Jack Sassy may be the New Kid on the Boat (in other words he blogs for Classic-Pirates.com now), but he’s had a rather long affiliation with LEGO Pirates.
So he’s no stranger to whipping up nifty little MOCs like “Treasure Cove” which looks something akin to the Pirates of the Caribbean sets released back in 2011. Think along the lines of 4181 Isla De Muerta only with slightly less detail.
Jack Sassy writes:
Ahoy, everyone,
Today I present to you my newest MOC and also my first topic on this site – Treasure Cove.
Thank you for your time to read this post and tell me what ye think about this build, criticism is always open to a certain point.
Jack Sassy
The back of it…
Looking down you get a complete overview of the cove
The Story
The two characters established here are Albert Van Der Graff, a noble Dutch pirate sailing in the West Indies during the early 18th century, and his comrade, helmsman – John Bones. Together they have sailed into this dark cove to find a lost treasure which could be worth a few dozen reales. While maybe before there were some natives guarding the place before, nowadays it seems they all have disappeared, the only evidence of their presence are the poor souls who tried getting the treasure for themselves.
Is that Albert rowing? or John?
Mooring the boat to the “jetty” – if that plank counts as a jetty
It’s secured good and tight as they embark on their adventure
Hey! Look! The treasure is on that unconcealed shelf about 3 feet away…
The adventure beings… Albert and John begin their quest, determined to find the treasure at all costs! Equipped with a lantern (not that there’s much of a cave to explore) and an axe (won’t be much use for that either given there’s no foliage or protection concealing the treasure) they will not fail their mission!
Who might that poor unfortunate soul be? Is it Captain Jack Sparrow? Well, it’s not Ironhook because he doesn’t have a hook.
If yer ran someone through with yer blade, yer’d remember to reclaim yer blade, wouldn’t yer?
So is that yellow thing supposed to be gold?
Behold! The treasure! A pair of sapphires with mystical powers!
The treasure itself is a bit of a cheap trade seeing as it’s only a couple of red crystals… but sold to the right person… one might be able to buy themselves a proper vessel.
It would probably be a better treasure cave if it was concealed with a vine or something…
And this is how everything holds together….
After removing the rowboat, the water blue base plates are revealed, however Jack did not see fit to connect these plates otherwise “there wouldn’t be a place for the boat“… Now we’re uncertain why that is, because from our understanding, the boat sits on top of the plates.
Knowing this wonderful engineering feat, wouldn’t it be fun to pick this MOC when you needed to relocate it?
About the Builder…
Jack Sassy has been sailing around the LEGO Pirates Forum for some time now and has recently been press-ganged recruited to the Classic Pirates Blogging Crew so be sure to check out his Blog Post on “Crown Dominion Fortress“.
He’s also an accomplished builder with a Flickr account filled with glorious MOCs, so make that be your next stop!
And if you’re compelled to discuss “Treasure Cove” with the Classic Pirates and Jack Sassy himself, hit the red discussion button below.
