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Wow they came together really well Captain Wolf! I think the brewery definitely has to be my favourite though. A pity the red school can't be included in the line up!

The Crown of Corrington has claimed a new Island in the Prio Sea. A formal exploration party will be sent out very soon and a settlement established shortly thereafter. Long live the Queen!

I, Major Dirk Allcock, claim 'Island 18 - Celestia' for Queen Annetta and Corrington. Long Live the Queen!

Very cool! I'll study this closely at work tonight and select an island for the fountain of youth ASAP.

On a completely different note! All Players! Looking for some quick cash while the trade shipping is becalmed??? The Corlander settlement of Mooreton Bay needs Residences, Artisans and Factories and will pay for you to construct them in the settlement! For the first 4 licensed properties I will refund you the full cost of the license plus 10DB. Alternatively if you don't wish to licence a property in Mooreton Bay, I will buy the 'plans' for the property from you and license it in the name of the settlement. In this case I propose to pay the builder the same amount as the licence cost and include the 10DB bonus payment. For a limited time only!!!!

All Players! Looking for some quick cash while the trade shipping is becalmed??? The Corlander settlement of Mooreton Bay needs Residences, Artisans and Factories and will pay for you to construct them in the settlement! For the first 4 licensed properties I will refund you the full cost of the license plus 10DB. Alternatively if you don't wish to licence a property in Mooreton Bay, I will buy the 'plans' for the property from you and license it in the name of the settlement. In this case I propose to pay the builder the same amount as the licence cost and include the 10DB bonus payment. For a limited time only!!!!

Nice! I like how you've built in the same 'sandstone' style as the other fort and barracks in Mooreton Bay.

My ships are missing as well, I'm reasonably sure I submitted forms? If I submitted before the extension was granted, could that be the issue?

Interesting! Of course salt would be vitally important for curing meat etc, but I had never thought of a salt farm - great idea! Will you license as a factory? I'm not sure plantation really fits!! The build itself is simple, but I think does a great job of conveying the process of collecting the salt. The rail cart is a nice little addition as well. Good job!

Yep, she's a beauty alright! Sleek and fast looking, a very nice looking vessel! The patience required for all that rigging and those sails must be huge. Great job!!

The Royal Society of Natural Philosophy is pleased to announce the establishment of the An Holli Corrington College, known to the locals in Weelond as the Red School. Licensed as a small educational property

The 'An Holli Corrington College', or The 'Corrish' or 'Red' School to the locals, has been completed in the Eslandolan settlement of Weelond. The school is ultimately the result of correspondence between the Mayor of Weelond, Willem Guilder and the temporary military governor of Alicentia, Major Dirk Allock. Mayor Guilder, concerned regarding the lack of educational facilities in his settlement, wrote to Major Allock in his capacity as a fellow (albeit yet to be confirmed) controller of a settlement, and a Corlander famed for his membership and patronage of the Royal Society of Natural Philosophy. After swift negotiations, Major Allcock agreed that the society would establish an office and educational facility in Weelond. Unable to visit Weelond just yet (although he has plans to do so in the near future), Major Allcock has delegated the responsibility of the new school to Thomas Elliot, a school teacher from Arlinsport. Elliot also dabbles in architecture, so the design of the new school was also left to him. Major Allcock gave some loose direction, the school should ideally be on a medium plot size, and should be a testament to the Corlander dedication to the Sciences and education in general. On arriving in Weelond Elliot found the purchase of a suitable block of land quite difficult, even with a letter of introduction from the Mayor himself. Not surprisingly in a settlement controlled by the very successful merchants of the MCTC, land prices were highly competitive to say the least! In the end Elliot settled for a small, narrow block and secured its lease at a very competitive rate (it was thought too small to be of any real value!). He then proceed to design a three story facility. To highlight this was a Corlander establishment, the only natural colour to build in was of course red - with black and white trim. Unfortunately white stone was in quite high demand, and white washing didn't convey the grandeur Elliot wished to convey, so the white was replaced with light grey. The school as seen from the street with an Eslandolan Soldier patrolling the streets, and from the rear where a small chilli bush has been cultivated - Elliot has developed quite a taste for spicy foods and grows his own supply! The ground floor is used for classes. Mondays and Tuesdays Elliot teaches the children of wealthy merchants and the moneyed class. The essentials of reading, writing and arithmetic are covered (He finds this class most attentive to the mathematical sessions!) as well as a smattering of Natural Philosophy. Wednesdays and Thursdays are a more mature age, with locals interested in Natural Philosophy learning the basics of that science. Fridays and Saturdays Elliot has off, or devotes to his own studies, and Sundays he holds free classes for the poorer children of the settlement who are required to work throughout the week. The middle floor is a devoted living area which is also regularly co-opted for scientific studies. The upper floor is Elliot's Bed chamber and where his white cat Molly can often be found. The whole place is furnished in a rather Spartan style, some may remark it needs a women's touch? Who knows, maybe School master Elliot will find love with a local Eslandolan women? ----------------------------- Something a little different from my usual style, my first attempt at a fully modular house. Heavily based on the design in the excellent MOC found here, I really liked the turret on the front of the building but modified the rear of the building, windows, roof and most obviously the colours! I wanted to use bright 'classic' colours - hopefully the red is not too bright and fits in to the generally more colourful Eslandolan style! I was a bit worried the design maybe a bit modern, but I think it works. The build will be licensed as a small educational property in the settlement of Weelond. Enjoy and as always C&C welcome! Oh and here is an extra view of all the components together!

Indeed a very heavily defended rock, although I don't think I'd want to be in that lookout tower if it was on the receiving end of a barrage!

Great texture in the wall - I'll have to go check it out in the castle section after this comment!

I really like your way of representing the grape vines - I'll be storing that technique up for future use!

That brick built hull is very, very impressive! Actually the whole ship is very impressive, such a lovely shape and all that rigging.... ! Will she be commissioned any time soon? If so I fear for her enemies!!

Agreed, a great looking fort with a classic feel (but loads of detail) and the microscale version with the explosion is very well done!

A very beautiful base - the older 'used' white pieces give it an old and worn feel that fits quite well with the story - great job!

Thank you everyone for the comments. I agree in retrospect the ground could definitely use some more work. Captain Dee is correct in that I orentatied the plates all the same way to indicate the direction of movement - but it doesn't quite work does it! I licensed it as a residence as I figured that was the closest match.

A barracks has been constructed to house the garrison in Mooreton Bay.

Soldiers need somewhere to live too, so a barracks complex has been started in Abigail Park, a reserve close to the centre of the settlement of Mooreton Bay. Constructed of rough convict hewn sandstone, similar to Fort Denison, canny observers will note firing slits in the ground floor of the utilitarian structure. A while ago Major Dirk Allcock was able to arrange for a shipment of the New Pattern muskets that are starting to equip Corlander line regiments back in the old world. The detachment of the Light Company of the 47th Regiment of Foot that he commands will be armed with the new musket as a New World trial. Here, they conduct a demonstration of the new musket. Some Royal Marines, including the newly promoted Captain Stewart , together with some visiting Naval Officers, have come to watch the demonstration, as the new pattern musket has yet to be approved for Marine or Naval use. A quick build mainly to show off the Brick Arms muskets I was able to obtain at Canberra Brick Expo earlier in the month. I'll license the barracks as a residence. Any resemblance in the uniforms on the targets to the uniforms to those of other nations is purely... well intentional... you've got to train how you expect to fight right?!? I'm sure someone will call me a warmonger in outrage but seriously, no malice intended to our bluecoat friends Oh and the cannon design is from Captain Braunsfeld's Eslandolean 8th Army MOC.

Thank you all for the comments! I had another floor planned, it was to be guest rooms for visiting members. Alas I got lazy and ran out of motivation for this build. Then I neglected to cover up the top floor windows before I took the photos and only realised after I posted them with the white background showing through and looking terrible! My Weelond build is almost finished, just waiting on a small Bricklink order to complete it. It's quite different to my usual style so I hope you like it! Thank you! Actually that's a tricky question that made me have to think - I think the English word would be trellis or lattice, although both usually imply a vertical structure... Both would work in this situation though I think!

The Royal Society has opened 'Botany House', a centre dedicated to the study of Botany in Mooreton Bay, Alicentia.

August Botany House I Ayrlego I Corrington Abigail Park Barracks I Ayrlego I Corrington The Red School I Ayrlego I Corrington

The Society of Natural Philosophy has opened a centre dedicated to the study of Botany in Mooreton Bay.