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Mitgardians are secure about their sexuality and gender identities and don't believe that color choices reflect poorly on them. HAIL MITGARDIA

No worries. I'm never sure which pics to post. Is there a limit on how many we can do per post?

Thanks. Did you have a look at the Flickr pics for the ship?

Appreciate it a lot, Kai.

Okay Kai. Thanks for all the guidance. I think I am approved on minifig posing so I won't ask for that credit again!

Gorgeous pair of builds. Love the fabric you use for your background as well.

Nice, looks dwarvish!

Thanks all. @MassEditor: I agree totally and look for more story in a few weeks when I get back from Europe (won't be able to build til then). My big plan is to tell the story of how The Hold Fast got all that loot in the first place and why it's so dangerous. It's heavily implied already but there's a story in there.

@Kai: I edited the other post to include the Arena Freebuild MOC. As for my question about posing... I have another! If I get that credit once, that's all I need right? Once you have it, you have it and don't have to claim it again?

Thanks everybody. I obsessed over this project for a solid 2 weeks and scoured many craft stores for appropriate sail material. And I hope those of you who wanted to see more of the ship itself checked out the Flickr. There's a lot more in there. I'm nervous and excited to see what Kabel has to say about it as I drew a lot of inspiration from his ships and advice (and lots from other ships too!). Can you elaborate a bit on the front? Just wondering about specifics because I may fix it next month when I return from Europe. I have a few stories planned with The Hold Fast and her crew before I move on. :D Overall I'd say I'm like 75% satisfied with this ship. It'd be more like 60% if it wasn't my very first. I think we would agree about the front and it is the most fragile part of the ship by far. Even more than the masts. And for the UoP... totally my bad. The GNAR thread has the pic of the stern. I will put it here: Another angle to show the extent of the offset:

Mitgardian Privateer, The Hold Fast. Thread here. More a story thread and doesn't feature some of these pictures. Please check out my Flickr album to see more of the modular design of the ship (the decks all lift out to expose the interior, captain's cabin, etc) and details.

Somewhere off the Southern coast of Varlyrio... The Hold Fast, a Mitgardian Privateer sails away from its latest spot of pirating. Captained by a Mitgardian of unknown origins, called One-Eye. The ship is a large, but fast caravel that preys the waters of West Historica, particularly the Tradewind Bay, the waters north of the Mystic Isles, and the coast of Varlyrio. Varlyrians are a favorite target of One-Eye's. The Hold Fast's crew comes from all across Historica. Here we see a Lupine from the Wither Woods, Mr. Crowls and he is looking on the most recent prize taken by One-Eye and his crew with some degree of trepidation. Noticing this, Legs Al-Bara, a Kaliphlin sailor and master swordsman, approaches to reassure him that The Hold Fast will make a clean getaway with their treasure. Deirdre, an Avalonian girl who has an adventurous streak and joined One-Eye's crew some months back, leafs through the decoy flags on the forecastle. The crew uses these to buy time when chased by hostile ships. If they can convince an enemy that they're friendly by flying the right flag, it might give them the breathing room they need to make off before they're caught. These flags have also gotten The Hold Fast into some ports that otherwise wouldn't have been all that hospitable. Since she made them herself, Deirdre takes special pride in them. Still a bit shaken from their last fight, assistant quartermaster Timmermans, hides out in the rowboat to sort himself out away from the rest of the crew. An orphan from a cave-dwelling clan of Southern Mitgardia, Timmermans was adopted by Big Bald Barrington, One-Eye's closest confidant and the ship's quartermaster. Usually Timmermans stays out of the fighting when The Hold Fast takes a prize. Last time, though, he got a little too close and probably saw some unpleasant things. Speaking of which, Big Bald Barrington (also Mitgardian) shares Mr. Crowls' concerns about their latest exploits. He is showing One-Eye a map of coastal Varlyrio, cross-checking directions given by their best lookout, Mr. Samjacks, who hails from the untamed regions of Varlyrio. Behind BB Barrington and One-Eye, Colin, the cabin boy and brother of Deirdre, looks out on the water with Black Holly, fierce fighter and archer from Nocturnus. Colin's not the type to let anything bother him for long and he loves the sea. Black Holly is less easily impressed, but she has a soft spot for Colin and his boyish enthusiasm. Up in the crow's nest and amidst the masts and rigging of the ship, Mr. Samjacks is looking out for a hidden cove that he remembers from his youth, perhaps a good place to hide in case they've attracted too much attention from the Varlyrian navy. On the foremast, Willy enjoys a snack in his favorite spot. A consummate sailor, Willy is more at home here than he ever could be on land. The Hold Fast has seen its share of scrapes and close calls. Let's hope our buccaneering heroes get away from those pesky Varlyrians with their big score! Notes: There's a lot more pictures on my Flickr. Including many detail shots normally found in ship builds. There's also a few more crew members and stuff like that. I didn't want to post too many pics here as I'm not sure if there's a limit or not. Please have a look at the flickr album here: https://www.flickr.c...157644511685285 I'd also like to claim the following UoP Credits: Architecture: Advanced Windows (Half stud offset)

I think he means your sigfig. "Fella" is slang for "fellow" which also means "guy" or "person" or "man" in English. Uh oh! You want to improve your English and we're just teaching you slang. :P

Thanks Kai. I may claim something from the Arena MOC then. As for the minifig posing... does it make sense to claim something twice if you're not sure you've earned it for both builds? Is that overkill?

Agreed with all that this is a nice little seen, but I also have to agree with de Gothia that the big slope on the rock face should be replaced with something less obtrusive, or just removed so that the rock face is even and retains the sheer, cut-away look.

Thanks Kai and Gabe. I agree that "desert" was pushing it here, but there was no category for road! Oh well! Next time. @Gabe: the bridle piece is from a custom shop. I can't remember which. Maybe Brickforge, BrickArms or BrickWarriors.

I like the idea of the Eaglemen. Reminds me of Canopus and his clan (Hawkmen?) in Ogre Battle.

Thanks Kai and Gabe. I appreciate the UoP credits and comments. I still have a bit of a limit on green and yellow so I thought the cones might work nicely. In retrospect, I am going to work on a new "presentation base" design once I have a bricklink order in. I have a tried some variations of some used by others in GoH but none have stuck so far.

Yes. I haven't seen the CHIMA fox yet! Also, great story. Love the dark magic.

I'd like to claim UoP credits on my two MOCs: Yukar Clan for Trade and Law: Caravan and Anthropology: Tribal Scene and Geography: Desert and Minifig Posing. AoM Barracks Phase1 for Landscape: Trees and Anthropology: Life in Mitgardia and Minifig Posing. As this is my first time trying to claim UoP credits, I'm not sure how strong some of these claims are. I've gone off what the builds feature and what has been commented on. I've neglected to include Freebuild Arena MOC because it was not technically an Historica build. Thanks, Kaliphites! EDIT: Kai suggested I claim Freebuild Arena MOC after all. Claims: Trade and Law: Governing Body Anthropology: City Scene

Great roof.

I've got a ten year old daughter so there's some Friends stuff kicking around my collection too.

Is there a specific head you mean?

I only got one build in for this. Oh well. I hope we have another guild challenge coming up since I joined Historica at the tail end of this.

Thanks SK. I try to make my big MOCs with removable areas and opening features so that I can do accessible interiors. This build opened and the upper level plates lifted off for access into the underground part of the arena. I have tons of certain colors of flags but never even saw a sand green one until learning about GoH. My next bricklink order will round out my stock so I can properly represent all the guilds!