Rui Miguel
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Another awesome entry! There's a lot to play around with this small boat. I like how all accessories fit in and you can navigate the boat with Steve's minifig. The boat shape and colour scheme are great as well. If you add this boat to the entry of "Found Forbidden Fortune" from @thewatchman would make an awesome combo! Cheers and good luck for the contest
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This build is to me the most nostalgic. The way you build it reminds me of my creations back in the day playing with pirates. Your entry to me has the most play possibilities in terms of looking at it as a potential product. The look is simple not complex, and it doesn't need to be; to me it has the right balance. Good thing you added more photos
Good luck on the contest
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That is one Tribal, spooky looking, iconic temple! Great scene composition, it makes the build alive. Very cool and great model shaping based on the CMS islander mask. Looks like you had fun creating this entry and it shows. Cheers and good luck on the contest.
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I'm very late to the party
but this entry is amazing. The design is super cool. I love how you achieved the curves on the side of the ship and in the back. The colour scheme is fun as well and fits well with the story. All the inside details you created made the ship alive. I think it has too many strings/ropes but that is just me being silly, I would rather apply 100 LEGO stickers than tie ropes 
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23 minutes ago, Yperio_Bricks said:
Love your enthusiasm and looking forward to see your entries @Rui Miguel Your Adventurers sets and artwork were top notch
Thank you I hope to not disappoint
cheers
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I love this contest so much, well done to @Mister Phes and moderators thank you for organizing this and bringing Pirates theme into the light again. I missed last year's contest for the mini build entry, I shelved the project I was designing, I think it's time to bring it back and hopefully help spark more Pirates fans
. The project is nothing big in terms of scale but it has a pirate's heart! Without spoiling or giving any clues, all I can say is that the sets have the same level of detail and execution as I did for the Adventurers theme 
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On 9/11/2023 at 9:43 PM, Peppermint_M said:
Hi everyone, my review is now live!
Winners, feel free to quote the Tag you want.
Thank you again @Peppermint_M for this amazing opportunity. I agree with your review and this was an awesome contest.
I will pick as a tag Johnny Thunder's hat, it can't get more iconic than that
Thank you
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On 8/30/2023 at 1:17 AM, Classic_Spaceman said:
I cannot wait! Also, the last one is “Pyramid of Anut”. 🙂
I did not think that you would - I look forward to seeing his design! Also, are you including characters from the Jungle and Dino Island waves, or just Desert? I can see Alexia Sinister fitting in quite well, for example.
That's a good idea I didn't think of.
It's not "Pyramid" but the word starts with a P
When the time arrives you will see the concept. Cheers
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Thank you again @CDKiii
@Classic_Spaceman Wow thank you so much for your constructive critique I appreciate it a lot.
I wish I could show what I have already built/drafted but the decision to have them separate besides the story has also to do with the hypothetical price range of each set and how they fit with the rest of the collection as a whole. The next chapters will be bigger, more architectural, definitely more interactive and with new vehicles. Without spoiling it goes something like this:
- Desert Secrets | 8+ | ~14.99€
- The Cursed Race | 8+ | ~24.99€
- Baron ?-?-? | 8+ | ~24.99€
- ?-?-? Tomb | 10+ | ~84.99€
- Voyage of ?-?-?-? | 12+ | ~120.99€
- ?-?-?-?-?-?-? of Anut | 16+ | ~224.99€
Ps: Harry Cane is on this list I didn't forget him.
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4 hours ago, Captain Braunsfeld said:
I'd buy that immediately! Great job!
Thank you @Captain Braunsfeld
More Adventurers concepts are coming in the future for sure! I will see if some of them can be moved into an unique LEGO Ideas proposal. Because I use unreleased colors the only way to get this real is by the LEGO Ideas platform. The future will tell.
@Bricknave I hope that hint was for me
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9 hours ago, Mister Phes said:
Well done on another successful Eurobricks contest!
I must say I'm a fan of @Rui Miguel's work because when it first popped up in my Instagram feed, I immediately thought:
"Wait! I don't remember that Adventurers set - is The LEGO Group officially releasing a new one in vintage 90s box artwork?"
Then I dropped everything and went searching for it... and then discovered it was an entry for this contest.
That's how good the presentation is!
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Wow! Thank you so much to everyone who voted for my project and those whom my project also reached and showed their support. A big warm thank you. This project means more than what meets the eye; seeing everyone rejoice with The Adventurers theme again it's inspiring. Congrats to the fellow winners @BardDandelion and @Zapalski of categories A and B with their amazing builds. A big thank you to @Peppermint_M for creating this amazing contest. To everyone who participated in each category, who the Adventurers theme is very alive after 25 years and continues to spark imagination and storytelling with Johnny Thunder and his friends.
After this I'm definitely going to continue the adventure I started here and make brand new chapters, and who knows maybe someone at LEGO Group will catch up and have a homage set release someday. ;)
Cheers everyone
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On 8/23/2023 at 12:02 AM, Bricknave said:
This needs to be an actual LEGO set.
Thank you for the support @Bricknave
I wish as well. Adventurers theme has so much potential.
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Love your project @BrynnOfCastlegate The way you build it by restricting yourself to only using LEGO parts from that time period is
. The building process you did must have been super nostalgic and I bet a fun challenge; almost like going/traveling back in time.
I like the play features and I can see how cool it would fit right next to set 6292 Enchanted Island increasing the play area.
Your presentation encaptured fantastically the classic aesthetic of the LEGO System: lighting and composition. The model is simple and it's also what makes it so nostalgic and perfect, "less is more".
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I followed your link, and after I saw the thumbnail I had to see your project!
This is fantastic and captures the fun of the original release. You and your brother captured the feel with the colors and maintain the iconic aspects of the original and at the same time added more play features.
The set looks really fun to play with and I think that is also the result of your collaborative process with your brother. I think that also the best value of this project is the collaborative play. -
20 hours ago, CollinsAnimationStudio said:
What a wonderful build! I love the car, and how it fits all the adventurers, as well as its classic look. The chariot is also a gorgeous design, and wonderful colours.
Thank you so much for commenting
Yes having them all together fit in a vehicle and getting some space for their gadgets and accessories was a must. The combo of dark turquoise, yellowish green, pearl gold and transparent bright green were definitely MVPs 
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Awesome scene, composition and parts usage
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On 8/16/2023 at 11:43 PM, mrcp6d said:
Dang, the car is awesome.
Love the chariot as well!
Awesome
Thank you again for commenting on both projects.
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On 8/16/2023 at 11:19 PM, mrcp6d said:
I really like the play feature you've got in this set, and of course the presentation is outstanding. Stickers/print designs are gorgeous too!
Thank you @mrcp6d I'm glad you like them
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8 hours ago, Powder Monkey said:
I totally love what you did with the box design! I'm so into that kind of stuff, cause imo that's where the magic is happening, isn't it? Cool box -> imagination kicks in -> decision already been made
Thank you for commenting and supporting @Powder Monkey Yes, I'm 100% with you. The most important selling point is always the product: the LEGO model comes in first. But the first contact you, me, or anyone has is with the packaging. Each LEGO package always tells a story/scene to motivate exactly what you describe "Cool box -> imagination kicks in -> decision already been made" as a starting point, this enables the imagination and after that, the imaginative world is ours :)
Sometimes I go with the flow, like an idea sparks another idea, but in this specific project, since the initial phase when I was building the models I had a very clear idea of the visuals I wanted to use, but I was also careful enough to balance that line between what came before and the nowadays modern LEGO. -
On 8/13/2023 at 2:49 PM, Fraunces said:
Just an amazing reinterpretation of the original. The original was my first adventurers set so this one just hits right on that same spot
That's awesome
I still remember when I first got my Pharaoh's Forbidden Ruins, 5988 On 8/13/2023 at 4:01 PM, Mister Phes said:Can't wait to see what you come up with!
We also added second and third place prizes to the Main Building Category... so maybe that be an inspiration if you want to build something slightly larger.
Thank you for your enthusiasm @Mister Phes Today I got an update and I'm sure now that I most definitely won't make the contest deadline of submitting. The good news is if everything goes well by the middle or end of September I will post it all. Although they are mini-builds it takes some time to get that extra mile and with this pirates project I want to give something fun to every pirate fan to build at home
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18 minutes ago, Mister Phes said:
I just caught a glimpse of this wonderful presentation in a social media story and immediately assumed The LEGO Group were officially releasing another Adventurers set, complete with vintage style box artwork.
I immediately Googled the set number and taken right back to Eurobricks.
I must say I am thoroughly impressed with graphic design skills!
@Mister Phes Thank you so much for reaching out and for your recognition
I had a blast making this project and I will definitely continue in the future what I started here!
I'm making something cool for the mini Pirate sets contest as well. It's going to be a small treat, but I'm hoping Pirate fans will love it. Working with a 50-piece limit is a fun building challenge and envisioning those releases from the 80s and 90s to what could look like today is one of the things I love about LEGO design.
Good luck on the contest
but this entry is amazing. The design is super cool. I love how you achieved the curves on the side of the ship and in the back. The colour scheme is fun as well and fits well with the story. All the inside details you created made the ship alive. I think it has too many strings/ropes but that is just me being silly, I would rather apply 100 LEGO stickers than tie ropes 
. Anyways! Congrats on your amazing entry I wish you success. 
Thank you 
When the time arrives you will see the concept. Cheers 
Ps: Harry Cane is on this list I didn't forget him.
Love the chariot as well!
[CONTEST] Infamous Steve - Building Categories Voting - Closed
in LEGO Pirates
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Large Category
1 "Found Forbidden Fortune" by thewatchman
2 "Steves Challenge" by Christophh
3 "The Merchant vessel Margaret Hamilton" by Elephant Knight
4 "TAPU ISLAND + MEGA COMIC" by Marooned Marin
5 "The Crimson Raider (Pirate Brigantine)" by Andy-Roo
Small Category
1 "Steve's boat" by MyFirstMOC-Hun
2 "Mini Imperial Trading Post" by SevenDeadlyStreamers
3 "The Child" by MyFirstMOC-Hun
4 "Infamous Steve and the Fountain of Fortune" by Juhlhaus
5 "Steve meets Cap’n Tongs!" by SevenDeadlyStreamers