Captain Braunsfeld Posted March 8, 2016 Posted March 8, 2016 Daylight come and I wanna go home! Today I present to you: Captain Tallyman and his "Banana Boat". Well, the Banana Boat may not be the most beautiful ship that has ever sailed the fourteen seas and her figurehead (a banana ) is often mocked at in harbour inns - but Captain Tallyman simply laughs along. He knows that his yellow freight will be paid for with golden coins - and any observer will quickly notice that Tallyman is able to buy himself a quite impressive lantern! But he keeps a low profile and enjoys his life as the fastest banana trader of Eslandola. Guided by his able and cunning first mate Mr. Monkey, the "Banana Boat" is known in most ports. C&C welcome! Quote
gedren_y Posted March 8, 2016 Posted March 8, 2016 "Hide the deadly black tarantula." Good one. Quote
blackdeathgr Posted March 8, 2016 Posted March 8, 2016 A monkey, a parrot and an impressive impressive impressive lantern!!What not to love!! Also gj on the sail! Quote
Captain Braunsfeld Posted March 8, 2016 Author Posted March 8, 2016 "Hide the deadly black tarantula." Good one. Yepp. Day-o! (... and of course I have had this song in my head since I've posted this) A monkey, a parrot and an impressive impressive impressive lantern!!What not to love!! Also gj on the sail! Thanks - yes, it is an old-fashioned-custom-sail Quote
Garmadon Posted March 8, 2016 Posted March 8, 2016 Very nice little ship, Captain B, the banana figure-head is hilarious, and that lantern in the back is very impressive indeed! I do think a bit of tiling would improve the build, and the sail would look much better (though I already do really like that wheel on it! ) if you could get it to stick out a bit more. It's great to see more Eslandolan and ETWC ships though! Quote
Mr Greeble Posted March 8, 2016 Posted March 8, 2016 Ahhh! Now I have that song in my head! Great little boat. Quote
dr_spock Posted March 9, 2016 Posted March 9, 2016 Nice banana boat. The sail could probably use a couple of lines to secure it from flapping in the wind. Quote
Captain Braunsfeld Posted March 9, 2016 Author Posted March 9, 2016 Very nice little ship, Captain B, the banana figure-head is hilarious, and that lantern in the back is very impressive indeed! I do think a bit of tiling would improve the build, and the sail would look much better (though I already do really like that wheel on it! ) if you could get it to stick out a bit more. It's great to see more Eslandolan and ETWC ships though! Yepp, this brave effort doubles the number of ships of the ETWC And this time, it is really a trading ship. Ahhh! Now I have that song in my head! Great little boat. Let us all sing along: Day-O - Day-O... Nice ship! I fear that there is no good picture that is showing the actual freight (the bananas). You can (probably) see the box and the treasure chest on deck, filled with bananas. There are more in the hold (which you cannot see). Nice banana boat. The sail could probably use a couple of lines to secure it from flapping in the wind. "Flapping in the wind"? Isn't that a song by Elton John? Quote
Bregir Posted March 9, 2016 Posted March 9, 2016 Lovely little freighter, captain. Those old (?) hulls have a nice shape, but do make the vessel seem like she is riding very high in the water, especially when the ship is this short. I really like that lantern, and the sail is nice too - is it a print, and on what material? As to your rigging, I first thought her a solely square rigged vessel, but then I noticed the gaff behind the mast and the sail on the bowsprit (which name currently evades me). While I would suggest you raise the gaff and make it longer, while raising its angle a bit too (20 degrees, more or less). Right now, what would nominally be her mainsail (if we assume she is a sloop or cutter), is a mere scrap of a hankerchief. Lastly, there is no way not to love the figurehead! Well done! Quote
Fuzzy MacFuzz Posted March 9, 2016 Posted March 9, 2016 The stern view is lovely, very atmospheric. A small boat but a nice wide hull for the 'six foot, seven foot, eight foot bunch'. I notice that the crew are wisely wearing helmets to protect against those inevitable monkey banana-throwing incidents. Hopefully Capt. Tallyman's wig is well padded for same. Quote
Captain Braunsfeld Posted March 10, 2016 Author Posted March 10, 2016 Lovely little freighter, captain. Those old (?) hulls have a nice shape, but do make the vessel seem like she is riding very high in the water, especially when the ship is this short. I really like that lantern, and the sail is nice too - is it a print, and on what material? As to your rigging, I first thought her a solely square rigged vessel, but then I noticed the gaff behind the mast and the sail on the bowsprit (which name currently evades me). While I would suggest you raise the gaff and make it longer, while raising its angle a bit too (20 degrees, more or less). Right now, what would nominally be her mainsail (if we assume she is a sloop or cutter), is a mere scrap of a hankerchief. Lastly, there is no way not to love the figurehead! Well done! As to rigging: I'd say it's badly rigged I'll have to think about what type of ship that may be... I'll end up the sloop John B. , as usual The stern view is lovely, very atmospheric. A small boat but a nice wide hull for the 'six foot, seven foot, eight foot bunch'. I notice that the crew are wisely wearing helmets to protect against those inevitable monkey banana-throwing incidents. Hopefully Capt. Tallyman's wig is well padded for same. Spot on. This is exactly why they are wearing those old-fashioned morions. Captain Tallyman is a close friend of the first mate who does not throw bananas at his boss Quote
Captain Green Hair Posted March 10, 2016 Posted March 10, 2016 Nice Banana! Love the lantern, good job! Quote
Captain Dee Posted March 15, 2016 Posted March 15, 2016 Interesting and funky little vessel. I really like the second pic; the big sail hanging limp reminds me of illustrations of some of the really old sailing ships. The banana/monkey theme is expected of course, and results in a nicely humorous little build. The lantern is neat, but I hope it's secured well on that long rod. Keep it up. Quote
Captain Braunsfeld Posted March 15, 2016 Author Posted March 15, 2016 Nice Banana! Love the lantern, good job! Interesting and funky little vessel. I really like the second pic; the big sail hanging limp reminds me of illustrations of some of the really old sailing ships. The banana/monkey theme is expected of course, and results in a nicely humorous little build. The lantern is neat, but I hope it's secured well on that long rod. Keep it up. The second pic is good, I agree. And the ship IS an old sailing ship How come the banana/monkey theme was expected? Was that on BrickiLeaks? Quote
Jacob Nion Posted March 16, 2016 Posted March 16, 2016 (edited) Banana Boat... that makes me think of Bud Spencer. I would bet the first idea you had was the figurehead! Nice job. And that lantern is genius. Funny to see a Mitgardian flag. Who knows, if you sail to far, the bananas will be rotten and you arrive at Historican shores. Edited March 16, 2016 by Jacob Nion Quote
BrickOn Posted March 16, 2016 Posted March 16, 2016 So the banana boat supplies the banana shop,? Nice little system you've got going there and a very impressive lantern, clearly a profitable system too! :-) Quote
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