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Thanks lot to all of you! Good to hear you feel the same. We would have been best friends back then, united by the dream of having something like this

Thank you very much @Captain Braunsfeld

I totally love what you did with the box design! I'm so into that kind of stuff, cause imo that's where the magic is happening, isn't it? Cool box -> imagination kicks in -> decision already been made

Putting aside the minifigure aspect - which has already been covered here sufficiently - I really like your creation! Like some people said it really feels like a 90s set

I have to admit the older I get the more interesting I find the midi-scale. Maybe because it's so difficult to keep things in proportion and make it look good at the same time. But you nailed it sir!

Definitely! This and the fact that it appears as if from one cast. Love it!

Thanks @Mister Phes and @Captain Braunsfeld, this means a lot to me Glad that you like my build @US_Army_Tom :) How cool you own those sets! As a kid I've always admired the classic pirate ships, but I never owned one of them. And with my motley basic-brick-ships I was never 100% satisfied. So this is how I deal with the trauma Thanks for this interesting piece of information, absolutely didn't know that! Makes perfect sense, why have I never thought about it?

Thank you all for your kind words :) Yes, as you said it's because of all the limiting factors - though I would never think of my kids as limits True, luckily the weight of the upper decks/rigging press down on it when assembled. Might also be that extreme due to the usage of plates from different manufacturers... But who knows, maybe I will change it to smaller sections in the future, good advice :) Totally correct. And I'm aware that the amount of guns is way out of range... I just tried to get the overall look of the Ardent class and put as many guns on it as possible But for the rate, I have to admit that I played the game Naval Action a lot, and there the Agamemnon eg. was a 4th rate. I recalled that, but a quick Wikipedia check would have cleared it up... Sorryyyy

HMS Certitude A 26 gun 4th-rate ship of the line form around 1780 to 1840 which is loosely based on the Ardent-class ships and had the magnificent 10210 Imperial Flagship as its starting point. Regarding her size, of course, compromises had to be made - in terms of true-to-original scale or certain shipbuilding features. Nevertheless, I wanted to build her - especially for the sake of my children - suitable for minifigures. In this respect, I am always keen on finding the right mix of playability, a certain robustness and at the same time an appearance that is as realistic as possible. And I think overall it works quite well. Also, my parts selection is limited and I had to use what was there. So you could consider it as a compromise between the three poles of "appearance", "playability" and "available bricks“. Of course, one or the other situation could have been solved better with different, more special parts, but it is how it is now. The sails are made of polyester cloth, making them fairly durable (and easily washable). A friend of mine owns a laser cutter, which sealed the edges and eyelets perfectly. I’m dreaming of UV-printing those sails someday, but right now it’s not worth the cost. I omitted the mizzen staysails due to lack of space. Functions: All cannons are functional The lid to the captain's cabin can be removed The big grilles on the upper deck can be flipped open to get a view on the capstan The quarterdeck can be removed separately The forecastle can be removed separately The middle deck can be removed separately The capstan can be rotated and the anchor set or weighed All yards, gaff and main boom can be set relatively accurately A small list of sins I knowingly committed: I used bricks from many manufacturers as the bricks in my sorting boxes are completely mixed up. I cut/shortened some rigging-parts by one segment. I surely used countless illegal building techniques and put some stress on one or the other brick. I hope you enjoy this MOC and hopefully I can manage to release a few more in the future Link to Flickr Album: https://www.flickr.com/photos/198933564@N08/albums/72177720310198959

Oh my

Some build a grocery store, some build ships. Others build a car. @PsychoWard666 builds a ...coal mine It's true, limits exist only in our heads. Excellent work man, applause.

Cool! I really like the vibe of this. Can't tell what it is exactly, but for me it's better than the 7628

Phew! What a tremendously detailled and self-consistent MOC. In terms of functions I really love your approach of not letting it be just a neat eye-catcher, but giving many different ways to explore the build.

True that

Hi @Febio7, welcome! Looks amazing what you do, but it must take a lot of time and equipment, doesn't it? (Especially the airbrush-part seems super time consuming )

Absolutely love the crumbling facade! I don't know why visually "imperfect" things attract me, but capturing this in lego is an art in itself. Well done

@Yperio_Bricks be like At least that's how it happened in my head I can understand both opinions. From a more "adult-set"-point of view (or displayed together with sets like the Barracuda Bay) something natural looking would fit better imo, whereas for a younger audience (or displayed with more colorful sets like some old classic pirates stuff) this might be the just the right color accent to make it a memorable, beloved set (eg "The island with the small blue boat? I had that too, I loved it!") Anyway, great build!

Thanks for sharing your experiences @Berthil, at least it seems I'm not alone with this. And yeah you're right. Someday when working with flexibles is getting to much of a hassle again, I might bring it up on the bricklink forum again... Primarily I just wanted to know if that's a thing which is annoying the community here too.

Anyone else thinking that the handling of bendable / flexible parts in Bricklink Studio is really frustrating? Now don’t get me wrong: I think overall Studio is one beast of a tool. It has so many cool features to cater the needs of noobs and pros alike and there aren’t many things to complain about. However, the flexible parts just drive me crazy and it’s far from 2023 standards. And those workarounds via Mecabricks - Part Designer… well, that’s not a real workaround imo cause you lose everything you want with flexibles - flexibility! I work with 3D programs like Blender where I am used to a certain approach of modeling / posing things, with Bezier curves and stuff which seems to be industrial standard for 3D. That’s why I really like the way Mecabricks is dealing with flexibles, cause it is close to that standard and gives you just the right amount of customization. (it has some downsides though) But the solution in BL Studio? Just when you have everything in place, you make one small change and bam - everything’s wiggly wiggly gone. You cannot even undo it, it simply loses all the information that was there before. And I’m not even starting about this strange pseudo-physics applied to all these parts. It might have been an intuitive solution back in the days, but did none of the developers ever thought: „Let’s take a look at how all the other 3D programs handle this, maybe we could improve / harmonize it“ With every new update I’m hoping it says „Rework of the handling of flexible parts“ but every time I get disappointed I’m wondering if it’s just me or does anyone feel the same? And if so, does anyone know if there is an overhaul in progress or so?

Absolutely lovely! Especially the historically accurate color palette from the buildings all the way to the minifigs is very cool! I always struggle with using those colors and not ending up having a MOC that is just boring. But your beautiful texturing on the house facades and juuuust the right amount of contrast solves the problem IMO

Right now: CHVRCHES In general: The older I get, the more diverse my taste in music gets, as long as it's melodic and not too monotonous.

Yes! Great project, love the Islanders sub theme so much! It deserves all the attention it can possibly get, I think it was such a beautiful addition and contrast to the pirates stuff.

So true :) Those new pieces couldn't have been a better present to all fans of the old deep sea based Lego themes

I like the Morton more, cause it has the more streamlined hull whereas the Hancock is almost round... but anyway, good things coming from moc your bricks :) Good job on the sails, has a very natural, realistic look THIS is so strange! I found a lot of - american? - people talk about this A4 canvas paper and it seems to me that this is the perfect material for printed sails (since a decent sized flatbed UV-Printer is just too expensive for just a few sails) but where I live you just can't buy it. Not even online.

Absolutely right. More people should do so :) to boldly go where no Blacktron-Bionicle-Boat/Ship has gone before! Good job @Elephant Knight