[ESL FB1] The Stormbringer and "Poseidon’s Turncoat"

[Capt Wolf]

The Stormbringer was originally commissioned for the Oleon Navy during the Forty-Nine Years War with Corrington. It was a fine warship, but its commander, Capitaine Bendix Arnoux, was a malcontent who was dissatisfied with his station. He plotted to go over to the Corries. In a key battle, as the Corrie line prepared to attack, Capt. Arnoux broke from the Oleon defensive line and opened fire on his own squadron! The engagement would soon be a route for the Corries. Alas, Arnoux was ever the malcontent. Although the Corries were happy with his actions, they did not treat Arnoux as the hero he thought he was. They weren’t even going to let him continue to command the Stormbringer! Insulted, he pirated the ship out of port before his crew could be disbanded and sailed for points unknown.

But Capt. Arnoux and the Stormbringer were not unknown for long. For the next few years, he was one of the most feared pirates on the Brick Seas. "Poseidon’s Turncoat" they called him! He took every opportunity to attack the trade ships of both nations, and because Oleon and Corrington were too busy with each other, Arnoux was able to avoid capture. But eventually Arnoux's luck failed. He attacked an Eslandolan convoy, and likely would have prevailed in the encounter, but a wind change at a critical moment left him at the mercy of the convoy escorts. After a considerable pounding from the Eslandolan guns, the Stormbringer finally struck her colors. For his piratical ways, Capitaine Arnoux was hung by the neck (not the toes) until dead.

While a strong ship, the Stormbringer had sustained a lot of damage, and Eslandola drydocked the ship. But now, decades later, with a return of piracy to the Brick Seas and a need for every warship available, the Stormbringer has been quickly refitted (so quickly that she still sports her original Oleon colors) and made ready to take to the seas again! Classified as 5HA, she has a 10-gun broadside. Here she is with a new Eslandolan crew. Gunports are open, displaying the 24-pounders and 18-pounders of the gun deck.

A close-up of the figurehead:

A crew member comes up from the gun deck as two others work one of the 6-pounders on the main deck:

More work is being done on the main deck’s 6-pounders to ready them for action:

The new captain surveys things from the quarterdeck:

The two stern-chasers below the gallery have their gunports closed:

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About the build:

This ship answers the question “What if a Caribbean Clipper and a Skull’s Eye Schooner loved each other very much?” It began as a greatly expanded Clipper, taking design clues from the SES. Picking up from there, I’ve recently revamped almost everything above the gun deck, and made changes to the bow and and parts of the stern as well. I generally like the profile, but would love to have been able to add some tumblehome to the sides and tile the decks. I may use this general design to start from scratch on a similar ship that will be a little more polished and in the right colors.

All C&C welcome. Thanks for looking!

[TitusV]

Yet another awesome ship from you, keep IT up!

[blackdeathgr]

I like this ship A LOT! It feels so classic and to me it answers the question "What IFS (2010) would look like, back in the 90s". Great job and eagerly waiting to see your take with the tumblehome as well.

[Garmadon]

Very nice ship, Capt. Wolf, and immediately identifiable as being from you! Great color-scheme and shape here, and excellent backstory as well! I can quite understand that you didn't have enough light tan to tile the deck (it's definitely a pity light tan tiles are so rare!), and, even as it is, it doesn't look bad, although you may want to try out a SNOTted deck next time you use tan.

Excellent job overall, though, and yet another great Oleader Eslandolan ship from you!

[Elostirion]

Cool storyline for a great Eslandolan ship.

You really developed a nice style for ships.

[Capt Wolf]

I like this ship A LOT! It feels so classic and to me it answers the question "What IFS (2010) would look like, back in the 90s". Great job and eagerly waiting to see your take with the tumblehome as well.

Thanks! I'm glad you like it. I hadn't thought about it specifically in that way (as an IFS), but you're right that I definitely built it to a '90s style.

Very nice ship, Capt. Wolf, and immediately identifiable as being from you! Great color-scheme and shape here, and excellent backstory as well! I can quite understand that you didn't have enough light tan to tile the deck (it's definitely a pity light tan tiles are so rare!), and, even as it is, it doesn't look bad, although you may want to try out a SNOTted deck next time you use tan.

Excellent job overall, though, and yet another great Oleader Eslandolan ship from you!

Thanks! I do want to try out a SNOT deck some time.

Cool storyline for a great Eslandolan ship.

You really developed a nice style for ships.

Thanks. As for my style, I just like the ships from the 1600s and early 1700s more than the late 1700s. I like to go for more of the age of piracy than the Revolutionary and Napoleonic era.

Thanks to everyone for their comments and feedback!

[Maxim I]

Thanks a lot Capt. Wolf! Turning the Barracuda to a 2 decker has always been a dream for me. So thanks a lot for being such a great example!

I might do smth similar in the future :D

[Captain Braunsfeld]

A fine ship indeed!

[narbilu]

And this is why my focus will be on building a settlement ... The patence and dedication you will need for such a project is stunning and something I can respect in someone.

Lov it a lot, keep it up.

[Capt Wolf]

Thanks a lot Capt. Wolf! Turning the Barracuda to a 2 decker has always been a dream for me. So thanks a lot for being such a great example!

I might do smth similar in the future :D

Glad to be of service! I look forward to seeing what you do with the idea.

And this is why my focus will be on building a settlement ... The patence and dedication you will need for such a project is stunning and something I can respect in someone.

Lov it a lot, keep it up.

Thank you very much. I like what you've presented so far, and look forward to seeing your settlement-building.

[Puvel]

Oh wauw! Another great ship you made there, Eslandolia is getting some fine looking vessels

[SilentWolf]

"What if a Caribbean Clipper and a Skull’s Eye Schooner loved each other very much?"

A great job on combining some of the best of Lego's ships into an amazing ship. I think it is awesome so I can only wait to see what the polished version looks like. Great job!

Edited July 10, 2016 by SilentWolf

[kaiju]

That's a very nice looking ship, and looking at how you've built the foredeck/forecastle may have helped me solve a problem I was having with a ship I'm working on.

[Bregir]

As I have said many times over, it is really great to see these older type vessels in the Brick Seas, and you are probably my favourite supplier of these goodies.

The rigging is nice, and I really like the stern cabin and details like the little "lightbox" on the deck. On the downside, this one doesn't quite have the lovely curves of your former ships, and the deck seems a bit unpolished, but it does make it look more utilitarian. I would also suggest raising the spar for the lateen sail almost all the way to the squaresail yardarm and fitting a much larger sail.

Generally, though, this is another fabulous vessel from your shipyards. Well done!