Mister Phes

Toucan's work well with the Islander sub theme. Or maybe the LEGO Pirates theme with jungle elements... This trifecta would perhaps work better with a pirate habitat in the middle. The Classic Space habitats seems a little out of place adjacent the other two habitats. Nonetheless, they are all very well done!

Nay. But definitely for my blue coats

That has been known to happen... but it's hard to tell these days. The LEGO Group excels at repurposing pirate-themed parts in pirate-themed sets that aren't classic-style. So the tricon+hair piece could potentially be reused in a future set, but maybe not the type of set LEGO Pirate fans actually want.

Maybe. But it does seem strange that employees of LEGO stores are continuing this joke 2 months later.

Also, I sat on that blog post for 5 days before publishing so those extra details could be harvested from our social network. Not that the exact publishing date really matters given the information leaked April 2.

Published April 7 and has far more details then Bricksup... https://www.classic-pirates.com/news/newupcoming/eldorado-fortress-rumour-2023 But so what if it's not coming from an offical LEGO source?

I do too! And it's not just one guy making claims. Various people have reported (particularly in the Classic Pirates Facebook Group) that an employee at their local LEGO store has mentioned a set being released in July. The employees are unable to provide much information, but what they do share seems to allude to this rumoured Eldorado Fortress remake.

Not everybody believes rumours. You may be happy to believe information leaked on the internet that originated from a complete stranger you cannot even name (and I mean real name), but that's not enough for the next person. Also there's been a recent history of pirate themed sets being rejected/ignored by LEGO Ideas and the Bricklink Designer Program to the point some people don't want to get their hopes up.

Yes, I know. I've read the FluffySky6 Reddit post and replied to Classic Space Man, the person who communicated directly FluffySky6 and shared the information here. I was just being a facetious because you said: "I'm a little confused by people's speculation on whether the set is coming or not. It is. The former Lego employee confirmed it " Former employees don't confirm anything! Nothing is confirmed until the LEGO Group makes an official announcement because the details could change, or the set could be completely cancelled - that's happened to a couple sets recently. And accuracy of past leaks, is not a absolute guarantee that future leaks will be 100% accurate. So yes, people should speculate and be skeptical over the alleged details until an official announcement is made.

Thank ye for sharing! Any fifth rate frigate in particular?

What was his name? What date did he confirm it? And who did he confirm it to? I quite like the set, although many disagree. I've got two of them! Pirates Perilous Pitfall was released 4 years into my Dark Age, so unlike Forbidden Island and Rock Island Refuge, it's not a set I remember from childhood. In fact, I didn't discover it until 2002 when I reemerged from my Dark Age and began learning about all the pirate sets released post 1993. And for whatever reason, it took me a while to get to the 1997 sets, but when I first it, Pirates Perilous Pitfall was a pleasant surprise! I wasn't expecting a set that large to be released so late in the line - how did this manage to escape me for so long? But that's more than 2 decades ago now, so that particular set evokes quite different feelings of nostalgia.

Reddit post? There's a Reddit post?

Agreed.

That's exactly what it's supposed to be... The pirates found abandoned fort ruins in the jungle so they use whatever flotsam they could salvage to turn it into a hideout. But thank you for articulating your reasoning. As Forbidden Island was the first large pirate hideout/base the designers were still figuring out how all the new pieces created for the Pirates theme could work together.... and they were also inventing the new pieces during the design process. That's quite an ambitious undertaking! But once they had they library of new parts, it's understandable why 6273 Rock Island Refuge and 6279 Skull Island are more intuitively designed - they could focus more on the design itself. Then we get to 6281 Pirates Perilous Pitfall... Please elaborate why neither is all that great...

Aye, that's common among the classic sets. I also think the base plates makes those sets feel more substantial because they provides a solid foundation and frame the design. Whereas, the more modern sets, particularly the 2015 forts, seem smaller, flimsy and "scattered" with their modular approach. The old palm leaves also contribute to making the classic designs seem brighter and fuller. It's probably more the way they're presented than the building techniques employed.