Crimson Pirate

Hi everyone, the model is finally builded :) Some bricks I had to paint due to lack of availability of colors.

Hi! And what do you think about this unusual project? ;) https://ideas.lego.com/projects/7ce817cf-f0b2-4be8-8114-8b4bf879c5b3?fbclid=IwAR1fnIhvlfqSxgE2HZq-T10bFsxhYdqJGbhCBhN9lDnWV0NMKeyXC0ew8Yg

Dzięki ;) Decorating of the interior was a pure pleasure but "shaping" the hull, as you said, was a nightmare especially the rear of the boat where hull's asymethric is the most visible.

Hi again. I have never abandoned this project and I hope it will reach to the next mile stone on LEGO Ideas page. My Gondola has been choosen as a Staff Pick yesterday :D https://ideas.lego.com/projects/7ce817cf-f0b2-4be8-8114-8b4bf879c5b3 I uploaded 3 new photos with some little upgrades. I changed handrails, chairs's legs and colors in some places with additional color chrome gold, looks better now. I'm thinking about building it from real bricks and not leaving it as a program design only :)

Thank you! Untortunatelly some of the criticatl bricks are not available in colors I used, like oar or curved 3x3 slope at the front. I was thinking about building it in real but I without painting some parts it won't be possible ;)

Hi there Here are some more pics and real pics for comparison. Plese tak a look at real photos to understand some strange details, because it is very typical and unusual boat :) https://www.flickr.com/photos/194596565@N06/ I also made small update for interior details, I changed legs of the chair and stools to give them more antique look (I discovered that gondola stools have only two legs), I changed long black handrail below black pompons and I added some red material just behind the main seat. How do you like this project, any suggestion what to improve?

Hi everyone! I decided to go back after my long pause in any posting and submitting photos, mainly about lidgted old pirates sets ;) Recentyl I made my very first real MOC. I wanted to present something like LEGO model of Venetian Gondola. I presented my project on Lego Ideas page, but I make this topic to know what do you really think about it. Unfortunatelly it's only a project from Studio, because some of bricks doesn't exist in colors I used. I wanted to show you more photos, also real photos for model and details for comparison, but I have limitations here as I can see... so here is my project in Lego Ideas: https://ideas.lego.com/projects/7ce817cf-f0b2-4be8-8114-8b4bf879c5b3 I need to think about online pics gallery to give you link to more photos I wanted to share :) Please let me know what do you think about this? Construction of Gondola itself is not so obvious, so I will be happy to answer for your questions :)

Hi, I used just 14 lights, so 14 wires and another extensions are very hard to hide in "not closed" lego model. I wish I had pico lights when I was lighting it, pico lights are better to hide and to assemble in small lights :)

Hi I wanted to share with you my excitation after getting the BSB for my round birthday from my girlfriend (oh yes!) and my parents :) Finally, after 25 years waiting, I got the Legend in very nice condition, with shiny bricks, 100% complete with extra parts also :) Maybe you have seen, I lighted this set few days ago of course This gift is very special to me, not only because it was a set I always loved to have, but it came with original box, in really nice condition, with complete box contents! Now a days it's almost impossible to find used 6285 with all inner cardboard trays, boxes and especially, with plastic transparent inserts, this are a very rare stuff! For a used set, bricks are in excellent condition, but unfortunetally not the sails. Two of them have repaired attach holes, and it was strange. How the first owner of this set could damage it so badly, when all the bricks hadn't marks of play at all? Now I know why... Barracuda mates have big problems with rolling out the sails, two of the sails are just too small! I've never heard about this type of fake, poor quality controll had TLG in 1989, really poor! Anyway, I'm very happy I got this set Greets

HI again! Sorry Faladrin. I'm not in possess in islanders sets :( \they could have look good too, but most of my pirate sets I have are from Imperial Soldiers theme, soon I will show you Eldoraro, maybe with a ship also and scenery ;) But now... this is time for a legend, lighted BSB!

Challenge accepted! What do you think about this

Well done!

The idea to use guns to pretend famous island stone heads is brilliant

HI Here are my suggestions: 1. horizontal parts of masts are too long 2. The ship is small, so normal shooting cannons would be too big, try to use alternate method and build cannons yourself 3. Steering wheel is also too big, make some place for it and hide this wheel a bit in the floor, like in 6271 imperial ship overall it's good, keep the right proportions of all of ship's parts and you will create really good alternate ship project ;)

Very very nice, it's realy cool that this diorama shows something under water too!

Really epic scenes, the ruined buildings are jus awesome!

If you are looking for some inspiration, take a look generally on fortifications builded in 18-19 century. To make wall more atractive, use brick with brick design, small arches attached along whole wall, use slopes, use different colours around cannon windows etc. Look at this for example: http://www.darkroom.strefa.pl/Fortyfikacje/Twierdza%20D%C4%99blin/Fort%20Mie%C5%BCwi%C4%85czka/slides/DSCN0412.html

I've don also Broadside Brig and Sabre Island, but these sets are to small, so minis versions didn't look really good. You can suggest me a set to minimize, but challangable set ;)

Hi! I want to present you my mini lego projects from LDD, if you have some you can add to this topic :) Do you have any idea how to improve them, what should be changed? One day I'll try to buy necessary bricks and build them and create mini diorama Enjoy! Lagoon Lock up Rock Island Refuge Renegate Runner Caribbean Clipper (black brick on the bottom hold everything in one piece, don't look at it ;) ) Eldorado!

These are lights from Brickstuff, but not the smallest version

Here are another lighted pirate sets :)

Thank you for comparing my photos to those in ancient catalogs :) I'm far away from making amazing and magic pics like in old lego adverts, but I always try to do my best. Yeah, I don't like visible cables, but with this stuff it's sometimes hard to hide them, especially when you try to give minifigures lighting torches and you don want to hurt them :) Today or tommorow you can expect more photos with another small sets!

That's not official Lego lights :( it's from Brickstuff, but if you want to get it you have to know someone from USA, because Brickstuff don't send it abroad (big tax for electronics or something...)

I like this set too, it was one of the biggest space set from my childhood and I have big sentiment for it :) Maybe on day I will light on more old sets, but for now if you want to see more lighted sets visit my topic on Pirate Theme http://www.eurobricks.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=108523 Thanks cor comments :)

Hi! Take a look on strange space set 6951. I used 14 lights to light up as many bicks as it was possible. I hope you will enjoy it I also published a movie to show you special light effects