May 3, 20231 yr Author Made a dockyard model to show some of the structure a little easier without the masts and rigging. I dig it, haha.
May 3, 20231 yr Governor On 5/3/2023 at 5:14 AM, 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?
May 3, 20231 yr On 5/3/2023 at 5:44 AM, Supersick_ said: But I assure you, Sir Thomas Slade was much more punctual when delivering his designs, haha!
May 3, 20231 yr Author On 5/3/2023 at 1:36 PM, 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
May 4, 20231 yr Governor On 5/3/2023 at 4:52 PM, 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?
May 4, 20231 yr Author 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!
May 4, 20231 yr 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.
May 4, 20231 yr Author On 5/4/2023 at 7:06 PM, 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?
May 4, 20231 yr Governor On 5/4/2023 at 4:18 PM, 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?
May 5, 20231 yr Author On 5/4/2023 at 11:59 PM, 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!
May 5, 20231 yr Governor On 5/5/2023 at 12:57 AM, 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.
May 8, 20231 yr On 5/4/2023 at 11:24 PM, 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.
May 10, 20231 yr On 5/3/2023 at 5:14 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?
May 10, 20231 yr Author On 5/8/2023 at 4:10 PM, 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, 20231 yr by Supersick_
May 10, 20231 yr Author On 5/10/2023 at 3:24 AM, 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!
May 13, 20231 yr On 5/10/2023 at 7:34 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!
May 13, 20231 yr Author On 5/13/2023 at 1:34 PM, 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.
May 24, 20231 yr Author On 5/24/2023 at 1:57 PM, elfprince13 said: This is soooooo sick. Cheers! On 5/24/2023 at 8:31 AM, 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!
May 26, 20231 yr 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
May 26, 20231 yr 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.
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