BrickPerfection

Thanks for quoting the estimated sale number from stonewars, Yperio! Much appreachiated! I quite like the new system of flexible limits, especially given that sale starts at 3am here in Australia! I really enjoy the thought of not having to get up in the middle of the night to secure a high-demand BDP set The sales for Thieves of Tortuga are pretty solid as well, which gives me hope (I got one as well!)

Mighty impressive build! Oh, I saw someone just bumped it to ask how things are going... as much as I am impressed by these huge ships I have seen far more being started than finished. What a tragedy! I'd hope this one makes it though, it's already far along and life is long...

Thank you so much! I'm sorry for the late reply, I was actually super busy refining Fortuna. I'm extremely pleased with the improvements, but cannot reveal anything for now. Yes, feel free to use that photo! If you want to have the full history, you could start with that and have the ships that I built for Classic-Pirates and the Pirate MOC Forum as the next stepping stone before the BrickLink Designer Program! Unfortunately, Captain Green Hair's Build a Frigate tutorial is missing as a result of Brickshelf being down. Fortuna is registered for Brickbuilt Sydney (May 31-June 1), and hopefully I can show an updated model then. I was thinking of doing a side-by side comparison of the models from Series 5, 6 & 7 and the pre-production model, but I'm not sure when I can pull this off - it depends on getting permission from BrickLink and the BDP Team. Brickbuilt might be just a tad early; we'll see! The other thing that I was super keen on showcasing is custom fabric sails, and how you can make them to look more realistic than e.g. the productions sails of the Endurance. Ideally, I could have a thus customised Fortuna at Brickvention Australia 2026 where BrickLink would also show the model as an upcoming set. Thank you, I'm pleased to hear that!

Thanks for bringing it up! Sure, go ahead! Please list me as BrickPerfection though.

Ohh, yes of course! That picture is perfect actually, showing all three ships that I talked about. From left to right: Concordia (competed in Series 3 & 4), Minerva (Series 4 & 5), Fortuna (Series 6 & 7).

Cheers! The Timeline isn't quite accurate - Concordia from Series 3 is an entirely different ship with a different hull shape and techniques etc. I physically built three ships in total over my efforts for the BrickLink Designer Program: Concordia (Series 3), Minerva (Series 4), Fortuna (Series 6). So as I said, Concordia is entirely separate. Fortuna was rebuilt for Series 6, which involved a new and more part-efficient technic frame to free up more pieces for detailing. The hull shape is unchanged from Series 4, but still you would consider it a 'new' ship because the internal structure is different.

Thanks, I am really glad that you like Fortuna! Crowdfunding is set for February 2026 - just that one month! Thank you! I can't control Lego pricing, but I did my best to pack as much detail and a much ship as possible within the part limit! I literally obsessed over every single submodel for the best part usage, stability, looks and build experience! Definitely more sophisticated compared to what you are used to from BDP or even from regular Lego sets! Thank you so much, Marin! It was only because of encouragement from the community that I could keep going! One major difficulty was that the design is so complex that it is hard to change when pieces are dropped from the palette! The redesign needed for Series 6 almost sunk her, but she turned out even better instead! Thank you! I hope you can - there won't be anything like it (historically accurate & minifigure-scale) for some time! The techniques used are also too advance for a regular Lego set! Thanks for the enthusiasm! I hope that the reviews will increase her odds to sell well. The ship is packed with intricate techniques throughout!

Thank you so much! Yeah, it was tough; especially the rebuild that I did for Series 6! It was only because of the great support that I got from the community that I could carry on! Very pirate-y nickname you have there mate! ARRR Well, the first iteration of my frigate was designed as a Bluecoat ship; and I originally only started designing my first frigate for BDP (Concordia for Series 3!) because the Bluecoat torsos were made available! So I definitely had Bluecoats in mind for this ship, and they work really well with her! I'll make a tutorial for custom sails! It's fun to do a little crafting, and they really look great! Thank you so much! Fabric sails out of the box are a no; reason being that Lego doesn't manufacture them but tasks a contractor and the BDP timeline is too short! For a model ship, furled up sails are completely appropriate; and they are also purist - only Lego pieces are used! Keep in mind Fortuna also involves no tying of knots! I will release a tutorial on making custom cloth sails! Thank you! Yes, I started designing my ships with the Eldorado Fortress in mind! Fortuna can in fact dock at the pier of the Eldorado Fortress, so they are fully compatible! Have a look at http://instagram.com/brickperfection Thank you! Well, I know Fortuna will be expensive But I suppose it depends how much you want her. I have no control over Lego prices; and I worked really hard to deliver the best bang for the piece count; to give you as much ship as possible within the part limit!

Aww I love how the forum has it's familiar theme back! So many wonderful memories! I'm glad it's back!

Thank you! I am so glad that you like her! Hopefully that will only increase once reviews come out! The build experience should be great! Thank you! Could be, although I think it might be a bit less than that based on past BDP Series - ultimately depends on the exchange rate etc. Worth it? Well, it's going to be the only realistic sailing frigate in Minifigure Scale so far and probably for a long time to come. There's nothing like it; and buying the pieces separately will cost about double the likely price tag. Please wait for the reviews before rushing to a conclusion! Ahh, I'm sorry to hear that! I haven't followed the tariff drama all that much, I was hoping that they could be avoided! Unfortunately there's nothing I can do here I'm so glad to hear that!

Thank you so much for your feedback, everyone! Please allow me to bump this thread just once - and for a good reason: You can vote for Fortuna again; until Friday evening European Time (12pm US Pacific): https://www.bricklink.com/v3/designer-program/series-7/2609/Privateer-Frigate-Fortuna If you haven't already cast your vote, please consider giving Fortuna some love!

Here you go, I made a new render to showcase the crew:

Ahh, that mega size Imperial Fortress looks super nice I must confess, I have never been to Legoland Billund (only Germany and California).

The BrickLink Designer Program might come to the rescue!

Thanks for wondering what I was up to! Yeah, it has been a challenge without the bluecoat torsos and almost all pirate torsos. On the plus side, the ship's wheel (!) came back into the palette, as did flintlock pistols and muskets! My solution to this dilemma was to rebuild Fortuna from the ground, to squeeze out every last improvement so that the increase in quality of the ship compensate for the decline in Minifigure availability - plus the Medieval Town Square Minifigures are actually quite suitable as generic ship crew! All in all, I am very pleased with the result!