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Congratulations with finishing your entry, you have done a really good job! I especcialy like the smoke coming out of the windows, the cannons look good too and seem to have plenty of ammo lying around. Your minifigs look realistic and the ship is awesome! Some points I noticed: - Blue for a pirateship seem unnatural, it is more a soldier's color. - I would add a story...this can still be done easily and is IMHO a great improvement! - I think using an enhanced version of the fourth picture might be better as the first one, because it shows more IMO. If you agree you might consider using it for your first one, the one to be judged. Since it is finished I won't look further, it is and remains a superb PTV entry and I wish you the best of luck!

My opinion: Mmmm...it certainly needs a lot of work. Still the theme is good, just take more pics and build some additional stuff and you will have a nice entry! Possible improvements: 1) Try to create something unique and original, this has been done already. If you work it out even better, you might stand a chanche however! 2) Personnaly I don't like bald heads if the faces show hair. 3) I would replace the blue in the cannon by red or brown, since that were the colors used for cannons in that time. 4) Add more details to your MOC, like an animal (spider?) or plants. Non-brick related advise: 1) MORE PICTURES are needed. The first one should show us more as well, until then I can't really offer much other advise. 2) Make your picture as larg as is allowed to show us as much as possible (800x600). 3) Add a story so we know more about why this happened/ is happening. Much luck in the competition!

My opinion: That is a nice fortification you build here, Lego Parrot! And you added cruelty accoding to the PTV traditions! Well done . Possible improvements: 1) I really don't like the white above the water. i would replace it with grey bricks. 2) I would also add some cannonballs and a black loading stick next to the cannon, this makes it more dangerous to the enemy . 3) I agree about adding vegetables and perhaps other meat to the pot to show its dinner time! If you don't have such bricks, just add some small 1/3 green and red bricks. 4) Some minor points: add a plume to the tricorne hat, the torso of the man loosing his arm could be more piraty, Non-brick related advise: 1) try to leave some space between your pictures. You also might want to take even more pics to show us, like some zoom-ins! 2) Do you have the ability to add a white background or even a digital one?

My opinion: Certainly cruel enough! But I think you need to add some additional details, considering how some of the other magnificient entrys look like. Possible improvements: 1) Don't you have a yellow or red arm? Now it looks like they are cooking the sleeves as well. Yellow would be fleshy, and red would represent all of the blood (cruel as well!) 2) I would put some black bricks around the fire, to make it look more realistic. 3) Do you have some tiles to even it out? On small MOCs this might be important since there is only one shot of action mostly. 4) Add more small details if possible: a plume for the tricorne hat, a spider or other animal near the blood or trying to steal some 'food' :pir-skull: . Non-brick related advise: 1) You have seven pics! Remove one before the end or you might be disqualified, since 6 is the maximum. 2) Retake the blurry pics if possible.

My opinion: I think this is a good entry, I have seen much towers and portals in a lot of PTV entries, but this must be one of the better ones . Possible improvements: 1) I really do not like those dynamite bricks! Dynamite wasn't even invented in those days, Alfred Nobel discovered it in 1866 and it took many years before being produced. I would replace it with a barrel representing gunpowder. 2) The lantern on the wall could look better if replaced with a ship-type one (the one used in the old palmtrees). This type reminds me a bit on the old spaceblasters. 3) I must agree with CGH about the use of red in your portal. I think grey would be better. 4) I would try to hide the grey plate by trying to add larger tiles that reach down (it that is possible, because I can't judge it that well from a picture). Minor point 1: I think the soldier needs a musket, a cutlass alone on such a high position won't scare away much criminals I'm afraid ! Minor point 2: I would think of adding a guard near the fuse/barrel/dynamite that has been knocked down, to introduce more cruelty into your MOC. Non-brick related advise: 1) Your first picture, the one to be judged, should show everything, including the entire flag and palm tree. You even have some pixels left, so why not using them?

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My opinion: Yes, Sandy, this is really an amazing performance you displayed here, the 'Sirenes' are truly a bunch of crazy pirates ! Boy, I want to be kidnapped by them as well! The bridge, the tower, the little harbour, everything is finished so good . Possible improvements: 1) You don't have to for me, but many expect you to add more blood to the dead soldiers and the ones that are being killed! It might convince people to vote for you, although I always look at the scenes itself instead of the ammount of gore included. 2) I have my doubts about the troll-alike lady...some may like her in a pirate scene, some may not. 3) If you have more tiles in the correct colours, I would use them! Eg. the tower, the red roof, around the firing cannon,... Non-brick related advise: 1) If you would retake the pics at some point, I would suggest taking them at 800x600 to show us as many as possible, we will then be able to see even more details of this beautiful MOC! 2) In this case I most certainly would use a digital background, it is so suitable!

Yeah, this is what we like to see, Phred! A nice story indeed!

My opinion: WOW, that is...that is....AMAZING! And again I get the honor to see one of these super-MOCs as one of the first. I think you have done an outstanding job, your ship is mighty beautiful and the little fort and the gallows look fine as well. A big from me! Possible improvements: 1) I see many cannonballs flying around, but what I would like even more is to see more cannonballs that crash into something (or have already), like on that did a lot of damage to the little fort and is still burning! 2) Put a red dot underneath the pirate head that floats around in the water. 3) I do not think at all that more dead bodies are needed, the battle just started, the pirates just invaded the mainland! Some more victims of a bombardement would be plausible though. Non-brick related advise: 1) Take larger pictures! For such a good and large entry you just have to use the maximum allowed pixelsize (800x600)! This way we, the creative critics and judges, can see more of it! 2) I want to see more of the fort, could you please make a Brickshelf folder (or Flickr,...) so we can see more of it? Overall: a very great entry, I think you are in for the prizes!

Oopss....I didn't see this one! Sorry! My opinion: A good and well beyond average entry. The theme is a bit simple but you worked it out just fine! Possible improvements: 1) Is there any way you could let the screaming woman stumble upon a rock or something? That way it would look more cruel IMHO! 2) As Erdbeereis1 said, I would only use yellow for the sand if you have it, even when that means not every part is tiled! Non-brick related advise: 1) Your first pic, which is the one that will be judged, could be done better I think. Try to avoid the shadows by adding more natural light from above and zoom in a bit more (or cut parts of the sides off in Photoshop). I wish you the best of luck!

OK, this truly is a very nice entry, and I think you stand a real chanche of actually winning the PTV competition in this division, still, there are some other great entries! I wish you the best of luck!

Oooh...yes, this is much better already! You actually managed to add that beautiful guardhouse without making it look too crowded, good job ! The blood of the dead soldier on the ground is amongst the best blood I saw on all of the PTV entries (and beyond). Other possible improvements: 1) When adding your finalised version, do something about the backgrounds, a white one will do, a digitalised (which IS allowed if you follow the rules) would be even better! 2) Do you have a brown ladder? Metal ladders in that time look a bit weird I think, although I am not sure they existed in metal then or not. 3) DO NOT FORGET to edit your first post and especcialy the first picture, since it is that one that will be judged! I found your large entry on BS as well, after hearing from Bonaparte you had one, and I must say I am really impressed! Go Belgium, Go!

The easiest way is to go to the Eurobricks frontpage (hyperlink above) and click on contact staff, choose the staff member you'd prefer (a mod if possible) and send him a PM (on the right). Type your text and you're ok!

You made some great improvements, I like the use of the little white dot and the gold coins you put on the floor are a nice addition as well! I wish you the best of luck with this beautiful entry! I presume this will be your final version? Sadly, I don't have an advent calendar...(yet!)

My opinion: This is a marvelous entry, svelte-corps, I like it a lot because it shows so much unique aspects! The mermaid tower looks very fine and finished, the sea beneath is done equally good and the octopus hanging on the wall is not only original but it is a fantastic addition as well ! Your story is so cruel and gruesome (caviar from a mermaid... jikes!) And then I didn't even say anything about the usage of the new minifigs, sadly no additional points should be given for using those, since most people can't even buy them yet in their country, but I most certainly will give you good points for using the correct minifigs, heads and facial expressions! Possible improvements: 1) I would add some caviar into the mermaids badtup, showing it is her who produces it. 2) You could possibly add some tiles to the floor, but that is only a MINOR point! 3) Perhaps you could add some gold/treasure/diamonds/... somewhere into your MOC to show Brickbeard was a pirate before, or to show how much he makes from that delicious, expensive caviar! Non-brick related advise: 1) Some small spelling errors: eg. "and in abandoned crate" should be "and in an abandoned crate" 2) I really am doubting...would an improved (showing more) third picture be better then the first one showing all or not? As you know it is the first one that will be judged...

Well, I must agree they really look great, you most definatly have the ability to deliver a good PTV entry if you want to and have the spare time to do so. Much luck with the contest (and any future ones you might enter)!

I think its tiled a bit too much already, but that is always personal so it is up to him I guess. What I would advise to change is: Possible improvements: 1) Some brickcolors I would replace by others: the grey parrot would look better in red or in multi-color, or gold/blue/... grey birds belong more to the northern parts of the world. Also the flagpoles might look better in brown, since I presume they used wood because it is less visible and they have plenty of it! 2) I would put in some loose rocks, since it is weird to have one large rock formation and even grounds for the rest. I also have my doubts about all the green tiles, but if you like it it is OK, since clearly some others like tiling everything as well. Minor points: Some details like adding plumes if you have them and why don't you put the animals (the snake and the spider) on top of the dead bodies, I think that might look very nice!. In general: you succeeded in convincing me! I now ADMIRE your entry, the improvements you made are so terribly good I don't see any weak spots anymore (except maybe the cavalry guy).

My opinion: Very good entry, although I liked your first one as well. There are some elements that could be improved though! Possible improvements: 1) The surfboard just doesn't fit in, I would really urge you to replace it with a boat. 2) To add more cruelty: many prisons (and cities) of that time had a gallow, they were always placed in a very visible place, so I would add one on the walls since it would fit right in! 3) Maybe you could let one pirate try to escape by replacing one or two of his jailbars. Minor points: 1)I would also change the black plates under the water into blue ones (if you have them). Non-brick related advise: 1) Let most or all of the minifigs that can look into the lens for your first picture, since it is this one that will be judged! PS: I will contact a moderator for you!

Hehe, very good, only...CGH doesn't have a car, he has a motorcycle, and just LOVES riding it! But of course in a race, this one will suit him perfectly! (although I would, for some unknown reason, have build it in orange... ) Your cars are very nice !

I did read that BUT: Does that mean the Kraken doesn't have any more treasure left? IMHO the way you typed it it implies he somehow 'trades' treasure for flesh every ten days. But maybe that's just because I am a non-native English speaking person. If he got it all at once, it wouldn't be such a good deal for the Captain (sailing down there every ten days would become a nuisance) and if I were him I would just kill off the Kraken as any real pirate would do :pir-skull: . Edit: thanks for editing! PS: there are people with even (a lot)longer lists then mine (eg. LegoKing)

My opinion: A very good entry. I think however it lacks some action for its magnitude, perhaps you could add some of the suggestions made by the many creative critics. Possible improvements: 1) I think creating at least one tower+cannon is better, the soldiers should have some defense against ship bombardements. Constructing one on the corner could be the best, since then it could be integrated with the portal. 2) The well is a nice addition, but I would make it in red (or brown if it is a wooden one). At least use the same color. 3) I would make some changes to the cave: fill it with barrels, chests and other stuff, to show some of the villagers took everything they could carry! Also put in even more minifigs, if you have them. Erdbeereis1 makes some nice suggestions as well! 4) Put in more details: like rocks in the water, a better seashore-line (especcialy next to the rocks), plumes for the tricorne hats and the governor (maybe an epaulette for him as well), animals into the forest,... 5) Show there is a fighting going on: show us even more destruction and put in a lot more wounded or dead bodies ! Non-brick related advise: 1) AGAIN I see 640x480 pictures for a large division-entry... I would make them 800x600 to show us as many as possible in a very detailed way!

My opinion: A bit too "simple" for a PTV entry, I think you need to make at least some improvements. Possible improvements: 1) It just isn't very cruel, but that can be changed so easily! Add a shark (or even better: add MANY sharks) or let the boat be surrounded by pirates. The soldier is so focused on his gold he wouldn't notice it anyway. 2) Put the torch on the front or back of the boat, and give him two paddles, as said he tries to be as fast as possible to get on land, you can't do that with one paddle... 3) Personnaly I would have put the pirate a LOT closer to the boat, since that would be really threathening to him! Non-brick related advise: 1) Take at least one more picture of the pirate, and preferrably another one of the sharks if you add them.

My opinion: Good theme, good use of parts and well finished! The giant Kra©ken is done before, but yours is among my favourites. A big from me, and I wish you the best of luck. Possible improvements: 1) I would take of the soldier's backpacks and let the pirate standing close to the plank carry them, so it looks like he took the backpacks from the soldier. 2) You speak of the Kra(c?)ken's treasure, but I don't see any treasure? I understand you can't display all in a medium-division MOC, but isn't there any way you can show they made a 'transaction' by letting us see some gold/treasure? 3) What about turning around the soldier that gets eaten by the Kra(c?)ken? I mean this: try showing us only his legs and part of the torso, the head has already been vanished into the beast's mouth! 4) Some MINOR points: brown plank instead of a black one (it's wood?) If you have one, then maybe you could give the tricorne pirate a plume? (I just like plumes A LOT!) Non-brick related advise: 1) The first picture is the one that will be judged, so try to show us the entire MOC, including all of the water and the flag.

NOOOOOOOOOO !!! He...he....THEY KILLED Hinckley! My opinion: I must say I really like this entry, there are some inconsistencies, but even with them this is still a fun MOC to watch and evaluate and I enjoyed doing so! Possible improvements: 1) As previously mentioned, the waterline could be finished better (read Erdbeereis1's and Guss's posts, I agree with them so no point copying it) 2) What about scattering some white hands around? Or let one or more of the pirates wear them? They represent the leftovers of the eaten hands (they only eat the meat I presume ). 3) Some small things I don't like: the blood under the beach-skeleton looks unrealistic. Also, the skeleton hanging down still wears his hat...is it glued to his head ? 4) I agree with Captain Kirk about that torso, it doesn't really suit in with the rest of the picture. You replaced him into the first picture, but not in the second one! Non-brick related advise: 1) Your pictures are way to big: resize them to a maximum of 800x600 or you might be disqualified. 2) With such a large MOC, I would take all 6 pictures to show us as much as possible. Try taking multiple pictures of every point you want to display, and then select the best one. Erdbeereis1, an Academy teachers, offers good advise as well! 3) You made quite a lot of spelling mistakes and typos that could be easily fixed by using a translation tool. eg. so when they: So when they, their is a small bed: there is a small bed.