BrickshipsDesigns

Today I've got the second ocean liner I've ever completed: the SS United States.

I'm sure most, if not all of the people who are following my accounts know of the news that the ship is to be sunk as an artifical reef. The level of interest has skyrocketed over the last year or so, and I really hope that people remember the United States as they do the Enterprise (CV-6), which should have been a museum but was lost due to lack of interest.

Anyway, back to the model! This one has been an absolute pain to design. Liners in general are difficult to design at this scale because of the different level of curve compared to warships. But United States? My design had the hinge for the bow deck placed RIGHT where the bridge is, and no matter what I tried I could not move things around to make them work and still line up. And the stacks? Good lord... The stacks are the biggest cluster of things that should not work but do I've ever designed. Except for they require a brand new piece in red that isn't available yet so I pulled out some pliers and sandpaper and made it happen... purists, look away!

But she looks great, though, doesn't she?