[COR - Challenge III - Cat D2] The end of the Resilience

[Bregir]

It has been a terrible shock for the Royal Navy to have the first-rate HMS Resilience captured by the Lotus. Many had predicted troubled times for Her Majesty's finest with such a weapon in enemy hands, but like so many times before, the oaken shield was not deterred by a turn of ill luck. In what some would call a desperate measure, others a stroke of tactical genius, acting commander Joshua of HMS Paladin suggested reviving the old stratagem of fireships. Having not been used since before King Arlin, and by some considered ungentlemanlike, the local commodore nonetheless took up the idea, and quickly outfitted the HMS Bagg of Bolton and the Priest's Bounty as fireships, and in a stroke of daring and courage denied the Lotus the use of their prize.

In celebration, a painting was commissioned.

It depicts the demise of the HMS Resilience, with the remains of the HMS Bagg of Bolton sinking next to the now burning ship of the line. Set ablaze and unable to fight the fire, the massive broadside of the Resilience is set off by the rowing flames below deck, the unaimed cannonade threatening the boat with the skeleton crew of the fireship. Upon returning to their allies, the crew was said to be bailing for their lives from a shot up gunwale, and an officer claimed to have lost his hat to a 32-pound ball overhead. Some claim that the crew may have exaggerated a bit, but none contend the heroic and dangerous deeds of the fireship crews, who reverted a major strategic setback for Corrington in the New Haven Seas, and they were celebrated duly upon their return.

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[Techam]

Certifiably awesome!

Nice work on making the photo look like a painting.  Nice story too.  You pulled off the tiny-but-epic effect very well.  Microscale is always cool, and microscale that feels alive is even better.  Overall a great build.

[LM71Blackbird]

A wonderful build depicting the heroic acts of Corrington's finest!

Great job on the micro Resilience! It is something I toyed with but could never get something I thought looked good.

[Capt Wolf]

I really like this build. It's big for a "micro", but it was a big ship. I particularly like the depiction of the fire ship.

[Bodi]

Looking good. It's a down-sized version but details haven't been sacrificed, nice job.

[Tezclatipoca]

Nice micro vessel !

For sure, it's a heavy loss for the Corrington Navy ... 

But you did it well .

The build renders honour to the sacrifice consented by your commander !

Great job !

[Fraunces]

Very nice micro-build! As said before:

15 hours ago, Techam said:

You pulled off the tiny-but-epic effect very well.

The story is a really fitting and a gracious end of the MRCA outcome for the HMS Resilience.