Kaptin_BarfBeerd

Public Transport is definately at the top of my wish list The fuel tanker is a close second I find most of the City buildings to be rather underwhelming but the farm sets look quite good. I'm hoping Lego will focus a little more on buildings in the upcoming years

Isn't there a few gold bars with some of the new police sets? Pick some up and away you go

To tell the truth, I didn't like them at first. But then I get my hands on a few and now think they are a nice addition to the pirate theme. When Lego is finished with POC, I'm hoping we'll see islanders again.

Oops, sorry Admins. I'll just cut and paste my original post into that thread and ask for this one to be locked

With Lego going back to its roots regarding civilian city sets, just wondering what the community here would think about set ideas like these. School House: I don't ever recall seeing a school or any school like building in any Lego catalogs. Would any city builders be interested in adding a school to their city scape? I know Lego is a kids toy and school is very unpopular with kids but a school house would at the very least give the 7585 Bulldozer something to ram through Prison: I'm sure everyone knows TLC loves to go overboard on their fire and police themes, but I'm sure this is one building we havent seen and probably should. The police stations have holding cells but I don't ever recall seeing a prison in Lego catalogs. With the new police sets (and more criminal minifigs and inadequate cells), a prison seems to be a much needed addition to a Lego city. Fast Food Takeaway: I know TLC released an Italian Restaurant in the 90's and we have a pizza shop in one of the new City sets but a Fast Food Takeaway also seems to be a good idea. Lego could also make their own "Brickburger" chain of Fast Food Takeaways like they did with the petrol stations with the "Octan" name Mall: This one might be a bit tricky cos malls are huge and a huge model requires a huge number of bricks and consequently, a hefty price tag. I know we have a few shops in the City line but I still think a shopping center of some sort would be a good idea. It would also give the criminals another place to steal from making more use of the police sets. If a mall would be too big, I think a market or some kind would be a viable alternative. These are just a few ideas, thoughts anyone?

Agreed to an extent but in 2010, we got a third fire station (which is getting a bit much IMO) and for 2011 it seems we get more police stuff recycled from the old sets and an out of place space exploration theme (The theme isn't bad, I just don't think it should be lumped in with City). Also, the old fire and police sets were still available so I wouldn't say they seemed to vanish. However, TLC is still doing a good job with lots of good civilian stuff but I they hold back on fire and police for the next few years. Couldn't everything you have in the "other" category also be classified as "civilian"?

Signed The first wave didn't have many sets and definately needs expanding. I'm hoping the POC license gets dropped quickly so we can see more Lego Pirates in future. Really wish Lego would stop going overboard on the licensed themes

Really spiffy MOC there, I really like how you made the tree and how you used the roadside weeds. It really gives the pictures some great detail. Just a quick question though. What are the two commandos hiding in? It looks to me like it could be a coal storage pit or a derelict log cabin. Just wanted to know what you had in mind when you made it

I'm still a huge fan of the original pirates that came out in 1989 and was hoping for more sets to go with the ones released in 2008. Not into licensed themes so no pirates for me this year I hope the POC theme doesn't last long. Sorry POC fans

I have to agree with some points here. A while back I got the 7993 Service Station and found that the open back in the shop with that set made animating on the set more convenient. However if you are not animating and the building is used for display or a picture, then I don't like open backed buildings either. Looks like the architect got lazy It's a good thing Lego can always be modded to suit our purposes though

Awesome MOC, nice to see some people still remember this great cartoon :) Are you planning on making a GIR MOC? Maybe with a rubber piggy or a taco? :) TAAAAAAACOOOOOOOOOOS!!!!!!

When I shipped my Lego overseas 15 years ago, the sails for my BSB have more creases than something with a lot of creases. My mum suggested ironing them but I never did because like everyone said, afraid of damaging them. Has anyone tried ironing the sails?

It looks to me more like an island guardpost. WHat does the fortress actually have? I see a watchtower, a crane, a holding cell and ummmmmm a palm tree. In the pirate comic, it was a main base though

Yesss!!! it's finally up!!! I clicked the link yesterday morning but got the line 404 not found error, glad it's up now. It's really winding me up knowing that the new pirate line is only available in the US so far, does anyone know when they will be coming out to China? I've been checking the toy shops here but not having any luck. I think TLC is deliberately teasing us by biding their time like this

Thats a really good looking MOC, I really like the way you crafted the rock formation and the steps leading up!! Though to get the treasure up there, those pirates must be really strong

The BSB was mine, I havent seen it built for around 17 years now

Pirates all the way. barring Lego town/city, I mostly bought the pirate models. I only ever got 4 small Castle sets and it was mostly for the minifigs.

When I first saw the islander sets I thought they were a bit out of place in the pirate theme. They might be good side story kinda thing for poor Captain Ironhook and it takes a break from the good vs evil cliche which dominates too many Lego themes.

Thanks for posting a review Lorentzen, I went into my dark ages about the time this ship came out and from the pictures I saw before looking at your review, I thought it was a better ship than the good old BSB, looks like I was wrong. Still want to find myself a SES on ebay when I get back to the UK next summer though

Surprised no ones mentioned a ship for the Imperials yet cos thats what I'm hoping for when the next pirate sets come out. Are the imperials in the new pirate line mean't to be more land based perhaps? Modding a BB for the imperials isn't out of the question either I'm also with Ye Olde Pirate and SWMAN that fantasy elements should be at a minimum. If I see a ship come with a wizard that channels wind into the sails or ship that sails on clouds instead of water or an Orcish fleet, I'm gonna be miffed. If TLC insists on adding fantasy elements to the pirate line, keep it in the Junior +4 pirate line with the rest of the abominations

Hi Everyone, I'm Kaptin_BarfBeerd and I just came out of my dark ages summer this year. I had a nasty fever this summer and I could barely move, most of the time I would end up thinking I was a wounded pirate captain on my Lego Black Seas Barracuda. When the fever wore off, I started looking up some Lego Pirate stuff online, not sure if this is how people come out of their dark ages. I found this forum, been lurking here the past new months and decided to join. Right now I'm studying overseas so I don't have access to my Lego (which I kept in storage for the last several years) but I have bought a few Lego City models in the last few months and am looking forward to the new pirate line. I'm hoping to make some good Brickfilms with these models and hoping they will give some some inspiration for some MOCs. Anyways, looking forwards to meeting you all and hope to see you on the boards :)