About this creation
This small diorama represents one of the several British dockyards at the beginning of World War I with two ships from different generations currently in harbour. The big battlecruiser, considerered to be one of the ‘Splendid Cats’, is HMS Tiger and the smaller armoured cruiser is HMS Drake. Tiger was completed in 1914 and armed with eight 13.5in guns she possessed quite a heavy punch, especially compared to contemporary German battlecruisers. But nevertheless, she still suffered from the same weakness that all the British battlecruisers of the era had- thin armour. Her design was modified along the lines of Kongo class battlecruisers designed for the Japanese Navy and looked so good and powerful despite being unsuitable for the role she was given.
Because the ship was completed only recently, the crew had no proper training, so it wasn’t a big surprise that she fired over 350 shells during the Battle of Dogger Bank, and scored only two hits. Performance of her gunnery increased only slightly during the Battle of Jutland, and she was hit several times in return, but managed to remain in the line.
HMS Drake was a first-class armoured cruiser completed in 1904, ten years before Tiger, but the difference between them is stunning. Altogether she wasn’t a bad design, she was well armed and decently armoured for her size and could achieve 23 knots. The four ships of the class were known for their steaming ability, being capable of consistently running for long periods at high speed. She was lost to a submarine attack in 1917, a fate, similar to many other British ships.
The HMS Drake is my first serious attempt at SNOT technique and I hope it turned out fine. I just wanted to use those dark grey pieces to make it stand out a little bit more from the background.
After the war, HMS Tiger remained in service as the oldest of the battlecruisers, now also in company of the mighty Hood. Transfer to the Dutch Navy together with modernisation in manner similar to Renown and Repulse was discussed, but at the end she was broken up in 1932 as the last coal burning British capital ship.
The slipway is large enough to handle the construction of medium sized liners, but you couldn’t put Titanic on that...
This crane is huge, somewhat oversized, but I wanted to use the good looks of the ‘rope ladder’piece...
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October 7, 2012 |
Only just spotted this one! Great detail. Your scale works well for ships and it is nice to see the accompanying dockyard; a rare feature for MOC ships which adds realism. Excellent. |
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August 10, 2012 |
The world needs more armored cruiser MOCs, even at a small scale like this. I'll keep my eye out for those ships you promised. |
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April 14, 2012 |
Liking the port scene. It looks like a typical British seaport, good job |
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April 11, 2012 |
So cool! |
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April 7, 2012 |
Nice work overall including the diorama. I like the way the lifeboats were made on HMS Drake. |
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April 5, 2012 |
Quoting Locutus 666
Is there a way to buy such parts somewhere like bricklink?
Honestly said, I don't know. I got them from the two mega bloks carriers and the battleship. If you need a vast amount of 4x2 bricks and those lovely black plates, you should get those sets, but I'm not sure if the carriers are still available. Google the part lists of other sets too, and I'm sure you'll find where those tiny parts are included too. If I had more of them I would've send them to you, but I unfortunately don't have that many and I use them often... :( |
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Is there a way to buy such parts somewhere like bricklink? |
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April 5, 2012 |
Quoting Locutus 666
I want to ask u what parts have u used for the side-turrets. they seemed to be something like modified plates 1x1. I cant find them in LDD and bricklink. Are those custom bricks?
Nope, those are not custom bricks, those are mega bloks pieces that I find extremely useful for micro scale ships. I know that some purists might find them annoying, but they fulfill their duty well. Using LEGO parts for double barelled guns presents no problem, because of variety of parts that can be used, but single guns are quite problematic. I've experimented with minifig hands a little bit too, but I've ended up using them for something else instead. You'll see it on my next micro project...
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I want to ask u what parts have u used for the side-turrets. they seemed to be something like modified plates 1x1. I cant find them in LDD and bricklink. Are those custom bricks? |
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March 31, 2012 |
Good Job! Please look at my Mocs! |
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March 31, 2012 |
Good Job! Please look at my Mocs! |
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March 28, 2012 |
Quoting arwenromel hanna
very nice. would you like to build it in minifigures scale???
Yes, I would like to build it :D, but I think I have only about 5% of the bricks needed for such a giant project... Though expect some larger ships coming out soon, not minifig scale unfortunately, but still big enough to intimidate the zoom on my camera...
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March 28, 2012 |
very nice. would you like to build it in minifigures scale??? |
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March 28, 2012 |
Thank you all for the positive surprise in the shape of so many comments in such a short time! |
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Someone You Don't Know… March 27, 2012 |
That is super cool! I love both the ships, and the docks really add to the MOC. I wish I could build like that… |
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March 27, 2012 |
I like Tiger, which looks with Kongo class of the era. The shipyard is also wonderful. I really appreciate it. |
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March 27, 2012 |
WOAH! Now that is sweet! Love ships of this period and love how you've captured them in such small scale!! |
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March 27, 2012 |
That's a really nice micro scene! I really like the accuracy and detail in the ships! I've just been working on some little replica Jet fighters it's great fun building small scale creations :-) |
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March 27, 2012 |
this is really cool i like the whole thing :) |
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March 27, 2012 |
An excellent micro build. I personally have a hard time with micro scale (both in doing it and appreciating it), but this was well done. |
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March 27, 2012 |
You always impress me! |
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March 27, 2012 |
Nice work, dude! ^^ |
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March 27, 2012 |
If you think it cant be better he will upload something like this! :D
Well...awesome. Both ships bring exactly the ship-hull-looking what is known for ships of that era.
But wait, even that is not enough for him, he adds an exciting port-diorama to complete this. I can only give a 5/5 due to the fact that 6/5 isnt possible. :D
Very very very well done my friend! ;)
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March 27, 2012 |
Awesome! Great details, even in this scale. 5/5 :-) |
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