 | | | | | | |
| |
|
Hi, I'm rather new to this AFOL. I came in on Feb 14 as a way to help me
quit smoking because my wife is pregnant (Lego costs about the same as
smoking and is just as addictive). I had been buying Lego out of my comic
book store for a few years and never did anything with them until now. I
have no idea why I like the Pirates so much but so what. This was my first
try (sort of) at a MOC:
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=4386
I started off trying to mimic the USS Constellation but after a couple of
days I decided to go off the instructions. I have torn this sucker
completely apart and started over from scratch about 6 times. Every day I
would build for an hour or so after work and then tear it apart the next
morning rebuilding to the point I left off the day before. This went on for
several weeks but now I'm done save a few minor alterations. (new sails, rat
lines, etc) End to end it is about 150 studs, weighs close to 25lbs. 15
cannon a side. Now I have to build a port for it. Before that, I'm building
a zoo for all my animals. You can see my aquarium on my pages.
VIVA LA LUGNET!
Jim
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| |
|
crunch-o-matic wrote:
> Hi, I'm rather new to this AFOL. I came in on Feb 14 as a way to help me
> quit smoking because my wife is pregnant (Lego costs about the same as
> smoking and is just as addictive). I had been buying Lego out of my comic
> book store for a few years and never did anything with them until now. I
> have no idea why I like the Pirates so much but so what. This was my first
> try (sort of) at a MOC:
>
> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=4386
>
> I started off trying to mimic the USS Constellation but after a couple of
> days I decided to go off the instructions. I have torn this sucker
> completely apart and started over from scratch about 6 times. Every day I
> would build for an hour or so after work and then tear it apart the next
> morning rebuilding to the point I left off the day before. This went on for
> several weeks but now I'm done save a few minor alterations. (new sails, rat
> lines, etc) End to end it is about 150 studs, weighs close to 25lbs. 15
> cannon a side. Now I have to build a port for it. Before that, I'm building
> a zoo for all my animals. You can see my aquarium on my pages.
>
> VIVA LA LUGNET!
> Jim
WOW!
30 cannon?!?!?!?!?
That ship would ROCK for that priate game thing :)
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| |
|
In lugnet.pirates, Jim Schifeling writes:
> Hi, I'm rather new to this AFOL. I came in on Feb 14 as a way to help me
> quit smoking because my wife is pregnant (Lego costs about the same as
> smoking and is just as addictive). I had been buying Lego out of my comic
> book store for a few years and never did anything with them until now. I
> have no idea why I like the Pirates so much but so what. This was my first
> try (sort of) at a MOC:
>
> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=4386
>
> I started off trying to mimic the USS Constellation but after a couple of
> days I decided to go off the instructions. I have torn this sucker
> completely apart and started over from scratch about 6 times. Every day I
> would build for an hour or so after work and then tear it apart the next
> morning rebuilding to the point I left off the day before. This went on for
> several weeks but now I'm done save a few minor alterations. (new sails, rat
> lines, etc) End to end it is about 150 studs, weighs close to 25lbs. 15
> cannon a side. Now I have to build a port for it. Before that, I'm building
> a zoo for all my animals. You can see my aquarium on my pages.
>
> VIVA LA LUGNET!
> Jim
HOLY COW JIM,
I am lucky to make a row boat with a one piece boat and two oars. It just
totally floors me when I see cool stuff like this. Hold on! I am inspired I
could make a canoe out of, RATTS, they made one of those too.
Bear
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| |
|
Wow, that thing is huge! Incredible details. I really like the stairway going
from the rear deck down to the captain's cabin. I like the clever use of chains
all over it too.
Thanks for Sharing,
Jason
In lugnet.pirates, Jim Schifeling writes:
> Hi, I'm rather new to this AFOL. I came in on Feb 14 as a way to help me
> quit smoking because my wife is pregnant (Lego costs about the same as
> smoking and is just as addictive). I had been buying Lego out of my comic
> book store for a few years and never did anything with them until now. I
> have no idea why I like the Pirates so much but so what. This was my first
> try (sort of) at a MOC:
>
> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=4386
>
> I started off trying to mimic the USS Constellation but after a couple of
> days I decided to go off the instructions. I have torn this sucker
> completely apart and started over from scratch about 6 times. Every day I
> would build for an hour or so after work and then tear it apart the next
> morning rebuilding to the point I left off the day before. This went on for
> several weeks but now I'm done save a few minor alterations. (new sails, rat
> lines, etc) End to end it is about 150 studs, weighs close to 25lbs. 15
> cannon a side. Now I have to build a port for it. Before that, I'm building
> a zoo for all my animals. You can see my aquarium on my pages.
>
> VIVA LA LUGNET!
> Jim
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
In lugnet.pirates, Jim Schifeling writes:
> Hi, I'm rather new to this AFOL. I came in on Feb 14 as a way to help me
> quit smoking because my wife is pregnant (Lego costs about the same as
> smoking and is just as addictive). I had been buying Lego out of my comic
> book store for a few years and never did anything with them until now. I
> have no idea why I like the Pirates so much but so what. This was my first
> try (sort of) at a MOC:
>
> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=4386
Wow, that's an amazing ship. What do the interior details look like?
Glad to see that your parst are all organized. I too have an upcoming baby,
so I have to packup and organize all the little Lego, and get out the Duplo.
George
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| |
|
Yo ho, yo ho, a pirates life for....
Ohhhhh, no, sir. Pirate? Me? Never such. Just an honest trader.
(be vewwwy, vewwwwy quite! There's a really BIG pirate hunter around)
In lugnet.pirates, Jim Schifeling writes:
> Hi, I'm rather new to this AFOL. I came in on Feb 14 as a way to help me
> quit smoking because my wife is pregnant (Lego costs about the same as
> smoking and is just as addictive). I had been buying Lego out of my comic
> book store for a few years and never did anything with them until now. I
> have no idea why I like the Pirates so much but so what. This was my first
> try (sort of) at a MOC:
>
> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=4386
>
> I started off trying to mimic the USS Constellation but after a couple of
> days I decided to go off the instructions. I have torn this sucker
> completely apart and started over from scratch about 6 times. Every day I
> would build for an hour or so after work and then tear it apart the next
> morning rebuilding to the point I left off the day before. This went on for
> several weeks but now I'm done save a few minor alterations. (new sails, rat
> lines, etc) End to end it is about 150 studs, weighs close to 25lbs. 15
> cannon a side. Now I have to build a port for it. Before that, I'm building
> a zoo for all my animals. You can see my aquarium on my pages.
>
> VIVA LA LUGNET!
> Jim
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| |
|
In lugnet.pirates, Bruce Schlickbernd writes:
> Yo ho, yo ho, a pirates life for....
>
> Ohhhhh, no, sir. Pirate? Me? Never such. Just an honest trader.
"Is this the *Landshark*?"
"No, no, sir, only a dolphin."
> (be vewwwy, vewwwwy quite! There's a really BIG pirate hunter around)
No doubt! I'll have to stay on the beam ends of Jim's monster,
or else do something crazy like have a steel hull. ;) But then
again, how would a steel hull ever float? That's crazy talk...
Great opening shot, Jim--I'm looking forward to seeing more!
Didn't we just have a thread about what was possible without
Pirate-specific parts? I think Jim's done very well. My
big kudos of the week go to Tony Priestman's reconceptualization
of his Floater hull--it originally had 16-wides and so looked
a bit oversized for its flotation. The new iteration is, IMHO,
a nice improvement, and I love how it looks with actual masts \
and rig! Scary. Get a few of those about and we'll all be
scurrying for the safe harbours we knew as wee pirate lads...
all best
Lindsay
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
crunch-o-matic wrote:
>
> Hi, I'm rather new to this AFOL. I came in on Feb 14 as a way to help me
> quit smoking because my wife is pregnant (Lego costs about the same as
> smoking and is just as addictive). I had been buying Lego out of my comic
> book store for a few years and never did anything with them until now. I
> have no idea why I like the Pirates so much but so what. This was my first
> try (sort of) at a MOC:
>
> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=4386
Jim,
All I can say is WOW! What a truly amazing ship. Your attention to
detail and all the little touches you added are GREAT! Like the
chain-guide rails on the step ladder down, and finding a way to attach
dingies(sp?) without looking stupid! VERY impressive ship. I look
forward to the harbor that will go with it!
Matt
| | | | | | |
