Franco Clarke

Wow a neat little boat with some amazing sails. I look forward to future ships!

I would like to introduce my character, Erwin Clarke. Erwin was not born in the Empire of Oleon, but in the far off lands of the middle kingdoms. Despite his family's tradition of becoming shoemakers, Erwin instead decided to become an independent merchant, trading in the warm seas to the north. Eventually he bought his own ship and sailed it as the Outsider. However, it was now that disaster struck. The Outsider was attacked by a Corlander merchant raider. The attack not only destroyed the ship and its valuable cargo, but also killed his best friend. Erwin only survived by clinging to a plank blasted from the Outsider's prow. He was picked up by a Oleander vessel and decided to join their navy so that he could avenge his friend and bring the fight to Corlanders. His first post was at Eldorado Fortress, where he served under the famous Governor Broadside. His heroic actions during the Battle of Forbidden Island saw him promoted to the rank of Officer and given the command over a small ship. He was assigned to escort merchant ships, a role in which he excelled due to his previous experience as a merchant himself. He seeks to further progress through the ranks of the Oleon navy, so that he can further punish Corrington.

Nice outpost, it feels sufficiently ramshackle without being ugly- the perfect balance!

Haha, indeed that was the reason why she ended up being redcoat, because there were some points of her which I didn't like, hence she became the redcoat's home. I'm working on a bluecoat ship that should outdo this one, and at least look a little better

Thank you for all your kind replies, I think some of you might have been confused by the picture, because the ship is actually normally sailed by the enemy, the filthy redcoats! (don't worry the bluecoats are due to be getting a ship, larger than this one) Hence I present some up to date photographs, which are hopefully a bit better. Firstly a generic shot of her. The masts were too tall to fit into my backdrop, thus they are not in any of the pictures. They're pretty standard so you're not missing anything. Next a view down the length from the prow, and the anchors and small cannons can be seen. Next a shot of the broadside, showing the 7 guns, and also a better view of the deck. The stern view again, this time from the other side. The stern is most certainly my favourite part of the ship. A view from above down onto the deck, showing the dinghy, bell and wheel. The opposite side, without the guns run out, and with the ladder down. Finally the interior, just a very cramped gun deck. I know that real ships from this era wouldn't have had such a cramped gun deck, but I wanted a ship that 'beat' my friend's Imperial flagship, which meant stuffing as many guns as possible into the gun deck. When comparing my boat with said flagship I was surprised that, despite having less hull sections, my ship felt just as big, perhaps due to the taller masts.

Hello pirates, I would like to show you my boat. So far, she doesn't have a real name, just going by the term 'my little boaty'. As for what class of ship she is, I felt she was in-between a frigate and a brig, thus she will be a brigate. As for technical points, she has 3 hull sections, 2 masts, 14 large cannons and 4 smaller ones. She was primarily designed with strength in mind, hence her rather heavy appearance. This photograph was the best one I currently have to hand, but it shows the ship in bluecoat hands rather than the more usual redcoats. I will attempt to take some better photos tomorrow.

Hello, I've finally created an account on your wonderful website. My name is Franco and I'm a life long fan of Lego, especially pirates, although I will dabble in other areas. I am also an avid wargamer, focusing on 1:72 WW2. I look forward to meeting people on this site and improving my model-making capabilities with the help of more experience AFOL's