SilentWolf

The Mafia of Charlatan Bay have licensed there headquarters as a small commerce.

This is a great micro build. My favorite parts are the king, the mountains, and Santa with the reindeer! Great job.

Being a man of order, I will choose the Red Squadron as it is on top. I am going to attempt a sixth rate.

Micah of Wolfhaven would personally like to sign up to build a ship for the crown's new squadrons.

Funds are transferred as it is easier to do it now than forget and spend the money. I forgot to clarify that the flag is belonging to the WETEC.

Elizabeth's family and Micah were resting in the sitting room after dinner one evening. Primarily, they were discussing the upcoming wedding, but Mr. Griffin was ignoring the discussion and reading his newspaper. He suddenly outburst, "What have they done!? Have you heard the news of what these Eslandoleans have done, deposing their king? It is an outrage!" Micah looking over from the discussion of the wedding responded, "I heard about it this morning. I believe that they only laid down rules of leadership, not depose him." Mr. Griffin responded still excited, "This will cause financial loss and problems throughout the world! What are we going to do?" Micah, "I was planning on selling horses to the king to use in his free time." Mr. Griffin, " I think..." Mrs. Griffin cut in at this point, "Dear, we should really save this talk for another time. We are trying to finalize the last details of this wedding. Besides there is no need to cause such a disturbance over the newspaper. You and Charlotte should continue reading and we will return to our discussions." An overview shot of the build. It will eventually be licensed as a small residence in Arlinsport.

Should the funds be transfered to Trador, yourself or Maestro? Red and black. The picture links to the larger flickr file.

I have transferred the funds for my share. I look forward to continued business together

Congratulations to all the winners. This was indeed a very fun challenge. I shall enjoy seeing more lowlife activity in builds in the future.

Category I: It taunteth me! Category III: Micah's Reaction.

Ever since the night the King of Eslandola had a visit in his bedroom, he has been very skittish. He decided his room was not as safe as he would like it and he moved into his mother-in-law's vacant bedroom. He spent the time hiding under the covers, and anyone who disturbed him had a nightcap thrown at them. This necessitated the servants having to run all over the city acquiring new nightcaps. Some he liked and some he despised. Who in their right mind brought the king BLUE nightcaps!? He threw every one of them across the room. However, one ended up on the beam above his mother-in-law's portrait. It sat there unmoved despite all attempts to knock it off with more night caps. It mocked him. He returned to hiding under the covers.

Luka's torso is an Indiana Jones torso I picked up at a build a minifigure area. It works well in many different era builds. Thank you! Thank you! The descriptions were fun to think up Thanks! The hidden room was the idea that really pulled this build together. That and the fig barf were my favorite parts. The office comes in at exactly 24x16 with the hidden room extending behind to 24 studs.

Ruts on the Road This should qualify for challenges A and C and is exactly 32x32.

The Grand Road of Nellisa runs for many miles. One of the difficulties of dirt roads is that when it gets wet, it turns to mud. The downside to mud is that when it is driven through it can create ruts that stay there even when the ground starts drying out again. It also creates a natural low spot that stays wet longer than other portions of the road. The Hendrick family has stopped prior to such a section of muddy ruts on their way to Pontelli. They are going there to sell some of the increase of their chicken flock this year, and pick up some needed goods. Mrs. Hendrick has prepared a picnic lunch for them that they are enjoying under a beautiful shade tree. Jerome Hendrick is enjoying chasing frogs that are living in the vegetation on the side of the road. There are other travellers on the road today who are not taking it quite so leisurely. Some are avoiding the ruts by walking around the muddy section. A courier is riding by on his horse. A gentleman is driving his carriage right through the ruts which fortunately are drying up at the present. A hunter is heading home with the game he procured this morning. Jerome on the other hand is learning that sometimes creatures in the vegetation are not always happy being bothered. One more view

The Mafia of Charlatan Bay

Introducing Mr. Mandamento, the leader of the Mafia of Charlatan Bay by right of inheritance by blood and power. His commands are unquestioned in the gang and respected in the Mafia in the world at large. His second in command, Mr. Rossi, oversees all the day to day operations of the gang and their business dealings. Mr. Mandamento: Mr. Rossi, call a meeting of all the overseers of our enterprises. We will meet at exactly 2:37 pm tomorrow. In the morning, the entire crew had assembled. Mr. Mandamento (at 2:37 pm precisely): I am glad you could all make it here today. I wouldn't have wanted to need to permanently exclude any of you in the future. As you have noticed, there has been an influx in various criminal gangs in Charlatan Bay over the course of the last several months. At first, I ignored it because what harm could a few children and miscreants do. However, their early successes have caused them to be emboldened. They believe that they rule the city despite that all they have done is squeeze a measly few pennies from a few poor souls. It is time that we show them that they do not rule Charlatan Bay. Rather, it is the Mandamento family and all who serve them who are the real rulers of all enterprises above the law. It was just nine months ago, that we relocated to Charlatan Bay that we might expand our business into both the newly discovered world and maintain our control on the Old lands without interference of those pesky kings and priests and lords. Here we are protected from any criminal investigations and can spread our enterprises without hindrance. Now we will assert our dominance on Charlatan Bay's underworld and guarantee that no one dares cross us in the future. Mr. Moretti, our accountant and planner, has prepared assignments for each of you. They reference what gangs you should seek out and how much you should demand they pay us. Use each of your specialties and make them pay if they do not do so immediately. Mr. Moretti Luka (Specialty: collecting money from those of wealth who may have acquired it illegally. Skill: fencing and dueling - purportedly he has won 17 duels in his life.) Tiberio (Specialty: blackmailing women of wealth. Skill: Magic tricks and kidnapping.) Bruno (Specialty: forceful seizure. Skill: his massive size and strength lend to terror and his brute force does not dissuade from this emotion.) Dante (Specialty: Delivering terror on those most hardened in crime. Skill: Assassinations and threats of the same.) Riccardo (Specialty: Distraction of targets and relaxation of Mafia. Skill: Music.) Mercede (Specialty: Cooking and cleaning. Skill: no known, primary job as Mr. Mandamento's niece is to maintain their dwelling and keep their kitchen stocked. There is rumor among others that she has killed up to 13 men in her life. No evidence has ever been seen even among the Mafia, but she does keep that knife in her belt at all times.) Marco (Specialty: Being a pain. Skill: Being Mr. Mandamento's bumbling nephew and Mercede's younger brother.) Mr. Mandamento: Luka and Tiberio open the vault and provide whatever weapons the various crews need to complete their missions. Marco: What weapons should I take, uncle. I may need a pistol, but I have my knife and mace and... Mr. Mandamento: None! What are you doing here? Go with your sister and make sure the cleaning and cooking are done. The men will be hungry tonight. Then lightening his tone: One day, you may lead the Mandamento family, but for now you must learn the business one lesson at a time. Obedience is the lesson today. Marco left joyfully for he shall be the boss soon; his uncle said so. At least, that is what he heard.

This is a great little moc showing the demise of this ship. May the rest of the fleet go on to sail many journeys successfully.

I am loving that interior scene. It looks like the hold of a busy ship. On top of the great interior you added a microship (miniship?). Great job!

This is a great display. Congratulations on coordinating and pulling off such a large display that does the Pirate theme proud. Ithe took me a while to get through all the pictures as I enjoyed looking at the details. It is great to see so many building styles coming together. Thank you for posting the pictures so those of us who couldn't come could enjoy.

I mixed the dark red and normal red to simulate the variations in the cinnabar ore coloring. Though I do agree with you that the darker red does look better in the Lego build. Thank you to everyone for the compliments. The two levels was an attempt due to the appeal of so many other multi level builds in BoBS. I can't say I achieved what others have but it did provide a nice way to show multiple concepts in the one build. The wagon was built to be larger to match the ore wagons of the West so it might be a little later in era, but I felt comparable enough to use. Though as @Slegengr pointed out I needed draft horses to pull such a large wagon. Thus the concept of putting socks on the horses to give them height came about. I don't think it would work as well on the new horses as it would look weird on the bent leg to have extra length and would be really odd to only have 3 legs extended. I did portray the mercury in its most common ore form of cinnabar which would be processed to make pure mercury. I have intention to make a factory for Elizabethville to portray the process, but it won't happen this month as was originally intended. So many ideas to build and so little time....

Nov. Builds: FB Hi, ho, quicksilver, away! | SilentWolf | Corrington Minichallenge Mafia of Charlatan Bay | SilentWolf |Corrington Minichallenge Ruts on the Road | SilentWolf | Corrington Minichallenge It Taunteth Me! | SilentWolf | Corrington Minichallenge Micah's Reaction | SilentWolf | Corrington December builds Choosing Islands | SilentWolf | Corrington FB Garden of Arlinsport | SilentWolf | Corrington

It should be recalled that Alex, Henry, and Jimmy were "prospecting" and found what they believed to be gold. Despite their beliefs, it was determined that actually they had found quicksilver. Once they were told, they went around and informed everyone that they had discovered the largest mine of silver in the history of forever. Their fathers on the other hand, contacted the WETEC in regard to the discovery, and soon a mine was opened. The red cinnabar ore that contained the quicksilver was removed from an underground shaft, and carted to the surface. Here we see a wagon load being pulled by draft horses to the new factory on the outskirts of town. Inside the mine, they are about ready to push a new cartload out to the next wagon waiting to be loaded. Lanterns provide light for the workers. Here is an overview of the build.

Snow always causes me to want to go outside and explore! The mountains and forests blanketed with snow are some of my favorite places. @CopMike I built this then realized the BrickWarrior antlers might be considered a clone item. Let me know if I need to change it. Edit: I updated the picture to avoid any clone pieces.

I almost missed this one this year. Glad I saw it. Time to get building!

Wolf's Equine, Trading, and Expedition Company (WETEC) would like to purchase a property in La Sombra. We find this endeavor to expand trade and forge good relations into the newest discovered islands a noble endeavor. It will also enable our expedition wing a place to resupply while exploring the new islands. Our trade flag is included in the signature of this letter. This request is sent on behalf of all five trade partners: Micah of Wolfhaven, Captain George Knight, Captain William Chase, Caleb Henry, and Arthur Kellogg. Yours truly, Arthur Kellogg, head of Trade for the WETEC.