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Hoorah! It looks like much progress has been made on this lovely army, I love the good mix of both official and custom elements. I only have one suggestion; perhaps the army band should be expanded to better suit such a grand battalion. *sweet* Outstanding collection! *y*

I guess they do. Of course, there's nothing wrong with a German Jew, you see. :-)

From where does ye herald, ye scurvy swine? Boardin

Yes, Schwartz is a Jewish name, but it is also a German name. In fact, schwartz means 'black' in german! Wow, I used the same technique a couple days ago with a police torso while making a German WWII officer. I like the signature change, Sir Nadroj, but most of all, I'm looking forward to some World War II MOCs from you! Interesting, I wonder why this is. I think the lantern needs a photoshoped glowing effect, don't you?

And oo7 agreed.

I didn't mention it in my original post, but I agree there are some better saguaro designs out there. I think the size is perfect myself (those things can grow up to fourteen meters tall!). I mainly just don't like the use of those green space pieces, it just doesn't look like a saguaro limb. Perhaps it could serve as a "No Trespassing" sign. Very true. However, I think the 1x1 pieces would make a good baby saguaro (Although even the short ones are still quite thick). Damn, I was going to post a design example but Brickshelf is down again.....

Aye, keelhaul the scurvy lubber, and give the swab a tatse o' cat while ye

I hope you have a very happy Birthday, Emperor! Especially now that you know it's today. X-D

Yes! That was what I shooting for. Thanks for pointing that out! I guess you could say that. :) Exactly! *wub* Bring it on!!! :-D :-D It seems most do! I'm glad you are one of them. ;-) Greebled, that's very interesting. Thanks for the great comments, Commander! Yours has some features that are the likeness of a couple field guns found on Brickshelf (although between you and me, I like yours the best :-P), I wish I knew who the first was to use the towball technic pin method for a cannon so I could properly cite credit for it. With music running in the background of the two! *sweet* That's just as important..... Thanks for that, Mister Regulator! *y* And music to stimulate the mind while reading! Don't forget the music! :-D Thank you, I wish Lego would produce some more historical lines for that very reason (the fun encourages education)!

What be this? We be havin' a murderer on board, do we now? I warned ya all, I warned ya! One of us here, a fella of our own crew, is bein' a beholder o' great evil, and the fierce an' unforgiving sea be slowly reachin' out to snatch it an' bring it down to it's own watery depths of Davy Jone's locker! Avast ye scurvy swabs! His face there be decayed to the bare bone in a matter of minutes while his hands are not bein so? This is bein' truly the works o' a deep, dark evil. Aye, aye! It be that accursed evil monstrosity that has bein' razeed us; made a poor pegging lubber of me fer ever and a day! and I'll be chasin him round Good Hope, and round the Horn, and round the Norway Maelstrom, and round perdition's flames before I be givin' him up. And this be what ye have shipped fer, men! To chase that diabolical beast on both sides of land, an' over all sides of earth, till he spouts black blood like the viscous oil from our damaged engine room!

Update! There's now a sidewalk here; and an improved tower here; (I also lowered the back battlement by one brick so my new cannon could shoot over it)

Brickshelf member user Josef is making a very fine replica of the Swedish warship Vasa (<--Wikipedia link). It has one of the nicest shaped hulls and color schemes I have seen for a ship despite the fact that it is not yet finished. Check it out: The entire gallery Hopefully Josef will be able to join our discussion shortly, thanks to Emperor Bonaparte.

Indeed. Sadly, the British really didn't get it. They would march in neat rows down a battle field and line up with crouched guys in front and standing guys in the back to shoot, which made the perfect target for a slightly inaccurate musket. Meanwhile, a small group of Minutemen would send arrows down from their perches in nearby trees in complete silence. The Redcoats would fall before they even new what hit them.....Anyway, thanks for the thoughtful reply, I very much appreciate it! Thank you, Mr. Asuka! Thanks, Mister Tiber! I'm glad you like it! You know, now that you mention it, they aren't completely perfect. The shako as depicted by Lego was not used in the British Militia until the nineteenth century, however a similar enough mitre cap was used in the eighteenth. Thank you for the great comments!

How did you desire your galley to look, Mr. Brickster? I think the decors is great, I especially like the fishing net and that neat chandelier design. No complaints here! Cool, I'm really glad you like it! Great! Yes, it will fit, but the lantern doesn't need to be and longer than it already is, so I left it off. Thanks!

Wow! Thank you very much, Sir Scott. I see I didn't mention it earlier, but I scaled the howitzer to be a twelve pounder. *y* :-D We yankees never rest until you infernal Lobsterbacks are fleeing back across the Altantic to the hands of your mad King! Thanks for the kind response, Sir Ray! :-P

Arr, you better be keepin' on workin' on yer aft larboard valve then. The sooner we get our selves outa 'ere the better.

Sir Scott, I haven't seen you around these parts for quite a while, it's good to have you back! Especially when you bring such a nice MOC with you, this is very nice. I really like the abundant vegetation and the hidden entrances are neat as well. I only can find one aspect that could possibly use a little improvement; the bridge seems a little steep. Perhaps giving the towers a more similar height would change this. This is altogether great work. *y*

Mr. Doohan, what be ther latest state-us report on yer furnaces? We don't be havin' no limitations to our power now, so we best be gettin' off on our voyage as soon as possible so der engines can be chargin' our power cells. And it also be a jolly good move to be gettin' out of these dreadfully ominous murky waters......

First off, here's some music to set the tone! FORWARD MARCH! (click the play button) The Battles of Lexington and Concord were the first military engagements of the American Revolutionary War. They were fought on April 19, 1775, in Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay, within the towns of Lexington, Concord, Lincoln, Menotomy (present-day Arlington), and Cambridge, near Boston. The battles marked the outbreak of open armed conflict between the Kingdom of Great Britain and its thirteen colonies in the mainland of British North America. About 700 British Army regulars, under Lieutenant Colonel Francis Smith, were ordered to capture and destroy military supplies that were reportedly stored by the Massachusetts militia at Concord. The Patriot colonists had received intelligence weeks before the expedition which warned of an impending British search, and had moved much, but not all, of the supplies to safety. They had also received details about British plans on the night before the battle, and information was rapidly supplied to the militia. The first shots were fired just as the sun was rising at Lexington. The militia were outnumbered and fell back. Other British colonists, hours later at the North Bridge in Concord, fought and defeated three companies of the king's troops. The outnumbered soldiers of the British Army fell back from the Minutemen after a pitched battle in open territory. More Minutemen arrived soon thereafter and inflicted heavy damage on the British regulars as they marched back towards Boston. Upon returning to Lexington, Smith's expedition was rescued by reinforcements under Hugh, Earl Percy. A combined force of fewer than 1,700 men marched back to Boston under heavy fire in a tactical withdrawal and eventually reached the safety of Charlestown. The British failed to maintain the secrecy and speed required to conduct a successful strike into hostile territory, yet they did destroy some weapons and supplies. Most British regulars returned to Boston. The occupation of surrounding areas by the Massachusetts Militia that evening marked the beginning of the Siege of Boston. Copy and wasted from wiki, naturally. More shots

This is a good, cute little ship. I like the guys with the top hats, although the hats could use a little dusting. :-P The design is good, but I would take off all the green if I were you. Also, maybe you should switch the rigging from the main mast and the fore mast around, so the lateen sail is located in the aft portion of the ship like this set - - the Armada flagship. That yould make it a little more realistic. Overall, this is nice work, Mr. Fisken!

Thanks, I used this piece. I was wondering whether you could tell what it was from the picture......I guess not..... ;-)

Aye cap'n, I suppose you didn't! I reckon yer momentary senility is being caused by that constant blasted racket you take fancy to. Arr yes, it be best to be findin' something else 'o greater worth to be keeping yerself busy, like manning the helm, perhaps?

Thank you. The dock is part of my Colonial British Harbor; I just came up with the lantern design yesterday. I need to use it again somewhere, I quite like it.

Arr, where be me trusty peg-leg, I meant, hey, where is my peg-leg? X-D *wub* *y* Edit; oh, and ders me there's my signature. V V

And you lad better stop barking orders to der Chief Engineer! That authority is reserved for only the captain and myself. And even then, that steaming toilet water does not even 'ave any merit for stress releavation, it be only a good mug 'o spiced rum that can set a man's mind strait and his spirits lifted. So Mr. Doohan be 'a missin 'is hammer, ehh? In the older days we not be usin' no hammer, only just a mallet. Back then one man would take pride in fixin up a hull with a bucket o' pine tar, one o' them trowels and a good mallet in jus' one hours time in order to be savin' the whole ship and crew from sinkin'. But now with these blasted iron colossuses, there be nothin' of that glorios sort but scrubbin' the rust off its infernal surface. It's an awful bloody shame, I remember the days when whether it be a sailin' ship from der 1815 or a more recenter vessel from der 1940s sorts 'o designs, seven hundred centuries er more o' maritime history pivot on the usage of pine tar to preserve and maintain ther wooden boats. Ahh, it be always so nice to be makin' ther tar, to be coating the interior sole of the boat wit' the mixture o' pine tar, gum turpentine an' boiled linseed oil..........this here would entail first making a thinner mixture by adding a greater volume o' de turpentine. Usin' a thinner first batch allows it to permeate deeper into the oakum, you see, and fibre of alaskan yellow cedar and both the old and fresh white oak blocks..........Another benefit o' doing der first batch thinner is bein' that it lets the tar seap into any pinholes an' larger gaps that might be down in the depths o' the planks. The tar would be weepin' out to the exterior and indicatin' where the boat be needin' the most attention. Then having the solution in ther place and havin them repairs complete, the vessel bein' a ready for der thicker standard mix to be settin' the put in. Der Pine tar also is a bein' an efficacious for havin' lead or standard oakum saturatin' properly so that yer got a is optimal endurance of der sealing capacity..........