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This is my second moc in the pirate forum to date With Figs Without FIgs I wanted to try out this water technique, but I ran out of light trans blue, but I think I managed to pull it off All C&C welcome 'Till next time!
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UPDATE it's a WIP now More in last post _________________________________________________________________________________________ [pid][/pid] 150D Hi Here's my latest MOC. This is Redcoats Ship Neptune: And with the crew: She is a 2-gun-deck ship built with a slope-tumblehome technique: An eagle-eye view: As she was built as a playable toy for my kids, Neptune is very solid. It is the first MOC I started to build - but finished second - after Redskull sloop. I also thought that Neptune will be my opus magnum, but that's not true - I am already working on another ship (for bluecoats) which will be better for sure. Here's another look on Neptune's brave crew: The poop deck: Let's look into captain's cabin: Redcoating ain't easy... Cabin is also accesible from the stern: Like this: Stern: Here you can see hammocks: Gundeck is also accesible: Capstan works for both anchors and crane. Sorry for a bit fuzzy pictures. Neptune was built to chase and fight pirate ships: QAR, BP and aforementioned Redskull. That's why she has untypical rigging with four masts (with machine sewn PvC fabric sails). Here's my BS folder (when public) C&C welcomed Ahoy!
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166D Ahoy, time for a more serious attempt to build a ship: This is the HMS Jupiter (3rd generation). The model is loosely based on the HMS Diana (many non-lego models seem to be around - check out this e.g. http://www.modelship...Diana_I_eng.htm) So, we have the captain: ... and his crew (with many custom cannons)... There she is sailing away: Some different custom cannons on deck: ... not to forget Jupiter himself: .. and one of two custom carronades: The ship is built in a modular way: For some strange reason Emmet found his way onboard but he found himself equally terrified by a crew member and by the ship's goat. (Oh, no monkey on this one) This is a joint collaboration of me and my son and we are both happy and proud about the result. Please send your comments! (Actually, the HMS Jupiter does not look so yellow in reality. I still need to convince my photo editing program to produce something decent... )
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[pid][/pid] 253A Ahoy, I've been working on a harbour for quite some time. Now I can start to show the pictures: After the modification of Olivander's Gringott's Bank also got transformed (just a bit) to fit into the scene (same story by the way as with Olivander's: Nobody in our family has ever played with Gringott's). On the very right of the scene you will find MOCs I have presented before: .. and we also tried a parade of the Blackcoats: (which are meant to be Prussian). So, please give a drum roll for the harbour scene... ... and share your feedback with me! (@Sebeus I: This is the harbour scene I was hinting at.)
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Knowing that amongst you all, there must be those possessed of in depth understanding with regards to uniforms, equipment and organizations of the British army from the turn of the 19th century, I have several questions or concerns about my own custom figure designs which I'm hoping someone will volunteer to clear up. I've tried, at length, by my usual methods of research and haven't come up with anything half so specific as I'd need. There seems to be plenty of information about a decade or more too late for my purposes, but I'm trying to create a certain environment as it bares upon the story I'm trying to tell through my MOCs, collectively. I've always tried to be helpful, forthcoming and polite in offering help, where my personal level of expertise will allow. Now I'm hoping it will be repaid in kind, with out biting me in the hind quarters. Please understand going into this, that if your only advice is to search the web, I've exhausted it to no avail. I've been at this again and again for years and never came to anything like the font of knowledge I'd require. Also advice to track down and purchase, at great cost, books no longer in print, is waisted. That being said, I'll pose the scenario and questions below. Of you've no interest might as well disregard at this point it gets pretty thick from here. The time frame for my tale is the turn of the 18th to the 19th century. The setting is a fictional island in an as of yet undetermined location. I have been between the Indian and the Mediterranean, but now with out considering the Caribbean and North America before. This would be a less than wealthy island town of some strategic value as a way point or port of call for merchants. Several times the island has changed hands from the Spanish to the Dutch to the English, who control it at the time of this narrative. Local pirates plague the area preying on the merchant traffic. The long harbor is defended by three batteries, two forts to either side of the bay, above the city and a smaller post nearer the channel. For a while I had the one fort under control of the navy with blue uniformed officers in command (they were all I had at the time) . The other fort was populated with generic Lego redcoats. Hypothetically at these forts, who would likely be working the guns? Red coats, royal artillery or perhaps some branch I've not considered? Would militia or the like factor in at all? Is it possible to provide some reference images, or links there to, by which I can design my custom figures? Further questions: I've noticed, with no determinable consistency, different British shoulders wearing different colors on the folds of their coats. Some have white, while others are green, blue or even yellow. One source suggested to me that it was a regimental thing, but I've found no codex for the system. Do certain colors denote a particular speciality or branch? In most depictions, for instance, cavalry seem to ware green or black. What then, would best apply to my ship board marines and what ever solders belong in my forts? Will the setting be a major determining factor in what sort of solders or regiments I use or make up? Would the cultural background eg. English, Irish, Welsh, Scottish of the solders/officers matter much to any of this? I could go on, but I think I've asked enough for now but know I don't ask lightly. From my own experience I can understand, that if you do know this much about the subject, it didn't come to you easily or cheaply. With that in mind I assure you all, that anyone who could assist me with useful, accurate information would be doing me a personal favor.
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[pid][/pid] 251C Ahoy, I was interested in building a harbour scene using a good old raised baseplate. Unfortunately you cannot see a lot of the harbour but for some bits of water in the middle, but I am quite happy with the way the buildings have turned out: The whole set is modular (which I have forgotten to prove by taking the appropriate pictures ). At the back side I have allowed for a cross-section approach to the buildings to allow for access and playability: Ok - Sebeus I : this was not the harbour scene I am working on. And the next post should be a ship again.
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hey everyone, after seeing sebeus's new wip frigate, i got inspired to build the redcoat counterpart of it. i wanted to use sebeus's tumblehome technique, but i soon found that it ended up with a rather flat side. so i paired it up with kurigan's idea to flex the broadside, and started building! However i got stuck on making the stern. I wondered if i could get some advice, for i am rather blank for ideas at the moment. Thank you! pics: image by captaingoldenhook, on Flickr image by captaingoldenhook, on Flickr image by captaingoldenhook, on Flickr you can see what the stern looks like now: image by captaingoldenhook, on Flickr
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[pid][/pid] 158D This being my first post, coming out of a Dark Age, I present His Majesty's Warship, The Whisper. She is a 16 gun, 2 mast, fast frigate. Her crew totals 15 sailors, 5 marines, and 2 officers. She is a 3 deck ship, with fully accessible Gun deck, Gallery, Captain's Cabin, and working capstan. more photos here: Thanks very much everyone, criticism is most definitely welcome! Regards, LordBrickleton
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The Crimson Dragon (Coming out of a mini-dark age and posting again)
Tycho McKorley posted a topic in Pirate MOCs
[pid][/pid] 157C Hello Eurobricks! It has been far too long since I was involved in the Lego world. Graduate school necessitated and marriage necessitated that I leave my collection of Lego at my parents' home while I moved across the country (I live in the US). That said, I did complete one MOC about a year ago (though most of it was put together in 2010) that I would like to share with you. I call it the Crimson Dragon. Here is a link to the Flickr Gallery. Here is a link to the Brickshelf Gallery. It sports twenty-five guns per side makes for what I think is a rather imposing fifty-gun frigate (though the two gun decks might disqualify it from that designation). Note that the pictures are links to Brickshelf images. Here's a view of the rear: Here's an overview of the ship: Here's an interior shot of the captain's quarters: Here's the front: These redcoats look like they're about to march into a cannon: Here it is next to Fortress Redband, my previous Pirate-themed MOC: I made this MOC as my first attempt at a large Lego ship. Building a ship was very different than anything else I had done before so let me say that it was a significant learning challenge. If I could do it over again, I think I would ditch the prefabricated hulls and do custom rigging and I would seriously rework the size of the sails. I would also work for more historical accuracy since, if it's not obvious, my current creation is almost in the fantasy realm. All in all though, I'm happy with how it turned out. I am still away from my collection, but I eagerly await the day I can build again. Until then, I'm going to be more active here at Eurobricks as a way to sate my Lego hunger. -
[pid][/pid]237B The British soldiers shore up their formidable beach defenses ready to repel any invaders. The artillery crew man the cannons from their firing positions as more soldiers beef up the shore line. AC
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Hi everyone! it's been a while...sorry for that! today I bring my armies... yes, bluecoats, redcoats and the mighty armada, but mostly the land forces (I´m still working on the naval forces), and of course, with the heavy improvement of the collective minifigures I want comments, observation, critics... so, lets start Bluecoats - strong army vs navy - Colonel Bluecoat Army Field Marshall Lieutenant Infantryman -----o----- Bluecoat Navy Admiral Captain Sailor (I changed the wig) Redcoats - Strong navy vs army - Major Redcoat Navy Captain Ship-of-the-line lieutenant Sailor Redcoat Army Marshal Lieutenant Infantryman Armada - moderated navy & army - Major Armada land force Lieutenant Pikeman Infantryman Armada Navy Alférez Sailor -----o----- the man behind the Armada power: the Inquisitor -----o-----o-----o----- soon, the navy!
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All of the non-official comics from Tournament of Retribution III MstrOfPppts Admiral Croissant dr_spock Capt. Stabbin Brickington Mazin Scorpiox Efullner Blackar Commander Red Hat / Captain Green Hair Skalldyr Purpearljellyblob
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Tournament of Retribution III - Winners Announcement
Admiral Croissant posted a topic in Pirate MOCs
I have made one final comic for this occasion. Truce. On the ruins of a bar, a redcoat and a bluecoat are singing a song whilst enjoying a free drink... 6276 Eldorado Fortress will go to Sebeus I for his entry Once and for All 6243 Brickbeard's Bounty will go to Purpearljellyblob for her entry Happily Ever After 6280 Armada Flagshipwill go to Skalldyr for his entry Everyone in his Own Way Shared 4th: MstrOfPppts (Entry: Jackie the Legend) & Brig. Brick (Entry: Story of Two Coats) 6th: Blackar (Entry: Redcoat Marioworld) (the exact prizes are yet to be determined) SPECIAL PRIZES The Shipyardigans have decided together on the following prizes: The prize for the funniest comic will go to Grimmbeard for his entry How to make a Redcoat Pie The prize for the most cruel comic will go to Purpearljellyblob for her entry The Enemy of my Enemy is my Friend The prize for the worst humiliation will go to ZCerberus for his entry The Sacrifice The prize for the biggest mass killing will go to Blackar for killing 16(!) enemies in one image in his entry Matrix Reloaded The editor award goes to Hjmediastudios for his entry A Gentleman, a Lady, and a Worthless Piece of Redcoat Trash The spectator award will go to MstrOfPppts for his elaborate comments on almost every entry. (the exact prizes are yet to be determinded) Another small award... We have another small award (a tag) which will be given to everyone who made at least 2 official entries, or did something else noteworthy for either cause: For the Redcoats: For the Bluecoats: Congratulations to you all! Now, please hold your fire again and clean your cannons for the next Tournament of Retribution which will inevitibly start somewhere in the future! Greetings, Admiral Croissant [bloggedcp][/bloggedcp] -
Tournament of Retribution III - Winners Announcement
Admiral Croissant posted a topic in Frontpage News
The winners of Tournament of Retribution III have been announced! Among the prizes are Eldorado Fortress, Brickbeard's Bounty and more! Take a moment to congratulate these lucky few in the Pirate MOCs Forum. -
Voting for the final round of the Third Redcoats vs. Bluecoats Tournament of Retribution is now open. The top 3 vote getters will get a prize. You have (5) points to award, but you can't give all 5 points to 1 entry. So you'll have to give your vote to at least 2 entries. And you can't vote for yourself. Just name the participants and the number of votes you give. Further discussion can be held in the Rules Thread. (an incorrect vote doesn't count) Each entry's title is a link to the full comic, so please have a read and get ready to laugh! Voting for this round will conclude on March, 29th, so be sure to vote for those you want to be the winners! Also, don't vote just for the best quality images. Fun and humiliation are also very important! The winner gets to choose one of the 3 prizes, then the second place can choose one of the remaining two, an the third place gets the one that's left. 1. Blackar Redcoat Marioworld 2. Brig. Brick Story of Two Coats 3. Esurient Diary of a Wimpy Redcoat 4. Frank Brick Wright An Easter Tale 5. Grimmbeard And that Kids, is how we Beat those Redcoats 6. The Inventor An unexpected (Turn)coat? 7. MstrOfPppts Jackie the Legend 8. Purpearljellyblob Happily Ever After 9. Sebeus I Once and For All 10. Skalldyr Everyone in his own Way 11. Dr_Spock Bearer of Good News
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Well, here is my final round 3 entry. A bit late and rushed, but well I didn't have any time the last couple of weeks. But I still hope you'll enjoy it. C&C welcome the Inventor
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Hello everyone, Here is my final comic entry for TOR III. Credits: Admiral Croissant, Skalldyr, Brickington, Scorpiox, Efullner, Esurient, Blackar, Captain Blackmoor, Frank Brick Wright, Muffin, Dr_Spock, Commander Red Hat, Capt. Stabbin, Duck.
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TOR III ROUND 3 ENTRY: And that Kids, is how we Beat those Redcoats
Grimmbeard posted a topic in Pirate MOCs
Here's my long - awaited entry! . Without further adieu, I give you And that Kids, is how we Beat those Redcoats And that's it! C&C appreciated. This was a fun Tournament, thanks to Admiral Croissant, Captain Red Hat, Captain Blackmoor, Zcerberus, and everyone else that made this happen . Thanks to the Bluecoat team, we did (and are still doing) great. Happy Retributing! -
My final entry for TORIII Round 3! Good luck everyone and enjoy! Credits to: Commander Red Hat, Purpearljellyblob, Admiral Croissant, Kabel, Cara, Frank Brick Wright, Mazin, Captain Blackmoor, Antonio, Brickington, Scorpiox, Dr_Spock, Skalldyr, Efullner, Blackar, Duck. Thanks guys for starring in my comic. May the best Bluecoat win!
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Tournament of Retribution III - Final Round Voting
Admiral Croissant posted a topic in Frontpage News
It's time to vote for the final round of the Third Tournament of Retribution in the Pirate MOCs Forum! 11 great comics have been made by the finalists, with a much higher photo-edit quality than this image: We'd especially like to have the opinion of those who weren't too closely involved in the whole tournament -
I thought I should start a little story to spice of the Pirate forum, so here you go! C&C are appreciated. Chapter 1: The Change of Command The year was 1750 and there had been talks of a rebellion stirring up at the British colony of Port Imperial. Commodore Brickington was sent with a regiment of soldiers to the colony to stop this. When he arrived he went straight to the Governor's fortress. There, he ordered the change of command of the colony from the Governor to the military. Commodore Brickington: "I have been sent here to take command of the Royal Colony of Port Imperial. I hereby take take control." ​Governor Berkeley: "For what reason?" Commodore Brickington: "Talks of Rebellion. But it doesn't matter, I have a letter from the His Majesty. Either you agree or I throw you in your own prisons." Governor Berkeley: "Fine." Governor Berkeley: "But let me make some things clear." Commodore Brickington: "Go right ahead." Governor Berkeley: "The problem is pirates. Espiecally one named Joe Gardner, I have been recently suspecting him of planning a pirate revolt of Port Imperial. This colony is filled with them, I deem it wise to eliminate them." With that, one of Commodore Brickington soldiers came in the room. Soldier: "Sir, we have a problem." To Be Continued...
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It's great to see that so many of you have cast their votes! And now it's time to present you the participants that made it to the THIRD AND FINAL ROUND which will start on February, 23rd, and which will be closed on the 16th of March. This round will not have any theme, so you're completely free to make whatever story you like. Bluecoats: Brig. Brick Esurient Frank Brick Wright Grimmbeard The Inventor Sebeus I Redcoats: Blackar MstrOfPppts Purpearljellyblob Skalldyr ZCerberus dr_spock Congratulations to you all, and good luck in the final round! May the best soldier win!
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Pure Victory - Hell Hath No Fury Like A Woman Scorned
Purpearljellyblob posted a topic in Pirate MOCs
Here is my entry for the Community Build: Pure Victory Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned... -
Here is my official entry for Round 2 Good luck to everyone! Enjoy! In case you missed my Round 1 Entry: The Night Before The Wedding
