the subtle curve of that roof. Great use of the rope bridge pieces. :thumbup:

And a good story for a sistershipping MOC!

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Both wall and roof stand out in this lovely little build. When I saw the curved roof on flickr, I was immediately impressed. Does the roof rest on anything, or how do you maintain the curve? The modified bricks are also employed very well - using plates for partitions worked better than I would have thought.

My only comment is that I would like to see a link to the ship being sistershipped.

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34 minutes ago, Capt Wolf said:

I love the subtle curve of that roof. Great use of the rope bridge pieces. :thumbup:

And a good story for a sistershipping MOC!

Thanks!

18 minutes ago, Bregir said:

Both wall and roof stand out in this lovely little build. When I saw the curved roof on flickr, I was immediately impressed. Does the roof rest on anything, or how do you maintain the curve? The modified bricks are also employed very well - using plates for partitions worked better than I would have thought.

My only comment is that I would like to see a link to the ship being sistershipped.

In fact there is not a structure necessary underneath. Thanks to gravity, the curve comes naturally. But a black structure is necessary as there is a small gap between the modules.

I have to be honest, I have searched and searched about that "link to the ship" rule for sistershipping, but did not find it. I can make a microscale vessel and just post picture of Alessio holding it, but I don't see the added value of that.

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17 minutes ago, Maxim I said:

I have to be honest, I have searched and searched about that "link to the ship" rule for sistershipping, but did not find it. I can make a microscale vessel and just post picture of Alessio holding it, but I don't see the added value of that.

I just updated the rules. It is not strictly necessary, but surely, if you are sistershipping a vessel, there must be an original moc? What was the name of the original ship? Maybe I can dig it up in the forms?

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25 minutes ago, Bregir said:

if you are sistershipping a vessel, there must be an original moc

The original ship:

 

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Neat roof here and the wall texture is also good with those garage door bricks!  The pumpkin is a fun touch but whatever is that pickaxe doing sticking through the wall? :pir-grin:

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Lovely house Maxim and this roof is greatly done !

Of course Green Riders of the MAESTRO Post Service are always appearing behind you when you don't expect them... :pir_laugh2::iamded_lol:

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29 minutes ago, Kai NRG said:

whatever is that pickaxe doing sticking through the wall?

Actually, that's a nice way to do that sort of architectural ornament. There's a name for it that escapes me at the moment. It's a nice touch.

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7 minutes ago, Capt Wolf said:

Actually, that's a nice way to do that sort of architectural ornament. There's a name for it that escapes me at the moment. It's a nice touch.

I know what you mean, I think you mean a anchor plate. I think it is nicely portrait with a pickaxe. I saw these anchor plates a lot in the city of "Delft" in Holland the other day, already thinking how to make a LEGO-variation on this. Good job and nice story.

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That's a nice looking Loti building, you've captured the oriental style very well, I like the use of track pieces here.

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17 hours ago, Capt Wolf said:

I love the subtle curve of that roof. Great use of the rope bridge pieces. :thumbup:

Agreed! Even the way you added lanterns to the ends is really inventive 

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Obviously that roof is fantastic, and the subtle integration of the modified/recessed bricks is nice. Oh, and a shout-out to gold parts on the roof. :grin:

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On 10/29/2019 at 2:01 PM, Fraunces said:

I know what you mean, I think you mean a anchor plate. I think it is nicely portrait with a pickaxe. I saw these anchor plates a lot in the city of "Delft" in Holland the other day, already thinking how to make a LEGO-variation on this. Good job and nice story.

@Kai NRG

Yes these are extreamely common on older brick buildings that have a lot of sheer load to keep the walls from buckling.  A common variant here in the states was the 5 point star or Fleur-de-lis in more french influenced architecture.  

See examples here

@Maxim I

The roof really looks sharp ... I actually prefer this look to the more common garage door roof as it gives good texture.  The sloted bricks work well in this manner as well really stands out as decorative architecture.  Well done

Any chance you took a rear view of the roof structure?

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8 hours ago, Roadmonkeytj said:

Yes these are extreamely common on older brick buildings that have a lot of sheer load to keep the walls from buckling.  A common variant here in the states was the 5 point star or Fleur-de-lis in more french influenced architecture.  

Cool, learn something new every day!  Maybe they'll be one in a build of mine someday... :pir-grin:

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