Quailane

Cool, thanks. Sorry, I didn't read your previous post. I don't have an imageshack folder. I just uploaded the pictures directly.

Wow. What a beauty. Are you going to try your hand at building it with real bricks?

Ah, well that is easy. I made those sails a long time ago for a pirate MOC of old. Back then I had only one tall mast and one medium mast, so those plus two jibs were all I made. That fabric I used was perfect for the sails. It is actually very very thin black rubber sandwiched between two very thin pieces of cloth. One side is smooth and the other is textured. I wish I could find some more of it to make sails with, but I was just using what was on hand.

Thanks for the comments. Yes, one of those center hull, one of those masts, the shorter mast piece on the bowsprit, and three of the four long rigging pieces came from that Ebay auction I won. This is all I could find on New Sweden: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Sweden I live to the west of what was once Fort Christina. There isn't much left there except for a Church and graveyard. We also have a replica ship of the one that the first Swedish settlers came in: http://www.kalmarnyckel.org/ It was probably the only time in my life I will have ever seen a wooden sailing ship being built. I still can't believe how small it looks in person though. Here is another attempt at a photograph of the ship:

39c This is my first ship I have built. Basically it is a modified Imperial Flagship. It has one more hull section, one more cannon, a lengthened bowsprit, and two three piece masts. I think the tall sails and thin hull really turn out a beautifully sleek ship. I had found my old Legos when I had been doing some cleaning. The pirates were by far my favorite Legos. I found the instructions online and built my favorite, the Imperial Flagship. I couldn't bear to tear it apart for pieces, so I decided to improve upon it. I wanted to make a very fast ship. I tried to pack on as much sail as I could on the small hull with two center sections. I know it is very lightly armed, but its speed is its greatest attribute. My plans are to add one more center section, add a rear facing cannon, one more cannon on the gun deck, cover the gun deck, add a cabin in the rear, and figure out some way to add more sails. All I can think of is a lateen on a small tertiary mast. Does anyone have any other suggestions? I am terribly sorry for poor pictures. Also, pretend that is has two triangular sails above the bowsprit. 8-| I would like to hear what anyone has to say about it, thanks!

My favorite is not in the poll. I would have to go with the Adventurers ship. I forget the name of the set, but it was in the jungle. It sure is a lot better than most of the poll options. Oh, and I do own it, though bias aside, it is seriously a great Lego ship. Here, I found it: http://www.geocities.com/EnchantedForest/C.../5900/5976.html

I think lego stickers are fine with water. I had a floating boat that had stickers on it. The stickers survived the water, just not my abuse.

I bought this set on Ebay when Ebay was fairly new. I bought it because I couldn't afford either of the bigger ships. I really don't like this ship at all. It just doesn't look right. The stern isn't very attractive and the main mast and rigging just look bad to me. It is definitely one of the ugliest Lego ships. It lacks the grace of the other ships. It looks tubby and crude compared to my Imperial Flagship or even my Renegade Runner. To me, the only redeeming qualities are being able to fit 4 cannons in there and having a lot of useful parts. I give it a 2.

*sweet*

Good find.