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Update: hour 13: Trying out ratlines after adding a bit more rigging, it is so much easier than I had expected, why haven't I tried this before? So, no more talking, pictures! The reason I changed it to be this way was because it felt a little odd with the third mast (a non-custom mast) being one straight section. But now it is sadly far to late (considering that these masts are reinforced from the inside it already was to late after the deck was placed on sadly). I think I'll leave the shrouds as they are for this ship as it is already to late now and I'm a bit limited on time, but I'll for sure consider this on my next ship! The head rails - I'm not to happy with them either, so I'll redo them (after the ratlines though!) later! Thanks for that suggestion! I wish I would have the skulls eye schooners hull pieces so I could have hullparts in completely red to make this part easier - I don't like the dark grey part at all, but can't avoid it with the current hull. If only a new stern section would exist in red (and I could get here that quickly:P) Btw, quick edit: I'm really thankful for these kind of comments - even if I don't use all suggestions for this ship, I still try to use them on the next ship I build. I find these comments better than comments like "Great ship" (not that I have anything against that) as they show that the person commenting thought about what could be improved. Thanks for reading!

Update: hour 12: (this may seem a little early, but I forgot to click submit on the the last post for half an hour) Started on the rigging, I'm considering adding ratlines as a first for me. Considering I still have 12 hours I think I should be able to figure it out, and so far everything went really smooth on the rigging.

Update: hour 11: (Gah, I shouldn't have overslept, but maybe I can get the rigging done today anyways:P) Mostly minor details and some work on the yards on the masts; these time they are mounted differently from the ones on the Pride, and I think I like this way of mounting them more. Also, I couldn't resist making a picture with my other bigger ships: 24 hours 11 bowshot by Legostone, auf Flickr 24 hours 11 overview by Legostone, auf Flickr 24 hours 11 with my other ships by Legostone, auf Flickr And yes, the gundeck indeed seems to low, now for me too. I know what I'll definetly do different on my next ships;) Btw, sorry for all the stuff in the background, these are just so inconvenient heightwise:P Well, I still have enough time for that I guess:D 1 - Why couldn't someone say something after 4 hours where the curve was already obvious? Now it is to late to rebuild that entire part :/ 2 - Eslandola for the win! But don't worry, the Eslandolan Royal Navy won't get ahold of this ship, this will be my secondary flagship lol 1. Thanks:P 2. Indeed!

Update: hour 10: (the next one won't be earlier than in 8 hours, likely later as I have other stuff to do) I did some more work on the Stern, I think it is mostly finished now; did some really small changes to the sides, maybe you can find them;) Besides that I spent some time designing the platforms for the masts - including a mounting system which allowed to attach them to the already build masts without taking the masts apart; if you want me to show them just tell me, they work well for me:P Besides that its just small details here and there. No more talking, here are the pictures of hour 10: I think I'm getting there at a steady paste:P I think thats all the change I can still manage without tearing apart the entire lower deck, but I think its still alright And guests visiting, dogs, etc:D Thanks! Now just 14 more hours; at least 5 of those reserved for rigging, but I think I can start with that in 2 or 3 hours (as in, 2 or 3 hours after I started building again), so there can be hope for sails!

Update: hour 9: (again, foodbreak; I hope Monday is less troublesome lol:P)(No, my hours don't have 100 minutes:D)(Sorry for terrible light, its dark outside now) I added the last parts of the upper deck and started some more decoration. While I don't think that I can rebuild the entire side, I can still try to get rid of the sharp step in between the 7th and 8th gunport; I think that should help already, and I have plenty of time left to fix things like that:P Next update either tomorrow morning or Monday(which is more likely)

Update: hour 8: started the upper deck and placed some bowchasers after working a bit on the area around the bow. I also redid the masts as they seemed a little bit to odd shapewise for a frigate this small. No more talking, here are the pictures: [/url]

Update: hour 7 (for anyone wondering, I took a break that went longer than I had expected) This hour I finished the gundeck (wow, with this hull and the custom guns there is so much space here:D and started on building the sides a little bit higher. Not to much to see as it is mostly small stuff and similar.

Update: hour 6: I should stop planing what I'll do next, I just end up doing something different anyways. I did a little bit on the bow and placed the first 16 guns - just 4 more to go into the stern and the gundeck is done! Well, besides some supports for the deck:P A bit of time went into the (not visible) interior of the bow, thats why so little progress is visible:P I'm pretty sure I'll be able to finish this! Thanks! It is actually based on the Red Beard Runners hull, but besides the bow and sternpiece it really doesn't have much in common with that one. Thanks! That was the idea behind that ship, and I feel like it is working out great:D Well, I have 6 hours planned in for just the rigging, I spent 5 hours on the rigging for the Pride of Elysabethtown, so I hope it works out:P The masts are pretty good progresswise, I think I don't have to spent to much more time on those. Thanks! I really wanted to try out how well these slopes I bought a few days ago would work on a ship:P Not sure about the sails yet, I don't even know if I'll have enough time for them. If everything goes better than planned I'll go with paper sails, otherwise I'll have to disappoint you there;) I'll do so! After a short break. I'm 1/4th of the time in; 1/3rd of the time I have for actual building...

Update: hour 5: Mostly structural work on the masts so they don't fall apart. I also did a little work on the gundeck which should be visible - I'm using light bluish gray for the decks. As well as that I dug out some old custom anchors that I'll use for this ship, I think they fit well with the overall size. Before anyone asks about way I'm building the tumblehome, it is a combination of Captain Green Hairs technique and Sebeus I technique combined with some of my own ideas. There are no hinges in the middle giving me a lot of space for the area there; sadly this causes the tumblehome to be a little flimsy, but its not falling apart from touching it, thats what matters, right? So, here is the updated picture: Next I'll place some of the guns on the gundeck, build some supports for the walkways across it/the deck above and then I'll try to do a bit more on the bow, I need to add a pair of bowchasers there:P

Update: hour 4: So, after a night of sleep and a good breakfast I have continued for 1 hour and 15 minutes as planned; I put in the WIP masts to show the dimensions, changed a bit on the gunport layout and (this is where I spent most of the time) built up the stern to a point where I like it. No more talking, here are some pictures: As you can see she is quite a bit shorter than the Pride of Elysabethtown (the midsections on this one are 29 studs long, on the pride they are 40 studs long. As well as that the Stern is overhanging much further on the Pride), and even though she's much wider (20 studs in the middle compared to 18 in the Pride) she looks so much sleeker to me. I guess if I don't start on the gundeck now I can forget adding interior, so thats what I'll hopefully do next. Tell me what I should improve while I still can! I'll check back in roughly another hour.

Okay, I'm a little more tired than I had expected, so this update is just 45 minutes worth of building. I'll go for 1 hour 15 minutes for the first session tomorrow: I guess the plan for that would be building the "interior" for the gundeck (better say the visible part of that). Please share criticism if you have any, I'll read everything tomorrow morning! I hope I can just power through tomorrow:D So, here is the updated picture, not much change this time as I'm starting to lose concentration. I finished the lower parts of the sidewalls, started on the stern and placed placeholders for the masts which I have prepared partially.

Thanks! Wouldn't have been possible without your technique ;) Its actually ship rigged, with square sails on all masts;) I feel like 17 sails would be to much effort, but thanks for the offer anyways! Thanks! Thanks! This is not a warship, so there is only one gundeck:P I just started working on a frigate, which will also just have one gundeck, but overall more guns. If you want to check out the WIP, go here; I'm trying to build it in under 24 hours buildtime:P

Second hour is over, I've started working on the broadsides: 2 more gunports towards the Stern and then its time for starting on the sterncastle... One more hour today, then I'll continue tomorrow!

First hour is over, so it is time for a quick update: I build up the hull, started on the tumblehome and checked if my plan for the broadside looks like it works - which it does to me. So, no more talking, just pictures:

Hello everyone, after finishing the Pride of Elysabethtown, I felt like I needed a different challenge next. I spent some time researching and planning and now present you my plan: Building a frigate in under 24 hours of buildtime. However, those 24 hours will be spread over a few days; I'll start today, get one or two hourly updates and continue tomorrow and on Monday, as I won't have time on Sunday. Lets see if I can get this done! For hour zero, I'll post the collection of the maximum amount of guns I'll use (I might use less) and a sketch how I plan on building the ship - maybe some of you already can get an idea of some of the tricks I want to try out for this ship:P Next update in roughly one hour!

What a funny coincidence that we both choose such a similar colour scheme on company vessels:P Great looking Stern you have there, and even with interior - I always forget about that and don't bother anymore later. However, I think the masts could use a small rework - the main and foremast are thinner than the mizzen mast, which seems a little bit odd to me. It catches the goal of looking like an old vessel, but it seems a little bit to clean for one - have they just repainted it? ;) As well as that, I think the bowcastle could profit a bit from a less boxy look - but what do I know about ships that old ;)

It would have been much nicer to just post the results;)

There have been many comments about the great interior, but so far I've missed comments about the great exterior - that riverside (it doesn't look like a last minute addition), the path, all those plants, the random stuff sitting infront of the entrance area, the simple, yet detailed roof... However, there is one question: Why is one of the gates gold and the other black?

Thanks! I hoped someone would notice the windows:P Thanks and indeed! I think the fleet can last a while if we keep building:P Thanks! I was hesitating if I should leave them there and I guess I decided correctly:P I actually spent quite some time to get the bowsprit to this shape:P Thanks^2! Thanks! I sure hope that that is what she'll do:P Well, and you keep pumping out great builds too! Thanks! I'm glad the major of her homeport likes her! Thanks! We'll see once the next MRCA results and new ship classes are released:P I fear that it might take a few months until she'll be licensed, but luckily I won't be alone for the costs:D Thanks! I hope I inspired you there, I think your ships would definitely profit from some string based rigging;) Thanks! Well, luckily the rigging was sturdier than I had expected, so only one connection to one of the spars broke on the rigging, besides that it was just putting bricks back together. I'll take more pictures of it on the weekend, lets hope it isn't to windy then. Should I try to make some simple triangular sails then? I think I should be able to do that, but I know I won't make the square ones - 11 of those are to much for me, considering how much more time they require to make compared to the rather simple triangular sails (I'm sorry Bregir and others who know more about ships than me for the incorrect names here;)) I would be really glad about recommendations for improvements - be it for this ship (which I might or might not change; depends on the required effort) or for future ships(which would be more useful as it wouldn't require me to change stuff with all the rigging in the way) - as I would like my future ships to be an improvement over this one.

It can be combined with this part: An example is visible in set 4793 where it is used to connect the planetails(?) used as fins on the sides.

Yeah, the weather is great, I spent the day outside doing rigging, taking pictures and letting the wind knock over my ship. Luckily I don't have to care about DBs that much until the new shipclasses are published anyways:P

Pride of Elysabethtown | Legostone | Eslandola Dragon's Revenge | Legostone | Eslandola

I've lately been thinking about how we, as MAESTRO, should expand our fleet - many more small ships just take up so much space! So I decided to let our best shipbuilders help design a ship which can help us to deal with that problem. They have come up with one of the biggest ships I've ever seen, it is just about the same size as the Margot, but this is not a Warship! It is a ship meant for carrying a lot of cargo while still being able to defend itself against most enemies. At least I hope so, considering she is armed with 24 guns! She'll be commanded by Captain Lamar Evercrees`. Now we just have to wait for our order of sails to arrive to send THE PRIDE OF ELYSABETHTOWN off to her first journey! So, time for pictures - just 5 of them for now, as it got knocked over by the wind while I was taking these and I have to fix some stuff (and the wind got even worse, so...): (Maxim, please use this picture for the index) So, now its time to wait for the new classes as this ships doesn't fit into the current ones. I guess it could be something along the lines of 8T or similar as the current tradeships tend to have a gunrating 2 levels lower than their class. With the bowsprit she"s roughly a meter long, just barely fits in my window where she'll be sitting. I haven't decided if I want to make sails for it, I feel like my typical sails would just downgrade this ship. I'll see about that. The rigging will stay as it is as it already kinda survived falling over and being covered by a blanket (which it was standing on). Rigging is a pain as some of you should know ;) Credit goes to many people: Captain Green Hair for his tutorials and encouraging me to go with red gunports and many more hints he gave me Maxim I for building the Margot and inspiring me to build a double decker with CGHs technique Bregir for encouraging me to not go with a partially disarmed ship of the line and instead build an Indiaman (and some more shiptalk) MAESTRO for support Sebeus I for his amazing stern designs which I used to build mine Many more shipbuilders who's builds I used for inspiration

The winds! Wrong time;) We'll just have to see... If the Corrington Convoys did well it might have alreads been worth it for me...:P

I think you should sent it to the Naval Licensing Court instead! But I think it should work well as a class 3F or 4T1; I don't see it as a War ship though. I must agree that most of Kolonialbeamters ships could easily pass for a few classes higher than they currently are... Okay, now to the comment: Good looking small Schooner, maybe a little short masts, but with that rigging that is excusable. I think everyone who has gone through the effort of doing string rigging on a ship knows how long it takes to do or, even worse, redo. I would say the sides are a little bit to high if I wouldn't have my own ship of this size one which they go even higher:P Those swivel guns though - I like them and don't like them at the same time; I think the problem with them is the colour difference, but as they can't be build in one colour I'll just go with I like them;)