A pirate tale - Part 1 - Time to Sail...

[Amedeo]

Rumors had been circulating on Brick-uga Island for some time about a mighty ship arriving in the Caribbean, loaded with blue jackets and treasures of all kinds, with the new governor of the colonies on board. The island was abuzz, in the "Octobrick" tavern there was nothing else to talk about. Pirates of all kinds, whether they were slightly or very drunk, spent their time telling each other what they knew, or thought they knew, between a fistfight and bad rum.

“They talk about a ship with 100 guns!!!”, said a buccaneer.

“A galleon with three decks and 4 masts”, swore a cabin boy who had just arrived from the Florida coast.

“The hold is full of chests full of gold to start new plantations,” reported the innkeeper.

By now it was clear that the desire to take possession of such riches snaked among the pirates and far exceeded the fear of the frigates and sloops that would surely have escorted the sailing ship. In a corner of the tavern an old captain was standing to one side, his wooden leg leaning on the table, his beard well trimmed, a red and neat suit as if freshly tailored, a gleam of gold at the end of his left arm... it was Golden Hook.

The captain had long since earned his "buen-retiro". During the glorious years of the "war of the race" he had put aside huge wealth, and the king himself, to thank him, had given him a golden hook and a saber, also forged with the noblest of metals. The captain's boat had been safely anchored in an inlet on the island for some time. Crustaceans and molluscs had taken possession of the hull. The old "Eagle", this is the name of the schooner, no longer flew on the surface of the water. But these voices that were in the air had awakened something in Golden Hook. A thrill, an appetite, a longing for one last great feat. He called his most trusted men to him and decided to go back to sea, but first there was a need to bring "Eagle" back to new splendour. The boat, when hauled out of the water was cleaned from top to bottom, the hull lengthened, the masts rigged with a new combination of sails, new and mighty guns were hoisted on deck. The boat, transformed into a brigantine, was ready to set sail again, its arrival announced by a huge eagle with spread wings carved into the hard wood of which the bow was made. But the captain was still restless, he was missing something, indeed someone... The friend of a thousand raids, Captain Redbeard, was lost at sea. Redbeard and his mythical Barracuda had been sucked into a treacherous storm, and they had lost track of them. Some reported sightings of dim lights beyond impassable cliffs, but no survivors had been found, yet not a single piece of the glorious vessel had been seen floating. Hope, as we know, dies hard. The undertaking of attacking a small flotilla with only Eagle was too big a gamble even for a sea dog like Golden Hook...

And the captain decided. He decided that the first step in this enterprise would be to set sail in search of his old friend, to carry out one last great madness together…

[Marooned Marin]

Captivating intro and nice storytelling.

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[Mister Phes]

On 2/1/2023 at 7:17 AM, Marooned Marin said:

Since Eurobricks does not allow users to upload huge number of HD images directly to server, to post images here you need to use Flickr or BrickSafe or any other image hosting platform out there.

Ah, yes. The ship looks intriguing but one small image is never going to gain traction!

We need those glorious HD images

[Fraunces]

Great introduction! You are a natural storyteller . Keep it up!

[Captain Braunsfeld]

Fine intro. Welcome! 

[Mister Phes]

On 2/9/2023 at 4:13 AM, Captain Braunsfeld said:

Fine intro. Welcome! 

I'm not seeing any monkeys on that ship though...

Or is it just because the image is so small?

[Captain Braunsfeld]

19 hours ago, Mister Phes said:

I'm not seeing any monkeys on that ship though...

Or is it just because the image is so small?

I also hope that Amedeo will put up some more pictures!

[Mister Phes]

21 hours ago, Captain Braunsfeld said:

I also hope that Amedeo will put up some more pictures!

Aye, the ship looks promising, maybe even a future frontpage candidate if we can get some better images.

Ah well, I guess we wait - @Amedeo has not logged in for almost a week...

[Amedeo]

Sorry guys! I had a "full work" week...

I haven't any Flikr account, and here It's impossible to post HD images. In a few days I'll make a Flickr Channel and I'll post here link.

[Amedeo]

Il 31/1/2023 alle 18:49, Amedeo ha dichiarato:

8 hours ago, Amedeo said:

Scusate ragazzi! Ho avuto una settimana di "pieno lavoro"...

Non ho nessun account Flikr, e qui è impossibile postare immagini HD. Tra qualche giorno realizzerò un Canale Flickr e posterò qui il link.

HI Guys! Here Flickr link to hd images of my Eagle ship...

Enjoy it!!!

[Amedeo]

On 10/2/2023 at 12:34, Mister Phes said:

Però non vedo nessuna scimmia su quella nave...

O è solo perché l'immagine è così piccola?

 

On 12/2/2023 at 06:04, Mister Phes said:

Sì, la nave sembra promettente, forse anche una futura candidata per la prima pagina, se riusciamo a ottenere delle immagini migliori.

Ah bene, immagino che aspettiamo -@ Amedeonon si connette da quasi una settimana...

Here the Flickr link! Thanks for your appreciation!

 

[Yperio_Bricks]

That's a nice ship! I really like the inclusion of that large eagle figurehead at the bow. Someone must have nibbled on that monkey's tail