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Thanks a lot! I might try one of those builds Yeah, Lego was so expensive these days, even more than today, contrary to common belief. I was actually sure this set came with an alligator and was surprised to find out it didn't.

Thank you very much for watching and commenting! In my last video, the music was too low, and now it's too high, I guess I need to find some balance :) thanks for pointing this out. Regarding the stick - I guess you mean that red pointer - it's simply several axle connectors (https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=6538c&ccName=4513174#T=C&C=5) connected into a longer stick, where at the end I connected a pan piece (https://brickset.com/parts/6196548/plate-1x1-round-w-horizontal-3-2-shaft) and on top of it I put a corner plate (https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=2420&idColor=5#T=C&C=5) Hope that helps :) I also reviewed some castle sets, you are welcome to checkout those out as well.

Hi! I'd like to share with you my review of set 6279... I did this for fun, but it was a ton of work :) Anybody here has this set? What do you think about it?

I summarized my mods in a video. I think the video shows them more clearly than the pictures I posted earlier, plus I've made extra mods since then. Please excuse the camera work, I'm really not experienced in making videos. Enjoy!

update: I worked more on the pier/dock: I made the transition from the fortress to the pier more organic, by extending the rocky terrain a bit into the pier area I modified the transition between the fortress walkway to the pier to consist of some planks in an angle I've completely redone the guard post: it is now bigger and taller, and has some area for storage and even a table for the guard I tried to make the color transition of the water more gradual by including the brighter shade of blue immediately after the sand. I added more goods to be unloaded from the merchant ship. I left the photo of the old version of the pier in the album so that you can compare the two. BTW: I tried incorporating the tear-shaped machicolations from original fortress into the new fortress and the guard post, and they looked a bit out of place. Enjoy! link to photos

@eldiano thank you so much. I intend to rebuild that dock from scratch, as it looks too basic compared to the fortress. Maybe I'll adapt the water/wood colors to better match the ones of the fortress. I hope to post another update once done.

Hi, I got the set about a week ago and I've been modifying it lightly since then. Everything you're about to see is work in progress. Overall, I love this set. It is beautiful. The changes include: enclosing the governor's office and adding a ladder to the top tower broadening the top tower so there's more room for minifigs (this is basically part of enclosing the governor's office) adding a small balcony next to the governor's office adding a palm tree near the entrance adding a lantern towards the end of the wooden walkway to the right adding some seaweeds/roots near the palm trees at the left of the entrance moving the governor's office canon to the jail tower adding a small ladder at the back beach, mounted by the pirates for invading the fortress replacing all the black floor at the fortress main yard with a grey one with a see-through piece so that you can see the pit below adding a wooden pattern to the treasure hatch door and, lastly, adding a dock, a-la imperial trading post. This one's really in progress. I hope you enjoy. link to album