[COR-FB SHIP] Clearance (4A)

[Puvel]

A couple of months ago one of the flotillas of the QuickWing trade route came under attack by the Clearance. The Corrington fleet protecting the flotilla defeated the pirate and carried on sailing. Captain Horatio Cavendish of the HMS Alice saw this as an opportunity and took over the ship. He managed to get the ship back to port and offered it as a price to Puvel.

Puvel was happy to invest some doubloons in the ship and made it seaworthy again. He offered the position of captain to Mr. Cavendish who was happy to take up command of a larger vessel.

The first mission would be to make the seas safer so the ship will join the brick sea purge.

Edited August 12, 2016 by Puvel

[Kai NRG]

Very cool ship Puvel, the dark red is great and I really like the checkered black and white for some reason! Great shaping as well. The sails do blend into the background a bit much, but the rest of your colors really pop (as always!) which is great!

[Capt Wolf]

Nice ship! I like how you've created the bow. Overall, the colors are good; I like how you've used the black-and-white checkerboard effect to create some curves in the side. And as before, I love how you build those sails!

[narbilu]

Wow, much better with the additional sails... Just wow!

[Ayrlego]

Great ship Puvel and an impressive addition to our fleet! I especially like the shape of the bow - makes her look quite sleek. Good to see some of our captures being fleshed out - fantastic job!

[Sir Stig]

Smooth lines with the railing and the bow. A majestic feel and she looks much bigger than she actually is. Great inspiration for my own 4A, and in my view an excellent example of the size for a class 4 ship in general. I must chime in and agree with the others about the checkerboard touch.

[SilentWolf]

I like the coloring on this ship and the look of sheer power it projects.

[Puvel]

Very cool ship Puvel, the dark red is great and I really like the checkered black and white for some reason! Great shaping as well. The sails do blend into the background a bit much, but the rest of your colors really pop (as always!) which is great!

Thanks Kai! Have to agree with the sails not being very visible, especially the front ones are barely visible really. I'll just have to keep practising taking photos

Nice ship! I like how you've created the bow. Overall, the colors are good; I like how you've used the black-and-white checkerboard effect to create some curves in the side. And as before, I love how you build those sails!

Thanks Captain Wolf! The bow was a bit of an experiment, happy it turned out nice. The sails are rearranged from the Sea Cow but I like the look of them too

Wow, much better with the additional sails... Just wow!

Thanks narbilu! Oh just noticed I forgot to thank Bregir for that. THANKS FOR THE ADVISE BREGIR

Great ship Puvel and an impressive addition to our fleet! I especially like the shape of the bow - makes her look quite sleek. Good to see some of our captures being fleshed out - fantastic job!

Thanks Ayrlego! We shall rule to brick seas!

Smooth lines with the railing and the bow. A majestic feel and she looks much bigger than she actually is. Great inspiration for my own 4A, and in my view an excellent example of the size for a class 4 ship in general. I must chime in and agree with the others about the checkerboard touch.

Thanks Sir Stig! Very kind words

I like the coloring on this ship and the look of sheer power it projects.

Thanks SilentWolf! Let's hope it proves to be powerful in the MCRA

[TitusV]

Grear job!

[Bregir]

Great looking ship-sloop, Puvel. I am really happy to see the result of the added mast - it looks much more balanced this way.

I am starting to take to these brick built sails, but it does make it hard to make a spanker sail and headsails. Including those would make the rigging even better.

The hull is absolutely fantastic. I like the bow with the slop up to the forecastle and maindeck, and the raised quarterdeck is very well done. It all looks very balanced, and the sides with the guns sticking out are well done, as is the very corlandish colourscheme.

I would love to see some more different angles to see the stern and bow better, for instance.

Beautiful addition to our fleets, Puvel.

[Fuzzy MacFuzz]

What a beauty! Sleek lines, rich colours, neat figure head, perfect sails, bristling with guns, and all topped off with by a stout crew of Corlander's finest. Corland truly rules the waves!

I am intrigued by the sails; are these Star Wars pieces?

One small addition might be some swivel guns mounted fore and aft, she is currently defencelss in these directions. Having said that, most pirates will surely flee, or surrender, at first sight of such a queen of the seas.

[kaiju]

I am intrigued by the sails; are these Star Wars pieces?

Technic panels. Metalbeard's Sea Cow used the same technique (and may have been the source of the parts, not sure if they've been used in white elsewhere in any number).

[Puvel]

Grear job!

Thanks TitusV!

Great looking ship-sloop, Puvel. I am really happy to see the result of the added mast - it looks much more balanced this way.

I am starting to take to these brick built sails, but it does make it hard to make a spanker sail and headsails. Including those would make the rigging even better.

The hull is absolutely fantastic. I like the bow with the slop up to the forecastle and maindeck, and the raised quarterdeck is very well done. It all looks very balanced, and the sides with the guns sticking out are well done, as is the very corlandish colourscheme.

I would love to see some more different angles to see the stern and bow better, for instance.

Beautiful addition to our fleets, Puvel.

Thanks Bregir, and thanks for the tips on those masts!

Will read up on tutorials about building ships and rigging and try out paper or cloth sails, as they are better for rigging. Rigging is a bit of a pain I realise now, the mast aren't very stable now and even just the one line made them fall over multiple times

Added some close-ups now for your viewing pleasure

What a beauty! Sleek lines, rich colours, neat figure head, perfect sails, bristling with guns, and all topped off with by a stout crew of Corlander's finest. Corland truly rules the waves!

I am intrigued by the sails; are these Star Wars pieces?

One small addition might be some swivel guns mounted fore and aft, she is currently defencelss in these directions. Having said that, most pirates will surely flee, or surrender, at first sight of such a queen of the seas.

Thanks Fuzzy MacFuzz!

Very kind words there, will look into swivel guns for the next build!

Technic panels. Metalbeard's Sea Cow used the same technique (and may have been the source of the parts, not sure if they've been used in white elsewhere in any number).

Spot on kaiju!

These are basically rearranged Sea Cow sails.

When I watched the LEGO movie I really hoped they'd have the ship as a set. Of course it had to be the biggest box of them all so I doubted for a while but it's an absolute beauty and was totally worth it!