Norro

How about a cannon? God Bless, Nathan

A cutlass would perhaps be more convincing? ;) God Bless, Nathan

Good to see you come round... my sword arm was tired of being pressed up against you back ;) . Also don't forget that one of the woodsmen was the black crested one... We're so close to at least a tie now... God Bless, Nathan

Hi, loved your reasoning... and especially your avatar :-D 6066 stands alone as a lego set which is 'hidden' from all 4 sides and still playable... God Bless, Nathan

I am qoing to guess it is a roof (since it is on top of the interior and on top of a tree...) but the idea that it was water was the original inspiration for my Woodsmen Waterfall featured in my avatar :-D ... So I guess it is a common thought ;) . As always God Bless you all, Nathan

I have a brickshelf gallery... that you commented on but no pirate MOCs... yet ;) The ship I speak of was built before my MOCs reached the quality that could be shared online... Actually most of my current gallery is still below the par I wish to set for myself... God Bless :-D , Nathan

Embarrassing as it sounds I've seen some wipeout prices (50p) in Tescos... God Bless, Nathan

I should further add so as not to seem bias that I have 6054 as well... It included my first target piece *wub* ... God Bless, Nathan

True, but then you would have to mess with my custom 2-deck SES. It looks terrible (well....) and packs an average 16 gun punch (32 for a pirate game if I cram the deck...16 on each side of course ;) ). God Bless and BOOM.... Nathan

Believe it or not I thought long and hard before leaving it out... Eventually I decided (perhaps in error) that it was in a different size category (let alone price...) and would confuse the vote because people would be thinking 'excellent small set' or 'brilliant add on' when I wanted to focus more on which of the large hideouts was the best... Confusing ramble over, you can come out now.... God Bless, Nathan

Exactly right but when the ships engage it becomes 4 on 2 with the BSB having 2 useless cannons... The SES cannon rotation system is a beautiful thing to behold, let alone build :-D ! God Bless, Nathan

I do own all of them... and am going to stick with 6066. The river fortress needed an interior and a little more depth so it has to be betwwen the other two ;) ... God Bless, Nathan

The SES would destrou the BSB with 4 cannons brought to bear... God Bless, Nathan

I fear I started this In this thread... To further agitate Mr. Fez :-D I just opened some accessory sets I've been saving for a few years (purely to keep the pieces mint and savour enjoyment... not for resale...) God bless, Nathan

Heh? That's what I say! Ed is stealing my lines... I'll have to go away and come back with something much more original now... My sinister plan to phase you out is almost complete ;) The first step in his ploy was to get a 'piratey' avatar... God Bless, Nathan

Good to have you here... Don't let those clone Yodas take your rightful place ;) . God Bless, Nathan

I should also mention I had the rare priviledge of owning a MISB 6077 in 2000 (for approximately 2 minutes). It arrived in the mail and I opened it with all the usual promptness. *Please not this is not a 'Guess what I got in the mail today' thread because I've all ready told you. And the title is different. And it just Isn't *wacko* .* God Bless, Nathan

I voted for 6286 Skull's Eye Schooner because it is the best lego ship.... Votes for all others should be disregarded :-D . God Bless, Nathan

For easy reference: 6066: 6071: 6077: I have to go with 6066, but then there is the Forest Babe to consider... and the incredible brave (or slightly fool-hardy) knight in 6077 ;) . So which would you nominate? God Bless (as always :-D ), Nathan

They look pretty good for free sets... I'll have to keep a lookout : ) God Bless, Nathan

I too have the Clipper and not the Runner. Beginning to redefine rare aren't we... :-D God Bless, Nathan (Norro)

From my limited experience (far shorter than yours since you've been lurking ;) ) Welcome. Pirastes are a special #2 in my lego rankings as well; only a few lightyears behind Castle :-D God Bless, Nathan

Thanks, this is exactly what I was looking for (port royal esp). Some nice MOCs I haven't seen. God Bless, Nathan

Great! The Falcon ferry is the one that really grabs my attention... I think I've seen some of these on Classic-castle? Thanks and God Bless, Nathan

Hey all, Anyone got some great Castle MOCs old or new to show? Being new here I may have missed something great ;) . Fine... Pirate MOCs would be *OK*... God Bless, Nathan