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I've had the exact same problem with one of my BSBs. Just don't push the upper part all the way down into the lower part; the rigging pieces should hold it in place anyway.

The fun is that you can use both. Thanks for the comments everyone!

This is another ship which I built for my comic Kings & Queens of the Sea. I guess it could go either here or to the Elves subforum, as this is not a typical ship with sails, etc. But I chose to post it here, as it is a part of the greater story which involves more classic-looking ships. Besides, the creatures onboard are not Elves. They are supposed to be (my interpratation of) Nereids - sea nymphs, mythical females who live in the ocean, or maybe their descendants, who knows... First, here's the Brickshelf folder. Now some pictures: In this universe, they control sharks, or at least these sharks - that's why they don't need sails! Nereids are much like Mermaids, but with legs - they live in the sea. So why do they even need a ship you might ask? That's a perfectly valid question, which will be answered in the comic. But a small hint will appear under the final picture in this thread! Some more images: And here's the hint which I promised - the ship carries some precious cargo which is held in these chests and barrels. What is inside exactly? This will be answered in the comic. That's it for now!

Thanks very much! Then you're yet to read the best parts in my opinion, as those first dozen or so episodes are pretty much so-so. Although they do have some better moments I guess. The quality of images gets better in later episodes too! Accpept my delayed happy birthday then, I turned 39 this year and I absolutely agree with your statements. Anyway, the story will be back in a new way, and I hope it will be better than before. Before this happens, I'm planning to introduce another MOC which I built specifacally for the comic, but it will be in a separate thread. Soon, hopefully. Anyway, thanks for the feedback. Thanks mate! There's more to come.

And here's a coda of sorts to the series, a summary of how the comic came to be and how it evolved since 2008: Behind the Scenes

Greetings! We have finally reached the last episode. You can click below to read it: Episode 37: It's Over So, there will be no more episodes. Does this mean there is no more story to be told? Hell no. The story itself will return, in a slightly different way, with a fresh restart, one day... However, since this is the definite ending of this portion of it, or the first series if you will, let me add a few things... I joined Eurobricks in 2005. I started this series in 2008. The start was rough. I introduced certain things which I now regret, like the dreadful aliens which now I have finally gotten rid of (fortunately, their presence was barely seen anyway). And the quality of these early episodes, both in terms of the story and the images, was frankly not that good. It definitely needed some time to find its right tracks. And even among those later episodes, there were a few stinkers. But it premiered in slightly different times... The times when people actually cared about the things you uploaded to Brickshelf, or to this forum. I remember receiving quite interesting feedback to this story, but also to my MOCs, which, I have to admit, were mostly awful in 2005-2008... Since then my building style has improved a lot, although I'm still far below the level of many wonderful MOCers seen here. But I use bulding as a means to tell the story, and I think the comic itself has also improved. And hopefully it will get even better when it's back in its new incarnation... Today, a lot of people on the Internet have become indifferent. They don't care, or maybe they don't have the time to look at all this stuff anymore. Do you remember the times when even crappy MOCs (like those early builds of mine) had thousands of views on Brickshelf within several days after uploading? And people actually discussed them, whether they liked them or not? I do, and I'm sure a lot of you do too. I think one of the reasons behind this involved the fact that there were less MOCs published back then, less galleries and forum threads... Today you have plenty of those and maybe it's hard to focus on specific things because of that. And by the way, those were also the times when each and every website did not attack you with "Accept our privacy policy" first, then "Accept cookies", then "Do you want to receive notifications" and finally "Do you want to install our app?" before you could finally see what the damn page is about. Each time I'm attacked by this crap, it reminds me of this scene: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HKl6YVubyv8 Yeah, the Internet was much more fun 10 years ago and more. And I see it not just on this forum, but on others too, where people were much more willing and eager to talk about thier passions and hobbies and comment on other people's work. The abundance of stuff is one thing, but the approach of people is something different, and that has changed too... And please don't interpret this as if I was an old AFOL complaining: Boo-hoo, they don't read my comic. That's not really the case. You see, I used to draw comics back at school (and I even suck at drawing) and then put them at the bottom of a drawer. OK, maybe 4 or 5 friends from my school saw them, but that was it. But I did it because I liked it. And the comic here is like the continuation of that tradition. And I will be doing more of it, even if it remains on the hard drive of my home computer. Because I like doing it. What I was trying to tell you is just a general observation of an overall trend. OK, that's all from me for now... Once again, this chunk of the story is over, 12 years after it started. I'm yet to make up my mind on how to celebrate this. I have a bottle of rum in the closet though... So perhaps I shall just splice the mainbrace.

The story continues! Brand new Episode 36: Good-Bye and Hello is ready.

Thanks! Yes those white hulls are tricky, it's easy to make a ship look too modern with one of those. But in this case it works quite nicely I think.

Excellent, thanks!

Hello everybody. :) First of all, this ship was made specifically for my comic series Kings and Queens of the Sea, so if you're curious who the crew are and so on - just keep reading the story to find out. In that regard it's actually a spoiler of sorts of the series, but whatever. It is obviously inspired by the recent Barracuda Bay ship, with some twists here and there. The biggest changes of course include the colours, the third mast, but also the interior. The figurehead gives the ship its name: Some more images: The ship has a full set of 8 guns: The anchor mechanism is also different and resembles those of the older ships: The main deck has an openable hatch with a ladder leading below: The lower deck, accessible by removing part of the main deck: And its bow part, with beds and a hammock - something which some of you might remember from my HMS Eternity. :) And the galley in the stern section. The ship separates into 3 just like the original, so those parts may be accessed with ease: Guns in the middle section: And finally the captain's quarters: And here's the Brickshelf folder. That's all! I really liked the Barracuda Bay ship so I wanted to try my own approach to it. I hope you enjoyed it! :)

It is time for Episode 35: Dangerous Games.

That's great news, here's hoping it will be approved now!

Hello again! Episode 34: The Last Man Standing is up! If all goes according to plan, we are only two episodes away from a grand finale!

Well, not so long ago even I didn't know it would continue. By all means go ahead! Anyway, Episode 33: The Bout is here, so feel free to read that one too!

And we're finally back! The story continues with Episode 32: The Queen and the King. Yes, its title is kind of similar to the title of the whole series. This is very much intentional. Also, for the first time we actually see the Spaniards, who were mentioned eariler in the series. The story also contains an interesting, perhaps rather controversial revelation. To be continued!

How come I forgot this? I reviewed the thing! Oh well...

Actually I think episode 30 is a good point to start reading, even if you haven't read 1 to 29! Thanks! The time has come for the next chapter: Episode 31: From above Enjoy!

That is not quite accurate. The Durmstrang Ship released in 2005 had 3 of them in light blue. Skeleton Ship Attack from 2007 had one in brown and the Troll Warship released in 2008 had two. In all these sets they functioned AS crow's nests.

I like it! May require certain modifications, but it is a nice medium-sized sailing vessel. And I like the brown hull a lot. Plus you can always remove the Jolly Roger from the sail and make it a merchant vessel or whatever you wish.

Well, like I said, the story is back after 10 years! And with three new episodes all at once! Why? Well first of all I wanted to end the Laurantia story arc which had become a bit too long for my taste, it is a flashback story connected to the background of one of the main characters named Eve Hamilton and there are no sailors or sea in it (it shows her adventures on one of the islands which she visited while trying to sail around the world before the current events; the island is less advanced in terms of development so it feels more like LEGO Castle than Pirates ). We ended with Part 3 in 2010 (yes, really), so here are two final chapters of this story arc: Episode 28: Laurantia Part 4 Episode 29: Laurantia Part 5 And if you are curious what happened earlier, you can go to the first post in this thread, I just updated it with links to all episodes! And by the way, some of the images shown in those two final parts of this story were taken by me as early as in 2010, some in 2013 (I think), and the rest just recently. They are all mixed up in here and it shows (considering I used different cameras over the years, with different quality of images too). But anyway, it's finally over so we can move on to: Episode 30: Grand Sovereign Realm Where we are back at sea, on the "present" day of the whole series. And it is a true new beginning, or, at the very least, a game changer for our characters. What will happen next? We shall see.

Excellent! You should submit this to LEGO Ideas, I'm sure it would sell like crazy if released!

Well, almost ten years after the last entry in my comic series, allow me to announce this: Kings and Queens of the Sea will be back soon! And this is NOT an April Fool's thing! What are the plans? To make the story look and read better. Those early parts did not look that good and I'm aware of this. But it's been ten years, and even more if you count since the beginning. We have all made some progress, at least I hope I have. :) I myself am also a very different person from who I was back then. Some big changes are coming story-wise too. So anyway, stary tuned for more of the story soon! And if you want to catch up with what has happened until now, here is the story so far - some of it better, some of it worse: http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/Dreamweb/PiratesTheme/Comic

Obviously, this is very different from the original Ideas model. But actually I like it even better now. This is because I prefer ships over islands any day, and while I was going to buy the Pirate Bay eventually as it would still be LEGO Pirates, now I MUST get the Barracuda Bay - you have an instant ship in there, how can this be a disadvantage? Of course, I am not very happy with the ship being YET another BSB remake, but at least it looks like the best remake to date! Also, this is the first ever LEGO Pirate ship with visible tumblehome (well, except for the 4+ ship) so that's a huge improvement on its own!

Let's hope it's true! That would be a year too late for a 30th anniversary anyway, but I will forgive this if new sets are released.

That is indeed some very interesting information, thanks! Well that would certainly explain the inconsistencies in the look of this particular item - the stone pattern, the level of water on the sides, etc.