Ok, don't really build pirate stuff but someone I know has a big box of mixed lego, and told me I could take what I wanted from the box. In the box I was surprised to find a nearly complete Imperial trading post with minifigs, and after rebuilding it, it got me in the mood for building pirate stuff, like a boat to go with the port. But I have no prefabricated hull pieces, was going to buy some, but think I'd prefer making one my self..... So would like to know if anyone has any tips, or even instruction on how to build just the hull?

Thanks in advance for any help.

I found several templates on LDD (Via the TLC site) of brick-built hulls.

I have one model that uses one and could send you the .lxf file, if you are interested just shoot me a PM.

A link to the one via TLC site, and maybe the .lxf file too, would be nice.

I did a little brick built hull for a ship recently, I used slopes and SNOT but you can just stagger regular bricks outward if you don't have the appropriate parts.

I have building instructions for this ship:

But you may want something bigger...

if interested, here's the lxf file

The easiest way to make a costum hull is sculpturing one with basic bricks.

Thanks to both of you, I will buy a prefab hull for a bigger pirate ship, but will probably use Sebeus's one for a smaller blue coat ship. Probably wouldn't have the right amount of brown slopes for Reagan's though.

Edited July 26, 201311 yr by Legofin2012

Personally, I prefer this technique;

More photos here;

http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=459809

Ciao