Captain Dee

Tonight I placed all the floor tiles (2000+) in the dining hall except the joints between baseplates, which doesn't seem like much building, but it's something. And it's looking big. Yikes. Yeah, I know. 'Tis the trouble with building/creating with LEGO. A realistic setting gets big and pricey in a hurry... I would love to include both your sigfig (Reinhard?) and Mordo. As I said before, the unknown timeline for this project will make it hard to sync with anyone's stories and characters' locations, so I'd like to use everyone's main characters, even if it just amounts to a cameo. I would rather not use Arthur; I don't have the main body parts, can't really use them elsewhere and don't really want to buy them just for this. What about the Royal Conductor, Epper? And what about the WTC in general? I don't have those raider torsos, but I wonder if I couldn't do a "formal" version in very similar colors? I already have some dialog worked up for the WTC that I think you'd enjoy...

@LM71Blackbird do you have a higher-definition view of the faces in particular somewhere? Otherwise I think I have the necessary parts.

Nice architecture and color scheme. And those long smooth stairs look inviting. I like it.

The whole scene looks really nice, and the trees in particular are beautiful. Intriguing story as well.

@Capt Wolf @Bodi Got it. Thanks. I probably won't post any more teasers until the project is closer to completion.

This looks like such a fun, classic pirate build. Great work incorporating that tan baseplate. And I love that grassy corridor through the trees.

Excellent work with the skeleton. The base looks so much like real wood in that first pic, which would be really cool if it was supposed to be wood, and not sand! I think it shows the build better than the other pic, but I appreciate you posting it nonetheless. And good write-up too.

This looks like a fun build. It's a nice arrangement and looks very playable. I especially like the shelter and the guy with the spyglass, looking into that chest in the sand!

What does the Duc wear? Same as Lagaufre? And would you happen to know the source of Lagaufre's hair/beard piece? Of course! Could you perhaps ID that torso?

The two table scenes show the conundrum of working with minifigs. The accessories are basically too big, so the table is overly crowded. This last scene looks far more balanced to me, especially the size of the chairs relative to the place settings. The entrees require the bigger plates, which just throws everything off. Oh well...

@Capt Wolf Thank you - that makes it easy! Snack time. I must give a shout to @Grover for the table design. I wanted something round or rounded.

Breathe all you want, just handle with care. The top is really the most sturdy section, and doesn't pull apart easily at all. When I tried to pull the top wheel off, it stubbornly held and when it finally gave it was with a tremendous jerk that sent parts flying everywhere! Having so many clips really spreads the weight around and collectively hold very tight, and the plates are fully overlapped on the straight-vertical part, so it doesn't give under reasonable handling. I have twirled it around pretty freely holding just below the top wheel. The bottom half is another story. The main connections to the big inner wheel (the so-called "giant" size) are again very sturdy, but all those runs of plates connected by single studs are maddeningly difficult to align, and somewhat floppy too. If you look close you can see all sorts of stuff hanging crooked down there. I plan to rework it and straighten things up as much as possible for the final scenes. I went on BrickLink in search of trans-clear 1x3 plates, because stairstepping them on 2 studs would form a nice straight run, and... yeah. Very rare, very expensive, very frustrating. Hanging the chandelier by the top wheel will require something to go through the wheel axle hole to lift from the bottom; there is simply no way a topside connection will support the weight. I haven't decided how I'm going to suspend them yet.

Yeah, I know just what you mean. We can all pretty well imagine their proper expressions, anyway.

The small chandeliers are the more elegant of the 2, methinks. Which is to say, they do a better job of representing the real thing. And they're much easier to build and get good pics of. As for the big one... that design was the first thing I built for this project. The real-world counterpart, specifically the main piece in the Biltmore Ballrooms, is my favorite style of crystal chandelier. This model is... ugh, a headache to build... Replicate at your own risk. And whatever you do, don't drop it!

Best comic ever, and a really nice representation in bricks! They look like they're on the way to Stoney Gulch.

"Crab cakes are the best," Sir Dee thought, "but stuffed crabs are the bestest."

Breakfast will be served the morning of the ball for the early arrivals, followed by lunch and dinner at the appropriate times. In between there will be various entertainments, followed by the ball in the evening. Seriously. See, I told you I had 6 or 7 lobster. @Keymonus Great design. I think I can pull that from my collection. "These had better be turkeys and not pelicans," Sir Dee mused.

Aha... that's what I thought.

Looks like the beginnings of something serious. I like those tents/shelters. The effect of the render on the big pieces used for the water does look a little odd. Perhaps mixing up a greater variety of parts would help this? Pretty much what I was thinking...

"Turkey legs?" Sir Dee muttered. "I ordered chicken!"

Next were the porterhouse steaks. These were all accounted for, but a few of them had already been spiced and placed in marinade...

Sir Dee took stock of the groceries, but he kept coming up a few lobster short. When he inquired among his staff, no one *burp* knew anything about it.

Let there be Light! small chandelier above, large chandelier below

Haha -- I hadn't thought about that! Maybe something similar to the Wild West Wyldstyle CMF?