Useful Pirate Pieces from other Themes?

[Digger of Bricks]

On 9/10/2018 at 4:35 PM, Spud The Viking said:

The new Winter Village fire station has some great black torsos on the firefighters

I didn't even realize it until much later, but those torso designs are a really great homage to some of Lego's first firefighter minifigures.   

[Spud The Viking]

2 hours ago, Digger of Bricks said:

I didn't even realize it until much later, but those torso designs are a really great homage to some of Lego's first firefighter minifigures.   

Indeed, I've used them before but these new ones would look great for Prussian troops.

[Captain Becker]

Also the new HP wands can be used as a drummer sticks.

[chofus]

Yeah i got that in mind, especialy when they come in 2 pieces. Now we need some kind of drum that can attach to minifig.

[Robin_IV]

Here some Ideas for Drums:

1.)

 

2.)

http://forums.saber-scorpion.com/index.php?showtopic=3715

 

3.)

[TeriXeri]

2019 sets :

TLM2 Metalbeard has a few sets & a polybag that come with some pirate elements.

30528: Mini Master-Building MetalBeard

70836: Battle-Ready Batman and MetalBeard 

70834: MetalBeard's Heavy Metal Motor Trike! 

 

Also:

Xtra 40341: Sea accessories 

Edited January 7, 2019 by TeriXeri

[Maxim I]

No One mentioned it before here, but Nearly Headless Jack is an awesome minifig for pirate fans! That torso is amazingly beautiful.

[Robin_IV]

On 1/11/2019 at 11:16 PM, Maxim I said:

Nearly Headless Jack

Do you mean Nearly Headless Nick from Harry Potter?
https://www.bricklink.com/v2/search.page?q=nearly headless#T=A

His print looks cool. Bit to grey. But I would definitely use a different face. The torso could be used for a dark admiral.

Or a shark admiral. 

[Digger of Bricks]

Heh, a "flagship" carnival set coming this summer to the Friends theme apparently has some new White and Bright Reddish Violet striped "tattered ship sail" cloth elements! 

[Wellesley]

Found this by accident. And personally I wouldn't do it, but this Minecraft bow could make a well sized anchor. 

[Aanchir]

On 3/30/2019 at 10:25 AM, Digger of Bricks said:

Heh, a "flagship" carnival set coming this summer to the Friends theme apparently has some new White and Bright Reddish Violet striped "tattered ship sail" cloth elements! 

Yep! The amusement park ride that features them definitely seems to draw on “Pirates of the Caribbean” type boat rides.

On a similar note, the big LEGO Friends subtheme focuses on ocean animal rescues. A lot of the sets have great parts for coastal scenes, like:

• Queen Watevra’s crown recolored in White as a broken eggshell

• An accessory pack featuring a small octopus, starfish, tropical fish, seahorse, and three types of seashell in Vibrant Coral

• A new coral piece in what appears to be Dark Azur

• A baby dolphin that has minifig-style black bead eyes rather than minidoll-style anime eyes (same as other small animals in Friends sets like the baby bunny, hamster, and the bird from this year’s Disney range).

As far as other themes are concerned, I forget if I brought up Nya’s new spinner from the Ninjago Spinjitzu sets in this thread previously. Could be a fun whirlpool or waterspout and has plenty of connection points. There will be even more color combinations of these tornado style spinners in the summer.

7 hours ago, Wellesley said:

Found this by accident. And personally I wouldn't do it, but this Minecraft bow could make a well sized anchor. 

Brilliant idea!

[Wellesley]

Always had the idea of using this part from the 6541 Intercoastal Seaport as railings. Maybe one day I will more or less accidentally build a ship with the right size and colour.

Edited May 11, 2019 by Wellesley

[Mister Phes]

I would like to nominate the dolphin from the upcoming 41380 Lighthouse with Floodlight because he is a very friendly dolphin and when a pirate falls overboard, he can come to the rescue!

He can also put on a show to keep everyone happy!

 

 

[Aanchir]

On 5/11/2019 at 12:16 PM, Wellesley said:

Always had the idea of using this part from the 6541 Intercoastal Seaport as railings. Maybe one day I will more or less accidentally build a ship with the right size and colour.

If it's any help, there's a newer version of that part that comes in Sand Yellow (dark tan)!

On 5/12/2019 at 5:30 AM, Mister Phes said:

I would like to nominate the dolphin from the upcoming 41380 Lighthouse with Floodlight because he is a very friendly dolphin and when a pirate falls overboard, he can come to the rescue!

If you don't mind the LEGO Friends style eyes, the Friends dolphin mold has previously appeared in Sand Blue with a different face print (no eyelashes): https://brickset.com/parts/6035448/dolphin-with-hole-ø-1-5-dec-no-2

Other LEGO Friends animals that could be suited to a nautical or island setting include:

• seals/sea lions (https://brickset.com/parts/6185476 and https://brickset.com/parts/6071282)
• parrots/macaws (https://brickset.com/parts/6055563 and https://brickset.com/parts/6211857)
• chameleons (https://brickset.com/parts/6056845 and https://brickset.com/parts/6086772)
• sea turtles (https://brickset.com/parts/6057015 and https://brickset.com/parts/6028753)
• an orangutan (https://brickset.com/parts/6052294)

The summer Friends sets will also introduce baby dolphins and baby sea turtles! Like other smaller Friends creatures such as hamsters, they have more typical minifig-style black bead eyes, as opposed to more detailed minidoll-style eyes with whites and colored irises.

[Wellesley]

Now I stumbled across this on e-bay:
https://www.bricklink.com/v2/search.page?q=duplo mast#T=A

Since Duplo is semi-compatible I thought I post it. Maybe someone can benefit from the mast pieces for a bigger vessel.

[Aurore]

I think a few parts from the late 2019 sets look interesting as details for a Pirate setting :
- The coral/turquoise parrot from City - https://brickset.com/parts/6267152/bird-no-1
- The map from Jurassic World (for those who don't mind the obvious 'Isla Nublar' marking) - https://brickset.com/parts/6267015/flat-tile-2x2-no-395
- The golden lantern (for fancy ships!) - https://brickset.com/parts/6283475/lamp-no-1
- The golden egg - https://brickset.com/parts/6264068/egg-no-3
- The new tan envelope with red wax seal - https://brickset.com/parts/6284163/flat-tile-1x2-no-271

And also for minifigs :
- The new Sirius Black (fleshie) - https://brickset.com/minifigs/hp174/sirius-black-printed-legs
- Barney Rubble's legs (fleshie) and, arguably, the other Flintstone's legs - https://brickset.com/parts/6265480/mini-lower-part-no-1713
- The Executioner's torso (fleshie) - https://brickset.com/parts/6265651/mini-upper-part-no-4718
- The Klatooinian raiders' torsos and legs - https://brickset.com/parts/6279009/mini-upper-part-no-4870  https://brickset.com/parts/6279014/mini-upper-part-no-4871  https://brickset.com/parts/6279010/mini-lower-part-no-1784
- Not from 2019, but Professor's Trelawney hair and bandana could look nice on a Pirate Lady - https://brickset.com/parts/6236399/mini-wig-w-hat-no-9
And, of course, plenty of parts for a ghost ship crew in the Hidden Side sets (ex. https://brickset.com/parts/6273231/mini-beard-no-4 or https://brickset.com/parts/6271843/mini-armour-no-19)

 

Edited October 7, 2019 by Aurore
Added an item

[Roebuck]

I pirate ghost from hidden side has leaked
 

Edit: apparently it was fake

Edited October 14, 2019 by Roebuck

[Wellesley]

This piece could be quite useful.

[mothman99]

Found some good stuff:

- The CMF Jungle Boy fits in well with pirates as a castaway (he also has a monkey)

- The CMF Goblin torso (but you'll need a beard and to swap out the arms)

- Stay Puft's torso (again, you'll need a beard, and to swap out the hands)

- The more rustic looking villagers from the ninjago movie

- Grindlewald's Torso (swap out the hands)

- penguin's top hat from the Lego Batman Movie*

- The CMF Desert Warrior could fit in a bit

- There's a crook from city (cty0515 on bricklink) that gives off pirate vibes, here's a picture:

*edit: I'm not so sure the top hat works with pirates, please correct me if I'm wrong.

Edited April 19, 2020 by mothman99

[Seaber]

CMF series 21has a dolphin (new colour I think), a violin/fiddle, a native warrior and a castaway. 

 

[Aanchir]

Surprised that nobody here has been talking about the new LEGO Ninjago sets revealed in the New Zealand digital LEGO catalog published yesterday:

https://catalogs.lego.com/BrandCatalog/1HY2021/bc-1HY-2021-nz/?page=66

Apparently Ninjago's 14th season/story arc is island themed, with a tropical islander inspired (though much more fantasy-based than historical) enemy faction and new "Island" outfits for the ninja. Lots of stuff here that Pirates fans might be able to make use of!

Although the ninja costumes as a whole might not be great for Pirates MOCs or future Pirates sets, the Island variants of Kai, Jay, and Lloyd include new versions of their hair pieces with a molded headband. These could be a great fit either for castaways or for members of a pirate crew! Several of the sets also arm the ninja with a brand-new Warm Gold/Pearl Gold recolor of the machete/bolo knife piece first introduced in the LEGO City Jungle Explorers sets from 2017.

The enemy characters carry ovoid shields printed with their iguana-inspired tribal emblem. This also appears on the cloth sails of their catamaran. A lot of their weapons are in white, giving them the appearance of being crafted from bone — this includes a brand-new recolor of the pre-packed Ninjago weapon assortment first introduced in 2018. The lower-ranking figures mostly wear painted masks or straw hats, while the leader wears a golden headdress with Bright Bluish Green/Dark Turquoise accents.

The largest set from this subtheme, 71747 The Keepers' Village, features lots of great island landscaping elements including rocks, foliage, lava, and plates and tiles in sandy colors along the coastline. None of those landscaping elements have jumped out at me as brand-new recolors, but it might still make for a promising parts pack.

In the Ninjago Legacy subtheme (which is inspired by sets or scenes from earlier seasons from the show), there's also a fair bit that might be of interest to Pirates fans, particularly the set 71735 Tournament of Elements. Besides some brick-built porcelain vases which would have been valuable trade goods during the era depicted in the Pirates theme, it also includes the aforementioned weapon pack in Transparent Green, representing carved jade.

That set also includes three new minifigures of Ninjago characters who previously only appeared in the television series, with quite a few interesting parts between them:

• Bolobo uses the hair and beard piece from the Minifigures Series 2 Caveman in Dark Brown (not a new recolor, but a rare one) along with a shirtless torso with a feather necklace which might work nicely for either a pirate or a castaway.
• Gravis wears a new Dark Red recolor of the turban from the Minifigures Series 13 Snake Charmer and a matching outfit which seems fairly suitable for historical MOCs.
• Even the blind musician Jacob Pevsner wears a Bright Bluish Green jacket which might suit Pirates figs alright, though it's probably more directly inspired by the technicolor military uniforms worn by the Beatles on the cover of "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band".

I think that's most of what would be particularly relevant to Pirates fans in this latest batch of leaks (at least, beyond what others have already mentioneed, like the Series 21 minifigs). But I'd definitely invite y'all to peruse the rest of the catalog in case anything else catches your eye!

Edited December 8, 2020 by Aanchir

[Mister Phes]

On 11/29/2020 at 4:28 AM, Seaber said:

CMF series 21has a dolphin (new colour I think), a violin/fiddle, a native warrior and a castaway.  

I posted images of these in the First Look CMF Series 21 topic but completely overlooked the dolphin!

 

[Pulp Detective]

A mermaid tail was leaked online.While I don't think the mold is new the printing is definitely new.

Could be usefull if you want to add a mermaid in your pirate collection.Even though it's too early to tell from which theme it's from.

Edited December 28, 2020 by LOTR34

[Fightingswords]

Call me crazy but I think there is one very useful piece in 42118 Gravedigger 

[Weil]

On 1/5/2021 at 12:26 PM, Fightingswords said:

Call me crazy but I think there is one very useful piece in 42118 Gravedigger 

Yes, but perhaps worth pointing out it is a sticker before people get too excited.