[COR-FB] Corrington Navy Brigantine

[evancelt]

 

 

 

 

[NOD]

Very beautiful diorama! The ship is built in detail, the ropes around the mast are interesting. Where are they from? It is also noticeable that the foremast is so fat at the bottom, it looks a little strange. It would be good if the ship's carpenter stripped the mast until it looks like 3941 bricks. The water with the floating barrels looks great. I also like the crew.

[Khorne]

Beautiful MOC! The style is "simple" enough to feel Lego-y and fit in with official sets somewhat, but still intricate enough with plenty of cool details to look at. The way you did the ropes is a great example of nice piece usage. Minifigs are all top notch as well and make the whole stand out. Like NOD said, the barrels are a nice touch.

Also, I have to commend the photography here. Really excellent! Everything is so crisp and perfectly lit - the bright orange and blue sea really pops. It's so clean, it almost looks like a render. Truly magnificent shot.

[evancelt]

4 hours ago, NOD said:

Very beautiful diorama! The ship is built in detail, the ropes around the mast are interesting. Where are they from? It is also noticeable that the foremast is so fat at the bottom, it looks a little strange. It would be good if the ship's carpenter stripped the mast until it looks like 3941 bricks. The water with the floating barrels looks great. I also like the crew.

Thanks @NOD! The ropes are medium nougat "zipline" pieces that I ordered from LEGO.com. And yes the foremast is very thick at the bottom :D Seemed like a way to let me boost the height of the old style masts that terminate at the bottom with a 4x4 plate.

58 minutes ago, Khorne said:

Beautiful MOC! The style is "simple" enough to feel Lego-y and fit in with official sets somewhat, but still intricate enough with plenty of cool details to look at. The way you did the ropes is a great example of nice piece usage. Minifigs are all top notch as well and make the whole stand out. Like NOD said, the barrels are a nice touch.

Also, I have to commend the photography here. Really excellent! Everything is so crisp and perfectly lit - the bright orange and blue sea really pops. It's so clean, it almost looks like a render. Truly magnificent shot.

Thank you! I took the photo in my larger 32" photo tent with LED "daylight" lightbulbs - I think they really help the color pop

[Khorne]

7 minutes ago, evancelt said:

Thank you! I took the photo in my larger 32" photo tent with LED "daylight" lightbulbs - I think they really help the color pop

Do you have a behind the scenes look perhaps, to see your setup and equipment? I'm always very interested in this kind of stuff . I like a good presentation almost as much as a good MOC. Three point light setup?

[evancelt]

3 minutes ago, Khorne said:

Do you have a behind the scenes look perhaps, to see your setup and equipment? I'm always very interested in this kind of stuff . I like a good presentation almost as much as a good MOC. Three point light setup?

Sure! Here's a BTS shot showing the setup. It's pretty basic 3-point light set up: 1x LED ceiling light and 2x cheap $7 desk lamps with $25 daylight LED spotlight bulbs in them from the sides pointed up through the diffusion cloth at the top of the tent

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Ended up having to make the final shot diagonal from the back because the ship was too big for my tent!

 

 

[ILoveSeatron]

Great ship!  You did a good job! I really like the sideways building techneak you used for the water.

[Kai NRG]

I love what you've done with those flexible stringy pieces, very cool bit of realistic detail.  Lovely ship overall.

[Captain Braunsfeld]

Congratulations - and I'd like to see more pictures, please!

[evancelt]

On 11/23/2024 at 7:00 PM, ILoveSeatron said:

Great ship!  You did a good job! I really like the sideways building techneak you used for the water.

Thanks! It's fun to dice it up sometimes :)

21 hours ago, Kai NRG said:

I love what you've done with those flexible stringy pieces, very cool bit of realistic detail.  Lovely ship overall.

Thanks! I actually started by using rubberbands for that detail first but after this build sat unfinished for 9 months they all dried out and cracked - decided ziplines would be more robust if I planned to keep the build around

4 hours ago, Captain Braunsfeld said:

Congratulations - and I'd like to see more pictures, please!

Thanks! Yes, I have more pics but haven't edited them just yet. This ship will likely be included in a bigger pirate/colonial build in 2025

[LEGO Train 12 Volts]

Very neat design!

Beautiful ship and amazing sea!

[Third Navigator]

Love how you made her bow and quarter freeboard!

[LM71Blackbird]

Nice ship and a great addition to the fleet! Liking the rigging and all the tied and rolled-up sails. Simple touch but adds a lot of detail.