Ammiraglio_Artic

Thanks to include my Port Fenzance, I hope you like it!

It’s a very interesting topic! I don’t know if you’re aware, but between 1995 and 1996 in Germany and France (and maybe also in other European countries, though I’m not sure) the magazine LEGO Klick was published, featuring a serialized comic story where the main character experienced various adventures across the LEGO worlds. In the episode dedicated to LEGO Pirates, he meets Captains Roger-Redbeard and Ironhook, who are presented as two separate and distinct characters. Ironhook clearly looks like himself, but he is called Schwarzbart, meaning Blackbeard (which doesn’t make much sense since he doesn’t have a black beard), and he is drawn with both legs. https://archive.org/search?query=lego+klick [url=https://postimg.cc/G45q7BdW][img]https://i.postimg.cc/pd24d87L/klick-as-1995-05-0011.jpg[/img][/url]

Good morning! I’d like to introduce you to the modifications I made to the Ninjago 71747 The Keepers' Village set, which was released in 2021. Little by little, I will also try to present the other work I have done over the years for LEGO Pirates. I apologize in advance if my English is not perfect—it's not my native language. Thus, we arrive at the Island of Fogs, located in the southern part of Governor Broadside's Caribbean colony, inhabited by the indigenous tribe of King Kahuka. The Oropacos (as the tribe is sometimes called in the italian catalogs) lead a peaceful existence here, but their treasures are highly coveted by the most ruthless pirates, who try in every way to seize them. However, more often than not, thanks to the cunning of the tribal chief and the bravery of his warriors, the buccaneers are forced to return to their ships empty-handed! A staple of the Islanders sets is Captain Ironhook, "the terror of the southern seas," as he introduces himself in the 1990s radio dramas. I’ve given him a new look, just as LEGO did with Captain Redbeard in Barracuda Bay. The trap remains unchanged from the original set. Unwanted guests who dare to step on the wrong spot find themselves hanging upside down at the mercy of the Islanders! From this area, I removed the moving platform, the brick-shooter, the sign, and—most importantly—that unsightly spaghetti-palm! In their place, I added more vegetation and rocks, a tribal mask as a warning, and a proper palm tree. The elevated area, however, has been completely transformed. The totem has been scrapped, along with the bone throne. In their place, we now have a couple of palm trees, the signature drum from the Islanders sets, and a stone statue modeled after the one from set 6264 Forbidden Cove. Even the shaman’s scepter follows the design of the one often seen in King Kahuka’s hands (Link). Inside the cavern, dinner is being prepared. This soup is only missing one thing—some human meat! Luckily, the pantry/prison is well stocked! The secret exit through the mouth of the stone serpent remains unchanged. The prisoner is certainly grateful for that! The stone serpent’s red eyes and white teeth have been removed and replaced with identical gray pieces. The lava flowing from its mouth and the nearby waterfall have been transformed into streams of water. And with that, our journey to the Island of Fogs comes to an end! Captain Ironhook and his crew thank their hosts for the hospitality and bid them farewell—taking a few souvenirs with them, of course! I’ll wrap things up with a look at the minifigures!

Sorry if this isn’t the right section, I’m new here. I wanted to share some photos of this (apologies for my terrible English): This is a LEGO display tube that I bought almost twenty years ago at a toy store in Italy, where it had been displayed in the LEGO section for at least ten years. It was around 2006 when I got it; officially, it wasn’t for sale, but the store owner had no issue selling it to me. I don’t remember exactly how much I paid, but it wasn’t more than €40-50. I’ve never been able to find any trace of it in the Bricklink archive under the "Retail Display Case" section, where it should be listed. A few years ago, I wrote directly to Bricklink’s email contacts, explaining how I came to own it and attaching some photos in the hope that they would add it to the catalog, but I never received a reply (maybe I’ll try writing to them again). The tube is probably from the year 1994, when the Islanders theme was introduced, and in fact, we can see almost a small story: from the pirate islet on the left, a rowboat led by Captain Redbeard sets sail towards the green island of the Oropacos. On the right side of the tube, we find the 'LEGO System' sticker, now completely yellowed. One of the two caps at the ends of the tube is secured with two screws (although I suspect they were added later), while the other cap was only glued on, but the glue has worn out over time, making it possible to open. The interior is very interesting to analyze and deduce its history before it came into my possession. First of all, as a display product, all the pieces are glued in place. However, I believe that while it was in the store, it suffered some 'looting' (probably why one of the two caps was later secured with screws). There are some missing parts, such as one of the lids of the two treasure chests or a palm tree. In fact, on the base, there are remnants of three palm leaves that were forcibly bent by the tube. All three broke because of this, but I never found any trace of the third broken leaf (in the photos, you can see only two, but on the base, there are remnants of three leaves). Was it thrown away because it was broken? Or taken by someone? We’ll never know. The glue, as with the cap, has also worn out in several places. You can detach King Kahuka from his throne or the shark from the water. Here’s another interesting detail: on the back of the treasure chest’s pedestal, there are two black pieces with traces of glue, but I’ve never found anything attached there. It was probably stolen by someone, and unfortunately, we’ll never know what was originally there. Some parts of the display clearly come from certain Pirates sets from 1993-1994. For example, from the 6262 King Kahuka's Throne set. The litter from the set is the one we find in the tube where King Kahuka is seated, and both pirates from the set are also present. Additionally, the drum of the natives in the tube (which appears in almost all their sets but with different colors each time) features black and red colors, just like the ones from set 6262.

Hello, I'm Marco and I'm writing from Italy. LEGO Pirates is the only theme I follow. I've known your forum for many years, but I've never signed up. I'd say it's time to fix that.

Hi, I need to submit images for a contest, and I need 10 posts before I can do that.