As part of the Tournament of Retribution II Skalldyr has created this shrine to honour his beloved side in the war, the Redcoats. This MOC has been inspired by ‘Joe Rosenthal’s: Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima’, a similarly styled MOC.
Eurobricks, home to the Classic-Pirates.com forums is running its first ever LEGO® Digital Designer (or LDD for short) contest! The contest covers all themes, so Pirate fans that means you too.
There are 2 categories for entrants to participate in, you can build solely in LDD or build in LDD with a real LEGO® model to back it up. Each theme has its own posting thread but all entries will be judged per category. Nevertheless now is a great time to show off your LDD building skills!
The war of 1812, the Americans had attacked the Canadians capital and they were out for revenge. Led by British forces, the Canadian forces attacked Washington DC with little American resistance. Chocked full of action and battle, this is one of the most lively ‘Bayonets at Dawn’ entries we have seen.
The first time Captain Zuloo first showed us his MOC the ‘Grandeur’, a majestic 28-gun frigate, was early last year. From then it has progressed greatly and has gone through many revisions and total restructures. Now nearly all that is left to complete are the masts and the remaining small details that can ‘make or break’ a MOC. I for one will be following this beautiful ship closely now it’s in the final stages of its build. In the latest update Zuloo has really shown us through his progression how much time and effort it takes to pull off one of these great MOC ships.
Beneath the boat lay the loot of many pillaging missions
After yet another unsuccesfull journey, Captain Horatio and his crew settled in a little town. The Captain fell in love with a young maiden, as a present for her the love struck captain decided to turn his boat into a house where both of them could live till the end of their days. However this was not all there ship would be also a restaurant where they would sell pancakes. Hence the name Stanley Kbrick has chosen for his MOC, ‘Pirate Pancakes’.
Pirate captains often suffer from ‘Post- war Syndrome’, a long hatred for their enemies. After regular visits to the crazy house the waring captains are given a regime where they are set against each other in a number of contests. Only time will tell to see if these contests really work out, or if they’ll just increase the tension.
The crimson red rooftops of Puerto de la Cruz are a welcome sight for any Imperial Soldiers. Decked out with a look out tower and armored fortress this port is a fair force to be reckoned with.
The armored fortress declares the port a fair force to be reckoned with
Daniel G’s large MOC ‘Puerto de la Cruz’ is truly fantastic. The gleaming white buildings are compromised with dashes of yellow and red. Many fine details have been added such as bridges, Pirates and many more.
After many years of pillaging, the retired Captain Brickbeard and his arch nemesis Admiral Goldbuck find themselves meeting at the good ‘ole Beach Bar. They share stories and drink to their hearts content. No prizes for guessing why this charismatic bar is called the Star though!
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?
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.