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This is awesome! Nice historical reference of HMS Ontario - I love the hull solutions, the stern tapering works very well. She looks very accurate and I also really like the beakhead. Great MOC, I can't wait to see it progress.

Cheers! Cheers Marin! I recently saw your amazing Triton page on Rebrickable and it's inspired me to elevate Supernaut's content a bit more haha. Really great!

Awesome! Thanks for pushing me to get those done, and let me know if anything should change in the files.

Love seeing the fleet together! Great work, I wouldn’t want to cross this forward ranging escort.

Yes, the Lego cannon will fit great. I mocked up a comparison to see. interesting note - Endymion only wore 24pdr's to match the American 44s in War of 1812-5, otherwise 18pdr's were preferred (on all RN frigates). I thought I'd reference that, but also the more realistic long guns definitely look really cool in real bricks!

Perfect. Adding backstays and add'l string rigging would be great! Here are some shots of the refined lower hull. I will update the Rebrickable page with the full model and instructions in a day or two. Tried to reduce inner core piece count as much as possible... Need to build the stand to support it as well, Supernaut's heavy.

Ah I see, well then… yeah that email works. Thanks!

Cheers mate! It’s a really fun build, and yeah I will add the instructions and parts for lower hull this weekend. I wanted to make sure she was sturdy enough in real bricks before committing to the lower hull. Luckily the lower hull technique is already proved out w/ Fer Maiden so I don’t foresee many issues. Do you have a good 3mm tubing resource for the long rigid hoses used in the shrouds?

Certainly not beyond capabilities, maybe just commitment issues around my work/life schedule! Haha. How about a guest-blog or something? Thank you Phes, it definitely evolved quite a bit!

Aye indeed, I be a pirate though and don’t have anywhere nearly enough for an Imperial crew. Haha

Made a dockyard model to show some of the structure a little easier without the masts and rigging. I dig it, haha.

Exciting! Anyone looking for a large frigate...? I can't wait to see what an Evancelt Redcoat Fort will be!!!

Her gun deck is 74 studs long and 19 studs wide at the waist. The core of the model is even-width technic structures carrying the capstan axle mechanisms so the odd stud width is fun to achieve. This, oddly, makes some of Supernaut more challenging than L'Anubis will be (20 stud width, plus capstan in the foc'sle) Thank you all for the encouragement, I really appreciate it. The challenges in this build are fun, but doing the instructions was hellish - and cost-reducing what I could to make it somewhat realistic to afford. It's cheaper to build than Stud.io would estimate but definitely not worth paying for Lego rigid hoses. Go MOC-er spool of 3mm Freelin Wade hose (or buy sections from resellers). Wow, what a compliment. Thank you very much, I am flattered. But I assure you, Sir Thomas Slade was much more punctual when delivering his designs, haha!

The Supernaut - Heavy Frigate Constructed outside the watchful eye of the Imperial admiralty, Supersick_'s Pirate Shipyard is proud to launch the frigate Supernaut - explorer of time and globe. She is punched for 48 guns: 24 long guns in her main battery and more iron up top - 2 cannon, 20 carronades across the foc'sle and quarter decks, and 2 long gun bow-chasers. Using creativity and advanced hull-shaping techniques, the Pirates have laid down a class of extremely fast large frigate secretly commissioned by the Red Coats but on offer to any fleet willing to pay the chests required. Designed as an homage to the historical HMS Endymion (1797), she's a very large frigate at theme-scale: the pride of your Navy's long-range fleet. Capable of defending herself from almost anything she may encounter on the high seas, she's fast enough to run from Ships of the Line and indeed hunt and capture them if they stray from the Line, let alone the havoc that await Merchantmen without sufficient escort. This model is meant as a "UCS-Style" build. It is completely brick-built with no prefab hulls, no prefab cannon, and no prefab shrouds. These more playful elements can be adapted (except not the hulls). Please be aware to edit the parts list yourself if you choose to build it like that. Features: a working double-deck-capstan to weigh anchor, a brodie stove to feed her crew, a furnished cabin for her captain, brick built accurate cannon (18pdr long gun main battery), standing and running rigging with yards that rotate to accurately portray various sailing profiles, removable foc'sle and quarter decks to allow access to her gun deck and interior, and probably my favorite feature: it separates into 3 sections for more detailed play. Bow, Waist, and Stern sections are fully stand-alone and self-supporting. Please use caution when separating and reconnecting, and don't forget to undo the strings between masts! Whether you choose to add this vessel to an Imperial navy or a Pirate clan, may you have calm seas and fair wind. Now, all hands beat to quarters and let fly the colors! https://rebrickable.com/mocs/MOC-147318/supersick_/supernaut-heavy-frigate/ Here be a deal happening between a famous pirate and an undisclosed Imperial Officer. A ship changing hands and letters from Admiralty? There be strategic waters ahead...

Awesome! Congrats dude. Can't wait to build her.

The front white pieces of the hull are the rear upper fender compound curvature slopes from the Creator Porsche 911 kit (10295).

The fork sticking out of wooden eyeball is a classic! I'd load a ball of dough, some tomatoes, cheese clumps, a wad of basil and plaster the enemy with some fresh pizza!

LOLLL I had to get visuals of this.

Ah, classic dilemma. I like to use easy to find bricklink choices. If they are old but plentiful then it’s not too big of a problem. I do prefer things that are still in production since that usually means there are lots of NEW pieces on the market. I’m frustrated at the moment with used parts not being in as nice condition as I assumed. From bent rigid hoses to discolored white bricks to reddish brown tiles and plates that have cracked completely. Reducing the likelihood of that for customers is nice, having bricks that can be NEW with no insane premiums since they’re still in production helps! In the end, just do what’s best for the design. A lot of people have the old style hulls, for instance. MOCs with those are still popular…

Great suggestion with those pieces and this is a really cool MOC of that iconic fishing vessel! Also, it is indeed similar: air (gas) and water (liquid) are both fluids, just different densities!

Cheers everyone! Well, she's structurally sound in bricks, sections properly and is strong enough to play with while assembled. I refined a few changes from the CAD: - Increased the aft sheer by 1 plate and raised the waist and quarterdecks to match. - Redid some key slopes on the hull sides to smooth the shape at waterline and provide a finer stern taper. - Reworked the rear davits. - Raised the mast heights slightly. Problems w/ shrouds, most of the used "good condition" rigid 3mm hose I got off Bricklink came mangled and bent from use. I spent a lot of time trying to re-straighten them using heat gun, etc... Ended up ordering a new roll of tubing I use so I can replace them with new straight tubes cut to length. Waiting for that to be delivered, but stoked nonetheless. Anyway, pics. Piece count is about 4,500 just Supernaut. ~4,700 with her 3 boats, ~5,700 with her boats and armament of long guns/carronades More soon.

Aye, there are a few different sizes of them. HMS Victory’s stove wouldn’t have been the same size as a frigate’s, for instance.

Today I added a condenser to the Brodie stove for drinking water. I also realized that if that's the point I'm at in refinement then I can order some material. It's upon this day that the Admiralty Board of Bricklink Orders officially commissioned the construction of the frigate Supernaut. Next update will include a physical model!

This is wonderful. I love the additional story that you’ve added with your techniques and details while staying true to the vibe found w/ original set. Each building’s distinctive own style roofs make me think about how fun this would to build!

Some final refinement: - Beakhead proportions more accurate to Endymion (and less expensive) - Adjusted angle of bowsprit to be more accurate to Endymion. - Repositioned hawse holes, again for accuracy/necessitated by previous changes. - New catheads with inside halves "split" at the bulwark so the foreword foc'sle deck can be removed easier. - New boats! I completely redid the boats in a more supersick_ hull style and did what I could to maximize their stability/play.