Posted March 13, 20223 yr When we talk about Lotii ships here we know they infer to Chinese or Japanese vessels, which are quite distinctive from European style vessels. I must say that I find It quite challenging to build them with lego bricks, as there are no existing hull pieces, the Ninjago series provided us with some fine examples, but I still want to try something different. I started with browsing my books to find an example of these warjunks and I found this: It supposed to be a large ocean going warship, used by Chinese fleets stationed in the southern part of country, note the v-shaped hull and the pointed bow. People often refer to Chinese junks as flat-bottomed ships, with a square bow, giving them the appearence of a modern landing craft. In fact they were many different types, from large ocean going ships to riverine boats. And that's what I managed to work out with lego. The trickiest part in building this must be how to reproduce the hull, it has a pronounced curve making it difficult to build with lego, and how to integrate these curved parts with a more conventionally built bottom-keel. No glue or tapes were used, just a lot of hinges and plates. Apart from the shieds, the sails and some string, everything else is from lego. Note the cross at the rear, it doesn't have any religious signification, it's there to attach the yardarms when they are lowered. And the rudder was operated by a tiller, as the helm was only used on european ships during that period.
March 13, 20222 yr A very nice example of a style of ship we need to see more of in BOBS. Nicely realised.
March 13, 20222 yr 14 hours ago, evancelt said: Lovely shape - does the source material justice! Seconded, beautiful ship! Edited March 13, 20222 yr by Brickwolf
March 14, 20222 yr Beautiful build! You managed to interpret the historical example expertly, so well done!
March 14, 20222 yr Really beautifull ship! I love the hull!. The resemblance with the one in the books is spot on :)
March 14, 20222 yr Absolutely beautiful ship, the resemblance is uncanny. Have you tried making the eyes with a white dish and a black 1x1 round tile? I think the size might be more accurate to the reference image
March 14, 20222 yr Author On 3/13/2022 at 12:45 PM, evancelt said: Lovely shape - does the source material justice! Thank you, I find it easier to have a source materail to refer to, it helps if we want to have the correct shape and proportion. On 3/13/2022 at 5:52 PM, Fraunces said: beautiful ship, wonderful work. Thank you Fraunces. 20 hours ago, Ross Fisher said: A very nice example of a style of ship we need to see more of in BOBS. Nicely realised. Thanks, I think we might be able to see them more often from now on. 17 hours ago, Brickwolf said: Seconded, beautiful ship! Thank you, glad you like it. 15 hours ago, NOD said: This is a very beautiful and well built junk! I really like the custom hull. Thanks NOD, glad you like the hull. 7 hours ago, Darnok said: Beautiful build! You managed to interpret the historical example expertly, so well done! Thank you Darnok, and long time no see. 2 hours ago, Maxim I said: Really beautifull ship! I love the hull!. The resemblance with the one in the books is spot on :) Thanks you Maxim, as I said above, sometime it's very helpful to read some books when building, but I guess you know it already. 2 hours ago, Justsomebrix said: Absolutely beautiful ship, the resemblance is uncanny. Have you tried making the eyes with a white dish and a black 1x1 round tile? I think the size might be more accurate to the reference image Thank you Justsomebrix. I have to say I tried to replace these printed tiles with dishes and round tiles, they work better size-wise, but I also find them protruding too far from the hull.
March 14, 20222 yr Always nice to see one of these more exotic ships! Great job on the hull and those shields on the side look really neat!
March 16, 20222 yr Author On 3/15/2022 at 4:16 AM, Kai NRG said: Always nice to see one of these more exotic ships! Great job on the hull and those shields on the side look really neat! Thanks Kai. The shields are from Koruit, the motif offers certain similitude with lego one's, but with different colours.
March 16, 20222 yr Simply stunning! You did a great job at translating the shapes and design of the drawing (and real ship) into Lego. The shaping is excellent, as is the use of color and decoration. I love that you've added explanations to make everything clearer. Probably one of the best junks or oriental ships I've seen .
March 17, 20222 yr Brilliant work Bodi, the hull shape and way you achieved the curve is beautiful and I especially like the details around the stern including the rudder. Very nice work!
March 18, 20222 yr Author On 3/16/2022 at 10:41 PM, Jeff of Clubs said: Marvelous! So much detailing! Thank you Jeff of Clubs. On 3/17/2022 at 4:25 AM, Khorne said: Simply stunning! You did a great job at translating the shapes and design of the drawing (and real ship) into Lego. The shaping is excellent, as is the use of color and decoration. I love that you've added explanations to make everything clearer. Probably one of the best junks or oriental ships I've seen . Thank you Khorne. Glad you like shaping, it's true that there is fewer oriental ships around here, hopefully this challenge could give us a chance to see more of them. 23 hours ago, Ayrlego said: Brilliant work Bodi, the hull shape and way you achieved the curve is beautiful and I especially like the details around the stern including the rudder. Very nice work! Thank you Ayrlego, it was fun to build something different.
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