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CCCXIV - The Lord of the Isles
Built for CCCXIV on classic-castle.com, and for LoR on Merlin's Beard.
This model is 100% LEGO except for the custom sail, which is shaped paper. This ship is fully modular and features an interior, which can be easily accessed by removing either side of the hull. For additional access, the forecastle and aftcastle are both removable as blocks, and the deck itself can actually lift off (it slides up and off the mast). Beneath the forecastle is the navigator's chamber, which features a bed, chamberpot, and table with map, and whose walls can swing open for access. On top of the forecastle is a fully functioning tension ballista, whose firing mechanism was inspired by JKBrickworks' amazing ballista. The rudder is also movable via a tiller near the stern. The anchors are deployable, and all doors and hatches open and close.
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As the economic sanctions against Lenfald tightened, smugglers running goods to and from the Great Western Islands turned to speed in order to evade the fleets of Loreesi and Garhim ships patrolling the seas. However, for carrying troops and highly important passengers, small ships were not an option.
To counter the threat of Loreesi galleys in particular, Lenfel shipbuilders designed a new kind of vessel - a warship specially equipped to neutralize all of its adversaries' advantaged. With high sides that towered over enemy ships and allowed defenders to repel boarding parties with ease, a forecastle-mounted heavy ballista capable of firing various projectiles in nearly every direction, and a specially designed crow's nest equipped with a sharpshooter's steel crossbow, this new behemoth could take on multiple opponents at once and emerge victorious.
The flagship of this new fleet, under the direct command of Governor Wynholm himself, was christened "Lord of the Isles," and its sail emblazoned with the sigil of the mighty oak. Loreesi sailors fear its arrival!
CCCXIV - The Lord of the Isles
Built for CCCXIV on classic-castle.com, and for LoR on Merlin's Beard.
This model is 100% LEGO except for the custom sail, which is shaped paper. This ship is fully modular and features an interior, which can be easily accessed by removing either side of the hull. For additional access, the forecastle and aftcastle are both removable as blocks, and the deck itself can actually lift off (it slides up and off the mast). Beneath the forecastle is the navigator's chamber, which features a bed, chamberpot, and table with map, and whose walls can swing open for access. On top of the forecastle is a fully functioning tension ballista, whose firing mechanism was inspired by JKBrickworks' amazing ballista. The rudder is also movable via a tiller near the stern. The anchors are deployable, and all doors and hatches open and close.
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As the economic sanctions against Lenfald tightened, smugglers running goods to and from the Great Western Islands turned to speed in order to evade the fleets of Loreesi and Garhim ships patrolling the seas. However, for carrying troops and highly important passengers, small ships were not an option.
To counter the threat of Loreesi galleys in particular, Lenfel shipbuilders designed a new kind of vessel - a warship specially equipped to neutralize all of its adversaries' advantaged. With high sides that towered over enemy ships and allowed defenders to repel boarding parties with ease, a forecastle-mounted heavy ballista capable of firing various projectiles in nearly every direction, and a specially designed crow's nest equipped with a sharpshooter's steel crossbow, this new behemoth could take on multiple opponents at once and emerge victorious.
The flagship of this new fleet, under the direct command of Governor Wynholm himself, was christened "Lord of the Isles," and its sail emblazoned with the sigil of the mighty oak. Loreesi sailors fear its arrival!