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Everything posted by The Daphne Blue Strat
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The Lieutenant On The Quarterdeck. It's my avatar/profile image, yeah...but this is a bigger version of it. :)
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St. Elizabeth Parish Church - Port of Brick Royal
The Daphne Blue Strat replied to Commodore Hornbricker's topic in Pirate MOCs
It's beautiful, indeed! Just one question: did you build a churchbell? -
What do you want to see in the next round of the new line?
The Daphne Blue Strat replied to martinsuper's topic in LEGO Pirates
I love the idea of a Medieval Village-type set! I personally don't want bluecoats yet; as many before me have said, there need to be more redcoats (and as Mr. Cantu said, more face variety). Everybody is talking about a redcoat ship, but let's remember that there's only been one new ship released, period. Let's see what the next pirate ship will look like! -
I vote "no" for the new soldiers, as it mostly hides the lovely backprinting. In my personal collection, I don't have enough backpacks for *any* of my armies to be fully equipped, so I don't even bother trying.
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Brickbeard's Bounty, of course. And about 600 more Cannon Battles. But most of all, the new soldier fort!
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Any Idea When the Next Pirate Sets will be announced?
The Daphne Blue Strat replied to Dr. Steve's topic in LEGO Pirates
Maybe this doesn't mean anything, but I picked up a brochure for Legoland Schaumburg while I was downtown last week, and they have "Pirates", along with a picture of the new pirate captain (whose name I've forgotten), stamped across "Summer" on the brochure's miniature calander of events. Maybe it's just some kind of "celebration month", but it seems to me that it would be a prime time for them to showcase a new set or two. Could be nothing, of course. ((edit: corrected a misstatement on my part)) -
I've found that, as Dave pointed out, modifying a set is often a good way to generate ideas. Some of my best MOCs started as modifications of other sets.
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I'm going with Richie and Ken: Playmobil's specific set was undoubtedly first, but...it's a raft. It's not like they copied a major set or even a particularly unique idea.
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PC Game - Empire: Total War
The Daphne Blue Strat replied to MagPiesRUs's topic in Culture & Multimedia
Finally got Empire: Total War...and it's excellent. The first time my column of redcoats hiding behind a stone wall repelled a charge of Swedish cavalry more than twice their number, I knew I was hooked. -
How many cannon do you have?
The Daphne Blue Strat replied to Admiral Bejaune's topic in LEGO Pirates
- 8 old (non-shooting) in brown carriages - 34 old (non-shooting) in red carriages - 4 new (shooting!) in red carriages - 2 new (shooting!) in brown carriages (switched 'em from red myself, obviously) -
How Many Minifigs do you own?
The Daphne Blue Strat replied to Millacol88's topic in General LEGO Discussion
Brickset says I have 284 (from the sets I could remember that I had). Deducting figures I know I've sold and adding a bunch I bought on Bricklink, I'd say I've got ~300. -
SigFig Artworks
The Daphne Blue Strat replied to Hound Knight's topic in Minifig Customisation Workshop
I'd love a picture of this guy. The thing he's holding is a telescope, if it wasn't apparent. Whenever you get around to it...no rush! ((edit: Sorry about that...didn't realize it was that big!)) -
These are, quite simply, amazing, and I would love to see more!
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If I recall correctly, I have: - 5 new blue-grey - 4 old brown - 4 red
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I would much rather they flesh out the current pirates and soldiers rather than prematurely add a "sub-theme".
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Read this review on Wednesday; happened to be in the LEGO store in downtown Chicago, and so I grabbed one of these. Definitely worthwhile. Worth noting, perhaps: the pirate minifig didn't have the head shown in the OP's close-ups, but rather the one shown on the box.
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Fovorite LEGO pirate set of all time.
The Daphne Blue Strat replied to Ratshot's topic in LEGO Pirates
I've always loved my Black Seas Barracuda. I wish I had enough hull pieces to rebuild it... -
Will there ever be a newer better ship than the BSB or SES?
The Daphne Blue Strat replied to Antsa Antero's topic in LEGO Pirates
I think it's possible. We'll have to see. The Pirates line so far looks promising, and if it continues for a long time, who knows what they might come up with? -
LEGO Pirates - fictional or realistic?
The Daphne Blue Strat replied to Dreamweb's topic in LEGO Pirates
I'll be alright with some fantasy, especially as it's established that there will be at least two human factions already. So if they want to make some sets "Pirates vs. Squid" or "Soldiers vs. Skeletons", I'm alright with that. I'd PREFER that they stick with mostly humans, but if incorporating some fantasy well help sell the line and keep it around for years to come, it's alright in my book. BSB is definitely a brig. The designation of a brig refers not to size, but to the ship's rigging. BSB being rigged square, with two masts...she qualifies as a brig. A brigantine would be a ship with a square-rigged foremast and a fore-and-aft rigger mainmast... and maybe this should become a separate thread. A ship as small as the BSB would carry its guns on the main deck; a lower deck devoted to guns would make the ship FAR too tall for its length. -
The new soldiers, what shall I do with them?
The Daphne Blue Strat replied to Bonaparte's topic in LEGO Pirates
British Royal Marines, of course! -
Vive la revolution! Vive le republique! Vive le gens! ...it looks great!
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Man, this thing looks sweeeeeeeeet. What piece did you use for all those gargoyles? I can't say it looks familiar...
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...what kind of cannons are those?
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This gives me a chuckle. I hope this joker doesn't buy up too many soldiers (if indeed he buys any)... there's enough of a damned shortage as it is.
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Pirates of the Carribean online!
The Daphne Blue Strat replied to cyclone501's topic in LEGO Pirates
Oh, infinitely better than Runescape, make no mistake! And by "look around at sea" do you mean ZOOM IN on things? If so, that is useful and I hadn't realized it was an option...