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Creative => Customs Gallery => Ships & Vehicles => Topic started by: BlackPearl2006 on August 27, 2011, 10:38:34
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You've seen the Making of the Black Pearl....
now here it is in all its glory. 99% complete
View a short video (sorry the audio is gone for some reason). I'll be making a better one later. Just watch her in motion!
http://youtu.be/8uGn-QrMzEc (http://youtu.be/8uGn-QrMzEc) (grr, from 3:23 to 4:43 there's a weird black gap, so fast forward past it cuz there's more footage!!! sorry!!) :-[
My customized Black Pearl Toy/ Model from Pirates of the Caribbean.
Really floats!
Unsinkable!
Stable! (Will NEVER capsize!) (SEE FLOAT TEST / STABILITY VIDEO HERE: http://youtu.be/x0yU9e_00Ro (http://youtu.be/x0yU9e_00Ro)
FULLY FUNCTIONAL rigging and sails! (SEE SAILS IN ACTION HERE: http://youtu.be/HLPtj8vTR08 (http://youtu.be/HLPtj8vTR08)
All 12 Sails can be individually furled and unfurled via block and line pulley system, as well as stowed!
Hoistable jibbs!
maximum 22-gun ship with real firing bow chaser cannons!
Battery-operated deck lights, stern lanterns, and lighted captain's cabin!
Battery-operated constant motor with adjustable rudder.
Extendable plank!
Customized forecastle (with enclosed battery compartment), bowsprite, captain's gallery, and stern castle ornaments!
Custom redesigned keel profile (at the bow)
Real Metal Rudder Chain!
Access to gundeck and below-deck cannons (in land-play mode).
Added mizen mast atop the poopdeck!
Poopdeck cover / helm can still be removed to gain access to the Captain's quarters without removing the mizzen mast!
Working Ship's bell and bell housing! (housing made from an extra captain's cabin table and Big Bertha Cannon carriage!)
Custom foredeck cover and quarterdeck railing!
hull access ladders built into the sides of the ship!
Works with playmobil characters and official Pirates of the Caribbean mini figurines!
Fully adjustable sails with full sheets and tacks slave rigged so that when sheets are trimmed, the tacks are eased in tandem and vice versa!!!
Two anchors!
kitbashed from Playmobil 3286 / 3940 Pirate ship, Mega bloks Black Pearl, and Zizzle Ultimate Black Pearl Playset, mixed with wooden dowels, string, sheet styrene, PVC tubing and styrofoam inserts. Custom flat black paint with gold and copper accents!
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sorry just realized i took these pics before painting the joining sections of the stern pediments (you can see the unpainted glued areas still)
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She's absolutely magnificent, Atto! AWESOME!!!! So very detailed, so much thought and time put into it. And the lighting effects are fantastic, they really give a nice feel to it.
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:o i am amazed.
:thanks: thanks for showing it bp2006.
:wow: everything seems to work so fine - the rigging, the rudder, watertightness...
;) and now, what's next - a royal navy flagship to fight the pearl?
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What an amazing custom :wow: :wow:! This is the most detailed Playmoship I've ever seen!
Ace :brownhair:
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Magnificent!!!! :wow: :wow: :wow: :wow:
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There is nothing more to be said...
It is perhaps the greatest Playmobil custom of all time. :o :o :o :wow:
You have done a simply amazing job Atto!
And it has been really cool watching the progress. :)9
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Like I said in the "making off", it is an astonishing beautifull and indeed a very well thought-out custom-ship!!
:rock: :captain: :captain: :rock: :)9
It is perhaps the greatest Playmobil custom of all time. :o :o :o :wow:
Well, Atto's Pearl is certainly in a whole different league then most "common custom-ships" (mine included), but "the greatest of all time" is just a little too much praise imho.
You should go have a look on some German forums to see what kinds of ships the people there put together :o , and wear a seatbelt while behind your computerscreen...;)
To me one of the biggest masterpieces is still Macgayver's "Dolphin", and I consider his "Unicorn" (which belongs to my fleet since years and which I've started to try to clone) still an exceptional piece as well. Those have less decoration as the Pearl, but are much bigger and the paintwork & finishing is as exceptional as Atto's.
So I consider the Black Pearl in a mid-class of custom ships; certainly far above simple customs with parts-swapping (what I do), and somewhere between Emma's painted custom-ships and the big conversions like doublegundeckers, trimasters/fourmasters, etc.
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One word: FRIGGINTASTIC!!!! :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap:
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I guess it depends on how you look at it.
The Dolphin and your Unicorn are two of the most impressive ships I have seen.
But bigger is not always better. ;)
I have seen some of the stuff on the German forums,
Mostly the custom ships of the member with the confederate avatar.
(I cannot remember his name! :doh: )
Maybe it is because I do not like the period of history as much as this. :)
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But bigger is not always better. ;)
That's certainly true! Considering just looks, Atto's "Black Pearl" is much more beautifull then some bigger-sized custom ships I've seen.
In a beauty-contest, the Black Pearl would certainly end up in the top 10. :)
I have seen some of the stuff on the German forums,
Mostly the custom ships of the member with the confederate avatar.
(I cannot remember his name! :doh: )
There are several of these guys with condeferate avatars, I also sometimes have problems distinguishing between them. I guess you're referring to "Dixieman"?
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That's certainly true! Considering just looks, Atto's "Black Pearl" is much more beautifull then some bigger-sized custom ships I've seen.
In a beauty-contest, the Black Pearl would certainly end up in the top 10. :) ...
I'll go for that. ;)
...I guess you're referring to "Dixieman"?
Yes, that is him. :)
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thanks guys!
There are many things we can appreciate about each different custom. Besides aesthetics, there is also ingenuity to consider, originality, craftsmanship, and technique, and labor to name a few.
Macgayver's Dolphin and Unicorn were indeed inspirational in my initial customizing ideas, not to mention his own Pirates of the Caribbean photostory series ala Playmobil.
Some of us customize using mostly or purely Playmobil parts only. Others enhance our playmobil toys with parts from other in-scale brands or raw materials and parts.
Sometimes we like to switch playmobil parts so we have a unique combination of playmoparts, almost like an exclusive playmobil toy.
I'd say the ingenuity and labor of Macguyver's ships is outstanding indeed. My ship may not be as extensive a mod as cutting and joining several hulls together into a huge huge multi-masted ship on a large scale, but believe me, I have a lot of micro detail that makes it noteable all on its own, even at a smaller scale of work.
I'm most proud of my functional rigging, actually. There are literally dozens of lines strewn about the ship, and every single one of them has a functional purpose, be it to brace or provide support to the masts as standing rigging, to act as sheets to brace the yards aft or tacks to provide support forward....I have lines to hoist the jibbs and the staysails...lines to furl and unfurl each of the squaresails, and counter lines that are eased as others are made taut. My sails are all lashed to the yards by hand...the clews are sewn in by hand as well....I devised a working pulley system for the lines to work on, using the real playmobil clews and blocks. And I use the genuine playmobil belaying pins to secure the lines.
I love my custom sail plan, especially since the original masts and yards only accommodated one sail per mast....I was able to accommodate three sails per mast.
I like the mizzen mast with the lateen sail lashed to a genuine playmobil yard arm turned parallel to the ship's beam. I had to design the attachment points for the mast base which took some ingenuity.
I like my faux cannon insert frame design and the skill it took to cut extra gunports and make them match the stock playmobil ones flawlessly.
I am proud of the research it took me by exploring many many different non-playmobil pirate ship toys to see which ones might have useable parts I could fit or modify extensively TO fit the 3286 hull which I did do a lot of hacking up on with dremel and hack saw.
Meticulous detail work went into planning the lighting system, from wiring plan, to installing the stern lights, soldering the micro-thin wires together at each wiring joint, and finding a place for the battery pack to reside (I had to cut and measure a lot).
The Black Pearl is heavily ornamented, but aside from the the purely-aesthetic purpose of the stern ornaments, all details of the ship are fully functional, not simply decorative.
And, on top of all that, I am very happy that this very realistic working model is still very play-with-able and can still interact with our beloved clickies as it was meant to be.
I love tallship models, but they are often static models that cannot float. And despite the hundreds of hours it took for them to do the meticulous rigging, for all it is worth the model tallships' sails and rigging are fixed into position and cannot be adjusted, furled, or unfurled.
I am usually a very modest and humble sort of chap, but in this case, to toot my own horn, even I'd have to say:
This is one awesome model/toy/custom!!!! It is a labor of love, just as any of our customs are I'm sure. Five years in the making.
My daughter asked me today if I would ever sell my ship. If someone walked up to me right now and offered to buy it from me, I'd have a hard time parting with it. I think I want to be buried with it, lol (just kidding....I want my daughter to keep it as a memory of me one day, and maybe pass it to her kids when they're old enough to take care of it too).
There are many many small details I can't even begin to list about the ship and all the thought and study it took for me to impliment them.
As far as "Greatest of all time" custom, lol..... to me, I'll just say I am very proud of it. The other customs posted in the other pirate ship customs thread are very beautiful as well. My number one favourite custom ship of all time? Probably the Dolphin totally beats mine in sure grandiose wow factor wow wow wow.
Of all the custom playmobil ships I've seen online so far, though, I'm not aware of any with similar levels of realistic functional micro detail as on the Pearl. Sadly, a lot of the detail on my ship is lost to the eyes because the almost all-black scheme hides it all (along with its imperfections, lol).
I'm working on the queen anne's revenge next. I already have an HMS Interceptor (Lady Washington). If I do an HMS Suprise, I think I will use a 4290, or perhaps a combination of the two.
For my future plans, I want to do the HMS Victory in playmobil style using a Zizzle Black Pearl hull (non playmo) furnished with playmobil masts, yards, rigging, cannons, deck ornaments, longboats, gunport hatches, and of course clickies.
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...all details of the ship are fully functional, not simply decorative.
And that makes a HUGE difference in my book (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v321/luwerner/gif/notworthy.gif).
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Yes, I'll second that. Fully functional sails and rigging, having all those sails in the first place, functional lighting, such detailed decorative touches, the ability to float, and after all that it is still able to be played with... that is quite an achievement indeed. A lot of people can make great model ships, but to make a great toy ship that looks just as realistic as any model is really remarkable. Well done!!!! :wow: :wow: :wow:
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Yes, all the build-in functionality makes it completely different to all other custom-ships. On this topic, the "Black Pearl" is N° 1 !! :)
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great job :hatoff:
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:wow:
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I love it when people toot there own horn. When you do stuff like this you are entitled to Atto!
Can't wait to see your next works but for now I will come back to these pictures again and again :-)
Do you have a crew for her?
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I love it when people toot there own horn. When you do stuff like this you are entitled to Atto!
Can't wait to see your next works but for now I will come back to these pictures again and again :-)
Do you have a crew for her?
custom cursed pirates including cursed and uncursed versions of jack sparrow
http://www.playmofriends.com/forum/index.php?topic=6489.0 (http://www.playmofriends.com/forum/index.php?topic=6489.0)
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Some unfortunate news:
I had the Pearl on the table and its bowsprit caught on my jacket as I walked by.... the entire ship was dragged by my jacket and crashed to the floor!
Suprisingly, it is 99% intact, but the top yard of the square sail on the mizzen mast SNAPPED IN HALF!
So, I now have to replace the broken yard , which also means re-lashing the sail to the new yard, and pretty much RE-RIGGING most of the entire mizzen mast/sails. grrrr
the good news is until now i've been using wooden dowels for my masts and yards, and so far I've suffered a few breaks in the wood on different ships (when handled roughly)...BUT....I recently discovered CARBON FIBER RODS of the same diameter, and they're already molded in black.
So I plan to replace this broken yard with a carbon fiber replacement. Carbon fiber is strong, but flexible, and won't break as easily. I plan to use carbon fiber for all my future mast/yard applications on future ships. Only problem is, while the wooden dowels are less than 25 cents a piece, the carbon fiber counterpart is $7 dollars! So I'll have to wait on repairing the mizzen until more funds come my way.
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Sorry to hear that Atto... Hope you repair her soon and restore her to her glory!!
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Accidents do happen, they are in a little corner is what a dutch saying states. Fortunately, it's mostly intact.
Btw did not see this thread before, and I was now fan of the ghost pirates, but now I've seen yours!! :love: :love:
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In this case it can't be classified as battledamage into the ship's log... ;)
Luckily she sustained no major damage to the hull or deck!! :)
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Beautiful custom ship, Atto! I hate when something like that happens :hmm:, I hope her repairs go without a problem! BTW, what is the estimate for repairs turn key ???, $7.00 plus =?
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Oh, you must have a heart attack when it fell to the floor!!! :o Glad to hear the damage was light. Hope it'll be all fixed up very soon!
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Well, first of all, what a beautiful ship!
Secondly, I'm sorry to hear about the accident. I hope your ship mends well! :)
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Sad to hear Atto, but I'm sure she will be even better than before after her repairs
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Wow! The Black Pearl turned out great! :clap: :clap: :clap:
Your functional and realistic rigging take first prize for sure.
And it doesn't sink..!
I think promotion to Playmo Admiral of the Fleet is in order! ;D
Great job Atto!
Happy sailing,
Jimbo
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:(o): :omg:
:wow:
ryan :blackhair:
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I can't believe my eyes! :omg: It is so amazingly beautiful and detailed! I'm so happy everything was okay for the most part!!!! I love the customs too :love:
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Congratulations on a beautiful ship. Did you christen her with a bottle of champagne as she left dry dock? I have been following your "making of" series and am amazed at how much you have been able to hide below decks to be able to function above decks. Just out of curiosity, how much does she weigh? I also want to congratulate you on all of those sails and yardarms and all of the rigging. That is amazing. One last question, have you ever sailed or crewed on tall ship, an old double masted gaff rig or a modern sailboat? Or did the lure of the wind in the sails just capture your heart on land? If so, you know the suspense of setting sail, turning the bow and catching the wind.
kaethe
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Awesome ship! Great videos too!
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Thanks all for your compliments and well-wishes :)
Congratulations on a beautiful ship. Did you christen her with a bottle of champagne as she left dry dock? I have been following your "making of" series and am amazed at how much you have been able to hide below decks to be able to function above decks. Just out of curiosity, how much does she weigh? I also want to congratulate you on all of those sails and yardarms and all of the rigging. That is amazing. One last question, have you ever sailed or crewed on tall ship, an old double masted gaff rig or a modern sailboat? Or did the lure of the wind in the sails just capture your heart on land? If so, you know the suspense of setting sail, turning the bow and catching the wind.
kaethe
Hehe, no Kaethe, I didn't christen her, but I should have! Though it would have been with sparkling apple cider instead! I did manage to "bury" a plamo coin at the bottom of each mast, said to be good luck when building a ship. The Black Pearl weighs 10 lbs (about 4 1/2 Kilos). And to answer your question about sailing.....sadly, though I have been aboard a few ships for dockside tours, I've not gotten the chance to be aboard while actually at sail. I've read and read about it though, and watched raw footage taken by real crewmates climbing the ratlines to unfurl sails in tossing seas and rough winds, techniques on how to tach, the works. I'm so busy with rugrats these days, but mark my words, one day before I die I plan to do a tour as a deckhand on the Lady Washington or some other replica ship that facilitates those hands-on weeks-months training sails. I know the romanticism associated with sailing, but I want to feel the cold hard truth of it too (it's hard work!). Only then will I have true sailor bragging rights. Right now I'm just a fake captain that's read a lot of terminology, studied a lot of diagrams, and built some working models using the knowledge I've gained through my self-taught course in sailing ships 101. Admittedly I knew nothing of ships until I bought my first playmobil ship which inspired it all! The black beard ship with ugly plastic furled sails led me to research how sails really work. Actually, the first thing I looked up was the word "furled." I wasn't sure at first if "furled" meant the sail was stowed away or set (open). That's how clueless I was. My first project was to give the BlackBeard ship UN-furled sails, and the rest of my research sprung from there! I've been immersing myself in books and books and more books of sailing ships, terminology, and related political history stemming from a broad range from western civilization and non western civilizations ranging from biblical times to the present, but really my area of interest is in mid-late eighteenth century and some early 19th century when it comes to sailing culture. However, I am most interested in 16th century ship designs where ships boasted power, majesty, and beauty, especially in the very ornate stern ornaments and sculptures found all over 16th century style ships. (The Black Pearl is closer to being a 16th or 17th century galleon, even though in Pirates of the Caribbean it appears in a late 18th century time frame). By the time the 18th and 19th centuries came along, a lot of that beautiful ornamentation was done away with as ships were being streamlined and designed more for practical efficiency, purpose, and speed. The forecastles and high stern castles atop bowed decks gave way to more aero-dynamic flat decks lacking any fore or stern castles at all, until steam-power and steel hulls finally replaced the beautiful raw wooden ships of yore. I wish to know one day, first-hand, that suspense of setting sail and turing the bow to catch the wind as you describe. One day, one day....
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What a magnificent creation! :wow: :wow: :wow: From the rigging to the gallery to the gundeck, it looks absolutely beautiful! Clearly it was a labor of love and I'm glad you were able to repair its damage. :)
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All I can say is... WOW that's awesome! And thank you because I now have that song stuck in my head lol