How To Draw A New England Fishing Village

A few years ago I had the chance to visit LEGOLand California. But like all of the other LEGOLand parks, one of the principal attractions there is MiniLand. All of the displays in MiniLand are neat, but ane that really caught my attention was the New England Fishing Village (peradventure because it covered a subject field near to where I live).

Time has passed, and I'm not even sure whether that exhibit yet exists, simply I have ever idea that a fishing village would be a not bad subject for a LEGO model. What I
have done with this project is to put a slightly unlike spin on the idea of a New England Fishing Village -- a miniaturized and modernized version. This model is built at an estimate scale of 1 stud = 1 meter (i.east. i:125). The calibration is close to the one used in the Mini Modular fix, but I would hestitate to call this set "modular" -- there isn't really any intent to link it upward to other sets and, unlike the Mini Modular ready, this prepare really has a decent amount of playability,

The buildings and boats included are more typical of what you would see today, as opposed to the early on 20th century timeframe that the LEGOLand display appeared to have been based on.

And so, what's included in this fix? Well, permit'south start off with the line-fishing vessels themselves. At the larger pier there is a 72-pes (22 meter) longliner (those of you who are familiar with my other projects might recognize it ;-). Docked next to the longliner is an 82-foot (25 meter) stern trawler. At the smaller pier are a pair of 32-foot (10 meter) lobster boats, which are pretty much ubiquitous on the coast of Maine. Given the model scale, the vessels are all exactly as large equally you would expect -- the longliner is 22 studs long, the stern trawler is 25 studs long, and the lobster boats are each ten studs long.

Both the longliner and the trawler are equipped with functional stabilizing anchor masts, and both have some variant of a fishing mast as well. The longliner has a typical complement of line reels and buoys, while the trawler is fitted out with 2 large internet drums and a winch on the port side. The longliner has a fairly direct hull, while the trawler has a tapered stern with stiffening ribs along the sides. Both ships are mounted with modern navigational equipment, which tin be seen atop the airplane pilot houses.

The piers pb back to a rocky coast (typical of northern New England). Betwixt the piers is a small homo-made promontory that is home to a statue of a fisherman -- a pocket-size tribute to the Gloucester Fisherman'south Memorial Monument. On the narrow street just behind the seawall, a fire engine is parked with its ladder raised. Along the opposite side of the street are several buildings, including (from correct to left):

* A traditional saltbox colonial mode house, complete with a widow'south walk.

* A fish market place.

* A two-story building with a pub on the showtime floor and living infinite on the
2nd floor).

* A lobster shack (for the tourists :-).

* A wharf with a warehouse for a marine outfitter / fish exchange operation. There are two cranes on the wharf to aid in off-loading the ships and installing equipment. Parked adjacent to the warehouse is a modest mobile crane.

The picture beneath shows another view of the entire village, with the warehouse and lobster shack in the foreground. From this angle, you can see the mini mobile crane parked next to the warehouse.

The next picture shows a closer look at the other three buildings in the village -- the pub/aparment building, the fish market place, and the saltbox colonial.

The next moving picture is a view of the entire hamlet from the other end, showing a better view of the longliner, the parked fire engine, and the saltbox colonial.

In the last picture, we run across the longliner and the stern trawler heading out to bounding main, anchor masts down and fix for the rough seas alee.