Ayrlego

Yep, but for the real challenge the second one is only just visible (I'm pretty sure I can only see it because I know where to look)....!!!

A customs post licensed as a medium commerce for the Jameston account.

A coastal surveillance station and custom's post located in the mouth of Vanilla Bay, Jameston. Manned by a Royal Customs and Excise Officer and a small contingent of ETTC Sepoys, the coming and goings of merchant shipping into the large port are diligently recorded. I enjoyed how the last yellow build worked out and wanted to do some more builds with yellow. During the vanilla factory build, I came up with the window design I used here on the top floor but I didn't end up using it. So I decided a tower was in order to accommodate it! So really this whole build was because of a window design that then got modified again when I actually used it! Also I wanted to try using the kid's Duplo to build the base up a bit more than usual. The photos make it look flatter than it really is, and you can't see it, but the whole build is build on a base of Duplo blocks that in some places are two high. There are also 4 animals included just for fun, one of rarely used monkeys, a seagull and two chameleons (one of which is not real visible with the angle of the photo - the other camouflaged really well with the landscape colours). Licensed as a medium commerce in Jameston.

An ETTC vanilla sorting plant, licensed as a large factory.

One of the first things the ETTC did when Jameston was established in 617 was to establish vanilla plantations to exploit Celestia's natural abundance of the valuable spice. Now, these plantations are ready for large scale commercial export. To achieve this, a number of factories will be required to be established to handle the processing of the beans into the popular aromatic spice. The first stage of processing the 'Queen of Spices' is to sort the beans. A very manual process, workers sort the beans as they arrive from the plantations in the shade of a large warehouse painted in the typical citrus hues of Jameston. They are looking for beans between 10-25cm and discard any that are woody or brown. After sorting, further processing can begin. So a very long term plan of mine was to establish a flourishing vanilla business on Celestia. It was one of the reasons I chose the island back at the end of 2016! Apart from building my initial plantation; however, I never really got started. Now I hope to continue with further factories showing the process of producing vanilla the spice from the raw product. This is the first (sorting) stage. I think there will be at least another two/three required, for blanching, sweating and drying. Licensed as a large factory in Jameston for the ETTC.

Nice idea for a typical camp scene. Also great to see Sir Dirk (although the more I see your officers, the more I am now considering changing to the 'classic' governor torso!!!). No. Although TER can raise troops in Westface and Pamu - but someone needs to MOC them - no free troops for NPCs this turn!!!

Nice cannon emplacement Bodi. I like the use of the dark blue pants with the regular blue coats - I'm not sure I've seen that combo before. It should be interesting to see how (also if) this action plays out.

Fantastic job! Great way to depict your triumph in King's Port and the nod to the historic photo is immediately apparent!

Great work tying all the historic build references together in this attack build, it's always great to see and I appreciate the hard work the research must have been to get the details right. Definitely one of the best uses of lime green as a landscaping colour here - the olive, bright/lime/normal green and reddish brown work really well together and I think I will borrow the combo for the MOC I am working on at the moment.

More cavalry - this war has been great to see all the creative troop types people come up with! Another nice one here - I often wondered about using the Roman style helmets as 18th century cavalry helmets - I have seen them perched on the top of the head backwards before. I think I prefer the tricorne here though. Hopeful either TLG or one of the third party suppliers comes up with a decent alternative one of these days.

I believe they are Brickwarriors Philistine plumes and helmets. Very interesting use for them! Nice work Bodi, what is the black base piece - it looks really good as a base with the rounded plates.

It may not be a glamorous job, but someone has to do it! If you have the stomach for it, come check out The Rat Catcher by Eurobricks member Ross Fisher in the Brethren of the Brethren of the Brick Seas Forum now!

Index of Corrington's 'turn 2' Terraversa builds: On the road to Pamu [Collab - part 1] - Bregir On the road to Pamu [Collab - part 2] - Spud the Viking On the road to Pamu [Collab - part 3] - Evancelt [TER] Coordinating war efforts - Bregir/Evancelt [COR-FB] Corlander Army Camp, Westface - Evancelt [COR-TER] He had no choice... - Bregir [COR-FB] Improving Roads, Terraversa - Evancelt [COR-FB] Artillery Drill, Westface - Evancelt [COR-TER] Reconnaissance in Force - Ayrlego [COR-FB] Divvying Up Assignments, Westface - Evancelt [COR - TER] On the Outskirts of Westface - LM71 Blackbird [COR - TER] A Fortuitous Discovery - Ayrlego [COR - FB] Porridge Line, Westface - Evancelt

After the unfortunate encounter with the Oleonese soldier, Cooke fled the area with great haste. In evading the soldier’s comrades, he found himself deeper into the interior and increasingly lost. Using the sun, Cooke continued to head east, in a direction that he hoped was towards Westface. Although he had no idea what the overall situation was he hoped he could find friendly forces in L’Olius’ stronghold… providing L’Olius still held Westface... Oleonese patrols constantly forced him to deviate from his easterly course. If there were locals or Atwi around, they were avoiding him; food and water were fast becoming an issue. The overgrown ruins of the temple sat on the top of a small rise ahead, highlighted in the morning sun. The terrain was open, with the odd small tree scattered around. The temple was in a bad state, probably constructed by the earliest Mardiarian settlers; it appeared to have fallen out of use long ago and nature was inexorably reclaiming it. Cooke decided to head to it for shelter from the fast approaching afternoon sun and to continue his journey in the cooler evening. Cooke was awoken from a light sleep sometime mid-afternoon to the thundering of approaching horses. Many approaching horses. He peered out to see a cavalry troop advancing on his location. With a sinking feeling he prepared for a last stand. The ruins offered no real hiding place, there was no chance of escape. The Oleonese would likely not take him prisoner. If they did, his fate was probable execution anyway. He sighed as he picked up the musket he had taken from the ill-fated Oleanese soldier, it seemed he was destined never again feel the crash of the waves on the oaken deck of a ship. Bitterly, he sighted the musket on the approaching horsemen. Something looked wrong. Cooke was no expert on Oleonese cavalry units – he was a naval man. The approaching horsemen were uniformed in a style he seemed to recall as being Hussars, light cavalry used for scouting. The jackets were blue, as to be expected; but the shakos, pelisse and breeches were red. Also one trooper was carrying a red and white pennant. Corlander colours? But no, that couldn’t be. Many Oleonese units were adored with red and this must be one of them. He sighted on the pennant bearer and prepared to fire when he noticed several red jacketed officers, one who seemed somehow familiar to him – as if he had seen the man before somewhere. He lowered the musket. As the figures drew ever closer, he realised he wasn’t hallucinating, the red jackets were indeed those of the Corlander Army. The officer he realised with a jolt was Allcock, one of Montoya’s friends that Cooke had met several times. He recalled Allcock was Colonial Governor of the the Paradise Isles out east, so what he was doing in Oleon occupied Terraversa was beyond his exhausted mind. Cooke dropped the musket and emerged from the ruins, somewhat to the surprise of the cavalrymen who reigned in around him. Allcock looked down, surprise, confusion then sudden recognition on his face. Then, adapting the typical nonchalant expression and deadpan tone of Corlander aristocracy, Allcock remarked. “I say chaps... it appears we have found the Navy!” So this started last week as an offer to Bregir for small, quick build to restore Cooke to his rightful place in command of one of Her Majesties ships... Anyway I thought I'd try to replicate Bregir's distinctive Terraversa style with a reddish brown base and some orange foliage. Then I decided it would be cool to add a small farmhouse or building. After pondering that and looking for inspiration, I had another idea - maybe the farmhouse could be a ruin. Then somehow later that night the farmhouse turned into a church, and the build got big! It doesn't look that large in the photos (which is always disappointing!) but it is around 50 studs at its longest and 30 at the widest. Far bigger than my original plans anyway! I also decided that a story featuring both Allcock and Cooke deserved some effort - so if you made it through the above novel congratulations - and thank you!

I know I should be careful what I wish for, but one day it would be nice to experience such weather! The closest we ever get to snow here is some wet slush that is usually water before or just after it hits the ground!

Until now he has mainly been seen in his old field jacket (classic redcoat torso), but with elevation to Commander of all Corlander Forces on Terraversa, he decided that he'd better start wearing the more formal Officer jacket (PoTC Officer torso). In my mind (so not by any means official) this is the uniform jacket for all standard regimental officers of Major and above (Brigadier Howe in contrast wears the uniform of the 1st Foot Guards). But Allcock will likely switch back to his field jacket if he goes tramping around the jungle again!! or the world for that matter :) In sort, if depicting him on Terraversa, I'd prefer the PoTC torso, but don't rush out and get one if you don't have it! The classic torso is just fine!

I think what makes the tent is the deviation from the standard triangle design - the extended sides really make it and the bricks do a surprisingly good job of representing heavy canvas. (IC) Good to see our command busy planing to throw the bluecoats out of Terraversa - Long the the Queen!

A great idea for a factory and well executed. I will probably borrow the idea of a smoke house at some stage! I like the nod to the historical French frontiersmen of North America. I agree with Bregir - no issues with this being a medium factory. It is the total footprint that counts (as long as it's not a tiny square on a giant plain plate - which this most definitely isn't!)

Great little build and definitely unique as well! As Kai mentioned my first reaction was wow! that is a lot of rats!!! I like the gargoyle holding the lamp as well, very nice touch!

No problem, they were built in February - so I don't see any issue! It looks like you didn't select the 'free vessel' option on the webform - I've fixed that now! The timestamp on the large commerce (crab) is the 1 Mar, so it will appear in the next sheet. The small art and culture is included. Total yield Jan-Feb is 10DB = 1 small artisan and 1 small plantation.

Great to see Cooke back in action. I do hope he makes it back to the fleet again soon - his history of beating the odds during Naval engagements will likely come in handy again soon!!! Nice colour palette as well - the scene looks quite idyllic (if you ignore the bluecoat getting bayoneted!)

An armoury used by the ETTC Sepoys guarding the settlement, licensed as a small artisan for the Jameston account.

Colonial administrators had learnt much from the Lotii raid on Spudkirk. The policy of dispersing military supplies across smaller locations around settlements was becoming increasingly common. Borrowing a design from Spudkirk itself, ETTC officials have constructed a small armoury in Jameston to house supplies for the swelling number of troops in that settlement. An ETTC Sepoy havildar (sergeant) who specialises in firearm repair and maintenance runs the workshop, that also provides arms and munitions for a company of troops. Outside, ETTC Sepoys maintain a heavy presence, vigilant for any attempted Oleonese raid. An ETTC officer, discusses news of the war with two Crown officers, one from the famed 60th (Rifle) Regiment. Although the settlement has been known for the bright colours of its buildings, these days the most popular colours seem to be citrus - limes, yellows, oranges and greens. The armoury is no exception. Will be licensed as a medium artisan for Jameston.

At the moment the war on Terraversa, along with all the routine administrative work such as account sheets etc is taking up all our time. Hopefully we will get a chance to look at aMRCAs soon, although I can not guarantee when that will be.