Kai NRG Posted November 17, 2020 Fort Punto Sur... more commonly known as the Omelet. I tried for an updated classic pirates style. Unsure about how the dark yellow on the fort did at capturing that. But I didn't want to dark red, since that's the next generation Imperial pirates... right? Or can you do dark red and still consider yourself classic pirates? I know, I'm betraying my youth here... I really liked how the part around back turned out (I actually like how the whole thing turned out except the pictures... I'm always hard on my pictures...). Unfortunately it's hard to see from the normal angles. Turns out redcoats are more difficult to turn into greencoats than bluecoats were. And either way Elostirion's method is looking better and better. Oh, I can't let that picture go by without mentioning my adorable turtle! And the chameleon too. So many beautiful animals lately! Back on the subject of the green torsos - I was really hoping for a darker green, which was why I tried red since blue didn't let me go that dark. Red was even worse though, it overlaps too much with the yellow arms and head to be easily edited. (In the end I went carefully over it with a brush on some special mode that resulted in bright lime green...) I enjoyed this wall/ramp technique. It's deeper on the wall than the ramp, tried doing both deep or both thin, but the ramp looked silly with deep cracks and the wall looks so much worse with thin ones. Last but by no means least we have here a shot of the commander proudly overseeing his watery domain. On the whole I think my last fort was better, mostly because of the more photogenic layout, but the bright colors of this one were certainly fun to work with. C&C welcome! Build log on my blog if you're interested. And if anyone has ideas on what kind of fort style I should try in another 8 months, let me know! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NOD Posted November 17, 2020 Nice scenario with great colors. I like the shape of the tower and the Harbor jetty. The uniforms fit, they are brightly colored, as is customary in this era. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JintaiZ Posted November 17, 2020 Wow... beautiful color scheme and excellent building techniques! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Professor Thaum Posted November 17, 2020 I'm very jealous of your minifigs !! But, however, this is a nice fort for sure. What is this feather ? I have never seen it before Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
evancelt Posted November 17, 2020 Gorgeous build and awesome photos! Like @Professor Thaum said, those are some great minifigs. I like the use of the egg yolk SNOT color Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kwatchi Posted November 17, 2020 Your previous fort with the round turret was certainly more complex but this one is so much more colourful and fun. I really like it. That simple wall technique is something my collection can actually pull off too - I plan to nick it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Count Vroskri Posted November 18, 2020 This is totally awesome, I love it! Every bit is spot on! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
neonic Posted November 18, 2020 I can only see the first photo for some reason but I like it already. Like the shape of the tower and those 'bricks' looks good with it. Maybe a bit too yellow? And I like that little island with the palmtree. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ayrlego Posted November 18, 2020 Looks absolutely fantastic Kai! and you used the excellent new turtle before I got to! The bright colours really make the whole thing pop and I think if you had used dark red instead of the bright light orange it would not have had the same effect. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mister Phes Posted November 18, 2020 1 hour ago, Ayrlego said: Looks absolutely fantastic Kai! Indeed! Definitely frontpage material Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fraunces Posted November 18, 2020 Beautiful fort! The feeling you tried to copy from the classic sets worked. These orange bricks work good. The small island, the rap, the minifig coats, all great stuff. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Capt Wolf Posted November 18, 2020 I love your take on the updated Classic Pirates style! I concur that the dark yellow works better than dark red would have. The yellow sand of the island is a great throwback to Classic Pirates, as is the ramp. Fantastic job! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
blackdeathgr Posted November 19, 2020 Another really nice build (as always from someone that doesn't stop experimenting). Although I consider myself to be a classic lover, when dark red entered the scope of LEGO colors, it immediately became one of my favourites (so "egg yolk" yellow looks funny to me). Regarding those new animals, well, we've been waiting ages for new molds so nowadays we must really feel happy (chameleon, turtles, flamencos, doves, throngs of dogs etc) All in all, a tribute to classics with a great design and innovative colors! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ice cube productions Posted November 19, 2020 good techniques and also loved the colors Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Maxim I Posted November 19, 2020 Sweet fort Kai! Altough, I wonder why not just white headlight bricks with those egg-yellow plates on instead of the strange thing you did now? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bodi Posted November 20, 2020 Nice colors, pleasant to the eyes. The fort itself is nicely done, I like that ramp too, reminds me of those good ol' baseplates. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kai NRG Posted November 20, 2020 (edited) Thanks everybody! This has been more of a hit than I expected, always a good feeling. On 11/17/2020 at 1:12 PM, NOD said: Nice scenario with great colors. I like the shape of the tower and the Harbor jetty. The uniforms fit, they are brightly colored, as is customary in this era. Good point about the brightly colored uniforms! Especially in a bright build like this, they don't look unreasonable. On 11/17/2020 at 2:02 PM, Professor Thaum said: I'm very jealous of your minifigs !! But, however, this is a nice fort for sure. What is this feather ? I have never seen it before That feather is from Overwatch originally. I'm trying to think of where I got it. Oh yes, the CMF Monkey king minifigure. It's not lime green however. It was red originally, just a bit of photoshop there. In fact all the lime is photoshop (GIMP actually). It's not that hard... or so I say after 9 years of slowly accumulating GIMP skills. On 11/17/2020 at 3:07 PM, Kwatchi said: Your previous fort with the round turret was certainly more complex but this one is so much more colourful and fun. I really like it. That simple wall technique is something my collection can actually pull off too - I plan to nick it. Thanks Kawatchi! The wall and ramp between them pretty well knocked me out of dark grey plates. I've always known I should invest in more but there usually seem to be some bright distracting colors or minifigure pieces that knock the bland grey tiles out of my cart... On 11/18/2020 at 6:28 AM, neonic said: I can only see the first photo for some reason but I like it already. Like the shape of the tower and those 'bricks' looks good with it. Maybe a bit too yellow? And I like that little island with the palmtree. Sorry about that! It must be something with your browser or firewall since it seems like most people aren't having that problem. I hosted the extra photos on Bricksafe. On 11/18/2020 at 8:20 AM, Mister Phes said: Indeed! Definitely frontpage material Thanks so much for the spotlight - you and Ayrlego! On 11/19/2020 at 7:44 AM, Maxim I said: Sweet fort Kai! Altough, I wonder why not just white headlight bricks with those egg-yellow plates on instead of the strange thing you did now? Thanks Maxim! I'm a bit limited on headlight bricks in white, and also I like the texture the slightly exposed studs give. Plus I can use dark yellow bricks as well as tiles and plates, which gives me about double as much dark yellow to work with. Anything to make the bricks last longer! 5 hours ago, Bodi said: Nice colors, pleasant to the eyes. The fort itself is nicely done, I like that ramp too, reminds me of those good ol' baseplates. Thanks Bodi, that is exactly what I was going for! Edited November 20, 2020 by Kai NRG Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Puvel Posted November 20, 2020 Lovely build, great selection of heads/helmets as usual and the colours really pop! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thedarkmaster2 Posted November 27, 2020 If the redcoats are british, and the bluecoats are french, what are the greencoats? Portuguese? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Professor Thaum Posted November 27, 2020 a mix of spanish, portuguese and dutch Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kai NRG Posted November 28, 2020 On 11/20/2020 at 6:41 PM, Puvel said: Lovely build, great selection of heads/helmets as usual and the colours really pop! Thanks Puvel! 3 hours ago, Thedarkmaster2 said: If the redcoats are british, and the bluecoats are french, what are the greencoats? Portuguese? Professor Thaum has it right, a bit of Portuguese for sure but also some heavy Dutch and Spanish inspiration! We're the perfect blend. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
valon Posted December 12, 2020 very cool build !!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kai NRG Posted December 18, 2020 On 12/11/2020 at 9:46 PM, valon said: very cool build !!!! Thanks valon! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
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