why

At the beginning of this year I rediscovered my old Lego Bricks through my little son after not touching any Bricks for 20+ years. My loved ones and me built some small vehicles and had a lot of fun building and playing together. After i checked the current Lego sets I was hugely impressed by what is possible with Lego Bricks today, so I ordered some sets for the purpose of future christmas gifts. I got some GWPs with it and bought some really small new sets for myself to build. Aditionally I watched a lot of YouTube videos and got really excited about Lego again. I started to play around with different bricks to see what they can do or become and while i was stacking up some 1x3x3 arches it was clear to me that they will be the fundament for a boat, so I began to build.

how

I am conviced that the Bricks themselves did most of the creative work. Since most of the times they just fit perfect together or there was the perfect part to use. Whenever something didn't work out the way I imagined it during the build it was for the better. Because there was an even better solution around the corner. I guess you can convert that to real life, when things don't work out the way you planned them it's because there is even something better right around the corner.

I created a small model with lots of play features and high stability. I did everything to build the model in a way that it gives you a good feeling when you hold it in your hands. It took me 1 1/2 months from scratch to the final design. When I finished the boat I was holding it in my hands and played with it like a child, thats where my imagination showed me the boat on the ocean fighting against waves. So I put the boat where it belongs to, the sea.

what

The model shows a small boat with its crew in some turbulent waters with waves crushing onto the boat. The water serves as a display stand as you can quickly grab the boat and use its varios play functions since it is not connected to any studs. It is rotated in two different dimension to give a more realistic feel to the scene. The incomming wave is built at an angle right about to hit the boat. It comes with a hidden cannon, sleeping cabin, treasure chamber that is locked and of course obligatory planks that can be swiveled out. The Sails and various other parts are also moveable.

Where the boat is going or who the crew is, I'm not able to tell you. I guess it is up to you and your own imagination to tell if the boat reaches its destination or goes shipwreck. Is it a pirate boat or an explorer boat on its way to unknown territories? Do they use the plank to throw people off the boat or are they walkways to enter the boat with valuable treasures they have found? Do they have a mission or are they hiding from the crown? You tell me.

Info

Water

L: 42cm (16.5 Inches)

W: 22cm (8.7 Inches)

H: 27cm (10.6 Inches)

Boat

L: 38cm (15 Inches)

W: 8cm (3.15 Inches)

H: 24cm (9.5 Inches)

1294 Parts - 4 Minifigures