Foremast Jack

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  2. Posted

    A true tragedy indeed! :pir_bawling:

    I'm inclined to tell you to rebuild, but I think that's more because I really enjoyed some of the techniques you were coming up with. That being said I realize it's more that as long as you are continuing to build something it's all the same to me. It is comical that the captain survived. It seems almost like that ship should be rebuilt just out of respect for him (or give him command of something even more grandiose).

  3. Posted

    Current condition:

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    I'm so glad to see an update for this. :grin:

    I feel like this is the first wide-angle side shot I seen of her, and she looks better than I remember. Maybe that's just cause it's been so long since I've seen anything of her. :tongue:

    Keep plugging away Sebeus.

  5. Posted

    I will name it Bølgerammer, which freely translate into wave rammer or breaker.

    I think it sounds cool and I thank Quarryman for his help finding the name! :thumbup:

    Good name. I was going to suggest Unnstyjar (Wave-Tamer), but so proud a name would surely be frowned upon by the Norns. Wave-breaker is surely better. :thumbup:

  7. Posted

    A shot from the rear gives you a good look at the rudder.

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    Just realized and I feel like I'm pointing out things that aren't quite right more than praising just how great this ship is, but your rudder is on the wrong side. :blush:

    As a point of reference I will point out that the right side of a ship (in English) is the starboard side. The word starboard comes from the Old Norse styriborð which quite literally means "steering board."

    Again though she's a beauty. Does she have a name?

  9. Posted · Edited by Foremast Jack

    2: There are some extra shields in the weapon crates, I stuffed them literally. There is no room on the side any more, so

    if you have a good suggestion of how to bring them... I'd also like to know where you got this info from, as I have read

    nothing about it during my study before the build?

    I say it from memory accumulated from a life-long love of all things Norse, but I'll see if I can't find some references for you.

    As far as attaching more, if you could just put more clips along the gunwales you could snap them in. (they would have been overlapping, not side-by-side) It was a symbolic gesture of the shield-wall as well as something of a ruse de guerre. Innocent farmers would think a shield per man and so over-estimate the ship's compliment, subsequently making the raid go more smoothly. But let me find something of a reference for you.

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    I don't have the time right now to dive into the sagas :sad:, but I found some pictures of modern replicas that show what I'm talking about. They aren't the best pictures but they should work well enough.

    270px-Viking_landing.jpg

    islendingur_shields.jpg

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  11. Posted

    Wonderful MOC! I couldn't help but notice the first picture before I read your little intro, and knowing the story, it was delightful to immediately recognise that they were building the wings. :thumbup:

    On a side note: I'm building a Napoleonic warship named the HMS Icarus so it was nice to see the man himself. :grin:

  12. Posted · Edited by Foremast Jack

    A ship this good deserves some Old Norse...

    Þat er iarcnaskip! Storrtr þan einhverr vissa ec. *oh2*

    All the historic details are awesome. There are two things I'd like to see though to make it a little more perfect. :wink:

    1: Make the dragon head on the prow removable. (They were only used when going "yviking" to scare away the foreign vættir, so when landing at local/friendly shores they were taken off so as not to frighten the friendly vættir.)

    2: When going a-viking and carrying shields on the side of the ship like that there would have normally been something like 2-3 for every warrior on board. (You'd be surprised how easily they get chopped apart in the skjaldborg.)

  13. Posted

    It's a bigger challenge to find a good name than building a good ship :pir_wacko:

    Imagine if you came up with a good name and then built a ship based around the name! :tongue:

    Well, I found your MOCPages post for the older one, but like you I couldn't find the thread here. Really cool features.

    makes it so much easier to appreciate them. :pir-classic:

  14. Posted

    ... the masts are indeed to short :pir-sceptic:

    Don't worry. A lot of guys have this problem. :tongue:

    On a more serious note: She looks awesome! I love the new look. Could you maybe provide a link to the thread on the old build, because whilst all the inner workings are the same I think she may have been before my time here and I'm not sure what all the features are.

    p.s. Does she have a name?

  19. Posted

    Looking great! I really like the gun-port hatch covers and the bunks are nice. Keep up the good work.

    I wanted to ask. A couple posts back you showed how you painted all those flower pieces black. Which type of paint did you use. I'm referring to shine level here. Did you use a high-gloss, or medium/matte and then use a sealant?

  20. Posted

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    I also made catheads for the anchors.

    I really like the use of the middle-eastern arch brick here. Looks very authentic.

    I'm sure these ships will be just a good as everything you do, but you really should finish one before you start another... *cough* Flying Dutchman *cough*.

  23. Posted

    Update: I am now able to post a few better pictures showing the progress of the build.

    It's great that you were able to post all those additional photos, but they are WAY too big. 800x600 is maximum. Please resize when you can.

  24. Posted

    Any reason for preferring it to LDD, it hardly can be an easier built!

    I don't know about ease of use, but what caught my eye and caused my inquiry is the fact that it obviously has the old ship bow and stern pieces. Something that I've needed in LDD desperately. (At least I don't believe they are available in LDD.)