[SR - MRCA 1] Results: Fate of the Dogged Wench

[MiloNelsiano]

The Dogged Wench was attacked and was quickly overwhelmed. While the rest of the trade fleet was farther away from the attacking fleet, The Dogged Wench was quickly cut off and boarded by overwhelming numbers. Captain Withers had known and sailed for Captain Quick long enough to know what would happen should he allow his vessel to be taken. Withers would survive and be jailed long enough for Quick and his crew to break into the jail to rescue the rest of the crew. However, Withers would be killed on the spot for his failure. No, Withers would go down with his ship. Taking a torch in hand, he made his way down into the hold where the powder was kept. Hacking into the nearest keg of powder with his cutlass, he lit the powder as it spewed from the gash. The Dogged Wench blew, taking out numerous soldiers that had boarded, and damaged enough of the ships around to enable the rest of the trade fleet's escape (for the time being).

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Well, I was trying to make this little build look like a dark, cramped hold that might be found below deck. I think I accomplished that, however, the result caused difficult bad photography.

[Bregir]

Nice moc, Milo - I agree - you did achieve that dark, damp look! That is one tough decision to make - lets blow up the whole ship with crew and cargo!

As to your photography, the first picture looks pretty nice - it is a little grainy, and while I am not an expert, I think it is due to high ISO number. If you have the possibility, I find that long exposure times, rather than high ISO numbers, gives the best results for low-light builds. Does require some sort of a stand, though. And if it wasn't at an angle(you can correct that in most photo editing programs, even the built-in windows ones) like now, you could have cropped out the white parts of the first pic entirely, which I think would have improved presentation even more!

The other two pictures would also benefit from some cropping, as they are currently a lot of white background.

All in all, nice MRCA-result moc - I am not sure if it is heroic or grim, but dramatic it is anyway!

[Graham Gidman]

Nicely done!

[SkaForHire]

Very creative, and I think you got cramped down quite well! It is hard to do "Dark" and have the photo turn out.

[Captain Dee]

That's a unique and interesting story, and the build turned out pretty well I'd say. I really like the first pic, apart from everything being so tilted.

These MCRA builds have certainly added some visible action to what was otherwise behind-the-scenes stuff.

[Bregir]

...I really like the first pic, apart from everything being so tilted.

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Maybe the waves ran high that day?

[Captain Genaro]

A rather extreme solution, but it does make for a nice MOC. The lighting is well done, and while simple, the MOC looks fine.

[blackdeathgr]

I like the depiction of MCRA results being MOCed! That's the stories we are trying to promote here!