Heave Ho!

Down in the Redcoats mine resides a team of hard working miners. Every now and then the Red Coats on duty have to haul up the minerals dug out by their workers and get them sent off the the governor. However most of the time they are just slacking and lazing around above the toiling mine shaft. And what's this? A skeleton of a Spaniard!How did he get down there?

Discuss Soldiers with no Work by Admiral Ron in the forums

L'Archiveur a mighty 'Man o' War'. Once when navigating down the treacherous Eldorado River she was attacked and taken over by the French, could it pirates? Sporting a full 40 guns spread across the ships 3 decks. Ingmar's attention to deatil has excelled for him on this ship. It features a consistent recognisable colour scheme to enjoy as well as plenty of rigging that swamp the masts and sails for realistic effect.  At it's bow a majestic figure head spouts from a trail of golden guilding at her stern a ornately decorated aft section can be found.

40 canons of crushing

No matter how awesome this ship maybe the inspiration came from somewhere. In this instance it was out very own Classic-Pirates.com. Member Captain Green Hair also know as CGH recently created a wonderful tutorial showcasing the process of building a master class ship. It was a derivation of this tutorial that inspired Ingmar to create this marvellous vessel.

Discuss MOC : The Story of L'Archiveur by Ingmar in the forums

Yet again the fate of a poll has come to you. Today vote for your favourite Islander set from the 6 original well loved sets. Is your favourite Crocodile Cage, or perhaps Enchanted Island? Whatever your choice is go to the Classic-Pirates.com forum to submit it and let the world know.

Click to vote for your favourite LEGO@reg; Pirates Islander set in the Classic-pirates.com forum.

Woody64 has created for us this vignette based off the respective painting. Not only is this accurate top to bottom to the original painting piece of work but also historically, so all you history fans will be pleased. This was also a great opportunity for Woody to show off some of his excellent moulded minifig accessories such has the hats some of the troops are wearing. Woody has also gone to the effort of producing custom torso decals for his men providing a source of inspiration for all the customizers out there. It seems like this vignette has something for everyone!

Click to view Malborghet by Woody64 in the forump

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Many months ago an Imperial Governor was captured aboard a Pirate vessel. Soon after the Pirates got caught up in a terrible storm and were shipwrecked upon a desert island along with the captive governor. After running out of provisions from the Captains cabin the wrecked crew are waiting for rescue on a diet of bananas and fish.

I caught a fish!

The new MOC from Matn, Shipwreck Island, mixes many different techniques and ideas in to a well designed MOC. It has the right amount of Island, Sea and other scenic elements like the wrecked ship's cabin. Also adding the authentic looking tent created by using the ship's sail was a nice and well pulled off idea.

Go and check out Shipwreck Island by Matn in the forum!

Today's poll is about two themes, both of them Pirate related. The first is currently non existent as a theme however many LEGO fans would look forward to the theme if it was announced. Of course we're talking about Pirates of the Caribbean (POTC). The next theme is the Classic-Pirates we all know and love. Go ahead to the ballots and give your say on the topic, would you like POTC, Classic-Pirates or even both at the same time?

Click here to give your say on if you prefer POTC  or Classic-Pirates in the forum.

In the ballots today Capatin Zuloo wishes to find out your favourite pirate ship sail colour combination. Choose from a wide variety of colour combinations such as 'Red & White', 'Blue & White' and possibly even 'Blue & White with crown pattern'. While you are over in the Classic-Pirate.com forum voting why not submit what combinations you want to see in the future?

Click here to vote for your favourite LEGO® pirate ship sail colour combination in the Classic-Pirates.com forum.

Standing at least a hundred feet tall in the midst of the great ocean is Pirates Rock. A sort of mix between a  sacrificial and execution platform for pirates, scum and the like. This time a scurvy band of Pirates have captured a poor Redcoat. After stealing his treasure they have become bored and are throwing him into the snapping jaws of the hungry shark below.

Snap!

Rupi, a well renowned vignette builder has produced this latest MOC. It features a tall stack, the perfect location for a Pirate hideout. One of the most interesting features of the MOC is that at the top the brick structure turns on it's side allowing for the jutting edge where you can see the Redcoat being pushed off. The Shark's splash adds extra energy into the scene. Sacrificial platform or just somewhere to feed the sharks? Say what you think in the forum.

Click to discuss Pirate Rock by Rupi in the forum