martinsuper

I like this set because for the mini-fig, tools, fire and other neat little accesories, it seems worth the money to me.

*In the voice of one of those dumb design shows my fiance watches* Everyone wants the ammo pouch! Its the hip new accesory no imperial solider or happen' pirate can go without! You can find ammo pouch in your favorite coach bag accesory store for only $900! What a steal! Ammo pouch! Don't be the last one without it! Because by fall, it will be out of style!

You had me hooked until the aliens. I really dont know about aliens....

HEAVEN FORBID YOU LET ME WIN ONE SABRE ISLAND?! Go look at it... who is winning?! Who was winning when you posted it you scallywag?! Would there be a rift in the space time continuim or something if I actually owned ONE of these sets? HMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM?! It like clockwork with you, I find a nice Sabre Island, I bid on it, and then you throw it on the forum like a bloody piece of red meat in a pool of sharks! One more time! Just one more time and the forces of Port Freedom are coming for you!

Now that I find your "army" is nothing more than a drunken smelly red coat squad, I defy you to try to take Port Freedom by force! You dirty redcoats have always been known for your dirty tricks and dirty women. You're dirty. Dirty. Dirt. D.

If you go back and look at the second picture, I am going to give the regular troops black gloves, but the "officer" (old city fireman torso) red gloves because he doesnt have enough red. Black backpacks would be cool. However, black side sachels would be WAY cooler!

As long as you have one blue coat, you cannot have shame! Don't forget that, and STOP YOUR CRYING! What do you want people to think we are? Redcoats?!

I think this looks VERY nice. I would like to have a squad of them myself! Would you still put the red epaulettes on them?

I won't be calling until next Thursday (big order), expect to hear from me then, ok?

Here Here! I vote Clipper! You know, its funny that these are the two ships everyone always talks about, and they are the ONLY two ships I DON'T have!

You summed it up. It's going to be a big port, and the challenge is to incorporate original sets and MOCs together, AND make it look right. Its something I wanted to do as a kid, but I didn't have: 1. Money 2. Cash 3. Bricklink 4. Ebay 5. Currency 6. Greenbacks I also want to leave parts of it open so that as I create some new MOCs I can work them into it. Its a three part construction: 1. Channel into the port and all that entials. (this is where I am right now, hope to finish this in a month or so. 2. Actual Port (have all the parts I need for this, but need to get part one done first) 3. Port buildings, barracks, etc... (this will be what I add new pieces to) -Super

Thanks!!!

Yeah, I think I'm going to like it. But when you see someone rolling out with a 10,000 man red coat army makes you feel kinda small, you know? You start to ask yourself questions like, "Why build fort freedom when they could show up and we can kill them 4 to 1 and we still will lose?" OR "Even if half their guns are drunk and all our guys are sober, this will not go well" OR "Most of the time, all of our guys are drunk, so this really won't go well" OR "Man... thats a lot of dudes, how many dudes do we have again?"..... "We need more dudes"

DONE.

You know, whenever one of you guys puts an army together like this, or makes a ship bigger than my volkswagen, I wonder why I even try to do anything anymore.

I think this is very cool, but you need to take different picture angles so we can see the ships better!

I was a BIG fan of Sharpe's when I was a kid. Any chance you could make one for me? I'd love to have one just "because". What would it cost?

A couple things I would like to see. One more mast, and all of the masts higher. That has already been said. Either shorten the ship, or add more cannon front and back. Also, for a ship of this size, maybe two rows of cannon? I think it would open the ship up more and MIGHT actually save you some bricks? Other than that, I think it looks the part very nicely. I think more and bigger masts will "bring out" the rest of the ship much better.

So why don't we all draft a letter that tells LEGO what we want to see and start sending them once a week? I mean, how hard could it be? We all want to see the same stuff. A big blue ship, updated blue coats just like the updated red coats, etc.... So why dont we do it?

I think this looks better than throwing wheels on the regular cannons. Can you get some clearer pics up? Mind if I use the design for my land warfare?

Thats the story of my life, friend.

#1 I want them to look spooky, scary, and totally ruthless blood spilling soldiers. So, maybe yes on gloves? #2 Yes Black guns are expensive, but Im going to bite the bullet and outfit these guys right! #3 EVERYONE STOP CALLING THESE GUYS POLICEMEN! I want them to be a squad of ruthless murdering, vicious, Blue Coat special forces. I have the idea of several MOCs with poor red coats getting mowed down, or pirates getting some of their own medicine.

No, by all means go ahead and use it! All that I ask is that I get the kudos! I think Im going to use black hands for the troopers, as they already have a lot of red. For the officer (classic city fireman torso) I will give him red "gloves" Like I said before, I want these guys to be the "signature" of my MOCs.

Thanks for the "citation". Kudos to Fat tony for the bayonet idea. Like I said before, it was NOT my idea. My Black Coats will all have black weapons, and maybe black or red gloves? My inspiration for the skull was from "Lord of the Flies" when they put the pig head on the spear.

The "new captain torso" Black Coats I will probably make into a squad of 10-12 (including officer) that will be a reoccuring theme in my MOCs. The "old captain torso" Black Coats will be mixed into my colonial militia.