Teddy

Dear Castlestrike666, oehh... that looks promissing! Kind regards, Teddy

Hi Errorist! Now you have got me curious! Can't wait for those photos. I've build the update I've been designing on paper. first I'll show a photo of an earlier update for contrast. Here is update number 3 and 4 of the test piece: Version 3: The new test version as made from the new design: And a close-up of the new test version: Any feedback is welcome. Kind regards, Teddy

Dear all, thanks for all the nice replies! Hey Davy_Blocks, I'm my design, the hull under the water line is one piece to give the ship some strength. The orlop deck is made in sections which can be lifted from the hull under the waterline to gove access to the hold and rooms such as the filling room. The decks above the waterline will be made modular, front middle back. To give access to the different decks. The splitting will not be done allong straight lines, but will waver a bit as will fit the interior and rigging best. Hopefully this answers your question a bit? Thanks Errorist, I'm going to construct them as I did in the test version of which there is a photo in post #1. But I will use both types, as you an Bonaparte advised me to, to get them as close to the original as possible. I've been redesigning the back side of the stern and looking into possibilities to smoothen the line of the color change from black to yellow. I've finalized the designes on paper. Hopefully I'll find some time this week to make a new test version. P.S. How is the progress of your ship? Do you have some updates, photos? Thanks for the compliments, Asuka. Dear Buttons, Me, CGH and Errorist were planning to show our ships at Lego world Zwolle together. But the most realistic date will be Lego world 2010. Actually a while ago CGH visted me at home to discuss our ships when he was on his way to Errorist. Dear pr0visorak, thanks for the compliment. CGH was so nice to put me on the front page. Thanks Broadside, I will do my best to finish it as soon as possible. Thanks for the compliment Mr Tiber, the beast is indeed getting large for a Lego MOC. The detailing takes some additional time and attention, but adds a lot to the looks in real life. Kind regards, Teddy

Dear Claus, --sorry CGH, is a bit off topic.-- yep that is Jos, both me an CGH know him. He is a nice guy. he has a topic on this forum of his ship as well. Kind regards, Teddy

Hi Sir Dillon, if you would want to do that, that would be great. Kind regards, Teddy

Dear all, I've made some photos of the test segments. I've changed the color scheme to the appropriate one. In effect make the lower black band expand towards the stern. Well, here are the photos of the test pieces. Kind regards, Teddy

yes, I am extremely curious what you have in store for us. Kind regards, Teddy

Thanks General armendariz, I was in Koln for the Carnaval last week and went to the local Lego store to collect some bricks from the pick-a-brick wall for this beast. Unfortunately, they did not have the bricks I need for the interior right now. Oh well... I think I will start focussing more on the HMS Victory MOC for now, and try to add some usefull bricks for the castle in my bricklink orders for the ship. So progress will be slow for now. Question to the admins: I don't know if the castle can be indexed without the interior? Than again, I might update the exterior a bit if necessary. Kind regards, Teddy

Beautyfull use of SNOT techniques. Verry well done indeed. Its all round a really good facade, depicting the scene. Kind regards, Teddy

Thanks buddy! My castle is currently a bit static since I'm collecting bricks for the interior and focussing more on my HMS Victory MOC. Cool idea to build a city in a modular fashion. Do you have some photos where you've combined your MOC as you imagine them to be when this huge project is finished? Kind regards, Teddy

Thanks everybody, for the nice replies. As for the number of bricks, I have no clue really. I lost count somewhere. I'm well above 10.000 that's for sure, but after that I didn't botter counting. As for the sails; yes maybe I might cut up my bed sheets as I did when I was younger to make sails. I've made detailed drawings of the "side" pannels of the stern. As I want to continue the same style of tiling all the way up. And I made a testversion to see if the lines flow smoothly from the brown (copper plating) to the black planking. I still have to make changes to the color scheme of the test version, closer to the original. Since, the black line is thickening towards the front and back of the ship. But in the testversion, I've put it equal everywhere just for now. To see how the colors and lines will work. I might make some photos later today to give some idea of my plans and building process. Kind regards, Teddy

Hi Medievel_total_Lego!, That is a mighty fine tower you build there. I love your attention to the interior and the fact that it folds open. Are you planning to attach some greebles to the exterior to make it more interesting to look at? And are you planning to do some landscaping? Kind regards, Teddy

Dear DNL, as I posted on Lowlug. I really like how those Rocks worked out. Kind regards, Teddy

Hi Eti, this is great stuff! Just as your Roodkapje. Just praise from me. Kind regards, Teddy

Dear all, lately I managed to repair an old laptop which contained my older progress Photos. Therefore I decided to show the building process as it developed during the last 3 years. I shared many of these photos with Dutch lego fans via email during the building process. But I never posted them on this Forum before. Back then nobody was building a complete tiled SNOT hull (at least that I was aware of), so I had to find out most myself. Which was quite a steep learning curve. Now for the building process: First I started drawing plans and getting ideas in early 2006. Here is a photo of an early test version. You can see the remains of the previous test version around it. All these photos are from my old student room. This photo is from August 2006: After this testversion I rebuild the entire ship to the next version in early september 2006. In an attempt to smoothen the hull and dont have such dominant lines running over it: After beying satisfied with several new updates I turned the hull around and started work on a test version of the first gun deck: Back then I wanted to build the structure above the waterline in a conventional manner with studs up. Only making the hull below the waterline in SNOT. Her i experimented with double walling to make a white interior for the first gun deck: In 2007 I started experimentinfg with the side walls and had to rebuild large chunks of the hull to make lines flowing smoothly: Late in 2007 I finally got a first version of a complete hull with reasonably smooth lines: Two months after this Photo was taken I moved to my current house to life with my girlfriend. I moved the beast by ducktaping it to a black table surface. (Ofcourse without the table legs attached). Here it is in February 2008 after arrival at its new home late in 2007: After this version I rebuild the stern several times and made several test versions for the interior. I did not make photos again untill July 2008 which I posted on this forum in this topic. Hopefully you all find this interesting, but I agree it might be a little picture heavy. Kind regards, Teddy

Dear all, thanks for all the nice comments. To put it into even more perspective. I'm about 6 feet 2 inches (1,88 meter according my passport) tall and weigh around 200 pounds (90 kilos). And yes the beast is heavy to lift. I started work on this project in early January 2006. First contemplating the technique, and collecting the first bricks. Back then there was no-one building up-side-down to make a tiled SNOT hull, so I had to find out most myself. I'll just dig into my archive to find the first photos. Kind regards, Teddy

Dear all, CGH inspired me to lift my boat and proof it is sturdy. Apperently there was some doubt although I did not see it on the forum. Therefore I decided to let my girlfriend fotograph me with the HMS Victory. Kind regards, Teddy P.S. I did most of the guns for the first gun deck which will be on top of the orlop. Artistic photo made by a visiting friend of the hold without the new orlop parts :

Looking good Joey!, this might be one of the, if not the, best lego LDD you did so far. Are you planning to do a Bricklink order and build her in real life? Kind regards, Teddy

That baby looks great! I like the idea of lifting your ship. I think CGH might have started a trend. Kind regards, Teddy

Thanks for the compliment! I'm trying to do the interior and planking as accurately as I can, so its nice you noticed. Kind regards, Teddy

He CGH, just got back from the Carnaval in Koln. Those are some amazing updates! I like what you did above the waterline. The plating of the deck look great! I might give some feedback later, but for now I'm just enjoying the photos. Kind regards, Teddy

Hi KimT, have you found some time to update some photos yet? Or have you been too excited about all the amazing new star wars sets. Kind regards, Teddy

Hi Cap'n Blackmoor, thats a real nice ship you got there. Poor prisoner getting crushed... I like what you've done with the tumble home. I'm looking forward to the color change of the hull. Kind regards and keep up the good work, Teddy

Yep that is true. Here is a wiki link: here Kind regards, Teddy BTW. I'm not a real history professor. It is a nickname I got on the Forum. In real life I'm working on my PhD as an electrical engineer.

Hi TLV and Cap'n Blackmoor, Thanks for your replies. You are right about the sniper and sickbay. The sickbay was arranged on the orlop in times of battle. Hope this answers your question. Kind regards, Teddy