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Anyone know the European prices? I find it somewhat weird Lego doesn't mention the cup prices anywhere...

Nice little ship! Compliments on the custom hull, it looks very fast. The sails are expertly shaped and cut, I'm guessing construction paper of some kind? I've been considering attempting a custom hull, I doubt my first attempt will look this nice! And I think we can expect more pictures as the story develops? That would be awesome!

Well, thanks everyone, for the compliments! I've been really busy these days (not Lego related unfortunately) and I pop back in, and suddenly the submarine is on the Eurobricks frontpage! I still have several MOC's to photo-edit and post here, so keep an eye out on the Action theme forum!

Very nice build, it certainly has a tropical and pauper atmosphere about it. I wonder how these folks would protect themselves should a tropical storm reach their shores without windows or shutters though! By the way, would you care to divulge what that trans-clear part is you use to fix those shirts to the rope?

Thanks everyone for showing love for this fantastic underwater theme! A custom Stingray vessel, I'm still on the fence on that one. Sure, it should be present in an Aquazone world, but it's a tough theme - kinda sloppy colorscheme and uninspired sets. But that's where we come in, right? I might "upgrade" my Stingray Stormer, it's the only cool set in that theme (but does suffer somewhat from poor design).

I love it! There's so much going on in this ship - full interior, rowboat, working crane, details everywhere. And the gunports can be closed, even though the guns are fixed, that's quite clever! Oh, and the apple theme really gives the boat character! I'm not sure about the rather crude anchor though.

I love the tumblehome and the colorscheme, but it seems to me she's riding rather low. Maybe it's just too hard to visualize the size of this ship. Or, did the pirates perhaps manage to take a successful shot below her waterline?

As you might have guessed from my previous Aquazone moc I'm putting together an Aquazone world, and what is this 1995 Lego theme without the eternal bad guys - the sneaky, stealthy Aquasharks? The "Spurdog" Fast Attack Submarine - A mobile base of operation with ample offensive capabilities. Powerplant: 35000 kW Hydrolator Crystal powergenerator Armaments: 2x harpoon launchers, 2x Mk 71 torpedo launchers Oxygen supply: Mk 4 artificial gill system and redundant CO2 scrubbers Complement: 5 to 10 Like its real-life counterpart, the jointed frame allows for superb maneuverability, though unlike its counterpart it is not used for propulsion. This single hybrid pump-jet propellor pushes the sleek submarine along at a speed of 45 knots, max. Obviously, I had to incorporate the Aquashark cockpit piece in the build, but it's designed for smaller craft. This solution works rather well. The crew is pulling 16-hour shifts, and the bloody espresso machine still hasn't been fixed! Oh well, maybe they'll snatch one off an Aquanaut sub sometime soon. Gullwing doors for playability access to the crew quarters. The action on these doors turned out perfect. Various hatches provide airlock access for the Aquashark divers. Does this submarine look somewhat modular to you? Is it? Of course it is! Can the sections be rearranged? Of course they can! The submarine still looks sleek, and the separate module acts as a small stationary base. Inside it are storage containers, diving gear, a maintenance station and diving pools... ...which also allow access to the two modified Aquashark Scouts and extra scooters. This sub has everything you need for those oldschool Aquashark raiding actions! More pics in the Brickshelf folder (when public). Thanks for now, more Aquazone to come!

As mentioned before, the balconette is brilliant (the architectural one, not the other meaning of the word although it may well be present in this moc). Just a few bricks but it's instantly recognisable. So far this might be the most true to life moc of life in an age of sail pirate town!

For a while there I was afraid the chest wouldn't be recovered... But the first recovery efforts are taking place! Who would have thought the man's most prized possessions could be such a valuable source of potassium!

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Yes it is. No, they were built for the sole purpose of a photoshoot for a small story, so they don't have any interior, and even the portside of both vessels are only partially built. Well, the stern and quarter gallery indeed are very difficult to build, on these ships they're attached by just a hinge here or a single stud there. So building a sturdy, playable and still good looking ship is still very much on my to do list. No character yet, I'm still minifiguring it out I might include one or both of these ships in a build as soon as I've joined the Brethren!

Have a teaser! I'll try to post this somewhere in the upcoming weekend Thanks!

I had already posted these vessels fighting a battle in the BoBS forum http://www.eurobrick...howtopic=119198, so at the small risk of bein branded a double-poster, I'll give you some additional, more clearer photo's. The 14 gun brig and its crew, colorprinted paper sails, some templates for the sails taken from the sail library topic and edited for Sea Rats duty. The mainsails were too big to print with an a4 printer, so I made partial sails and had them in raised position, so that they wouldn't cover too much of the action that's going on on the decks. The color scheme is present in the stern as well Interior is fake, but the deck turned out quite nice if I may say so myself. View from astern. The brigantine, in Oleon colors. Four guns on deck, raised poop deck, and again, fake main sail. Astern. More pics on the brickshelf! http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=561303

Don't worry, there's a chest for each and every one of us - this is age-of-sail quantum mechanics at its finest! It is my understanding that the free ships have to be very small. Sea Rats already hold a special place in my heart, but Corrington, with its philosophy, is calling my name.... Well, I suppose the build would just have to show your character revealing the contents of the box, so it wouldn't have to be very elaborate. In the meantime, the real contests have already started so you'd better invest your percious time in those! But yes, a simple photo in this topic would be fine - I'm just curious as to what you all think could be in that chest......

Thanks, it's from Pirates With Attitude if I'm not mistaken! I was truly caught off guard by the launch of BoBS, so yes I built all of this in a weeks time. The color schemes were a surpirse to me. So, this was a hasty build, the ships are just for this photoshoot. They don't even have a full larboard side (portside for you modern people). The sails are just colorprinted paper, I used some templates for size from the sail library topic here on Eurobricks and the flags from the intro topics. No, like I said, it's unofficial, it has nothing to do with the BoBS game system. I'm not a BoBS admin, even worse: I don't even have a BoBS character (yet)! This is just something that happens in the world of BoBS, and the world is bigger than the game.

Both the artificial structures and the planet's scenery absolutely have that classic Ice Planet vibe. This is really cool, literally!

"When something happens in the sea of storms, nothing happens, it's just another vessel lost" - intro to an old pirate song Prepare to repel boarders! A small Oleon brigantine enroute from LeBellan to Granoleon has come under attack from a pirate ship. The inexperienced Oleon captain has inadvertently allowed the pirate vessel to come withing boarding distance - grappling hooks were thrown, it seems there's no fleeing from this fight. The Oleon crew fiercely resists the attack, but it's clear they're outnumbered, outgunned, and no match for the bloodlusty pirates that eat a crew like this for breakfast, every day! The pirates are commanded by the vicious Guillaume "I'd rather cut in half than give quarter" DeBurgess. He is the kind of man people tell horrific tales about to scare kids and adults alike. The small Oleon marine complement knows - this is going to be a fight to the death, and honestly, their chances are slim. The Oleon gun crew has already been incapacitated - but their four cannon are no match for the large pirate ship's 14 guns anyway... Juan Gabriel de Companhia, a renown Oleon scholar and avid collector of... stuff... is travelling aboard the ship as a guest. Realising his predicament, he quietly opens the cabin window and prepares to lower his travel trunk into the water. Inside it is stored his most prized posession - and Juan Gabriel is determined to do everything to prevent this from falling into the wrong hands. And so the chest, with it's mysterious contents, is cast off, drifting in the Sea of Storms... while the unfortunate Oleon vessel is starting to burn, and will never reach it's port. So - here's the challenge. Post a picture of you BoBS character retrieving the chest from the sea, be it washed ashore or sighted while afloat in the water, and revealing it's contents! Is this a contest? No, I just thought it would be fun! Are there any prizes? No - well yes, whatever is in that chest. Could there be something in the chest that influences the game mechanics? Obviously not, this building challenge is unsanctioned. Can multiple BoBS characters recover this chest? Sure, why not, the more chests the merrier

Looking very closely at the bar's price list, I think I know why the bar makes so much money off drunk customers But really, the detailing is fabulous, if my historic interiors will one day be half this good, I'll be a happy man.

No, all hatches open outward so coupling two subs isn't possible. The idea would be that is a sub becomes stuck, you radio the base to send help, put on a diving suit, and open the hatch or activate the emergency pyrotechnic fasteners in the hull.

Awesome! As a HL fan since 1998, this is instantly recognisable. The Black Mesa facility really lends itself well for a Lego creation, and you've nailed it! A nicely assorted brick collection is like a physical WorldCraft! One suggestion though - wouldn't this be a better face for Gordon? http://alpha.bricklink.com/pages/clone/catalogitem.page?P=3626cpb0803

It's a better investment than gold, for sure. For if gold someday becomes worthless, what are you going to do with the bullion you have laying around? Throw it at barking dogs? If sealed Lego sets lose their monetary value, you can always open the boxes and build. So yes, I see it as an investment opportunity without any risk whatsoever. As long as you invest money you could miss you're fine. You'll end up with Lego or with spare money to buy Lego.

For my upcoming Aquazone project, I built a small submersible for the Aquanauts faction. It is intended to be a multipurpose utility submersible, short to medium range, operated by a single Aquanaut and space for one passenger. Specifications are as follows: Powerplant: Four 6.5 kAh Hydrogen fuel cells Propulsion: Single propellor, dual maneuvering pump-jets, max speed: 30 knots Communications: Dual Enhanced UHF antennae, dual short-range VLF voice comm antennae Armaments: Dual harpoon launchers Oxygen supply: 60,000 liters of compressed air, redundant dual 20 m3/hour carbon scrubbers The submersible (though technically almost a submarine) in all its glory. Three powerfull LED-lamps provide ample lighting for navigating around the seabed. The propulsion system, fast but not very silent. But it's not meant to be stealth anyway. The trans-neon antennae are a piece of revolutionary sci-fi technology that allows high-bandwith communication over long distances, something that's impossible in current era submarines. Basically it's like underwater 4G with a 300 kilometer range from the cell tower. And the bill being paid by the Aquanaut admiralty. Sweet. Top hatch, for use when the sub is surfaced only, for obvious reasons. It even features a small window with electrical defogger! Emergency escape hatches, operated via explosive bolts. Be sure to put on a diving suit first though! Also, it's for easy playability access. Clearly visible are a tool clip, a control panel, and the diving hatch. It can even hold an Aquanaut diving suit and the doors will close just fine. The diving hatch, technically it doesn't fit a minifig but oh well. This deep in the ocean, pressure inside the cabin would have to be very high to stop water flowing into the sub, but minifigs are tough! Try smacking one with your hand as it's laying on the table, you'll get my point. The pilot, operating the sub via dual joysticks. The harpoons are laserguided, and have an optional explosive tip. But surely, there's nothing to fear in the deep seas except maybe huge sharks, giant squids, and competing factions, right? Since the yellow numbered tile is available 1 through 4, I built four identical subs. They're multipurpose anyway, and there's a lot of work to be done for these fellows, and a lot of stuff to be built! Additional pictures in the Brickshelf gallery (when it's public) http://www.brickshel...ry.cgi?f=561086 Thanks for viewing, more aquazone builds will follow!

I just thought they had an aristocratic look about them - just the kind of thing you would expect in a fortress run by a governor. But aristocratic families could have moved around on the world map between the middle ages and the classic pirates era anyway. Castle 2009 came out in my dark ages - I dont think I own any of it. But it's interesting to think what would have become of the classic castle factions and families, a couple of centuries later in the classic pirate age!

Exactly, when I build, I build stuff that's sturdy. None of that fancy stuff held up just by a tile half stuck in a clip.... I can tell you that this fortress was sturdy like a surfstruck rock. But then off course, it has the best architectural shape for it, somewhat of a pyramid. But still I'll be darned if I let any kids near my creations!