1.1.4: Wrapping up section 1.
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jae_buildsA whole bunch of neat things in this build, so let's dive right in.
Mise-en-place:
This may be the biggest stage yet in terms of piece count; it was certainly not a small one.
The first part of this stage was building out the deck surface, which was definitely fun, but didn't have specific interesting moments like the rest of the stage does. Here's a sequence of progress shots of the deck laying:
In that last picture you'll note the anchor at the very front of the ship; it's built out of two different styles of clips and a piece that I believe was originally molded as sausage link (for a very different set). (You can even buy a hot dog bun for it to fit into.)
And that brings us to what is, so far, my favorite bit of the entire build. Note also the square hole in the deck. After building that section, I built this piece for the other two anchors.
I then slid the whole thing down into that hole.
It's a really clever effect, making it look like the chains are coming up from under the deck (by having the chains in fact come up from under the deck).
Adding the top of the hull completes the effect of the anchors hanging down through those holes I mentioned last time.
Then I built some cranes.
And now we come back to our friend the Pixar robot from 1.1.2. I said it had something to do with one of the funnels; it turns out I was underestimating the size of the build.
I then added two flags and a piece of rigging (help what are ship terms), which you'll see in the final shot. Before that, though: these flags are really nice. I've seen Lego builds come with stickers, and with very thin flimsy fabric for things like minifig capes. This is the first time I've seen decorative elements made out of this thicker flexible plastic. (Also kudos on having a period-accurate American flag; I actually would have been surprised and confused if it wasn't, but it still made me smile.)
Here's the final shot.
And that's it for Section 1! Next time we'll start on 1.2, which is the rear part of the bow, including the frontmost funnel. This was, as mentioned, a really fun stage, with a lot of neat detail elements. I'm consistently impressed, in this build and others, with Lego's ability to make really detailed reproductions of things from a limited set of parts. There are many bonus photos in the Google Photos album if you want to see more details, but please do let me know if there's anything you want a closeup of that I didn't capture.
Discussion prompt: Have you ever made something and included a hidden feature that no-one will ever see but that you're proud is there, like the way the anchors fit into the deck?
Mise-en-place:
This may be the biggest stage yet in terms of piece count; it was certainly not a small one.
The first part of this stage was building out the deck surface, which was definitely fun, but didn't have specific interesting moments like the rest of the stage does. Here's a sequence of progress shots of the deck laying:
In that last picture you'll note the anchor at the very front of the ship; it's built out of two different styles of clips and a piece that I believe was originally molded as sausage link (for a very different set). (You can even buy a hot dog bun for it to fit into.)
And that brings us to what is, so far, my favorite bit of the entire build. Note also the square hole in the deck. After building that section, I built this piece for the other two anchors.
I then slid the whole thing down into that hole.
It's a really clever effect, making it look like the chains are coming up from under the deck (by having the chains in fact come up from under the deck).
Adding the top of the hull completes the effect of the anchors hanging down through those holes I mentioned last time.
Then I built some cranes.
And now we come back to our friend the Pixar robot from 1.1.2. I said it had something to do with one of the funnels; it turns out I was underestimating the size of the build.
I then added two flags and a piece of rigging (help what are ship terms), which you'll see in the final shot. Before that, though: these flags are really nice. I've seen Lego builds come with stickers, and with very thin flimsy fabric for things like minifig capes. This is the first time I've seen decorative elements made out of this thicker flexible plastic. (Also kudos on having a period-accurate American flag; I actually would have been surprised and confused if it wasn't, but it still made me smile.)
Here's the final shot.
And that's it for Section 1! Next time we'll start on 1.2, which is the rear part of the bow, including the frontmost funnel. This was, as mentioned, a really fun stage, with a lot of neat detail elements. I'm consistently impressed, in this build and others, with Lego's ability to make really detailed reproductions of things from a limited set of parts. There are many bonus photos in the Google Photos album if you want to see more details, but please do let me know if there's anything you want a closeup of that I didn't capture.
Discussion prompt: Have you ever made something and included a hidden feature that no-one will ever see but that you're proud is there, like the way the anchors fit into the deck?