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The Stripey Bandana Boys - Pirates
This troublesome lot were possibly the most common of all the LEGO® Pirate minifigures, yet they are some of the most respected. They always seemed to be around, whether it was working as an imperial sailor on 6271 Imperial Flagship, or a pirate on 6285 Black Seas Barracuda, 6286 Skull's Eye Schooner, 66290 Redbeard Runner, 257 Castatway's Raft, 6267 Lagoon Lock-up, 6276 Eldorado Fortress, 6279 Skull Island, 6277 Imperial Trading Post, 6273 Rock Island Refuge, 1729 Barnacle Bay, 6259 Broadside's Brig, 6261 Raft Raiders, 6268 Renegade Runner, 6235 Buried Treasure, 6260 Shipwreck Island, 1871 Pirate Cannon, 1733 Shipwrecked Pirate, 6252 Sea Mates, 6247 Bounty Boat, 6258 Smuggler's Shanty, 1788 Pirate's Chest, 6262 King Kahuka's Throne, 6264 Forbidden Cove, 6266 Cannon Cove, 6261 Raft Raiders, 6254 Rocky Reef, 1970 Pirate's Gun Cart, 1481 Desert Island and 6251 Pirate Minifigures.
They weren't really rebellious pirates - they always did what they were told and never
tried mutiny. Which is strange, because they worked for two captains, Captain Redbeard and Captain Ironhook both of whom were bloodthirsty, crew-hating minifigs. But no, they went along with their commanders' practices of fighting off the Imperial Soldiers and their leader Governor Broadside and the Imperial Guards and their leader Admiral Woodhouse as well as attempting to steal the treasure of King Kahuka and his Islanders. But that last one was often a failure. These minifigs ran right from the start of the pirate line up to the very end, and they will be remembered by all who they served and all who didn't serve them.
Imperial Soldier
The Imperial Soldier was the backbone of the imperial forces before the Imperial Guards led by Governor Broadside came into the picture. Like their red counterparts, the Imperial Soldiers wore shakos, some of the most rare LEGO® pieces currently on the Bricklink market.
They appeared in the sets 6271 Eldorado Fortress, 6267 Lagoon Lock-up, 6265 Sabre Island, 6273 Rock Island Refuge, 6259 Broadside's Brig, 6270 Forbidden Island and 6251 Pirate Minifigures.
They constantly fought battles with Captain Redbeard, but by the time Ironhook came into the picture, the Imperial Guards had already taken control of the seas. Or so they thought. Captain Redbeard had come back in the last few years of the Classic Pirate line and the Imperial Armada was left to repel him and his pirates. Perhaps the Imperial Soldiers should have returned to tame the pirates...
Admiral Woodhouse
In early 1992, a new face of authority appeared. It was time for the Imperial Guards. And at their lead was Admiral Woodhouse. Apart from sporting a lovely red uniform and his different colour hair, he differed very little to his predecessor, Governor Broadside.
He appeared in a few sets including 6263 Imperial Outpost, 6277 Imperial Trading Post and 6271 Imperial Flagship. So he was somewhat less rare than his blue counterpart, but seems to be more favoured amongst the AFOL community.
Although he lasted longer, 1992 - 1995, he still had just as many troubles with the pirate Captain Redbeard, and later, Captain Ironhook. After 1995, the Imperial Armada took over toward the end of the Classic Pirates era. Woodhouse has captured the attention of many a pirate collector, and it was somewhat a dissapointment to see him go at the end of 1995, but the epic battles between the Imperial Guards and the pirates under his watch will be remembered forever.
This tutorial provides illustrated step by step instructions for subscribing to RSS Feeds using Facebook.
The tutorial assumes you have registered a Facebook account. If you don't have a Facebook account please visit Facebook.com for further instructions.
Facebook is a Social Networking website that enables people from all over the world to interact. It has many tools to allow this interaction, one of those being the ability to publish RSS Feeds straight to user profiles.
Visit Facebook and view your Profile. Above the Update Status Input Box is a Dropdown Menu triggered by clicking upon the purple triangle which faces downwards.
From the Dropdown Menu select Import.
The Update Status Input Box will be replaced with Import Options.
Click on Blog/RSS.
Enter http://www.classic-pirates.com/feed into the Public URL Input Box and click the Import Button.
Facebook will process the RSS Feed and once complete it will display the above information.
Now, every time the Classic-Pirates.com frontpage is updated a snippet of information will appear on the subscribers Facebook profile.
Never fear! We're here to help! Discuss the Classic-Pirates.com News Feed in the LEGO Pirates Forum. Let us know if you're having trouble or using a program we haven't got a tutorial for.
To see our complete list of RSS Reader Tutorials visit the Wonders of RSS page.
This tutorial provides illustrated step by step instructions for subscribing to RSS Feeds using Feedreader.
The tutorial assumes you have installed a working copy of Feedreader version 3 or above. If you have not installed Feedreader, please visit the official Feedreader website for further instructions.
Feedreader is a desktop RSS Reader which enables you to access RSS Feeds. It can be launched when Windows first loads and sits in your System Tray for convenient access.
Launch Feedreader then move your mouse over to the Dropdown Menus.
Select File -> New -> Feed OR press the F3 button.
The Add Feed Input Box will appear.
Enter http://www.classic-pirates.com/feed into the Add Feed Input Box and click the Ok Button.
Wait for a moment while Feedreader downloads the RSS Feed.
A list of News Items will appear in the Middle Pane.
Click on the News Item Titles and the complete News Item will appear in the Right Pane.
You can Minimise Feedreader to the System Tray by closing it.
Go to File -> Exit OR click the X button in the top right corner of the Feedreader Window and a dialogue box will appear.
Ensure the Remember my decision Checkbox is checked then click the Minimize to tray button.
Every time the Classic-Pirates.com frontpage is updated the Feedreader will be updated simultaneously and a notification will appear in the bottom right corner of your screen.
To access Feedreader at any time click on the three-dimension cube icon in the System Tray.
Never fear! We're here to help! Discuss the Classic-Pirates.com News Feed in the LEGO Pirates Forum. Let us know if you're having trouble or using a program we haven't got a tutorial for.
To see our complete list of RSS Reader Tutorials visit the Wonders of RSS page.
Lt. de Martinet
As second in command of the imperial soldiers under Governor Broadside, Lt. de Marinet was constantly kept busy fighting off pirates, in particular Captain Redbeard.
Lt. de Marinet seemed to be a very adventurous minifig, appearing in many sets including 6258 Broadside's Brig, 6265 Sabre Island, 6267 Lagoon Lockup and 6276 Eldorado Fortress. He was quite a successful leader too, serving under Governor Broadside from 1989 to 1991 when the Soldiers were finally driven out of power by the Imperial Guards led by Admiral Woodhouse.
He was always destined for adventure, and when he was given the flick by the Imperial Guards, he allegedly became a merchant captain of a small trading ship in 6277 Imperial Trading Post as Steve before joining the crew of 6286 Skull's Eye Schooner.
