evancelt Posted February 26 Francis Goge had been nabbed by Corlander authorities the previous week. He was caught redhanded smuggling goods into Wullham without paying the requisite duties to the harbormaster. Now, six days later, Goge lay in shackles in the cells at Fort Stockton in Wullham. Though promised a fair trial, his brothers didn't pay that much heed. He was guilty and everyone knew it. A jailbreak was needed - and soon! The Goge brothers conferred with one another and decided that Fort Stockton was quite impenetrable from the land approach, so they threw together a quick raft and attempted to sneak near the building where their brother was held. It wasn't going well. SPLASH! A cannonball missed their raft by less than a meter. A detachment of redcoats ran down the dock and opened fire. ------------------ OOC: This build started as a way to play with brick bending to make fort towers. It was also a fun chance to make a nougat beach and incorporate sand red plates into the fort wall in an attempt to recreate the classic pirate panels. The brick-bending tower technique: Spoiler Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bricksbypidy Posted February 26 Fun little scene! Love the brick bending tower technique. Haven't seen that before. It creates a cartoonish effect! Also love the splash in the water, and I'm surprised by the nougat beach. Looks good! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NOD Posted February 26 Great action diorama! I like the angled construction of the walls. Supposedly, the raft is a fireship. The Goge brothers are Battle-hardened men of steel. In close combat they are superior to the sissies in redcoats. I'm pretty sure they'll free Francis Goge. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fraunces Posted February 26 Love it, the classic style had and Will always be the best. The illegal brickbending is Nice , and you are always welcome to flee to the searats of corrie-leadership makes a fuss about it Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Professor Thaum Posted February 26 Your daughter is right ! The walls look wrong ! 😁 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jeff of Clubs Posted February 26 Pffft! Fun scene and well built! You're always trying something new and I commend you for it! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
A_Forest_of_Lego Posted February 27 Great build! I love the splash of water right in front of their raft! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Captain Braunsfeld Posted February 27 Great combo of classic + new! But it is already frontpaged.... what do I pick now for the next FP update? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JopieK Posted February 27 Very nice! I also had that raft as a kid. Like the canon and splash as well, those pirates better hurry ;) Fortunately they have a map and keep smiling even under heavy fire. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
James Wellington Posted February 28 Beautiful design! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kai NRG Posted February 28 I was wondering how you'd make the brickbending work, hiding the awkward edge behind a wall like that was a clever way to do it! It looks good, though I'd love to see it incorporated more seamlessly (which would probably be a ton of work! but would really mess with the eye I think...). Nougat sand is really nice! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ross Fisher Posted February 28 A lovely homage to the classic forts. Nicely done. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
blackdeathgr Posted March 1 (edited) On 2/26/2023 at 1:11 PM, Professor Thaum said: Your daughter is right ! The walls look wrong ! 😁 Nice sea and beach and clasic nostalgia effect though! And damn on those US cannons! We were issued the non-engraved, shooting ones! Plenty of fun, zero accidents though! Edited March 1 by blackdeathgr Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LM71Blackbird Posted March 1 I think it turned out pretty good. Gives the build some nice angles as opposed to the standard LEGO format. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Third Navigator Posted March 3 tower which was large bottom looks heavy, though this port is not so big Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
evancelt Posted March 3 2 hours ago, Third Navigator said: tower which was large bottom looks heavy, though this port is not so big Very true Thanks guys! Was fun to just use regular old smiley faces Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mister Phes Posted March 4 A blog post is well underway! On 2/26/2023 at 7:32 PM, evancelt said: SPLASH! A cannonball missed their raft by less than a meter. Well, I'll be - that's 6257 Castaway's Raft! Any particular reason for using an existing set rather than a custom build raft? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
evancelt Posted March 4 1 hour ago, Mister Phes said: A blog post is well underway! Well, I'll be - that's 6257 Castaway's Raft! Any particular reason for using an existing set rather than a custom build raft? Thanks! The figures and cannons in this build are childhood ones I recovered from my sister's house this past fall. While I'd love to be able to say the raft is also a set from my childhood, it isn't. In this build I was trying to incorporate classic pirates nostalgia and wanted a classic pirate raft! So I looked up a picture of it on Google and made a semi-faithful representation of 6257 from spare parts Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mister Phes Posted March 4 2 minutes ago, evancelt said: Thanks! The figures and cannons in this build are childhood ones I recovered from my sister's house this past fall. While I'd love to be able to say the raft is also a set from my childhood, it isn't. In this build I was trying to incorporate classic pirates nostalgia and wanted a classic pirate raft! So I looked up a picture of it on Google and made a semi-faithful representation of 6257 from spare parts It's quite faithful to the original - the main difference is the minifigures. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
