Jack Sassy

Tell me about it, they once completely occupied my Astronomy Tower!

I'm sure that no tavern owner likes some drunkards, sleeping in his hay. (Makes me wonder, why did Jose open a chain of taverns across the whole Caribbean, just so pirates could inhabit them?)

Don't think so, not sure I even knew who Kermit the Frog was back in the day.

Thank you! Don't worry, I took apart the island section and made two improved ones, modified the ship to be for my likeness. When building this MOC, I took some parts from the islands (like Jose's Inn). I had a lot of reddish brown pieces left over, so, I took those and also some parts from Brick Bounty, which sits, taken apart in a box. Also, some windows were taken from Astronomy Tower.

I see, it's been a long time since I read Prisoner of Azkaban.

Wasn't there a prison cell type door in that room?

Erm... I'm not quite exactly sure, as it was a long time ago, all I remember is that it could breath on land and talked, though not much, I suppose.

Now that I think about it, why was there a prison cell in a wizarding school anyway? (There might be some explanation, but I'm not that familiar with the lore. I don't know anything further than books and movies, including Fantastic Beasts.)

Back in the day, when I went to kindergarten, I used to play with this Lego fisher man and his talking fish, along side with a pile of hay, which was made with few 2x4 yellow bricks. This MOC has been partly inspired by these memories. My newest MOC, ''Adventures of Captain Jack Sparrow - Kingston Tavern'' features a story of Jack and Gibbs, finding themselves in Kingston, Jamaica, roughly in 1743, as they are 'stuck' outside the local tavern, drinking more than a few bottles. As Jack is enjoying himself in a hay stack, Gibbs brings a few more bottles and Jack requests for a keg. This MOC is my first more professional type one, so there surely will be more improvements in the future. I'd like to know what ye, mates and lasses, think of this MOC. As always, criticism is open to all. More pictures: https://www.flickr.com/photos/188976586@N02/albums/72157719009069216 Jack Sassy

Just think of it as organically packed jelly berries, instead of berries, you have plastic.

Didn't they say that those paper bags were going to appear this year?

Maybe you could try combining it with Pretzel Girl's torso, it's not exactly Victorian era but suits fine for a waitress around the same time period.

Shame, really wanted to have another picture hosting website (mainly for nostalgia.)

I wanted to finally create an account on Brickshelf but it says that the option is disabled for now, any ideas for how long?

Thank you! I don't remember dolphins in it, then again, I don't remember the theme so well either.

Nice usage of those air balloon pieces (I do believe that those air hot air balloon pieces from Elves), where is that dolphin mold from?

Nice to see the full diorama (brings back memories from 2010), good work on it! That Room of Requirement still is very puzzly, regarding its location.

Ah, nice one! I like the inclusion of a bucket and a fork, so he can build a sand castle.

Honestly, I would like to see them make a new version of Dumbledore's office. Given the fact that these new sets are more or less newer renditions of classics, I think that Dumbledore's office could fit as a standalone set.

That would be a bit overexaggerated. After all, it is the biggest trading Lego site and there are millions of Lego fans across the whole world. (To be honest, I'm not sure how much percentage it is, I was just doing a wild guess. It has to be at least 10% though. )

You're right about that one (honestly, that makes sets like 6766 and 6748 seem a bit funny), though it is quite a shame. From one side it could be viewed as 'let your kids reenact white folks slaughtering native villages for their own purposes' or it could be viewed as 'let your kids learn about native traditions and lifestyle'. Still, it's a wild west-themed set, so of course I'll support it.

What? Well actually it is pretty much 100% Lego because TLG own it now. I was talking about baseplates alone, no buildings whatsoever (you can construct those yourself) and when comparing 60304 with, say 7281 then yes, about two sets of 7281 cost the same as 60304, making it same amount of road for each. But like I said previously, there is Bricklink which is used by at least half of Lego builders, therefore old baseplates are cheaper than new plates (for now.) If you wish, friend. You can't start an argument and then say that you're done with it though.

On Bricklink, these road baseplate sets cost about 6 euros, making it cheaper than in stores, so therefore you're half-right on that subject. Also, baseplates are still being included in sets (only modulars though.) There was time when they were included in so many sets, allowing more people to own them and sell for acceptable prices on BL. See it for yourself, really one of greater privileges of that site is that you can buy retired baseplates for about the same price they were in stores. (Also it's been a few months since introduction of these new road plates. Some stores are still selling old ones. )

At last...his return...

Good review, there's always been something cunning to me about that name Cunningham . I guess this is one of those sets where either you feel bad for the bad guys and make them as good guys, or you make dinosaurs the good guys. The whole Adventurers theme feels like something that inspired Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (okay, that reminds me that I still regret not getting any Indy sets, despite the fact that it's one of my favorite themes ever, damn you Lego!)