Captain Pirate Man

I didn't post a political opinion. I posted MY opinion on what I feel is the weakest part of the Eldorado Fortress set. I gave my opinion, but two people here didn't like it, and felt the need to respond to me. That's the chain of events. Other than that, yes I agree this topic has run its course.

I never said its not a problem in the world. But its a problem that is GREATLY over estimated. I believe that men and women are equal but different, and thats ok. Some things men can do better and some things women can do better. It doesn't make one sex superior to the other, just different. Since when did being equal but different become a bad thing? But beyond all of that, this is a LEGO forum, not a political one. I'm not trying to change anyones mind, just stating MY OPINION. I am fully aware that opinions can NOT be changed on the internet, especially on a place like a LEGO forum. So lets just leave it at that, shall we?

I'm sorry, but I don't agree with ANY of this. FAR bigger problems in the world than what toy kids are playing with. My son doesn't need to play with Barbies, if you want your child to, thats up to you. But my kid isn't. For the record my daughter couldn't of cared less about Lego Pirates. have you EVER stopped to think that MAYBE, just MAYBE some of these so called "stereotypes" exist because boys DO like playing with dinosaurs, soldiers, pirates, knights, etc. While girls DO enjoy playing with dolls. It doesn't mean one is better than the other, just different. Boys and girls are DIFFERENT, I don't buy into this modern woke crap, sorry, I just don't.

Nice diversionary tactic

I don't have a problem with including more girls and women, that's not the issue here. The issue here is that girls, women, and even children are NOT buying the sets in question, the ones that DO are a VERY small minority. Did Eldorado Fortress sell more sets because 50% of the minifigs were girls? No, it didn't. My point is KNOW your audience Lego, that's the issue. Stop forcing YOUR politics onto sets that are not even geared to that demographic. If we were talking about Harry potter ( a theme that MANY women enjoy), then I wouldn't even bat an eye. But that's not the case, now is it? Let's do a poll, whats the demographic on this very site?

Typical rhetoric... You sure did think long and hard to find ways to prove my opinion as wrong. It's my opinion mate, and I'm entitled to it. I have yet to see a SINGLE person under the age of 15 that have these sets, online or elsewhere. But you are free to believe whatever you choose to. That's the beauty of opinions, no one is right or wrong. Yet you have made two long posts trying to tell me my opinion is wrong. You must be a joy at parties. Having said that, lets say what you said is true, and LEGO does care about diversity, inclusion, etc. Than THAT is the ploy to sell more sets. Not for ANY other reason, don't get that twisted. They are a company trying to make money. I accept that, and am fine with it. Once diversity and inclusion start negatively affecting the bottom line, it'll stop in a heartbeat. just remember that.

Don't collect Star Wars, that's my advice. I'm not saying this to bash on SW, obviously the historical significance of the theme can't be underestimated. Having said that, it's really just a money pit of a theme. Constant rereleases, alt version, more grey spaceships, etc. Ive never collected SW, and I NEVER will. I enjoy the franchise, but my Lego collecting predates SW becoming a Lego theme. I collect Pirates, Castle and LOTR and I'm happy with those themes. We also have a rather large City, but if I'm honest that's a step below collecting for my big 3. The wife collects HP and my son collects JP, so we DO collect other themes as well. But for me, it's Castle, Pirates and LOTR that's where it's at. Plus LOTR is better than SW anyways. 🤪

Spoiler: I like it MUCH better than the official build.

Let me start by saying everyone can do whatever they like with their collections, that's part of the beauty of Lego. Having said that, Lego isn't a CHEAP hobby. For example, I bought EVERY CMF Black Falcon I could find. I don't have number, but regardless, that's a LOT of heads and hair to change out in order to army build. So if Lego releases a female Imperial soldier in a future CMF, many of us would have the same issue. Also, let me add that Lego is a business. They are not including more female minifigs in Pirate sets for the sake of diversity or inclusion, don't drink that Kool aid. It's so guys like us HAVE to buy additional heads, etc, like you pointed out. It's a business ploy more than anything, let's NOT forget that aspect. So yes, paying $230 for a Lego set, then having to shell out more money to make the minifigs appropriate, is uncalled for IMO. Furthermore, I would LOVE to see the numbers (if they even exist), on HOW many females and children ACTUALLY bought Eldorado Fortress or the Lion Knights Castle. My instincts tell me it's over 90% adult males buying those particular sets. So the whole "for the children and inclusion" arguments fall short IMO. Let me also add, that I have talked to some Castle collector's that just got into the hobby within the last few years. So they don't have a MASSIVE collection like I do. Their ONLY knights came out in the Lion Knights Castle, Creator 3-1 castle and the Medieval Blacksmith shop. So people that are in THAT boat are overloaded with female minifigs, whether they want them or not. Let's have a little sympathy for those that are newer to the hobby. Most of them don't want a bunch of female soldiers either, and once again, they have to PAY extra, in order to make themselves happy. Having said all of that, I don't want folks to think I'm "blowing this out of proportion" or anything like that. I was just giving my HONEST assessment of this particular set. On a scale of 1-10, how much do the female heads ACTUALLY bother me? I'd say around a 2. I can and do live with it. But the question was asked "what's the BIGGEST flaw with this set." Well the female heads ARE my answer, which goes to show how GREAT I actually feel that set is. As a LONG TIME Pirate Collector, if someone asked me "What are the 3 best Lego Pirate sets of all time?" Here are my answers: 1. Pirates of Barracuda Bay 2. The new Eldorado Fortress 3. The Imperial Flagship from 2011 That's my list, and I either own or have owned most of the classic sets.

I LOVE it, but I didn't buy it on day one, due to financial situations. But when I DID buy it, I ended up getting two, because I DO love it. As for flaws, it's a set that's pretty flawless IMO, I honestly love it. My only minor complaint is that LEGO is continuing the trend of female heads for soldiers, officers, knights, etc. Look, I know it Lego and I can just change the heads (and trust me I do). But between this set and the most recent Castle sets, Im running out of good male heads, yet I have TONS of female ones. So it's more of an aggravation imo, than an actual flaw. Obviously I could just LEAVE them as females, but I don't like that if I'm honest. It's not about being inclusive or giving representation, or whatever else people want to say. It's that my soldiers, knights, etc in MY Lego collection have been Males since 1988. So that's what I prefer them to be. Yes, I have some female knights in my medieval display, so I'm not opposed to having some females in there, just not at the ratio Lego keeps giving us. I'd also add that, I'm not "sorry not sorry" but my Imperial Soldiers and Officers are males. They just are, period. I'm not having it any other way. But again, it's Lego, and everyone is free to do whatever they want with their own collections. It's just Lego has been pushing this 50/50 male to female Minifig ratio pretty heavily the last few years. Which when it comes to City, modular buildings, etc. It doesn't really matter to me. But when it comes to Pirates and Castle... I honestly don't need ANYMORE female minifigs. I need more males. I have a whole bucket full of female heads.

I OFFICIALLY built and added this alt build to my display. I will have a video on it in the near future. I'll post it in here, when it's ready.

Thanks, I REALLY appreciate that!! It was FUN to make as well.

The LATEST episode, you won't want to miss this one!!

I might be in the minority here, but I prefer the non shooting cannons. For one, living in America, that's what we got. I didn't even know they made shooting cannons until years later. Even though I grew up without this play feature, that's not why I prefer non shooting cannons. As an adult, I don't actually shoot ANY of my cannons anymore, so that play feature doesn't appeal to me. What DOES appeal to me is the nice molded engraving that is on the non shooting cannons. They look NICE. That's why I prefer them, I treasure my non shooting cannons, lol.

I did as well. Hence why I made them a crew 🤪 plus it's not easy coming up with a bunch of good names, so I try and make it easy on myself, lol

Thats hilarious

EPISODE 4 PREMIERES at 3:30pm est!! This is the FIRST episode in the series to be voice acted. ALL future episodes will be done like this.

These look great Evan!! I hope you do some Green Coats in the original design. I might be interested in some like that 🤔

BTW, I am NOT gonna put this poll in the FB group this time. FAR too many choices IMO, I don't FB will allow for so many options. So it's up to the forum in this go around!!

New episode comes out this Friday!! I made a few smaller changes to the series. For starters, everything is going to be voice acted going forward. So it's almost like a stop motion, without looking through 5,000 photographs, lol. Also, I am looking for people that might be interested in lending their voice talents, and joining the cast. If playing a Pirate in a pirate adventure has appealed to you, well now is the time!! Te series is full of Lego Pirates lore and characters plus POTC characters as well. But I am also adding humor to it, or at least I hope it's some what funny. As of right now I have 4 cast members, but would LOVE to add more. You can record your voice clips on your phone and email them to me, or upload them to YouTube, out the video on private, and send me a link. Let me know if anyone is interested.

Great stuff on all this lore IMO!!

I believe that is Redbeard, just the one that came with The Brick Bounty. IDK if it was ever "official" but it's him, lol.

Episode 3 The SECRET of Jose's Inn!!

The CMF pirate Captain kinda looks like Captain Red.