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    General Pirates Musings/Chit Chat Thread

    in LEGO Pirates

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    On 7/24/2024 at 2:08 PM, Jack Sassy said:

    I do like the look of the new technique, it better suits the Caribbean waters too. however, the darker one would do better for oceans and such. Either way, I think you should go with the new one. :pir-thumb:

    That's what I was about to say.

    On 7/24/2024 at 3:35 PM, popkids said:

     

    That's a good point, LEGO did release a bunch of new parts when Pirates launched. Palm trees, ship hulls, sails, face printing... Just to name a few.

    [VIDEO] MASSIVE LEGO Pirates Display!!

    in LEGO Pirates

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    9 hours ago, Mister Phes said:

    One of the most magnificent LEGO Pirate collections around!

    But like I commented on YouTube - how do you keep the dust off it?

     

    Dust is the enemy of all Lego collectors, lol. The EASIEST way, is just to keep touching it. The more you touch things, the more you just naturally remove dust with your hands. That's the best trick for lighter dust. For BIG, caked on dust you need to clean it. I recommend any keyboard vacuum, they will work. Clean my bricks is a relatively newer Lego centric vacuum as well. They just recently sent me one to review. I can confirm that it actually works rather well. For in between studs, and smaller areas, I recommend a small, fine tipped, little paint brush. 

    [POLL] Which Prizes Do You Find Most Enticing?

    in LEGO Pirates

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    11 minutes ago, Mister Phes said:

    Aye, that's what we've aiming for...

    But what kind of prize would it make it worth your time to set aside some space in your display to build a Small entry for the contest?

    It's because it's summer time here, and as such I do a lot of traveling. So when I am home, I record a bunch of footage, and will release those videos periodically over the next few weeks. If the contest were going on in the fall or winter... That would be a different story. 

    Trust me, I REALLY thought about it, lol. I have some ship hulls, and I thought about trying to put together something with those. How long is the contest open until? I might be able to do something if I can fit it into my schedule.   

    [POLL] Which Prizes Do You Find Most Enticing?

    in LEGO Pirates

    Posted

    I suppose it depends on what the purpose of the contest is. If it is to get more traffic to the site, and more posts, engagement, etc... Then I would say a mix of smaller challenges (to encourage more posting), with nice grand prizes at the end of the contest. If driving traffic isn't really the main goal, then helping define what the goal is can go along way to help determine the best methods. 

    General Pirates Musings/Chit Chat Thread

    in LEGO Pirates

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    Just outta curiosity, what brought everyone to LEGO Pirates in the first place?

     

    For me... It was the Black Seas Barracuda and the Caribbean Clipper specifically. I was 9 years old when those sets were released, and I would dream of them in the Lego booklets that used to come with sets. My first Pirate sets were Lagoon Lock Up and Forbidden Island. I also had pretty much all of the smaller build sets (my parents would buy me a $10 set in the store, but not the bigger ones, lol). When the second wave of Classic Pirate sets were released, that's when I REALLY became a HUGE fan though. Skull Eye Schooner, Imperial Flagship, Imperial Trading Post and Rock Island Refuge were all added to my collection for Christmas that year. 

     

    Unfortunately... ALL that remains of my original collection are most of the minifigs. Once I entered my "dark ages" in my mid-teens, I put all my Lego into a large box. I had a younger cousin, so I took the minifigs out of the box, and took them over my grandma's for him to play with. Some time later, without my knowledge, my step mother sold ALL my Lego in a yard sale for pennies on the dollar :pir-bawling: So ALL that remained were the minifigs that were at my grandmothers house.

    When I got back into Lego as an adult, reacquiring my original collection was my MAIN goal. I think I've done a pretty good job :pir-triumph:   

    General Pirates Musings/Chit Chat Thread

    in LEGO Pirates

    Posted · Edited by Captain Pirate Man

    12 hours ago, Jack Sassy said:

    A good idea. :pir-thumb:

     

    Few days ago I was fortunate enough to watch POTC 2 in the local film theatre, a lovely experience. It also ties in with my inspiration for LEGO Pirates builds. Speaking of which, today I made my first BrickLink order in a longer while. It contains parts needed for my most ambitious project yet, which I have been dragging for the past three years (just realised that three years have already passed since I begun working on it :pir_wacko:). Either way, I hope to finish it till the end of this year. Other than all that, lately I have been paying more attention to Islanders themed builds and figures.

    Tell us more about your project. I don't currently have any Pirate projects on the horizon. I thought long and hard about trying to put something together for the Pirate Steve contest. But I'm just not in the position to take on another LEGO project at the moment. At least not one I would be satisfied with.

     

    I've literally spent the better part of the last week down in my Lego room getting everything ready to make content. First I did my Lego Pirates display, then Jurassic Park, finally my city. I also am doing a full overview of the entire display (Pirates, Castle, LOTR, HP, JP and a City with trains). We have an 8 year old son, and we let him play in the City, it's pretty much his Lego city at this point, lol. But that means I have to get it presentable to make videos on, so that's actually a TON of work. But it's Lego work, so it's fun. I have to go through it periodically and get it back in shape, then I hurry and make videos, so I can unleash my kid on it again. It's an endless cycle :pir_wacko:

    General Pirates Musings/Chit Chat Thread

    in LEGO Pirates

    Posted · Edited by Captain Pirate Man

    The purpose of this thread is to give everyone a general space where they can talk about pirate centric activities that they might be doing. Perhaps they are not ready for a full thread, or perhaps you just bought a new Pirate set, or even just thinking about buying a Pirate set. 

    It's a pretty wide open topic, as long as it relates to Lego Pirates. 

     

    I'll start...

     

    Today I spent most of the afternoon/evening in my Lego room getting my Lego Pirates display ready for an upcoming video. I enjoy watching a good program while I mess around with Lego (usually something I have already seen). Whatever I'm building can also play a role. For example Pirates of the Caribbean is my go to for when I'm doing Pirates builds. The Pirates movie with Walter Mathau is really good as well. Although, I don't actually own a physical copy of that film. 

    I broke my own rules today though... I watched LOTR instead, lol. 

    General Pirates Musings/Chit Chat Thread

    in LEGO Pirates

    Posted

    I wanted to put it in Pirates, because (at least for me), I only go into the Pirates and Historical forums. So I thought it would be nice to get to know the other Pirates fans. 

    I see what you are saying about it having a Pirates centric theme to it. So as long as it has that "spin" to it we should be good to go. 👍👍

    General Pirates Musings/Chit Chat Thread

    in LEGO Pirates

    Posted

    Before I went a head and made a new thread, I figured I would ask in here first. How does everyone feel about just a general chit chat/ get to know you thread for here in the Pirates forum? I feel that it will help everyone get better acquainted with each other, sometimes it's not always easy to respond to people, if you don't know them very well. I just feel it would help foster more discussion. 

    For example today, I am working on my Pirates display (I plan on doing a video in the near future). I am watching LOTR while doing the building and what not. I also watched the new Beverly Hills Cop movie last night (I really enjoyed it). 

    But none of this discussion is really appropriate for any of the existing threads, unless one already exists and is buried.

    [VIDEO] MASSIVE LEGO Castle Display!!

    in LEGO Historic Themes

    Posted · Edited by Captain Pirate Man

    Thanks everyone, and YES that's me on guitar. That's actually a song I wrote with one of my old bands. I HATE having to keep the intro so short (because I had to cut my guitar solo), but people have short attention spans these days. 

    Music was actually my main hobby, passion, whatever for MANY years. After the band I just spoke of broke up, I was kinda devastated tbh. I DID put together another band after that one, but the magic just wasn't there. That's when I decided to try a new hobby, and got back into LEGO. Then YouTube helped fill the void as well. But music was my main passion. 

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