[MOC] - HMS Supernaut (48) Heavy Frigate

[Supersick_]

Made a dockyard model to show some of the structure a little easier without the masts and rigging. I dig it, haha. 

[Mister Phes]

8 hours ago, Supersick_ said:

Constructed outside the watchful eye of the Imperial admiralty, Supersick_'s Pirate Shipyard is proud to launch the frigate Supernaut

She's finally launched - this has been well worth the wait!

But didn't this begin life as an Imperial Ship?  Or am I thinking of something else?

[Powder Monkey]

9 hours ago, Supersick_ said:

But I assure you, Sir Thomas Slade was much more punctual when delivering his designs, haha!

   

[Supersick_]

3 hours ago, Mister Phes said:

She's finally launched - this has been well worth the wait!

But didn't this begin life as an Imperial Ship?  Or am I thinking of something else?

Aye indeed, I be a pirate though and don’t have anywhere nearly enough for an Imperial crew. Haha

[Mister Phes]

9 hours ago, Supersick_ said:

Aye indeed, I be a pirate though and don’t have anywhere nearly enough for an Imperial crew. Haha

Nonetheless, it's great to observe how this ship has evolved over time.

I'd love to author a blog post around it and send it out over the Classic Pirates social network....

But I'm a bit stretched for time at the moment.

You've got quite good written skills - is blogging beyond your ability?

[Supersick_]

Certainly not beyond capabilities, maybe just commitment issues around my work/life schedule! Haha. How about a guest-blog or something? 
 

Thank you Phes, it definitely evolved quite a bit!

[RacingDuck82]

Thank you so much for this wonderful design Supersick_! I have already picked up the instructions from Rebrickable. This is going to be so much fun building this ship from real LEGO bricks!

By the way, are you also going to design/make a lower hull section for this ship? I would be interested in a lower hull so I can put the complete ship up for display.

 

Cheers, and many thanks again.

[Supersick_]

27 minutes ago, RacingDuck82 said:

Thank you so much for this wonderful design Supersick_! I have already picked up the instructions from Rebrickable. This is going to be so much fun building this ship from real LEGO bricks!

By the way, are you also going to design/make a lower hull section for this ship? I would be interested in a lower hull so I can put the complete ship up for display.

 

Cheers, and many thanks again.

Cheers mate! It’s a really fun build, and yeah I will add the instructions and parts for lower hull this weekend. I wanted to make sure she was sturdy enough in real bricks before committing to the lower hull. Luckily the lower hull technique is already proved out w/ Fer Maiden so I don’t foresee many issues. 
 

Do you have a good 3mm tubing resource for the long rigid hoses used in the shrouds?

[Mister Phes]

7 hours ago, Supersick_ said:

Certainly not beyond capabilities, maybe just commitment issues around my work/life schedule! Haha. How about a guest-blog or something? 

I completely understand about life commitments!

If you'd just like to take a peak "behind the scenes" I can set you up with a Classic-Pirates.com account and grant you access to our secret production forum known as The Shipyard.

Am I able to use the Email address associated with your Eurobricks account to register a Classic-Pirates.com account?

[Supersick_]

56 minutes ago, Mister Phes said:

I completely understand about life commitments!

If you'd just like to take a peak "behind the scenes" I can set you up with a Classic-Pirates.com account and grant you access to our secret production forum known as The Shipyard.

Am I able to use the Email address associated with your Eurobricks account to register a Classic-Pirates.com account?

Ah I see, well then… yeah that email works. Thanks! 

[Mister Phes]

47 minutes ago, Supersick_ said:

Ah I see, well then… yeah that email works. Thanks! 

A Classic-Pirates.com account has been created to you and a confirmation Email has been sent to the same Email address as you use for Eurobricks.

A Welcome Topic has been created for you in The Shipyard - so please post in that topic to confirm access has been successfully granted.

[Marooned Marin]

On 5/3/2023 at 7:14 AM, Supersick_ said:

Fantastic image and great build.

[RacingDuck82]

On 5/5/2023 at 1:24 AM, Supersick_ said:

Do you have a good 3mm tubing resource for the long rigid hoses used in the shrouds?

I haven't yet decided what I am going to use for the shrouds. Maybe I will use LEGO flex tube or maybe I will make the shrouds from strings. But using 3 mm nylon tubing is definitely an option.

[nimitstexan]

On 5/3/2023 at 12:14 AM, Supersick_ said:

 brick built accurate cannon (18pdr long gun main battery), 

Given that Supernaught is essentially a theme-scale HMS Endymion, could a larger brick-built gun, or the Lego cannon, representing a 24lb, fit on here gun deck?

[Supersick_]

On 5/8/2023 at 9:10 AM, RacingDuck82 said:

I haven't yet decided what I am going to use for the shrouds. Maybe I will use LEGO flex tube or maybe I will make the shrouds from strings. But using 3 mm nylon tubing is definitely an option.

Perfect. Adding backstays and add'l string rigging would be great!

Here are some shots of the refined lower hull. I will update the Rebrickable page with the full model and instructions in a day or two.

Tried to reduce inner core piece count as much as possible... Need to build the stand to support it as well, Supernaut's heavy.

Edited May 10, 2023 by Supersick_

[Supersick_]

4 hours ago, nimitstexan said:

Given that Supernaught is essentially a theme-scale HMS Endymion, could a larger brick-built gun, or the Lego cannon, representing a 24lb, fit on here gun deck?

Yes, the Lego cannon will fit great. I mocked up a comparison to see.

interesting note - Endymion only wore 24pdr's to match the American 44s in War of 1812-5, otherwise 18pdr's were preferred (on all RN frigates). I thought I'd reference that, but also the more realistic long guns definitely look really cool in real bricks!

[RacingDuck82]

On 5/10/2023 at 9:34 AM, Supersick_ said:

Here are some shots of the refined lower hull. I will update the Rebrickable page with the full model and instructions in a day or two.

Yes! Awesome! Downloaded the lower hull instructions from Rebrickable.

Great stuff! Many thanks again for this design!

[Supersick_]

7 hours ago, RacingDuck82 said:

Yes! Awesome! Downloaded the lower hull instructions from Rebrickable.

Great stuff! Many thanks again for this design!

Awesome! Thanks for pushing me to get those done, and let me know if anything should change in the files. 

[Marooned Marin]

@Supersick_ your super build has been 

[elfprince13]

This is soooooo sick.

[Supersick_]

4 hours ago, elfprince13 said:

This is soooooo sick.

Cheers!

 

9 hours ago, Marooned Marin said:

@Supersick_ your super build has been 

Cheers Marin!

I recently saw your amazing Triton page on Rebrickable and it's inspired me to elevate Supernaut's content a bit more haha. Really great!

[Rapha]

It’s absolutely beautiful

Love the details and the fact that is can be opened up. 
I am a sailor myself and the ship design is really good. 
it is my first comment and I am not willing to post any of my things because of builds like these, they totally outmatch what I do.
Consequently I mainly look at eurobricks for inspiration and I have to say i am inspired. 
hope to see more of this in the future

[NOD]

This is a very beautifully built ship!  It looks perfect with sails, rigging and minifigures. The condenser is a very interesting detail. Everything has been built very lovingly and precisely.

[thewatchman]

This is incredible!

 Fantastic ship and all the detailing is simply stunning!

[royalstick]

Very good designed sail Frigate! I like it