[MOC] Hancock Merchant Sloop and Morton Imperial Brigantine

[CaptainDarkNStormy]

I recently built two ships designed by Moc Your Bricks. They are the Hancock Merchant Sloop and the Morton Imperial Brigantine. I think they are fabulous designs and I really enjoyed building them. Creating the custom sails was a totally new step for me. I wanted to break down how I did it in case anyone was intimidated by something new (as I was at first.) 

Most of the builds were straightforward. You purchase the instructions from https://www.mocyourbricks.com/ and use their parts list to create a wanted list on Bricklink. Works the same way as any MOC off of Rebrickable. The more advanced stuff involves the sails and rigging.

I bought a yard (this will make a lot of sails) of canvas from a local fabric store. I chose a light tan color and texture I thought would look good. The fist step in making the sails was printing out the sail files from Moc Your Bricks. A few other things you’ll need are string, fabric glue, a sponge brush, good scissors, and a hole punch.

Then I cut them out, and traced that onto an old cereal box. You’ll want something thick and sturdy.

Once you get all the sail templates onto the cardboard it’s time to trace them onto the canvas.

Before cutting apply the fabric adhesive to prevent fraying. I basically traced the penciled lines with the glue then used the sponge brush to spread it. One it dried I flipped it over to do the other side. A few hours later they were dry and ready to cut!

I used the original paper templates to get figure out placement for hole punching. Once you finish all the sails, MOC Your Bricks has a YouTube video for each ship that shows how to rig them.

I find both of these ships to be simple yet pleasing to look at. They also offer something a little different from the standard Pirates/Bluecoats. I highly recommend adding them to your collection too!

[Yperio_Bricks]

These are some nice merchant ships and custom sails! Love the big ship!

 

[CaptainDarkNStormy]

27 minutes ago, Yperio_Bricks said:

These are some nice merchant ships and custom sails! Love the big ship!

 

Thanks! This was my first time making sails and they turned out better then I expected.

[Yperio_Bricks]

Yeah they look great! One day i want to build a vessel like your bigger merchant ship (I am a peaceful person and have more interest in merchant ships that military vessels ). I even keep the tool that punches holes into fabric (i don't know how its called even in german )

Edited May 19, 2023 by Yperio_Bricks
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[Joellie YT]

looks really good! love the canvas sails, would love to give that a shot some time too! nice work :)

[NOD]

Very nice ships, I especially like the brigantine. I like how you built the railing on the ship. The sails and rigging are well done. The instructions for making sails are also very interesting.

[PxChris]

Those are some great looking ships!

[Captain Braunsfeld]

Congratulations! 

[Israel Hands]

Nice

I have some of those hulls still and I like the idea of the little ships that are fun builds. Reminds me of the old Lego sets like 6274-1 Caribbean Clipper or 6289 - Renegade Runner

[LordsofMedieval]

The unfortunate truth is that the current hull pieces are an enormous step back from these second generation ones. These were nice and slender, and featured tapering into a proper stern. I so desperately wish Lego would make them again.

[Crazy bricks]

Looks great!

[Jack Sassy]

These are fine sloop designs, thank ye for the custom sail guide. 

 

One thing that should probably be mentioned is that one most likely has to put something underneath the canvas before cutting, otherwise yer desk will be damaged beyong repair. 

 

(So ye best suggest using canvas for the sails? As Bruce Wayne once said - do they come in black? )

[Israel Hands]

My suggestion for canvas?? 
 

A4 canvas printer paper

And of course, you can print on themIf you want coloured, in black, any scraps of material from roller blinds if you can get it. They're trimmed to fit so there's normally some left over
 

[CaptainDarkNStormy]

On 6/22/2023 at 12:13 PM, Israel Hands said:

My suggestion for canvas?? 
 

A4 canvas printer paper

And of course, you can print on themIf you want coloured, in black, any scraps of material from roller blinds if you can get it. They're trimmed to fit so there's normally some left over
 

Oh wow I didn't know such a thing existed!

[Powder Monkey]

I like the Morton more, cause it has the more streamlined hull whereas the Hancock is almost round... but anyway, good things coming from moc your bricks :)  
Good job on the sails, has a very natural, realistic look 

On 6/22/2023 at 6:13 PM, Israel Hands said:

My suggestion for canvas?? 
 

A4 canvas printer paper

And of course, you can print on themIf you want coloured, in black, any scraps of material from roller blinds if you can get it. They're trimmed to fit so there's normally some left over
 

THIS is so strange! I found a lot of - american? - people talk about this A4 canvas paper and it seems to me that this is the perfect material for printed sails (since a decent sized flatbed UV-Printer is just too expensive for just a few sails) but where I live you just can't buy it. Not even online.