LeChuck-MD

Haha thank you for all the kind words and suggestions. I should have put more detail in about how he lost his pants and hat. In my mind it was during the shipwreck, but now my mind is spinning with ideas for cursed pants and a potential Adventurers cross over. Thanks again!

Thank you for the input, I am hoping to attempt more pictures soon, but life is getting away right now. The lack of a hat was a conscious decision, his pants and hat having been lost in the shipwreck. You’ll note the pants and hat of the soon to be marooned pirate match the ones Steve has in Skulls Eye Schooner. The idea being to explain the change of outfit between that set and Imperial Trading Post. All that said, it would have been better to give him hair, but I couldn’t find any that matched his facial hair. If I am able to take more pictures, I will dig through the parts bin first, to see if I can find any. Thanks for your input and insight, Thanks for the input. I like the idea of yellow arms. I was trying to only change/remove items (pants and hat) that changed between Imperial Trading Post and Skulls Eye Schooner. So I agree it would look better, but might not fit what I was trying to do. Thanks again!

Thanks for the advice! I don’t think I have any of the small transparent blue pieces, but next time I’m ordering parts I’ll have to get some.

Thank you! I was thinking of ideas for the build and it really all came from the idea of putting Steve in a grass skirt. Thank you for the input, I am going to try to come back to it later this week and get a few more pictures. When you say “natural light” do you try to photograph outside or just near a window?

Very fun, I like the build and the picture is great. Really captures being in a dark cell with only a glimmer or light coming in.

Thank you for the kind words and the critique. I will be experimenting with different lighting so I can take better pictures in the future.

Thank you, I wanted everything on the island to be from the merchant ship, in the imperial trading post. I appreciate the feedback, photographing sets is still new to me, so I have a lot to learn.

Thank you for the kind words. Haha maybe I will have to add the continuation.

I wanted to come up with a story on how Steve Went from being a Merchant to the Quartermaster of a pirate ship. Here is what I came up with: At a young age, Steve secured a job on a Merchant ship. Over the next years he came to love the sea and rose through the ranks, through hard work and natural talent. He learned the sea, the business and made contacts throughout the Caribbean. Eventually Steve struck out on his own. Using his contacts to get loans and initial contracts. The “Steve ’n Sons: Merchant and Shipping Company” (people trust your company if you include “sons” in the name) had initial success. But Steve soon learned that the combination of predatory loans and government taxes and regulations made the chances of reaching true independence and freedom almost impossible. Pressured by one of his creditors, Steve set out on an ill advised voyage, with storms on the horizon. Despite his best efforts, the storms were too much and Steve found himself shipwrecked on a tiny island. Even with his desperate situation, having lost everything, Steve began to wonder if he was better off on his tiny island than returning to his life… As fate would have it, at that very moment, Captain Redbeard was sailing past, looking for an island to maroon a mutinous crew member. Upon arrival at Steve’s island, Redbeard made Steve an offer he couldn’t refuse: rescue, a new life as a member of the crew, and pants, all in exchange for loyalty. And so the next chapter of Steve’s life had begun... This is my first time doing one of these. It’s a very simple build, I mostly just wanted a visual representation of the story that I came up with. Thanks, I hope you enjoy.

Very fun story and cool build.

This is really fun! Building my then Imperial Trading post with my dad at Christmas is one of my favorite memories of being a kid. I love that you and your daughter got to work together on this.