Longship

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RumHam
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Longship

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Hey all,
So I guess I've recently come out of my dark ages, and after lurking for a while, deciding to join. Anyway, here's a build I didn't finish in time for CCC and am just now posting. Criticism appreciated!

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Quite a nice longship, the serpent figurehead is excellent and makes good use of those old style hinges. The oar docks and mast are also well built.
I think the main area to improve, would be the hull: particularly the center section which feels a bit flat. A bit more rounding out of the sides would make it look more realistic :)
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Re: Longship

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Really fun. It's like classic space meets vikings, with the blue color, all of those trans green elements, and that flexible arm (which I really only remember from [url=http://brickset.com/sets/6901-1/Mobile-Lab]6901, Mobile Lab[/url]). You should have finished off the effect with either gray radar dishes or this piece:
[img]http://img.bricklink.com/P/12/3876.gif[/img]
along the side as shields. Favorite bit is the dragon helm's face. Least favorite bit is probably the blocky-ness of the water.

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Re: Longship

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soccerkid6 wrote:I think the main area to improve, would be the hull: particularly the center section which feels a bit flat. A bit more rounding out of the sides would make it look more realistic :)
I agree.
Bruce N H wrote:You should have finished off the effect with either gray radar dishes or this piece:
[img]http://img.bricklink.com/P/12/3876.gif[/img]
along the side as shields.
Yeah. That's my favorite shield, but I only own 3 atm :/

Thanks for the feedback!
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