Posted March 3, 20222 yr Hi All, It's been a while since I've posted anything here. Had other priorities for a while, but eventually found time for the Lego hobby again. It was about time to step out of my comfort zone a little more and build another ship than just steam tugs. I went looking and found an old coaster from 1962 built for the shipping company Wagenborg in Delfzijl (Netherlands). The Noordborg is the last existing coaster of its kind and is no longer in use today. The ship is 49 meters long and 8 meters wide, making it a mid-range coaster. I have built the Noordborg in the scale 1:40 for me the most pleasant scale. I also love minifigs, so that's a good excuse and in this scale you can add a lot of details. The ship is 1.25 meters long and consists of more than 26000 parts. There are still a few stickers to be ordered for the finishing touch, but I already tried to shoot some pictures. I will give a short impression of the model here. Happy building.
March 3, 20222 yr Impressive. In first picture already may attention caught some part, just later realized, that it is just helmet. Interesting use.
March 3, 20222 yr Amazing! Thanks for sharing! These huge Lego ships are my favourite scale models. Always am amazed about the talent on Eurobricks …
March 3, 20222 yr Tremendeously detailed. And interesting use of a lot of minifig parts or accessoires.
March 5, 20222 yr That is one smooth hull Jebbo! But it's a crazy thing to build a Lego model that's 1.25 m long...
March 6, 20222 yr Totally cool! I love your crazy construction techniques: the propeller, the rails, the ropes and the shrouds!This construction took a lot of patience but the final result is excellent The use of helmets is the icing on the cake!
March 6, 20222 yr Author Many thanks for all of the kind words. I'm really happy the Noordborg is so appreciated, it was a great project and I'm really happy it works out. Up to a new model, but I still have to figure out what kind of ship it will be.
March 6, 20222 yr So impressive! The level of detail here is godly. The pirate hooks for the rail connection made me smile :D
March 10, 20222 yr Author On 3/9/2022 at 5:14 PM, sandtrooper said: The model is excellent! What type of thread do you use for the rigging? Thank you. Hi Sandtrooper, Thanks for your kind words. I use some thread from the hobby shop where you can buy plastic kits and more. Its a little stretchy and the core is provided with nylon. I can make a picture tomorrow if you want? Unfortunately there is not much information on the packaging, I will take a look in the hobby shop to find out what kind of thread it is. For me it works fine because the stretch in the wire makes it easier to make the rigging. The original thread from Lego doesn't work so well, its to thin and not available in long lengths.
March 11, 20222 yr This is absolutely fantastic. I'm a naval architect and this is the best ship model I've ever seen in Lego!
March 12, 20222 yr A little behind today, but wow what a MOC. Such a great level of detail, and the size is stunning.
November 12, 20231 yr Wat een pracht schip , zou je de bouw beschrijving ( moc ) ook willen delen tegen een vergoeding ? Zou hem graag bouwen
November 12, 20231 yr 53 minutes ago, Loeks said: Wat een pracht schip , zou je de bouw beschrijving ( moc ) ook willen delen tegen een vergoeding ? Zou hem graag bouwen Hi there. We speak English on this forum, just a heads-up.
November 13, 20231 yr 23 hours ago, Loeks said: Wat een pracht schip , zou je de bouw beschrijving ( moc ) ook willen delen tegen een vergoeding ? Zou hem graag bouwen Beautiful ship! Can you share the build instruction for a fee? I would love to build it too.
November 13, 20231 yr 11 minutes ago, emielroumen said: Beautiful ship! Can you share the build instruction for a fee? I would love to build it too. I know. I ran it through a translator. @Loeks: it would probably be a better idea to send the builder a personal message rather than reviving a nearly two-year-old topic.
November 14, 20231 yr Personally I think that asking for instructions of a 26000 part model is kind of strange. And does anyone realize how much time it would take to make them? A day? A month? Or maybe a year? Then how much would anyone pay for that?
November 17, 20231 yr Why do a lot people think there’s any kind on instructions of every model? This vessel is an one of a kind masterpiece. I’ve seen it last year at a small LEGO event. Really a great job! We have a couple of excellent ship builders in The Netherlands.
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