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Basic Bits: Advanced 3D cannon

 In May I am giving you the cannons as this months free basic bits!

You already got the easy ones and today come the advanced versions. Can you believe they are made out of paper? I thin...

2D boats is fun!

I have started converting my 3D ships to 2D. Went with the jollyboat first and had to adjust quite a bit (esp with the dirt, shadows and old wood) and then decided to add a bulwark "top border". Lo...

2D decks anyone?

Here's a little update on one of the things I am working on these days.

I saw the plans for the "Ghost" ship of the upcoming DnD adventure book and thought I try if I can make a quick adaptat...

Basic Bits: Easy 3D cannon

In May I am giving you the cannons as this months free basic bits!

And I am starting today with the easy cannon build. They are fast to make and you can fill up your ships deck (or coastal fo...

Changing to "monthly" soon

Here's the last info on the announced changing my Patreon from "per creation" to "monthly" charging.

I have seen some of you have not adjusted your pledge yet, so be prepared to be charged th...

Pirate Fleet Builder is coming in May!

For those of you who want to catch up on the ships, I will be releasing the Pirate Fleet Builder sets and bundles in May. KS for the big ships will come after that.

Introduction offers will i...

Changes and Pirate Fleet Builder Release coming!

The last days and weeks have been very exciting for me. With everything going on I was able to learn so much about topics I have neglected for quite a while because I was just busy creating new set...

Kickstarter prep almost done!

I am in the final steps of setting the KS up and then it's off to the KS team and hoping for approval.

Here is the concept sketch for the second stretch goal, the Galleon! She will be a very ...

Basic Bits: Buckets and Tubs

For this months basic bits I have chosen these cute buckets and tubs. They should work well to add details to any village, farm and also ships deck!

The free version comes with a MIXED layer ...

Prepping the Kickstarter

In preparation of the upcoming Kickstarter I am working round the clock to get the presentation ready.

Here is a sketch of the Frigate type ship that will become available as a higher reward ...

What next ... ?

As most of you will know my next step planned is to make the Pirate Fleet Builder series available to the public as a Kickstarter campaign. I have already started to setup up my account there and w...

The War Brig

While I am waiting for the end of month processing to finish and packaging up the final steps I thought I share this little promo pic I made.

Hope you enjoy the mood as much as I do. I imagi...

Getting there with the brig

Here is a sneak peek of the cut out ratlines! Starting to look good :-)

I tried to use my auto-cutter but the rope lines are too thin for it to work well. I had to manually go over so much th...

Capstan and double wheel helm

While I am getting everything in place for the release of the second part of the Brig, I am taking pics for the new parts.

Here is the new capstan ...

2019-03-26 10:18:40 +0000 UTC View Post

Capstan preview

Here's a quick update with the capstan geometry I have been working on.

The first tries were too complicated to build but I think this approach will be quite easy. I will also make a simple (...

Setting sails!

I have completed the texturing of the square sails and used the previous ones to complete the prototypes rig.

Attaching the sails is not polished yet. I am trying out different options and ha...

Welcome to the new patrons!

Hello and welcome to the new arrivals :-) I am so thankful about every new person that is interested in what I do and supports me with real money!

I do however want to point out - so there is...

Honing in on the square sails

I am trying to get the size of the new sail type right and think this could be it. For the brig I will be focusing on the bottom two sails. 

Also I have to see if I will just reuse the (...

Brig masts and ratlines

I think I have completed this stage now. Here's a pic of the first prototype with the new masts and ratlines.  The first mast was a bit of trial and error and took some time to put together, b...

Basic Bits: Street Lamp

It's the 15th and it seems this month you have been looking forward to the new street lamp set!

The preview pics had a  huge reach on social media so go and light up your dark village al...

Knitting ratlines continued ...

The first try looked to massive once I had a chance to step back and look at it from a distance. I have decided to change the ratlines by getting rid of the outer lines and spreading the remaining ...

Knitting ratlines

Here is a first "dress rehearsal" fitting of the new ratlines I am making to accommodate the gun ports.

I haven't completed the actual knots holding the lines together as it is a tedious manu...

Rattled by ratlines

For the brig I need another "module" for the ratlines. This time the cannons are in the way!

I looked at larger ships how they handled that. Actually it is quite common to "split" the ratline...

Almost ready

How do you like this build? I went for a classic ship-of-the-line color scheme and I really love it :-)

I am in the final steps of getting the release finished. I have added the color variati...

Building up the armoury

While I am waiting for Patreon to do it's month end thing I am getting the brig release ready and building the new hull.

This new build will feature open gun ports with cannons. Lots of canno...

Prototype stage finished

Made some pics with minis and mast parts. Also added some deck stuff ... see the double steering wheel in the back?

2019-02-22 13:31:33 +0000 UTC View Post

Brig bow section

First of all, welcome to all the new patrons! Thank you very much for your support. I do hope you will enjoy your rewards :-)

And second, I have worked on the extended bow for the figurehead ...

Upper deck details

Here a view of a rough easy build of the stairs and railings. The upper deck railing is too wide in this shot, because I am making options for the stairs to be 1" wide for mini bases and also a mor...

Deck textures

I was able to complete the base deck textures and create the wall separating to the interior section!

I also created a texture for those who want to do some interior too. I added "light" fall...

Basic Bits: Barrels

It's the middle of the month again and this means a new "Basic Bit" set!

Today I am giving you this barrel. It comes in a couple of color variations, so when you build a set they don't all lo...