From which sub-theme do these sets come from?

[PiratesLegoFan]

In what theme would you categorize the following sets? Pirates, Soldiers, Imperial Guards, Imperial Aramada or not decided?

Oh, how can I change the title? I made a spelling mistake "there" = "theme".

Edited October 29, 2007 by PiratesLegoFan

[Col. Whipstick]

These sets can't really belong to any fraction I feel.

I suppose you could always say that in a set of say 5 with 3 pirates and 2 imperials that the set is technically a pirate one but then what do you do with 1 on 1???

It's not a bad question but in the end these are just shade of grey sets, if anything you'd use them to add to existing sets. Free standing figures without a ship or land base of some sort aren't really much of a set in themselves anyway.

[Lt. Col. Thok]

These are what I would call the "predescessor" to battle packs. They belong in a catagory of their own! X-D

Edited October 29, 2007 by Lt. Col. Thok

[Capn Frank]

These are what I would call the "predescessor" to battle packs. They belong in a catagory of their own! X-D

I agree they belong in a category of their own only i call this category mini-fig packs.

Except for the first one i'd consider as imperials

The "pirate" in that set is often used in imperial sets too

P

[Bonaparte]

I agree they belong in a category of their own only i call this category mini-fig packs.

Except for the first one i'd consider as imperials

The "pirate" in that set is often used in imperial sets too

P

Indeed, several of these pirate torso's are very useful for making imperials...

French hussars:

English Rifles:

[Mister Phes]

Oh, how can I change the title? I made a spelling mistake "there" = "theme".

I have corrected the title for you.

When I first read it I was confused as all hell. *wacko*

[Shadows]

These fall under the "please LEGO, produce more of this" line ;-)

Seriously, figure packs have always been a class of their own, as said already.

I kind of appreciate it when things don't fit a definite pattern. I don't want background information to my sets, I don't need a storyline, so putting them in a specific subtheme doesn't mean anything to me.

I just had a funny, unrelated thought. LEGO should have put out a Halloween set with some of these and some of the old castle and space torsos as kids trick-or-treating. A cheap way to reuse something old, and sell a load of them in the process.

Oh well.

[Dreamweb]

I agree they belong in a category of their own only i call this category mini-fig packs.

Except for the first one i'd consider as imperials

The "pirate" in that set is often used in imperial sets too

If you consider that not every pirate-looking sailor has to be a pirate (like the guy with the bandana from the Imperial Flagship whom I don't consider a pirate), then you may just assume that this set contains an Imperial officer and a sailor who's helping him dig up the treasure. But then one would have to consider that all sets which include pirate-looking minifigs but no pirate flags can actually include normal sailors, and that would completely mess things up :-)

Edited October 30, 2007 by Dreamweb

[Lord Of Pies]

I just call em "treasure packs!" as most of them come with some treasure chest in which the pirates and Imperial or Armada soldiers are fighting over.

[PiratesLegoFan]

I have corrected the title for you.

When I first read it I was confused as all hell. *wacko*

Thanks :)

[Mister Phes]

But then one would have to consider that all sets which include pirate-looking minifigs but no pirate flags can actually include normal sailors, and that would completely mess things up :-)

And thats why it was "Just Imagine..." back then because you got to decide for yourself whether they pirates or sailors.

Thanks :)

You're such a lucky boy I'm here to help! X-D