mccoyed Posted May 4, 2014 Posted May 4, 2014 Somewhere off the Southern coast of Varlyrio... The Hold Fast, a Mitgardian Privateer sails away from its latest spot of pirating. Captained by a Mitgardian of unknown origins, called One-Eye. The ship is a large, but fast caravel that preys the waters of West Historica, particularly the Tradewind Bay, the waters north of the Mystic Isles, and the coast of Varlyrio. Varlyrians are a favorite target of One-Eye's. The Hold Fast's crew comes from all across Historica. Here we see a Lupine from the Wither Woods, Mr. Crowls and he is looking on the most recent prize taken by One-Eye and his crew with some degree of trepidation. Noticing this, Legs Al-Bara, a Kaliphlin sailor and master swordsman, approaches to reassure him that The Hold Fast will make a clean getaway with their treasure. Deirdre, an Avalonian girl who has an adventurous streak and joined One-Eye's crew some months back, leafs through the decoy flags on the forecastle. The crew uses these to buy time when chased by hostile ships. If they can convince an enemy that they're friendly by flying the right flag, it might give them the breathing room they need to make off before they're caught. These flags have also gotten The Hold Fast into some ports that otherwise wouldn't have been all that hospitable. Since she made them herself, Deirdre takes special pride in them. Still a bit shaken from their last fight, assistant quartermaster Timmermans, hides out in the rowboat to sort himself out away from the rest of the crew. An orphan from a cave-dwelling clan of Southern Mitgardia, Timmermans was adopted by Big Bald Barrington, One-Eye's closest confidant and the ship's quartermaster. Usually Timmermans stays out of the fighting when The Hold Fast takes a prize. Last time, though, he got a little too close and probably saw some unpleasant things. Speaking of which, Big Bald Barrington (also Mitgardian) shares Mr. Crowls' concerns about their latest exploits. He is showing One-Eye a map of coastal Varlyrio, cross-checking directions given by their best lookout, Mr. Samjacks, who hails from the untamed regions of Varlyrio. Behind BB Barrington and One-Eye, Colin, the cabin boy and brother of Deirdre, looks out on the water with Black Holly, fierce fighter and archer from Nocturnus. Colin's not the type to let anything bother him for long and he loves the sea. Black Holly is less easily impressed, but she has a soft spot for Colin and his boyish enthusiasm. Up in the crow's nest and amidst the masts and rigging of the ship, Mr. Samjacks is looking out for a hidden cove that he remembers from his youth, perhaps a good place to hide in case they've attracted too much attention from the Varlyrian navy. On the foremast, Willy enjoys a snack in his favorite spot. A consummate sailor, Willy is more at home here than he ever could be on land. The Hold Fast has seen its share of scrapes and close calls. Let's hope our buccaneering heroes get away from those pesky Varlyrians with their big score! Notes: There's a lot more pictures on my Flickr. Including many detail shots normally found in ship builds. There's also a few more crew members and stuff like that. I didn't want to post too many pics here as I'm not sure if there's a limit or not. Please have a look at the flickr album here: https://www.flickr.c...157644511685285 I'd also like to claim the following UoP Credits: Architecture: Advanced Windows (Half stud offset) Quote
Scaevola Posted May 4, 2014 Posted May 4, 2014 (edited) Nice work. The sails and overall design of the ship looks good, but the front of the ship looks a little ramshackle. Overall nice work with this (I withheld UoP credits because there wasn't any photos that show your advanced windows) Edited May 4, 2014 by Scaevola Quote
Gunman Posted May 4, 2014 Posted May 4, 2014 Thats a lot of action going on the ship :) Nice one mate... I like the way you have the sails and the "front" statue of the ship! Quote
de Gothia Posted May 4, 2014 Posted May 4, 2014 Wow! This is great! I love the ship and I really love the characters you have in your crew! The chima heads really fits well! Quote
mccoyed Posted May 4, 2014 Author Posted May 4, 2014 Thanks everybody. I obsessed over this project for a solid 2 weeks and scoured many craft stores for appropriate sail material. And I hope those of you who wanted to see more of the ship itself checked out the Flickr. There's a lot more in there. I'm nervous and excited to see what Kabel has to say about it as I drew a lot of inspiration from his ships and advice (and lots from other ships too!). Nice work. The sails and overall design of the ship looks good, but the front of the ship looks a little ramshackle. Overall nice work with this (I withheld UoP credits because there wasn't any photos that show your advanced windows) Can you elaborate a bit on the front? Just wondering about specifics because I may fix it next month when I return from Europe. I have a few stories planned with The Hold Fast and her crew before I move on. :D Overall I'd say I'm like 75% satisfied with this ship. It'd be more like 60% if it wasn't my very first. I think we would agree about the front and it is the most fragile part of the ship by far. Even more than the masts. And for the UoP... totally my bad. The GNAR thread has the pic of the stern. I will put it here: Another angle to show the extent of the offset: Quote
TheUtilityBelt Posted May 5, 2014 Posted May 5, 2014 I knew Mitgardians we're either pirates or assosiated with pirates! Quote
Lord Vladivus Posted May 5, 2014 Posted May 5, 2014 (edited) Sorry, iPhone screwed up and double posted! Argh. Nice boat though! Edited May 5, 2014 by Lord Vladivus Quote
MassEditor Posted May 5, 2014 Posted May 5, 2014 Mean looking ship, I love the ballista and the ram! A medieval-age ship isn't a ship without a ram! The figs and story are great too! Quote
mccoyed Posted May 5, 2014 Author Posted May 5, 2014 Thanks all. @MassEditor: I agree totally and look for more story in a few weeks when I get back from Europe (won't be able to build til then). My big plan is to tell the story of how The Hold Fast got all that loot in the first place and why it's so dangerous. It's heavily implied already but there's a story in there. Quote
Scaevola Posted May 5, 2014 Posted May 5, 2014 (edited) + 1 UoP DoH for the windows The front of the ship kind of grew on me (and I can't remember what I meant by ramshackle now, as it looks pretty sturdy and practical) so you can disregard my critique in my previous comment Edited May 5, 2014 by Scaevola Quote
mccoyed Posted May 5, 2014 Author Posted May 5, 2014 Thanks. Did you have a look at the Flickr pics for the ship? Quote
Scaevola Posted May 5, 2014 Posted May 5, 2014 I did. I would have given the credits for the flickr pics, but a lack of evidence probably would have resulted in a veto by other Kaliphlinites Quote
mccoyed Posted May 5, 2014 Author Posted May 5, 2014 No worries. I'm never sure which pics to post. Is there a limit on how many we can do per post? Quote
Kai NRG Posted May 5, 2014 Posted May 5, 2014 Good job on the ship, the details and minifig poses add a lot to it! +1 credit for the windows. No worries. I'm never sure which pics to post. Is there a limit on how many we can do per post? No limit (unless it's for a contest that specifies it's on limit) though obviously within reason. Quote
soccerkid6 Posted May 6, 2014 Posted May 6, 2014 Very good ship for your first. The ram and tilted sides are neat and the characters on board are interesting The 'decoy' flags are a clever trick Quote
Gabe Posted May 12, 2014 Posted May 12, 2014 Nice to see some big ships in the GNAR challenge - she's a beauty mccoyed! Congrats on building your first as well. The profile looks great and i really like your crew members and all the detail you've managed to put on the deck. The sails look really nice too. I think the weakest parts of the build would have to be the blocky stern (really noticable when seen from the back) and some of the steps in the bow hull as you are trying to get that curve. The big curved wedge parts hide a lot, but it is still a bit gappy. One thing you could try to do to avoid that next time is to make an entirely brick-built bow, although that approach can turn out to be quite parts intensive. I'll have to pass this time on the advanced windows credit for UoP - i'd like to see more than you've done here for that. (For clarification, i would be looking more for windows that are built out of parts that are not purpose specific, ie. without the use of the Lego window frame elements - SNOT, NPU or offsets in your brick built window frames are also highly encouraged) Quote
mccoyed Posted May 30, 2014 Author Posted May 30, 2014 Thanks for all the tips, Gabe. I live in awe of your ships! And I understand about the DOP although I don't know if 2 +1's overrules your pass? Is it majority? I actually think I'd defer it either way until I can make something with better windows. I still have a lot to learn. Kabel hasn't commented? I hope it's not cuz he didn't like this ship! Anyway. I think I may redesign it into a smaller and sleeker vessel. In Dublin I boarded a 19th Cent. reproduction famine ship (sailing ship) more like the size and shape of The Hold Fast as is but I also boarded the Golden Hind II in London and liked that better (it's more like Kabel's Rose of Asgard, for reference). I feel like The Hold Fast should be a smaller and sleeker vessel. Quote
Maxim I Posted May 31, 2014 Posted May 31, 2014 Really nice ship!! Congratz with the many nice details! Quote
mccoyed Posted June 2, 2014 Author Posted June 2, 2014 @odidoma If you mean the girl with the flags, I think it's Wild Stylez from The Lego Movie. @Damaximus Thanks! Quote
kabel Posted June 4, 2014 Posted June 4, 2014 sorry for having missed this so far as I'm trying to comment on most Mitgardian mocs, but life is kinda strenous these days ... Anyway, I'm seeing a lot of cool stuff, like the rigging or the general layout. Am I spotting some of my ideas there and there? to sum it up. it's a tad too much on the fantasy side of things for my taste. But hey, this is GoH and for a first ship, this is really cool. My first ships looked like crap! Quote
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