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[fallentomato]

Vig. 52a
With the revival of the pirate theme, I have just had pirates on my mind. So it's not too surprising that I made a couple pirate-themed MOCs. I thought that non-pirate minifigs might want to celebrate the return of their long-lost friends. And what better way than to dress up like the three classic pirate animals?

I'm proudest of the shark costume. The parrot costume was originally made for one of my brickfilms (not about pirates at all), but I think it works as a costume. The monkey I'm not entirely happy with, but brown it such a hard color to work in. I've thought about maybe doing another shark costume that is more in the big bobble head style of the other two. Hope you like them.

[Ryan_T]

Sweet! Maybe have someone dress up as a shark and swim around near a dock :)

[Duke]

I love the shark, very clever idea!

[SlyOwl]

Neat!
These wouldn't look out of place in a Theme Park
The monkey is actually my favourite, especially the ears! THe bottom jaw looks a little funny, but you did a great job nonetheless.
The shark's problem is inconsistency - the body and head don't merge all that well. It doesn't matter too much, as both sections are superb, but just need a matching bit to round them off.
The parrot is cute, and I like how you did the bill. Could you have had some arrangement down the back, to smooth the join between the head and body?

Duke, on Jan 12 2009, 03:52 PM, said:

I love the shark, very clever idea!

Agreed. That helmet is a very sharky thing

[RangerBob]

fallentomato, on Jan 12 2009, 05:53 AM, said:

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The monkey I'm not entirely happy with, but brown it such a hard color to work in.
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In my opinion the Monkey looks awesome. Only a tail is missing. And a giant Q-tip... but thats a different story.

[Al7]

I love it ... specially the shark and the monkey looks great

[Captain Blackmoor]

I like it, especially the parrot looks great. That's because I like parrots.
Nice build

A creation is always nice when there are parrots in it.
A build is not complete without parrots!!

[Lt. de Martinet]

The monkey is actually my favorite, too!

[fallentomato]

SlyOwl, on Jan 18 2009, 07:59 AM, said:

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These wouldn't look out of place in a Theme Park

They are actually for a Pirate themed Cruise Ship, so that's great to hear!

SlyOwl, on Jan 18 2009, 07:59 AM, said:

The shark's problem is inconsistency - the body and head don't merge all that well. It doesn't matter too much, as both sections are superb, but just need a matching bit to round them off.

Do you have any suggestions? I tried putting a 2x2 radar dish, but that only emphasized the gap between them more. The thing that bugs me is that I can't make them the same color grey. The helmet doesn't exist in dark bley and of course the cheese slopes don't exist in dark grey.

SlyOwl, on Jan 18 2009, 07:59 AM, said:

The parrot is cute, and I like how you did the bill. Could you have had some arrangement down the back, to smooth the join between the head and body?

Sure!

That's a good way to work in the tail feathers. Now if only I could make the arms more wing like...

RangerBob, on Jan 18 2009, 08:10 AM, said:

In my opinion the Monkey looks awesome. Only a tail is missing.

That whip was just asking to be used for a monkey tail.
I started working on a shark costume more along the bobble headed look of the other two...

It might be a little too big though. Maybe as a two person costume.
Thanks for all the great feedback!

[Shadows]

Excellent job! A very carnival or mardi gras feeling. I might have to build a set of these for myself.

Please share any additions or future additions, they're great!

[Lorentzen]

That's just great - I wasn't expecting this when I clicked the topic. Nice addition of a monkey tail and a parrot's "tail"

See if you can come up with other animals - you def. have the imagination to do it

[Captain Zuloo]

Very well done! Frontpage material Mister Zorro? Check out tommorow's news item fallentomato.

This post has been edited by Captain Zuloo: 20 January 2009 - 10:51 AM

[TinyPiesRUs]

They all look great fallentomato, very similar to their lego counterparts.

I especially like the monkey, even more so now with the tail. All he needs now are a pair of cymbals. It's a real shame that the whip and cheese slopes don't come in old brown though, as the different shades are a little distracting.
The parrot looks great too. I love the way you've made the beak, and the addition of the tail really adds to the parrot-look.
I can't say much about the shark, but it's looking good at the moment, though I agree it does look a tad too big. Perhaps using the viking horns rather than the stud teeth would help to shrink it a little.

Really, these are great. Thanks for sharing.

[BlueBard]

Very clever designs! And so funny!

[Lego12]

These are really cool! I really like the parrot and the monkey. Can't wait to see more!