Justsomebrix

As piracy in the New World threatens both our shipping and settlements, Edward Scarver and Killian Goodwill has formed a squadron of privateers. The small squadron will be sent out to hunt Black Flaged vessels and any remnants of the Lotii that still dear roam our seas. The urge to take the helm, go back to sea and lead this squadron against the enemies of Corrington almost overtook Scarver. But he knew his duties as Mayor demanded his presence in Queenston. After all the young settlement has yet to complete it's Fortress. And if something were to happen to the settlement while he was away cruising the brick seas hunting pirates... well... let's just say his career as Mayor would be cut short... Instead he promoted his loyal friend and quartermaster, Sinbad, to captain of the Ranger. Sinbad was born in the Mokolei Empire as the son of a Corrie farmer. His father had worked as a sailor on a merchant ship that would regularly sail between the two Empires. One day he fell in love with the daughter of one of their Mokolei clients and they ran away together. They settled down in a small farm deep in Mokolei country, where they worked for years. Until they eventually had amassed enough money to buy their own fields and start their own little farm. Shortly after they had their first son, Sinbad. However, as he grew up it was clear the life of a modest farmer wouldn't be enough for the young Sinbad, and at 16 he left for the sea. After working on merchant ships and a few mokolei corsairs, he heard rumours of an up and coming Corrie privateer who was looking for new recruits to fill the ranks of his newly captured ship, The Muharib. Sinbad got the job and with his cunning charisma, he quickly grew popular with both the crew and his captain, Edward Scarver. He was eventually voted Quartmaster by the crew and has stayed loyal to his captain and his brothers in arms ever since. Even when Edward Scarver was made Mayor of the newly founded frontier settlement of Queenston, Sinbad stayed and helped out in the settlement, both by gathering supplies and building new structures. But also by keeping crime off the streets before the first troops were stationed. Here you can see Sinbad arriving with the rest of his crew. Here the Ranger's Quartermaster is seen waiting on deck. The Boatswain takes a last hit of his pipe before setting sail. The ship has been prepared and lays docked in the harbour, together with the rest of the squadron, the Andromache, The Parvus and the Delphinus Orca. And with that, the fleet is ready for a hunt. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Well with about 35 minutes to spare I managed to finish and post the last ship for @lmcpicture and I's squadron of Queenston Privateers! I am sorry about the bad pictures, I didn't manage to find a good setup for a scene this big. However I intend to take some new photos one day with rigging and unfurled sails. This will be both of us first time trying out the Tmrca, so let's hope we get some first timers luck this turn She will be licenced as a class 3 sloop

Absolutely beautiful work ! Might be my favprite ship of yours. The colour scheme is both pleasing and easily recognisable (I myself struggle with finding colour combinations that work well together without already being used by half the brick seas : p Great story to follow, look forward to reading about your adventures next turn!

As far as I've seen all your ships are significantly smaller than the Leopard and smaller than the Razee frigates. The biggest ships you have is I believe the Phama and Melampus, which are both shorter and lower than them. The closest ships we have in the game are the ETTC Sussex and ETTC Royal George, which were both licenced as class 8 by Ayrlego. However we could lower The Acheron to class 7

Sitting on his favorite chair, smoking from his favorite pipe, the old Richard Haddock was enjoying the sunset from his small castle home on his land outside of Belson. Just like he has done every evening for the past several years since retiring from the Royal Navy. Once a highly decorated Rear-Admiral of Corrington, Haddock now spent his days walking across his land and entertaining his grandchildren with tales from his past. But one late evening, just as he had lit his pipe : "Sir, a letter from the capitol" "A letter ? At this hour? " Haddock answered after turning around to see his butler handing him the letter. "Yes sir, the messenger just left. He said it was quite urgent. Based on his uniform, I believe it might be from the Admiralty" "The Admiralty? What could they possibly want from me?" It had been years since he had retired from the Admiralty Board, and even longer since he had last commanded a ship. "Well, only one way to find out", he thought to himself as he ripped open the seal. ' Retired Rear-Admiral Richard Haddock, We hope this letter finds you in good health and high spirits. We write you to humbly request your invaluable assistance in a matter of great importance to the defence of our colonies and to regain control of the Brick Seas. As You are well aware, Rear Admiral Fletcher has been leading a noble and effective war against our enemies fleets in the New World, but despite his courageous efforts, the notorious Dominance has yet to be subdued. Following the sacking of Mooreton Bay and the decimation of the ETTC Treasure Fleet by the ever growing Pirate Armadas, we fear that Fletcher's forces might be spread to thin if he were to fight on all fronts. And with our armies deep inside the jungles of Oleonda, we cannot risk the loss of our Terra Nova'n Fleet. For this reason, we have commissioned a Squadron of Man o Wars, with the task of once and for all capturing or sinking the Dominance, finally ridding the seas of the Lotii. We understand that you have retired from active service, and your time is precious. However the gravity of the threat posed by the Dominance and Sea Rat fleets, necessitates an extraordinary response. We hope you give this matter careful consideration, should you find it within your heart to heed this call, we would forever be in your debt. With upmost respect and admiration, we remain hopeful for your support in this noble cause. The Admiralty Board ' "They wan't me back on the sea" Haddock said... contemplating what he had just read. "What will you do sir?" His Butler answered "Well I'll be dammed If I ever let my country down! Prepare my carriage, we'll ride for Belson at Dawn!" ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ After having met up with the Admiralty Board, Richard Haddock was given a detailed briefing on his mission and current position of the Royal Navy. The Terra Nova'n fleet has been in constant battle since the start of the War against the Lotii, with little support from the mainland. The Pirate war lord Kane "the Magnificent" took advantage of this when he raided the settlement of Mooreton Bay. In addition, the loss of the ETTC treasure fleet has also further weakened our control of the seas while further growing the pirate fleets as our frigates and Terramen undoubtedly will be used against us. If such acts go unpunished, we would invite even more chaos and savagery to our settlements. Letters of Marque have been handed out to privateers in order to increase our patrols and deal with some of the pirate threats in Terra Nova, but the presence of the Dominance still means the Lotii has the potential to inflict a devastating blow to our already weakened Navy. Richard Haddock is to serve as Rear-Admiral of the blue squadron, nicknamed the "Retribution" fleet, alongside Rear-Admiral Fletcher as his Advisor until the task is done. His primary objective is eliminating the Dominance along side the last remnants of the Lotii navy. Once the Dominance is no longer a threat, he is to rejoin the Terra Nova'n fleet and help them deal with any Pirates that might still be left. After his meetings with the admiralty, Richard Haddock was sent to the Parker Dockyards, where he was to meet his second in command, Commodore of the Acheron, alongside William Parker, the one who had been commissioned to prepare this squadron. Once he arrived Parker went through all the ship plans and described the characteristics of each ship in detail. First we have the Flagship, the HMS Leopard : (Class 9) She is a state of the art Portland Class, 4th rate ship of the line. With a crew of 400 and a top speed of 10 knots, her armament consists of 52 guns, which includes : 22 twenty four pounders, 22 eighteen pounders, 8 nine pounders and 2 twelve pound carronade. She started her construction along with the heavy frigate Acheron, in late February following the February raid of Mooreton Bay in 623. Despite the unrivalled productivity of the Parker Dockyard, we failed to predict the second raid of Mooreton Bay in March, and the ships were not finished in time to stop this tragedy from happening. But the time for Retribution has come, and with that, I present to you, The HMS Acheron : (Class 7) The Acheron is the second ship built and designed, in answer of the recent events in the New World. She is the smallest of the fleet, but that by no means make her less intimidating. With it's innovating hull and sleek design, this heavy frigate has been reported to sail at a speed up to 14 knots, all while carrying a whopping 42 guns! She has a standard crew of 320men and her 42 guns includes : 28 eighteen pounder cannons, 14 nine pounders and 6 twelve pounder carronades. Once the Dominance lays at the bottom of the ocean, all enemies of Corrington will learn how the Acheron gained her name, as once she's got you in her sight, no-one will escape her wrath. The two last ships are former ship of the lines, that have been modified into to heavy frigates, known as Razee Frigates. Our older ship of the lines have proven too slow and sluggish with time. So William Parker made the brilliant decision of cutting them down, reducing their gun decks, transforming outdated slow ship of the lines into fast and versatile heavy frigates. The HMS Immortalité : (class 8) The HMS Immortalité, better known as the Immortality for the Corries, was an Oleon built warship of the 49 years war. Under Oleon colours she had sunk a dusin corlander vessels and captured another twice as many. She was finally captured by the Royal Navy in 589 AE. She was repared and fought Oleon on a couple minor sea skirmishes until the war ended with the "Arlin's pact" the year later. She was active during the 49 year wars but was left ceveraly damaged. After the war, as the New World had become everyones primary objective, her slow and bulky stature made her ineffective for the naval warfare of Terra Nova, which demanded versatility more than fire power. She was left for years docked in Belson's harbour, serving as a relic of the past for who would see her. Until one day she was handed over to William Parker, who saw great potential in this so called "Immortal" ship, and he new exactly what to do. The former 62 gun 3rd rate ship of the line was cut down to 44 gun Razee Frigate. She is armed with 28 twenty four pounders, 12 nine pounders and 6 thirty two pounder carronades. With a crew of 350 men, the heavy frigate Indefatigable now has a speed of 11 knots, almost 4 knots more then she did as a ship of the line. The fourth and last ship of the squadron is the HMS Reliant : (Class 8) The Reliant, a former 4th rate ship of the line, now carries 26 twenty-four pounders, 16 nine pounders and 4 twelve pounder carronades, giving her a total of 42 guns with a broadside of 20 cannons. Her crew lays at 330men and she averages at a speed of 10 knots. The Razee frigates will hoepfully prove effective against the large pirate fleets, having a perfect combination of speed, bulk and fire power. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Rear-Admiral Haddock of the Leopard and Commodore Ledger of the Acheron, while waiting for the last preparations to be finished, spent the next few days planning their move once they arrive in Terra Nova. Rear-Admiral Fletcher had supplied letters containing every known move and detail of the Dominance and the ships that accompany her. In addition several companies of Royal Marines had been prepared to accompany the ships on their mission. If the opportunity to board showed herself, our Royal Marines will do quick work of any man who dare raise his sword at them. With the ships ready to sail, 400 Royal Marines marched down from the Fort and boarded the ships. Sunday July 30th 623, the Blue Squadron, nicknamed the "Retribution fleet", set sail from Belson under the command of Rear-Admiral Richard Haddock of the HMS Leopard, and Commodore William Ledger of the HMS Acheron. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Well, sorry for the long post guys @boeing_787_8_dreamliner and I started this collab in the end of June, right after reading the Kings Port Advertisement vol 8. We originally planned on posting several chapters, building up the story little by little. But life got in the way and the mocs took longer than expected. We originally planned to have 6 ships in the squadron, but if we were to add the additional Heavy frigate and Corvette, we never would have finished the post in time for the next tmcra. Massive round of applause to @boeing_787_8_dreamliner who managed to prepare this amazing fleet in time! I'll leave it to @Bregir and @Ayrlego to licence the 4 ships and fill out the Tmcra forms. The Leopard is of class 9, the Reliant and Indefatigable are class 8, the Acheron is class 7 (The two pictures that are not hidden, with english flags will be replaced asap. The hidden images will remain with english flags as even though the ships were made with this project in mind, Boeing posted them on instagram first and rendered the images with english flags)

Hello! Glad to hear you're interested! I would recommend reading up on each of the factions (via the faction threads. I'd choose which faction to join based on what culture/values you liked the most and of course what uniform colour you fashion the most

Isn't the HMS Warrior like 115m long and almost 20m wide ?

Beautiful display! Looking forward to seeing more of him. Careful sailing so close to the rocks! Edit : technically she's not sailing considering none of the sails are unfurled

To Commander-in-Chief, Rear-Admiral Fletcher (@Bregir) Having anticipated your orders I have called upon my two remaining ships from my years of privateering, to return to Queenston. The ships will be refited for war and crewed with my most experienced men. Despite wanting nothing more than to take the helm and go back on the hunt, my duties demand I stay in Queenston. I have therefor appointed two of my best officers to captain each of the ships. I trust these men with my life, and I assure you, you will as well. My ships will sail in consort of Killian Goodwill's own 2 ships, forming a small squandron consisting of : - Edward Scarver (@Justsomebrix) The Andromache, Cutter, class 4 The Ranger, Sloop, class 3 (will be posted soon) - Killian Goodwill (@lmcpicture) The Delphinus Orca, Sloop, class 2 The Parvus, Bermuda Sloop, class 3 (will be posted and licenced soon) As for Queenston, We are currently undergoing the construction of two class 2 Gun-Sloops. We have met difficulties along the way due to a lack of supplies here on the frontier. But you have my word that they will both be patroling our waters in no time. (Additionaly I have been working on a class 6~7 frigate, however I intend to build her in real bricks, so I can't make any promises on when she'll be done) In Her Majesty's Service, Your loyal servant, Edward Scarver, Mayor of Queenston, Island of Arlintina

Congratulations on all your achievements!! It's a beautiful build as always

Very nice moc, I really like your hull solution and the shaping looks great !

Thank you very much! I agree, the whole process of building the roof was quite difficult mainly because of my limited piece selection. I could'nt find any usable hinge pieces so I'm afraid the roof isn't attached in any way, it merely sits on top of the build making it quite imperfect. Regarding the different colours visible through the frame annoyed me so much ! I was hoping that the frame would hide it as I did not expect there to be a little gap between them I didn't want to spend any money on this moc so I crossed my fingers hoping it might only be noticable if you already knew they were there

In an effort to reinforce the settlement, Mayor Edward Scarver has come to an agreement with the ETTC shareholders for the stationing of a company of ETTC sepoys in Queenston. These Mokolei warriors will offer protection for the colony while reinforcing the ETTC presence on the island. Housing has been made available for any immediate family and as per usual a full corrington citizenship will be given after 15 years of service. Pockets of land has been made available for the families, they are free to settle and work the fields. Once citizenship has been awarded or the sepoy dies in the line of duty, the family will be granted full ownership of the land, until then it belongs to the Crown. --- Troop raising scene for a company of ETTC sepoys in Queenston.

14. Bastion of the East, Task 1

A Corner Townhouse, Small residence for Queenston A company of ETTC Sepoys for the colony

Like most settlers, the old scientist had moved into one of Queenstons many three stories townhouses. Every morning he would take his cane and go for strolls around the edge of town, observing and taking note of all the exotic lifeforms he could find. After a couple weeks, his neighbour had taken notice of the old man. And one day, as the scientist returned home, the young man intercepted him in the hallway and begged the man to teach him. After a good amount of convincing, the old man agreed to take him on as his assistant. Now that they're two, he may finally be able to venture deeper into the jungle. But first, the young man must learn the basics. --- This building is very much inspired by @Ayrlego's fantastic previous builds in Queenston. Will be licenced by the Crown (@Ayrlego) as a small residence in Queenston, completing GoC Bastion of the East task 1

My task 3 to complete red coats rule task should also be added to the front page. And when it comes to the corrington sign up thread, Queenston should be added to the settlement list and my character should be added in the mayor list

Great story and great build! Looking forward for the next!!

Great tavern, I love all the details you managed to fit in and it's always fun to see various redcoats in one place! But are your characters supposed to be from Corrington? Because the rank of Governor is amongst the highest ranks one can earn in Corrington, so according to the rules that is not a title you can give your characters. (I for example started out as a privateer, got promoted to lieutenant and mayor of Queentson, my ultimate goal is to one day earn the right to become governor of the Arlintina regions) I wish you good fortune in the adventures to come, really excited to see where they bring you

Beautifull moc! Although a bit modern for BoBS? I imagined BoBS still was in a time of sugar mills, boilers and cure houses, these large "do it all in one place" factories wouldn't apear before the end of the 19th century. You did a great design on the factory !!

You're more than welcome to build yourself a house there or maybe even invest in a little store

There are little things I like more than good minifigure placement, well done! You got some great details here, really good story as well. Don't kill Tristan yet! He's one of my favorite oleon characters

Damn you ! I'm currently building a warehouse using the exact same reference! Amazing work you've done, the building looks spot on! Great to see Jameston finally recieving the title it deserved. Long live the Queen!

Ok that makes sense, thank you for the clarification and great work with the sheets as usual. However I did fill out forms to cover the costs of the properties, so I don't know what went wrong there (probably what *I did wrong)

Amazing work! I really love seeing these large digital builds, it really helps giving a better understanding of the great size and wealth of Jameston

@Ayrlego I'm a bit confused on Qeenstons account, it's supposed to have licenced enough properties for it to recieve 46dbs per turn (1 small residence, 1 medium cultural build, 1 large school and 1 medium factory. And it should'nt have any debt because I've sent transaction forms to licence all the builds, except for the school which was supposed to be covered by the Crown.