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On a large plantation just outside the mighty walls of North Sillitholina... Overseer Pierre: It's a dirty business Captain Savoy of the 1st Grenadier Guards (Garde Grenadiers du 1er Régiment): I know, but relations have genuinely improved since the fighting stopped here. Also, the Loti are a threat to the Coreys as much as they are to us so for the time being, our interests align. Pierre: I meant livestock farming... it's a dirty business... Savoy: Yes, of course Pierre: look at the pigs, filthy. Thankfully, going to start "processing" today. Savoy nodded in existential contemplation as they approached the central barn. A large structure, busy with farm hands, what you would expect of a barn I suppose. Thiugh flying the tri-colour of the LBSF on each side. On the right, horses pastured near the barn with foals at their mothers' sides. Now Savoy found himself dodging all manner of man and creature as they crossed the cute bridge over the little creek. it certainly added to the peaceful rural scene. As they had rode in, Savoy had seen cattle grazing, a large vegetable plot, but had really been captivated by the creek. Pierre: The meat and wool are almost exclusively for military contracts in New Haven. However, we are centrally located here on Terraversa, LBSF has grand designs for this trade hub. Pierre: Balboa! Quit trying to catch those chickens and get back to work! Sorry Captain you were saying?

"Did I just overhear hear you say that ore you found may be Silver!?" A well dressed, waxed mustached sporting, man approached with an outstretched hand. Coming in for a firm de-gloved handshake, a big broad smile, laser focused eye contact, the psuedo-uniform of the RNTC completed the out of place picture for this far corner of the Empire. The immaculate appearance and bold confidence was almost enough to distract the farmer from the fact that no... no he had not mentioned the silver to hardly anybody. He certainly hadn't just been talking about it. Now here he was shaking hands with an RNTC official holding a fancy sachel and discussing "a most fortuitous boon and an irresistible business opportunity" @Keymonus, such good news certainly travels fast.

The heron is good fortune.... big money... no whammies...

I LOVE your pirate adaptation of it! That is my all time favorite lego set and this is a BEAUTIFUL update. Every little detail throughout is great! I see all the little elements of the original brought back in really well executed detail. The working crane, the rounded tower. THIS really is a beautiful build!

Military construction crews follow behind the main column building a proper road to forever link Fort Arltrees to Seawatch. The road will allow rapid reinforcement between the two settlements, cutting the travel time down to a fraction of what it currently is. Additionally, once peace is secured, the high-speed route between the two will do much to further develop the already warm relations between Oleon and Carno.

While the main column moves out towards Seawatch with a prudent balance of speed and security. A secondary column follows behind at a slower pace building a road from Fort Arltrees to Seawatch. While this slower column is also heavily guarded by Grenadiers and Rangers... ... it is primarily composed of construction crews, felling trees, ripping up roots and stones... leveling the dirt, spreading gravel. This backbreaking work is of the upmost strategic importance. Crushed stone is hauled out from Fort Arltrees by wagon caravan. As the crews beat back the jungle, the security forces prepare to beat back Loti patrols. The Crown's advisors believe that the military necessity of this road will lead to future trade and improved relations with the Carnite Settlement and strengthen the already warm relations between Oleon and Carno.

Updated with photos of the inside. Thanks all, tried to put some fancy details in. It is on an angle with a layer of tiles and a few studs to secure it. First time trying that and pretty happy with it. Concur, palm trees are short.

Public School, a large educational build, built and licensed by the Crown's Government to further bring the benefits of his Majesty's Grace to loyal citizens across the Empire.

Fort Arltrees is growing in size, economic importance, strategic importance, and diplomatic importance. The Crown's divine intuition has led to the gift of a large public school for him Majesty's Loyal Subjects at the far corner of the Empire. The iconic school house features, bell tower, flag pole, manicured topiaries, fine brick construction, etc. clearly meant to signal the building's function as much as the Crown's prioritization of education and learning. *Hot Bell-Tower Action* A genuinely pleasant looking little bump out teacher's lounge. Worth every penny to show our teachers how much the Crown appreciates their hard work. Little Billy arriving a few minutes late. But, it is ok, he was walking to school with his dad and family time is important too. Following them inside, we see that in fact, the double doors support two classrooms. One full today with little Redbeard's son doodling and distracted as usual. The other apparently not in session today as the teacher enjoys some well earned quiet time. Another shot of the class. And a final shot of the outside. Licensed as a Large Education build by the Crown's Government.

Large Artisan "Stopover Inn" in North Sil. Terraversa.

The Stopover Inn, brought to you by LBSF. A large Artisan serving trade ship crews passing through Terraversa

Clearly the strategic importance of Terraversa has been demonstrated by the ferocity of the fighting over the last few years. The island is central to many of the most lucrative shipping lanes across the Brick Seas and the only land connecting West and East, Old and New. Therefore, it is no surprise that the LBSF has established the Stopover Inn to cater to their transiting merchants. While the RNTC has dominated much of the Crown's central holding in Nola Mar, there is still plenty of room in North Sil and a spirit of friendly fraternal competition between the two major trading companies of the Kingdom of Light. Though primarily a tavern and inn, the structure includes a small commercial floating dock, recently constructed by the company and able to rise and fall with the tides as they wash in and out of the Sil river. While LBSF captains and crew can enjoy a soft bed, a good meal, a stiff drink, and a comfortable layover in the Inn. There are is a connected office, seafaring goods store, and storage for high value cargo stopped overnight while in transit. The new LBSF footprint has added to the ever more bustling North SIl waterfront. As Oleon expansion in this newly divided city shows in stark contrast to the neglected South Sil settlement under the protection of the Red Coats. Fountains, flowers, and a lovely spot for a drink after a long sea voyage keeps Captains and Crews sharp while adding the extra advantage to the owners of the LBSF of being a sort of Company store, where LBSF crews get good rates, great amenities, but also pump their paychecks right back into the parent company. Obviously, good business practice and certainly, the Stopover Inn has become a popular respite for many an unaffiliated weary merchant. Licensed as a Large Artisan in North Sil.

Just incredible!

The entrepreneurs of the Le Bellan Shipping and Freight (LBSF) Trading Company had immediately identified the war in New Haven for what it was... obviously tragic, wasteful, and horrific. But at the same time, if the horrors of war were in fact to be visited upon New Haven, certainly they had a patriotic duty to make sure the Soldiers and Sailors of the combined force would not lack for supplies and a little profit for the LBSF would place the loyal merchants of Oleon in an even better position to support the Crown's forces in the future. With this, they quickly moved to buy large plots of land in Fort Arltrees, the bustling Oleon's center in New Haven, and established a wheat plantation to provide that most vital of grains to the Armies. Just in time for the first full harvest of grain to come in, the LBSF has completed a mill. A steep little knoll adjacent to the plantation was the obvious high ground for a wind powered mill. Though the horses don't waiver, many farmers sweat the steep banks and winding muddy road up to the mill. Certainly, LBSF benefits from owning multiple steps in the production line, but this large artisan structure serves small holdings farms in the region as well. Buying wheat from local farmers and selling flour. Marge is the brains of the operation. Locals joke that by the time you break off the conversation with Marge, your wheat is processed and your flour is ready to pick up. Quite the opposite, the other half of this odd couple is the stoic Homer. Rarely heard to utter a single word, he remains focused on feeding the mill and keeping his equipment in perfect working order. Lucrative government contracts to feed Armies on the march have already turned large profits on this most unfortunate of circumstances in New Haven.

Hey Thanks @PxChris! I was super excited when these guys came to talk but after a few weeks it hadn't been posted and I assumed I hadn't made the cut. Your comment made me go back and look. Sure enough... 19K views, I am genuinely really excited about that. Edit.... Youtube Link added above.

Hey gang thanks for the warm welcome back. After talking to the Beyond the Brick guys, I was excited and checked their channel every day for a couple weeks and then assumed I hadn't made the cut. I didn't realize they had actually posted it until the pirates MOC comment, "I saw this thing on Beyond the Brick!" I'm basically basking in my 15 minutes. Not as good as getting an Oleon flag onto Lego Masters @KotZ but I told my family, I'm a pretty big deal now. "MOM! I GOT 19K VIEWS ON ON THE INTERNET!... what... no not for work... for Lego Pirate stuff!" Thanks @evancelt for sharing that link, so that's me, I am actually a real human in a Hawaiian T-shirt, not a stack of 6 racoons wearing a trench coat or a deep fake AI algorithm. I do really hope you all like it. There is a lot of your build styles and feedback over my time in BOBS built into that. So thanks for your continued support in improving my builds! There is a lot of BOBS in there in general! As for finding a home for that build here in BOBS, thanks for all the positive and accommodating comments. The actual battle scene of Red vs. Blue isn't a story line any of us want to pursue at the moment. Also, great work ongoing in Oleon to balance our budget and I'm not sure a new Royal Fortress will help that effort. I didn't mean to say it would not ever get licensed, but probably not exactly in its current configuration. Again, thanks for the warm welcome back.

Welcome aboard! Great character, great build! Well built tree and slick mini-fig hair choice.

Hi friends. I am sorry to have been such a ghost! I had no intention of vanishing, a lot has been going on in real life, but in spite of that, I hope to be back and more active going forward. Specifically, apologies to the Oleon team, talking to the team a bit and looking at some of what I've missed, looks like I wasn't the only one who has been absent. The break came clean and sudden because I was trying to focus my lego-time on prepping for my first Convention MOC display. So, as real world stuff was mounting, I laser focused on getting that all prepped (instead of BOBS) and then once the convention was over, basically put the bricks all up and face the real world until now basically. Imagine the, "no... I promised myself I was going to do this MOC and by god, I WILL get this thing done" while volcanos erupt and meteors rain down. I just posted that fort out in the Pirate MOC page, hope you all appreciate it. As currently configured, I don't think it fits in our little universe. Teaser Shot: I have genuinely missed you all, your amazing lego-art, and BOBS. I am hoping to stay active. -Dan

Hi gang, I'm usually confined to Brethren of the Brick Seas (which is awesome and you should all definitely join Oleon if you haven't already), although recently I have been sadly absent there as well. Been meaning to get back to it and to post this for a while. Months ago, I did my first ever MOC display at a Lego Convention, "Brick Rodeo" in Texas. HEY EDIT: Apparently the Beyond the Brick guys DID think this was worthy of the interwebs. Here is the link to me talking through it with those fine human beings. Ta-Da... yeah, one more wide shot... oh the little Blacktron SAM is mine too, I know, pretty baller. Anyway... Top Down of the Fort, you can see gaps with each plate. The whole thing is built on independent plates and then just push them together. Makes for easy transport, I 100% should have stuck a few pieces in to hold it together once on display. The fort is actually dug into the rocks, what was about 5-6 bricks high on the outside was 8-9 bricks from the ground within the fort. The low profile and slanted walls were my attempt to build a somewhat historically accurate artillery fortress (star fortress, Vauban fort), pretty happy with it. Want to try and get away from the square corners in the future. Interested if somebody has a good technique. Frozen team slipping away "Last of the Mohicans" style, again to show the scheme for the artillery fort. I realized that any success with the low profile fortress meant that none of the kids coming to see would be able to see anything because it was all below the walls, so a few weeks out added a bunch of activity outside to fort. Cannons firing, rounds impacting on and around the walls to make it more interesting from the outside. pew... pew... boom!... splash!... you get it... Cannon crew getting wrecked by an incoming round. That's a bad day. "Here comes the meat wagon...." "New guys in the corner puking his guts out..." As the battle rages along the walls, in the courtyard, things are busy, but not chaotic. Dispatching a note to the Governor, "A full bombardment and assault is underway. Victory uncertain at this time, COL Beauchamp's Grenadiers have sallied forth to meet them on the beaches and prevent a foothold." Wig-Wags in the lighthouse tower coordinate with the Frigate as it sails out to join the fray. Captain signals back, "Help is on the way" Bow Chasers EDIT: Here is the link to this ship, "The Demeter" Ship cuts close across the point to enter the fight. The Frigate Captain at least hopes to draw fire from the mercenary fleet away from the defenders exposed on the beach. Aboard the COG (again, I owe you a link to the ship's post on BOBS), Pirate Captains and Red Coat Leaders assess the landings. A fancy ship, a good pirate ship to be sure, sturdy, but not one to stand toe to toe with purpose built warships. (in the background, my 4 YO daughter's contribution, a Barracuda Bay crewed by friends and princesses). From a distance, the landings seem to be going according to plan, but certainly with heavier defenses along the beach than anticipated. "Row you bastards! Row if you want to live! We are under the guns!" The walls and towers bristling with the muskets of the Grenadiers. Firing down into the exposed boats below. Additional squads of Grenadiers streaming out of the main gates, facing inland, sprint to defend the beach. Despite the withering fire, the longboats are reaching the shore and the assault is underway. (Capt Jack's boat sinks, he steps ashore dry as it finally sinks). Some boats capsize in the surf as other boat crews seem to get cut down to the man as they touch the beach. Beauchamp's men form a second firing line along the bluffs, their comrades along the walls firing over their heads. The assault force commander rallies his men to the colors on the beach and urges them forward. "There is only one way off this beach men, lets go!" But COL Beauchamp plants himself on the old stone bridge, marking the apex of his line, he has the men form 2 ranks and fix bayonets. As more reinforcements arrive, the Grenadiers pour fire into the oncoming Red Coats and hired guns. The stubborn wall of Blue Coats at the bridge seem determined to hold in place either as victors or as martyrs. But, despite heavy casualties, the overwhelming numbers of the Red Coats and their hired Pirate Allies continue to build momentum. Will the addition of the frigate tip the scales? Will the Grenadiers buckle or hold under the mounting pressure of the Red Assault? Will Red be able to get enough men onto the beach to storm the fort? Can the fort hold out against the bombardment of the combined fleet if it goes to a siege? Exciting stuff... "Thanks for coming to my Ted Talk" "Follow me for more recipes" https://flic.kr/ps/3UopFy (LOTS of Blue Coat builds from BOBS)

What beautiful details and story elements all around. LOVE it!

Great work @Jeff of Clubs!

A large wheat plantation run by the merchants of the Le Bellan Shipping and Freight (LBSF) Trade Company

The combination of patriotism and keen business sense has led the merchant council of Le Bellan Shipping and Freight (LBSF), the newly formed royally chartered trade company, to the rolling hills of El Oleandia and the growing town of Fort Arltrees. Monsieur La Boche was commissioned by the LBSF to purchase a parcel of land for large plantation... to provide food on a contract to the crown in support of anticipated troop movements. Already, the first harvest of these amber waves of grain, are ready for harvest. Row after row, falls before the sickle's of the farm hands. New barns and outbuildings, plus the addition of a few beasts of burden, and a few experienced farm hands have quickly converted this vacant land into a bountiful harvest of wheat. The farm also will feed the growing population of loyal crown subjects following the banners of the King to settle this new, still somewhat contested, land of Oleon.

Large Commercial Property licensed by Oleon, a military quay to feed and supply the troops flowing to El Oleandia.

"Amateurs talk tactics, professionals talk logistics" COL Beauchamp exclaimed the old maxim in his operations update mailed back to Breshaun from his stop over in Fatu Hiva. "An expedition of this size will succeed of fail based not on the bravery of our soldiers, but the strength of our supply system." Seeing the wisdom in his words, the High Council dispatched MAJ Bespin and a handful of clerks to Jiangkai to begin constructing the necessary infrastructure to support the massing Army. Luckily, with the positioning of the Great Southern Bay Fortress in Jiangkai, lines of communications, local provisioners, and contractors were already well known in the frontier town. Within a few weeks, the appropriate water frontage had been secured and the necessary dock space and warehouses built to begin offloading supplies. Just before troops ships were expected to arrive, merchantmen began filling the stalls and cluttering the docks with all the panoply of war. "An Army marches on its stomach!" MAJ Bespin would remind the workers as he constantly paced back and forth across the large commercial property with clipboard in hand. He was quite proud of the little patch of plenty he had created on this, the far extreme of the great empire of Oleon. Come whatever the fortunes of war would bring, he was determined that the campaign would not fail for lack of provisions.