Gardenwargaming - Playclicks
English forums => Contributions - Customs => Topic started by: WarriorOfToys on January 06, 2011, 09:01:21 PM
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Hi Guys! 8)
In WWII my Grandfather was part of the British navy.
His ship, the Frederick S. Fales was part of the HX-72 convoy.
On their way to England (I believe) the ship was sunk by a u-boat.
Originally it was written down in the books that all crew members had died,
But of course that is not true as my grandpa made it back. (Along with several others.)
So my Uncle wrote a book on the whole thing
and basically changed a bit of what we knew about history. :)
So in his memory I am going to transform a new ship that I just bought:
(http://img145.imageshack.us/img145/3029/001jm.jpg)
Into a representation of what his ship would have looked like.
Frederick S. Fales (http://www.uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/552.html) (<<< There is a link to a picture of it...)
Ill be bringing you guys along for the ride,
so I will keep this thread updated with progress photos. :)
It is probably going to be a fairly quick custom...
But who knows? I may want to change a bit more after I get all the main changes done. :P ;)
Anyway, here is my idea in the very early stages:
(http://img708.imageshack.us/img708/8158/customv.jpg)
The pipe is made of pieces of an old marble racer game that I no longer play with.
I was hoping for a smoother one, but if I can't find anything else Ill use that one.
Is there anyone here who knows of a Playmobil pipe I could use?
It would need to be fairly thick...
The pipe I have here is the right size that I am looking for.
I am also going to change the pole for one of the poles from the 3286.
I hope you guys like it. :)
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Here are more recent additions to it...
Here are those update photos as promised.
First you can see I added guide wires to help keep the mast stable.
I got lucky here because this ship comes with several extra wires
that I just strung up there for now to get an idea of what the wires will look like.
(http://img560.imageshack.us/img560/5237/002dy.jpg)
Then I switched out one of the antenna for a strobe light.
(http://img413.imageshack.us/img413/7133/003rqj.jpg)
Since I will also be using this ship as part of my fake Kingdom
I added the Rutilian flag to the back of it. I can take it on and off depending,
When I show you the finished ship I will have it off,
I was just testing. ;)
(http://img404.imageshack.us/img404/3043/004re.jpg)
And here's the crew. The captain I switched out with a coat for a more historical look,
then the other crew member I gave some baggy pants and a low belt. (Just for fun.)
And finally have a passenger whom I will give a vest too
when I order my next batch of parts... (Which should be today! ;D )
(http://img443.imageshack.us/img443/5998/006ext.jpg)
I will be painting the pipe black with a red top. We will go shopping for the pain in the next couple days. :)
I moved the pipe into the cargo area of the ship.
This makes it a little more realistic looking,
since the captain couldn't actually see, where it was before.
And the pipes were not as tall as I had it before. :)
(http://img593.imageshack.us/img593/7851/001tyn.jpg)
This also opened up more room on deck...
(http://img262.imageshack.us/img262/7481/004kel.jpg)
and opened up new possibilities. :)
Like adding a hole at the bottom of the pipe to shovel coal(?) into.
And as you can see, I also added a little flame down there... ;)
(http://img211.imageshack.us/img211/3548/002lqv.jpg)
(http://img222.imageshack.us/img222/364/003kxl.jpg)
I hope you like the changes,
and anyone correct me if I have something wrong or historically inaccurate.
Like, did they burn coal in the pipes? ???
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That's a very interesting story, WarriorOfToys. It's good to know your grandfather played a role in history and that he lived to tell about. I like that you've chosen to honor him with your custom, which I'm sure will turn out quite good. I like your custom klickies for it very much and I look forward to you posting future developments of your ship. With your Romans standing guard, it should be safe until it's launched. :)
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Exelent work!Cant wait for it to be finished ;D,(my greatgrand farther was an airaid warden/policeman in WWII) cool baggy Trousers !(Pants for you!) but how did you keep the belt low?
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That's a very interesting story, WarriorOfToys. It's good to know your grandfather played a role in history and that he lived to tell about. I like that you've chosen to honor him with your custom, which I'm sure will turn out quite good. I like your custom klickies for it very much and I look forward to you posting future developments of your ship. With your Romans standing guard, it should be safe until it's launched. :)
Thanks Justindo. :)
Exelent work!Cant wait for it to be finished ;D,(my greatgrand farther was an airaid warden/policeman in WWII) cool baggy Trousers !(Pants for you!) but how did you keep the belt low?
The belt was an old broken belt... :-[
So I shifted the broken part to the back, and I could make it as low or high as I wanted. :)
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COOL!