Wes

I think the new sets are great and will integrate extremely well into my existing collection as well as appeal to first time buyers. They're a continuation (look at the set numbers) instead of a full remake and I LOVE that.

Exactly what is junior about this at all? We have the SYSTEM cannons, normal yellow minifigs, and both colors and construction styles that are pretty similar to the original pirate theme.

According to the folder name, these may be released in May 2009. It'll be a shame if we have to wait that long. Maybe Lego will take advantage of the excitement and allow early preorders through S@H.

Holy sh..shiver me timbers! I'm excited! I can't wait to see them. I hope sales are high enough to carry them into 2010 and beyond! I certainly plan to buy some!

Awesome!! The feathers as guts is a gross but great idea!

Some other bidder sniped me! lol.

Are you the high bidder on that huge lot of bluecoats? The $300 one? I'm the high bidder on a smaller bluecoat lot right now. I hope we're not competing against each other lol.

I usually expand my collection through Bricklink, or occassionally Ebay.

This picture wasn't posted: Look at the redcoat with the tricorn. Printing on the back!

You don't have to be the police to know the law, Joey, and you are no lawyer (typically, lawyers can spell and know the difference between "there", "their", and "they're"). Despite being advertised, it is still illegal. The producers of the clone sets are in China, though, where copyright laws are rarely enforced. First, Lego already HAS made claims against these illegal copies because they violate international intellectual copyright laws. Customs authorities have been confiscating and destroying these bootlegs for years, including the big 2004 seizure mentioned earlier. Second, the military theme is irrelevant. Even if it isn't a clone of Mega Bloks military sets, it doesn't make it okay for them to make clones of Lego pirate sets.

White pants are the only color that match with the bluecoat torso.

One thing that caught my eye was that their stern hull piece has two cannon notches in it. That's pretty cool, actually.

I bid on the bluecoats.

I signed up in the hope of getting pirates info in magazines in 2009 and wanted to share the opportunity with others.

I noticed Lego is currently offering free two-year subscriptions! http://club1.lego.com/en-US/legomagazine/default.aspx These countries can get it, plus maybe Norway (unsure).

I'm thinking about modifying the vessel (or its successors) to look more like this.

I heard three new pirate areas have been ADDED to Legoland this year.

Look what I found: http://www.history.com/marquee.do?content_...arquee_id=53952

Clicked the "Report this item" link at the bottom, http://cgi1.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Repo...15&active=1 I categorized it as Counterfeits and Other Copyright Violations > Other Potential Infringement Some other categorizations might also be appropriate.

I reported it as a fradulent item and I encourage others to do the same.

http://www.bricklink.com/catalogItemPic.asp?P=48647 - Whoa, didn't know about this part. I guess the Duplo pirate ships never attracted very much attention from me. http://www.bricklink.com/catalogItemPic.asp?P=4909 - Gold mirror would fetch a high price!

I prefer to stay with the LEGO colors. They seem to be the best. The only exception is white epaulettes for the single highest ranking admiral in the collection (one for the redcoat leader, one for the bluecoat leader). Brown shoulderpads are for non-military ship captains (pirates, merchants).

It wouldn't let me vote unless I chose one from each set, but there were none in set 2 I liked. I think the cannon, the laughing pirate, the wench, and the shark are the best! Pirate Vader should not qualify for use on the pirate forum. Get those Star Wars figs away from my pirates!

Thank you for your reasonable reply. I feel better now that I've had a chance to "vent." Thankfully, this is starting to change. Some of the recent posts like the offer to help me buy bluecoats and your posts have got me feeling good and optimistic.Eurobricks is the best Lego pirate site on the internet.

It would be more prudent for me to save money for more islands. I love the bluecoats the most out of all minifigs, though! But really...I have roughly 120 Imperial soldiers already, and am not really in need of more. I mainly need more headrags, small ships (think 6277), and islands for the pirate game. Thank you for the suggestion, though.