HMS Lion

[Captain Braunsfeld]

[pid][/pid] 157A

Hello everyone out there!

A new ship has been assembled, not applying monkey-driven-design this time, no, this is the HMS LION!

And this is where the name comes from:

The overall design was much inspired by a guy called Barney (hats off) - but the lion is 100% mine

The ship is modular (as all my ship models are) and I tried something new for the captain's cabin:

Hmm. Seems some bricks are slightly lose, I'll fix that.

What I meant to say was that I was able to avoid my usual rectangular build.

Overall, Captain Braunsfeld is quite happy

Have a wonderful christmas,

yours

Captain Braunsfeld

[Sebeus I]

Very nice, the lion idol is hilarious to be honest but it does give this ship something rather unique that seperates it from others.

Good job on the cabin, the ship has a great shape overal.

[Captain Golden Hook]

Nice Design! Love the stern and the awesome Galion like bow rail.

[Captain Braunsfeld]

Hi Sebeus I -

the lion idol is meant to be hilarious!

[Captain Becker]

Oh I wish I had some of those Torsos on me aswell.... They fit so well in Pirate theme IMHO. Anyay, the ship looks really good, sure the figurhead looks a bit funny but hey, theres only so much you can do whit LEGO, and thats what I love about it, its somewhat limited aswell so free. The tiny cannons are very well desinged, infact, I dont think I have seen that desing in use anywhere. So well done Sir! Very well done MOC.

Captain Becker

[Captain Braunsfeld]

My dear fellow captain Becker: If you are referring to the blueish torsos of the crew, they are easily available. Its the modified cavalry from the "Lone Ranger" set.

By the way: I ran out of white plates and dark red tiles - otherwise I could have added a sail or two...

[Mr. Townsend]

This is a pretty cool build. My favorite part is the torso sunk into the stern.

I think with the limited bits you had for sails you should have run out the top sails rather than the main. It's more of a fighting position and I think a more common configuration.

Edited December 18, 2013 by Mr. Townsend

[Captain Braunsfeld]

By the way, while building the Lion, I have tried to apply a design technique that everybody else seems to use - instead of my slope-based approach.

However, it did not look good and lacked stability.

Can somebody point me to a "how to" manual how to build ships and frigates using hinges, etc.?

Thanks in advance.

[UberlegoTV]

This is a Awesome boat :D the lion on the front is really funny :P Great build man keep up the good work!

[Sebeus I]

By the way, while building the Lion, I have tried to apply a design technique that everybody else seems to use - instead of my slope-based approach.

However, it did not look good and lacked stability.

Can somebody point me to a "how to" manual how to build ships and frigates using hinges, etc.?

Thanks in advance.

There's Captain Greenhair's Tutorial (link)

Many shipbuilders here have relied on this tutorial, including me but over the time I did quite some things different from the tutorial.

So the tutorial is more like a guideline, not an actual rule .

Either way, it has prooven to be helpfull.

Edited December 22, 2013 by Sebeus I

[ManInATopHat]

Awesome ship! I just adore the brick built sales with the maltese crosses. Just epic!

[Captain Braunsfeld]

Hi Sebeus I - that was really helpful. Thanks a lot, merry christmas!

[Captain Braunsfeld]

Captain Greenhair's Tutorial has been helpful.

I am currently working on a new ship.

... and I will be applying most of Captain Greenhair's techniques.

However, I have made it more complicated for me as my model will be smaller and as I am extending the sides twice, once half a stud, using a jumper, and once one stud.

Let's see how this will all work out in the end.

[kabel]

my current ships also use only two midsections and therefore I'd say that you will have to make this much smoother than what you are currently showing there. I think your extending too far, half a jumper is fine, otherwise your ship will look too chunky.

I went like this:

more pics here: http://www.brickshel...ry.cgi?f=522918

similar style here:

In case you happened to live in northern Hesse you could also come by and see yourself

[Captain Braunsfeld]

Hi Kabel,

I like your models. However, my "work in progress" looks promising. I will start a new post soon.

The second picture did not really work out ...

And I live in Cologne ... might be easier to share photos...

[kabel]

Ah Cologne, that's 2,5 hours ... too bad I'm never finding anyone from my area here on EB.

As for your ship: I'm not saying it doesn't look promising, quite the opposite! However, with only two midsections you have to be really carefull it doesn't look too cartoonish in the end. I think my ships manouver right on the edge, that's why I suggested to limit yourself to only half a brick of thumblehome

[Captain Becker]

Looks good, though the second photo failed miserably I am afraid...

Anyway, the ship itself looks promising from what I can tell, but I think you made quite a common mistake there, sometimes when people make these shorter vessels and use two midsections or so, they tend to overdo the curvature. I really cant tell from that second picture, but I personally think you should maby raise the middle a bit if possible. But then again, the picture is fuzzy and the angle its taking from isnt really showing the curvature properly, so I am going to wait some clearer pictures. Anyway, looking good, just keep going.

Captain Becker

[Captain Braunsfeld]

Hello Captain Becker,

yes, the second photo went downhill.... but work has continued and can now be found here in the forum:

http://www.eurobricks.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=90944

There you will be able to judge the overall curvature.