Tuben

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  2. Posted · Edited by Tuben

    This one was really interesting :D

    I have been looking around on the "World Wide Web" for Lego Minecraft AFOLs (google), and I wonder why it hasn't been a huge hit.

    I have my own speculations, but I want to hear your (obviously one who can handle the theme) speculations why Lego Minecraft is somewhat forgotten?

    Thanks in advance :)

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    Hi everybody! :) This is my challenge entry for challenge 1 category B:

    Here you see Ulrich von Koehler, his dog Bernd, and one other crew member of The Pelican. This is their first visit on this island and they are greeted by a lot of animals!

    24418973474_0abf39c31c_z.jpgSAM_1347 by Tobias Andersson, on Flickr

    24681980989_0fa76dffc2_z.jpgSAM_1350 by Tobias Andersson, on Flickr

    24422761473_89eeec2b81_z.jpgSAM_1363 by Tobias Andersson, on Flickr

    24681984349_22d7b35296_z.jpgSAM_1357 by Tobias Andersson, on Flickr

    24418976624_d414123ae5_z.jpgSAM_1351 by Tobias Andersson, on Flickr

    I hope you'll enjoy this! Comments and critique is welcome! :)

  10. Posted

    Nice ship! Interesting design too! Haven't seen too many cogs on EB like this.

    Thank you! :)

    Welcome, Tuben, and what a nice looking cog! We haven't seen many of those early age vessels, and this one is really nice. pirate_satisfied.gif

    The best angle is the one where we see it from the side. From the other angles, the fore- and aftcastles are a bit too angular, which I think you could improve, if you try to build a new one at some point. pirate_blush.gif

    The hull is nicely shaped, and I like the technique you used. I think it could be improved a bit if you had rounded the angles more, with a flatter angle in the bottom, and a steeper one near the deck, (So the sides near the deck where vertical.) but overall, it is a really nice hull! Custom hulls are always interesting, and I have already seen a lot of different techniques on BoBS, yours included! pirate_blush.gif

    The rigging is very nice too, and you have really captured the simple rig of a cog. My only suggestion would be to raise the mast a few bricks, as the sail is currently a bit in the lee of the fore- and aftcastles. pirate_wink.gif

    Overall great work - can't wait to see more! pirate_blush.gif

    Thank you for your post, good comments and thoughts and thanks for the compliments :)

    A nice ship. You surely dipped into deep waters with that brickbuilt hull. I am playing it safe for now with the prefabs mainly due to the steep learning curve and the lack of uniformly colored bricks. On your ship design now, i really like your version of hull and rigging as she is a cog but i would like to see fore and aft castle a bit more blended into the hull. Right now they feel as they are a bit off and a simple wave can tear them apart. Green color is not bad too imo as it gives a certain Caribbean.. ehm...Terraversan feel!

    Thanks! :) Yeah, you've right it's like the castles and the hull are too much seperated by the colors, and it would be nice with some techniques to blend them together :)

    Looks fine!

    Thank you :)

  11. Posted

    Part of the fun is to see the progress. I have built two more ships that I have not posted yet. And I am more satisfied every time. But, I must admit I've been starting from prefab hulls. Mostly because I don't have that many slopes yet. One piece thing at a time (reminds me of a Johnny Cash song) pir_laugh2.gif

    Yeah, that's true that the progress is part of the fun! I've recieved "The Brick Bounty" for birthday present, so I will experiment with the prefab hulls too later :) Nice that you mention Johnny Cash, his one of my favorite artists :)

    Yeah, I can mirror a lot of what Sir Stig has said, as I too am starting out with prefab hull sections. You probably did the scariest thing that any shipbuilder has to contend with...designing and crafting a hull from scratch! I like the hull...a lot. Was there a picture you were working from? I just worry that it is a bit too top heavy...but what do I know. I'm trying to build a Virginia sloop myself and am concerned it's too tall in the rear. Good ship, I hope it has an incredibly prosperous journey this month on the run!

    Thanks for your compliments and thoughts :) I've looked at some pictures of various cogs and ships, both lego ships, real ships and drawn ships :)

  12. Posted

    The front looks good on the first picture, the rigging is good and you got the flags pointing in the right direction.

    The anchor looks a bit strange where it is. I think it would look better if you move it forward. The angle on the second picture is not so lucky. I see that the front swings in, but it appears to be square at first glance. The overbuilds is also massive. You could try different slopes (curved or regular), and/or break it up with some texture.

    Thanks for the good comments :) You've right that the overbuilds would be better with some textures, they look too much like green walls :O I need some practice on ship building techniques x)

  14. Posted · Edited by Tuben

    Fine entry - and welcome to Eslandola!

    For King and Country! And Gold .... For Gold!!!

    Thanks :)

    Very good intro. It has a warm homely feel, as it should. The furniture is nice and I for one really like the floor; it looks well-kept. As already mentioned, the two things I would change would be tiling the top of the wall and removing the dark tan tile from the border; perhaps the cylinders in the wall could be replaced with a brick with a stud on the side or something. The personalized painting on the wall is a neat idea. Good work.

    Thanks, for your compliments and constructive critique :)

  15. Posted · Edited by Tuben

    My main suggestion would be to tile the top of the wall with light gray pieces if you had them to make the build look a bit more finished, and I can't say I'm quite sure about the dark tan tile in front - the doorway, I suppose? pirate_wink.gif

    You're right that some light grey pieces would be a nice finish :)

    Yeah, it's true that the use of the dark tan tile looks quite odd.

    Good jobs on the walls, and really cool furniture, but the floor seems a bit too even to me

    You got a point that the floor is a bit dull. Maybe I should invest in some more tiles :)

    I am not sure about this dark tan tile in the front too, like Garmadon already said.

    You're right the dark tan tile is a bit odd.

    I agree with Garmadon that smoothing off the top of the wall would help, but on the whole a very nice MOC!

    Yes, smoothing off the top of the wall would be a nice finish :)

    My only comment is not to use the "cannon ball bricks" in the walls, as it looks strange to me.

    Good to know your thoughts :)

  20. Posted · Edited by Tuben

    Hello everybody!

    This is my intro for my sigfig Ulrich von Koehler and his dog Bernd.

    Ulrich von Koehler was sitting in his dinner room planing the next step in aiding his country, Eslandola, to grow in power and prosperity. The next step was to settle on one of the two colonies that MCTC already had taken. This was not an easy task, so the decision had to be carefully chosen.

    Bernd, Ulrich's dog, was standing on the floor and was eager to start biting pieces of his recently received bone. This was an example of when Bernd don't wanted to be disturbed!

    There was some weapons hanging on the wall, because Ulrich thought it was best to be ready to defend yourself and anyone close in most situations. That was a good thing with Bernd, he was a superior watchdog, so Ulrich could relax and do his tasks untill Bernd started to bark!

    His parents had passed away awhile ago and it was a reason, apart from being eslandolan, why Ulrich had so much golden property in his house. Apart from his heritage Ulrich wasn't so rich, but his plan was to increase his wealth and prosperity in large numbers like a true eslandolan! He already had some crew and soon he would recieve his new merchant vessel!

    24087298062_2f0a438090_z.jpgHouse of Ulrich von Koehler by Tobias Andersson, on Flickr

    On the wall you could find a painting of a ship. This wasn't just a ship, not a boat dissapering in the multitude of ships, no this was "The Golden Turtle"! From a time pretty long ago this vessel was one of the trading flagships of Eslandola and it was a property of Ulrich's grandfather's father, Walther von Koehler. Ulrich had been told a lot of stories about this ship and Walther. There were stories about Walther facing pirates on the sea, about shippings of enormous quantity and profit and stories about surviving storms so intense that an ordinary ship would be devoured in a blink of an eye. Walther is kind of a hero to Ulrich and in many ways he want to be more like Walther!

    24087296272_703249c2f2_z.jpgHouse of Ulrich von Koehler by Tobias Andersson, on Flickr

    Ulrich von Koehler is glad for the privilege to be an eslandolan and he really wants to aid his country in a lot of ways!

    Extra pictures:

    23567156954_f05e357718_z.jpgHouse of Ulrich von Koehler by Tobias Andersson, on Flickr

    23567158834_c2e3243f24_z.jpgHouse of Ulrich von Koehler by Tobias Andersson, on Flickr

    I would be glad for your comments and constructive criticism :)

    I hope you enjoyed this intro!

  23. Posted · Edited by Tuben

    I want to make an update on my sigfig signing, heard of some extra doubloons if there was a tiny MOC with it :O

    Ulrich von Koehler signs up for Eslandola with his dog Bernd! And Ulrich joins MCTC, trading company :) On these pictures he's wearing his leisure clothes and that's not the ordinary case for Ulrich outside his house. ( Note: His ordinary not-at-home-clothing are ordered on bricklink :P )

    24169256346_310b1dfbc3.jpgOn the sea by Tobias Andersson, on Flickr

    23899738480_da740e8541.jpgOn the sea by Tobias Andersson, on Flickr

    24195333635_d8f2112dec.jpgOn the sea by Tobias Andersson, on Flickr

    What do you se on this picture, green and tasty??

    Of course an Manzana apple! :)