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Creative => Story-Telling => Topic started by: BlackPearl2006 on September 12, 2010, 12:18:10
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All is calm...too calm. The H.M.S. Interceptor, commandeered, as it were, by a pirate crew fresh out of the free pirate port of Tortuga, sails unwittingly into the open sea.
(http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t188/BlackPearl2006_album/Playmobil/1interceptor.jpg)
Something is awry in the air.... the Interceptor's crew is on alert...something....is coming.
(http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t188/BlackPearl2006_album/Playmobil/IMAG0003.jpg)
Unbeknownst to most onboard her, one among them carries with them a jaded pirate medallion sought after by the cursed crew of the mysterious ghost ship: The Black Pearl, which is closer than they know...
(http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t188/BlackPearl2006_album/Playmobil/01c.jpg)
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Beautiful :love:
I can almost hear the evil laughter of Captain Sparrow ;)
Karim :)
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Shrouded in a ghostly mist, a cursed ship with black hull and tattered black sails emerges out of nowhere, following close behind.... It's the Black Pearl, and she's coming up on the Interceptor's stern like a shadow stalking its prey....
(http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t188/BlackPearl2006_album/Playmobil/2pearlgaining.jpg)
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Excellent Atto :captain:
I had only watched the first instalment of the Pirates of the Caribbean and recently purchased the trilogy as it was on offer at HMV so your pictures are definitely spot on ;)
Karim :)
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"It's the Pearl! They're after us!" "But this is the fastest ship in the Caribbean!" exclaims Elizabeth Swann. But Anna Maria retorts, "You can tell them that after they've caught us." Mr. Gibbs looks at Will, "She's comin up fast on our quarter, and she'll down us before ever presenting a target!" "Then lighten the load! Get rid of anything you can! We're shallower on the draft; we can outrun them in those islands up ahead!"
It's no use, though, as the gallalaus type ship brings out the sweeps and gains nonetheless. "We must turn and fight!" So the bold crew of the Interceptor drops the starboard anchor and lets loose the ship's wheel, causing the ship to turn sharply so that their cannons face their pursuer....(http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t188/BlackPearl2006_album/Playmobil/3pearlpursuit.jpg)
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Taken by suprise by the Interceptor's bold show of defense, Hector Barbosa, captain of the cursed crew of the Black Pearl orders the starboard sweeps brought up that the ship may broadside against the Interceptor and take her a prize, or send her flaming to the depths of Davey Jones' Locker....
(http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t188/BlackPearl2006_album/Playmobil/4pearlonher.jpg)
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(http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t188/BlackPearl2006_album/Playmobil/6pearlonher3.jpg)
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Brilliant, and I like the subtle effects work. I am just picturing putting my Giant Black Pearl into water - it'd sink like a brick!!!
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"Load the guns!" cries Will. "But we got rid of most of everything when we tried to lighten the ship!" "then load whatever we have, anything, EVERYTHING!"
The crew scrambles to load the guns with whatever they have left on the ship. They can't run any longer; they must stand.... and FIGHT!
(http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t188/BlackPearl2006_album/Playmobil/7pearlbroadside.jpg)
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"FIRE!!!" exclaims Will. "Fire!!!" exclaims Barbosa. The ships engage, and all manner of remorseless pieces of metal are exchanged, hurling through the air, and at each other. A firey blaze of fire and smoke fill the air!
(http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t188/BlackPearl2006_album/Playmobil/8pearlmeelee.jpg)
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The fire and the shots echo across the open sea, but there is no one there to hear the screams nor feel the pain that the crew endures from afar....
(http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t188/BlackPearl2006_album/Playmobil/9pearlmeelee2jpg.jpg)
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Only those aboard will see the ruthless terror exacted upon them by the unforgiving crew under Captain Barbosa's command of the Pearl, which is famed for leaving no survivors, according to the stories told. But dead men tell no tales, they say...
(http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t188/BlackPearl2006_album/Playmobil/91pearlmeelee2ajpg.jpg)
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As the fight rages on, the sound of thunder accompanies the roar of the Black Pearl's cannons, and a flash of lightening illuminates the unsympathetic rain beating against the white sails of the Interceptor in a furious crash of cutlass and armoury. This would be the last anyone would see of this ill-fated ship: the Interceptor's last stand....
(http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t188/BlackPearl2006_album/Playmobil/92pearlflash.jpg)
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Until nothing is left but the sight of the ship's stern being swallowed by the sea, left to the depths of Davey Jones' Locker, leaving only the blackened sillohuette of it's aggressor, the Black Pearl.
(http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t188/BlackPearl2006_album/Playmobil/93pearlatnite.jpg)
And as quickly as it came, the cursed Black Pearl and it's merciless crew disappears into the night, like a shadow disappearing into the abyss.
(http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t188/BlackPearl2006_album/Playmobil/94pearlopenwaters.jpg)
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Excellent Atto :captain:
I had only watched the first instalment of the Pirates of the Caribbean and recently purchased the trilogy as it was on offer at HMV so your pictures are definitely spot on ;)
Karim :)
Thank you Karim :) I hadn't planned on sailing on such a dreary RAINY day, but it lent itself well to the battle from the movie as it wasn't all sunny and beautiful during the fight, so it came across more authentic methinks. Truly accidental luck. The Interceptor is fashioned very loosely off of the movie Interceptor (aka Lady Washington), but I made sure the Pearl was as close as possible while still remaining as true as possible to the spirit of the original Playmobil 3286 ship I sacrificed to become the Pearl. Oddly, in Pirates of the Caribbean lore, the Black Pearl was originally named the Wicked Wench, a merchant ship of the East India Trading company, which is suppossed to be the ship in the original Disney ride attraction. The original ship at disney was red, and so is the 3286. So even that lends itself well to the conversion, or , re-christening of the ship as the Black Pearl. I really felt like I was on the voyage myself when I created this scene reenactment. :D
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Brilliant, and I like the subtle effects work. I am just picturing putting my Giant Black Pearl into water - it'd sink like a brick!!!
Thanks for the compliment :) Yeah, I wasn't sure exactly how to make smoke, so considering it was my first try I think it turned out ok. I remember hearing someone say on a documentary that cannon fire has hints of yellow in it from burning sulfur, so I added yellow and a bit of orange to the cloud, and just went off instinct on trying to immitate what I thought was a semi-realistic smoke dispersal pattern. 'twas much fun :D
Oh, and what "Giant Black Pearl" do you have? The one by Zizzle? I too have a Zizzle Black Pearl as well, but sadly it is not seaworthy. I find it seriously disproporionate to itself, however, though it does make a great "stage" setup for the 3 1/2 inch pirate figures.
I wish I could have purchased TWO 3286 ships and hacked them together to create a more lengthened hull, but I'm not rich, hehe. On the first couple shots the Pearl actually capsized due to the wind blowing it over too easily since it was fully loaded with 14 playmo cannons, so I had to remove the cannons and the entire gun deck to get more shots without the boat being tipped over so easily. I love how durable playmoships are, even when submersed! Fortunately, my rigging and sails endured as well. Sadly, I did lose some cargo, including my crate of chickens and the cargo pallat that comes with the crane. :(
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BRILLIANT BRILLIANT STORY! :wow: :wow: :wow: :wow: :wow:
It was EXCELENT! :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap:
Well done! 8}
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Beautiful creations & story :captain:! Using an actual lake as a background made it look so real :arrr:! BTW, the fog special effects are spot on :)9!
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Beautiful creations & story :captain:! Using an actual lake as a background made it look so real :arrr:! BTW, the fog special effects are spot on :)9!
Yes, I agree.
The lake made it so much more life like! :o
Again, Magnificent job! (http://www.klickywelt.de/images/smiles/head_pirat1.gif)
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Great ships, story and effects!! The real life environment help a lot in a story!!! Very well done!!!
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Great photography! Sometimes it's easier on a cloudy day since you don't have to deal with as much glare and contrast
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Yaaarrrr!!! :captain: :thanks:
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Hmm 7 days early!!
Great pictures, the dusk really makes the atmosphere. Combined with the lake and the real background!
Can't wait to see more.
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Hmm 7 days early!!
Great pictures, the dusk really makes the atmosphere. Combined with the lake and the real background!
Can't wait to see more.
?? what does this mean, "7 days early?" curious...
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Superb story and photos Atto :clap: :clap: :clap: :wow: :wow: :wow: :clap: :clap: :clap:
The photo showing the silhouette of the Black Pearl is fantastic.
Out of interest how deep was the lake? ... and did you get wet? :)
Elaine (http://www.anchoredbygrace.com/smileys/mgqueen.gif)
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Superb story and photos Atto :clap: :clap: :clap: :wow: :wow: :wow: :clap: :clap: :clap:
The photo showing the silhouette of the Black Pearl is fantastic.
Out of interest how deep was the lake? ... and did you get wet? :)
Elaine (http://www.anchoredbygrace.com/smileys/mgqueen.gif)
Thank you thank you :)
The lake is pretty deep, which is why I was unable to retrieve the cargo that fell overboard from the Pearl and the Interceptor, including the Admiral's Hat! (My British Royal Admiral is now hatless, and I only had one of them :( )
And yes, I did get VERY wet, as it was raining the entire time, and at one point I tried to lean over the dock in a feeble attempt to catch the admiral's hat and dunked most of my entire arm in the water (whilsth wearing a jacket) just to fetch it, but without success.
Amazingly the ships don't delve that deeply into the water more than an inch or two (the water line is fairly close to the bottom of the ship, so in some shots it almost appears as if the ships are on a shallow bed, but they're not; they're far out into the middle of the lake, moored, off camera, by a thin long line tied to the dock so they don't blow completely away.
Also, I made sure they had styrofoam inserts in the case that they capsized so they wouldn't be lost to the lakebed forever (and yes, the black pearl actually did capsize twice before I finally removed the cannons and extra weight so the water wouldn't splash into the cannon port holes). Ssadly, I lost my crate of chickens and a rooster that came with the ship, along with the cargo pallat that the crane uses to haul goods onto the ship with :(
My favourite shot though was when the Pearl came up on the Interceptor and the ship turned to face them. The wind was on my side when I got that lucky shot :D
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Hmm 7 days early!!
?? what does this mean, "7 days early?" curious...
Follow this link and you'll see....ARRRR!!
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Follow this link and you'll see....ARRRR!!
http://bit.ly/1vOBli
:lol: :lol: :lol:
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& @BlackPearl2006
Really cool battle! :captain:
And wonderful Black Pearl custom! :inlove: :yup:
:thanks:
Gus
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Cool story and very nice pictures
Your aftherstory did make me laugh , now I'm not the onlyone who lost cargo and people in a lake
I'd like to see a clearer picture from the front of your Black Pearl
all the best
macgayver
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Great story, your photograhs are absolutely amazing! :wow: :wow: :wow: :wow: :wow: :wow: :wow:
Damo :)
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Great Ship! Do you have any detailed pics of the making? Any other pics are more than welcome!
hauden_lukas
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The lake is pretty deep, which is why I was unable to retrieve the cargo that fell overboard from the Pearl and the Interceptor, including the Admiral's Hat! (My British Royal Admiral is now hatless, and I only had one of them :( )
Also, I made sure they had styrofoam inserts in the case that they capsized so they wouldn't be lost to the lakebed forever (and yes, the black pearl actually did capsize twice before I finally removed the cannons and extra weight so the water wouldn't splash into the cannon port holes). Ssadly, I lost my crate of chickens and a rooster that came with the ship, along with the cargo pallat that the crane uses to haul goods onto the ship with :(
i wondered if you lost anything overboard, or if you glued things in place. would museum glue work to keep the items on the deck from sliding? it is not permanent, leaves no residue, can be formed to any size, yet holds quite well. i have it on quite a few things in my house ( since i live in prime earthquake country). if you like, i will test it under water.
loved your photos, sorry to hear about the admiral's hat. the dark and stormy dusk was perfect.
kaethe
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i wondered if you lost anything overboard, or if you glued things in place. would museum glue work to keep the items on the deck from sliding? it is not permanent, leaves no residue, can be formed to any size, yet holds quite well. i have it on quite a few things in my house ( since i live in prime earthquake country). if you like, i will test it under water.
loved your photos, sorry to hear about the admiral's hat. the dark and stormy dusk was perfect.
kaethe
Actually I usually glue certain things to the deck (like barrels and cargo) using a HOT GLUE GUN and it works well. I use hot glue gun because the glued items can easily be removed later without damaging anything. The hot glue really isn't a chemical glue like most model glues; it's more of a filler glue and can be peeled off easily. I also use it to take shapes and mold into parts. My mizzen mast is actually secured by a mounting foundation composed of layers of hot glue gun glue which dries solid. It works well for me.
Before she was the Pearl, I also had rats glued to the deck in various spots (under the stairs, by the deadeye mounts, at the foot of the helm). Admittedly, I lost cargo this time 'round because I just wanted to see her sail (this was her maiden voyage as the Black Pearl) and did not take the time to glue anything in place as far as cargo goes. The only preventative measure I took was to secure the cannons on the upper deck, which I'm glad I did, because she did capsize under the wind. Those cannons aren't cheap.
For now, until I can modify the pearl to take on rougher waters with a full cargo and crew, she will be sailing with no cargo or crew, save for one klicky at the helm (Jack Sparrow). When she is completely empty, her bluff line is actually less than an inche from the bottom (almost as if she is sitting on her bottom on a living room floor). I wish she sailed like that with a full load.
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Great Ship! Do you have any detailed pics of the making? Any other pics are more than welcome!
hauden_lukas
Later in the customs gallery I will post detailed pics of the pearl. I've been meaning to but there are a few things I want to finish on her before I show her off completely. The stock playmo cannons are gold, but I want to paint them darker (more of a dark gunmetal/copper tone). I want to add pulleys to the cannon port hatches so they can open by pulling a string. I was also working on installing a true deck on and behind the forecastle (3286 has a big hole there to access the cannons) :(. And mostly I am still building the aftcastle hanging eves. I also want to install lighting. The sails can furl and unfurl, but I want to install ties on each yard so the furled sails can be secured tightly. I am awaiting a motor (from ebay) which I want to be able to use on the ship on severely windy days, and I want to be able to draw the sails tightly.
However I may break down and take work in progress pics for now and post them as I make the additions/mods. Maybe I'll just do that, so there'll be something new to read about over a longer period of time, lol.
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Following Blackpearl2006 and MacGayver's comments on items falling overboard and disappearing at the bottom of the lake, I must confess my "extreme candour and surprise" when the Mrs Macclesfield's fell off into the river in Chester and went straight to the bottom :o :'(
You can easily imagine my reaction, but as the river was not too deep, I kindly asked a local fisherman to lend me his paddle saying that the object had a very strong sentimental value which is true and retrieved the hat :love:
Karim :)
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Following Blackpearl2006 and MacGayver's comments on items falling overboard and disappearing at the bottom of the lake, I must confess my "extreme candour and surprise" when the Mrs Macclesfield's fell off into the river in Chester and went straight to the bottom :o :'(
You can easily imagine my reaction, but as the river was not too deep, I kindly asked a local fisherman to lend me his paddle saying that the object had a very strong sentimental value which is true and retrieved the hat :love:
Karim :)
Did Mrs. Macclesfield herself fall overboard? Or was it her (hat)? I wish I had brought a fishing net with me to retrieve my cargo. I miss my chickens and my rooster, and my crate, and my loading pallate, but most of all I miss my admiral's hat. Though mine are replaceable, unlike something more sentimental as your Mrs. Macclesfield's something or other I gander. I'm glad I didn't lose my custom Jack Sparrow, though. Luckily, klickies themselves float.
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A great story and excellent photos, very atmospheric and capturing the event beautifully.
Did the Black Pearl capsize maybe because the lines of the rigging were too tight? I once sailed a red corsair and had the lines too tight so that when the wind blew she just capsized straight away. With them slack, so the sails could fill up with the wind and disperse its power, the problem was greatly reduced.
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A great story and excellent photos, very atmospheric and capturing the event beautifully.
Did the Black Pearl capsize maybe because the lines of the rigging were too tight? I once sailed a red corsair and had the lines too tight so that when the wind blew she just capsized straight away. With them slack, so the sails could fill up with the wind and disperse its power, the problem was greatly reduced.
Well, there are a few reasons she capsized, lol. Being that she never capsized once I lightened her load by removing the gundeck, the cannons, the remaining cargo, AND the crew (save for the captain at the helm), one main reason is that on a full load, she has too deep a draft, causing the gunports to come very close to the waterline. She'll float, no doubt, but any trifle broadside wave that splashes in will cause her to take on water at the gun ports and then sink.
The other reason, somewhat related to what you suggest, is that any side winds will blow against the staysails (including the jibs) and cause the ship to list, again, submerging the opposite side's gunports that were already precariously close to the waterline due to the deep draft caused by the extreme load.
FYI, my crew and compliment (including additions to the ship that are not stock) include:
14 cannons
13 crew members (some in the ratlines and tops)
1 treasure chest
1 crate
3 chickens
1 sack of grain
3 barrells of rum(?)
1 loading pallate
1 added mizzen mast/yards, sails, ratlines
1 added forecastle
12 sails (versus 4 stock sails)
3 high profile lanterns at the stern
2 HUGE anchors at the bow
1 extra ballast from a 3070 ship, to counter top-end weight
Suprisingly, she CAN float in still waters with this on board, as long as water does not get in at the gunports. And she won't list in still waters as long as the ship is stocked evenly.
My square sails are not very taught, actually. The top gallant sails are designed so that even if the clews are pulled tightly, the middle of the sail is still rather "loose" and can still billow in the wind and catch it from multiple angles. I have the top sails and main sails both rigged by the sheets which dangle, so to speak, so they are far from taught. The only sails that are taught are the staysails, which DO contribute to the ship listing when encountering crosswinds. I suppose I COULD give them slack so they aren't so stiff, but it still doesn't take much to make the boat list.
The main problem is that the ship is really "missing" a true bottom and keel, since the Playmobil ships are designed to look like a real ship ABOVE the waterline; it's missing the entire part of the ship BELOW the waterline, causing to have too deep a draft, making the waterline too high and too close to ports and even the main deck.
SOLUTION: The ship needs its missing lower hull, AND a keel (which would help negate roll).
I'm working on that.
In the meantime, simply emptying the ship of all crew and cargo does nicely, as the empty ship actually floats much higher and is actually VERY shallow on the draft (only about 2 centimetres or so deep). I wish she'd sail like that on a full load. :D
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I really like the pics! :captain:
The extra sails make the ships more realistic. Maybe you could additionally prolong the frontmast? (though that would disturb the balance of the ship when put in water) I've done that with some of my 3940 (US 3286) frigates.
Piccie of the masts of the "Unicorn" (custom 3940-trimaster I once got from & made by another big Playmo-fan/customiser), to give an idea about the taller masts.
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I really like the pics! :captain:
The extra sails make the ships more realistic. Maybe you could additionally prolong the frontmast? (though that would disturb the balance of the ship when put in water) I've done that with some of my 3940 (US 3286) frigates.
Piccie of the masts of the "Unicorn" (custom 3940-trimaster I once got from & made by another big Playmo-fan/customiser), to give an idea about the taller masts.
Aye, I thought about adding additional masting atop the existing ones ala macgayver style. Certainly it would make for better on-land play/display, but not practical for sailing.
Originally I added topsails using stock playmobil sails, but I found they were too heavy. So I divided the lower main sails into two sails and added a top gallant all using a light-weight material instead of the playmosails so that it would give the appearence of a 3-tiered sail layout without having to add additional masting atop the existing ones.
As it is, Playmobil ships are far from being in scale to themselves, so techincally the tops are suppossed to be above the main sails, and each additonal tier would most likely have additonal masting (and shrouds) per set of sails, like your Unicorn. But then the ship is too stubby compared to the added height, so the ship has to be extended, again, like your Unicorn, in order to remain proportional looking. Had I the money before I started this project, I would have joined 2 3286 ships together like your ship. In the end, however, Im glad I didn't, because taller masts I doubt would have let her sail at all; as it is, I struggle to get her to sail and remain upright in her current form.
But your Unicorn is lovely, and I wish I had one. :)
Btw, Hadoque, I can't remember, are you the one on the old playmoboards that had a black 3050 style ship (I think called the Punisher) that had below-deck cannons? Or was that DeadEye Dick? I dunno if anyone remembers me from the old boards. I had two I.D.'s there because I completely forgot my password and couldn't log back in at one point, so I went by Attomobil2006, and then again as BlackPearl2006. I had pics of this very 3286 ship (stock) in blue swimming pool setting, along with my "Interceptor" aka "HMS Sentinel". I remember a lot of familiar names I see here from that old board. I haven't been able to do playo since 2006, pretty much. -Atto
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Aha, so it's you matey! :arrr:
I remember your pictures on Playmoboard from the swimming-pool very well. :)
But the "Punisher" was not by me, I too think it was DeadeyeDick's ship as you suggest.
When the masts are prolonged as much as on the Unicorn, they would become too tall on a regular 3940/3286 'frigate' and certainly on the earlier 'galleons' like the 3750, even for display.
On 2 of my 3940's I did prolong the frontmast a bit using the old knifethrower's disc as a platform. I added only a short piece of mast and rigging, so that it doesn't disturb the proportions of the ship.
The idea was to approach the look of the pirate-vessel of "Rackham Le Rouge", who attacks the"'Unicorn" in the comic "The Secret of the Unicorn" (The Adventures of Tintin, by Hergé)
I'll try to make time to take some pics later this week or next week.
Of course, If you mostly intend to let your ships actually in the water regularly, your method for adding sails is much better for stabilisation.
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I really like how your ships are in the water. The Black Pearl on the blue water looks amazing too. :)9
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Great Story!!!!!!
Beautifull pictures!!!!!
Magnificent job!!
Thank you for sharing with us!!
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:-[ i don't know how but i completely missed this thread.
:wow: fantastic work bp2006.
:love: i love the way the atmosphere evolves from afternoon to evening.
... and you have "moved" playmovictorian too (maybe he will finally try a "sea-worthy" series of dioramas) ;) .
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I'm feeling piratey lately.... anyone see the last movie? I saw it twice, in garb, but for some reason it didn't do anything for me :(. I'm also mad that the Black Pearl ship (in real life) was hacked up to be reused as the Queen Anne's Revenge. Using the same ship base and redressing it to appear to look like a different ship for the movie grrrrr. The entire stern castle, galleries, and stern ornaments are gone and replaced with completely different stuff.
The only plus about it is I now have an excuse to make a new custom....but I never finished the original Black Pearl yet.
I so want to re-write the last two pirates films (3rd and recent 4th movie). My version would have been so much better.
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Who won?
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Who won?
Pirates... ::) ;)
Though in reality the navy eventually conquers all! >:D
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I'm feeling piratey lately.... anyone see the last movie? I saw it twice, in garb, but for some reason it didn't do anything for me :(. ...
Maybe what will relieve your pirateiness is a small naval battle? ;)
If only we could find a way to fight with our ships online... :!: