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Huuuuh! Sorry I said anything before but the WIP pictures really didn't work that well for me. The finished project on the other hand is just stunning. I know it's nitpicking (in such good creations people can't complain about big things ) but why are there windows behind the wall on the top floor? Also Jedi guards would look better with the statues' weapons instea of medieval spears ... But all in all a gorgeus creation with a lot going on. Congrats on the great build! P.S. It's really not fair how people with already too much LEGO always take the biggest prizes. Winning in small category would've been a bigger challange for you

Now that I've seen the video, I think this entry is much better and makes more sense. I quite like the tunes :) Though I do agree that some more basic editing on the bubbles wouldn't do any harm ...

Yeah, they'll auto join redcoats when they're fit enough :D Nice steampunkish machinery there ;)

Why would anyone be left out? I'd add even more if they contributed their avatars. The non pirate ones and various objects don't count for this ... Glad you liked it, feel free to do so. I think every redcoat should have this on his night table :D Your name and avatar change got me confused this time - had to double check who you are. The positioning was random and I admit that some mistakes did occur. Same with the gun, which is unintentionally pointed to the head. But things like this happen, even in real life it's hard to tell 15 people to all stand still and look at one direction ;) I do admit I could lift you for a plate, but noticed it a bit late. You are at the left side, where all the leaders appear. Hey, even Z had to kneel for this photo :P I was lucky to have purchased the pants in a bulk earlier. Else I've also got all complete CMF series, so it wasn't that hard. I like your avatar but didn't want to include the pirate version. After seeing your redcoat transition in the comic, I was glad I could include you too! If any other redcoat want's to join the fun, feel free to authorize your avatar. It's still not too late - I might have some other plans, now that I've spent some money on all the parts! I also have a complete blue team apart from 3 or 4 parts I'm still looking for. But their group shot would look much more chaotic :D I also got 2 old red admirals, so now I have all 3 special white and black bicornes and Red Hat's torso does not need to be Photoshopped anymore :D Glad you all guys liked this, feel free to print it and stay tuned!

Big Cam PMed me earlier this day and sent me this picture he took a couple of months ago. At that time we hunted the pirate down and imprisoned most of his crew. He decided to show us where they hid their confiscated goods. He also took the group picture of us after we found and dug up the gold. We then let him go and he promised he'll behave. If he goes on some raiding spree again, we'll at least have a challenge since the blues don't offer any! Without any further ado, I present to you TOR III red team: P.S.: I made up ZCerberus, since he didn't provide his avatar and also added Morthen, who also didn't authorize his avatar but I liked the version from his comic. Hope you two don't mind ...

I followed this WIP for some time, since I'm a big fan of anything Jedi. The entry is looking good, but I think it could be much better. The only thing that bother's me is the building. It looks too much like castle - the gray doesn't feel so futuristic for some reason and in combination with the brown it's not very stawarish. Especially for using the curved bricks which clearly represent wood in every LEGO set. And I haven't seen much wood in Star Wars. I'm also not too fond of the chandelier for the same reason - coach wheels and brown - doesn't look too futuristic. Else I really like the idea of the wax museum of Jedi. The floor is excellent and the huge Joda is also a nice touch. Wouldn't thought of that myself. My suggestion for the title is Hall / Chamber / Shrine of the passed. Good luck in the competition, though I doubt you'll need it ;)

Nice little first round 2 entry. A brave move to try and represent an opera. It's a bit hard to understand it all since I don't know any operas and haven't got the right idea what's happening? Is the text modified real text? Does it go with the actual music? maybe you could enlighten us uncultural fellows a bit :D And last, why opera? Why not choose something more common that everyone had watched and point and remember the similarities from it?

£59?! Wow that's a cool deal! I'd buy it for that price immediately. Could anyone of you from the Island make pick one for me and send this thing over here? I'd really be glad if someone PMed me with an offer. I'd gladly add for a beer juice or two ...

The images are a bit unevenly croped and this time I presume it's unintentional The first and third image text is just ok, but others are really hard to read. Try making the text bigger, it would really improve the experience. The story is nice and I really like the non LEGO stuff. It works pretty well. The virgin joke is funny, but there is a big mistake in the captain's story. The Bluecoats couldn't have been first to the island, I think he mixed some things and skipped some details, everything else is post on

There must've been a missunderstanding. The blues were drinking alcohol (not much of course) and our lady outdrank three by drinking water. It's the strategy that counts! Adding decals digitally is really easy and for my taste looks a lot better than paper. I wouldn't want to go through all the fuss with actual decal printing on transparent decal paper and the lighting reflection problems afterwards ...

Much better!

It all depends what program you're using for editing the images? Even if only the text was slightly bigger - so one could read it with bare eyes - it would help a lot. But then it would probably cover too much of the images. Your pictures are 400x560 pixels in size. Try to start with the 600x800 (the forum max size). Then after editing always zoom to 100% - Actual pixel size in Photoshop - and if you find it too small, enlarge stuff. Pictures taken by ordinary cameras should be huge (around 3000 pixels wide).

Ok, I really liked how my campfire shot turned out, so I experimented with the lightbricks a bit more. This time I was a bit late to take pictures since it was dark outside already. I then used another light which was too strong for the bricklights (all the yellow was not seen) so I directed it the other way. The photos are just ok, but a bit grainy for the lack of lighting in some places. Nevertheless the message is important and I managed to post this before I'm off to skiing. Seeya next week! In case you missed: part I: Fencing part II: Artillery part III: Navigation part IV: Marksmanship

Nice story, I like the image editing! The borders and the background is well done - another different approach But it is a little bit tiny. I almost had to pick my eyes up after reading it all, they almost fell out!

Yes, when I saw the trailer I was instantly reminded of the cool dark blue POTC governor's torso and it was clear to me, that the new cavalry won't be straightly compatible with the old ones. But changing the rifles later doesn't make sense. Now the revolvers to rifles look like new horses and cows compared to the blocky old horse

Ha, it looks better and this time it's legit But what I had in mind was the 4th image not the 4th panel, so now panel 6 There should be some Hahahas - not too big - but the crowd looks bored although the islander is quite funny

Ok, I see that even feeling quite young I'm getting old very fast. As said I'm too classical since I only read our Slovenian classic comics, which were all squares and nice ordering unless something extremely chaotic happened ... I haven't read any American superheroes comics let alone any modern comics from anywhere. It's just what I understand as a comic and first thing that comes to my mind ... Anyway I didn't want to say yours was bad, just different. Now that you've explained it a bit I understand that gray boxed text is actually what Red Hat is saying and that's why it's different from the first square which is the real supporting text. At first it looked unfinished since textboxes were different but makes more sense now. Still I think maybe a gray background (or a tiny border around everything) would help the overall layout a bit since the default forum background is white, and it's hard to tell where the comic ends. I like to imagine it how it would look printed on a paper. Maybe I'll try improvising with my comics a bit too

Shame that they only remade the revolvers but not the rifles ...

Isn't there a 10 panel limit? I counted 12 in yours ... It could easily be corrected - 3rd and 4th panel as one, with the crowd backshot beneath the stage. Also the islander telling jokes could be one panel with bubbles coming from each side. Let the officials decide if the comic is acceptable, but I guess being a bluecoat you have some protection Else a very nice comic! The islander sure is pretty funny although the crowd seems a bit unimpressed in the 4th picture ... some more laughter and Bravos should do! And it's a me in the comic! I know you bluecoats wouldn't have thought of that, but I tell you, we have a much more suitable person in our ranks, that would have gladly stayed in the barrel for the whole week! (Sorry Purpearljellyblob, I had to, at least I didn't mention you!)

Which bluecoat would have thought of that?! Now who called our ropemaker stupid?

It's my first time in TOR and I admit it, I haven't thought of it this way. Anyway as already said, every true pirate fan should at least have the Davy Jones minifigure, or leave this part of the forum I've also spent 40€ on stupid bluecoats parts to get all you guys framed, but it was fun screwing around with them Easier avatar is deffinetly something I'll consider in the next TOR if I'm there ... I can't wait!

I'm not too fond of the first picture. It is different then most comics, though looks a bit unfinished. You could have used plain grayscale and darken it a bit. It's not too clear wether you wanted to make a nightshot or just a different first picture. The effects look a bit too pixelated. (Just my first thoughts). The comic is smooth and also a bit chaotic, but not hard to follow. Maybe black background would make it look a bit more organized. Else I'd resize and rearrange the gray boxes with supporting text, to not look just like they're thrown in. Clearly a different approach, maybe I'm just a bit too classical. The story is great and well written, photography is nice and clear only the smart bluecoat is clearly made up

Thanks, I have all the bluecoat's avatars but three. I'm trying to get some more body parts to complete the cllection. For my final comic will be all of them crying afte loosing the tournament Hahaha, no problem but why would I? It's a bluecoats thing - first they feel offended by them made ino dinner and then they put you into the pie ... Not my fault if you have problems understanding some slightly broken english. We have no poblems even without translators. Your playn worked? But just in case you're all still acting stupid, right? Yes I too like how the campfire photo came out, it was quite fun taking pictures and setting the yellow lightbricks around for the lighting! In fact I'm trying something else with it ...

The images are a bit grainy and the 3rd one is not focused, but it's a decent comic anyway. I like the skeleton joke - Happens all the time

I don't know what's there to be confusing. It's a simple left to right, top to bottom order. I might agree that there's a lot going on overall, but after all the order - except of the first and last image, which is clear - is quite unimportant for understanding the story ... You don't have gray trousers, do you? But you're in three other images