The Blind Demise

[Mr. Gray]

Hello!

After about of a month and a half of having the Rotten Carrot built, I got sick of it and decided it was time for a new ship. And so, I built a much better, albeit smaller, ship. Copying the backstory from my Flickr;

"What's this? Captain S. Beldin is sailing on a small, 4 gun cog? What could have happened to the Rotten Carrot? Well, rumor has it that the Rotten Carrot smashed off of some rocks on the voyage away from the attack of Port Premio. Crashing upon a nearby shoreline, Captain S. Beldin got to work right away making a new ship. This new ship, dubbed "The Blind Demise" is named so due to the tragic doom of his former flagship."

And so, I present to you my recently built cog, The Blind Demise

Enjoy.

Edited December 21, 2010 by Mr. Gray

[Dwarfinator]

That looks great for a brick built hull!

[Mr. Gray]

That looks great for a brick built hull!

Thank you very much! Since the posting of this topic a few weeks ago, "The Blind Demise" has undergo a lot of changes actually, I'll post the photos sometime this weekend. Things included: new sail, made the mast taller, included a steering wheel and even added some parts to make it look as if the ship has rigging.

[Big Cam]

I look forward to seeing the new pictures, hopefully yoy cam take them on a nice white background.

The hill is very nicely done and I commend you for making it out of bricks.

The size reminds me of jack sparrows first boat he sinks in the beginning of the first movie.

[lt.Gonville brickhead]

This is a nice ship Mr.grey The water looks good and the hull is nice.

May I ask,How did you make the bowsprit??

Edited January 15, 2011 by lt.Gonville brickhead

[Mr. Gray]

This is a nice ship Mr.grey The water looks good and the hull is nice.

May I ask,How did you make the bowsprit??

Thank you very much for the comment!

The bowsprit was made by attaching a bunch of 1x1 cylinders together with a 4L bar in the middle, then I put that on a jumper plate and attached the jumper plate to a pair of minifigure legs. I attached the minifigure legs one stud back from 2 2x1 pieces, which can be pushed in to make the bowsprit go up or down, depending on what angle I like it.

I've changed the construction of the bowsprit itself to a long column with a base, but the way it's attached to the ship is the same.

EDIT: And here are some new pictures! More can be seen on my Flickr!

The steering wheel of the Blind Demise.

"In early 1706, Captain S. Beldin was still in charge of the Blind Demise, however he felt that the ship was in desperate need of many new improvements after a storm devastated the sail and the previous steering system. Among those changes was improved rigging as well as some hull changes."

Edited January 27, 2011 by Mr. Gray

[lt.Gonville brickhead]

Thank you very much for the comment!

The bowsprit was made by attaching a bunch of 1x1 cylinders together with a 4L bar in the middle, then I put that on a jumper plate and attached the jumper plate to a pair of minifigure legs. I attached the minifigure legs one stud back from 2 2x1 pieces, which can be pushed in to make the bowsprit go up or down, depending on what angle I like it.

I've changed the construction of the bowsprit itself to a long column with a base, but the way it's attached to the ship is the same.

EDIT: And here are some new pictures! More can be seen on my Flickr!

Thanks that was very helpful.

[Brig. Brick]

it looks like a sloop of war

just one thing seems odd, the squared stern, I do not think it break the waves well

[Mr. Gray]

it looks like a sloop of war

just one thing seems odd, the squared stern, I do not think it break the waves well

Alas, until I get more pieces or actually hull parts, a square stern is what will have to do.

Thank you for the comment!