A Pirates Hideout
Flickr user Stijn Oom created this wonderful entry in the 2014 MocAthlon: Pirates’ Haven category. It features excellent snot work on the rocks, a neat color scheme rarely seen in pirate creations, as well as many other awesome details.
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Ummester has shared his LDD galleon build and what a beauty she is! With a traditional brown overall look, this ship looks very realistic. To add some flare the ship has been lined with dark blue, gold, and red colors, resembling an Aussie football team (1o points for naming which team…) and ultimately leading to this 22 gun galleon being called Gilded Crow. Currently in the brick ordering stage, lets hope Ummester can recreate this master piece in the flesh!
To get an look inside Gilded Crow – 22 Gun Galleon head over to the LEGO Pirates Forum!
Hi AFOLs (and LEGO Galleon lovers),
I’ve been working on this build in LDD for the last month or so – as I did I lurked these forums and drew inspiration from many of the fine galleon MOCs here. I’m currently in the part ordering phase – have around 1200 out of 4500 pieces and thought I’d post it to see what the ship builders here think.
It’s named the Gilded Crow because the colors match that of an Ozzie football team, in case anyone was wondering. I didn’t plan it that way, just thought the dark blue, gold and bright red worked well together – the wife saw it and recognized her teams colors straight away 🙂
I’m not sure how long it will take me to collect all the parts and build the Crow, though I know it will require custom sails and rigging. Once complete I will post some photos of the actual build.
I have designed it to be modular, drawing inspiration from the Imperial Flagship and other sources. I was considering the purchase of that set but, at the price it is now, I thought I could purchase 3 X as many bricks, for a larger model of my own design.
In this final render, you can see the detail in the Captain’s quarters and just make out the large dining table and chairs in the deck below.
I plan to create better water on the base plates, with tiles and studs. Eventually, I also want to crew this vessel. I would prefer not to use the yellow skinned minifigs – if anyone has suggestions on suitable minifig crew parts which work with flesh colored heads and hands, it would be appreciated.
Hope you like the design!
The Miss Elizabeth and the Cliffs of Bricksburg
Another splendid contest entry! This time it’s contestants Frank Brick Wright and Mr. Townsend have shared with us The Miss Elizabeth and Cliffs of Bricksburg. The ship utilizes some great custom sails, and although small, it’s still a stunning display piece. The second half of the build has a great cliff side, and a well designed tower. There’s some extra detail thrown in there too, even some custom torso decals!
Head on over to the forum to see more pictures of The Miss Elizabeth and Cliffs of Bricksburg
Time to cast ye line..er..ye vote!
It’s been a long three months of work for the ten teams creating two sets each, but they’ve finally made it to the end with wonderful results to show for all the hard work. Ships, ports, islands, and more are waiting for you to decide who will come out on top.
Vote on your favorite Pirates Teamwork builds in the forum!
The Flying Piranha and Imperial Fort
Eurobricks members, Cara and Legonardo, have teamed up to bring us this amazing entry for the PTC Contest. This very detailed creation includes a sinking ship and fort that opens up to show many play features! There is way to much to include in this write up.
So stop by the fourm and comment on this PTC Contest Entry by Cara and Legonardo!
Teamwork Across on the Seas
Working together over email, Yatkuu and 6Kyubi6 have created two sets that fit together perfectly in style and function. The wrecked ship has been masterfully changed into a place for the remaining crew to live on Shark Reef’s rocky outcroppings. The creations have a lot of great details from the pirates re-purposing parts of the ship, very much worth checking out the close up photos.
Discuss PTC – The Shark Reef on the forum.
Spanish Armada 14 Gun Brig
Eurobrick user -DONE- has shared with us another one of his creations. This time he brings us his first pirate ship in years. Built from the back bone of the Armada Flagship, he has chosen to stick with the white, blue, yellow color scheme which come together all quite nicely. With custom cannons and some quaint detailing, the ship is a great creation!
Head on over to the forum to see more pictures of the Spanish Armada 14 Gun Brig
PTC Contest Entry by Captain Nemo/MstrOfPppts
The contest entries keep rolling in, and here is another wonderful entry by Captain Nemo and MstrOfPppts. They have incorporated several great play features and details. Most interesting is their unconventional way of connecting the modules with technic pins!
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We are now taking expressions of interest from those wish to participate in the creation of a NEW LEGO Pirates Sub-theme.
The object is to produce a new LEGO Pirates sub-theme which will be submitted to the LEGO Group via the LEGO Ambassador Project. A couple of the larger sets could also be submitted as CUUSOO projects.
The project would involve a forming a team with a range of skills, so we’d require set designers (I.e. talented MOCers), customizers, graphic designers, creative writers or anybody with something valuable to contribute.
Captain Redbeard Maxifig
Pirate reviewer extraordinaire and former crew member Boomchil has finished his first MOC, and it’s a true work of art! He recreated the classic LEGO pirate Captain Redbeard minifigure in large scale. Perfect proportions and excellent attention to detail make this a superb creation.
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PTC Contest entry by Eurotrash/Oirad72
Another contest entry is in and it’s a great one! Eurotrash and Oirad72 have teamed up to create this awesome contest entry, Fort Degas and The Slippery Eel Tavern. Both entries feature many excellent play features, and a few secrets! Certainly a top contender in this contest.
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