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[pid][/pid] 158B Venetian War Galley by Mark of Falworth, on Flickr Fast, powerful, maneuverable, and versatile, War Galleys dominated naval warfare in the Mediterranean from the 8th century BC until the development of advanced sailing warships in the 17th century. This particular galley is commanded by the daring captain, Marco di Venezia. He relentlessly seeks out the enemies of the republic! Viva Venezia! This was made for the Brickarms Forum Contest that ends on the 30th. I know this isn't quite pirates or redcoats but I think it fits better here then the LOTR... Historic Forum. Venetian War Galley by Mark of Falworth, on Flickr Venetian War Galley by Mark of Falworth, on Flickr Venetian War Galley by Mark of Falworth, on Flickr Enjoy!
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So, here comes another Cuusoo project of mine, this time a professional fishing boat at a reasonable scale, 600 pieces. I added this to Cuusoo since there has never been any real fishing boat in Lego, like ever! There are several play features, and the trawl is supposed to be possible to trawl with like with a real fishing boat. Please check out this Cuusoo project! At the link you will be able to see more pictures of all the features and interior, and perhaps even vote for it... Also feel free to add a comment, either here or there or both...
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Hi! This is my new Cuusoo project, a river paddle steamer! It has an interior and several play functions, like an automated paddle wheel without any motor ("push driven"). Please check it out at the link, and perhaps vote for it, or leave a comment! Thank you!
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Here is a little LEGO set about the animated TV show Inspector Gadget from the 1983. I have also created a CUUSOO project about it - http://lego.cuusoo.c...deas/view/57177 These are some of the characters from the series. Here Inspector Gadgets van is transformed into a policecar. This is Dr Claws flying ship and Inspector Gadgets van. .
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Last weekend I was present at Brickmania Antwerpen, I contributed to possibly the largest pirate layout ever. 12 ships, 4 fortresses, 2 small islands and over 1000 minifigs filled the scene, a scene to remember I'd say. Besides the pirates there were many other things to see/do, I provided links to some galleries at the end of this post, be sure to check those out if you want to see more of the whole event. Contributors to the Pirate Layout: J.L. Hornblower La Luna Fortress + Army + baseplates Damaximus Mpya Stedor Bonaparte Eldorado Fortress + Prince of Whales + Minerve + Xebec Synbiote Islanders Island + small farm Sebeus I All other ships and responsible for posing minifigures, ships and creating action scenes diddesen (didier) Lighthouse Jean Marc Nimal no pictures alas... Unfortunatly Captain Greenhair was unable to show up and contribute... There were over 6000 vistors during the weekend. There's so much going on in the layout, too much to describe in one picture so I've taken several, yet most of it can be described in function of a battle between redcoats and bluecoats, enjoy . The French frigate Minerve has engaged the british brig Intersector, the redcoats are in for a hard time, the Minerve is bigger and more heavely armed and it gets worse... The minerve is backed up by the Zephyr! Yet hope is not lost for the redcoats... The mighty Prince of Wales is turning about to join the battle. Eldorado Fortress keeps watch over the naval activities and serves as a base for the redcoats. It is being supplied by small trading ships. While the battle at sea rages on something is stirring in the east... Mpya Stedor, the mighty Kaliphlin port city! Hundreds of riders are mobilized to support the redcoats on land. Backed up by a Xebec to provide coastal defense... ...Which is more than welcome since one of the british battleships stranded earlier... The battle takes place at the notorious French fortress known as La Luna... Hundreds of redcoats are preparing to fight the battle of their life... So are the bluecoats... Both sides have vast numbers... Yet at La Luna seaside life just goes on. Farore's Wind is preparing for battle and will soon join the Minerve and Zephyr to counter the Prince of Wales... However, a third party has risen to claim the sea... the Flying Dutchman will be making the outcome more uncertain than it already was. I took my job as action scene and minifig poser most serious Kids like to see these kind of details. But my favourite scene was this one: I hope you liked it, either way you should have been there, my pictures really don't do it justice. I should have known, my pictures are never of great quality when taken with artificial light, you can check the rest of the pictures at Brickshelf. Hopefully Damaximus will provide some of his pictures as well so I can update this post. Besides the pirate layout there were many other layouts, stands etc. It was often very busy so I had to guard the layout a lot, I used the opportunity to take pictures of it. If you wish to see more of the event than just the pirate layout you can check out these galleries: hanstolhuisen Tomsche MichaelOzzie Perhaps some other Belug members will also be posting detailed reports about the other layouts. Special thanks to Belug member Tomsche for providing some of the pictures I used in this post.
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[pid][/pid] A barquentine, also known as a schooner bark, is defined as a three-master, foremast being square rigged while the main and other masts are fore-and-aft rigged. This combination makes it an excellent ship to sail close to the wind while it still has a good performance before the wind. This is my second try at costum rigging (the first one being the dutchman). I optimized my variant of CGH's technique, instead of creating multiple offsets and slanted sections I use built the ships' side in one piece and attach it with no more than two hinge pieces per side. Originally I created this variant when I was short of hinge plates (in CGH's tutorial you need a lot of those), now I see it as a much better technique for small ships. This barquentine (4 midsections) is about the biggest you can achieve with this technique, when you want to build a bigger ship CGH's technique is a much better choice. During the building proces I considered the possibilities of making a frigate with my variant technique (Frigate meaning a ship with a continuing gun deck). If I would raise the channels holding the rigging and sacrifice the galleries I could give this ship a broadside of 10 cannons, a decent 20 gun frigate as it were. However raising the channels means that the ship will be taller, which looks less good. So I guess if you really want to build a battleship this is not it . The specifications: 4 midsections for a large prefab hull. Capacity of 12 cannons (and such many cannon ports). Fully functional capstan Interior (although no easy access). Anyway, enjoy the pictures . The functional capstan: This is what really sets this MOC apart from other ships, as far as I know only my ships feature this kind of sophisticated capstan so you can guess it's something I like to brag about . The inner workings: Some on-board pictures; Ah, vintage doors and windows, I love them, perfect for a tall ship. The totally functional capstan . A look into the cabin from the stern. The cabin used to be accessible but when I started on the rigging it became complicated. I hope you liked it, I think I'm done with the good old prefab hull now, moving on to some bigger hulls now . Other ships with this tumblehome technique include my Brig-of-war, merchant brig, pirate brig and polacca. Interesting fact: There was only one barquentine indexed in the MOC ship index, the previous version of this ship. So you could say I'm the proud owner of the only barquentine at Classic Pirates .
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[pid][/pid] 158D This being my first post, coming out of a Dark Age, I present His Majesty's Warship, The Whisper. She is a 16 gun, 2 mast, fast frigate. Her crew totals 15 sailors, 5 marines, and 2 officers. She is a 3 deck ship, with fully accessible Gun deck, Gallery, Captain's Cabin, and working capstan. more photos here: Thanks very much everyone, criticism is most definitely welcome! Regards, LordBrickleton
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I present you with my current WIP, the hornet The increase in width, no sides yet! image by captaingoldenhook, on Flickr Overall shot: image by captaingoldenhook, on Flickr Beginning of stern: image by captaingoldenhook, on Flickr For your information: I demolished my previous small ship and added a second mid to make this one Old ship: image by captaingoldenhook, on Flickr GO HERE TO SEE THE LATEST PROGRESS PLEASE ;) http://www.flickr.com/photos/111973605@N07/ Note: If it is not obvious by the pictures, the rudder/ship's wheel and the capstan/anchor really work
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[pid][/pid] 157D Hi! I'd like to present my latest frigate - hms enterprize. It is my third frigate. She is smaller than my previous ships but I think the best but of course not yet perfect. It isn't a replica - I rather based of the greatest ships built by Perfectionist. And this time I took some ideas from Captain Greenhair's tutorial, sorry for poor quality of photos. Enjoy more pictures are here: http://www.brickshel...ry.cgi?f=538712 [ I just now see that Dr_spock start the topic of my ship - so please to cancel it and leave comments here ]
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[pid][/pid] 157A Hello everyone out there! A new ship has been assembled, not applying monkey-driven-design this time, no, this is the HMS LION! And this is where the name comes from: The overall design was much inspired by a guy called Barney (hats off) - but the lion is 100% mine The ship is modular (as all my ship models are) and I tried something new for the captain's cabin: Hmm. Seems some bricks are slightly lose, I'll fix that. What I meant to say was that I was able to avoid my usual rectangular build. Overall, Captain Braunsfeld is quite happy Have a wonderful christmas, yours Captain Braunsfeld
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[pid][/pid] 156D This is a ship I built for fun, the tumblehome is in the style of the christine (by sebeus) here is the link to sebeus's ship http://www.eurobrick...showtopic=90011 not quite brig, not quite galleon, here she is! image by captaingoldenhook, on Flickr some more photos: image by captaingoldenhook, on Flickr image by captaingoldenhook, on Flickr Hope you like it ;P
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The Crimson Dragon (Coming out of a mini-dark age and posting again)
Tycho McKorley posted a topic in Pirate MOCs
[pid][/pid] 157C Hello Eurobricks! It has been far too long since I was involved in the Lego world. Graduate school necessitated and marriage necessitated that I leave my collection of Lego at my parents' home while I moved across the country (I live in the US). That said, I did complete one MOC about a year ago (though most of it was put together in 2010) that I would like to share with you. I call it the Crimson Dragon. Here is a link to the Flickr Gallery. Here is a link to the Brickshelf Gallery. It sports twenty-five guns per side makes for what I think is a rather imposing fifty-gun frigate (though the two gun decks might disqualify it from that designation). Note that the pictures are links to Brickshelf images. Here's a view of the rear: Here's an overview of the ship: Here's an interior shot of the captain's quarters: Here's the front: These redcoats look like they're about to march into a cannon: Here it is next to Fortress Redband, my previous Pirate-themed MOC: I made this MOC as my first attempt at a large Lego ship. Building a ship was very different than anything else I had done before so let me say that it was a significant learning challenge. If I could do it over again, I think I would ditch the prefabricated hulls and do custom rigging and I would seriously rework the size of the sails. I would also work for more historical accuracy since, if it's not obvious, my current creation is almost in the fantasy realm. All in all though, I'm happy with how it turned out. I am still away from my collection, but I eagerly await the day I can build again. Until then, I'm going to be more active here at Eurobricks as a way to sate my Lego hunger. -
[pid][/pid]156A My ship, the Eclipse image by captaingoldenhook, on Flickr The bow, will be improved soon image by captaingoldenhook, on Flickr The stern, I think it turned out good image by captaingoldenhook, on Flickr Comments much appreciated More pictures coming soon image by captaingoldenhook, on Flickr Here is a close-up of the upper bow, cannon design found on Prince of Whales (credit to Bonaparte)
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[pid][/pid] 147D The Tournament of Retrebution is over, it's time to lose the uniform and return to piracy But that nice first prize is getting a good spot in my cabin. The cabin of my last latest ship ofcourse, I present you; the Zephyr. A 12 gun pirate brig with a color scheme similar to that of those fancy frigates of Captain Green Hair and Bonaparte Napoleon (see Captain Green Hair's tutorial). The tumblehome technique however is my simplified version like I used before on my previous ships; (the Beauty, Merchant Brig, Barquentine and HMS Intersector). This ship started as an experiment but eventually it became a finished ship after all. (You might have seen it in my round 2 TOR entry, it had black-striped sails then). The deck of this ship consists out of brick bricks, so far I haven't seen those used for this purpose but that's probably because they aren't that great for it anyway, they make it look out of scale. I saw Legonardo using brick bricks for the walls of a cabin, that looked good. (Just incase you don't know, brick bricks have two different sides, one side are bricks, the other side are planks (how I like to call them atleast). It's an experiment, this ship has 126 brick bricks in it, I know that because it are all of my brick bricks and I bought those on only two different occasions (one being part of LUGbulk). I'm more happy with how the cabin turned out, particulary the galleries. The name is Connor (Assassins Creed reference). Sigh, my rigging really is outdated , While building this ship I've never considered it a keeper so It wouldn't have been worth the effort to equip it with costum rigging (frustrating work with ropes and knots ). But now that it's finished I kind of love it. I hope you like it, more pictures can be found in my brickshelf gallery. I will also bring this ship to Belug's yearly event; Brickmania Wetteren (4 and 5 May), along with other ships (among them the Flying Dutchman with a few modifications) and a small port (which served well as decor for my third round TOR entry), It will all be part of a huge pirate layout.
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If you're living in a town with a marina, you should have a boat. Actually a SHIP would be even better, and then you can already choose to go luxury. Check out my new SUNREEF 100 classic luxury sailing catamaran. For the colors i chose to do a version for my friend's divecenter Thailand Dive and Sail which fits the boat very nicely You can see the full model gallery here: SUNREEF 100 - Thailand Dive and Sail colors LEGO replica catamaran My friend assisted the build process and documented everything with his camera, so there's a complete WIP article with tons of construction phase photos here: Sunreef 100 lego WIP – How To Build A SHIP In 18 hours I hope you enjoy both, the model and the WIP blog Yours Alex
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Ho Ho Ho! (What else can I say on Christmas Eve?) Before the year closes, I'd like to show you a MOMOD (which is meant to say My Own MODification) of Lego's Queen Anne's Revenge. This was a nice ship, however, when it came to playing pirates noone in the family showed interest to play with that skull-ladden thing. So, to bring it back to life, there had to be some adaptions: So I added an upper deck (some small cannons were added too). We removed the skulls Changed some more And suddenly you have a beautiful ship! Have a wonderful Christmas time! Captain Braunsfeld
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[pid][/pid] Capstans Welcome at my first tutorial here at Classic Pirates, in this tutorial I will try to convince you that there is no argument not to have a functional capstan on your ships. (On condition you have a ship big enough to support one ofcourse and I heard some people are allergic to Technic so I guess that's a valid argument as well). This working capstan design applies perfectly for a frigate in CGH style. I will use a prefab hull for this tutorial but I want you to keep in mind that it can easely be applied to costum hulls as well. This guide will be quite basic because there just are so many different ships, every ship needs its own approach on how to integrate a working capstan. I will start with a simplified construction of a capstan used to haul a singe anchor, then I will extend to more complex and versatile mechanics to eventually allow you to operate two independent anchors. So without further ado, let's get this party started. Operating 1 anchor: You'll need a capstan, it doesn't have to be this one but make sure it connects to a cross axle. But if your really want this one... Another capstan: By Phred An anchor with a winch (also cross axle based). You can use the capstan for other things besides the anchors as well but I'll get to that later. Some usefull technic parts; This is a useful construction; But if you don't have the black part you can use this alternate construction; Now... The implementation of a working capstan takes place at the very beginning of the ship-building process. It's important to place the capstan at the best location of the ship. When starting a new ship I usually start by marking the locations of the masts (I covered them with green round plates to make them more visible). Yellow marks the possible locations of the capstan, keep in mind that the capstan has a volume too so you'll have to reserve some space near the masts. To decide where you will ultimately place your capstan you should consider what else you want in your ship, a staircase and grates perhaps. AT this point you have to know (more or less) how the deck will look. Personally I find it most practical to place the capstan just behind the second mast (on a three mast ship that is), that way I have plenty of room for grates between first and second mast. What I'm going to do now is probably not historically accurate. I will not connect the anchor winch directly to the capstan. I do this for practical reasons, you don't want anchor cables running through the ship, trust me. What I'll do is much more reliable, the anchor winch should be placed as close to the bow as possible (as close to the place where the anchor will hang from the ship), this way there's less chance of complications with rope/cable getting stuck within the ship. Instead of a direct cable connection I will make use of a flexible axle. First attach the capstan to the construction mentioned earlier (this is temporarely, you can detach it later to work on the deck and so on). Then you place this construction in the ship on the place you wanted the capstan (the main reason to attach the capstan already is to make sure it doesn't interfere with the masts). As you can see the capstan is connected to an axle running through the ship. Technic bricks are useful to run through the masts and other obstructions. You may wonder what's the universal joint is for, I noticed some of my ships tend to bend a little when building larger, the joint assures a smooth axle turning. Now the anchor can be hauled up using the capstan. Operating 2 anchors independently: Now in order to provide multiple independent functions to one driving axle, operating two independent anchors with one capstan for example, you'll need a mechanism to shift gears. LEGO Technic provides us with a very easy-to-use system consisting out of these key-parts: Clutch gears: Gear 16 Tooth with Clutch (you need atleast 2). Driving Ring: Driving Ring (you need 1 for each pair of clutch gears). There's also a technic switch available which makes it easier to make the driving ring hatch into the clutch gears: Changeover Catch But I've seen multiple alternatives for that part at the Technic forum, still, I like to use this part over alternatives. In this picture you see the left gear clutched to the axle on top, neutral in the middle (no gears clutch) and right gear clutched at the bottom. connecting the clutch gears with other gears allows you to operate multiple axles, I will now integrate this system in the hull; Note that I just picked a random position of the 'gearbox', you can easely place it practically anywhere, in front of/ after the capstan, in the bow (like I did for my Frigate. Again it's important to think about how your ship will look and what features it will have when choosing a location for the gearbox (The switch was taken out for a better view) The red axle connectors are used to block the gears in one direction, this allows you to pull an anchor while preventing it to fall back down. This isn't always needed though, usually, because the official anchors are so light, the friction alone is enough to keep them up. I used yellow axle connectors to show how to operate the switch, as you can see the lower one allows a rotative motion to switch gears, this means you can attach this end to another flexible axle and thus move the location of the switch away from the gearbox. To illustrate how it works I made this short video: UPDATE: 21 December 2013 The previous construction was built very symmetrically so it would be easier to see how it works. However, when applied to a real MOC ship you don't need to see how it works, the more compact you can build the mechanism, the more space you gain for interior and/or other functions on your ship. I have therefor applied this capstan mechanism to a current WIP of mine to show a more practical example. This is a three-mast ship, the capstan is located after the foremast (very common location for the capstan on a historical ship). The capstan itself will be mounted on the brown vertical axle. The red axle connectors with gray axle towballs are used to block the anchors in place (so they don't fall down after you hauled them). As you can see the gearbox for switching anchors does not lay in line with the ship's length this time. The switch itself is concealed under the yellow technic plate and will be operated by turning the light grey axle. I intend to attach a barrel to the switch axle to hide it on deck in an elegant manner. On this picture you can see the anchor blocking mechanisms, these are connected via several gears to the previously mentioned axle towballs, which will be accessible on deck. Sigh, I really don't get it, when I watch the movie on my camera it's great but when I upload it to my computer it becomes dark . So, this was it, for now. It's my first tutorial so ofcourse it's not perfect, any suggestions to make it better are welcome as well as questions (which may inspire me to expand this tutorial or explain part in a different way). Combine this tutorial with Build a frigate with Captain Green Hair! An interesting link for more about capstans; Capstan by Foremast Jack - - - - - - - - - - - - - I will expand this tutorial later with a sollution for modular ships (yes, a modular ship is not a valid argument not to have a functional capstan so if DPW is reading this... ).
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[pid][/pid] 155D Admiral Croissant found this great little ship by Flickr user lego addict. Great details for such a small ship! Pirate ship Little Marie by lego addict, on Flickr Pirate ship Little Marie by lego addict, on Flickr [bloggedcp][/bloggedcp]
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10241 Maersk Line Triple-E Ages 12+. 1,518 pieces. Build the Maersk ‘Triple-E’ container vessel – a true giant of the seas! US $149.99 - CA $179.99 - DE 129.99 € - UK 109.99 £ - DK 1199.00 DKK Presenting the largest ship in the world – the record-breaking Maersk ‘Triple-E.’ Built from over 1,500 bricks, the model recreates the real vessel in amazing detail. Our LEGO® designers have included rare colors such as medium azur, dark red, sand blue and sand green. There are rotating gold-colored screw blades leading to the brick-built twin propeller engines, which you can view through the window built into the port side of the ship. You can even customize it by adding or removing the containers. This authentic set includes a display stand and fact plaque with detailed information about the ship and, as a finishing touch, there’s the gold coin that is added under the mast of all Maersk Line ships for good luck on their voyages. This model is perfect for LEGO fans! Features include rotating gold-colored propeller blades, brick-built twin 8-cylinder engines, viewing window into the engine compartment, adjustable rudders, detachable lifeboats, removable containers, rotating crane arms and a special ‘good luck’ coin Includes rare medium azur, dark red, sand blue and sand green colored elements Play with the model on carpeted surfaces or mount the model on the display stand Building instructions also include interesting facts about the real ship Includes 1,518 bricks Ship (mounted on stand) measures over 8” (21cm) high, 25” (65cm) long and 3” (9cm) wide Available for sale directly through LEGO® beginning January 2014 via shop.LEGO.com, LEGO® Stores or via phone: US Contact Center 1-800-453-4652 CA (English) Contact Center 1-800-453-4652 CA (French) Contact Center 1-877-518-5346 European Contact Center 00-800-5346-1111 All pictures are clickable for high-resolution versions Plaque Engine Engine in situ Lifeboat Bow Mast Stern Rear view
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[pid][/pid] 155C Hello again, when I read C.S. Foresters Hornblower novels I was intrigued by the bomb vessels he commands during the time of Napoleon's war against Russia. However, I was never sure what they would look like. So, I have made up my mind. And created huge mortars. And very small ships to carry them.... :-) This is probably historical nonsense, but I had a sufficient amount of fun. So, here they are, the pseudo-british bomb vessels: The mortar is probably too massive for such a small ship: .. and where to put the ammunition? I probably chose not to care :-) Take care, till next time, Captain Braunsfeld
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Hi everyone !!! This is my first post My name is Raúl, I'm from Lima - Perú (South America, Machu Pichu hehehe) I'm a Lego HARDCORE fan. In Perú, Lego is VERY expensive (twice as expensive as Europe) and very limited support, but with tons of effort we can build some dioramas hehehe This is my second diorama. It's an expo in Lima (october 26th), and was a little expo but very significative. Album in flickr: Take care See you soon El Pirotecnico PD: Sorry for my bad english
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[pid][/pid] 155A Good evening to you all! Some time back I had presented the Jupiter, a creation of my youngest son. And you also may recall that the ship fell from his hands to turn into a pile of bricks... http://www.eurobrick...showtopic=84658 BUT: We have roughly reassembled it, then I was able to purchase a few more yellow slopes and (this time) together we have created the next version: Jupiter 2.0! :pir-sweet: I was able to help to stabilize a few parts, however, we lost some aspects which were realistic. Yes, it (she? he?) is still very yellowish and could also be extended (but that would be 3.0) but we are already sufficiently happy with the result This is where the name comes from: and here is the name: The rudder has remained: next to it there is the ship's oven. The captain's cabin: The lower deck looks like this: ... and everything is overall modular: What we had to skip were several elements, which might not be found missing in the first place: - the lower ends of the masts were found in the lower deck as well - the masts were intended to consist of two parts, which looked great but was very instable - the capstan was also removed from the lower deck: ... it might return in version 3.0. So this is our latest update, please enjoy or give us hints what to improve. Until next time Captain Braunsfeld
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Behold! My first microscale model. It took a lot out of me. C/C appreciated.
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Every Lego Star Wars fan has come across that one set that, while it may be good, could be better. This is a stream to share your modded Star Wars sets and ships, not for MOCs, but the sets in which you have decided to improve upon what's already there.
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[MOC] FNS Hawkwing, FF-03 3rd and hopefully final revision.
Laura Beinbrech posted a topic in LEGO Sci-Fi
Ok, since LEGO came out with some of those wide boat hulls in a color I could use for my good-guy factions, I decided to take another whack at my Kestrel/John Gotti class frigates, and I'm rather pleased with the results: Hawkwing Port by Hikaro Takayama, on Flickr Of course, the updated data for Jayne's Fighting Ships: Data: FF-03, Kestrel Class Frigate, Manufactured by BFG Industries in Philadelphia, PA as part of a joint Naval design/construction project with the Republic of New Jersey, Corleone Shipyards, LTD. Launch Date: 2089 Current CO: Lt. Commander Honor S. Harrington, Federal Republic of America Navy Armament: Guns: Two 3" (76mm) OTO Melera Super Rapid naval cannons, two aft-mounted BA-Industries MG-3/42 machineguns (7.62 NATO) and three bridge-wing mounted BA Industries Lewis-Lexington Heavy machineguns (.50 BMG). Missiles: Two MK-75 quad medium-range Merculite Multipurpose Missile (MMM) launchers with an effective range of 200 Nautical miles. Energy Weapons: Two MK-2 Mod 1 "Hoplite" Close-in Weapons System utilizing a self-contained search/track scanners and dual 25mm pulse-laser cannons primarily for point defense against missiles, aircraft and speedboats. Torpedoes: Two MK-50 sonar-guided long-range heavy anti-ship torpedoes. Propulsion: Twin John Reed 12-cylinder 1500 HP bio-diesel engines powering water jets that give the ship a cruising speed of about 47 Knots. Notes: The Federal Republic of America version of this ship differs from the original Republic of New Jersey John Gotti-class guided missile frigates in that it has the BFG Industries MK-98 Fire Control Radar/Neutrino Scanner as opposed to the Corleone Shipyards Target Acquisition System (TAS) Mark-7 as well as having an additional 76mm OTO Melera naval gun instead of the short-range "Screaming Mimi" missile turret aft (hence why the John Gotti Class gets the "G" in its Hull Classification Code and the Kestrel Class doesn't) Both Classes have a commonly available DRS6D Furuno Commercial Navigation radar (for both standard navigation and deceptive tactics to fool enemy ships into thinking the frigate is a mere fishing vessel or tramp freighter) and the PRC-99 directional HF communications array. Hawkwing Starboard by Hikaro Takayama, on Flickr I also modified the torpedoes (removed one of the 2x2 round bricks, shortening them slightly, and making them look a lot better as well, IMO). Hawkwing Stern View by Hikaro Takayama, on Flickr I made some MAJOR improvements to the antenna mast as well: It now LOOKS more like a proper Military Vessel's radar/antenna mast. I also added the two automated twin-laser turrets to give the ship better AA defense capabilities. Hawkwing Bow View by Hikaro Takayama, on Flickr I also added an additional 2 Merculite missiles to each side, bringing the total number up to 8, and it looks better to boot! Updated Bridge Interior by Hikaro Takayama, on Flickr Finally, not only was I able to make the ship look better by lengthening the bridge/01 level (and using the ship windows from the Coast Guard Patrol set), but I could add a console for the Navigation/Communications officer as well. I hope you guys like this new version. As soon as I get some of the PAB parts in, I'll be doing the RNJS Tony Soprano as well. As for the blue Police Boat hulls I was previously using... Well, I've got plans to use them for the Lone Star Republic's River-Class Corvettes. ;)
