Plaid Beard Posted July 31, 2015 Posted July 31, 2015 Greetings! Finally finished my Bluecoat frigate. Don't have a name yet - that's proving to be difficult to settle on, but I have some ideas. I based her on plans and paintings of French frigates from the mid-18th Century, and the build owes a LOT to the "Build A Frigate" tutorial, as well as quite a few gorgeous ships I've seen posted on this site, so thanks to everyone who posted pictures of your ships! Here is the overview. The ship is about 66cm tall and 87cm long, and is the largest ship I've built. Fully Rigged Ship, Three Masts 20B The figurehead is a little dull. I haven't settled on a name for the ship yet, so the figurehead probably will be changing. 2nd Battalion of Bluecoat Marines. The ship's launch. A Bluecoat infantry officer hitching a ride. The capstan does not work, but I'll probably change that soon. I kinda like the way the masts turned out, but even with reinforcing inside of them, they are way too fragile for the ship to be played with. Since my goal is always playability, I'll probably change the masts soon. I do enjoy making custom flags. Come on, now - I'm not the only ship builder here who likes croissants. It was not easy to get the tumblehome to line up with the part of the cabin that juts out, but I like the way it turned out. I really like the way the outside of the captain's cabin came together. I tried quite a few different looks before I finally found one I liked. And of course you know I'm going to have a binnacle. I love binnacles, but I don't like trying to build them. Deck comes off to expose the captain's cabin. Brunch is served. I wanted to do a tiled pattern for the cabin floor, but did not have enough pieces, so hardwood it is! I kind of like the way it looks. I might also change the ship's wheel. This one is okay, but I can do better. I don't think the ship's cook is as French as he claimed on his résumé. The ship's bell again - it was a little challenge to build it with a clapper, but I like the way it turned out. I haven't made the sails yet. I'm going to wait until I know whether or not I'm going to redesign the top masts, and I'm also going to make all the sails for all my ships at once. Thanks for looking! ~ Plaid Beard Quote
sandtrooper Posted July 31, 2015 Posted July 31, 2015 Really nice! Thank you for sharing your build. Quote
cullmancreations Posted July 31, 2015 Posted July 31, 2015 This is awesome. If there's a Tutorial thread I would love to see. I would love to make a ship like this for my fleet Quote
Plaid Beard Posted July 31, 2015 Author Posted July 31, 2015 This is awesome. If there's a Tutorial thread I would love to see. I would love to make a ship like this for my fleet Here's the link to the tutorial: http://www.eurobricks.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=30622 There are a lot of great tutorials on this site that are worth exploring, and I've found a lot of experienced folks who are more than happy to answer questions. Quote
Cousarmy0001 Posted August 1, 2015 Posted August 1, 2015 (edited) A very good build! Are there four mid-sections to the hull, or five? Edited August 3, 2015 by Cousarmy0001 Quote
PeroTheLegoman Posted August 1, 2015 Posted August 1, 2015 The hulls is beautiful it's just the yards which look a little bit too thick for my taste, but the rest is as sweet as it can get :) Quote
Captain Dee Posted August 1, 2015 Posted August 1, 2015 You've built yourself a very nice frigate. The classic black-and-yellow colorscheme looks nice and I like the masts and rigging, but based on the pictures, I believe you when you say the masts are fragile. Everyone is familiar with that figurehead - use it! I like all the details, and the cabin in particular is nice. The plank floor is fine. I see the bow chasers are brickbuilt - what about the main batteries? This would make a welcome addition to any fleet. With regards to the tutorial, its creator (CGH/CRH) is just one of several of the "old guard" here at EB who have been very quiet for quite some time... Good work and keep on building! Quote
Plaid Beard Posted August 1, 2015 Author Posted August 1, 2015 A very good build! Are there 4 mid-sections to the hull, or five? It has 5 hull sections, plus the stern and bow sections. Thanks, everyone! This was a tough project, but I enjoyed it. Quote
Captain Braunsfeld Posted August 1, 2015 Posted August 1, 2015 Beautiful - I like the way in which you did the bow! Superb ship. Makes me want to build a frigate... Quote
James Wellington Posted August 1, 2015 Posted August 1, 2015 I really love the ship. Great job! It's a shame the Redcoats will have to sink 'her in battle. But then again, they might stay away, because she's well armed. Quote
Jreacher Posted August 2, 2015 Posted August 2, 2015 Really enjoyed looking at your ship! Its a nice design on top of the classic pre-fab boat hulls. Quote
Plaid Beard Posted August 3, 2015 Author Posted August 3, 2015 The hulls is beautiful it's just the yards which look a little bit too thick for my taste, but the rest is as sweet as it can get :) The yards are definitely something I need to work on, because I'm not completely happy with them. I had sort of a parts-crunch, though, so I had to make-do with what was on-hand. I really love the ship. Great job! It's a shame the Redcoats will have to sink 'her in battle. But then again, they might stay away, because she's well armed. I'd like to see the Redcoat bobber with enough guns to silence the mighty broadside of my Bluecoat flagship! Any shipbuilders out there may interpret that as a challenge to action, by the way! Quote
Cousarmy0001 Posted August 3, 2015 Posted August 3, 2015 Do the ports conceal brick build guns, or the full size heavy guns we all know and love? Quote
Plaid Beard Posted August 3, 2015 Author Posted August 3, 2015 Do the ports conceal brick build guns, or the full size heavy guns we all know and love? The gun deck is filled with the full size Lego cannons. I only have one ship that I built with brick-built cannons - my schooner The Lady Kathryn (http://www.eurobricks.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=111842#entry2268103) - because she's a smaller ship and wouldn't fit the big guns. Quote
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