WesternOutlaw Posted December 17, 2006 Another Pirate Theme MOC, Pirate Prison. Guarded by Royal Navy Guards, Pirate Prison keeps ony the most treacherous of pirates within its damp fortified walls. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Norrington Posted December 17, 2006 looking good but i would have perfered at least a sall fort like sabre island..... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Scouty Posted December 17, 2006 Awsome!! Neat new set! The studless dock is really nice. And the tower is pretty :-) . Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ZCerberus Posted December 17, 2006 so if this is the third, what was the second? The rebuild of the first one? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mister Phes Posted December 17, 2006 looking good but i would have perfered at least a sall fort like sabre island..... Mr Norrington you're still not checking your posts for spelling errors before sending them. I recommend you you acquire FireFox 2 as it has a spell checker that will alert you to your spelling errors. As for The Brickster's 3rd MOC... Its very "rectangular" isn't it? The brown snots for the decking work well enough but I can't help but think it would be better if the deck was extended further towards the front of the Pirate Prison. Of course piece limitation may impede this option. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ZCerberus Posted December 17, 2006 The brown snots for the decking work well enough but I can't help but think it would be better if the deck was extended further towards the front of the Pirate Prison. Of course piece limitation may impede this option. Yes, if that is the only door, it does need some sort of landing, but I we can't see the other side of the prison, so maybe a landing is there. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
El Bucanero Posted December 17, 2006 Looks very nice! It looks like an actual lego set...Although lego Imperial sets were mostly white and yellow... Its very "rectangular" isn't it? The brown snots for the decking work well enough but I can't help but think it would be better if the deck was extended further towards the front of the Pirate Prison. Of course piece limitation may impede this option. Mr Phes...SNOT is a building technique not a tile! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mister Phes Posted December 17, 2006 And what is the appropriate context to use the acronym "SNOT", Mr Tiber? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
El Bucanero Posted December 17, 2006 And what is the appropriate context to use the acronym "SNOT", Mr Tiber? Studs Not On Top, Or maybe it's better to say, studs not facing top... Look at this: As you can see the studs are not facing the top... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mister Phes Posted December 17, 2006 So if a brick was used upside-down but the studs were still visible, that would also be a SNOT? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
El Bucanero Posted December 17, 2006 So if a brick was used upside-down but the studs were still visible, that would also be a SNOT? Well... I don't think there is something like A SNOT, It's a building technique... But I understand your question, well yes you can call that SNOT... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bonaparte Posted December 17, 2006 Another beautiful pirate set! But I would like to see some more pictures from different angles. The prison-door seem to be faced towards the sea. Is there another door on the other side of the building? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WesternOutlaw Posted December 17, 2006 To answer some of your questions: I placed the door to the right intentionally thinking that it makes escape from the bars more difficult. It could of just as easily been placed on the side of the dock. In looking at access, it may have been a better to do so (but that was my rational at the time). There is not a 2nd door. I tried building this little prison several times in white, yellow, and a combination; but grey worked the best. I just can't get the right look with the white and yellow. The use of the brown tiles (not SNOTs), seemed to give the dock/landing a better look; esp when extending every other one past the main brown piece. The 2nd MOC was the rebuild of my 1st as it really was a different MOC completely. Here's another shot but I don't have one at a different angle or from the top: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Captain Roger Posted December 17, 2006 good MOC but the soldiers look bad with the classic smile Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WesternOutlaw Posted December 17, 2006 I like the "classic smile" on the original figures. It goes back to a time when most/all of the Lego figs were smiling. Definately a happier time when Lego sets were better. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Norrington Posted December 17, 2006 good theory, they were happy because the sets they were in were well built while today they are unhappy because of the crappy sets that they are contained in.. interesting.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mister Phes Posted December 17, 2006 Here's another shot but I don't have one at a different angle or from the top: I'm wondering Brickster why you take many pictures of your MOCs? Its good to be able to view these creations from different perspectives and as far as I'm aware its not that difficult or time consuming to take pictures. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WesternOutlaw Posted December 17, 2006 It depends on how good I think the MOC is. Plus, in the case of this MOC, not much can't be seen in a few pictures. If it was a set review or a larger MOC, then I would generally take more images. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mister Phes Posted December 17, 2006 Come to think of it this MOC could really benefit from an arch :-D Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WesternOutlaw Posted December 18, 2006 I actually had a few, both on the prison structure, and connecting the structure to the dock section. None of them came out. I have yellow arches in a variety of styles, black, and old grey. The old gray doesn't look good with the new grey. It's like working with another color completely. So I scratched the arches. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mister Phes Posted December 18, 2006 Oh great! Just what we need - more grey incompatibility issues. Alternatively if you stock up on white you could avoid the grey problem ;-) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ZCerberus Posted December 18, 2006 The old gray doesn't look good with the new grey. It's like working with another color completely. So I scratched the arches. Yeah... same thing with old and new brown. I guess they have names... Old gr(e)ay is 'light gray' New gray is 'mid-stone' Old brown is 'brown' New brown is 'reddish brown' Also I have been unhappy about: Old dark gray is 'dark gray' New dark gray is 'dark bluish gray' Oh well! I actually had to use both light gray and mid-stone on my harbor, but since you can't really see the floors (only place I used it) it is usually not noticeable. I also tried to only use a single shade of gray across one floor, but I was surprising light on old gray plates, but got a tone of mid-stone ones from a pick-a-brick near me. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WesternOutlaw Posted December 18, 2006 You can't tell from the image, but the prison cell piece is old grey (from Sheriff's Lock-up). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Evil Willy Posted December 20, 2006 Come to think of it this MOC could really benefit from an arch :-D Haha yah, But really. I like the MOC, its good, solid, and clean. But the color's (gray) do not soo much apeal to me. In my mind I see all imperial forts white and yellow, it just looks good. Good build though, the dock's are the strong point! Keep it up. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ZCerberus Posted December 20, 2006 Studs Not On Top, Or maybe it's better to say, studs not facing top...Look at this: As you can see the studs are not facing the top... Pesky SNOT builders! To the gallows with all of them! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
