I built this 103-stud long 1920's Adventurers tramp steam ship from two Adventurers sets: I used the boat from set 5975 (T-Rex Transport) and modified slightly to resemble set 5976 (River Expedition). The ship features a lifeboat, steering wheel, and a smoke-stack plus I have the bridge with removable roof for the top deck of the ship, and captain's quarters for the lower floor. I also have signs on the front of the ship spelling out the name of the vessel: the Eastern Star.

Built in 1915 for the Octan Petroleum Corporation as an ocean going tramp steam ship (made for hauling huge pumping gear out to remote oil fields in the Middle-East), the Eastern Star ran aground off the coast of southern Italy in mid-1916 while heading to England. Captain Karloff (who now owns the ship after buying the wrecked hulk), with help from mechanical genius Mac McCloud, rebuilt the vessel to be sea worthy once more. This ship has been an great help in getting huge treasures, such as the lost golden dragon of Marco Polo, back to western civilization and into museums where they belong.

The ladders hanging on the side of the lower deck lead the way to the ship's bridge on the upper level. The life boat is also back here, just in case of emergencies!

Here you can see inside the ship's bridge (upper deck) and captain's quarters. (lower level) 

Some of the recent cargo of the Eastern Star includes:
- a gyro-copter (set 70913 MOD)
- silver ingots and coins
- silver and gold nuggets
- Dynamite (the accompanying plunger is in the Captain's Quarters / map room)
- Ancient spears
- the Maltese Falcon
- the Burma Chicken (long-lost cousin to the Falcon)
- two halves of a long-lost pirate's treasure map
- Money
- large rough-cut ruby
- poison bottles
- antidote bottles

Here is a closer look at the gyro-copter model which was heavily modified from set 70913 (Scarecrow Fearful Face-off) from the LEGO Batman Movie line. I added the  classic two seat Adventurers cockpit piece which is usually used on land vehicles, plus a new set of vintage 2003 landing skids. This model also comes with red and green navigation lights and two independent propeller blades.

The gyro-copter is usually used in tandem with the Eastern Star steamship, scouting ahead for signs of villainy and danger and reporting back to the Eastern Star and / or home base at the supply depot. The copter is nicknamed the Lightning Rod, for it was Charles "Lightning" Kilroy who designed it. When not in use, the copter is stored on the cargo deck of the tramp steamer.

As usual, comments, questions, suggestions, and complaints are always welcome!

Edited February 15, 20187 yr by Murdoch17

Nice.  Basic, but really captures the feel of the theme and has some nice features.  I dig your updated/re-worked Adventurers MOCs.  

On 2/15/2018 at 1:07 AM, deraven said:

Nice.  Basic, but really captures the feel of the theme and has some nice features.  I dig your updated/re-worked Adventurers MOCs.  

Thank you @deraven! I'm aiming for an earlier era's style in LEGO, as if these were sets from the Adventurers time-frame, with a little Pharaoh's Quest and Monster Fighters stuff thrown in for good measure as seen below:

Adventurers (good guys) figures from left to right:

-Madame Blue
This dog is the unofficial mascot for the Adventurers team.

-Captain Karloff
Owner and operator of the "Eastern Star" tramp steam ship, this captain has an eye for spotting the historical value in something that looks worthless. He always has a bag of cool items he's collected on beaches, sea-side markets, and ports around the globe on his person or nearby on his ship.

-Jake Raines
This young lad is a American student of Dr. Chalres Kilroy's and expert at 5 spoken languages and 3 more written. Also has a knack for defeating ancient booby traps and disarming modern explosives.

-Johnny Thunder
Australian adventurer extraordinaire and friend to all those in need. Thunder first met Sam Sinister in 1917 when Sinister was in a field hospital for his hand amputation and Johnny was recovering from slight case of shell shock. They have been against each other ever since then.

-Dr. Charles Kilroy
Eccentric and slightly absent-minded English professor of history, archaeology, ancient languages, and about five other things including medicine. Kilroy is known as "Lightning" to his friends, as he enlightens the team and serves as a quick thinking friend in almost every way.

-Miss Pippin Reed
This former lead reporter for Adventurer Times was reporting on a Dr. Kilroy's 1920 discovery of a copy of the Book of the Dead when she met Johnny Thunder at a dig site near Cairo, Egypt. They have all been good friends ever since. Also, Ms. Reed happens to be an better aviator than Johnny, a fact which she takes great pride in. She also operates the Island Hopper seaplane on most expeditions.

-Mac McCloud
Mac may be slightly clumsy, but is a genius when it comes to things of a mechanical nature. He keeps things working for the Adventurers team, such as lowering the steam pressure in the old and worn boilers on the tramp steamer "Eastern Star" and knocking loose engine parts back into place on the sea plane "Island Hopper".

-Major Quentin Steele
Former British Army officer (and Sinister's former commander, whom Sinister still hates today) This Monster Fighter lost his eye in 1912 due to a fight with a certain Werewolf, whom he later tracked down and defeated. He has signed on to Johnny Thunder's team as of 1925.

Edited February 16, 20187 yr by Murdoch17