Mr. Townsend

This is such a fun and unique build. I love that you made it with the modules for play functionality. The stern really is incredible and I’m a fan of the two tiered captains cabin. Hook is truly living in luxury.

The Matterhorn has a lot of black netting around the deck to stow hammocks. It’s been hard to see in many of the photos but it goes from the waist all the wall back through the quarterdeck as you can see in the photo. This small section of netting holds 5 (maybe 6) and this is the smallest section of them all. I’ll be doing this for at least a week to fill them all out.

The sheer size of this is incredible. It's interesting seeing how much space you have to work with at this scale.

Absolutely top quality as always! I’m incredibly excited for this on Bricklink designer. Fingers crossed it goes the same way Fortuna did. I’d love to have one on my shelf.

This is great. I like the double decker gallery windows. The shape reminds me a bit of the Bonhomme Richard with such a raised poop deck.

This is a fantastic MOC. You really captured the idea of an overgrown jungle. The colors and elements you used, especially the bright green and rope vines make it feel alive.

I wasn't quite happy with the first iteration so here is Gen 2 covers. Very pleased with this second version. Draft Version: I had the idea to add canvas covers to the ships boats. They need some ropes to tie them down and some seam lines sewn in to sell the scale but am curious for thoughts on the idea. I remember seeing similar things in an episode of Hornblower but you typically will not see covers on model ships.

That’s a great start to your build! I don’t have any suggestions yet but am excited to see the build progress.

These are very neat designs. A fun way to make a small boat that can float.

You’re making quick progress! The new stern details are looking great so far. Setting a deadline is a good call.

I wouldn’t say they are particularly heavy but I have a flex tube running through the middle so there’s no rigid structure at the moment. I’ll add some metal rods inside the flex tubes which will strengthen them and remove the sag.

Definitely a lot of reddish brown. But the white and black tiles had also cracked over time. I’m not sure exactly why that happened but I tried to support the snot work better so hopefully that helps prevent it on the future. I also got all the square sails on the yards but haven’t progressed past that yet.

While getting ready to move onto standing rigging, I decided that I had to rip the stern off the ship before moving forward to redecorate what was a rather bare Captain's Cabin. I'm pretty excited how it turned out. I was also happy to replace bricks that had cracked over the 10 years this ship has been sitting. I've been pretty surprised how many bricks have cracked over time or as I was removing them to update things.

Very cool. I especially like the curved gallery windows. They really pull the whole ship together.

Love it! It’s so vibrant and fun. I love seeing those islander sails because I had the set they came in when I was a kid. You’ve done a great job putting a bunch of small stories in the build.

At the very least, it's worth a mock-up to see how it looks in LEGO. You'd have to change the overhand in that one spot, but I think it could look good and would also get you to the height you're visually looking for. Using a small door like a couple window shutters could work as well, It's really down to: Is it better to have the door look slightly off, or the deck look slightly off?

This is very cool. I definitely see the design inspiration in your build. With your desire for a captain's cabin while not having the quarter deck as high, you have a couple of options. Since you won't see a minifig in the cabin with the roof on, you can lower the deck a bit so it still offers the space for all the items while being slightly too short for the fig to stand unless the roof is off. You could also slightly lower the cabin floor. Additionally, you could go with both options, which will get your deck in a great spot for external visuals.

They sat in tea for about 30 minutes to reach this shade. Here you can see the before-and-after effects. Additionally, I've made some carronades for the quarterdeck. It's a slightly expanded design compared to what I had previously. It's wider and has plates on both sides, which I prefer to the previous iteration.

The full set of sails is ready! 23 sails to fully fill her plan.

Pretty adorable. Great and colorful build!

Wow! I hadn't realized it was going to be a 100% rebuild without a teardown to start. It's cool seeing both models next to each other. I see a bunch of gearing in the bow. What functions will those serve?

Wow, what an incredible build, the sheer size of this is just immense and really shows how far you’ve pushed the scale here. It’s especially impressive seeing it fully rigged and on display like that. I’m curious, with how large and complex it’s become, do you still have access to any of the lower decks or interior sections, or has it reached the point where it’s mostly fixed and static now? I know with builds at this scale it can go either way depending on how modular everything ended up. Either way, absolutely phenomenal work, this is one of those projects that really raises the bar

Really strong display. The layout tells the story clearly and the ships look fantastic together. The sails and overall presentation give it a lot of presence on the table.

I will dye them with teabags. I prefer to get the sails sewn first, then dye them, so I can make sure they all end up consistent. I'm interested to see how these sails turn out because the fabric is lighter than what I've used in the past, so I'm slightly concerned about how well it will hold its shape, but it's much easier to work with. I've completed all the template transfers but am struggling to find the correct thread to use. So far, I've had to restart twice because the first was too light in color and the second too thin. After ruining two others here’s the first sewn sail. It looks rough but will clean up over the next few steps. I’ve got to tell myself to “trust the process”.

The weight isn't much, but with the extensive rigging, the masts are incredibly sturdy. Each mast has a dowel running through its middle to increase rigidity. One of the things that makes the rigging so strong is that it is connected to the hull at the base of each mast, with backstays pushing tension to the stern and forestays pulling it forward. It was slightly loose until the bowsprit was anchored down into the keel (you can see it running in front of the figurehead), but now there is very little possible movement.