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If you followed the link below the image you would find that the coat is an actual purchasable item, and that the image is not from a movie. The guy wearing it models a few items on the site. The website is called Museum Replicas, and though they do have some licensed items, most of the costume apparel is designed from real historical clothing. It was just what I thought the fig might resemble.

About the looks of the Highwayman, I quote myself from last month:

Finally an answer to the shark question. Since I have no interest in the creature, should I actually get the set, there will be more to trade.

Where on Facebook? The official page only has the high res pic from before.

Micro-Mark has decal printing paper in white, white backed clear, and blue backed clear. They are waterslide decals that require fixative spray to avoid smudging. The Try-It Pack for Ink Jet Printers and the Try-It Pack for Laser Printers both come with the fixative. I haven't tried it yet, but it seems like a good option.

Retail stores aren't going to have these. For older CMFs Bricklink resellers are your best option. The Hot Dog suit itself was reused in a Friends set and is still available on Amazon.

I remember saying there would ne six movies, but that's because I remembered that there had been reporting of Depp being contracted for five sequels. I doubt they will kill off Jack permanently, just keeping the possibility out there to maintain the peril for the character.

I get much of the reasoning about CMF series schedule. There is the production facilities' capacity, shelf life, and where the licensed series are concerned, the media tie-in.

All this back and forth about a shark that from Lego's perspective, apparently, we aren't supposed to know about. We only know because of factory leaks. Yes, the movie shark was in the trailer, but they never acknowledged the creation of a Lego version. I still think the secrecy is Disney's doing.

If we could all be okay with a Lego world minifiged with all colors that would be great. Please, please, please. If we want them to, they can even be nice to each other. <sings>"It's a small world after all. . ."</sings>

Thanks for all the help. Ignore this. It was an attempt at self-depreciation, owing to my lack of familiarity with the terminology. This, like sarcasm, falls flat without an emoticon, or something, to denote tone. I try for a semblance of logic, if not outright realism, in my builds.

Brickforge has a 'tunic' body wear, but they don't seem to have a printing design that would work for Mardier troops in the loose items section.

The Flying Cloud does have the second mast as the tallest, but also has triangular sails between the first and second masts. I think there is an additional beam in there, but the image doesn't clearly show it. The rear, perpendicular sail seems to be on the third mast. For my ship, I may have to give it its own mast. I do need to know how that kind of sail looks furled, though. I am also thinking about mounting rowboats on her. That section without gun ports may come in handy.

@Bregir, I am not familiar with the terms you are using for ship rigging. I have in front of me a drawing of the 1851 U.S. clipper ship Flying Cloud. I think the size of my SOL will merit a similar sail plan, but am unsure that I can build that with sails unfurled in LDD. The stern is still undergoing design work. Merging the angles, as well as continuing the color scheme lines. I've had to adjust the level of the slopes, inserting and removing plates, to get a nice flow. There will be no interior, and the captain's cabin may only get some token items obscuring any window views. I have also decided to not use gold. I'm planning on some railing on the main deck and quarterdeck, but it will be low. I may put some small guns on deck once I have a handle on the rigging, but given that she already has 64 gun ports, they might not be necessary. I could make railing on the bow higher to help bridge the sections. As I stated earlier, her in-story justification is that she was built out of multiple damaged hulls, so she will have places where her deck doesn't look well put together. There are structural reasons for that, but it should help in her acceptability to those who favor historical ship designs. This novice is trying.

I am happy that I guessed one that no one else did.

That is a chimpanzee, not a monkey.

I am quite sure there was actually a statue, in that pose, in Ariel's hideaway. I think King Triton destroys it early in the film. A minidoll can't stand in that pose, so a sticker to show it makes sense. I hope the set includes the fork. Both of these would be good parts packs for me. I could use that hood for BOBS, and I have some ideas for the dresses.

That mold is way oversized to the minifigure. Jack, the monkey, is a capuchin.

Both of you were talking about what Lego didn't do.

I postulated the polybag theory days ago. We'll have to wait and see. That side view does help make the ship seem more full. In any event, if I do get the set it will be for the parts. If I do somehow end up acquiring that shark, I will see to it that it finds a home in someone else's collection.

A lot from my last list, but with some updates. 1) Green Man/Forest Lord: Male figure in various shades of green. Headgear from the CMF Ocean King in dark green w/ dark brown "crown", possibly sand green base torso with dark green leaf patterns all over, ghost legs in swirled sand green and dark green, staff in dark brown (Pharaohs Quest/Loki staff?), and some kind of vine-like neck-wear. 2) Ring Bearer: A small boy dressed up, nice hair(Superman?). Pillow mold that can hold two of the rings. They have already been used outside of LOTR/Hobbit. 3) Birthday Girl: Friends style hair with pin hole, one of the 2016 party hats in pearl silver, existing cloth skirt, birthday cake slice (new mold), dual face happy and crying "It's my party and I'll cry if I want to." 4) Lady Farmer: Cloth overdress, dual mold legs for boots, beehive hairdo from TLM CMF Velma Staplebot, and black chicken. 5) Terracotta Warrior: New armor piece, Sumo Wrestler hair, and the Elven Warrior sword (has been used out side of LOTR/Hobbit), all in dark orange 6) Heroic Shepherd: Headdress from Egyptian Warrior in medium dark flesh, with brown printing, new 'shepherd's bow' type sling, round shield 7) Anime Fan-girl: Zombie Cheerleader's hair in pink or purple, 'Sailor uniform' printing with skirt mold, backpack, this part in pink. 8) Lumber-Jill: tree climbing gear - rope (from Mountain climber) in reddish brown, hard hat/hair blue with bright yellow hair, and shoe spikes (similar to the skates), two toned arms, printed like rolled up sleeves, hatchet. 9) Firefighter: Fully decked out in protective gear, with body wear, and a tank that goes over it. Dual molded legs black with yellow feet, for boots. A more realistic helmet design, with a molded firehouse badge. A claw pick with the head points perpendicular to each other. 10) Bear suit guy: exactly how it sounds. 11) Organ Grinder: little box with a rotating handle (brick built) and a new minifig scale capuchin monkey (the old version is way out of scale). 12) Postal Carrier (could be female): blue or dark blue hat with hair (black), a new cross body satchel capable of holding two 2x2 tiles, a 2x2 plate and a 2x2 tile in the same color with the tile printed like a package or maybe a Lego set. 13) Outback Hero: Crocodile Dundee look, with updated version of the Johnny Thunder hat in dark orange with printing detail. Iguana ('goana). 14) Sandwich Suit Girl: Just like it sounds. "The sandwich saved me." 15) Exterminator: Using the sprayer piece from the bio-hazard guy, wine bottle in pearl grey with poison symbol printed on it, the new spider in medium azure. 16) Monster's Bride: Classic movie look, angry, mouth open hissing face, and a rolling pin.

I'm pretty sure @Itaria No Shintaku has gotten 2019 correct, because The Lego Movie Sequel is slated for release on Feb. 8, 2019.

Creating voids in existing molds is not all that difficult. Creating an insert piece that fits into the mold to create a cavity in the ABS, whether it is filled with a different color, or left empty (which is easier), has been done for a while. Will Chapman, of Brickarms fame, has been doing it on his home machines for years. Yes, there is an order of magnitude in scaling this up, but the underlying principle is the same. That being said, the level of production from the leak suggests we are going to get it somewhere. I'm done speculating on where. The rollout suggests, though, that someone in the decision chain (probably Disney marketing) didn't want the broader public to know about the shark. Yes, we know, but think about the buying public that doesn't come to this site (and the other places where the pic showed up). We are only a percentage of he intended market for the merchandise being developed. Fans who see early images can sometimes forget that not everyone gets to see, or gets told about what has been seen. We who are invested in Lego, and POTC, need to remember that marketing departments have to consider the wider populace.

Star Wars, like many other heroic tales, is the modern equivalent of folklore. There was a very fine television special that covered a lot of why Star Wars is the phenomenon that it is, but I cannot remember what it was titled. I think it was produced by either The History Channel, or A&E. It covers the literary traditions Star Wars draws from, and does a far better job at explaining the roots of the story. Superheroes follow a similar vein. For me it is about the possibility of the fantastic. Living beyond the ordinary, especially for the characters who have no 'abilities'. But it all stems from story for me. I don't need all the visuals, though. The printed word can be enough, but then I was a bibliophile before I regularly read comic books. I read Norman Mailer and Robert Silverberg before I started reading the various comics I enjoy now. The Watchmen is worthy of the name graphic novel (the movie loses too much for me).

My point about the trailer wasn't about the shark(s). It was about the rowboat and the Silent Mary. All our speculation will eventually be moot, so I try to refrain from further attempts until more accurate information surfaces.