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Both would still be "very green" if you get the sense of it, if it's redwood forest or jungle, gigantic trees and a lot of plants would be on both scenes. I mean specifics won't change the fact that Yavin, Kashyyk and Endor all have excessive vegetation and hence could be counted as some sort of similar. Utapau however is very special planet caused by the makers of the movies who wanted to create unique planets for every movie and since all ordinary settings have been consumed already, the Episode 3 planets Mustafar and Utapau became quite exotic!

My bad, I just didn't think of that intro sentence that's associating SW with a fairy tale. It's still kind of weird to see it in that order. Anyway, I should be around here more often.

I like the design, tough I think MOCs of this specific vehicle have been done before. Maybe you find some inspiration looking at them. The right cannon uses a different hinge colour (dark grey) than the left one (light grey), is this intended? I also noticed you mixed old and new grey. Maybe Bricklink might help you. This MOC for instance seems to have the right size and is also a bit more detailed. Still nicely done, keep it up!

The combination of looks and functionality is great. I'm sure you invested a lot of time and even more Lego pieces in this! I'm wondering: Is there any way to make the arm move at a slower and hence more realistic speed? Thanks for sharing!

Why not use white? I think it would work better with your other colours and it's historically accurate for ships that had no copper plating. When I was working on Superbe a while ago, i took a look in some books like Anatomy of the ship: HMS Bellona that proved very helpful. I took some measurements and indeed a 7 stud spacing between the gunports is not just best looking, but also historically most accurate. However, the gunports would have different sizes, i.e. the bigger the guns, the bigger the gunports. Hence in some situations a 5 stud spacing could occur, though more likely on the topdeck I like that you made your gunports on the poop 2 studs instead of 3 though! I'm not sure if it's such a good idea to make her longer, but a length/width ratio of slightly less than 4:1 would be accurate. That's just valid if you want to build a 18th century third rate though, on a fantasy vessel you can do it however you like

It's quite a good idea to give us some of your building history, but maybe it would have been better to first post a picture of the finished product? At first I though this would be a WIP thread. Now onto the MOC: I really like all the detail you have given it. Maybe tiles would have looked better, but that is a matter of opinion. Are you sure the ISD is to scale? Even though the Executor is huge, this one seems maybe a little bit too small. A few years ago, I tried to moc a similar wedge design for a ISD MOC and failed miserably. Anyway, I'm into much older ships now so I don't have to worry Amazing job, I don't think there are many Star Destroyer MOCs of such a quality!

If I may, as a I'm not in this forum too often, but a Star Wars fan nonetheless, speak my mind, I would agree with the Utapau scene. It has not been done often, even though it is a very important battle in Episode 3 and it offers a wide array of possibilities whereas Kashyyk would be just plants and gigantic trees for the most parts. It would also too much look like Endor while Utapau is something unique IMO. Good luck with your build!

Looks really detailed, when I saw that you can actually open the hood, this MOC suddenly became quite a lot better. Lego set trucks should have equal detail.

That's a very original idea for a town MOC! where did you get the stickers? Did you make them yourself and if so, how?

I do very much like the look of these, especially the front, it looks quite real. What makes me worry a little is how their size relates to the Lego cars that are made today (6-wide). I mean in proportion with the small cars your trucks look amazing, but next to a 6-wide car they may seem somewhat smallish. Not like you could actually carry such cars with them. I'm not much into town, but the scale issue must be confusing for you guys.

I think it's these minifigs and accessories that will do a lovely job in a lot of MOCs in the future! Since you seem to be collecting, maybe you can get into that too with the PotC theme?

A UCS version is probably something that will remain exclusive for Star Wars fans. I am still very much looking forward to the sets, there will be certainly some interesting parts for MOCing in there. I hope to see more pearl gold, the globe will do fine for a captains cabin and the minifigs will be a very welcome variation too! If this line is going to be successful, maybe they'll make sets for the first three movied too (Black Pearl etc.)

Oh-oh I think it has not been a good idea to let Lego loose it's patent on the brick design. It is just abused by chinese low-quality manufacturers who make their money with clueless children and their parents who are tempted by the box art. Thanks for warning us!

So that's how you British do, you take French designs, copy them and then sink our ships! Arr! You should make her a Frenchman, as indicated in the first post! Just kidding. It's Achille btw, not Artemis. Now onto your ship: I have to completely agree with the good Admiral, the black- yellow colourscheme you used for your masts and yards seems pretty much off to me. I mean, if you want to limit her to a 2 colour yellow-black colourscheme, you should get rid of the yellow stripe on the topdeck, make the masts primarily in yellow with some black parts in between representing iron rings (the opposite of what you have done) and change the masts to all black. On the stern, the ornaments should be yellow as well as the window frames while the windows would be white (preferable the lattice design). That is the historical accurate way, of course you can do it how you like, but at the moment it doesn't look too good (the colours, not the ship ) The way you placed the main and mizzen topgallant masts is ok for a late design like the Leda class, however I think the fore topgallant should be in front. I really like your tiny MOC cannons, they look so sweet Also it's quite an interesting solution how you attached the ratlines to the hull. I made a knot there. Is the deck modular (i.e. can you take it off?)? I also think you should make the bow curve a bit more (like on the real thing). IT's a bit too flat atm. Have you included toilets in the head? Also the stern should have some inverted slope if you know what i mean. Like this one That has been a lot of criticism, but you're doing really good here, made a lot of progress in just 3 weeks! Ohh btw, if you want a moderator to rename your topic, I think you can send him a pm.

Very interesting idea for a MOC, especially with the PotC theme coming up! Maybe you should have used some blue tiles and transparent cheese slopes for the water. I like it though.

As much as I like the changes you made, especially your new dark blue/ pearl gold stern (lovely combination btw) I am still not sure about your hull design. It looks far too squarish in my opinion. It should also narrow much, much more towards the stern. I think this photo shows best what I mean. Anyway, I wish you the best of luck completing her! She's great so far! Rigging can be a pain tough...

107D Building Achille began in October 2009 as a side project of what was then my main shipbuilding project, Superbe. At the beginning it was much inspired by CGH's Build a frigate tutorial since I just wanted to quickly figure out how his techniques look like. At that time, Achille wasn't supposed to feature any interior or much detail and i planned to finish her in less than a month so that I could practice rigging techniques for "Superbe". When I posted a WIP topic though, my plans turned upside down. Through much feedback, for which I am extremely grateful, and my ambition to challenge what is possible on prefabs to the maximum, Achille became my main project, "Guerrière", her sistership, my side project while "Superbe" was given up (for now). Finally, Achille took me some 13 months and almost 300 hours to build. It contains about 5200 Lego pieces of which most are small and some very rare. To make her 32 sails and rigging, 1,5 m2 of linen and some 220m of 6different types of string have been consumed. It weighs 4,6 kg and measures 76cm in height and 105cm in length (over all). It is completely modular; the deck can be taken of to show the full interior, also all sails can be removed. I would like to credit Captain Green Hair, Admiral Croissant, Admiral Bejaune and Captain Blackmoor for their building techniques (esspecially CGH!), much inspiration and their valuable help and assistance on MSN. Also there has been an important, keen competition with Admiral Croissant's project Vesta which was build during the same time and drove me to invest much more time for rigging and sails than what I would have oherwise. Thank you so much! Now it is time for some more pictures: A bird's eye shows all of Achille's 32 sails. Of course the studding sails can be easily removed, as all other sails can be too. As a vessel of the Ancien Régime she flies the royal standard of France, a plain white flag. As you may spot in this picture, I used metal hook and eyes for making the sails modular. The bow shows her very unique headrails technique. The stern has been rebuild several times: This one is for Captain Green Hair: Now let's show you some details. Here, you can see the bow with the massive Ancors. This is where the ship's bell is situated. You can also see the upper part of the galley. Here we have the two boats Achille is carrying for various tasks, one of them being to pull the ship when there is light wind. This is the capstan used for raising the anchor. This is one of the most vital places on a ship: the steering wheel! Now let's go and see what it's like below deck. (Nicely shows how the modularity works; notice the two-way curved deck and the golden flag tops.) Here you can see the galley, you may have seen the upper part in front of the bell. This is the storage compartment - hmm looks like we forgot a prisoner down there! Now let's go to a much nicer place: the captain's cabin! The bed for the captain is situated on the port side, while navigation equipment is starbord. Of course, Achille has a brave crew as well. With a neat little trick, placing minifigs on the tiled deck isn't so hard: FIRE! More pictures can be found on Flickr Now it is time for me to shut up and pay attention to your comments and reactions.

I am so sad to hear this. This is completely unexpected. Thank you so much for what you have done for Classic-Pirates.com! We will always remember your contests. Farewell Dieter. My deepest condolences to his family.

Indeed I have followed your advice and all sails have been treated accordingly: Thanks again for that hint! I would also like to thank Captain Blackmoor, Admiral Croissant and Admiral Bejaune for their valuable advice and assistance on MSN. Meanwhile the ship has - while being delayed a bit by this step - been finished and pictures will be posted somewhere the next days. Keep an eye on the horizon! Perfectionist

Initially I planned to give it studding sails, but I'm not yet sure how to attach them to the yards so they could be removed... Agreed, the flying jib is somewhat large. I used evidence from HMS Bellona which has very similar stay sails; however hat is a 74gun ship, not a frigate.

Dear all, it has been quite a while, but there is some progress to show:as you can see I finally found the time to get started with the sails. I modeled them with cardboard first so I could get the shape right before I used valuable sailcloth (linen). After cutting them out I ironed them... ...decorated them with a pencil... ...and started putting them in place by means of sewing. The worst part is done: All sails have been made; I expect the "Achille" to be finished by the wend of this week. Taking appropriate picture may take some time as well (as you may haved noticed my Nikon P100 tends to turn red into pink under poor lighting ) About the voting that currently goes on in the pirate forum: I am quite displeased how my ships are presented there (unfinished, bad pictures) and thrown against fully rigged, perfectly photographed and well-known creations like Bonaparte's and CGH's galleon. I wouldn't go so far to say this was done on purpose to make Bonaparte's creation score better, however the expected mediocre result certainly won't do justice to the Achille that we are going to see in a little while. Since a fair competition of any kind requires some sort of entry qualification (eg.finished!) Achille an Guerrière should not be in the voting!. Since this most likely is a misunderstanding I really don't want to be too harsh, but you have to understand my point. Kind regards Perfectionist

This ship developed into something incredibly realistic; setting a new standard for waterline models. I'm sure it will be a great source of inspiration to a lot of people reading the forums. By the way, where did you get those cute brown cannon bases from?

Wonderful new pics! My favourite is the one with the long-boats... Thanks a lot!

I know it's been a while since I last posted here, but when I came across this I felt a bit awkward I missed it first What I like most about this magnificent creation is the overall appeareance which is just unlike every other Lego ship, maily due to the extremely detailed rigging. The "Vesta" really looks like the "Surprise" from Master and Commander for a moment, that is before one recognises the giant French flag of course! The hull is super flat and elegant which is achieved through both a low gundeck and using a long 6 midsections. And of course there are also a ton of details, esspecially on the deck that also inspired me a lot. Nonetheless some sort of a horizontal curving would have added something to the hull. Besides I'm not too conviced by the method you want to access the gundeck with. It looks like guns and minifigures could easily fall in there and it would be a mess to retrieve them. I'm also missing stairs on the hull to climb from a boat. It has always been clear that your rigging would eventually become something outstanding, but it just turned out ridiculously awesome! I'd be quite curious to see how it works. By the way, your masts look really nice too, I tried to copy them first, but ended up with a different solution that now mostly shares the look and I think it's a bit better, also in terms of stability. However there is one thing I must ask you: please, please take and share some more pics... possibly with some background or photoshopping? I mean this is such an amazing creation, we don't see many of these... For instance in the very first picture one cannon is not run out , and there is almost no other pic showing all of her beauty. One thing that is really mindblowing is how your ship grew and developed during these 1,5 years of building. Remember where you started? Maybe this development is most impressive about this ship:

I still do not understand what the sense of posting American auctions in a European forum is. Well, we do have some American users, but still... no European auctions? Could someone explain that to me please? Thanks!