knight_40k Posted June 4, 2021 Posted June 4, 2021 (edited) This is my newly rebuilt Imperial Redcoat Flagship, I will let the images speak for themselves. If you would like to see how it used to look, click here. I am quite happy with the changes and how it turned out, I would never have thought hull color made such a difference in a ships appearance. Thanks for looking, I hope you enjoy it! EDIT: Issue with images. Edited June 4, 2021 by knight_40k Quote
eldiano Posted June 5, 2021 Posted June 5, 2021 That is an extremely nice set!!! Love the color contrast of red and white!! The pirates never stood a chance! Quote
VaneStream Posted June 5, 2021 Posted June 5, 2021 Good Job! I especially like the stern and the colour scheme works very well with the redcoats Quote
knight_40k Posted June 6, 2021 Author Posted June 6, 2021 @eldiano @VaneStream Thank you for your comments! I recently discovered these boat hull parts existed in white from the Lego Friends line and thought they could be used to good effect within the Pirates theme. I never understood why Pirates had red/white stripe sails. I know its a throwback to the 80's Barracuda but to me these colors suit Redcoats so much better. On my first attempt with the brown hull many years ago I found red and brown to be somewhat similar and almost blend together, which is why I wanted to experiment with a different colored hull. I also like how the subtle accents of dark red help to dull some of the red brightness while offering shading and contrast; and being the ship is all light colors, the black masts really stand out. Quote
iammac Posted June 8, 2021 Posted June 8, 2021 This has everything that I look for on this forum. Modern building techniques, that era of pirates that I grew up with, and sensible level of detail. And did I mention the playability? This is an awesome MOC... it's like the best parts of every recent successful system pirates set! MAC Quote
knight_40k Posted June 9, 2021 Author Posted June 9, 2021 @iammac Thank you for the kind words. Building and creativity are not my strongest areas, I just build and rebuild until I am happy with the result. I just wish Lego had more variety of official cloth sails. @PxChris I appreciate it, glad you like it! Quote
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