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Yeah, seriously, how did you do that portrait?

So long as you do it er-lie in the morning.

I, for one, would be stoked if you did! This is really great. What is the part number for the curved pipe looking pieces at the top of the tapers?

This is a great design! I don't suppose we could get an digital file for it? I'd love to get a better look at the technique you used. Are the fore and aft tapers done with hinges?

This is really REALLY great. Tons of detail, the colors look great, the roiled water looks cool. All around great. Where did you get those rifles?

What can I say, except, you're welcome!

It looks like she had the time of her life, and she owes it all to him.

This is REALLY clever! I mean, it's not really anything approaching historical accuracy, but it REALLY captures the classic Lego Pirates feel, which is a terrific thing in and of itself. It's like a BSB for people that don't have the money or space for the normal set, but still want to get their kids some Legos. I almost like this more!

Could we get a close up of the bow, aft of the figurehead? I'm pretty sure I see how you did it, but I'd like to make sure as it looks really good in the pictures you've provided.

Man, talk about a blast from the past! I wasn't even on EB when this was originally posted. You've certainly advanced a lot in your technique. I'm interested to see your finished product. Hopefully it's less than 12 years away!

I was going to say, it bears some striking similarities to the Caribbean Clipper

I would recommend adding some vegetation. That will liven things up quite a bit. Echoing the barracks idea, furniture/furnishings on the interior would also help, as would a flag of some type, and I'd do a bit more with the battlements on the roof. Maybe add some fortification to the cannon hanging out all exposed at the end of the pier as well. (Somebody suggested a crane on the roof, one might be a good idea in place of the cannon on the pier as well). I'd do something with the space above the door as well, if I were you. If you want to go crazy with it, you could always set the building on tiles with only 3-4 studs to hold onto, and then you could make use of the underground portion of the old elevated baseplate. Make a cellar or a cell. Or both! Another idea could be to borrow a bit from the old Imperial Trading Post, and have part of the building hanging off of the baseplate, with some buttresses keeping it from falling off. If you did that, you could add a building or two. Basically, as others have said, you've got a pretty good start. You throw in a few refinements and you'll have a genuinely great set you can show off to others. EDIT (I guess?): For some reason, this never actually posted. It was still here though. Pretend I posted this back in February.

Thank you for the close ups! Without them, I never would have noticed the curving stairs you made. A very nice touch!

A simple remake of a simple set. I've said elsewhere, this was one of the three small sets that started me in Lego. Somebody did a complex re-do recently that I loved. This one is far more simple, and I love it too :-)

You should have them fight an army of skeletons.

I do see one issue with this set. The guy in the jail is the only one with an actual bed.

This is amazing. I absolutely love this. Lagoon Lockup was one of the iconic sets of my childhood, and I have a lot of memories of it. This is terrific.

Sang Royale is one of my all time favorite ships! I can't wait to see this.

Thanks.

Could we get some better pictures of the guns?

This is surprisingly impressive :-)

NICE!!! My parents were cautious when getting me into Lego, since it's not cheap and they didn't want to sink a lot of money into toys that weren't going to hold my interest for long. Little did they know that 30 years later I'd still be playing with them. For my birthday they got me Harbor Sentry 6425, Castaway's Raft 6257, and the original of this. I must have built that thing a thousand times. So sitting here looking at this really really takes me back, and I really really appreciate this. Thank you.

Whoa! So... you got an LDD or whatever other program for that ship? The whole thing looks terrific, but that ship in particular is just great.

I mean, you SAY it's a company, but it's like six dudes I kid, I kid. This is a very nice vignette... or vinaigrette... or whatever the technical term is. I would imagine using Duplo cut down a ton on the number of pieces used for the whole set, while really not subtracting anything that would be present with a standard Lego build. The soldiers each seem to be having very unique experiences during this march, ranging from enjoying the scenery to not particularly wanting to be there. Looking forward to more of these in the future.

Little known historical fact: Peace with the Tabascans was attained when they began supplying the Spanish with large amounts of a strange red liquid that makes even the worst food palatable and just the right level of spicy...