PxChris Posted April 19, 2021 2 hours ago, Ultimo said: That's simply fantastic. Memories of looking through the early 90s catalogues are returning to my mind! Thank you! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jan kusters Posted April 23, 2021 This has grown into an awesome display! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PxChris Posted April 23, 2021 6 hours ago, jan kusters said: This has grown into an awesome display! Thank you kindly! I'm pretty happy with it myself! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
evancelt Posted April 24, 2021 Impressive collection @PxChris! All my sets have long been parted out into pieces - fun to see them together again! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PxChris Posted April 26, 2021 I've always been very fond of the small Imperial fort featured in the 1990 LEGO Ideas Book 260 so I gathered up all of the pieces for it from my extra parts and built it so that I can display it eventually alongside all of my official Bluecoats sets. Unfortunately I don't have room in my current layout (as evidenced in the pictures above) but I'll have it ready for when I either do a re-arrangement of the layout or if I do a larger display at a convention or something. (The only thing I don't have to be able to display this 100% complete with all of the other sets is an extra Governor minifigure.) On 4/24/2021 at 6:54 AM, evancelt said: Impressive collection @PxChris! All my sets have long been parted out into pieces - fun to see them together again! Thanks Evan! I'm always impressed by all of your MOCs and you definitely put the pieces to good use. I'm not much of a MOC builder myself (though I do dabble from time to time) so I get my enjoyment out of the display of official models. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PxChris Posted April 28, 2021 (edited) Well, it just didn't seem right to have the Imperial fort from the 1990 LEGO Ideas book 260 and not to have the little Pirate ship as well... So I remedied that today! Edited April 29, 2021 by PxChris Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jan kusters Posted April 30, 2021 (edited) On 4/26/2021 at 3:56 PM, PxChris said: I've always been very fond of the small Imperial fort featured in the 1990 LEGO Ideas Book 260 so I gathered up all of the pieces for it from my extra parts and built it so that I can display it eventually alongside all of my official Bluecoats sets. Unfortunately I don't have room in my current layout (as evidenced in the pictures above) but I'll have it ready for when I either do a re-arrangement of the layout or if I do a larger display at a convention or something. (The only thing I don't have to be able to display this 100% complete with all of the other sets is an extra Governor minifigure.) Thanks Evan! I'm always impressed by all of your MOCs and you definitely put the pieces to good use. I'm not much of a MOC builder myself (though I do dabble from time to time) so I get my enjoyment out of the display of official models. Ow this one is good! I am looking for a small soldiers-base for my Pirates, and this one is surprising complete! A small dock, a building that could be used for quarters or a brig, and even a watch tower. I love these small builds anyway (that small boat looks pretty good too, and with brick build sails!). Stupid thing; I have collected scans of all those old Idea books, but I keep forgetting to go through them when I need something... At present I am looking at two rather cheap old Imperial sets for my display (Sabre Island and Broadside's Brigg). A quick check looks like they provide 3/4 of the parts for this fortress, with some extra possibilities. Throw in a couple of rock burps for missing panels, and I should be there... Although I keep having my doubts about those often used rooftop canons... Edited April 30, 2021 by jan kusters Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PxChris Posted May 25, 2021 (edited) I've been experimenting around a bunch with adding some "action" to my classic Pirates layout. Firing cannons, exploding barrels, and a lot of translucent studs for some more dynamic water. It's hard to tell from the photos, but I've also tiled the ships a bit with some strategically placed plates underneath. Looks better in person to me at least. This is very much a work-in-progress stage and really just playing around with various ideas. But I definitely feel that it helps the layout! Thoughts? Edited May 25, 2021 by PxChris Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jack Sassy Posted May 25, 2021 A good call. We'll see how the battle is going to end... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PxChris Posted July 8, 2021 Was thrilled to be able to add the Ladybird storybooks from 1990 to the collection! They pair so spectacularly with The Golden Medallion comic. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PxChris Posted October 26, 2021 I haven't been posting frequent updates to here about my layout but I have been continuing to work on it over the past year and a half with the goal of having a huge (at least 6 feet of table space) Classic Pirates layout for our Bricks Cascade convention here in Oregon. These plans are finally starting to come to head as official theme planning for the convention (which is in March 2022) has begun. The plans for the display have continued to morph and grow over the months and I'm very excited to see all of this come together in a display that really shows off the awesomeness that is Classic Pirates! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
evancelt Posted October 26, 2021 Excited to see pics of the display you put together Chris! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AViewToALego Posted December 10, 2021 On 4/26/2021 at 3:56 PM, PxChris said: I've always been very fond of the small Imperial fort featured in the 1990 LEGO Ideas Book 260 so I gathered up all of the pieces for it from my extra parts and built it so that I can display it eventually alongside all of my official Bluecoats sets. Unfortunately I don't have room in my current layout (as evidenced in the pictures above) but I'll have it ready for when I either do a re-arrangement of the layout or if I do a larger display at a convention or something. (The only thing I don't have to be able to display this 100% complete with all of the other sets is an extra Governor minifigure.) I love it! it's so brilliant in it's simplicity. One of the things I liked about the early Pirates were the consistency in the color schemes. You could buy a couple of Broadsides Brig's or Sabre Islands and combine them to create something that somewhat resembled Eldorado fortress. And, of course, they were more generous with minifigures back then. Imperial Soldiers rule!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
zinnn Posted December 12, 2021 On 5/25/2021 at 2:46 PM, PxChris said: LOVE THIS! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PxChris Posted December 13, 2021 On 12/10/2021 at 1:11 PM, AViewToALego said: I love it! it's so brilliant in it's simplicity. One of the things I liked about the early Pirates were the consistency in the color schemes. You could buy a couple of Broadsides Brig's or Sabre Islands and combine them to create something that somewhat resembled Eldorado fortress. And, of course, they were more generous with minifigures back then. Imperial Soldiers rule!! 22 hours ago, zinnn said: LOVE THIS! Thank you both. I have been hard at work on my large layout for the convention coming up in March. The primary Pirates layout will be a minimum of 6 feet in length, but I can easily go up to 8 feet if I have enough continuous table space. I've been working on a large amount of ephemera and additional things such as informational plaques to add to the display to really flesh it out. I'm also taking the initial steps to experiment with adding some lighting to the display. In addition to all of that, I've also taken on adding a full display layout of the Islanders! This has been a fun secondary addition to add into my plans. I really can't wait to see the culmination of all of this coming together and to be able to show it to you all! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Filibbooo Posted June 11, 2022 This is soooo nice. Really classic! Never "old-fashioned"! This pirates periode was the best up to now! Really a precious collection!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
