Captain Braunsfeld Posted May 17, 2014 Posted May 17, 2014 [pid][/pid] 161C Hello, it's me again. This time I would like to present to you a ship that I've built some time back: The Prince Ian-Lucas. At that point in time I was building ships without knowledge of the existence of Captain Greenhairs Tutorial. So, my approach was to use slopes to make the ship look right. Its a modular build, so I can take off the top elements and allow access to the lower decks. This is the Dutch crew: (in red: Cornelius Drebbel) As you can see I have attempted to make every part of the ship accessible to the crew. This is why I had to spend an extra door here at the rear (and staircases somewhere else, etc.): (that was an earlier picture before the ship was actually finished - pls note the monkey ) Some more views: Overall, the ship turned out to be quite stable, easy to transport and store away. My later attempts have not always had these three qualities. Would I change it now, having advanced in a few areas? Yes, of course My MOCs are never done... One question remains for the experts: What type of ship is that? Is it a galleon? A monster of a sloop? A too small ship of the line? Quote
ummester Posted May 17, 2014 Posted May 17, 2014 I'm no expert - only really started getting into researching tall ships since deciding to build some in LEGO. I would suggest that this ship is closest to a Carrack. Forecastle is too tall for a Galleon and it doesn't have enough masts. I guess it could be a Caravel - but I'm a bit confused about the difference between a Carrack and a Caravel anyway Quote
Hectorin Posted May 19, 2014 Posted May 19, 2014 Ot look really nice you could also add some fotos of the interior :) Quote
Matteo1130 Posted May 19, 2014 Posted May 19, 2014 According to the Royal Navy classification, your ship is a brig. Two vertical masts (main mast placed backwards with the spanker) and a bowsprit. The overall look, by the way, reminds me more of a late 1600 ship... The moc is really nice, looks very playable and seems to be built to get involved in some dioramas about life on board, really like it :) Quote
Captain Braunsfeld Posted May 19, 2014 Author Posted May 19, 2014 @MATTEO1130: A brig! Wonderful. I am fine with the "late 1600" classification as well. @Hectorin: Yes, I could add some pictures, but the model is currently stowed away... And once I touch it, I will start to change/improve things... and then time will go by. Ok, let's see what I can do for you next weekend. @Sebeus I: You like the colour scheme, ok (me too)... but you have said almost nothing else. You're probably not signing in on the slope-based-approach.... Quote
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