Thomas Waagenaar Posted February 26, 2022 (edited) Hi! I have after way too long, finally completed my first ship so I'm ready to get started with my story on the brick seas! I didn't want to spam the same topic twice in both the pirates and the BoBS forum, so I divided it. For more pictures of the actual ship, please see this link: This post is essentially the start of my SigFig her story. For the opening which this continues on, please read this first: ----- After all these years, wars have gone by, soldiers have come and gone... Still holding on to the original bottled message. But tonight? Tonight I'm throwing it back, I have to see what happens! *Multiple days gone by, without anything particular happening. The pier is still rotting apart, and a lone seagull can be seen harassing a crab... After a week had passed since throwing the bottle back into the ocean, Émilie went onto her daily routine, not expecting much if anything at all. But then, she noticed that she could see what seemed like a ships mast towering out from above the trees, at the site of the abandoned pier. Were these the people that have been wanting her?* Alright crew, Today's assignment is the escort of a highly valued individual. The Coven has been wanting to get into contact with this woman for a couple of years now and we have finally been greenlit to dock and pick her up.It is your duty to ensure she is safe at all times! We can not let any harm come to her on any individual we values, as we need her on our side.Atleast until we can confirm that she is indeed the person we are looking for. After that, we will see if the mission continues.For now, Alina, you're with me.Dismissed! *The crew of L'Aurelié goes back to their duties, whilst the Emissary and Alina get to shore on one of the ships rowboats. After getting out of the rowboat, a surprised Émilie is walking out of the forest, onto the pier and up to the duo standing there* I don't know what I was expecting, I have to admit... But it sure is impressive, if not a bit creepy to see such a ship standing at this rotten place... I could see the crew watching me from the deck too, they seemed very interested? The hooded man was wearing a creepy skull mask too, it made me really uncomfortable, the lady on the other hand gave me a comfortable and familiar feeling, I'm not sure what it was but it felt a lot better. She told me her name was Alina, and that she was with the man named "The Emissary", I wonder what his real name is? They received the bottle I threw back into the ocean and came here as quick as they could. When I got invited onboard and they showed me around and introduced me to a part of the crew, it seems like a mixed bunch of people, all with different backgrounds and stories, perhaps I'll get to know them better another time. Alina also told me that I was the one they were looking for or something, I'm not sure what they ment. They explained something about having to confirm with a ritual. On one hand this makes me very scared, on the other, I seem to be drawn to it, as if it's my calling to go with these people and see what they have to offer... I got offered a another set of clothing, something more suited for life on a warship, they said. Which made sense to me given my dress tended to get stuck quite often on some of the nooks and crannies around the ship during the tour. If I choose to accept, we will be sailing out tomorrow evening, I think I'm going with them. There's nothing left here for me anymore... Goodnight, dear diary. --- I'm hoping to start a proper introduction story to my characters this way. Being my main, Émilie and secondary, the Emissary. Any feedback is welcome! Greetings, Thomas Edited February 27, 2022 by Thomas Waagenaar Formatting Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NOD Posted February 26, 2022 This is a very beautiful ship and a great story! With minifigures, your ship comes to life and looks more interesting. I look forward to reading more from Émilie. I really like sequel stories. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jeff of Clubs Posted February 26, 2022 A marvelous ship a lot of great detailing! I'm very excited to read more! I don't know who that emissary is but something tells me he isn't from the Foreign Office. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CapOnBOBS Posted February 27, 2022 It's here! It's here! It's finally here! With such long gorgeous hair! The rigging is insanely good. I love the small vent and skylight (there is probably a nautical term, sorry). The ship and scene around it are terrific! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fraunces Posted February 27, 2022 Beautiful ship, wow... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
evancelt Posted February 27, 2022 Nice work @Thomas Waagenaar! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thomas Waagenaar Posted February 27, 2022 18 hours ago, NOD said: This is a very beautiful ship and a great story! With minifigures, your ship comes to life and looks more interesting. I look forward to reading more from Émilie. I really like sequel stories. Thank you! I hope to make it one very long continious story, and then whenever I do other builds I might use those as like "backstory" builds for the crews and how they joined the organisation etc! 17 hours ago, Jeff of Clubs said: A marvelous ship a lot of great detailing! I'm very excited to read more! I don't know who that emissary is but something tells me he isn't from the Foreign Office. Thanks ^^! More will come hopefully "soon TM" And the Emissary, oh don't worry about him, he's just a very nice man who likes to dress up, he total doesn't have a completely different mindset that would be against anything known to the civilised world ;). 14 hours ago, CapOnBOBS said: It's here! It's here! It's finally here! With such long gorgeous hair! The rigging is insanely good. I love the small vent and skylight (there is probably a nautical term, sorry). The ship and scene around it are terrific! Thank you! The rigging was one thing that took way longer than I hoped, and kinda killed my vibe a bit when building it, it's why the ratlines don't have the horizontal ropes too, as I half lost my mind attempting it on one side, so I figured would be better to just skip past it at that point... 7 hours ago, Fraunces said: Beautiful ship, wow... Thank you very much! 1 hour ago, evancelt said: Nice work @Thomas Waagenaar! Thanks! :D And directly a question to the council... Could I license her as a class 8 with her size? Bregir said that was okay mid-progress of building her in one of the WIP threads, but now she's done I'd like to confirm that again just to be sure! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wellesley Posted February 28, 2022 Beautiful ship! I really like that we got some more close up shots of deck details along the story! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Captain Braunsfeld Posted March 5, 2022 Keep going with your story. More magic, more mystery! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
blackdeathgr Posted March 6, 2022 Nice story and tidbits around the ship but ofc the ship (whith her rigging and stuff) steals the show! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bodi Posted March 7, 2022 On 2/28/2022 at 12:46 AM, Thomas Waagenaar said: And directly a question to the council... Could I license her as a class 8 with her size? Bregir said that was okay mid-progress of building her in one of the WIP threads, but now she's done I'd like to confirm that again just to be sure! Do you have more details to help the court to decide? For example bow to stern studs count. In comparaison, I built once a custom hull frigate with a length of 90studs, licensed as a class 7. Another question is do you have enough dbs to pay the license and upkeep, if not you could ask a loan from our faction. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thomas Waagenaar Posted March 7, 2022 (edited) 10 hours ago, Bodi said: Do you have more details to help the court to decide? For example bow to stern studs count. In comparaison, I built once a custom hull frigate with a length of 90studs, licensed as a class 7. Another question is do you have enough dbs to pay the license and upkeep, if not you could ask a loan from our faction. Sure! Using Sariels converter (http://studs.sariel.pl/), the hull length (just the hull at the waterline) is about 105 studs (give or take a few), overall, so including the portruding back section and bowsprit, she's about 140 studs long! In ""mid"" sections, she's slightly over 9 pieces, (excluding bow piece at the waterline), which is the "6+" of the class 8 in "About ships". Regarding upkeep and licensing, I intend to build a few more things that will increase my income, I can currently just about pay for her upkeep but I don't intend to license her just yet, and I do intend to ask the faction for a small loan to! Overall I've taken into account the economics for it and it should be just about net positive right now ^^. Let me know if it's good enough of a size for a Class 8! I definitely hope she is 😅. On 2/28/2022 at 12:26 PM, Wellesley said: Beautiful ship! I really like that we got some more close up shots of deck details along the story! Thank you! Glad you like her! On 3/5/2022 at 3:59 PM, Captain Braunsfeld said: Keep going with your story. More magic, more mystery! Thanks! ^^ On 3/6/2022 at 9:11 AM, blackdeathgr said: Nice story and tidbits around the ship but ofc the ship (whith her rigging and stuff) steals the show! Thank you very much! :D Edited March 7, 2022 by Thomas Waagenaar Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wellesley Posted March 8, 2022 Seems like a class 8 for me. Even if she was just beneath the transition of being a class 8 ship, I would always give some leeway for dedicated rigging. Though this is not an official rule and I understand that we shouldn't focus that much on it in a Lego forum. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bodi Posted March 11, 2022 On 3/8/2022 at 12:48 AM, Thomas Waagenaar said: Let me know if it's good enough of a size for a Class 8! I definitely hope she is 😅. She has the right size, with sufficient amount of details, but let's wait and see if the court could give you a definitive answer. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
