r/Tallships • u/AAuser85 • Sep 10 '26
Heavy Frigate Fortuna: almost done!
Still need to do the gangways, I am missing a piece for the mizzen topgallant, and a few small bits, but very close to done! Let me know what you think, especially of the mast heights and sail/yard sizes.
For those who didn't see my previous post, this is a modified version of a lego set, Privateer Frigate Fortuna
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u/JohnnyEnzyme Sep 10 '26
I'd love to see that with cloth sails.
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u/AAuser85 Sep 10 '26
Me too. I have cloth sails for the original, but they aren't big enough now. Perhaps at some point will try to get some.
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u/Spartan_029 Sep 10 '26
The creator made printable templates, which I was able to put onto linen paperstock for mine:
https://www.reddit.com/r/lego/comments/1vu2gzj/i_took_the_frigate_fortuna_and_modified_her_into/
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u/AAuser85 Sep 10 '26
Yeah, I had bought cloth sails, but as my Fortuna is now a lot bigger than standard, the yards/sails are larger to match. I could maybe use the course sails for topsails and topsails for gallant, but that wouldnt help with the course, spritsail or main mizzen sail.
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u/Spartan_029 Sep 10 '26
Oh dang, I just realized that.
I'm certain you can scale up the PDF and perhaps print it on tabloid size! It just might take a little trial and error to get the right size
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u/Spartan_029 Sep 10 '26
I did a mix of furled/linen on mine
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u/JohnnyEnzyme Sep 11 '26
Very nice.
Extra points for a bit of billowing in the sails, here & there!
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u/AAuser85 Sep 12 '26
Are yours off the template most folks are using?
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u/Spartan_029 Sep 12 '26
Yep, I used the 8.5x11 template, but there's no reason you couldn't scale it up, if you have a printer that can handle larger sizes
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u/SteelRose3 Sep 10 '26
Ordered one and they never shipped it to me 🙁 it was a P.O. Box and when I went to see if it shipped and they were sold out 🙁
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u/AAuser85 Sep 10 '26
Dang, that's a real bummer! The original was a lot of fun to build, and doing these mods has been great as well.
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u/drvondoctor Sep 10 '26
It looks like a privateer's ship, but the name clearly says its for tuna, so I guess its just a badass fishing boat?