News & Announcements

Classic-Pirates.com members Emperor Claudius Rome and Dr Steve bring us news of the appearance of Bluecoats, Caribbean Clippers and Islanders in the upcoming LEGO Battles Game for Nintendo DS, leading to mass-speculation about the future of the Pirate line. The majority seem to wish for Bluecoats to replace the current Redcoats, whilst the appearance of […]

Hurry, don’t miss your chance to make a nomination for who you think deserves to become the Classic-Pirates.com LEGO Ambassador for 2009! Not much time left, be sure to make your nominations ASAP. Quickly, go to the Pirate forum and make yerself heard!

With Mister Phes taking a break, the dedicated Classic-Pirates.com team has been working harder than ever to maintain our wonderful site, and strong at the helm, was Vice Admiral Zorro! Now, Vice Admiral Zorro is Admiral Zorro. Not much changes other than his rank – he’s as dedicated as anyone ever was! So hurry on […]

Yargh, we be in need of yer help! It’s time for the Cycle 7 LEGO Ambassador nominations, and we need you to make them! The way it works, is any member can nominate up to three people to represent Classic-Pirates.com and the LEGO Pirate theme. If your nomination accepts, then they go into the running […]

Classic-Pirates.com is pleased to announce the return of an older member who entered his dark ages a while ago. Previously known as HMS243, Admiral B©jaune is not only a great poster who lightens the mood of the Pirate forum, but he is also a master of shipbuilding. With ships such as the Sang Royale in […]

Over the last 24 hours Classic-Pirates.com has been having some server issues, but we have been working to rectify the issue. Classic-Pirates is back and we will resume our daily news blog from tomorrow onwards. We appreciate your patience and apologize for the inconvenience. Thank you, The Classic-Pirates.com Team

That mean old Mister Phes has gone and removed the image! It was due to copyright uncertaintity, so the image may or may not appear again… Kris Kelvin has produced an amazing piece of news – the 2009 Advent Calender, set 6299, has a Pirate theme! Not suprisingly, as well as a boatload of pirate […]

Dear Classic-Pirates.com readers, Yes, we know. It’s been a long time – too long – since we released an episode of ‘Behind The Helm’, but all has not been lost. We are working on something special with a highly influencial pirate fan… Meanwhile, make sure you check out the already released interviews: Episode #1 – […]

Click the entries to visit their threads, then congratulate the winners in the Pirate forum!

Yargh, today be Zorro’s birth anniversary! That’s right, our Foxy Admiral is turning another year older, and  another year wiser. (Classic-Pirates.com will accept no liability for the truth of the latter satement) So happy birthday Zorro, from all of the crew here at Classic-Pirates.com! We hope you have a very swashbuckling day full of LEGO and happieness! All […]

Fire below!!! Yarghh, Cap’n Blackmoor’s Captain’s Cabin Contest entry features a ship’s gundeck in the heat of battle! Flames spread and soldiers make their attack in this exciting entry.  Vote for it in the Pirate forum!

Brickule’s Captain’s Cabin Contest entry, “Captain Traf’s Cabin” has some nice details, like the boarded-up windows. Vote for it in the Pirate forum!

  Many a poor sailor has perished at his merciless hands, but it is a lonely life on the bottom of the ocean, with only his pet Kraken to keep him company as he plays a mournful dirge on his organ. Vote for it in the Pirate forum!

It’s a cabin of Arend Dickmann – admiral in the Polish Navy. During the time of Polish – Swedish War in 1627, the Commonwealth fleet under command of Dickmann achieved it most famous victory, breaking the Swedish blockade at the Battle of Oliwa. Vote for it in the Pirate forum!