Captain Pirate Man

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  1. Posted

    2 hours ago, Mister Phes said:

    Any estimate on how many episodes you're likely to produce?

    As long as we are enjoying making the content, and the viewers are enjoying them as well... No end in sight. Having said that, each video is quite a process. So I can't realistically over commit to them, because I will get burned out. The plan right now is to do a new episode every other week, with the off week being The Brick Chat, and the more "typical" content that I normally release. 

    As far as Pirates goes, as soon as the players decide to leave the Castle World, they will be running into some buccaneering, lol. The story line that I began in my Lego Pirates Adventures will be unleashed on the players VERY SOON!!  

  18. Posted

    On 1/19/2024 at 10:24 AM, kuzyabricks said:

    Could you please share pictures of these mocs? Sounds awesome!

    VERY much a WIP, and progress has been slow of late (lack of bricks).

    FULL display:

    Shire:

    Helm's Deep:

     

    On 1/19/2024 at 4:16 AM, MAB said:

    It depends what you mean by easy. It is not easy if you have to get it all right now. Whereas if you are in it for the long term, it is quite easy to find new figures or parts to add to a LOTR collection. I bought a lot of CMF S3 elves, for example, when they were cheap, around the time of the original LOTR sets came out. A few years later I sold the heads and hair, and git about what I paid for the figures. Another year, the Legolas head from Dimensions was cheap on PAB, so I bought a load of those. HP and Owen torsos from JW gave a source of cheap fleshie hands. Cheap heads from HP theme now give more variation. If you play the long game MOCing minifigures is possible. Similarly, Gandalf and Eomer were very cheap in 2012/13, as they were in small sets and people tend to only want one or two. The reasonably generic parts for that type of figure are very useful for new figures whether in you are building for LOTR,  POTC, POP, SW, etc. If you keep your eyes open in other themes, there are always useful parts to find.

    You sound like me, been collecting it for a while. YES, we used to be able to find Gandolf, Legolas and Gollum pretty cheap. But even those have dried up, here in 2024. I'm just saying it's not an easy theme to collect for, compared to most others. 

  19. Posted

    3 hours ago, Horation said:

    Ok, but let me just have  one last reply.

    Again, as I have said before, I am not an SJW, and I ain't woke, stop trying to claim otherwise. 

    You know it takes two people to turn something into a debate right? If you didn't want a debate, you could have chosen not to reply.                                                                                                 

     Your logic is flawless but contradicts your own opinion : trying to appease to a vocal minority (ex: a few neckbeards like YOU and ME who HAVE to replace their minifigure heads to have only males) is a mistake that will be the downfall of that company. If an issue is important enough, the MASSIVE armies of neckbeards making up 90%+ of Lego sales will Make Armies (of Lego minifigs) Great Again by making it clear that the majority agrees with them, that's how democracy works. But by trying to appease every vocal minority. Lego will merely create MORE vocal minorities. It's a never ending cycle, the best way to stop it is to ignore said vocal minority (ex: ignoring the requests for more male heads).                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    I agree with the second half, YOU are the one who said these females were being added in a PLOY to INCREASE SALES, so you are here admitting this logic, YOUR logic, is asinine.                       

    I said that was the last of it, it is, but if @Captain Pirate Man wants to continue the "not-a-debate", I am encouraging him to do so in my private messages, this has sincerely been an interesting discussion.

    I agree, I think kids really prefer such serious faces. 

    Just an Effort For effective Faces can Really Energise the Young ones (speaking from experience here) and End Power Struggles over Totally Effective and Interesting designs. Nonetheless, Do I Determine which design Number of face gets used for These sets? Kilometres from where I Live, they Let Honourable people pick In the name of Mass Sale increases and, in the End, if they Let us pick the Faces, would we really make the best choice? 

    :jollyroger:

  20. Posted · Edited by Captain Pirate Man

    I got into LOTR collecting when the Hobbit sets were on shelves. I then went back and picked up the LOTR sets I wanted for a "some what" decent price. I forget what I paid for Orthanc, but no where near what it goes for today. 

    I'm of the opinion that I wouldn't recommend new people start collecting this theme unfortunately though. It's small enough that you will want to get all the minifigs (at least), and like others pointed out, they spread them out throughout the whole wave, so you kinda just end up buying EVERYTHING. Which LOTR is probably the most expensive theme to collect for (for it's size). 

    Another problem I have with it, is you want MORE. More sets, minifigs, etc. But Lego doesn't offer more sets, so then you end up mocking. But even then, it's not easy or cheap to MOC a bunch of fleshy minifigs to populate a LOTR display, let alone mocking sets. So bottom line, it's honestly not a fun theme to collect for. Don't get me wrong, I LOVE it, and will buy Barad Dur day one. But when I compare it to collecting for Castle and Pirates, it's a distant third (for the reasons I just stated). My wife collects HP, and I'm jealous of how easy it is for her to MOC those sets, just buy two of them and get to work. I'm not buying two Rivendell's or Barad Durs, not for that price, lol. 

    Having said that, I DID do MOCS for a lot of the older stuff, to put them on par with sets like Rivendell. I doubled up Helms Deep, tripled up Bag End, and we did are own Erebor. I'm also using the Viking village set to make my Lake Town bigger and better. I might even get the new D&D set and add that to my LOTR as well. But again, it requires thinking outside of the box. It's not easy like HP and other themes are. So even though I LOVE IT, and am committed to collecting it, I don't recommend it for new collectors. 

  22. Posted

    45 minutes ago, Horation said:

    Typical rhetoric... Uhm actually opinions ARE sometimes wrong, that's the beauty of opinions, sometimes people think the earth is flat, sometimes they think it is a sphere, those are opinions, but you can't say that neither is right or wrong, they are objectively wrong : the earth is an oblate spheroid. Instead of replying to my comment, you ignore it, you must be a joy at work, your boss tells you "this is done poorly" and instead of explaining yourself, you tell him "it's my opinion, I'm entitled to it"

    So, let me get this clear, is it a ploy to sell more parts to adult collectors who (gasp!) have too many female heads in their collections, or is it A PLOY to sell more sets. It can't be both, because putting female heads WILL drive away some such customers. "Once diversity and inclusion start negatively affecting the bottom line"

    "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. "

    I'm sorry, but I don't agree with ANY of this. Yes, FAR bigger problems in the world than what toy kids are playing with, but this is a toy forum, so that's what we are discussing. Your son doesn't need to play with Barbies, but if he wants to, that's up to him. But he doesn't want to, and that's OK. For the record my daughter couldn't HAVE (not "of", HAVE, English is not that hard for you Americans, is it?) cared less about Lego Pirates, so that doesn't mean that EVERYBODY thinks that way. Have YOU EVER stopped to think that MAYBE, just MAYBE, even though some of these so called "stereotypes" exist because kids DO HAVE PREFERENCES, that not all kids have the same preferences, and that's the point of these toys? Boys and girls are DIFFERENT, heck monkey males like trucks more and and monkey females like dolls more.  I don't buy into this modern woke stuff, either, sorry if you want to paint me in such a light, I just don't. 

    Now finally, I'm going to explain this opinion to you, because you don't appear to understand. 

    SO BOYS AND GIRLS HAVE DIFFERENCES. Agreed, they are different, but what if a boy is different from other boys? What if a girl is different from other girls? Well, then they should get to be different, right? Well, that's where stereotypes kick in. These aren't always bad, but they always create an expected behaviour. So by showing to kids that men are soldiers (violent) or doctors (smart) and women are housewives and cleaners (weak and stupid), it creates a perception in those kids. Studies HAVE shown girls as young as SEVEN associate brilliance with men. So then what needs to be done? Not much other than depicting in all media a more balanced picture, show MEN and WOMEN doing certain things, you don't need quotas, just a rule of thumb, because these are going to influence kids, and having kids feel like they CAN be something can help. 

    Now I can already see your reply : I don't care, we each have our opinion, we won't change each other's mind. 

    So, let me explain what a debate is, in 50 words : It's about trying to convince the audience that you've got the right opinion, because the two debaters are antagonising one another, they are on opposite sides. Do YOU really think that presidential candidates debate to change each other's minds, NO, it is to convince others, if you won't debate, stop.

    :pir-murder: :pir-wench: :pir_kiss:

    Oh no, there isn't enough female representation in the emoji list. Better alert the keyboard warriors!! 

    For the record, I was at NO POINT engaged in a debate with you. Once again, I gave MY OPINION on what I felt was the biggest flaw in this particular set. It was YOU that decided to turn MY OPINION into a debate. Again, you must be a JOY at parties.

    15 minutes ago, Horation said:

    Are you pretending not to get it? Obviously nobody means you can be a pirate, what is meant is that kids should learn that either gender can serve in any role ("anybody can be anything"), so that the small minority of each gender that is interested in untraditional roles doesn't feel like they are being ostracised, nobody is saying that you can be a pirate. 

    That logic is flawed, for many reasons, but again it's heading into a political sphere that I don't want to go into here. I will say this though, as a society trying to bow down and appease a vocal minority is a mistake that will be the downfall of our society. If an issue is important enough, the majority will agree with it, that's how democracy works. But trying to appease a vocal minority, just creates MORE vocal minorities. It's a never ending cycle. 

    If a young girl wants to play with a Lego Pirate sets, then good for her. I don't have a problem with that. But to think that a toy that HISTORICALLY was aimed towards boys (Lego Pirates) will attract a whole bunch more female fans because of a few gender swapped minifigs, is just asinine. By this logic, young boys must be buying Friends sets in droves because they include some boy minidolls. "Look mom, I don't want that Star Wars set, I want that Friends set because it has a boy minidoll, just like me." :pir-hmpf: 

  23. Posted

    2 minutes ago, AnonymousAnonAnon said:

    I am not quite sure why you felt the need to post a political opinion (one which flies in the face of all objective data), sans any reference to the sets being discussed, while simultaneously saying this is a LEGO forum, but, as I said--there seems little left to say to you, so have a lovely night.

    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. 

  24. Posted

    1 minute ago, AnonymousAnonAnon said:

    I'm sorry to hear you think that gender inequality is not a huge problem in the world; however, given that that's the case, there seems little left to say.

    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? 

  25. Posted

    1 minute ago, AnonymousAnonAnon said:

    You sure do think an awful lot of things are secret ploys.

    The lack of representation of women and girls in certain toys unquestionably has a role in shaping who we view those toys as "for." Showing young girls that this toy is equally for them creates a powerful statement, and I think you are failing to appreciate the significance of that--and that the burden of gender inequality it is helping, in its small way, to ameliorate, is far heavier than than the burden of having to buy a few heads off PAB.

    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.