Errorist

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  1. Posted

    A very good job for a first ship! The colours and the rigging look great pirate_thumbup.gif

    I do have to agree with Admiral Croissant on the bow though. Adding a few more hinges will make her less bulky pirate_wink.gif

    Keep up the good work!

    Greetings,

    Errorist

  2. Posted

    Hello De Sandman,

    I really like your hull! It has a nice colourscheme and is loaded with some nice details! (Personally I'd remove those swords and halberds on the sides though) Also I think your bow looks really good!!

    As for the masts, they are way too short! The length of the mainmast on a square rigged man'o war (starting from the main deck) should be almost as long as the entire hull without the bowsprit.

    If it were a merchantman the mainmast would be a little shorter. The length of the other masts would have to be adjusted accordingly of course pirate_wink.gif

    Because they are too short on your ship it makes the entire hull look stubby, which is a shame considering how nice the hull is.

    If you would like more insight into how these ships were built I strongly advise you to register at modelshipworld.com and look at some of the models and/or building logs on the site . Even if it is just for the general shape (a model will always be a better representation than a painting or a picture) I am sure one could learn a lot! pirate_wink.gif I know I have.

    Anyway, keep up the good work!!

    Greetings,

    Errorist

  3. Posted

    The black lines in Dutch are ''berghout'', the term for a single one.

    In English it would be hull protector beams, bumper woods or something along those lines. :pir-grin:

    Actually "berghouten" are called wales in English pirate_wink.gif

    As I said last time in Amsterdam, your progress is looking great!!

    But it's sad to hear you won't be able to work on her for some time though.

    But then again, that gives me the opportunity to do a little catching up.pirate_laugh_new.gif

    Oh and good luck with your new house matey!!

    Cheers,

    Errorist

  5. Posted

    Hello all,

    Bonaparte told me that there was an LDDforum and that I should post some of my own older creations up here

    These ships have been made using the first two versions of LDD so there could be some room for improvement.

    However, I gave up on LDD to start building the real thing (as can be seen HERE.)

    Still, I enjoyed building these models which were great training for the real thing.

    So here they are

    A small frigate

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    A big frigate can be seen HERE

    And a bunch of other ships can be found HERE

    Enjoy, and as always C&C is more than welcome!!

  10. Posted

    This is really impressive! You're about just as far as the Prins Willim and doing just as great :thumbup:

    I don't have any critics on this MOC. Are you going to keep those gaps in the hull or do you also make something to close it with?

    So do you know what it's going to be yet?

    Anyway, you're doing great, keep it up!

    She will remain a frigate as it is financially impossible for me to add another deck. Therefor no 50 gun ship.

    The design of the hold is already based on that of a frigate so I'm just gonna go with that.

    She won't become a24 gunner though. She will become a frigate of 38 long guns, so technically a 38 gun frigate but she will also be carrying 6 carronades.

    I was beginning to think you had givin up on this project

    Thanks for the update!

    :pir_yoda:

    P.S. Are you gonna give it a name?

    No I haven't given up :pir-tongue:

    I just have a limited amount of time in which to build and a limited amount of money. I don't plan to leave such a huge gap in between updates as I did last time though

    When I have the pieces that I need I can finish the hold. Or at least the magazine.

    As for the name, I did give her a name "L'Etoile" (the star) when I started construction.

  11. Posted · Edited by Errorist

    More then a year since my last update I finally have some progress which is actually worth showing :pir-blush:

    First a bit of an explanation as the ship has changed quite a bit since the last update.

    For those of you that didn't know, I have abandoned the modular structure because of the rigging and went with a complete hull where ,at first, I used 1 stud steps to create a curve. Presently, the hull is still the same basic structure but I shortened it and starting building her with jumperplates. This is also the main reason why it took me so long to get an update as I needed 7 versions of the bow and about 20 of the stern before I was content with the shape. Needless to say that building all those versions cost me a lot of time. When she was finished she looked like this.

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    But she wasn't meant to last. The reason? My dog was a bit to energetic with her own toys :pir-tongue:

    So I had to start over again. Inspired by CGH and this beautiful model(site is in french) I changed course and went with this:

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    Once the hull was finished I started on the cable tier,the magazine and the shotlockers and that's where I am today.

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    The grating only serves to close that hole so nothing can fall inside during construction.

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    Those rown tiles will be replaced with dark grey ones in the future to simulate the lead-lined "tub" which was used for filling

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    From the pictures one can see there is still a lot of work to be done. For example, the cable tier is closest to completion and even that is only about 80% finished.

    I realize my ship is quite hairy for which I have my dog,4cats and myself to thank :pir-tongue:

    More pictures can of course be found HERE(when moderated), the folder includes pictures from the older version and the new hull.

    I hope you guys will enjoy my "hard" work and as always C&C is not only welcome, it is very much appreciated!!

    Kind regards to all,

    Errorist

  15. Posted

    Looking great so far Captain!

    The lantern design is ingenious as is the capstan!

    As for the mast, considering the length of this ship it might be best if you were to opt for 2 instead of 1 mast.

    It doesn't have anything to do with the number of gunports imo. She's just too long for one mast! Just my opinion.

    The colorscheme works pretty well, I like the white ornamentations :thumbup:

    Looking forward to seeing the finished product, keep up the good work

  16. Posted

    It appears you're making another wonderful vessel Admiral!

    I hope you can finish construction at her bow soon as I too would love to see some pictures of that part.

    The stern looks amazing although I'm not entirely convinced on the blue parts.

    The rest of her colourscheme is beautiful :thumbup:

    I'll be keeping an eye on this one!

    Keep up the good work!

  17. Posted

    She's certainly a beast Joey!

    From what I can see on the pictures she is coming together quite nicely.

    The headrails look really good!

    The decking however looks a little weird to me because the planks aren't offset.

    Of course you can do whatever you want with it but IMO it would drastically improve the look.

    Any thoughts on the next update? Because those pictures suggest she is nearing completion.

    Which is something I would love to see :pir-blush:

    Keep up the good work :thumbup:

  18. Posted

    Where to begin? The stern section looks great! I especially like those fire buckets.

    As for the bow, :thumbup:

    Those headrails look amazing, I might have to experiment with something similar in the (very) far away future.

    However, if possible I think that lowering the lowest headrail a bit so it becomes visible from every angle would make your bow almost perfect.

    Just a suggestion though since they already look amazing as they are now.

    How long (in studs if possible) will Le Fourageux become? Because she seems big for the minifig illusion scale but small for actual minifig scale.

    Could be the pictures are giving me the wrong impression though.

    Keep up the good work Captain :pir-wink:

  19. Posted

    Well Admiral, she is a beauty!

    My favorite shot would have to be the one of the captain's cabin. I like how you made such a small space look big. And of course the cannon is a nice and realistic touch which we don't get to see very often on ships at this scale.

    Excellent work on your rigging! Using multiple kinds of string to add more realism to the ship is a nice touch as are the mastheads.

    I'll be keeping a close eye on this ship.

    Keep up the good work Admiral! :thumbup:

  20. Posted · Edited by Errorist

    She certainly is a beauty Captain. The stern, the figurehead, the sails and rigging, everything looks really good.

    One minor thing though, The stern galleries might look better if they stood in an angle to the hull instead of being integrated into the hull.

    It never seizes to amaze me what people can do on prefab hulls and this fine vessel is no exception :pir-cry_happy:

    I wish I could afford some hull pieces so I coud have a go at it one day. It would be less time consuming then my current project :pir-tongue:

    Great MOC captain, and I hope she will get a sister somewhere in the future.

    Keep up the good work!

    Greetings,

    Errorist

  21. Posted · Edited by Errorist

    I think the purpose of these things is quite obvious, just destroying the sails of the other ship.

    And I have no idea how to make them with lego :pir-sweet:

    Actually it is thought that those hooks were used to latch on to an enemy ship's rigging. This was done so that a boarding party could never be cut off from their own ship by the enemy crew without them causing serious damage to their own rigging. The same method was applied on fireships.

    Anyway great pictures Boney :thumbup:

    It was a lot of fun being able to help with this beauty, even though I only played a very small part in her construction, and I sincerely hope that there will be more projects like these in the near future.

    Greetings,

    Errorist

  25. Posted · Edited by Errorist

    I really like how your technique is giving the ship it's form. It looks very smooth indeed.

    Like Captain Greenhair I'm not sure about the colourscheme you used though.

    Have you tried this as a prototype?

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    It's an old version of my frigate. I think this is the best-looking colourscheme you can achieve with red and black but that is only my opinion of course.

    Another thing is that I also think you're ship might be too small. I'm saying this because I'm building a frigate (also in 1:39) of which the hull itself is longer than your ship already. And I know my calculations are correct because I calculated them from original plans. At least I hope they are correct :pir-tongue:

    Those are my 2 main concerns.

    I'm looking forward to seeing a massive ship of the line added to the bleucoat minifig scale fleet. It was getting a little lonely out here :pir-tongue:

    Keep up the good work Perfectionist :thumbup:

    Errorist