iammac Posted September 30, 2020 Hello friends! After so many years of reading and fawning over everyone else's ships, I finally got up the courage to post one of my own. I wanted to make a pirate ship that was playable while still being sort of accurate. So while you won't see any hand-strung shrouds and ratlines, I can assure you that it's a hit with the kids. I call it the Medusa, mostly because of the green color scheme I adopted for this project. Pirate ships look so good in red and black, sometimes I forget that any vessel could have been a pirate ship. I opted to portray this pirate captain before his debilitating injuries. His name is Horatio North, in case you're wondering. Okay, so I'm aware that rudder is garbage. I actually forgot to build a rudder at all until I went to take pictures. It will get revised out when I go to clean up that quarter; it looks o.k. in real life, but the picture definitely doesn't catch its good side. Fun fact: half the cannon doors on this ship are fake! Even though I'm too young to have played with classic pirate sets, I respect the nostalgia with this fancy chap. Besides, he matches the ship! The more attractive, rugged version of that last bloke I think that thing is called a 'cathead.' The figurehead was a pain in the butt, but the end result is worth it IMHO Most of the sails are easy to take down and replace after a fierce battle The very meh stern Yup. This is the innovative, super-useful thing I put in the cabin. Kinda looks like the chair from Blue's Clues. A bookcase, since I failed at making a brick-built map of the world on that wall. I did, however, find room for my favorite detail from The Brick Bounty Okay, so I basically make storage space when I can't think of anything cool to go there. u_u Under the bell and the [fake] scuttle, I included some bunks. Can someone help me out? I know I took this cannon design from somebody on this forum, but I can't remember who it was. Let me know if these look familiar so I can properly thank them. Finally, a shot of the jolly bunch all together. This was my fourth focused attempt to make a brig that was both fun to play with and more accurate than not. Not sure if I succeeded, but I had a blast doing it. I have another ship I built for the Bluecoats that I haven't photographed yet. With your comments and constructive criticisms, perhaps I can coax up the courage to post that piece as well. MAC Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jack Sassy Posted September 30, 2020 This is something what I haven't seen before, the building technique is interesting, I like the little bits of lower deck accesible. Rudder looks fine and crew is very good for such a ship. This reminds me a bit of Lego Jackdaw moc from couple years ago. Overall it's well done and I'd love to see more of your models here. Good work! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PacificDuck Posted October 5, 2020 Really like the captain's cabin interior Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Captain Becker Posted October 5, 2020 I like it! Great ship, strong Jackdaw vibes from AC4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iammac Posted October 6, 2020 On 9/30/2020 at 8:47 AM, JintaiZ said: Fantastic build! T h a n k ! On 9/30/2020 at 12:37 PM, Jack Sassy said: This is something what I haven't seen before, the building technique is interesting, I like the little bits of lower deck accesible. Rudder looks fine and crew is very good for such a ship. This reminds me a bit of Lego Jackdaw moc from couple years ago. Overall it's well done and I'd love to see more of your models here. Good work! I appreciate the feedback; I am thrilled to have my ship likened to that masterpiece! Probably the first project on here that made me think, "y'know, I want a ship now too." Also, thanks for rudder forgiveness. ^u^ 23 hours ago, PacificDuck said: Really like the captain's cabin interior Horatio does too! I mean, you can't sit on pipe organs... 19 hours ago, Captain Becker said: I like it! Great ship, strong Jackdaw vibes from AC4 Ooh yesss! Thanks! I haven't ever played the game, but I believe the Jackdaw is a brigantine like this one. Such a fierce profile for a ship fitted with a mere three twelves and a long nine! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
