Our member pe668, responsible for some fantastic LEGO® creations including automated trains and train layouts, has recently decided to venture into the field of LEGO stop-motion films, among them, CYCLIC. While the film is mainly in a space setting, it has a wonderful pirate scene that shows off many great aspects of the new 6243 Brickbeard’s Bounty with supurb animation and editing to back it up. The film also boasts an amazing original soundtrack – I bet you never thought you’d see a pirate scene to a metal sound!
At about midnight on the 30th of July 2009, the replica 17th Century VOC ship ‘Prins Willem’ was destroyed by fire. A sad day to many pirate fans, history fans and lovers of beautiful things, the loss is tragic to the world. Although only a replica, there is a rapidly decreasing number of tall ships in the world, so news of this ship burning to the ground is shattering. Built in 1985, the ship has been an attraction, an inspiration and an amazing insight into 17th Century ships – now, she is reduced to ash, her steel frame and a memory.
As of late, the ongoing battle between Redcoat and Bluecoat supporters – a conflict that taken the Pirate Forum by storm since 2005 – has finally met its day of reckoning. That day is tomorrow, July 30: the scheduled starting point of the 1st Annual Redcoat VS. Bluecoat Tournament of Retribution, lead by Commodore Hornbricker and Martin Super. And Classic-Pirates.com is the only place you can tune in to for LIVE coverage of the brawl!
Once Tournament Moderator and respected forum Admiral Zorro randomly selects which team will be facing which, each member builds two MOCs that aim to brutally humiliate and disrespect the opposing team. Once each team member has built and posted their two creations, judges will decide which group is the victor by using set criteria, such as which vignettes were the funniest, which creations were the best built, and which people posed the better bribe.
Want to know more about the rules of the tournament? Go to the enlistment thread to learn all about them!
Even if you’re not participating in the contest, you can still join in the fun. The Redcoat VS. Bluecoat battle is still raging throughout the forum! You can visit the Redcoat VS. Bluecoat thread to slander the other side, and monitor Classic-Pirates.com in the coming days for updates and information about the 1st Annual Redcoat VS. Bluecoat Tournament of Retribution!
New Classic-Pirates.com member White Knight is interested in building a ship, which is a brilliant thing. But he has run into trouble with masts – what combination of parts should he buy from Bricklink? What combination of mast sections would end up with the correct proportions for his ship? This is a great opportunity to help a new fan of the Pirates hobby realise the great enjoyment of our wonderful theme, and for you to learn a little more about shipbuilding yourself!
Forum user The Cobra was looking on S@H when he made a great discovery – more Pirates sets! Well, maybe more a game then a set, but still just as exciting. The new Pirates line seems to have enjoyed its fair share of merchandise recently, and this is a great addition! Many people have also suggested using this set as a cheap way of aquiring the governor and captain plus some soldiers and the wench. This is certainly a set we didn’t see coming – did you?
Brickmaster Pirate Set due for release August 31st
So shortly after the announcement on the Classic-Pirates.com frontpage, member parchioso presents a review of the new BrickMaster Pirates set/book. With over 240 parts to go crazy with, this is a great set for the builder who enjoys putting things together and tearing them down again – the set includes instructions for 16 fantastic models to build with the included parts!
Member maydayartist has gone for quality and quantity in this imressive port MOC. With way to many features for a mere blog, only pictures can do this work justice!
Parchioso has made an interesting discovery – a box of bricks that say ‘BRICKMASTER – Make 16 Amazing LEGO® Models’. Is this what it seems? Is it really new LEGO Pirates sets? Share your opinion, your guess is as good as ours!
A true classic held near to every Pirate fan’s heart is Gilbert and Sullivan’s Pirates of Penzance. Xrisl has cleverly recreated a scene from this classic tale in the form of a stop motion film! This is a great piece of work worth a look.
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Sir Wellington has come up with this comical little MOC that depicts a funny cavalry. These guys don’t use boring old horses like everyone else, no, they use cows!
It’s voting time! Today’s poll is for you to vote which your favourite LEGO® Pirate ship hull colour combo is. Whether red & brown, green & black or any other official colour scheme, go across to the Classic-Pirates forum to submit your vote.
The sparring of Redcoat and Bluecoat fans that has engulfed the Pirate Forum in recent weeks has reached a climax: Lead by Commodore Hornbricker and Martin Super respectively, the two opposing factions will march to war! Each team will produce a variety of vignettes depicting utter slaughter, torture and humiliation of their opponents, to be decided by public vote, until one team emerges victorious!
