Jack Sassy

Indeed, there are quite a few themes I have been collecting the past years (Indiana Jones, Pirates, Star Wars, City), yet never got around to LotR and its spin-offs. Those would just be too expensive. Speaking of which, the UCS rerelease of Millennium Falcon scratched that itch of a bigger challenge, along with leaving a dent in my wallet.

And that is why display pieces from LotR and such exist nowadays. In a way, I agree, some of the smaller sets really offer so little. However, if we look at it from childrens' viewpoint, these sets give a chance of having a small piece of some world in a much cheaper way.

This is quite true, same goes for any big company, really. That is also an important factor in the emotional argument of keeping purely to LEGO. As others have stated, I do prefer to discuss only LEGO but do not see any problem with other brands on here. If I could vote again, it could be option 2.

That is why I mentioned the pirates forum as it includes discussion section and a MOC subforum. Nevertheless, this kind of change would indeed require an input from all forum moderators.

I do like yer idea on this. A good way to differentiate the brands at least in some capacity. I imagine pirates forum would stay as it is, seeing as it has a life of its own? Perhaps we would not need clarification for MOCs. As mentioned by many others, many of the parts could be from other brands, I have seen MOCs that even purely use parts from other brands. In the event of going with option 2 or 3, this should also become a rule if possible.

She looks lovely! My favourite details have to be the figurehead and the stern, along with what I presume to be the captain. Good job indeed!

Hear hear! A shame indeed. Could be as @aFrInati0n said, nowadays social media platforms like Instagram and Youtube are the source of most LEGO MOCs being shared. They even get more interaction in certain instances, albeit much shorter than on forums. I joined EB seven years ago because this place still manages to keep a small part of the old internet culture alive. Most importantly, EB is a place for mature conversations, unlike Reddit, Youtube and others. It is a shame that LEGO does not recognise these values anymore. Nevertheless, hope that their new program will not eradicate much of the old one.

While I do like things like MEGA BLOKS (late 2000s PotC theme) I still voted for option 1. I fear it might become rather messy to differentiate what everyone is talking about in the discussions. For some time now I have wondered if someone has created complete lists of other toy manufacturers and so on. While the idea of letting these brick companies in on the conversation is very good, mostly I do prefer to talk about LEGO.

A beautiful model! I can only echo what others said about the colour palette. Lovely bright contrasts that would stand out in any room. Good job!

He seems very life like, good job! I think ye can use that barrel by the cannon as a small reference to it, not a complete scene. I do appreciate all of the details, especially the usage of that 1x1 coral (?) piece around the deck and the chest reminds me of some of the details seen in the PotC LEGO game. Looking at those brackets, I dread to think about how difficult it will be to build the galleries. On ships like this one they certainly are a struggle! Good work and I hope ye make it till September.

That is very disappointing. Almost as if BL does not wish to see ship models anymore. Wishing best of luck getting yer design through the restrictions.

A lovely idea! I do like some designs more than others but that just be my bias. The shape does seem a lot more stretched in comparison to a casual minifigure. Good work either way!

An impressive display! Yer builds become even more ambitious every time. I love the fairly limited colour palette for the terrain and those explosion effects are effective. Good job!

Thank ye! Aye, the middle torso is from One Piece. It could be used for the casual Jack too, especially during the scene on Rumrunner's Isle.

Oh, I was not aware of this, they seem to meet the same fate the tan baseplate did. Nevertheless, my display has space for only six blue baseplates.

Ahoy there! I decided to revise some PotC figures created a few years back. These be 3 different versions of the Jack hallucinations from the Davy Jones' Locker: Feel free to suggest other useful torsos for these Jacks. Jack Sassy

This seems like an ambitious project which requires some knowledge in engineering! So far it seems very good, interested to see how yer version will turn out with the details and such. Good progress!

Excellent, the figures fit perfectly!

Ah, a lovely model. Saw this on Flickr a few days ago. Be there some shots with minifgures next to it? Good job on her! Indeed, they were the exact opposite of today's cars - slim and (quite often) tall.

That is a true shame. Then again, I have not seen a single episode since Capaldi's time.

A great take on this well known vessel! Good use of space below decks. Not every model requires a full set of cannons, I too have found this option as helpful when needing to fill out more detail with different rooms. The transition from broadsides to the galleries and to the stern skull is smooth and quite dynamic. Good job on this original design!

My first thought was - this would do well as a Batmobile. Ye have certainly proved it so. This is like the BTAS version which has been reinforced with some BvS and the 2022 film level of armour. Good job!

Indeed, these parts seem worthy to experiment with. That aspect can be extended to other details on the Flying Dutchman. The amount of detail this project affords and also demands is incredible!

Good progress on her! The rack looks lovely, somehow I had never though fo such a simple solution. Recently I have been experimenting with multiple designs. One part I have found to be more accurate is the new wand piece released two years ago: However currently it be available in just two colours - reddish brown and medium nougat one pictured above. Would ye ever attemp another design for the belaying pin rack, one that has them going accurately through the rack?

A lovely addition. I be keen on seeing the complete MOC setup with the fortress itself. The cattle skulls work perfectly, as always! Good job!