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I designed an old trimaran a couple of weeks ago to accompany my frigate. Since the comments for it mainly said: nice but would be a better ship for the town-section, I took the time to rebuild it to make it look more to my liking. Now I'd like to present my first MOC for town since I was a child: This small trimaran is not so much for regattas but more for recreational activities. I did not smoothen the amas as I haven't got enough blue studless bricks. Additionally I have to say that there are neither rigging nor sails. As it is only a side-project I might decide to work a bit more on it but for now I consider it to be complete. Comments and criticism appreciated! New Hull von HMSCentaur auf Flickr New Main Deck von HMSCentaur auf Flickr New Stern von HMSCentaur auf Flickr New Steering von HMSCentaur auf Flickr

I do know the issue. While none of my minifigs has tried to change his/her style, many of my old white bricks have become somewhat... cast-coloured-yellowish. My 1:1 Trek-phaser rifle has got funny yellow parts because of this.

It's nice to have a flickr find posted here with the creator already bein' on board. Great MOC, Captain Spaulding! I love the little details, especially the R2 with the peg.

I have no clue, actually. But you might get an answer in this thread: http://www.eurobricks.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=55527 There, the ratio aspect has been discussed, as far as I remember.

Hello Darkwave and welcome to Eurobricks. You already have put a lot of efford into the ship as it seems. If you want to post more pictures you should deeplink them. This tutorial shows you how to do this here. Posting all of our orthographic-views in here seems a bit impractical to me. If you have a a look at the wonderful master index of the pirates forum, you'll see loads of brick-build ships. Click on them to see more pictures and usually there'll be plenty of great shots of bows.

Caravel Feature von HMSCentaur auf Flickr This is a small tutorial on caravels, the famous ships of the "Age of Exploration"

A similar way as the one described by maydayartist can be found here here for inspiration. Corioso took some more pictures of his tower so the technique used can be seen quite well.

Outstanding technique! I agree with the Admiral on the blue line, though. And I don't think that your way of designing the stern window is in any way inferior to the beig ships around here. I find it to be quite nice. (apart from that, we'll propably never be ably to fully understand vessels like the Achille and the Vesta. My best guess is that there are matte paintings where the most complex parts are. That - or they are simply built by people who are sticklers for details )

Oh my god, the poor chap. I mean, SAW? Okay, fine with that. Redshirt? At least he'll know that he dies. shot by Indy? That's even cool! But.... bein' a toy in the hands of a girl that obviously wants to become a doctor later? That's cruel! (not to mention that it's very well built)

I can't decide whether the red pieces are supposed to be meat or lobsters. But they can be eaten, yes Just a small update: I finished about half of the standing and running rigging of the foremast today. I am using three kinds of different threads. Their colour is brown in order to go along better with the LEGO-shrouds. Rigging 01 von HMSCentaur auf Flickr

This is a thread about the value and the reasons for the pricing of the POTC sets. I think it does not make much sense to post something like this here. It's a little bit like posting "If you don't know how to rigg then don't build a ship" in a thread that asks for help with the rigging of a ship. On the topic: I am trying to be firm and not buying any of the sets as they are really a bit expensive (that being understandable as it IS licensed). But there are so many interesting great little parts...

[pid][/pid] 120D Hello folks, Last night I had a disturbing dream about not being able to finish a brick-built trimaran. As there was no real trimaran in my project list I thought it might be nice to build one. So here is my absolutely not-accurate historical trimaran for the bluecoats! The "Messenger" is a light little ship built for relaying messages, patroling the coast and scouting. There is a crew of one ensign and four seamen and it is only armed with two swivel guns. Neither the rigging nor the sails make much sense but it was a 1.5 hours fun-job I wanted to share with you. I am actually thinking about doing a proper one when the Centaur is finished. I hope you like it! Bow von HMSCentaur auf Flickr Deck von HMSCentaur auf Flickr Swivel Guns von HMSCentaur auf Flickr Stern von HMSCentaur auf Flickr Main Hull von HMSCentaur auf Flickr

Ney! This piece of art belongs in here! But seriously, this one seems a bit too young to be in the castle-forum, it's Victorian. And it's stunning! The design of that era is really well captured.

I'd say a shipwreck MOC (or rather MOD I would say) is a very good idea. What kind of help do yo want? Help with the used technique or help with the creative part of it?

Thank you very much! This is a promise I am happy to give as I am far too intrigued by the whole thing. I plan on adding two sub-parts and extending the existing and I am thinking about making another two tutorials about ships-of-the-line and the history of sailing ships.

The stern design is really cool. And while you may not have bothered with historical accuracy, it is still 1000x more seaworthy than TLG-Sets and put together with great skill.

PART III Crews, officers and soldiers (design and equipment) folks von HMSCentaur auf Flickr A frigate as a 5th or 6th rate vessel (classification taken from the Royal Navy rating system from the 18th and 19th century) would have a crew complement between 180 and 300 men. Some of them would be as young as twelve and some of them could be around 50 years of age. On a frigate of that size would normally be commanded by a post-captain (that term coming from the United Kingdom: An officer whose promotion had been posted in the “Naval Gazette”). He would have at least one first officer (a lieutenant) and three ensigns. Then, there would be special positions given to specialists and providing them with certain rights such as the ship’s carpenter, the master-at-arms, the helmsman and the surgeon (they normally would be non-commissioned officers or officers). There would be a number of non-commissioned officers (called licensed mariners) and unlicensed mariners. The rest would be enlisted crew, often impressed. The dress-code and the necessary equipment to be carried by each member of the crew were given by the naval code of conduct and the continuous orders of the commanding officer and/or the flag officer commanding the fleet. The officers are usually wearing the uniforms of the navy and can be easily distinguished from the rest of the crew. Their weapons of choice are sabres, pistols and cutlasses. The licensed seamen often have their own type of uniform. Their weaponry usually consists of pistols, cutlasses and grapnels. The unlicensed seamen usually are somewhat individually clothed. They rarely wear shoes and they usually are given the same kind of trousers and/or a single type of coat if the captain or the fleet commander issues an order of that kind. They are armed with everything that is in the vessel’s armoury. There often is a small contingent of sea soldiers on board a frigate. They are the ship’s boarding party, the security force and the anti-boarding unit at the same time. In the event of a broadside battle their snipers would enter up the crow’s nest in order to be able to aim at the officers more easily. If a captain can afford it, there is also a group of musicians with instruments. They would be used to accentuate ceremonies such as the greeting of a passing ship or the inspection by a flag officers or the welcoming ceremony of a senior officer. At the very least there would be a drummer on board. Nogo von HMSCentaur auf Flickr A sea soldier would not wear any armour that could make it too difficult to board enemy ships. The tricorn, although popular, was rarely used among European navies after 1750 and was almost not used at all in the armies of Europe after 1780. However, pirates and civilians continued to use it well into the 19th century. Breastplates became obsolete after the invention of better guns and would be considered a danger if falling off the ship. The morion is a fashionable helmet but became obsolete at the beginning of the 18th century. The conquistadors could only be met on ships en route to America until the beginning of the 17th century.

I am actually playing around with that thought, yes. But I'll have to order loads of bricks in order to get it done, especially the primary hull. LDD is useful for building the unbuildable As for the cannons: As mentioned in the report about the "Raptor" here, I use the term "ion cannons" to describe plasma weapons as plasma is ionized gas. But yes, my vessels are not the type of sci-fi-vessel you would be used to. I wanted to try to describe technology that is not über-powered and as logical as possible.

PART II internal structures and functions Cross Section von HMSCentaur auf Flickr Capstan von HMSCentaur auf Flickr Our frigate is built around the keel. It runs from the stern to the bow and acts as the “spine” if the vessel. From there, the frame is constructed, forming the “rips” of the ship. The planks are then placed upon the frame and make up the outer hull of the frigate. The decks are within the frame. In order to make them impervious to water, the gaps in-between the planks are filled with tar; that is called caulking. Under the orlop deck, the lowest deck used, there is the bilge. It is the coolest part of the ship and filled with bilge water that comes through small leaks and/or seeps down from upper decks. It must be pumped out by the bilge pumps. Sometimes, there are hefts in the bilge in order to balance the ship’s posture in the water. The orlop deck normally is under water and has various functions. Normally, there are cargo holds and quarters as well as the galley. It can be reached via ladderways. The gun deck is the deck that contains most of the weapons. It is mostly fully walk through and has gun ports that are opened when the ship is made ready for combat (“beat to quarters”, “general quarters” or “clearing the decks”). If the decks are cleared, the walls that compartmentalize the captain’s quarters and/or the officers’ quarters are normally removed in order to gain access to the guns that are stored in those compartments. The gun deck is also the area where sailors would spend most of their watch below. Typically, you can find lowerable tables and hammocks in-between the cannons and many sea-chests there. The part of the gun deck that is uncovered is called the well deck. This is the main loading access of the ship and can be covered with blankets or cover panels. The masts go all the way through the ship and are placed on the keel. There are dozens of kilometers of running and standing rigging running through the entire ship. Running rigging is often moved by capstans. Capstans are vertically rotating drums or barrels, mounted on wooden or iron axles or are part of a mast. The ropes are put around or into the capstan and can be coiled on or off the capstan by the sailors. The grips that are put into the capstan can be removed in order to improve safety or to lock the mechanism inside. They can be found on the main deck and on the lower decks. A capstan usually is used to cast an anchor. The equipment, the cannons and the cargo of a sailing ship has to be carefully aligned through the ship in order to make it well balanced. The better the frigate is balanced, the better are her sailing characteristics and her combat performance. If a ship is overloaded or unbalanced, the ship could keel over or behave badly while under sails. While loading a vessel, the quartermaster and the first officer are usually responsible for taking care of the right positions of the goods. There are no toilets on frigates of that size. Normally, the crew uses the beakhead behind the figurehead for a toilet.

There are many questions floating around the forum regarding the interior of sailing ships. So I decided to start a tutorial regarding the location, design and equipment of sailing ships. This tutorial will be focused on European sailing ships of the 18th and 19th century. The tutorial consists of three parts: I Location and equipment of onboard areas on a frigate II internal structures and functions III crews, officers and soldiers (design and equipment) I’d love to hear questions and comments about the tutorial! PART I Location and equipment of onboard areas on a frigate. Orientation von HMSCentaur auf Flickr A frigate in terms of this tutorial is a fully rigged vessel with a single gun-deck, build for speed and maneuverability. It has up to 30 guns on the gun-deck and can carry additional guns on the main deck, including carronades and swivel guns. The crew compliment can vary from 100 up to 250 sailors. There are no “typical” frigates as most of the vessels of that type received various upgrades and repairs after almost every mission. They can remain on sea for several months, depending on how much fresh water and food there is on the ship. The locations and equipment shown in part I are not entirely fixed and vary in every single ship but are somewhat representative. NOTE: In most European navies, the captain of the ship and the respective fleet commander had a certain influence on the uniforms, the colours used to paint the vessel and the equipment used. If they could afford it, captains often gave their ships a unique design and equipment to their liking. Oven von HMSCentaur auf Flickr The galley is a very important area of a ship. It has at least one oven where the warm meals are cooked and it is the only source of hot water. When the decks are to be cleared the galley has to be closed immediately in order to avoid the danger of setting fire to the ship if a cannon shot would destroy the galley. Thus, it is customary to declare lunch time before beginning a battle as it takes a long time to fire up the oven again. lamps von HMSCentaur auf Flickr Table von HMSCentaur auf Flickr The tables and the lamps of a vessel are normally hanging from the ceiling of a deck in order to compensate for the undulations of the ship. sick bay von HMSCentaur auf Flickr There is no such thing as a real sickbay on most frigates. If all decks are cleared, the surgical area will be nothing more than a plank on sea-chests, a barrel filled with sand to avoid slipping on the blood-stained ground and the equipment of the ship’s surgeon placed on stable tripods. Signal flags von HMSCentaur auf Flickr On deck, there is the signaling equipment for a fleet, consisting of coloured flags for daylights and rockets for storms or nighttime. Each fleet has a unique signaling code that is often changed for security reasons. Bilge pumps von HMSCentaur auf Flickr Bilge pumps are on every ship in order to pump water out of the deck. sea-chest sailor von HMSCentaur auf Flickr The sea-chest of a sailor includes mostly personal things and clothing, often including a letter that is to be brought to his family in the event of his death. If a sailor dies, the sea-chest often is auctioned off among the crew in order to send the money to the family. Sea-Chest soldier von HMSCentaur auf Flickr The sea-chest of a sea-soldier includes equipment and personal things. Here, a powder hose is represented by the light sabre-grip. Sea-Chest Captain von HMSCentaur auf Flickr The sea-Chest of the captain includes personal things, a better uniform for dinners, binoculars, the ceremonial sword, his personal seasonings and his beloved “lucky goblet” Gun powder hold von HMSCentaur auf Flickr Gunpowder is an important but dangerous substance, especially on a wooden ship. It is normally stored in white crates in order to be able to identify leaks more easily. The broom is there in order to clean away powder residues during and after combat in order to avoid explosions. The stick with a sponge is there for wiping out the cannons after every shot. Powder residues in cannons could cause an explosion of the cannon or a deflagration if it would be used the next time. Carpenter von HMSCentaur auf Flickr The equipment of the ship’s carpenter consists of his tools and a hold of tar, used to caulk the ship.

Hello again. As I am working on many details within my comic and I don't want to get lost I started designing all major vessels and starbases. This time I want to introduce the new frigate of the Royal Fleet, called Desolator-Class. I would like to know whether the design seems balanced and logical to you! MSD Frigate von HMSCentaur auf Flickr MSD Frigate 1 von HMSCentaur auf Flickr

Very much! For some strange reason I like the bananas the most. But the whole scene is quite alive!

The Admiral is absolutely right about the pirate ships. Most of them had a complement of salted meat, hardtack and water. Some of them also had some kind of mobile galley. That could be an iron firepit that would be used on deck or even on a plank in order to not to endanger the rigging when the ship was under sails. Toilets would also be something reserved for the officers (on taller ships-of-the-line or first rate frigates) or just for the captain if there was one at all. If there would be a galley, there could be a supply of heated sea-water for washing. And if you want to do something prior to the middle 18.th century you could leave out the toilet completely, especially if it's supposed to be a pirate vessel.

Oh, I like that. It's an impressive little fleet :-)

Thank you both! After glancing at the comics subforum I never expected to have feedback at all as there's not soooo much activity, anyway. So it's nice to know that I haven't produced complete nosense As I am a bit ashamed of not presenting a physical model and having to rely on LDD I wanted to give you some nice presentation at least. Seems that it has worked.