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Actually, the cubing process, commonly used on steak, uses many, many small needles to sever the muscle fibers into smaller pieces, thus making it more tender. Essentially, the more a meat is poked; as long as the meat doesn't loose too much of its juices; the more tender it is.

Actually, I think that all of the torsos except for the third would work well; the last one actually reminds me of a bone necklace usually worn among Iroquois warriors, who fought during the 7 Years War. The breeches would also work well, but I personally would change parts over, possibly mix in some darker leg colors (old brown, reddish brown, dark green, etc.) so they appear less Western in origin.

Excellent army, but I can assure you the colonies will never let the mother country be taken. Long Live King George!

The Rangers were one of the first British units to adopt the Native American style of fighting, with skirmishing and raiding, instead of the typical manner of European tactics, which focused on pitched battles in formation. In this situation, where being spotted was a very bad thing, the typical scarlet coat of regular infantry would be easily seen, they began to adopt earth tones, which are harder to distinguish in the forests of North America. This was later standardized during the French and Indian War (1757-1763) with the formation of Roger's Rangers, who wore green uniforms. The movie you mentioned Northwest Passage, is based off of one of the actions of the unit.

I like it a lot, but my only suggestion might be to brickbuild some battlements instead of using prefab pieces, that way they could be somewhat "de-constructed" as the crenelations would be one of the first things to go as the castle ages without being repaired. The use of the many different castle panels is a great idea, and I'd love to see photos of the ghost army and the interior.

I'm assuming the Food and Drug Administration might have a few problems with workplace cleanliness at that point.

Does poking meat in the buff make it even more tender? Also, I would warn him to be extremely careful with that sword. Nice work with a Brickarms prototype. And excellent work in general.

It's an interesting concept, but I'm not quite sure about the ketchup. I do enjoy the outdoor locations though.

If an Imperial ship comes out, it more than likely will be a single masted vessel with two guns amidships, and possibly if we are luck, a third in the stern. This would follow in the tradition of the scaled down Imperial vessel, and allow it to be built with a minimum of new parts.

Excellenct work! Is the warehouse the one with the secret tavern?

Personally, I have to go with the cutlass, as it is easily the most common weapon for both sides, and also is usable for most time periods from the Renaissance up to the American Civil War.

Well, they are Imperial...

That just illustrates perfectly that if something goes easily, then more than likely something is incredibly wrong.

Excellent! Now the British can sweep the pirates off of land and sea!

Let me think... 1) Sally Mae Winstead (anyone in college in US will instantly get it.) 2) Dr. William A. Hunter M.d., Ph.d 3) Captain Johnathan Ross 4) Sydney Johnson Just a few thoughts.

I love the idea of a Lego proving ground. Have you considered a large hill opposite the range? I know that in my area, during the 1850's the Allegheny Arsenal's proving ground would fire Rodman guns across the Allegheny River and into the side of Mt. Washington before sending them out to the field. Excellent work!

For some reason it reminds me of the US Army motto: "Be an Army of One." I like it.

Also, the dark green would make excellent Loyalists for the Revolutionary War, or possibly Rangers during the French and Indian War.

Mr. Spielbrick, your renditions of the Doctor are amazing. I do have to admit that when I saw Mickey with the Tylers in an earlier photo, I couldn't stop laughing for several minutes. Also, as for Donna, your figure is amzing, although I have to state my disdain for the character.

Not a problem, I should have some more photos coming up in the next few weeks, there are a lot of sites around Pittsburgh.

Inspired by the men who researched the Texel and posted their research, I have decided to share mine as well. Since I live in western Pennsylvania, far from the ocean, I don't have many pirate areas nearby. However, the area that I live in was a hotbed of activity during the 7 Years War (1756-1763) and the Whiskey Rebellion (1794). Here are the pictures that I'm planning on using as reference in a future MOC. Building Flickr gallery

I saw the rendition of The Anatomy Lesson of Doctor Van Tulp and immediately recognized it as a Rembrandt. Kudos to whoever made the MOC. Also, I was recently on Pick-A-Brick at the Lego website and saw they have the lamp posts that were being discussed for $0.25USD a piece.

Just curious, has anyone else tried using Classic Castle City standard wall sections for Pirate era MOCs? It seems to work rather well, and I'm curious about other peoples results.

The biggest thing is that for the Golden Age of piracy (1600-1720's) is that most of the hats that Lego uses are rather historically inaccurate The bicorne and shakos, while both looking interesting, are more suited to the Napoleonic Wars, which followed the Golden Age.