Roadmonkeytj

Great build really captured this well!

@Mesabi thanks a Merry Christmas to you too son!

Lol admittedly None of these were "rendered" they are just screenshots from LDD. I was having trouble with bluerender... Had to uninstall and reinstall... Seems to be working now. But to give you an idea... It would not render LaPetunia and now it renders the Jilted Maiden rather quickly. As far as the build... The link Thaum provided will show you the full "bar" it was licenced as a large artisan. But this little corner booth fit perfectly for a ship limit increase lol. I built the bar with 12 sections that can be removed for better "photos". I'm building the ground level currently and most likely a second floor eventually

Thanks! Man! Thanks Boss... Lol And if your trying to undermine powerful ships you really won't like the one I'm working on currently... I'm at 5500 bricks and counting lol Don't know if she'll make it to BoBs as she' was commissioned 1745

Haha clever... You should submit it in the Santa challenge in the town thread! I will remember the use of the technic ski poles!

@scruffulous This is amazing intuition. I do have some questions about the implementation... If you don't want to give all your secrets away publicly I would love to pic your brain in a pm? -I'm assuming this is all built on a smooth bottom baseplate? Does the magnet need to "ride on" the bottom of the scene or is it just sheer magnetic pull? - I'm also assuming the "height" of the lower system is to allow for the PF components. Could this be shortened if using 9V. Would that effect the motor/magnets? - what's the "fastest" you can go without the cars separating top from bottom. I really want to animate a police chase in our club layout after seeing this. - how well does it handle uneven track? ... This is a constant struggle with the shows we do as you can only level folding tables so much lol.

The civilized culture is coming along nicely...

I love that you chose to situate this on a rolling hillside... Really would love a tutorial on your bushes!

I really loved the lawn chess... Makes a good story add on. I am curious to see this unfold. Loved the overall build!

Many thanks! Im really liking this the more I look at it too lol! The sails... I need to come up with a better solution but so far this is where I'm at with them lol. I got rather used to just being able to cut sails to fit lol. This woman is on a war path lol liquored up and pissed off lol a frying pan would do her no justice lol. You checked out my stern... Lol Glad you like her... I had fun creating her! Thanks! Hopefully just as intimidating on the brick seas! And don't worry I won't tell anyone you like blue instead of red lol

@Professor ThaumI have 5 days off it just may grow some more! Lol. Kings of Lords it is!

Well so far I don't have Capt Wolfs luck with keeping ships afloat... But It will take more than a skiff with a couple pea shooters to take her down... Hell hath no furry like a woman scorned! Shes named Jilted Maiden for a reason as she's a force to be avoided.

Thanks! I tried to keep it simple but detailed so it wasn't the center piece of the larger build I was building! Your ship skills are improving... Just keep trying new techniques!

Thanks! I am really happy with her hope she will be profitable! Thanks for the compliment! I can't take full credit for the stern as it was originally mimicking a other moc but all the added detailing and the Lantern implementation I can claim. I added some flex tubing to accent the curves a bit more... A Maiden should have a swell stern right lol

Even a plate with tiles would be acceptable honestly.

After building Rahab's Gambit I rather liked the style and basic structure of the ship so I built a second this one is longer but still retains many similar features to each other. It would take a skilled watchman to tell the difference on the Horizon. But none thee less I've redesigned the cannon slides for the lower deck and if you open the hatches you can access the lower decks (they are functional). I struggled with how to paint and a figurehead on this until a few days ago. I wish I would have taken a WIP shot as it was a rainbow for a while. I've worked in some interesting features as well like the slopped doors off the weather deck and the posable sails. None the less here is the ship: I added some crew and the cannons and a couple other details I had forgotten after initial renders. Comments and Criticism welcomed!

I love it... Great job!

The pegs came out of necessity lol both those hats are far too large for the booths but I'm glad they were I think it added a neat dynamic to the scene. The idea when I built it was to use it more than once lol so hopefully more scoundrels show up!

Two nefarious sea Captains were caught in conference in Tortuga recently. Captain Larvey was seen examining letters from a what our source confirmed were signed by "The Phoenix" Larvey was overheard telling the Captain of LaPetunia " Aye if these be true mate we will be needing to procure more vessels" to which the response was "Aye they be true there already be a large fleet sailing south as we speak all on special mission from the Phoenix himself" Ooc: this serves to raise ship limits. Comments and Criticism welcomed!

Aye tharty one and tree men in a dingy it is then... Lol all joking aside I'm curious to see the action unfold both as a spectator and as a game mechanics intetest

Thanks... This all started to "fit" a 48x48 scene... Then the scene expanded to 64x64 so I completed the whole ship lol not just the stern. Thanks... I wonder where I got the Idea from??? Lol .... it's a lot of hinges and curved tiles but I think I like the effect Thanks I tried to give her a bit of width as the base started fairly narrow... Hopefully she will see no squalls then lol Thanks! She is quick... Might just outrun the peashooters from your "target ships" lol

Haha love it... Well played indeed

Ohh what sorts of nice vessels you have in store ... Welcome back

A large Artisan "Das Rathskeller"

Sources from an unknown Rat amongst Rats disclosed to the KPA that Captain Larvey and The Drunken Monkey were diverting to Tortuga due to "taking on water". It's confirmed that Captain Larvey is indeed in Tortuga as that same Rat spotted him at a local Rathskeller where tonight's special is red tuna. He wasn't the only infamous Captain there though. It seems that Bluebeard's recruiting more lads already after the capture of some of his crews recently. Another lowlife enters the room the lesser known Captain of LaPetunia and his trained Falcon. Brandi is a great barmaid and she's often told what a good wife she would be ... Suzette is Brandi's daughter... She's easy on the eyes just like her mama Apparently too easy and this young sailor seems to have lost his sea legs when she winked at him from across the room. But back to our story at hand. It seems as though Captain Larvey being the cunning sailor he is .... ... And apparently a braggard! He was heard saying "Me goal was to bring er keel up to get the tar patch above the water line to fix er good an proper" As he told it, he began to take on water and ordered the men to unload ballast, tossing it to the sea to lighten her. He apparently forgot he had locked a man below as punishment, but ordered any dead weight thrown over just as well. He now claims that The Drunken Monkey handles better and as proof he sailed twice the distance to Tortuga just to prove it. He claims he intends to add a couple more guns to her as well now that she handles so well. OoC: These builds settle two purposes for me it explains the stats change for The Drunken Monkey and explains how she wound up in Tortuga. Comments and criticism welcomed