1.2.12: Box one complete

[jae_builds]

I don't have much to comment on for this build. 1.2.10 and 1.2.11 were definitely the highlights of box one. This build was definitely fun, and I don't object to the pacing of it within box one, but it's definitely a denouement after the climax; necessary and satisfying but not as exciting. So let's just dive in, with a bunch of mysterious brown pieces in the mise-en-place. (They're not actually that mysterious, and in fact I've already mentioned what they're for in an earlier post. But it was interesting to see a big chunk of a color we haven't seen before in this box.) (Also, I acknowledge that I am mixing my metaphors, with denouement and mise-en-place. It amuses me.)


I started by patching the remaining holes in the hull. Patch number one:

I forgot to take a second photo with those black pieces in place, but I added them and then put it in place on the build.

(Also I've been vaguely trying to avoid showing myself too much in the blog, because the branding of a generic Lego head amuses me, but I totally missed multiple window reflections in this build. Sorry for ruining the mystery, if I somehow have a reader who doesn't know me in real life. Please ignore the weird "I am concentrating on taking a semi-decent photo" expressions.)

I completed the railing above that patch, and used a red curved piece to patch the hole near the bottom.



I did the mirror image of the above patches on the other side of the ship, and then it was lifeboat time.




Finally I built two stands (which is what the brown pieces are for). I'm pleased with the fact that they're obviously intended to look like carved wooden stands.




And that's box one! This build is pretty amazing just on its own; I'm looking forward to seeing the full ship. Like I said, this was definitely a denouement stage, but it was a fun one. That said, I completed this build yesterday, and I'm excited enough to break into box two that I think I may do so now. (Probably won't post about it until tomorrow though.)

Discussion prompt: Tell me about a time where you revealed more of yourself than you intended but then were ok with it. (Note, feel free to interpret this prompt however you see fit, but if you do choose to take the word "revealed" in certain directions, please keep the descriptions vague enough that the comments section remains family friendly.)