[WIP] Ship of the Line (yes it's still going!)

[Kolonialbeamter]

Wow, great progress and change!

First off, concerning your removal of the (lower) prefabs, you have chosen... wisely. I agree that the ship looks much better like this, and in combination with the renewed color scheme it makes for more realism. On the other hand it's a bit of a pity, 'cause I really liked your use of brown...

Can't say much more, the lines are looking good, I'm looking forward to see more.

One last thing for now, maybe... You might want to prepare yourself for the urge to widen your ship, going for a completely custom hull... which might come, when you build the aft section, for she might become too 'thin'...

Anyway, great ship so far,

keep it up!

Regards

[Louie le Brickvalier]

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Edited October 19, 2017 by Louie le Brickvalier

[-DoNe-]

Wow, great progress and change!

First off, concerning your removal of the (lower) prefabs, you have chosen... wisely. I agree that the ship looks much better like this, and in combination with the renewed color scheme it makes for more realism. On the other hand it's a bit of a pity, 'cause I really liked your use of brown...

Can't say much more, the lines are looking good, I'm looking forward to see more.

One last thing for now, maybe... You might want to prepare yourself for the urge to widen your ship, going for a completely custom hull... which might come, when you build the aft section, for she might become too 'thin'...

Anyway, great ship so far,

keep it up!

Regards

I'm quite fond of the with so far. I will finish the middle section where the longboats will be situated and then decide if I have to widen it. Thanks!

Great decision on the color change -I love that color scheme! Great work thus far!

Thank you!

[Dread Pirate Wesley]

I'm a little late to this party but it is looking good so far! I especially like the tiled deck. Sebeus is probably correct in stating that it will look quite narrow on prefab hulls, but you have already taken measures to fit a lot of detail into a narrower hull. Good work so far, glad she will also have an interior

Dread Pirate Wesley

[-DoNe-]

I'm a little late to this party but it is looking good so far! I especially like the tiled deck. Sebeus is probably correct in stating that it will look quite narrow on prefab hulls, but you have already taken measures to fit a lot of detail into a narrower hull. Good work so far, glad she will also have an interior

Dread Pirate Wesley

Yes, she looked a bit to narrow on those hull pieces indeed. I'am fairly happy with the looks of her without the hull pieces but the width still concerned, but as soon as my bl order arrives I'll do a moc-up of the stern to see her in full length, hopefully it looks good but if not I will have to widen her.

[Sebeus I]

I was right

I like her new colorscheme, suiting for an English warship, the weather deck looks great.

I'm convinced that this ship will be a beauty when finished even if she does appears to be a bit too narrow eventually.

Personally I think, for a prefab hull, 4 midsections is a maximum, nevertheless, other ship builders find some of my ships too wide for their lenght

so I guess it's also partially a matter of preference .

Keep it up!

[-DoNe-]

Why not give an update some 8 years later?
https://www.flickr.com/photos/-done-/51942070364/in/dateposted-public/

The Hull is fully brick-built and shes coming together nicely, if I dare say so myself.

P.S I posted a link instead of a picture because all photos I tried to upload was denied due to size.

Edited March 16, 2022 by -DoNe-

[Mister Phes]

2 hours ago, -DoNe- said:

Why not give an update some 8 years later?

Yes, why not? This is quite a slow build!

But good to know you're still going - here's an image from Flickr:

 

[-DoNe-]

7 hours ago, Mister Phes said:

Yes, why not? This is quite a slow build!

But good to know you're still going - here's an image from Flickr:

 

Yes, this is not to be titled a speed-built by any measure. Just finding my way back to Lego-building, so I figured I should start by finishing of a few unfinished projects that have been sitting in my parents garage for so many years now.

And how did you get the picture in, all I got was that the file was too big. 

[Mister Phes]

1 hour ago, -DoNe- said:

And how did you get the picture in, all I got was that the file was too big. 

Took a screenshot of the image on Flickr and pasted it in.

Although, I probably have a significantly larger limit on the size of images I can post than the average Eurobricks member.

[-DoNe-]

3 hours ago, Mister Phes said:

Took a screenshot of the image on Flickr and pasted it in.

Although, I probably have a significantly larger limit on the size of images I can post than the average Eurobricks member.

I tried that as well but didn’t do the trick, thank you for fixing it for me!

[-DoNe-]

Major progress have been done today in the stern. Lower deck is close to complete and all structural parts of the rear-section is complete.

Next thing on the list is the gallery.

 

 

[Achilles099]

1 hour ago, -DoNe- said:

Major progress have been done today in the stern. Lower deck is close to complete and all structural parts of the rear-section is complete.

Next thing on the list is the gallery.

 

 

I think you should consider making the masts taller, from these pictures it looks like they'll be fairly short compared to the length and overall size of the ship. If you're going for a more accurate look the mainmast on a ship of this type in the 18th century was typically close to the length of the ship itself (not including the bowsprit), which should give you a rough idea of how tall to make it.

[-DoNe-]

36 minutes ago, Achilles099 said:

I think you should consider making the masts taller, from these pictures it looks like they'll be fairly short compared to the length and overall size of the ship. If you're going for a more accurate look the mainmast on a ship of this type in the 18th century was typically close to the length of the ship itself (not including the bowsprit), which should give you a rough idea of how tall to make it.

Thanks for the input, they are only a moc-up for placement so far. Having a bit of trouble deciding how far back the mainmast should be in regards to the foremast (I hope that’s the right term).

Good to known about the measurement for height, thanks a bunch!

[Achilles099]

2 hours ago, -DoNe- said:

Thanks for the input, they are only a moc-up for placement so far. Having a bit of trouble deciding how far back the mainmast should be in regards to the foremast (I hope that’s the right term).

Good to known about the measurement for height, thanks a bunch!

No problem! Here are some of the sources I've found helpful in my own building if you're interested:

Mondfeld, Wolfram zu. Historic Ship Models. New York: Sterling Publishing Company Incorporated, 1977.

 

Ball, Nick, and Simon Stephens. Navy Board Ship Models. Barnsley: Seaforth Publishing, 2018.

 

Petersson, Lennarth. Rigging Period Ship Models: A Step-by-Step Guide to the Intricacies of Square-Rig. London: Chatham Publishing, 2000.

 

Lavery, Brian. The Arming and Fitting of English Ships of War: 1600-1815, n.d.

 

Anderson, R.C. The Rigging of Ships in the Days of the Spritsail Topmast, 1600-1720. New York: Dover Publishing Inc., 1994.

 

Lavery, Brian. The Ship of the Line: A History in Ship Models. Barnsley: Seaforth Publishing, 2014.

 

As someone else in this thread also suggested, the Anatomy of the Ship series is another great resource. In particular the books of that series about HMS Diana, HMS Bellona, and HMS Victory would probably be useful to you. 

 

Several of these books have lots of diagrams and/or pictures of models that should help you to properly locate your masts. Good luck!

[-DoNe-]

The gallery is starting to take shape. I’ve also changed the deck form dark tan to dark brown in the bow.

 

[Marooned Marin]

12 hours ago, -DoNe- said:

You are making fine progress, but may I ask what is that right on the picture, looks like built ship with interesting stern

[-DoNe-]

23 minutes ago, Marooned Marin said:

You are making fine progress, but may I ask what is that right on the picture, looks like built ship with interesting stern

Thank you! Its another long-term survivor that was completed in 2014, here is a few pictures of it:

 

[Marooned Marin]

5 hours ago, -DoNe- said:

Its another long-term survivor that was completed in 2014,

Say, back in 2014 have you made extensive topic about it here in Pirate-forum? If yes, please give me a link to see more about it.

If not, you should make a new topic with more pictures and juicy details, it is certainly good looking ship and deserves appropriate attention!

 

[Professor Thaum]

1 hour ago, Marooned Marin said:

it is certainly good looking ship and deserves appropriate attention!

seconded !

[evancelt]

Gorgeous ship @-DoNe-!

[-DoNe-]

On 3/22/2022 at 7:17 PM, Marooned Marin said:

Say, back in 2014 have you made extensive topic about it here in Pirate-forum? If yes, please give me a link to see more about it.

If not, you should make a new topic with more pictures and juicy details, it is certainly good looking ship and deserves appropriate attention!

 

 

On 3/22/2022 at 8:55 PM, Professor Thaum said:

seconded !

Just posted a new thread for it:

 

8 hours ago, evancelt said:

Gorgeous ship @-DoNe-!

Thank you!

 
Time for another update. The tumblehome is pretty much done on both sides now, details will be added but the basic structure is there. I’ve also realized that I’m roughly 200-300 dark brown tiles short to finish the top deck. 

The Stern is really starting to take shape and the windows on each side have been properly fitted. I’m really starting to like where this is going.

 

 

[-DoNe-]

Once more it is time for an update on the internets slowest moving project! She now has somewhat of a stern in place. Still needs to furnishes the cabin to please the captain tho. A few changes that are soon to come is 1. the entire middle section will be raised by one plate to smooth out the lines. Right now it appears to drupe down mid-ship. Which just isn't a fashionable look. 2. I've decided that top deck will be built in Light gray plates rather than dark brown tiles. Plates because as of recent I've started to feel like my creations have to many tiles. The color will end up a nice vintage nod. 

 

Constructive criticism is most welcomed! 

[Franco Clarke]

Looks like she is shaping up nicely, I like the choice of grey decking, very suitable for a vessel crewed with the old guard.  Are you planning to add any further colours to the ship, I find small amounts of blue or red can really help bring together a Nelson chequer. Looking forward to see how it continues to grow, however long that takes. 

[-DoNe-]

16 hours ago, Franco Clarke said:

Looks like she is shaping up nicely, I like the choice of grey decking, very suitable for a vessel crewed with the old guard.  Are you planning to add any further colours to the ship, I find small amounts of blue or red can really help bring together a Nelson chequer. Looking forward to see how it continues to grow, however long that takes. 

Thank you! The plan was to add some splashes of dark blue. It's not a vintage correct color but I think it might work.