[MOC] Imperial Corvette

[Quotenotto]

This corvette is obviously a slight variation of my skulls eye schooner remake (hitting to ships with one shot, as a pirate might say). The hull structure is exactly the same, only the mizzen mast has a more modern rig with a gaffe sail and some variations on the stern build. Therefore, inspiration-wise there is nothing much to add, this is simply an alternative version with a more navy-like colorscheme (instead of typical english colors, this time I chose red for the gunports, but the possible color variations are very easily achieved).

Corvette build 1

Corvette build 1_2

[iragm]

This is extremely nice, I like the colors used here.  Although, given the choice, I think I slightly prefer your Skull's Eye remake color scheme.

[thewatchman]

I absolutely love the colour pallet you’ve used here!

 You modern ship builders are incredible, especially the brick built hulls.

[Captain Braunsfeld]

You have used some new building techniques here - excellent! 

[elfprince13]

She definitely "pops" in those British colors.

[Captain Braunsfeld]

Congratulations! 

[LEGO Train 12 Volts]

Very neat design ...beautiful ship!

[Quotenotto]

6 hours ago, Captain Braunsfeld said:

Congratulations! 

Thank you

On 8/7/2023 at 3:48 PM, thewatchman said:

I absolutely love the colour pallet you’ve used here!

 You modern ship builders are incredible, especially the brick built hulls.

One of my goals with those brickbuild hulls is to more accurately recreate actual ship hulls. The Lego hulls are nice for easy building and to some extend modifiable, but if you compare builds on Lego hulls to massive builds with entirely brickbuild hulls, they tend to look rather simplyfied. Another goal was to achieve a size of hull that is smaller than the current Lego options (with the older ones, there are smaler ones available, but they are less customisable with their dedicated bow and stern pieces). I do like big, epic builds, but they don't go well with my bank account and building just digitally is not an option, because I want builds that are actually viable and have a certain amount of structural integrity, I want them to still be playable and having a function beyond just decorative purposes. Therefore, this hull design is actually possible and quiet sturdy (based on my previously build sloop, this version is mostly just elongated). Espacially challenging was the stern cabin and in the pictures above there is still an error in that design, wich I have already corrected. The hull is build with an odd number of studs in width to accommodate the one stud wide stem (to studs wide looked verry odd for the hole ship), but the cabin is on an even number of studs (as is the stern mirror).

Another version of this ship I might want to try out would be with a flush single deck and a fully enclosed gundeck, but for that, I want to build this version first to experiment with its design physically to maintain playability. But before i build this colour version, I am going to build my skulls eye schooner. Structurally, if there are no more design errors in the skulls eye schooner, this one should be buildable aswell, because the differences should only be "cosmetic".

I have tested what parts ordering via bricklink would cost (including used parts, because the shrouds I used are discontinued since 2004) and it was about 150€, so not as expensive as I have preveously thought. Building this might be earlier than I initially considered (but I don't think this year).

[LordsofMedieval]

I don't know what it is, but this one REALLY speaks to me. I think the reason is because it feels more... Lego-ish... or toy-like that a lot of the models that are posted here. And that isn't me dumping on the techniques or the skill involved or anything like that - it's just that this ship looks like a proper Lego kit.

If you ever consider selling instructions, I'd be a buyer. This is one I'd actually like to have on a shelf.

[hikouki]

Love this! All it needs are sails and some sailors!

[NOD]

A nice and well-built Imperial Corvette. The ship's bow, stern and the quarterdeck are well built. I would also like a photo with sails. But I don't see any photos of the minifigures on the ship.

The ship is good but needs some post-processing.

[Quotenotto]

6 hours ago, NOD said:

A nice and well-built Imperial Corvette. The ship's bow, stern and the quarterdeck are well built. I would also like a photo with sails. But I don't see any photos of the minifigures on the ship.

The ship is good but needs some post-processing.

This is not for the contest, it simply is a "byproduct" of my skulls eye schooner. If I might build this down the line, there is some crew already waiting for a vessel to command in my collection (the pirates chess set is really usefull for that purpose).

Sails are definatly something I have to create, but they are not my favorite thing to make (I have already two other ships waiting in line to be equipped). But if the missing parts for my skulls eye schooner arrive soon, I am going make some.

[Powder Monkey]

On 8/7/2023 at 3:48 PM, thewatchman said:

I absolutely love the colour pallet you’ve used here!

Definitely! This and the fact that it appears as if from one cast. Love it! 

[Quotenotto]

I have build this ship now with real bricks (actually, quite some time ago in march...) and here are a few pictures. I still need a better camera setup, so here it is on top of my shelf.

I also need a better way to make the sails, because ironing resultet in them having this dirty residue.

[Vincwat]

It is a very nice ship. Well balanced.