Captain Green Hair

It looks great, it was nice to see it in person!

That is one magnificent beast, well done!

Maybe he wants us to come over and rip it apart?*grin*

Super awesome! You're not crazy, I saw it too!:-D

Simple but ber convincing. Nice work!

Hi all, I think it would be great if the grille brick would be made into a 1x1 version Just think of the possibilities in buildings and as I did here on a ship's stern:

Excellent ship and a great technique you've used to create it! I love the classic colour scheme and all the detailing on the decks. If I am allowed 2 nitpicks I think the bow is a little too sharp/pointy up top and the headrails could look nicer/more elaborate. Perhaps some yellow in the headrails could look nice too.

Yargh! Err... I mean hi all! In this topic I will show and tell about my new ship model, a 1:45 scale model of the VOC ship ''Halve Maen'' which was build in 1606 (approximately, nobody knows exact). The ship is only 25,7 meters long and 5,3 meters wide. I choose this ship since it is quite doable in minifig scale. The model is based on the replica ship that docks in Hoorn, Holland. She can be visited, here is the website. History Originally she was launched as a yacht, but in 1609 she was commissioned by the VOC for a new endeavour. The VOC asked English explorer Henry Hudson to find a new shipping route to the east Indies. This was quite a daring voyage with such a smal ship and a crew of just 16 men. Well instead of finding the Indies, he actually found New York and the rest is history. After this famous voyage she was put into battle in the Indies, she actually fought several battles. and was eventually shot on fire and sunk in 1618 on the coast of Jakarta Indonesia. If you'd like to read more about the history you can do so here and here. The replica today The existing replica was build in 1988, after the first replica burned down in 1934. She was build in Albany, New York. Research was far better for this second replica and she shows great difference from the first replica. I believe the second replica to be more accurate, so I took her as example. However not much is known about the 1606 original, there are no plans, except for some old drawings. I took the colour scheme they first used, she is different today. I did not make the red/white stripes, they don't seem very realistic to me. And a cut through whis gives a good view of how small this ship actually was: Well without further ado, I give you my model: And at a slightly different angle: A bit closer with the gunports closed: A detail shot of the hull construction: I took the lion design of my Prins Willim, just had to downsize it a bit. I also really like the construction of the galleon, the understructure and railings are exactly how they should be, with an open frame underneath: Another detail of the galleon, also showing the 2 access doors: Next is the stern, showing the weapon of Amsterdam, a moon and stars and a cabin window: A straight shot on the stern, showing the crazy curvature and the lanter which (I think) is Captain Braunsfeld's design: Next up a birds eye showing the detail of the masts, rigging and sails. Some of you have seen this model at the Eurobricks event, when she was about 95% complete. I told you I wanted to make printed flags, but a most of you liked the wavy flagpieces I had quickly put on better. This made me decide to make brick build flags. From bow to stern they are: Dutch flag, Flag of countship Holland, Flag of the Dutch republic, Flag of Amsterdam, Flag of the VOC. The Flag of the countship of Holland was the most difficult, it is a yellow flag with a red lion. If anybody can come up with a nicer design please tell me. A detail of the crow's nest: And a bit closer showing all the activity on deck: A view on the back of the ship. You can see the capstan and ship's bell. Underneath the bell was the ''steering cabin'' and you can se the first mate looking out over the ship: And here you can see the first mate in the cabin with the whipstick: Since everything is so small, I also had to design a very small dinghy: And small cannons: The hatches and part of the deck can be removed to show what is going on below deck, note the cannon ''tools'' on the wall: The anchors can actually be dropped, this is a new anchor design which is quite sturdy: In the first pictures you see the sails as they would be hoisted quickly, not in a neat manner. This makes the model look lively without distracting too much from the details. However, what is a ship without functional sails: And finally a shot which ook me way too much time to make, but I couldn't help myself but putting her in the water: That concludes it. I hope you like the model and my presentation. Thank you for reading, I look forward to your C&C!

I saw it on Brickshelf, marvellous work! Is it motorized?

Neat little ship, it looks somewhat lik a shrunken Galleon with the little mast on the bowsprit. Love the brick build sails, those are well made!

She's a beaut! Peterbilt's are Just the nicest, great choice! If I go to Legoworld I Will certainly come and have a look at it.

Some really beautiful models you've made! I think the old bim is my favourite.

Stunning creation, really awesome! I love that it has so few gaos and all the detail is amazing. All the working stuff is really neat too. Well done and good luck in the contest!

I love it, absolutely creative, innovative and beautiful!

Oh we didn't, this is a conversation forum after all. ;-) I think it can be made in dark red or dark green as well, would love to see that too haha!

This is really well executed, and works well for this type of ship. My only nitpick is that the waterline isn't really straight. I do wonder how strong it is and how much tension there is on the bricks. I also wonder how one would apply this technique to a ship of the line that ofcourse has quie a different shape. Hopefully the builder joins us to elaborate about this masterpiece!

I'm completely normal. *grin*

There is no such thing as too much Lego. Period! That's a nice haul, good for you completing the series. Are you going to make MOCs after you finish the planned reviews?

I could, but then the vents are directly on the White stripe which looks off I think?

You could make it with Black wheels, I Just love these red ones. I did think up a few small mods to make it cooler, and I redid the wheel arrangement to negotiate standard Lego corners (I'm not 100% happy about how it runs yet). I see a version 2 coming soon.B-) Suggestions are welcome and I'd like to hear your thoughts about making the vents 2 tiles high instead of 3 (3 is actual scale, but 2 might look slightly bdtter and I can lower the whole thing by 1 plate making the placement of the lights more accurate...). Oh and thank you all for the compliments, I really appreciate it!

Yes, there are so many variaties, it drove me nuts haha! Apart from the engines there are more differences between the E18 and E19; the roof, lights and arrangement of the ventilation rosters.

Harr me harties! I mean ahoy maties! I'd like to present you my new ship. I really wanted to do something with my white hull, but at first I thought it was not going to be used. The white and black tops looked so pixelized, I had to do something. So I covered up the black with white tiles. I also got really inspired by Kurigans red walls on the inside of his new brig, but I don't like the use of electrical tape. So I took a look at the brig made by Andersen T. and got the idea of using tiles on the side. This might also be done with the new small 1x2 rounded slopes, but I like the planked look the tiles have now. I haven't put figures on the ship yet, I need to think of a captain and all that but I don't have the DB's to license her at the moment anyway. So I might do that later on, but for now; enjoy the pictures!

Amazing work, really neat design with a great level of detail. I fell like driving through Antwerp seeing this. Are you coming to Brickmania Antwerp with any of these models?

Very nice creation, I like al the activity there is going on to produce the indigo. I do wonder where the water actually cones from though.

Yet another nicely detailed and BIG model from you! Why is there a hole in the underside of the bow, is there an extra propeller?