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Franco Clarke

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  1. Franco Clarke
    Thank you both, it is very satisfying getting to the point where the sails and rigging are finished at last. To make her easier to transport, she breaks into four sections, and the tumblehome is detachable too. This allows reasonable access to the interior, although it is mostly bare decks still for now, as I was focusing on getting the outside ready for the show.
  2. Franco Clarke
    That's a clever way of displaying an in-progress ship, the array of guns looks good. Lighting is a brilliant addition, and I agreed that leaving some studs exposed is more appropriate than going fully tiled. It is amazing, no matter how large of model I build, fitting all the structure and mechanisms within is always struggle. I suppose as the model grows, so does the ambition of what to fit in.
  3. Franco Clarke
    That figure looks to be the good basis for a Hussar uniform.
  4. Franco Clarke
    As the ship has now outgrown anywhere I can photograph it inside, I've not been able to post any updates. But, despite not quite being finished, I took her to her first show yesterday, and was able to take a quick snap of where work currently stands. With the improved weather, hopefully I will have a chance to take some full pictures soon. See more shots of her 'in action' here: Battle of Genoa 1795 - Pirate MOCs - Eurobricks Forums
  5. Franco Clarke
    Nice tweaks, but they look worthwhile.
  6. Franco Clarke
    Those are looking good, tea staining is certainly the way to go for a more weathered look.
  7. Franco Clarke
    A good proper set of sails there, are you planning to stain the cloth, or keep it in that canvas colour?
  8. Franco Clarke
    The level of detail there is superb, I agree it is worth a redesign to ensure that remains visible. Without her upper decks, she looks a lot like the 58 gun razees.
  9. Franco Clarke
    Nice to see an old build heading for competition at last, good thing she didn't suffer any damage whilst laid up.
  10. Franco Clarke
    I like the ingenious, yet simple solution to the stairs, I might have to steal that design.
  11. Franco Clarke
    Shaping up nicely, the flippers give a perfect nautical theme. I agree with your idea of adding some barnacles to break up the dark green arches.
  12. Franco Clarke
    A subtle, but worthwhile upgrade, are you planning to add cloth sails, or keep the brick-build furled versions?
  13. Franco Clarke
    Shame it isn't available on pick a brick, it'd be a great rifleman torso.
  14. Franco Clarke
    This is quite an incredible model, definitely a must-buy.
  15. Franco Clarke
    The hull looks good and ship-shape now, having struggled to move large single part models to shows, I agree modularity is the way to go. The new door is lovely and compact, the sunken hinges are a great detail. Finally, I love the little sketch you've done to plan out the build, makes it look like such a normal ship without all the sea life and craggy pieces.
  16. Franco Clarke
    Nice to see a comparison between old and new, I like all the extra crew you've made. If you wanted to bulk out the crew further, you could add some East India Trading Company troops, who could be more uniform. The stary windows are a great look, not sure if they suit the Dutchman, but they are very pretty.
  17. Franco Clarke
    That's off to a superb start, looks even better in the bricks than the digital renders. I tend to focus on the external appearance of a model when building on Studio, structure is easier to do with real bricks.
  18. Franco Clarke
    Other than the old glory days, pirates have always been an intermittent theme unfortunately.
  19. Franco Clarke
    That does look promising, the trees can certainly be useful.
  20. Franco Clarke
    Those gunports are superb, looking forward to see the mechanism to go behind.
  21. Franco Clarke
    That beefed up cannon carriage looks the part, suitably weathered and rough. Interested to see how you tackle the triple guns, at least those shan't need gun carriages. With the sliding gun ports, have you considered having them rotate out of the way? That might be more space efficient and easier to motorise.
  22. Franco Clarke
    There is a silver lining though, that the printed shako would've costed more, and thus made massing troops more expensive.
  23. Franco Clarke
    Thank you, the sails are just thick paper/thin card, soaked in tea to get the weathered appearance. Simple and cheap.
  24. Franco Clarke
    The original has to be one of the great pirate builds of all time, I'm excited to see how this new version develops. Should be a selection of new parts to use too. Looks off to a good start, compared to the early pictures, the improvement in shape is clear. The gun port mechanism is a tough one as they have to slide down. I suppose those for the bow guns would be simpler to operate?
  25. Franco Clarke
    The classic styled boxart is beautiful, it's a shame that won't make it to the final retail box.
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