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It's from the new Jay (Ninjago) minifigure. Here's the BL catalog entry.

Thanks Roadmonkey!

Chapter IChapter IIChapter IIIChapter IVChapter V Chapter VI Chapter VII Chapter VIII (you are here) Chapter IX Yesterday there was a banquet hosted by Lady Aidem, well known as THE social light of that Corry settlement which is on the same island as Nova Crablandia, whose name I do not happen to remember. It may be Nova Malto or it may be something else. —Unfortunately I don’t happen to remember the island name either. If anyone would like to enlighten me that would be nice for the Corries, since then I could “associate” these builds with that settlement. Anyway, getting back on the right side of the fourth wall, Lady Aidem’s banquet was attended by everybody who was anybody in that particular settlement. And the news of the day was on everybody’s tongue. “Did you hear?” Major Alphonse Harringram asked Miss Eleanor Pitterest as he escorted her to dinner. Lord Twitteran, walking behind, began to titter already and leaned heavily forward on his cane. “My dear Major, what is it?” Miss Pitterest asked. “Why, you will never guess who it is that Eslandola has made commodore of their new pirate hunting fleet!” “Never in a million years!” guffawed Lord Twitteran. “Now don’t keep me on pins and needles, my lord. Surely they wouldn’t have commissioned Commodore Evercrees again?” “Of course not,” Lord Twitteran agreed, and Major Harringram rubbed his hands in glee. “And not Captain Dekker, Major? He has quite the loss on his record, as I’ve heard!” “No, not Dekker,” Major Harringram grinned. “Well then, what is the jest?” “My dear Miss Pitterest, you will die of laughter when I tell you.” “Really, you are beginning to excite my curiosity.” “Prepare yourself for something very amusing.” “I am prepared.” “Well, my dear, the man they’ve promoted to Commodore of the new pirate hunting fleet of Eslandola is none other than… none other!—than Captain Edward Argentum! My dear, the new Eslandola Commodore is lodged securely in a Corrington prison at this very minute!” Lord Twitteran began to slap his knees and Major Harrinsgram laughed until the tears rolled down his cheeks. “Those poor greenies!” he gasped. @Full Plate inspired me to do something with my dark red macaroni tiles. Now I need a thousand.

In preparation for Sir Dee's ball Guy Wynd made a visit to the hair dresser's. I've been meaning to build something to change the hairdo for a while now, actually! (However if you just have the original hair that's fine.) Other characters that you're optionally welcome to include: Uncle, Elaine (aunt), any of the cousins, Estherhazy de Troir, Cora de Troir.

Very humorous idea and I really like the dwelfs' little underground cubbyhole! Quite cool idea to sandwich it between two books too. I'm not convinced that the lime goes with the red leaves much less the black and gold books, but the dark brown to reddish brown is fantastic!

Neat use of horns for the water, quite a creative idea! The palm trees also give the square some character. Nice addition to Salida Este!

It's a tiny vig, I don't expect much. Thanks, and wow, hadn't realized even the numbers were legible! There is definitely more coming! Thanks Bodi! Do handle a wall like this as if it were a newborn baby. Thank you, I enjoy doing small builds like this because you can use delicate or parts-intensive techniques that would drive you crazy on a bigger footprint! Thanks Capt! I'll be going back to words for the next couple builds, but it was fun to try to pack a whole story into these last few scenes!

Thanks Capt Wolf! It is very 1x1 tile intensive! I had to borrow quite a few (from @Garmadon). And feel free to use the lamp post, they totally need to be copied!

SNOT opens up a huge range of possibilities and although it's tough to master at first, it gets easy once you are familiar with the basic units of the headlight brick and so forth! Well worth mastering.

Chapter IChapter IIChapter IIIChapter IVChapter V Chapter VI Chapter VII (you are here) Chapter VIII The third unintended consequence that followed after Captain Argentum laid Colonel Travilla flat on his back was: Another fun technique here! Not very stable to be sure, until after it's all attached, but I quite like the curve. Hope you continue to enjoy the series!

Ah, finally a recognition of the fighting talents of one of the Brick Seas' greatest Captains! A great build, I really like the crossed lances technique! Excellent stickered (?) shield too.

Commenting is, after all, the easy part.

As I said on Flickr, great layout for this build! But I didn't mention how much I liked the bubbles on the surface of the stream and the little cart!

Ah, I was wondering if it was that or if you had turned off the collision button.

Pretty cool trees, quite a neat idea! I love the half-buried croc too. And of course, good work on the boathouse. The whole creation has a kind of peaceful atmosphere, very pleasant.

Please. don't. breathe. Is it just me or is that top connection to the wheel a little tenuous?

Thank you everyone! Glad you're enjoying the series! If you saw their faces from the other side you would realize how inappropriate their expressions are. The fact is except with a small handful of faces that come in multiple attitudes, it's really hard to express the more extreme emotions without sacrificing a character's look. Thus the back shot; I desperately wanted at least a tiny bit of profile but couldn't get any without capturing their cheesy grins. Yes, the cuffs are Brick Forge or Brick Warriors... or something... Oh well, I do often copy other builders - I got the floor technique here, for instance. But usually with my own twist!

Wow... Sir Dee does everything on such a magnificent scale. Guy will be careful not to eat breakfast ahead of time.

Thanks Fraunces!

Chapter IChapter IIChapter IIIChapter IVChapter V Chapter VI (you are here) Chapter VII This was the second unintended consequence of Captain Argentum’s violence: Consider the policeman a bit of foreshadowing. Always wanted to try out this floor technique! I've also had this lamp post design around for a while, feels good to finally use it. C&C welcome!

Lobsters? I will be there. Just give me time for a visit to the tailor.

Thank you! Ah yes, the perennial struggle against dust. I gave this a quick wipe before shooting but evidently it was too quick. The bandage on the head is the lower part of a Ninjago Zane mask; the one on the hand is a special piece which I think originally came with the CMF with a banana shirt and a crutch. Thanks, I think I first saw the bottle in one of @Henjin_Quilones builds or maybe, come to think of it, in Jonas' Venice 1486 but I didn't think of copying it until I saw it in Henjin's build.

Thanks Legonaut! Thank you! Those new plants are awesome, you should totally get a few!

A stunning MOC! To start at the bottom, the walkway looks brilliant, especially the supports, and your steam cars are very fun too. So many other details to point out too - all those different lamp designs, the wheelbarrow, the news stand, the hanging flowerpots... I'm also extremely impressed by how smoothly those cone roofs are constructed. Great design. Really cool interior design too, especially the floor with the dark red stripes on the wall. Just going to mention one more thing, and that is those red banners - a very good call to give the building a bit of color and life!

Dark red and tan walls, a brown roof, and green shutters? Sounds awful. Somehow, it works! Simple but definitely not boring layout, the brick facade around the door in the middle gives the building a great shape. I also really like the sideways tiles! I was significantly confused by the interior however. Those profile bricks threw me off at first and then the fact that it ends much sooner than the rest of the house. I smell a different build! Way to go the extra mile.