Gilded Crow - 22 Gun Galleon

[ummester]

I got some canvas paper - but I don't think it is True canvas - it comes up very white compared to the calico.

What I like about it is that it is much easier to work and holds a billowed shape really well. I think the treated calico looks nicer, however. I'll post some photos of the difference eventually.

I'll probably end up combining the techniques - setting up all the sails on canvas paper first and then gluing a piece of printed calico on top. Now that I have seen the upside and downside to both, I want to achieve both upsides :) This will allow me to just use a piece of larger card to mount the main course printed on calico.

A general sail question for the ships experts out there.

I have designed the Crow with 2 sails on the foremast, 3 on the main mast and both a square rig and mizzen sail on the mizzen mast. Did any true to life galleons get built like this? Most pictures I can find show an equal number of sails on the fore mast and main mast.

Edited May 27, 2014 by ummester

[ummester]

I realized the the standard anchor pieces were way too small for the size of the Crow, so made some with left over parts. Here's a shot of them and some other piratical LEGO things, to add detail to the Crow - believe it or not, there are around 90 pieces in this tiny lot.

Edited June 7, 2014 by ummester

[Hook]

Once again... amazing job!

The sail are also quite impressive... congratulations!!

I could use your help for my project... starting to lose my patience...

[ummester]

I'm very close to posting the completed images for this project. I will start a new thread with the final images and leave this as a WIP thread.

Sails and rigging have taken me longer than expected

If you want specific LDD shots of anything from the build Hook, just ask and I will post them in this thread. The LDD file(s) are still different to the final model, so there is no point posting them yet.

Edited July 4, 2014 by ummester

[vega]

Is there a status update available? Did you manage the sails and is there maybe an ldd available at this point?

[ummester]

There is a thread on the completed model here VEGA http://www.eurobricks.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=97563&hl=

It's also a LEGO Ideas project.

[fflowd]

Did you release the LLD file yet? I would love to build this myself!

[tetetefififi]

Great Galleon, one of the prettiest ships I've seen in a long time.

Would it be possible to have access to the instructions?

tetetefififi

 

[Capn Frank]

2 hours ago, tetetefififi said:

Great Galleon, one of the prettiest ships I've seen in a long time.

Would it be possible to have access to the instructions?

tetetefififi

 

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