Fuzzy MacFuzz

I think you totally nailed this long house; here's a John White illustration from Virginia, 1586, for comparison, and here's another of a whole village. Your version is pretty perfect. I'm not too keen on LDD builds on principle but you have made the most of the medium here. Great work. As we are now starting to fill up Corrington's islands, i was wondering if you had decided what island you wanted all this it take place on? How about isalnd 4?

Silent Wolf...I am desperate to find out if the wolf cub has come back to the den safely? And to clarify about the exploration builds; this is simply an additional reward for MOCs, they could be Free Builds, MRCA, challenge builds or whatever, and would qualify for the appropriate awards as normal. I will keep an eye out for Corrie builds that I think fit the 'exploration' category and will get in touch with the builder. Builders can also self-nominate, and will only be turned down if really poor or off topic. Only builds uploaded to BoBS after 30th April are eligible for awards. I hope that makes everything clearer.

Lovely roof, and the quoins are well done, as are the pavement, chimney and smoke. You've got the feel of the bulding just right. Actually as soon as I looked at it, before I even read any text, I thought 'blacksmith'! But the interior is rather disappointing. Have you been in a blacksmith's shop? The interior can be described in two words; 'filthy' and 'cluttered'. With all the smoke, coal and dust, keeping walls white is impossible. See an example here. Whereas yours is very clean, tidy and clinical.

This gives some idea of what Andre Le Notre might have built if he had been 2cm high and yellow. Truly this build is worthy of the great master! I can give no greater praise.

Thanks everyone for so many lovely comments. They make me happy . I worked on this for three weeks (its hard to find spare hours with kids, wife, social life, paid work, house work etc.!) and its been a labour of love so the feedback means a lot. If Hawksbrugh gets his way many more architectural builds will follow. Garmadon, thanks for your very constructive criticisms, I wish I had tiled the wall top as you suggest, I had the pieces needed. Its great to learn from the master builders on BoBS. I agree with Elostirion that the photography is weak, photography is certainly my big weak spot currently. And if I'm honest I rushed this last night because I was desperate to get it posted in April and I am away this weekend. The build took me a week longer than I expected, it took ages to get the columns right, and I couldn't wait to show it off! But I will try and take day time photos of future builds. Blackdeathgr, I will squeeze the bricks better next time! In the end the build is very sturdy but at times during construction I was scared to squeeze in case it all collapsed. I think I will continue with the archaic language though I understand Gedren's objections. Thanks for the encouragement Celes. I am not trying to set a trend though Captain B., I just enjoy those old words and phrases. Ayrlego, I will try and dig out a few more of these historical Easter eggs in future posts especially for you! Titus V; Corrington's 'special ability' is learned societies, so we are launching two initially, Natural Science under the guidance of Bregir and team, and Navigation under the guidance of Mike S and myself. Kwatchi, the colour contrast that draws your eye to the throne is deliberate, though the credit should go to Vasily Stasov, the interior designer of the Winter Palace, not me, (its worth a quick read of the history of the prototype).

Gedren, just to clarify, if I may; I have deliberately used archaic English here. The use of 'whereas' to mean 'in view of the fact that' was common in 17th century official documents. You are right that this sentence does not obey the modern rules of grammar, but this is very common in 17th century writings, even those of monarchs. And I know that the word 'divers', for example, meaning 'several' is no longer in use, also 'hitherto' meaning 'previously'. I appreciate that this may be difficult for those who have English as a second language, but I had hoped that the atmosphere such archaic language creates might make up for that. You might like to know that the third paragraph is actually the words of Charles II, I stole it from the original charter of the Royal Society (1662). How strange it is to be debating 17th century grammar usage on a Lego fan site!

Queen Annetta's Proclamation I Fuzzy MacFuzz I Corrington

Public notice To the sea captains, military officers, and more adventurous subjects of Corrington Know ye, that this day, the 29th of April in the 616th year After Empire, our noble and generous Sovereign has declared her support for all Corringtonian expeditions of exploration by land or sea in the Far Islands. And that a reward shall be given to the leaders of expeditions of sufficent worth viz: public proclamation throughout Corrington, the striking of a medal of commemoration, the firing of a 21 cannon salute at the Royal Palace of Belson, the declaration of a public half holiday, and the granting of 5 doubloons from the Royal treasury. Such persons as believe they have completed such an expedition should provide pictorial evidence to Mr Hawksbrugh, Secretary to the Royal Society of Navigation and Discovery, Government House, Port Raleigh [Fuzzy MacFuzz]. Furthermore, if Mr Hawksbrugh should hear through other channels of any courageous souls who have completed such an expedition, he will contact them directly.

P1040038 by Chris Warburton Brown, on Flickr Above: Queen Annetta reads her proclamation to an invited audience in the Great Audience Chamber of the Palace of Belson. Admiral Woodbrose, Minister for the Colonies, gives support. A Royal Proclamation for the Re-establishment of Certain Learned Societies Whereas in the time of our late grandfather, King Arlin the First, of blessed memory, certain societies were founded for the discovery and propagation of all kinds of knowledge and learning, and whereas in late years these societies have fallen into abeyance and decay, and whereas in recent months divers of our worthy subjects have petitioned for the restoration of these societies, therefore we have resolved this day to re-charter, re-launch and re-establish these said societies. P1040060 by Chris Warburton Brown, on Flickr As our great Empire of Corrington is even now expanding into previously unknown seas, with new islands being added to our realm almost daily, it is our desire that the noble arts of discovery and exploration receive due recognition and encouragement. Therefore we declare that the body previously known as the Fraternity of Nautical Science shall henceforth carry the title 'The Royal Society of Navigation and Discovery' as a mark of our favour and approval. And moreover, we do hereby decree that any subject of the Crown of Corrington who makes a worthy expedition of discovery by land or sea shall be acknowledged by the striking of a medal of commemoration, the firing of a 21 cannon salute at our palace, the declaration of a public half holiday, and the granting of a reward of 5 doubloons from our Royal treasury. P1040056 by Chris Warburton Brown, on Flickr And moreover, we have long and fully resolved with ourself to extend not only the boundaries of the Empire, but also the very arts and sciences. Therefore we look with favour upon all forms of learning, but with particular grace we encourage philosophical studies, especially those which by actual experiments attempt either to shape out a new philosophy or to perfect the old. In order, therefore, that such studies, which have not hitherto been sufficiently brilliant in any part of the world, may shine conspicuously amongst our people, we declare that the body previously known as the Society of Natural Philosophy henceforth carry the title 'Royal Society of Natural Philosophy' as a mark of our favour and approval. In due course we intend to favour further learned societies, some long established and some new, and we await with interest the petitions of those amongst our subjects who wish to contribute to this endeavour. Given under our sign and seal this 29th day of April in the 616th year After Empire at our Royal palace of Belson, Annetta Regina [This is my first proper architectural MOC for BoBS, and ironically Hawksbrugh can't claim any credit for it! I know its not quite up to Gideon's standard, but why should Oleon have all the best palaces? The build was inspired by The Hall of St George at the Winter Palace, St Petersburg; the basic scheme is unchanged, but I have altered the dimensions to suit the Lego columns...and I didn't have enough gold bits, or a bas-relief statue of St George! I visited it when I was 14, but don't remember much]

To Mr Jack Bain Dated 27th April in the 616th year After Empire Sir, I have recently received reports of an incident with some Oleon emmisaries which is most unfortunate. May I remind you we are not at war with Oleon. It seems Oleon troops were trespassing on Corrington sovereign territory and that is a serious incident. However it should be dealt with through the proper diplomatic channels not through vigilante action. If you feel you need military reinforcements to secure the island please let me know through private channels, otherwise please refrain from taking the law into your own hands. Yours, Major Howard, Military Attache to the Far Islands

Lovely ship. In the first picture you can't tell it is digital at all, it loks like the real thing. Lovely colours scheme, and I like the scary crew. On ship size, the rules are clear: http://www.eurobrick...howtopic=118542 A 2WR has 4 guns and 5 crew. Your ship has 8 guns and 9 crew, so could be various 3s or even a small 4WR. As far as I can see, there is no rule about calibre of guns. Hope that helps.

To Aiden Coyle Dated 27th April in the 616th year After Empire Sir, I have recently seen a sketch of the new mayoral house at Storm Haven and must congratulate you on its fine design. However, I have also heard reports of an incident with some Oleon emmisaries which is most unfortunate. May I remind you we are not at war with Oleon and the The Queen's stated policy is for peace. Please endeavour to make amends to the local Oleon governor in whatever way you can. Yours in considerable irritation, Major Howard, Military Attache to the Far Islands

I can't add much to all the comments already made here, but this is a truly great build that captures the true spirit of BoBS.

This is a really great build, lovely attention to detail throughout, though of course I'm personally biased to the architectural stuff over the ships. I'm guessing that getting that pineapple right must have taken you ages...and it was worth it!

Don't Mardians know about health and safety? I just hope the executioner is using a flintlock not a matchlock, or this neat little scene may go up with a bang... and I guess they haven't discovered tobacco smoking yet. If that dynamite does go up the s**t may hit the flag! But at least the prisoners can then make their get away...

Great idea, and that pineapple sure is scary.

'The reporter from the Kings Port Advertiser was fuzzing about,' I strongly object to this remark. But apart from that, this is a third great build in this hilarious series. the Eslandolan builds are pretty great too, I look forward to seeing the result of the trial once the votes are cast.

A pineapple broadside right into the hull of the Eslandolan legal case! Hilarious build, thanks for the laugh.

Are Mardier ready to face Eslandola at the trial? 'No worries Senor classified. The job's as good as done.' And with a build like this one, can there be any chance they won't win their case? 'That was a rhetological question!'

To Mr Coyle This 25th day of April in the 616th year After Empire Sir, On behalf of my client, Mr Hawksbrugh, I would be much obliged if you could make the following arrangements: Sparta to sail in Fire Trader. Chubby Duckling to sail in Quick Wing. Hoping for calm seas and prosperous cargoes, I remain, sir, your servant, Nicolas Van Moor, Financial Agent

I took the kids to the 'Pirate Maze' in Tynemouth yesterday. Apparently this is a highly accurate historical recreation of pirate life. I learned some important Pirate Facts that you Sea Rats may find useful: 1) Pirate cannons actually squirted water 2) Pirates didn't hoard gold, they hoarded chocolate coins 3) Pirates liked playing crazy golf 4) In pirate times, dinosaurs still roamed the Earth 5) Pirates strictly observed health and safety rules at all times 6) Pirates are seriouly misunderstood; they were actually polite and helpful, especially to children. I look forward to seeing some of these facts reflected in future MOCs here on BoBS.

As I can't have Fuzzia for Island 4 and Fluffy Land for Island 9, I vote Lacryma and Alicentia To those who say Alicentia doesn't sound Corrish, think of Carolina, Virginia, Georgia, Augusta

I would like to be on all three Corry threads please. Happy with most of the island names suggested so far, I like Zephyria and maybe a royal family name; doesn't anyone have wife/kids/mother they'd like to nominate? But please avoid Weeping Island as we need an upbeat, positive name if we are to persuade them little yellow fellas to leave their homes and sail over to our new colonies. And what would our enemes say? PR and propaganda is vital!

Mr Pontelli, warmest greetings. Many thanks indeed for your recent letter, your findings are fascinating. I have been expanding on your experiments here in Port Raleigh with the assistance of young Mr Ravenscroft the glass blower and Mr Janszen, an Eslandolan friend of mine. We have considerable supplies of old naval rum available and the glass workers' oven allows us to heat a barrel full at a time. The resulting phlogiston has been collected in a glass sphere specially blown for this purpose, enabling us to store small quantities of the gas. My next experiments will be to see whether we can reproduce your lifting experiments, possibly with larger objects. I remain your earnest companion in sceintific endeavour, and your humble servant, John Hawksbrugh

Welcome to BoBS Captain Becker! May your voyages here bring you much joy, although your claim 'once a redcoat always a redcoat' seems to be somewhat undermined by your unfortunate choice of alliegance!