Cousarmy0001 Posted July 21, 2011 Posted July 21, 2011 (edited) So using techniques borrowed from several individuals on these forums (i.e. Capt. Greenhair's tutorial, SlyOwl's Maive Auselbrook, and Perfectionist's Achille), I have produced a frigate of my own. She only boasts ten guns (plus carronades), my original plan called for twelve with four studs between each, but I made an error in the measurements in Digital Designer, and had to drop two. In days of old, when a ship's hull was ready to be launched, she would be named and christened, before sliding down the ramp into the water which would be her home for the rest of her service life. Once launched, the remaining work to be completed would be performed, adding rigging, a superstructure, and of course, armaments. My ship is at this point. She needs her masts, spars, rigging, main guns, some work on the bow, and most of her crew, but I feel she is ready for her name. I haven't settled on one yet, but I have narrowed my list down to the following, and was hoping for some help. Frobisher Thunderchild Concordia Croebahr Castlerigg Any additional name suggestions would be nice, just remember it's got to fit on a 1x10 brick. Also, any suggestions on the ship itself would be appreciated. I'm planning to use normal Lego rope ladders instead of custom rigging, and the grey/blue chequer pattern on the side of the hull I plan to extend all the way around the bow. I'm also trying to work out a figure for the bow. My capstan has been replaced by one like on the Imperial Flagship. Suggestions on anchors would also be nice, as what I designed didn't work out AT ALL. Rudder will be in my next Lego order. http://www.flickr.com/photos/57097594@N08/?saved=1 Edited July 21, 2011 by Cousarmy0001 Quote
JPS97 Posted July 21, 2011 Posted July 21, 2011 (edited) Excellent job on the ship my friend! For a name suggestion out of the ones you have picked I like Thunderchild the most. But in many games involving a ship I usually name my ship, "The Seahawk" after the book The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle, by Avi. Hope I helped in some way, shape or form. -JPS97 Edit:Spelling Edited July 21, 2011 by JPS97 Quote
Governor Mister Phes Posted July 21, 2011 Governor Posted July 21, 2011 Ok, so what nationality is this frigate? Quote
Cousarmy0001 Posted July 21, 2011 Author Posted July 21, 2011 (edited) Ok, so what nationality is this frigate? Er... the blue guys, I guess? The Imperial Azullian Empire, led by the Duchess of Die Farbe Blau? I hadn't really thought of it, to be honest. I'm not planning to affiliate them with any *actual* nation, so if you're looking for a name that would be appropriate to British or French navies it's not terribly applicable. If it helps, I've got three other ships of the same affiliation. Two are modified Carribean Clippers (6274) which I've named Bhomis and Axelay, and the sloop I built with a rowboat as a base (I've got about a hundred rowboats, so I decided to do something with them), which I've named Illiff. I've added some pictures I took of them tonight as they plied the hotly contested waters of Meu Rojo Tapeta Persa, just before an appearance by the dreaded sea dogs Stanley Noodleburger and Lita Pita of the Bockser Pirates forced them to retreat to the nearby safe harbor of Oben Schreibtisch. http://www.flickr.com/photos/57097594@N08/?saved=1 Edited July 21, 2011 by Cousarmy0001 Quote
Captain Becker Posted July 21, 2011 Posted July 21, 2011 Ok, so what nationality is this frigate? You didnt see the flag at the stern? A nice looking ship for Bluecoats indeed, i cant imagine any French ship names, because i think Bluecoats are French. But i would say you should search from Wikipedia if you want to give her a real ships name. For example: Le Gracieuse, would that sound good? Captain Becker Quote
tedbeard Posted July 21, 2011 Posted July 21, 2011 Very nice little ship. The captain's quarters seem quite luxurious. As for names I like Frobisher, a good privateering name if ever I heard one. Quote
Eleanor Rigby Posted July 22, 2011 Posted July 22, 2011 (edited) Here's my two cents-- Drapeau Bleu--means blue flag in French, kind of a long one but catchy Martinet- means swift in French British names here if you don't mind Wikipedia Happy christening! Edited July 22, 2011 by Eleanor Rigby Quote
Warhorse47 Posted July 24, 2011 Posted July 24, 2011 I like Thunderchild, I confess to being a HG Wells fan. Quote
Captain Blackmoor Posted July 25, 2011 Posted July 25, 2011 Not Concordia, but Concord! Le Concorde in French, HMS Concord in British, Hr.Ms. Concorde in Dutch, something like that depending on her nationality. Nice ship too! A link to the tutorial how to deeplink pictures can be found in my signature. Hope it might help a little. I have also moved this thread to the MOC-forum. Quote
Cap'n Crunch Posted July 25, 2011 Posted July 25, 2011 (edited) I thought La Concorde was the name of Edward Teach(Blackbeard)'s Queen Anne's Revenge. You might try translating some cheesy english names into Latin, works really well. For example,(IOP) the Latin for Invincible, Invictus, has a nice ring to it. Edited July 25, 2011 by Cap'n Crunch Quote
Cousarmy0001 Posted July 25, 2011 Author Posted July 25, 2011 I thought La Concorde was the name of Edward Teach(Blackbeard)'s Queen Anne's Revenge. You might try translating some cheesy english names into Latin, works really well. For example,(IOP) the Latin for Invincible, Invictus, has a nice ring to it. I could always go with Excelsior, which Star Trek and Manbearpig references aside, refers to styrofoam and wood chips used for packaging material :-D I'm a little disappointed to find out that Thunderchild was the name of a ship in War of the Worlds. I thought I'd come up with that all on my own (like Frobisher), but when I saw that earlier comment, I realized that it was actually from a book that I'd read when I was in middle school. A bit of a letdown. Quote
Captain Blackmoor Posted July 25, 2011 Posted July 25, 2011 You might try translating some cheesy english names into Latin, works really well. For example,(IOP) the Latin for Invincible, Invictus, has a nice ring to it. That is a nice idea! Gods and mythical monsters from that era were also popular! E.g. Poseidon, Zeus, Medusa... Quote
Bricksan Posted July 25, 2011 Posted July 25, 2011 Why not go for a classic name like The ss botany bay. The ss can stand for sailing ship. I know some my hate it but it is a cool name for a ship as good as this. Quote
Cousarmy0001 Posted August 4, 2011 Author Posted August 4, 2011 I'm not really sure that mythical god names would work for a frigate, especially one that only mounts ten guns (excluding carronades- really this is more of a sloop or brig with frigate lines). When I hear names like Zeus, etc, I think of a big man o' war, like a 1st or 2nd rate ship of the line. So I think I'm gonna go with Thunderchild. It was *really* only between that and Frobisher for me, but the comment that was made about the latter sounding like a privateer is actually something I agree with, so I'll probably save that name for a future project. Although I give permission to use the name to anybody else that would like to make a privateer... Thanks for the help, all :-) Quote
Sebeus I Posted August 4, 2011 Posted August 4, 2011 I also think Thunderchild sounds nice, it kinds of implies that this rather small frigate has a big brother Nicely done by the way, I like the color scheme. Quote
Cousarmy0001 Posted August 5, 2011 Author Posted August 5, 2011 Her daddy was the Bismarck (one of the few ships in the world to be referred to in the masculine) and her mommy was the Enterprise (CVN-65, not CV-6) :-D Not sure how the daughter exists a few hundred years before the parents, though. Quote
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