News & Announcements

The eagerly anticipated 2009 Pirates Advent Calendar is now available on LEGO Shop @ Home, including 8 minifigs and a swordfish, as well as the normal bounty of accessories and small models. At £15.79 or €19.99, it’s well worth it. However, as with the Castle Advent Calendar last year, it is currently unavailable in North […]

It seems to be the time to share photos of your ship visits as Classic-Pirates.com member Joey Lock has just posted images of his visit to Portsmouth and Chatham Dockyards where he saw ships such as the HMS Victory and the HMS Warrior. So don’t waste this opportunity to see these brilliant photos – there […]

A week ago, Classic-Pirates.com members YnyklY and Cap’n Blackmoor were lucky enough to find themselves on the decks of the Amsterdam, the replica of the VOC ship by the same name. An amazing experience for them, Blackmoor was kind enough to share some of the photos he took of the adventure in the Pirates forum. […]

Classic-Pirates.com now has a brand-new Pirate set review index! Complete with picture thumnails and links to all of the great reviews our members have made, it’s a fantastic resource for all of your LEGO Pirates set information needs. Check out the new Pirate Set Reviews Index in the forum!

Eurobricks member burf2000 known to the LEGO® community as the guy who has a LEGO girlfriend (well, almost) has kindly donated his time and web development knowledge to Classic-Pirates.com so we have another writer for the frontpage. So welcome to the crew matey, get back to work!

Standing on opposite sides of the battlefield, Redcoats and Bluecoats stare at each other, hatred burning in their eyes. An orange fox in pirate attire steps between the two: moderator doubling as a mediator Zorro determines which side goes first. Redcoats begin! Bluecoats begin! All around the Mediterranean, one army raises scaffolding while the other […]

After our Pirate Moderator Phred left because of his work and studies and because of the constant growth of both the forum and Classic-Pirates.com, we decided to appoint a fresh Pirate Regulator to help out Slyowl and the rest of the team. Erdbeereis, as Shipyard Master, and because of his dedication and forum knowledge, was […]

Right, here’s your chance! Tell The LEGO® Group what you’d like to see in the next wave of Pirates.  Thanks to Bonaparte, our fantastic LEGO Ambassador, this is an amazing opportunity have your requests passed onto the company that produces our favourite construction hobby. Don’t pass it up! For this August only, let The LEGO […]

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 […]

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 […]

Eurobricks member Alywin brings us exciting news; LEGO is releasing 2 brand new pirate items! First, a Pirates Battle Pack. It seems to be a good way to get an Admiral minifigure at a very good price. Also, a Pirates coin bank to store your hard-earned booty. Head on over to the forum to discuss […]

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 […]

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! Race to the Pirates forum to discuss these potentially new sets!

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