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Thank you both! Now, there are an Aunt sally, a ticket boot and a high striker that is functioning. (still waitin' for my order, so no update on the merry-go-round today). next will be tunnel of love and a chamber of horror. Comments and criticsm appreciated, als always. Aunt Sally 1 von HMSCentaur auf Flickr Aunt Sally 2 von HMSCentaur auf Flickr Aunt Sally 3 von HMSCentaur auf Flickr Aunt Sally 4 von HMSCentaur auf Flickr Generator 1 von HMSCentaur auf Flickr boot von HMSCentaur auf Flickr high striker 1 von HMSCentaur auf Flickr high striker 2 von HMSCentaur auf Flickr Funfair 1 von HMSCentaur auf Flickr

You've put in one Protocol prefix too much, the link doesn't work - aaaaand the pictures are a wee bit blurry to me. But it seems very nice!

Hello everybody! Much work has been done and some more pictures are still going to follow, but my little funfair is finished! It now features: -merry go round (has a motor) -car bumpers (with lights) -chamber of horrors -free fall tower -swing boat (with lights) -merry go round for small kids -aunt sally -sweets shop -cotton candy man -lottery booth -high striker -toilets -claw machine -balloon man -fire-eater -trucks and equipment Here are the pictures, with some more to come. Comments and criticism would be greatly appreciated! Funfair von HMSCentaur auf Flickr Tour 1 von HMSCentaur auf Flickr Tour 2 von HMSCentaur auf Flickr tour 6 von HMSCentaur auf Flickr Tower 01 von HMSCentaur auf Flickr Tour 5 von HMSCentaur auf Flickr Sweets store von HMSCentaur auf Flickr car bumpers 2 von HMSCentaur auf Flickr Tour 4 von HMSCentaur auf Flickr Tour 3 von HMSCentaur auf Flickr Hello folks, As I did a paddle boat a few days ago and lightningtiger suggested to use it in a fun park, I decided to start one. The first element will be the merry-go-round shown here. It features my four favourite Lego themes: Pirates, Space, Castle and Town. The merry-go-round will have a SNOT-roof and be turned by a 9v motor. I'll also try to make the two cars have blinking lights, the cablework is already inside, just waiting for another order from bricklink. I'd like to hear suggestions and c&c for the merry-go-round from you! After the merry-go-round, there will be a tunnel of love, some stalls, a high striker, a big swing and possibly a rollercoaster.

I'd say they are the hinge-parts of the mini antennas. I like this very much! Very effective usage of the bricks to create a quite realistic lookin' piano!

Oh yes, this is awesome! The movement of the ship is shown in a quite realistic fashion. And the water looks very nice - makes me want to screw work and drive to a lake.

I tend to disagree. However, this is simply a question of taste Why don't you just buy the bricks you need for brickbuilding this from Bricklink.com? This would allow you to make loads of levels for a price still lower than ordering it directly from LDD-Shop.

I'd say that you are presenting your point rather well, but it is not necessary to say that he's got "absurd" opinions as this is still a matter of opinion, would't you say? After all, Masked Builder has put a lot of work into his work, as you pointed out. No need to degrade his work.

I like it very much! looks bad-megablocks and functional at the same time. And reminded me of the hover-bike from Star Trek XI for some reason (they don't look much alike)

Holy moly..... This can't be for real. I mean - Brig's tattoos are cool and I never thought of it - but this find by Taz.... unbelievable. If this is really made with a hand, then it must have been made by a buddhist monk from some ancient monastery that prepared himself for half a century before having the calm hands to do this.

Well, there could be a compromise between gluing and not gluing: If you want to send the MOC in one piece, you can always use some dispersion glue that could be neutralized afterwards by putting the MOC into water or into a freezer, thereby neutralizing the adhesive effect and leaving the bricks intact. But this would propably a bit complex.

Heyho. As it happens to most of us at some stage, I had to get the rest of my Lego when my parents moved over the weekend. I figured that I wanted to do something with all that stuff and thus created a Sci-Fi-train. In order to be able to post it in this section, anyway, I created a small apocalyptic scenery around it. If this is still not enough I would be most grateful if a moderator could move this into the train section. This was also a great opportunity for me to use all those broken bricks that I collected over the years - I just can't throw them away. Not even those with the colour stains on them... Background story: When the First Empire fell, chaos spread around the colonies. One of the first to fall victim to pirates was Tyllamus, a young and small outpost on the edge of the empire. A couple of years later, the Sun-Mining-Inc. discovered that strange crystals found on Tyllamus (and only there) were suited ideally for enforcing the hyperspace generators of starships. They sent a mining operation back to Tyllamus to mine for Tyllamium. The miners only found a small group of survivors to be living in the ruins and in turn for their help with the set-up of a railway, they would receive medical supplies and food. Not long afterwards, to other groups arrived and began to attack the transports that led from the mining site to the small space port created outside the ruins. Sun-Mining-Inc. reacted in a strange way: instead of eliminating the thread, they fortified the mine and transported a new train onto the planet: The B-HS-transport unit comes with armour, a battering ram and a specially protected cargo area. There are no windows on this train, only cameras. The train is manned by three mercenaries, former members of the Imperial Police. If everything goes wrong, they come out of the train - and you don't want to be there when it happens. All open von HMSCentaur auf Flickr All inside von HMSCentaur auf Flickr Above von HMSCentaur auf Flickr Front von HMSCentaur auf Flickr Scoop von HMSCentaur auf Flickr Detail von HMSCentaur auf Flickr Crazy Hatters von HMSCentaur auf Flickr Spying von HMSCentaur auf Flickr Technicians von HMSCentaur auf Flickr Sculls von HMSCentaur auf Flickr rolling 01 von HMSCentaur auf Flickr

I personally use the bluecoats to represent officers of the Royal Navy, while the redcoats are used to impersonate soldiers and officers of the sea soldiers.

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Very nice! And yes, pirates don't need ships only! I like the dramatic gesture of holding up the coat. It's like he will say "foooooooools" any minute now! I am also a fan of the coach box. The only thing that irritated my was the the use of the grey 2x4 plate for the door. I think a black plate might be suited better. But then, colours are always a choice of taste and many people don't share my preferences and you propably had a good reason to use grey, anyway!

Thanks for the review! When I was I child I had this set but was more fond of the crane-version on the back of the box. I combined the crane-version of this set and sets 6266, 6259 and 6265 into a trading outpost and all the pirates turned into merchants with a strange taste of fashion. Ahw, this brings back childhood! Thanks again. PS: no poll?

As I saw the new harbour-line of TLG, I couldn't help but notice that there seems to be a bit monotony on the type of vessels around Lego harbours. I don't have a town right now but I decided to try to offer a little diversity.I tried to remain within the style of the harbour sets so the ships could blend in nicely. In my small collection of MOCs, there are: -a paddleboat -an archeological vessel for lifting and cleaning artifacts -a trimaran (featured here) -a motorized catamaran for cruising I hope you like them! Comments and criticism appreciated! tretboot 01 von HMSCentaur auf Flickr tretboot 2 von HMSCentaur auf Flickr archeological vessel 1 von HMSCentaur auf Flickr archeological vessel 2 von HMSCentaur auf Flickr archeological vessel 3 von HMSCentaur auf Flickr catamaran 1 von HMSCentaur auf Flickr catamaran 2 von HMSCentaur auf Flickr catamaran 3 von HMSCentaur auf Flickr Fleet 1 von HMSCentaur auf Flickr

Thanks for all the kind comments! I've proven two things now. The first thing is: bricks CAN float - and rather nicely. The second one: There's room for a small cabin. I added a sliding hatch to access it. Inside, there's room to store stuff and a little light. swimming von HMSCentaur auf Flickr cabin von HMSCentaur auf Flickr cabin closed von HMSCentaur auf Flickr

Both are abbreviations. IMO stands for "in my opinion" and is a very common thing in the internet. SNOT stands for studs not on top and is considered to be an advanced building technique.

So, the rigging is almost done. The fabric for the sails is being dyed, I am waiting for the bricks for my cannons to arrive and That's the point where I start making action shots! Hope you like them! The HMS Centaur has called at St. Henrietta port to find out that a pirate schooner has been raiding the area and already made some plunderage. The captain takes Centaur out immediatly to hunt down the schooner. When they find the pirates after a long night's search they manage to get into firing range. A single broadside wrecks the enemy. While they are sinking, the dinghy is lowered into the sea to take some prisoners. Broadside von HMSCentaur auf Flickr Main Deck von HMSCentaur auf Flickr Wreck von HMSCentaur auf Flickr Boat von HMSCentaur auf Flickr

Thank you all very much! A interior would be difficult and I left it out on purpose as those vessels are more for short trips. But now that you mentioned it I will try to do one anyway.

If you want a faster method of re-sizing your images on your computer, I'd suggest you use Irfan-View - fast and reliable. On the topic: I like the cabin windows and how they support the organic design. I am also very fond of your brick-build hull but what I find really neat is the capstan.... I just don't know why, but I love the concept.

Oh I love that! I had so many of those sets when I was a child. The whole scenery does look very alive.

I second that! There are now spoilers all over the pirates-forum. In the reviews, in the MOCs and in the discussions... As much as I appreciate all the folks tryin' to save me money by telling me the story of the film I'd still like to go and watch it myself

PART I general information and locations Caravel Orthographic von HMSCentaur auf Flickr Caravels are small sailing ships, developed in Europe in the late 15th century and used until the middle of the 16th century. They were among the first European ships that were oceangoing and featured a number of innovations. One of the most important features was the sails. Caravels used lateen sails on one or two of two to three (later four) masts that enabled the ships to maintain a tacking course. Additionally, their relatively plane keel and the square sails that could be used alternatively provided high speeds and manoeuvrability. A typical caravel would have a crew of 15 to 30 sailors and would have a length over all of about 20 to 25 meters. Most caravels featured a main deck and a lower deck with the poop deck being a shelter for the helmsman who would use a tiller and not a wheel. The rigging was relatively simple compared to their bigger relatives, the carracks. They would only need 200 to 300 meters of standing and running rigging, depending on the number of the masts and the employed sails. The caravel was also able to go up rivers in order to continue exploration or trading. A single skiff would be transported on the main deck. PART II Equipment & Functions Caravel Structures von HMSCentaur auf Flickr Captain von HMSCentaur auf Flickr Cook von HMSCentaur auf Flickr rigging von HMSCentaur auf Flickr As most of the ships of that time would be purchased or build by explorers or merchants, there was no unified appearance of the caravels. Rigging, sails, masts, weaponry and equipment would remain unique on most if those ships. For example there where caravels with two, three and later four masts featuring square sails or lateen sails or both of them. There was no galley on-board a caravel. The meals would be cooked on the main deck, using a small fire pit. The captain would be the only person to have a single room at the stern. Cannons von HMSCentaur auf Flickr Armed von HMSCentaur auf Flickr Early caravels had no or almost no artillery. They would be armed with hand weapons only. Later caravels often featured between 2 and 8 bronze cannons of smaller calibre. Some of those armed caravels continued service well in to the late 17th century as coast guard ships for the Spanish and the Portuguese Navies. Those ships would not be suited for long term duty as almost all of their space was occupied by weaponry.

for your information: I took the advice and remade the Messenger. Now it's a town-ship and can be found here