Edgehead

Teaching the valued arts of piracy at a young age, doesnt get any btter than this. I like the way you've incorporated all the different training items into the one moc without over-clutering the scene, very well done. This is one of my all time favourtie land based MOCs.

This is an excelent entry Black Rabbit, lots of simple detail. I like the rock formations and the style of the pub lends itself well to being built out of a ship. I do agree with David's idea about using a sail to create shade, however i think the BB's sails may be a bit large for this piece. Maybe a smaller one such as the one from the 6261 Raft Raiders set, tho that would all depend on what sets you own i guess. Again great work, cant wait to see what you come up with for the other catagories.

This is a very simple but effective mod, and the addition of the deck gives the minifigs some much needed access to the forward chase guns on the front deck. My Bounty is in pieces at the moment preparing for the PTVII contest but from what I remember there isn't even a ladder for the Pirates to climb up there.

was browsing the forums on my moblie last night while i was parked out the front of me mates place waiting for him to get home and i have to say i was a little worried about the no violence rule, as i had already been thinking of somethings i could do.... i have to say now that ive had a bit more time to think about it, im re4ally going to enjoy the challenge that lack of violence will bring about. already got one idea in mind, have to come up with a couple more now...

while your set ideas are very interesting David, i would be more inclined to think that the new sets would be based on the new film - there for the only one on your list i would predict would obviously be the black pearl. also i doubt there would be 7 ships released in the one line. i would bet on 3 at the most, the pearl, the dutchman and one of the imperial ships.

this is horrible, somebody please point me in the direction of the first lego set to feature fleshies so i can buy one and burn it on LEGO's doorstep in protest

Update from Steve Witt: QUOTE Pirates isn’t gone, its on hiatus like every other line that isn’t one of our primary themes: CASTLE, SPACE, and CITY Pirates isn’t going away, it’s just not going to be a constant theme. It’s going to phase in and out just like every other theme that isn’t one of those three… I just wanted to reassure you guys that pirates isn’t disappearing. Just taking a break. :-) Hmm dont be so sure joey, me now thinks they r putting pirates on hold so they can do a one off release of PotC with the new film in 2011; and then return to the classic pirates after that i hope im right also tho to find out pirates isnt one of the primary themes anymore is a bit surprising -edit for spelling

...... now let me see if i can remember hows to make my mark ?? signed, EDGEHEAD!

well as per every saturday im sure ill be playing alot of World of Warcraft, and therefore taking part in the ingame Pirates day fun. then in the evening ill be goin out to c my mates band play - hopefully i can find the pirate hat i had for last years pirates day to wear out again **crosses fingers**

hmmm is the ammount worth the trouble of tryin to guess what it is?

a PotC line wouldnt be so bad i guess, the tradional LEGO line would have been much better tho imo and for the love of whatever people worship, PLEASE KEEP THE MINIFIGS IN THE POTC LINE YELLOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

i dont think i can say anything that hasnt already been said...... such a shame the internet really needs a way of expressing sarcasm, just like how USING CAPS is considered yelling or shouting

Maybe now with the 2 main villians gone (Davy Jones and Beckett) they may introduce Jolly Roger to the film series - while i havent played the PotC Online game from what i know of it Jolly Roger does command skeletal pirates does he not? (not to mention that he is one)

why LEGO wouldnt make their entire range avaliable to everybody is beyond comprehension !!!!!!!!!!! especially to a market as HUGE as the usa count me in, ill support your cause

silly silly silly..... if that were me i'd have played along and let everyone think i was a photoshop genius, guess you're more honest than me haha the ship is quite good too. after a quick look at the first pic i didnt think much of it, just looked like a basic extension of the bounty, but looking at the other pics i noticed all the subtle changes in design and colour, which i think is very nice. well done indeed

i dont think lego needs a specific PotC line, their own pirate line is great and if ppl are that interested in PotC they can always MOC the stuff. im not ragging on PotC btw, in fact it was those movies that got me back into lego pirates - im just saying lego will be fine without it

any1 else using the pirate language on facebook getting weird slashes and numbers comin up in text where they shouldnt be eg something like: ahoy m/68ateys

Talk like a Pirate day isnt this Saturday, its Saturday 19th, and i am definately looking forward to it i was also unaware of the pirate languauge feature on facebook, im off to fix that on mine right now

the endeavour you're thinking of im pretty sure is the ship called the "Young Endeavour". Its a replica of James Cook's Endeavour (obviously), but i think it isnt to the exact size, it might be a bit smaller (someone correct me if im wrong.) its tied into the Young Endeavour Youth Scheme which takes kids (not kids realy, teenagers more likely) and teaches them how to sail and about things like cooperation and stuff

I saw last night on the news that this ship was going to be in Sydney Harbour for the next week, and that people were going to be allowed on board to check it out. Anybody else see it, or anyone planning to go and see the ship? I would if i could find the time to go to Sydney but i doubt that i will be able to. Here are some images i found of the ship using google image search and a link to some more info about her. Columbian Ship Gloria

well being a pirate captian im at war with anyone and everyone, however my mothers family are all of Dutch origin (all her imediate family were born there and moved to Aus) so i cant say id be against working as a Dutch privateer if my services were required and the price was right.

i have only 1 measley bluecoat and he's in fairly bad condition, chips and scartches and stuff; battlewounds from many hardfought scuffles. if the new bluecoats do come out i can assume that he will probably be retired to make way for the new blood, much the same as the couple of old redcoats i have were.

a very nice scene, reminds me of Isla Cruces from PotC2, where the dead mans chest was hidden

i really enjoy all these extra little sets lego puts out to compliment their building sets, chess and tic tac toe are both awesome games i think the issues with quality in both these sets is just an obvious attempt to make some extra proffit on these sets, i doubt that these poor quality figs would appear in any of the real building sets

another excellent job Michael. not only are the torso designs awesome but i love all the small (looks like painted - correct me if im wrong) details on the hats and sleeves