[MOC] Napoleonic British Navy Crew

[evancelt]

A small Napoleonic British Navy crew created for an upcoming redcoat ship I'm making

 

 

[Breakspear]

It's very impressive how you've managed to capture the authentic look of 1800's naval seamen. Personally, I've always struggled with the limited range of suitable sailor torso options in the official Lego parts catalogue.

Some of the details I particularly enjoy are:

• The combination of sleeve-less fabric jackets with colour-matched miniifigure arms: surprisingly effective!
• The improvised hair-hat combos: I particularly like the marines - the hair makes the use of the 'top hat' shako pieces seem much more natural.
• The subtle improvised neck cloths

 

Edited November 5, 2024 by Breakspear
Fixed a typo

[evancelt]

13 hours ago, Breakspear said:

I'm very impressive how you've managed to capture the authentic look of 1800's naval seamen. Personally, I've always struggled with the limited range of suitable sailor torso options in the official Lego parts catalogue.

Some of the details I particularly enjoy are:

• The combination of sleeve-less fabric jackets with colour-matched miniifigure arms: surprisingly effective!
• The improvised hair-hat combos: I particularly like the marines - the hair makes the use of the 'top hat' shako pieces seem much more natural.
• The subtle improvised neck cloths

 

Thanks 

[GeoBrick]

Looking at the sailors on the left, it sure looks a merry crew.

[Vincwat]

Hello,

 

Very impressive work. Are all the parts original ? 

[evancelt]

1 minute ago, Vincwat said:

Hello,

 

Very impressive work. Are all the parts original ? 

Hi, no, they aren't all original (many are, but not all)

[Vincwat]

What parts did you create or modify yourself ? 

[evancelt]

Just now, Vincwat said:

What parts did you create or modify yourself ? 

The hats with gold or white rims are modfied, cloth coattails & jackets are custom, and colored hair pieces are custom. Under hair pieces are cut from official hair pieces

[Vincwat]

That is very cool 👍🏻