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So, just out of curiosity, is it OK to insert 1920x1080 images into your post? I always thought it was considered inappropriate and cluttering up the page, while smaller images are easier to scroll through. Then again, EB cannot generate thumbnails to larger images, can it?

I'm sure at least a few of them have - which makes me wonder how the pictures weren't too small back then. There were more easter eggs all around. E.g. there were several Santa Clauses hidden here and there, and nobody knew their exact number, as this was a collab project. Thanks! Hopefully next time we will find more room for Pirates, since I know I'm not the only one who could bring something (I have no islands as of yet, but other builders do).

Well, as (some of you) requested, here are some photos of my ships at the exhibition which took place last weekend in Warsaw, Poland. It was organised by WawLug which is the registered Lego User Group of Warsaw AFOLS, and which I'm now officially a member of. You can find out more about WawLug here: https://wawlug.pl/ https://www.instagram.com/waw_lug/ https://www.facebook.com/WAWLUG/ Although there were some plans to bring other builders' ships too, due to limited space I ended up as the sole provider of Pirate-related stuff at the event. And this is what my part looked like: Since all of these ships were posted here at some point in time, here's a list of names from left to right, each linking to its respective forum thread: The White Damsel, Juggernaut, The Devil Lady, La Volonté, Repentance, HMS Eternity and El Mono. Some more photos: Overall, I think the exhibition was a great event and there were visitors of all ages, who took a lot of pictures of everything, obviously. Some of them even remembered having the original Black Seas Barracuda or Caribbean Clipper back in the day. Anyway, if you're interested in pictures from the whole exhibition, which was packed full of great MOCs from great builders, here are two galleries uploaded by other WawLug members: GALLERY 1 GALLERY 2 And, finally, a film: Once again - a splendid event and two days of great fun. Hope to do this again some time, hopefully with even more Pirates.

Seriously, I have no idea. I never tried to be historically accurate. All my ships exist in a fantasy world. Actually, although my comic series is currently on hold, I consider all my MOCs as existing in the same "universe" as that story. Which in fact does not take place in our world's past. Thanks for the comment, I'm glad you like it!

Then there was also the summer exhibition organised by LugPol, where we used printed water instead. The same will be used as the sea at this month's exhibition.

I definitely will. In the meantime, this is what it looked like back in April (four of those ships were mine, the other two and the islands were built by other AFOLs - all great stuff). I took this photo shortly after the exhibition ended and just before collecting the models (this only shows the part with Pirates, the whole exhibition was much bigger, with trains and town and Star Wars and a lot more):

Thanks! This one will be in Warsaw, organised by WawLug (registered LUG of Warsaw AFOLs). Depending on the Covid situation, it may be just people looking at LEGO models standing in another room, behind large windows in a shopping mall. A similar event took place in April and it worked pretty well.

Thanks for the feedback! Now I'm really glad I finished the build after all this time.

The comic is currently suspended (again... ) for an indefinite period, but if it returns one day, then I think it's very likely that we would see her. Thanks, it was indeed tricky to install the yellow ladders in this position, but I'm really satisfied with the result.

Thanks very much! Glad you like it! Yeah, I agree it could use more. On the other hand, adding one or two more would leave almost no empty space on the lower deck, so the solution I used is a compromise of sorts.

I didn't really think about it, but it would have to be French. Yes, it really is that easy.

He's the captain, obviously. And by the way, if you're interested in what it looked like for the almost 5 years it spent unfinished in storage, LOOK HERE. This was its condition before I resumed work a few months ago. It had a lot more black back then; I replaced some with yellow to make it look less boring. And HERE IS another work in progress picture from a slightly later time, when I was experimenting with the ladder windows...

Seriously though, aye, some of my ships were featured on Classic-Pirates, but never on the Eurobricks frontpage. Guess I should have finished the build a lot sooner then.

Wow, thanks so much mate! That's a first one for me.

I actually started building this ship way back in 2016, immediately after I moved to my current house (along with my bricks of course). If I remember correctly, this was supposed to be the very next ship after my pirate vessel Juggernaut. However, after building a good part of the hull, I found myself distracted by other activities, including other MOCs. So I put it aside somewhere and almost forgot about it. Then a few months ago I picked it up, took a good look at what was already there and what was yet to be done, then decided to finally try and finish it. Well, at least now I can boast that it took me five years to complete this thing... Anyway, there she is - La Volonté: I have also posted this on Instagram so don't hesitate to follow me there too! I really, really wanted to use the ladder from the old fire engine set for the stern windows - it was a bit tricky, but I was finally able to pull it off: The bow uses... well, the bow piece from the SpongeBob Flyng Dutchman set. In my review of this set I once discussed the possibility of using it, and well, I finally had this chance: A close-up of the figurehead: And a general view of the upper deck. The ship has three decks, all of which are accessible. This will be shown further below. The sterncastle with the ship's wheel, and a bell: The ship has a total of 12 cannons, 6 per side. They are placed on the gun deck, which is the middle one of the three decks. The whole sterncastle, including the mizzen-mast, is a removable module. Here you can see this module after separation, which also enables a good look at the door to the captain's quarters. The inside of the quarters is in turn accessible by lifting the plate with the ship's wheel on it. Here's what the actual cabin looks like: After removing the sterncastle module, one can access the galley, with some food animals there too: The plates of the gun deck are removable to access the lower deck. Here you can see some hammocks for the crew. I built a ship with hammocks once , but these are a different design: And finally, here you can see hatches and ladders from the main deck to the gun deck (plus the anchor mechanism), and from the gun deck to the lower deck: Let me finish this by saying (or writing, actually) that I completed this just in time for a LEGO exhibition which will take place in a week and a half, and where I will probably show a whole bunch of ships from the Pirates theme, this new ship inlcuded. I'm actually considering sharing some photos from that event. Well, until then, thanks and please let me know what you think about the ship itself.

And now Chapter 3: The Goddess of Passion - watch it as a movie on Instagram! Or read it in the Brickshelf folder... And I can finally provide a link to Chapter 2 on Brickshelf as well (although I do recommend the Instagram version).

Well, there seems to be a problem with Brickshelf (again), as they haven't made my new chapter public yet. Anyway, the movie version of Chapter 2 is already on Instagram and can be viewed here: CHAPTER 2: Old friends, new friends

As announced some time ago, my comic "Kings & Queens of the Sea" is finally back. However, this is a new beginning, a new story with a new main ship, a new crew (although with characters who appeared in the old series), etc. Therefore, in contrast to the old series which consisted of episodes 1 to 37, the new one will have numbered chapters, starting from the first one right here and now: The chapter can be read in its pictorial form FOLLOWING THIS LINK, but that's not all! With this new series I have also introduced a new feature, namely - all chapters will also be presented as movies, so that all you have to do is press play and enjoy. These movies will be uploaded to my INSTAGRAM ACCOUNT, and the first chapter can already be watched right here: https://www.instagram.com/tv/CPm92i3p4V0/?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet Just remember to turn on the full screen mode! It realy isn't necessary to read the old series to enjoy the new one, as Chapter 1 serves as an introduction to the current story. That's why it contains some character bios, etc. However, if you want to, the whole comic (old and new series) is always available for reading IN THIS BRICKSHELF FOLDER. Just keep in mind that those old episodes were made long ago (starting from 2008!), when both my building and storytelling skills were much, much worse than today (I hope so :) ). Not to mention the fact that I had ten times less bricks back then, and their diversity and availability was much lower (that was before the return of Pirates in 2009). Anyway, that was the past. Here we are today, with a new series = new quality, a new format (movies), a new story... It does not forget what happened in the old one, but it moves forward! I encourage you to read the first chapter, either as separate pictures or as a movie, or both - it's up to you. I also wish to add that in those early chapters, I was experimenting with the resolution, aspect ratio, etc. of the movies. Chapters 1 and 2 will look different from the rest. Starting from Chapter 3, it will switch to Full HD (1920×1080). For now, we only have Chapter 1, and I plan to add new chapters in more or less weekly intervals.

Well, that's quite a long blog post, thanks!

Thanks, I sent him a message!

I just updated the images in the first post (the first three pictures showing the whole ship). If you could use the new picture(s) in the blog post, that would be great! Thanks!

Thanks! Generally, I prefer white sails. Well, except those released by LEGO of course. On the other hand, a green crocodile head or something like that would probably look good on the sail. By the way, this ship was recently a part of an exhibition we did, you can see the whole Pirate diorama on my Instagram! There are three more ships of mine there too: Eternity, El Mono and The Devil Lady. The islands and two other ships were made by two other MOCers, all great stuff. The exhibition had other things apart from Pirates, too. A Western town and a modern town, plus Star Wars and many individual MOCs. Images from the whole event are HERE.

Thanks! The updated title is so much better!

Thanks, but please remove that Steve thing, that's not even my name, the title was given to me by one of the admins because of past discussions about the minifig informally called Steve (the one from Skull's Eye Schooner), actually I don't like this title all that much.

Aye, it's very nice. You can see it better in close-ups, like the one with the figurehead. That's an interesting approach, I'll definitely keep it in mind when making mine. Especially considering that I have the same hull. No, they are not Pirates. I think it's best to call them merchants, or just simple sailors (the blue crew) who were hired by the people in white for a specific mission. The word mission being the key here. When making the blog post, can you please share the link to the Instagram page too? I've just started this page, so spreading the word would be highly appreciated! https://www.instagram.com/p/COzu_7qhZab/?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet