... pegs along towards completion. Since I couldn't figure out how to resize those fucking images outside of uploading them to my blog ... I figured, hell, why not just upload them to my blog? Or the photoblog, anyway.
So click here!!!! Posted by MinutiaeMan (Member # 444) on :
There are some very competent computer programs out there that can help you resize your images. For the sake of your readers (visitors), I'd strongly suggest finding one. Think of the readers, man!
(Plus, I'd assume that your site's hosting terms probably have a bandwidth cap... at some point, that'll come into play as more people start visiting your site. Images eat up the bandwidth a hell of a lot faster than text!)
Posted by Mighty Blogger Snay (Member # 411) on :
Well, I was able to resize them on the blog . They're very manageable. Did you look?
Posted by Siegfried (Member # 29) on :
I like what you've done so far; I think it looks really neat. I especially like all the small touches you pointed out on that page: the fire extinguisher, valves, etc. In the gallery picture, are those supposed to be guardrails in front of the portholes?
I do wonder, though, were the Navy officers' uniforms come from. Seems like I've seen them somewhere long, long ago in a place far, far away.
Posted by Mighty Blogger Snay (Member # 411) on :
The CPO's uniforms are a lightly modified Lobot, as well. Actually, if you take a look at the Marine armor, it's the Boba Fett torso with new legs, a regular head, helmet, and backback (and rifle).
Posted by Jason Abbadon (Member # 882) on :
You seem to have some Star Wars aliens among your crew....though that's not as strange as a bright ping pipe along the ceiling, I suppose.
Dont make Greedo the captain of your ship: we've all seen that A) He's got a slow reaction time, B) Bad aim and C)History is not kind to him (firing first and all).
Posted by Captain Boh (Member # 1282) on :
The file sizes are still huge, I'm betting they aren't compressed at all.
Posted by TSN (Member # 31) on :
For using HTML to resize your images, you are hereby disqualified from using the Internet. Please turn in your modem on the way out.
Posted by Nim' (Member # 205) on :
What battleship is it going to be? My favorite is the last South Dakota class, like BB-58. Not as large as the Iowa, more manageable. That's also why I like the Ambassador or Nebula over the Galaxy class.
Posted by Cartman (Member # 256) on :
"Think of the readers, man!"
Well, he doesn't have any, so that's not really a problem, is it?
(SMACK)
Posted by Mighty Blogger Snay (Member # 411) on :
Oh, puh-lease TSN, we all know that Judy Garland's left nut is more computer saavy than I am.
Anyway, what with me know knowing how to do the whole resizing thing ...
Posted by Mighty Blogger Snay (Member # 411) on :
...your appetite, a group photo of a majority of the crew.
The ship boasts a crew of forty-nine officers, men and Marines. A closeup of the ship's senior staff:
From left to right: Marine Staff Sergeant, commander of Marine Detachment; Navy Lt. Commander, Executive Officer; Navy Commander, Commanding Officer; Navy Lt. Commander, Chief Medical Officer; Navy Master Chief Petty Officer. In red is the Rodian navigator - lieutenant grade.
The Admiral inspects the ship.
A Chief Petty Officer walks past NCO bunks in the forward section of the lower deck. In the compartment behind him are crew bunks.
If you look towards where the CPO is walking, you'll notice one of the ladder-wells, providing access to the upper deck. There are two of these wells, each with two ladders.
Typical NCO bunks house two each, with the exception of the MCPO, who has his own compartment. The MCPO's bunk has enough room for a desk & chair.
Forward of the crew bunks seen here (these house 8 crew, a larger compartment at the rear of the deck sleeps 20) is the Forward Torpedo Room, seen here:
In this image, a member of the ship's security detail walks towards the mess as a Marine stands guard in the ladder-well. Notice details such as the fire extinguisher and the crank-wheel on the piping.
Located at the center of the lower deck, the mess hall/galley can seat 12 enlisted and Marine personnel at a time, and features a wide variety of delicious food-packs produced by Chef Boyardee. Do you like the sneeze guard?
Posted by Mighty Blogger Snay (Member # 411) on :
With crewmembers atop for scale, a beauty shot of the vessel:
Crew members carry a torpedo because they're too "buff" to have to use a cart. Tomorrow: they are buried.
And finally, the last reason you don't want to mess with these guys if you're a Lego guy - they've got friends:
Posted by AndrewR (Member # 44) on :
Now build that 1:1 scale with Lego.
Posted by Mighty Blogger Snay (Member # 411) on :
No.
Posted by Mighty Blogger Snay (Member # 411) on :
Wait, do you mean 1:1 where 1 is a lego minfig? I am.
Posted by Sol System (Member # 30) on :
Uh, thanks for including 1200 images in your post?
Posted by Mighty Blogger Snay (Member # 411) on :
You're welcome. There are actually only fourteen.
Posted by Siegfried (Member # 29) on :
Nice touch with the security guy wearing red.
Posted by Mighty Blogger Snay (Member # 411) on :
I wondered if anyone would notice ...
To answer a question of yours, Siggy, there are no portholes -- at least on the lower deck. I am building in a series of "doors" that will allow people to look inside the ship, and I think that's what you were looking at.
I have the forward 1/3rd of the lower deck finished - "doors" completed, bulkheads built up. I can't finish the aft section of the deck until I finish detailing the aft torpedo room and crew bunks. (I'm waiting on a Bricklink order to get the tiles I need for the last eleven bunks). I also need to add some last minute touches to the galley, and replace those "white ribs" in the mess with dark gray ones.
Posted by Mighty Blogger Snay (Member # 411) on :
I started the rough-frame and early detail work on the forward 1/3rd of the upper deck.
Images:
You can't see the forward ladder well in this shot, but it's just to the left of the image. Walking forward from the ladder well is the ship's airlock, located to port. Forward of the airlock is Officers' Country. First is the Wardroom, and proceeding down the corridor are three two-person suites. At the end of the corridor is the captain's private quarters:
And here we have the rough-in of the captain's cabin. Quite spacious - office space, living room, and a bunk space. Apparently the C.O. either enjoys Egyptian culture or used to pilot a viper. The room divider is inspired by the officers' quarters of the original Star Trek.
Posted by AndrewR (Member # 44) on :
It would be interesting to see a Stargate created out of Lego! Posted by Mighty Blogger Snay (Member # 411) on :
Ahhhh yes, I HAVE seen that before. Were the Jaffa head-pieces an actual lego release!?! Was this a real Lego set?
Okay, how about a life-sized Stargate - with moving inner ring!?! Posted by Mighty Blogger Snay (Member # 411) on :
Ok, let's talk about my Lego creation, Andrew.
Posted by Austin Powers (Member # 250) on :
Ok.
quote:I'm waiting on a Bricklink order to get the tiles I need for the last eleven bunks.
What's that? Where do you order your Lego if I may ask. Up to now I have always just recycled the pieces from my sets because I couldn't buy bulk Lego anywhere around here. This limits my creations in some way in size and complexity... Posted by Mighty Blogger Snay (Member # 411) on :
Take a gander here. Posted by Nim' (Member # 205) on :
Were you actually planning on building a battleship, or just the decks? Are you going to model it after an actual design?
Posted by Mighty Blogger Snay (Member # 411) on :
Nim,
I don't know if its going to be a battleship or not, but I am building the hull as well - that's part of the reason I'm waiting for Bricklink (I need more dark gray pieces). As you can see from the below picture, hull construction on the forward half of the ship is proceeding "according to schedule", and luckily for me, the Emperor won't be coming by to execute me any time soon.
And perhaps I should clarify - the ship isn't based on any actual design (and - it's a starship). My original design is modeled after a WWII submarine, to which I added. Y'know, stuff like a space-capable engine ...
Posted by Siegfried (Member # 29) on :
I didn't know there was a submarine based in Galveston. I'll have to spend an afternoon and go visit it and the battleship Texas. I'll take some friends; we'll make it a party.
Posted by Austin Powers (Member # 250) on :
quote:I need more dark gray pieces
You don't happen to have a certain Lego kit with the No. 10030? Posted by Mighty Blogger Snay (Member # 411) on :
I should have clarified - dark gray bricks, not plates. Also, dark gray slopes & inverted slopes.
Posted by Nim' (Member # 205) on :
Sure, I guess you could hire a couple of slopes to assemble the pieces for you, save you some time and sweat. Make sure they never see your watch, though.
Posted by Mighty Blogger Snay (Member # 411) on :
Uh, okay Nim. I meant sloped bricks.
Posted by Nim' (Member # 205) on :
That's a big 10-4. You know, you used to laugh more, before the war. Hm.
The front of the hull kind of looks like a wet-navy battleship, it had me fooled.
What's your angle, kind of like the Saratoga of Space: Above and Beyond (boxy and pragmatic) or Space Battleship Yamato (lots of slopes being used there, due to organic shape of the hull)?
Posted by Mighty Blogger Snay (Member # 411) on :
"before the war."
Them Klingon bastards.
Anyway ...
One of the early concepts was that a space-based fleet, in a pinch for ships, grabbed a submarine, slapped in a warp drive, and stuck it in space.
I realize that the ship will, in one way or another, be boxy. I'm hoping that the use of slopes and the rib design will help break up the boxiness.
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