Hi from "The Imperial Soldier"

[The Imperial Soldier]

Hi all! My name is Steve although I've chosen "The Imperial Soldier" as my username as classic Pirates is my favourite theme specifically the "bluecoats".

I'm from the UK and have been into Lego since being bought my first set in the early 80's which was the 6627 Convertible. Over the years I built up quite a sizeable Town/City collection whilst occasionally getting sets in Space, Castle & Pirates themes. Unfortunately as I reached my late teens I ended up selling all my Lego and spending the money on cars, alcohol and women!

A couple of years ago I saw the Eldorado Fort on eBay and got nostalgic as it was the first Pirate set I owned as a kid so I bought it. Really enjoyed building it and bought a few other sets.

They've sat on the top of a wardrobe for 18 months but the other day I was tempted by the Caribbean Clipper set also on eBay. It was the only bluecoats set I didn't have.

It's now built but I'm planning on dismantling all of the other sets to give the bricks a wash as they have gathered dust. I'll then build them up again.

Now I'm planning on expanding my collection and getting more pirate sets and redcoats. I'm also thinking about attempting a Pirate MOC but haven't decided what it will be yet!

I'm also into N gauge model trains, astronomy and guitar playing.

Looking forward to entering the discussions here and eventually sharing a MOC!

[BrickJagger]

Welcome!