I motorized my LEGO Black Seas Barracuda pirate ship using POWERUP 4.0

[@nateharder2286]

A vintage technique to make your boats watertight is to rub crayons between the bricks to act like a sealant.

[@brickandgear]

Can you remove the material afterwards?

[@VestedUTuber]

@@brickandgear With a bit of effort, I'd assume. It's just a wax coating, and honestly it kinda mirrors what would be used on real boats.

[@BlueSunset2202]

Fantastic, my childhood dream ship starting to swim, can't believe it !

[@brickandgear]

Making that ship float has been my dream since I was eight!

[@mrtechlogiantgaming]

@@brickandgear same. I have achieved things before. I made a Lego research ship that could even lower a camera

[@Ayden_77]

I have nether thought this would be possible. I thought about it when i was younger but never thought it could happen. Great idea!

[@brickandgear]

We've all thought of floating LEGO ships when we were younger, haven't we? 😁

[@บุณยวีร์รัตนะ]

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[@fridaycaliforniaa236]

-Pro- amateur tip if you want to make any lego watertight : drop it into a hot bath of melted candle wax (not too hot though, don't melt your LEGO lol). Get it out of the container to get rid of the exedent. Let it dry (it solidifies quick), and all the interstices between the bricks will be filled by "joints" made of dry wax 😁. This is what I do sometimes when I'm too lazy 😅. This works well for masking too (when I paint things). The cool thing is that you can easily remove the wax and not destroy your build. (sorry, I'm French I hope my English is not too trashy ^^) _edit_ : you can also use plastidip or car covering wrap. Works pretty fine too, and cost nothing is you have some spares from an old project.

[@brickandgear]

That's a bit risky. Even for me! 😅

[@tavernellomocs]

What a wonderful job, I loved the idea of using sellotape for sealing!

[@brickandgear]

Thank you! It kept the water outside quite well. I used a temporary silicone sealant for my latest build, and that did a much better job!

[@Oluwaseunomole]

@@brickandgear😢😢😅😅😅😅😊

[@Oluwaseunomole]

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[@Oluwaseunomole]

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[@Hmtln-wf8ml]

I want other LEGOpirate ships to float as well.

[@brickandgear]

If I get my hands on other ships, I'll motorize them as well!

[@KyesonHaines]

this is great! And really inspiring! Great job!

[@brickandgear]

Thank you! I hope you enjoy my other projects as well!

[@1977Eelco]

This is awesome :) I've this Lego ship too in my collection. In my opinion one of the greatest Lego builts ever created!

[@brickandgear]

True!

[@xavierg.8809]

I love this crazy thought. Well done! You made a big smile on my face with the "hard turn starboard!" 😂

[@brickandgear]

You can imagine the smile on my face when I put it in the bathtub and realized it floated and the balance was ok! 😁

[@lukevidal2986]

You know what my dream is to turn a lego motorized dragon into one that goes underwater like a sea monster

[@brickandgear]

Challenge accepted...

[@frejdannerfjord1674]

Love it

[@brickandgear]

Glad you do!

[@01Binary]

Yep, you could definitely charge for this. Lego ship conversion business :)

[@brickandgear]

I could do something similar in the future! 😁

[@The_future1991]

for a bigger ship take a styrodur plate instead of the small styropor, much more boost, for the holes under the boat I took some book binding foil from the outside.:_9

[@RagaBricks]

I like this

[@brickandgear]

I'm glad you do! 😁

[@RagaBricks]

@@brickandgear I can't afford to do it 😅

[@RolandsGulbis-gt4jn]

Nice!

[@brickandgear]

😁

[@creatorgrey8697]

always thought of doing this cool

[@brickandgear]

You should try it!

[@creatorgrey8697]

@@brickandgear maybe I should

[@asteriojaen7823]

Great ❤

[@acecondor289]

I should do this with my Skull's Eye Scooner

[@brickandgear]

You should!

[@Mr_Boss_Smile]

I would never take a 200 dollar pirate ship into a river lol

[@brickandgear]

I've wanted to do that since I was 8, so... 😁

[@shamsirazam645]

Can you motorized the pirates of berracuda bay

[@brickandgear]

Isn't that an island?

[@shamsirazam645]

Yeah you turn this into a ship also😊

[@clone9856]

you cant just clean dust from breaks?

[@brickandgear]

Makes it look more vintage... 😁

[@rafaelgronberg7247]

What battries are you using so you can control it from your phone?

[@brickandgear]

I'm using a POWERUP 4.0 module. It's intended use is paper planes, but a pirate ship seemed ok to me... 😁

[@BunnysGaming145]

Cool, how do I do it for the brick bounty I know it’s an old ship but I wanna know

[@brickandgear]

Same process I suppose. The Barracuda is very old as well.

[@BunnysGaming145]

@@brickandgearthey’re pretty cool

[@simonmills2250]

Cool as

[@brickandgear]

😁

[@stekman-_BRUH]

cool :^)

[@brickandgear]

😁

[@jabbadesilijictiure2937]

Now make the Silent Mary float

[@brickandgear]

That's a tough one! If I get my hands on one, I will! I'll have to make it look like it's floating above the water though...

[@jabbadesilijictiure2937]

@@brickandgear I was joking haha

[@brickandgear]

It would make a very impressive video! 😁

[@JasonLucio-g2h]

I’m back!

[@brickandgear]

Hello! 😁

[@adjaratougnoumou8632]

Avec un Lego c'est trop difficile de faire flote sur leau

[@brickandgear]

Avec quelques compétences en ingénierie et de l'imagination, tout est possible! 😁

[@BrentJoshBarbasa]

Motorize the titanic plsss

[@brickandgear]

That would be super cool, but unfortunately the Titanic is too expensive for my current budget. Maybe in the future!

[@lcsnowman]

😮oooo

[@brickandgear]

😁

[@Hmtln-wf8ml]

👁👁!!!

[@Hmtln-wf8ml]

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