Author Topic: Soviet Ship  (Read 5247 times)

The triangle on the front look like a piece of flattened cheesecake.  :cookieMonster:
Make it a little shorter os something and it would look alot better.
+ Make interior.

Your jib is forgeted, and there's no mainsail.  From a sailor's point of view this sure ain't seaworthy.

The jib (the front triangle everyone's talking about) should be hung on a line between the top of the foremast and the bowsprit.  What you've got right now looks more like a forestaysail, which is hung between the bow and the first or second yard on the foremast.  On a big ship like this (I assume a clipper ship or frigate is the look you're going for) there's usually a forestaysail and one or two jibs to catch the wind a bit better.

The mainsail is a big, roughly triangular sail that's on a boom and raised from the back of the mainsail; it actually provides most of the power for the boat if the big square sails are struck.  It tends to steer the boat toward the wind, counteracting the jibs which steer the boat away from the wind and ensuring balance (by playing the two sets of sails off each other, a lot of boats can be steered without even using the rudder.)  It's pretty hard to operate a boat without a mainsail, unless you're just coming into port.

That said, it's a very good build.

O.o, and there you have it folks, the detailed version of how my ship would not make it out to sea alive! lol :D

Thanks. ;]

Holy triangles batman!

Hey i think it looks pretty damn lovey. haha only took me about 3 hours to do it though. Sails took the longest.

Paint it red and yellow, then add Hammer and Sickle onto the flag and its definitely a Soviet ship.

thats one damn good ship. good job.

Has anyone else commented that you can see water in the portholes in one of the pictures?

Not yet, but they have now, and its in 2 of the pictures.

i noticed the holes.

anyhow, looks neat, 7/10

Has anyone else commented that you can see water in the portholes in one of the pictures?

Yeah my boat didn't pass inspection so it just keeps sinking like bones4 titantic. Oh well, more ply wood, here I come.



Your jib is forgeted, and there's no mainsail.  From a sailor's point of view this sure ain't seaworthy.

The jib (the front triangle everyone's talking about) should be hung on a line between the top of the foremast and the bowsprit.  What you've got right now looks more like a forestaysail, which is hung between the bow and the first or second yard on the foremast.  On a big ship like this (I assume a clipper ship or frigate is the look you're going for) there's usually a forestaysail and one or two jibs to catch the wind a bit better.

The mainsail is a big, roughly triangular sail that's on a boom and raised from the back of the mainsail; it actually provides most of the power for the boat if the big square sails are struck.  It tends to steer the boat toward the wind, counteracting the jibs which steer the boat away from the wind and ensuring balance (by playing the two sets of sails off each other, a lot of boats can be steered without even using the rudder.)  It's pretty hard to operate a boat without a mainsail, unless you're just coming into port.

That said, it's a very good build.
Ah mang I forgot you sailed. So do I.

DRINKIN ISLAND 2008

Not saying i could do better but this ship looks extremly odd and i dont really like it to well.