Kwatchi Posted August 11, 2018 Posted August 11, 2018 (edited) Captured in November '617 by a trade convoy led by the Sirrus , the Marvel was a pirate sloop-of-war crewed by a buccaneer band of little skill and worth. A prize crew sailed it back to port, where it languished for months. During the Night of Fire (which occurred in Charlatan Bay during May '618), the Mardier Royal Marine forces were hunted down and slaughtered. Facing certain death, force commander Fleet Captain Jardines fled with a handful of loyal men aboard the Marvel. After coming to realization that they were facing charges of cowardice and incompetence upon return to Dortanix for the loss of the free port, they chose to desert and start new lives. Since fleeing to sea, they have repaired the vessel as best they can and taking some work as escort to free trader fleets. Such work proved surprisingly lucrative, if somewhat boring and financed much needed improvements. Using what wealth they had, the Marvel was outfitted with a new set of 12 carronades. With her sleek lines and professional crew, she has proven to be a surprisingly skillful brawler on the fair seas. ===/===/=== It took ten months, but I finally got around to building a MOC for this MRCA capture. While I put a bit more effort into the masts and rigging this time out, it still falls in the middle ground between "playset" and "accurate model". It also stretched my brown bricks collection to its limit which forced a compromise on my spar lengths. I also realized I had run through my stash of white cloth after starting the sails, which is why I switched to having them furled. But I am overall pretty happy with it even if the photos don't do it justice, and hope to keep it on display at home for a while. Edited August 12, 2018 by Kwatchi Quote
Tezclatipoca Posted August 11, 2018 Posted August 11, 2018 Oh ! Great vessel ! it took you a long time but you succeeded in building an excellent ship. the rigging and custom furled sails are very well done and I really like the ship line ! Great job ! Quote
Ross Fisher Posted August 11, 2018 Posted August 11, 2018 A great new direction for you. I like everything about this ship excepte the join between masts and topmasts, and even those I can forgive, because I know the struggle of a small collection. Honestly, this is a really attractive ship, and I wish you good fortune on the Brick Seas with her! Quote
LM71Blackbird Posted August 11, 2018 Posted August 11, 2018 This is a nice looking ship! I like the sail plan and nice job on the hull! Quote
Fraunces Posted August 11, 2018 Posted August 11, 2018 Cool nice little schooner, I am confident she will prove worthy on the high seas! I also am very glad to see another detailed MOC from you! Hope to see more builds accompanied by the usual very nice stories! Quote
Ayrlego Posted August 12, 2018 Posted August 12, 2018 She is one really beautiful ship Kwatchi. The tan planking completes the overall very smooth look and the rigging is fantastic. Great work! Quote
deraven Posted August 12, 2018 Posted August 12, 2018 Lovely - the deck looks great, and I like the use of the old-school windows at the aft. Simple but effective detailing on the bow, too. Nice build! Quote
Capt Wolf Posted August 12, 2018 Posted August 12, 2018 I love it! Well worth the wait. I'm a big fan of the combination of looks and playability. I especially like the stepped masts and the lovely stern. The tan tiled decks, furled sails, and view of the interior are all excellent. That dragon helmet at the bow and the head rails are good, too. Well done all around! One question: Did you mean to say she was captured in November of 617? November 618 hasn't happened yet! Quote
Kwatchi Posted August 12, 2018 Author Posted August 12, 2018 Thanks for the kind words all. 12 hours ago, Capt Wolf said: One question: Did you mean to say she was captured in November of 617? November 618 hasn't happened yet! Blarg. Edit incoming. Quote
Roadmonkeytj Posted August 12, 2018 Posted August 12, 2018 I like this one Kwatchi ... Simple execution while maintaining elegance ...if you would not have said anything about the sails I would have thought it was intentional Quote
Bodi Posted August 14, 2018 Posted August 14, 2018 That's really a nice ship, shame that I wasn't able to comment on it earlier. The mixture of prefab and custom rigging looks quite good, the stern is exquisitely decorated with golden ornaments, I also like the fully tilled deck and the thumblehome, I can see there's a lot of attention dedicated to this moc. May I know how you managed to fix the winged horse mask please? I've tried to use it as figurehead without much success. Quote
Kwatchi Posted August 14, 2018 Author Posted August 14, 2018 6 hours ago, Bodi said: May I know how you managed to fix the winged horse mask please? I've tried to use it as figurehead without much success. It is not "fixed", but hung from a 2x1 grill tile. Having said that, it is far more solid that my yard arms. Quote
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