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It was a normal day somewhere in a Corrish colony. All seemed quiet and the patrols couldn't notice anything suspicious on duty. If only they had taken a look through the cellar windows, maybe something would have appeared to be strange. Beneath the ground the criminal forces have created a network of tunnels, even through the rivers. A dangerous undertaking that was solely profit driven. Who can say how many of these tunnels exist throughout the new world?

Oh wow, now that you say it I remember that at my grandparent's house there was a wooden toy fort with towers just like this:D Good old days:)

Thanks! Oh, no worries;)

First thing I did was to create a map with all the flags I could find as a background layer. You can use this for your own designs, if you want. Just PM me for the transparent version, flickr adds the white background automatically.

Well, I'm going for a Cat B then.

I just licensed the Juniper's Inn as a medium artisan.

That is a very nice and clean build with a lot of texture on nearly every part of the walls, but still not overcharged. I especially like the treadle lathe and the grinder.

Also thanks in advance!

Thanks all:)

Spot on:) Yes, I already have a rough outline of my own continuation, but feel free to use this as a starting point if you want. For now I didn't want to put it in a specific settlement, but we will definitely learn more about the place one way or another.

Thanks! @Professor ThaumHere you go. It is a heron. While I used a broken Lego piece, it is possible to easily replace it with intact parts.

Me neither. I found a few terms that seem to fit, like: mizzen boom, (mizzen sail) boomkin, beam(?)

@LM71Blackbird, @Bregir, @Professor Thaum and @Ross Fisher Thanks all! Two dedicated (long) evenings. I'm pretty fast at times, no comparison to when I started. Everything runs smoother and better planned by now. Thanks, it was an emergency solution I had to try out. I didn't have any hinges in yellow, black or grey left. I also was impressed, but mainly surprised by how it turned out. You are right though about the top. Only tiles wouldn't have worked because of the curve, I either would had to use round tiles at the bending points or use 3x1 tiles on how it is like now. Both options weren't available as I have none of the round ones and the last 3x1 tiles are already used for this ship. I was hoping to achieve some sort of cover by the railing, which also turned out better than imagined. The masts stand on their own, even tilted (the inclination is fixed). But I can't lift the ship by holding on to them. This has more to do so with the bottom part of the masts. I don't trust them:) Strong enough to hold the entire vessel sideways though. You are right about the twine, the "Irish pennants" (thanks for teaching me a new word) are a bit extreme. I always was using this to get some rough effects, but on some ships that bothered me as well. On the Lipizzana's shrouds for example (looks horrible). The white rope is especially made for model rigging and I'm quite pleased with the "knotting properties". For the future I will look if it is available in another colour. For the sails I used an old cotton napkin. Still have one green and two blue ones left for that use:) @Bregir and @Professor Thaum I used the Grayhound as main inspiration. Without stumbling across pictures of her I wouldn't even had started with this ship. The plan to do so already exists for quite a while though, but I didn't think I would manage to build another hull fitting her. It was either full dark grey but no inverted slopes or brown/dark grey but no brown tiles to cover the dark grey areas. I looked at some other vessels and was impressed how well they do without covering it. So I started:)

While this actually is not in Stormhaven, it is under its jurisdiction, so I thought I post it here: Fortification on Serentia

The Farrensman shipyards have been busy again: Also I made an entry for the fort I posted above:

Location: Arlinsport, Tiberia Type: Medium Artisan. After weeks at sea Nathaniel Stienhouwer arrives in Tiberia. Though not knowing the land, he is not aimlessly waiting at the docks. A neighbouring family back from Hvalfanghimr had given him his first "small mission". To carry a package to their daughter Annetta Farrensman, working in the "Juniper's Inn". Asking locals he was guided landwards to the grassy parts of the island, where a lot of the plantations and ranches are placed. The last days he mainly looked forward to meet his old childhood friend again, even forgetting his dreams of becoming a medalled soldier. A joyful reunion. Also introducing my third minifigure, Annetta Farrensman. The "Juniper's Inn" was founded by a Corlander, who lost his home in the Juniper Provinces during the war. I'm sorry for not having any ground texture, will have to destroy some other builds soon to create better scenery. Also there is no interior:/

Just found it on Youtube. I'm sure most of you know the replica by now, so I don't write much about it. I'll post the existing forum threads about her below, if someone wants to read them. Laurent Le Berre talks about his LEGO model of the 1779 Hermione French warship at Paredes de Coura Fan Weekend in Portugal. The Hermione is famous for carrying General Lafayette to the United States in 1780 during the American Revolutionary War:

This turned out beautiful! As neonic said, the furled sails are very clever and look really cool. Congratulations on being the first(?) to complete the Oaken Shield task!

I was thinking about a good name for my upcoming merchant lugger and came up with "Cloudchaser". Now I searched for it and after seeing the results I'm not that sure anymore:D @the religion matter: I can't help but spell Port Raleigh "R'lyeh". Who knows what crazy cultists may lurk in the shadow.

Thought the Royal Navy distinguished post-ships from frigates, though they were often reffered as such. Thanks for the informations on the spritsail! Gave me new opportunities. Don't think the video is a fitting response to my statement though, think we might had another misunderstanding:D

This is a great build with some really scenic shots!

The standing rigging is nearly finished. Im just not happy with the headspars. Will extend the bowsprit and therefore shorten the jibboom. Overall length is good in my opinion. The positions of the stays of course will change too. @TomSkippy and @Professor Thaum: From here on I will show pictures of how I do the ratlines. Could take a while, because I need some bricks first before I continue with rigging. Please tell me, if there are any other parts you want photos of. Instead of using a single dolphin striker, I might go with this splayed version, seen on the USS Constitution. I don't know, if it has the exact same function or even is called the same. Couldn't really find a lot of information about it so far. The reason, why initially I had to splay it, no longer matters, but I wanted to try it anyways. Another thing that bothers me is the mounting of the spritsail yard on the USS Constitution. Being a sail, that is only used on a quiet sea and maybe around 2 or 3 Bft (that is only my speculation!), it could be working when easing the rig below. Many of the models and paintings I've seen rigged it like seen below, which makes more sense to me. I will rig it again like this, still the question remains. @Legostone Any new preview shots of this project?: @TomSkippy What is the part used for the muzzles of the cannons?:

All sorts of tea I guess. Not a big fan of alcohol anymore and coffee almost counts as a meal for me. But actually I simply go with water. After a day or more without drinking everything and just walking, the first drops were the most tasty stuff and the best drinking experience I've ever had. @tavern room: Just found this cute little picture: Edit: Now I'm hooked!

Thanks for the recommendation. Perhaps it works, if I put the fort more into the middle of the island, near the mountains, for it is not built on stilts. It was supposed to stand alone anyways, just being under the administration of the nearest city. But now I'm keen on building on stilts!

Thanks everyone! That is a good advice. I never thought about others maybe having another reading mentality, not wanting to click the links to look at the pictures on flickr. I could start having a big teaser picture and putting the rest into a spoilerbox, as long as it is not relevant for storytelling. It also was the most fun to build. Actually no, they are supposed to be little carronades, mounted on a sledge-like carriage. They are shrunken versions of @Admiral Bejaune's simple carronade.