Wellesley
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Hi everybody. Some changes. Now I use a chain as bobstay and the quarter deck is a bit longer astern and covers the steering wheel. The stern looks more simple, just left the lanterns. I started rigging the yards (will add stunsails later) and the gaff. More pictures in my brickshelf. Greetings, Wellesley!
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I did some scenery with my old frigate.
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Finally some more pictures. I'll probably have time enough to make some big progress when I'm at home again between Christmas and New Year. So here now a few pics. More new ones are in my brickshelf. I finished the design of my sea soldiers, too. And because I had no shakos but bluecoat torsos left, I tried a new helmet design, which fits well with the french infantries I think. Again I have to excuse myself for not rotating the pictures before zipping. Wish you all a "hyggelig" Christmas or Hanukkah! Wellesley
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Thank you both. The thumblehome was, with which I started years ago. So I never worried about that part, because it was like motivator, the centre my whole project was based on. It all started with these pics. The only problem was to get a round shape towards the bow and the stern. Maybe I'll rework the bow some day. So here now are a few pics, showing the headrails, the top light and an anchor. Hope they will be public soon. Greetings, Wellesley!
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Just a few changes, but here are some more photos. The headrails are finished, too. I just forgot to take a picture of the bow, will follow soon. Maybe then together with some updates on the rigging. Lack of motivation during the finale phase.
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Ambassador Project - Haven Guard Flag & Torso Designs
Wellesley replied to Mister Phes's topic in LEGO Pirates
These two are still my favorites. But somehow I have something against the printed legs in the lower picture. Why don't try the torsos from the second picture with the legs and epaulettes from the first? Also something different to mention: As I remember the common soldiers of the Imperial Guard and the Imperial Soldiers all had the very first standard Lego head. The simple smily face. I can't say why, but I never could change their faces and had to keep the similarities. I wont buy any new Lego sets, but will probably order some of the soldiers. Those then will be part of the happy face war faction, too. Greetings Wellesley -
It is okay, I will check Ebay regulary and buy canons as soon as I find a great offer. But until then I can work on other ,actually more important, parts of my ship (will hopefully update the thread soon). Wellesley
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Heyho Lego Pirates Community, I often search for Lego canons, because I still need 12 with the old grey pipes. But I wanted to share this auction, I found today, with you: http://www.ebay.de/itm/Lego-8-Kanonen-dunkelgrau-fur-Western-Piraten-Soldaten-Neu-2527-110c01-/191289636070?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_77&hash=item2c89c034e6 Up to 24 canons. Still very expensive. But at least a high amount of firepower at once. Wellesley
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These are my two favorites. I think a flag containing more white than orange fits better to the selected torsos. Wellesley
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I would keep the official Lego canons, even though you are right according to their size. But I think they create the typical Lego feeling. Something my childhood was based on.^^ So for the lower gun decks I would prefer Lego canons most time, while custom canons fit perfactly on the main deck. Love your staircase. Greetings Wellesley
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@Kolonialbeamter: Oh yeah the head rails^^ totally forgot to mention, that I'm still looking for more ideas. This is a hard task, because I wanted to keep it more the old Lego style. But maybe I will try to work with hinges again. I really like the one of the Persephone. I think the bow works like that. But you are right. From a few angles it really looks angular. Thats probably because the yellow stripe, which is just straight in the bow part. So I will first try to change the stripe to get a way more curvier shape. Thanks for the critics, nearly forgot about the head rails at all:P Edit: Just looked at her and suddenly had an idea how to make her stern a little bit lower and thiner. So there hopefully will be more updates soon. Wellesley
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[MOC] USS Poseidon - Minifig Scale First Rate Ship of the Line
Wellesley replied to shiplover's topic in Pirate MOCs
Thats still just three gun decks:P The definition of a gun deck is, that you have a continuous battery througout a whole deck. Without any gaps. So the canons astern bunched together don't make a gun deck but are part of the main deck. The only ship with 4 gun decks i know was the spanish Santísima Trinidad (and maybe the USS Pennsylvania) @shiplover But here is another perfectionistic idea:) Maybe a little bit late, because your hull is nearly finished. I think it was said before, but that are just too many canons, even for a first rate:P And according to your ships scale, the gun ports seem to be a little bit tiny. So changing them into 3x3 plates and reduce your firepower down to 120 canons would let your vessel become the most acurate ship building ever. Because only your scale offers the possibility to work on the interior very detailed. Anyways its just a beauty (as long as something that was built for war can be called beautiful) Greetings Wellesley -
My Brickshelf is now public again! For the canons I will probably have to check ebay from time to time.
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I love your black coats:) Somewhere I have one of these firefighter torsos, too. Could become a prisoner or ambassador then. A beautiful harbour! Wellesley
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This looks very nice. Indeed blue and tan was a good choice. Looks exactly like a mauritanian building. Or a babylonian like the Ishtar Gate. The awning built with the red flags is stunning! Greetings Wellesley!
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Finally I got enough time to upload some photos, showing you the current status of my 74 gun lego ship of the line. I'll probably name her "HMS Bulwark", according to her 2 bricks thick hull. Only the rigging is left, which is just a question of new bricks I will have to order. And of course: canons, still need 24 of the old grey canons with brown gun carriage. It's not historically accurate. I wanted two build a lego ship and started building a two gun decks vessel out of my mind. The longer it just stood around without any progress because of missing bricks, I had more time coming up with new ideas and looking at some plans and other ships here in the forum. So it grew from a 44 gun frigate up to a 74 gun ship. The Lego masts were too low, so I had to build my own. The ship is around 92 cm long (125 cm with bowsprit) and 93 cm high (80 cm between the top of the mizzen mast and the main deck) Even though the stern is a little bit too wide and heavy and the astern parts are maybe a bit too high, I like her in this shape and for now there are no more plans to change something. Maybe one of you have some ideas or see something, that just doesn't fit into the overall picture at all. So now, here some new pictures (and some more in my brickshelf): Greetings Wellesley
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Kann man sich nur anschließen. The definition of "epic"!
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Maybe you want to try this: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/73/Michael_Zeno_Diemer_-_A_frigate_off_the_coast_near_Rio_de_Janeiro,_Brazil.jpg It's my favorite maritime painting from M.Z. Diemer. A frigate near the brazilian coast, even with a similar angle. Greetings Wellesley
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Oh wow, what a beautiful job on putting your ship into maritime paintings you have done! I espacially love the one from Michael Zeno Diemer (http://marineoilpaintings.blogspot.de/2011/12/michael-zeno-diemer.html 2nd picture), who was my great-great grandfather. Once my 74 gun lego ship of the line is ready I must try this, too. Great work, Wellesley
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Set Name: The Post ship (not from the royal navy rating system) Category: 7 Faction: The Merchants Description: A little ship, maybe the size of the prefab hulls from the armada flag ship (6280). One or two masts. Main Elements / Play Features: A lot of storeroom and a working crane. Minifigures: 4 - 1 Trader and his son. 2 Sailors (All are part of the Merchants) Accessories: Barrels, letters. Set Name: The smugglers cave Category: 3 Faction: The Smugglers Description: A coastal hideout for the smugglers. Main Elements / Play Features: A rowing boat and a cave. Minifigures: 2 Smugglers Accessories: A barrel, a chest full of gold, a skeleton, a treasure map Set Name: The lighthouse Category: 4 Faction: The Merchants Description: A lighthouse with a little landing stage and a crane on it. Main Elements / Play Features: Minifigures: 2 -1 lighthousekeeper (The Merchants) and 1 Guard Accessories: (a canon on the landing stage?) Set Name: Dead drop Category: 2 Faction: The Smugglers Description: A part of the pier with a few bollards. An outflow of the drainage contains the dead letter box. Main Elements / Play Features: A fence or grid marks the outflow. One may open the grid to access the canalisation and the dead letter box Minifigures: 2 -1 Harbor patrol (The Guards) and 1 Smuggler (Pirates) Accessories:
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Thank you both, I will check your links. Greetings Wellesley!
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https://www.flickr.com/photos/150321535@N08/albums Hi everybody, when I started to build a lego ship in summer 2012 the plan actually was to come up with a fourth rate ship of the line around 50 or 64 guns. But it became bigger and I added four guns per gun deck (two each side). So now I have a broadside with 28 guns on the gun decks and 9 guns on the main deck. That makes a 74 gun ship of the line. Not counted were two guns astern and 6 carronades (thanks to Admiral Bejaune for the design) on the poop deck. When it comes to the rigging I first wanted to use the classic Lego prefab ship masts from the old pirate sets. But the ship is too big to use them. I will use brick built masts, but it will last a bit I can show you pictures because I first have to buy round bricks. I hope Dread Pirate Wesley and Imperial Shipyards have nothing against me inspecting the riggings they used on their ships. Sometimes Its better to use wonderful details which allready were built than have to come up with new ones. Now I reached the point of not having any bricks I could use for my project so finally I have to buy some. Do you guys know a good online brick source where i can buy masses of similar bricks? If you are interested in the earlier progress here you go with the link of the old thread: http://www.eurobrick...showtopic=71980 Also my brickshelf folder, which doesn't contain all pictures because its new and I still have problems with uploading .zip folders and I'm just bored of doing it one by one: http://www.brickshel...ry.cgi?f=527858 Wellesley! Just a copy of the last post of the old progress thread: Here the latest pictures:
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Damn it, nearly all my photos are deleted by now. Using a brickshelf account from now on to show you the updates. I changed the number of gun ports per continuous gun deck per side from 13 to 14 New gratings improved cabins, doesn't look too thick anymore and the ship gained more stability http://www.brickshel...ry.cgi?f=527858 Wellesley
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Nice to see, that non-prefab-hull ship of the lines became more popular. Doesn't look too heavy, lovely curve. Well done Sir!
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Hi, thanks for the replies exactly, i like stuff like the ToR series aswell, but was searching for some pictures like the one Sebeus posted:) Now i'll check "the Beauty" And here two scenes from my old frigate: greetings Wellesley