Royal Yacht Britannia

[jim7564]

Here is the Royal Yacht I was asked to build for the RYB Edinburgh.very enjoyable to build when you have an endless supply of bricks.and a change from the usual grey bricks i normally use.finished it measures 11 ft x 18 inches,approx 30,000 pcs plus another 30,000 1x1 trans clear blue for the water effect,

10,000 dark blue make up the hull

boat davits all work like their supposed to

this is the tearoom which was added after she was retired to a floating museum,

plenty gold finishes it off nicely,

added extra

finished off with a good few thousand tiles to give it a smooth appearance,and dark brown for the wooden handrail around the hull.the roof of the tea room has over 600 white tiles.

on display in the RYB visitors centre in Leith

[Ron Dayes]

Wow!

What a great Ship! Excellent shaping and incredible detail all around! And dark blue hull - you are one lucky guy;)

How long did it take you to finish this?

[Eilif]

Excellent work. I love the variety of lifeboats and tenders you included.

[Captain Braunsfeld]

What an extraordinary effort!

[jim7564]

Wow!

What a great Ship! Excellent shaping and incredible detail all around! And dark blue hull - you are one lucky guy;)

How long did it take you to finish this?

It took 2 months to build (including dismantling 3 times to get every aspect right for the customer,it was built as it was in its day then we decided to add the tearoom which made a massive improvement to the overall look) and a day to set up in the display case

[Kai NRG]

Wow! This is amazing; the lighting effects are fantastic and so are the details. The dark blue hull is awesome!

[KlodsBrik]

Another great ship from you.

Looking at MOC's this scale always makes me wish I had the funds to do something similar.

This is just a gorgeous piece of art. Well done !

[Thelonious Sparke]

Wow. This is awesome!!

[Jedi Master]

I wish I could do that kind of stuff!

Sweet ship....

[Modelmaker]

I build model ships for a living (non lego) and they can be a real pain to get right sometimes. I can't even begin to imagine how hard they would be to make in lego.

I wonder if i could convince my boss to buy 40,000 bricks for our next job

Nice work

[Captain Green Hair]

Very impressive! Not just the scale, but all the detail as well. I like the use of the ''classic'' building techniques and the dark blue hull and use of gold make this model really exquisite.

Well done!

[ER0L]

Fantastic build! I'm totally in awe for people who manage to build such huge models. I couldn't muster the necessary patience (nor would I have enough parts to build something like this). Plus there are lots of incredibly well-built details in this. Congratulations! :thumbup:

Anyhow, since I've seen quite a few large ship models built in this style: Would it be possible to get a smooth hull at this large scale? I know we're talking about Lego here, but since this is supposed to look like a scale model, a smooth hull would match the look of the elegantly designed superstructure much better in my opinion.

[iammac]

Wow! This is a beauty! She looks mighty yar!

I like how you put stripes on the deck. Nice touch.

Can I ask who gets to eventually keep this wonderful ship?

[nine09nueve]

Here is the Royal Yacht I was asked to build for the RYB Edinburgh.

Fantastic build Jim well done... how did it come about that you were asked to do the build?

[jim7564]

Fantastic build Jim well done... how did it come about that you were asked to do the build?

when the Missouri was in the papers last year Bob Downie CEO of the RYBritannia seen it and emailed asking to build the Britannia,at first it was just a 4 ft model he was after but once he came here and seen them in real life he decided it would be better in minifig.it came out better than what i had hoped for..half built my fiancee commented (my best critique) that it would look good with lights so thats why it has lighting inside,

[Kodan Black]

Love the blue hull! The lighting really does add a nice atmosphere also. The included minifigs really help deliver the sense of scale.

[soccerkid6]

Jaw dropping Stunning ship all around, and I love the smaller boats it carries too A creation to be proud of, for sure!

[nine09nueve]

when the Missouri was in the papers last year Bob Downie CEO of the RYBritannia seen it and emailed asking to build the Britannia

That's brilliant :D So out of the madness that was the Missouri you got a sweet comission for the RYB... great work! (Hopefully the commission helped pay for the Missouri too!)

[Patgeo]

It looks stunning! Great work!

I really liked the colour combination, plus the brouwn tiles for the wooden details! Also, the lights inside, make it look gorgeous at low light!

Congratulations!

[danstraindepot]

One of my all time favorite MOC's! Wonderful work.

[LEGO Train 12 Volts]

10.000 dark blue make the hull?!?

Gorgeous MOC!

[jim7564]

10.000 dark blue make the hull?!?

Gorgeous MOC!

the dark blue bricks were donated from a company who wished to remain anonymous they could only get 2x2s 1x2s 1x4s 1x1s due to the rarity of the pieces,which made it very fragile so the inside had to be doubled up enough to hold it together,hence the 10,000 pcs normally you would expect less than half,then the plates which are also rare to find.needless to say my fiancee was busy on bricklink for days on end,the deck tan/black plates around 4500 of each colour,it just eats them up.

[lewis]

Hi Jim,

I've admired this MOC many times "in the bricks" - Britannia is 5 minutes from my house! It looks stunning and I couldn't believe my eyes the first time I saw it. The lights really make it sparkle, and I daresay it looks maybe even more impressive than the real yacht, which is looking slightly dated now!

Lewis

[jim7564]

Hi Jim,

I've admired this MOC many times "in the bricks" - Britannia is 5 minutes from my house! It looks stunning and I couldn't believe my eyes the first time I saw it. The lights really make it sparkle, and I daresay it looks maybe even more impressive than the real yacht, which is looking slightly dated now!

Lewis

thanks for that,its one of my best,and in its display case it really stands out,the ;ights were a nice touch just adds that extra bit to it.

[Sarles]

Fantastic, build my friend! Absolutely beautiful.