Post by Rifiröfi on Dec 20, 2015 11:56:07 GMT -8
This is my entry for the Colossal Castle Contest XIII - Medieval Ships category.
This, continuing the story of my last LoR MOC, is also my entry for the Merchants Guild - Journeyman challenge #3: encountering a competitor.
Previously on Wolfgang & the gang: the rumors of the discovery turned out to be true. All the factions are eager to get a decent piece of the new land, everyone is preparing to leave the ports as soon as possible. A certain werewolf is also determined to get there, most preferably before his competitor Sheik Yerbouti. A nice pile of gold is at stake...
"LENNOX! I would like to have a word with you..." Wolfgang was standing next to his brand new ship constructed by Lennox Munro*. "What is this???"
"This is my masterpiece!" said Lennox proudly. "You wanted a fast ship with a propulsion system that is not depending on the winds and sea currents. It was quite a challenge, after the initial struggle I almost gave up, but the turning point came as I saw my hamster, Sir Furbert running on wheels and I thought "don't be afraid to think big!", so I built this huge wheel. The hamsters did a terrific job at small scale, but at large scale they kept on falling through the gaps and drowned. After I lost a considerable amount of hamsters I immediately knew that I would need a bigger animal. Here's where you came into the picture. What do you think?"
No answer came. Wolfgang just stood there stunned with a desperate look on his face, even forgot to blink.
Lennox threw in the ultimate argument:
"I also named her HMS Wolfgang, how do you like it?". Lennox quickly dismissed the thought that he needs to explain the HMS prefix, because it stands for his very first words after the ship has been launched: Holy Macaroni, it didn't Sink!**
Wolfgang found himself on the horn of a dilemma. He asked for an extraordinary ship and, well, he got one indeed, but should he get into the hamster wheel and possibly ridicule himself or try the impossible and find another ship.
But then he remembered what his father used to say when he was puzzled: find out where the money is. He needs the ship if he does not want to lose the bet. Wolfgang took a deep breath and said: "Alright then, HMS Wolfgang it is. We will leave in an hour and you are coming with us. You have built this ship after all.
"That's right but I am not sure if I can make any repairs at sea, you know." replied Lennox.
"I am fully aware of that, but you got me wrong." explained Wolfgang. "It is not about repairs but more about having someone nearby to release my anger on, so there better will be no accidents, or else... Now get on the ship!"
THE END (unless they make it to the new lands)
*: the other (in)famous Munro
**: this prefix with this very meaning is widely used in the UK ever since
Alternate views:
1. Side from the back
2. Top view
3. Ship only, side (obligatory white background)
4. Ship only, back
This MOC was mainly inspired by Joshua (JBIronWorks), who built many excellent ships in the past, have a look at his Flickr stream including his latest greatest spaceship.
Technical data for all the fellow engineers
Classic sternwheeler construction including a werewolf based engine that rotates the paddle wheel to produce thrust.
Engine power output: 1HP WP (Werewolfpower) or if you use the roawian SI then it is 1 W (W for Watt Werewolf)
The engine is running on the promise of pig.
It is recommended to keep a spare pig. I know, this is the most useless advice ever, because keeping a spare pig is a generally good idea.
Safety instruction: wearing capes near the wheel is not advised.
The helmsman controls the speed of the vessel by instructing the pig handler, which is a challenging task because he needs to consider many factors:
C&C are welcome!
Cheers,
Adam
This, continuing the story of my last LoR MOC, is also my entry for the Merchants Guild - Journeyman challenge #3: encountering a competitor.
Previously on Wolfgang & the gang: the rumors of the discovery turned out to be true. All the factions are eager to get a decent piece of the new land, everyone is preparing to leave the ports as soon as possible. A certain werewolf is also determined to get there, most preferably before his competitor Sheik Yerbouti. A nice pile of gold is at stake...
"LENNOX! I would like to have a word with you..." Wolfgang was standing next to his brand new ship constructed by Lennox Munro*. "What is this???"
"This is my masterpiece!" said Lennox proudly. "You wanted a fast ship with a propulsion system that is not depending on the winds and sea currents. It was quite a challenge, after the initial struggle I almost gave up, but the turning point came as I saw my hamster, Sir Furbert running on wheels and I thought "don't be afraid to think big!", so I built this huge wheel. The hamsters did a terrific job at small scale, but at large scale they kept on falling through the gaps and drowned. After I lost a considerable amount of hamsters I immediately knew that I would need a bigger animal. Here's where you came into the picture. What do you think?"
No answer came. Wolfgang just stood there stunned with a desperate look on his face, even forgot to blink.
Lennox threw in the ultimate argument:
"I also named her HMS Wolfgang, how do you like it?". Lennox quickly dismissed the thought that he needs to explain the HMS prefix, because it stands for his very first words after the ship has been launched: Holy Macaroni, it didn't Sink!**
Wolfgang found himself on the horn of a dilemma. He asked for an extraordinary ship and, well, he got one indeed, but should he get into the hamster wheel and possibly ridicule himself or try the impossible and find another ship.
But then he remembered what his father used to say when he was puzzled: find out where the money is. He needs the ship if he does not want to lose the bet. Wolfgang took a deep breath and said: "Alright then, HMS Wolfgang it is. We will leave in an hour and you are coming with us. You have built this ship after all.
"That's right but I am not sure if I can make any repairs at sea, you know." replied Lennox.
"I am fully aware of that, but you got me wrong." explained Wolfgang. "It is not about repairs but more about having someone nearby to release my anger on, so there better will be no accidents, or else... Now get on the ship!"
THE END (unless they make it to the new lands)
*: the other (in)famous Munro
**: this prefix with this very meaning is widely used in the UK ever since
Alternate views:
1. Side from the back
2. Top view
3. Ship only, side (obligatory white background)
4. Ship only, back
This MOC was mainly inspired by Joshua (JBIronWorks), who built many excellent ships in the past, have a look at his Flickr stream including his latest greatest spaceship.
Technical data for all the fellow engineers
Classic sternwheeler construction including a werewolf based engine that rotates the paddle wheel to produce thrust.
Engine power output: 1
The engine is running on the promise of pig.
It is recommended to keep a spare pig. I know, this is the most useless advice ever, because keeping a spare pig is a generally good idea.
Safety instruction: wearing capes near the wheel is not advised.
The helmsman controls the speed of the vessel by instructing the pig handler, which is a challenging task because he needs to consider many factors:
- Speed can be increased by moving the pig away from the werewolf making him think that the pig is getting away, hence his efforts are doubled.
- Speed can be lowered by moving the pig near to the werewolf. However, depending on the hunger of the werewolf this could also increase the speed. As I said, speed control is more like an art. This might have been the main cause why werewolf propelled ships did not become widespread.
- ATTENTION! The pig must always remain in the sight of the werewolf. The sudden disappearance of the pig (often happens on long trips if the pig handler faints and drops the pig) can have catastrophical results. If the werewolf gets confused, he could either go berserk and the vessel could reach a ludicrous speed it was not designed for OR he could lose sync and trip.
C&C are welcome!
Cheers,
Adam
