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Inspired by the most recent fad within the bandwagons of the online LEGO community, here's a basic stock car that served as a fun little build complete with loads of official stickers for team sponsors. And a slight modification, 1x1 cheese slopes on the windshield - And a shot from the rear.

Considering the topic description, I'd say so. Other than that, I'm just as lost as you are.....

Thanks again for all the feedback everyone, I appreciate it very much. Heehee. Thanks for that, Dillon.

This evidence really doesn't do anything for me here. I believe that these products were in fact produced by an independent entity affiliated with the Legoland parks, a branch of the Lego Group of companies that has been producing all sorts of pirate merchandise to accommodate their rides for several decades. This also might be why the degree of realism for this firearm seems somewhat above what The Lego Group usually likes including in their playsets. Anyway, here we see a single line of text reading "Pirate" which means relatively nothing to me and a skull & scimitar logo. However, this emblem, one designed in 2006 for the opening of the "Pirate Shores" attractions in California, proves that these products have not been designed in conjunction with a new LEGO playset line but in fact simply another round of park merchandise. In short, this isn't anything new. A pirate line for 2009 is indeed a possibility, but this isn't an example of any solid proof of it- the minifigures from the display case are. Not true - not only has all the traditional Pirate Captain garb been produced for the Captain Redbeard keychain which I've seen in local Lego stores for years now but the pegleg was also produced in pearl silver for a Harry Potter set, 4767, released in 2005.

The premise is plausible but the approach is ironically irrelevant. Welcome to the Forbidden Cove. Several of the admins here have been thinking of starting this site for several years now. Work started on this site before there were even rumors of a possible Pirate line. We want to give Pirate fans more options than are currently available at other places. Ben

Thank you! Indeed it does, although it's fairly small and has remained empty. I doubt it matters since you really couldn't see it anyway without dismantling entire structure apart. Anyway, thanks for the compliments! Yes, Brickarms M1 indeed. It's a bit anachronistic, but perhaps a little less so than the flared musket produced by The LEGO Group. In regards to cannon, I believe it is plausible and I have found some similar reference on the web however sparingly. I think that if you had such a nice lighthouse, you'd want it protected as well, no? Many thanks, Officer! I think I'll be sticking with your opinion about the railings. Yes, they're custom torso decals that I've designed myself for the most part, only using a preexisting one as a template for the bandoliers. Thank you, am glad you appreciate that. Thanks, but from the research I've done it stands authentic for the time period, early 19th century. Thank you, Mr. Tiber! More realism can be added by more vegetation perhaps, but only for bits far up on the cliff face. I'll see what I can do in regards to the close up shot.

Ahoy there! Here be my latest work in progress - a diorama inspired by the dubious prospect of a new official pirate line. I'm still debating over whether to include a railing around the gallery up top, laying tiles for shingles on the roof, or adding more vegetation in the cliff face. Also, the redcoat torso designs are custom decals, so don't be alarmed. Here's a final shot with a small fishing cutter that hasn't yet been completed.......since I first started building it for Captain Greenhair's "Pimp Your IMTP Ship" contest.

Introducing a new online community for LEGO Pirates fans over the age of sixteen! Check it out - http://www.brothers-brick.com/2008/08/08/l...encovecom-news/ Thoughts?

Thanks very much, hopefully I'll get a chance to rebuild the wagon if we ever get those pieces produced in the proper colors. Interesting proposal, but probably not very likely to ever happen. Many thanks for the compliments nonetheless! Thank you! Ah, it's interesting that you note how you experience the atmosphere as a specific feel - that's great, thanks! Thank you, and thanks to Hinckley for frontpaging it, I suppose he's our there somewhere reading this. And yes, I'm actually familiar with that particular show tune having seen my local school district's production of the play a year or two ago.... Thanks Mrs. Blockbeard, the last shot is one of two teaser shots I released on flickr prior to the big overall one. I tried to explore some interesting angles for them. Thank you, I'm glad you noticed the cow back there - it's a little washed out against the white backdrop. Yes, I always try to work in a brief historical background to most of my history based MOCs; it makes them worth a little something more. I still think this wagon is in fact a bit too boxy, but thanks for the awesome reply nonetheless! As always, that means a lot coming from such a long time representative of the western theme both here and elsewhere in the online community.

Wow, thanks very much, Hink, but first in a series? Like a series of Old West themed creations? I don't know, I like to jump around between themes very often; it's really what I'm inspired by at the time. However, I do know what you mean about the wagon, I'm still working with that. And it's interesting you compare this to works of Brickminer, the scale, color scheme, and building style used here is very different from his personal style on a whole, especially the more complex SNOT techniques. I don't know, I like the arch but I agree about the squareness. It just needs some studless slopes on the top which unfortunately are not produced in either shades of tan. The width is going to have to stay as it is as well. Other than that, thanks for the compliment!

In early 1848, financiers and entrepreneurs from all over North America and the world flocked to California drawn by the promise of huge profits soon after gold was found at Sutter's Mill near the small Californian township of Coloma. Vermont native Henry Wells and New Yorker William G. Fargo, two major figures in the young and fiercely competitive express industry, watched the California boom economy with keen interest. On March 18, 1852, they organized Wells, Fargo & Company, a joint-stock association with an initial capitalization of $300,000, to provide express and banking services to California. In 1866, Wells Fargo bought out the expanding Overland Express network controlled by transportation tycoon Ben Holladay and combined it with the Pioneer and the Overland Mail stagelines to create the largest stagecoach empire in the world. Stagecoaches carrying the Wells, Fargo & Co. name rolled from Nebraska to California via Denver and Salt Lake City. From Denver, coaches served the mining towns of the Rockies, and from Salt Lake City, they carried mail and passengers to boomtown centers of commerce (and self vigilance) in Montana and Idaho. In 1869 at Promontory, Utah, dignitaries hammered in a Golden Spike which joined the rails of the Transcontinental Railroad – and ended an era of Wells Fargo overland stageline operations. However, stagecoaches continued rolling wherever the railroads did not. Wells Fargo contracted with independent stageline operators to carry treasure boxes and express, even into the early 20th Century.

All good here. I'm using the latest version of Mozilla Firefox in which your cookie has yet to expire even after several terminations of the program and system hibernations. Later I will see if the same applies after total system shutdown....

Thanks. I think you'll be satisfied to learn that this will be one out of the very few select creations that I will save intact out of all that I've ever made. Wow, thanks a bunch! To let you know, I typically post a MOC in the forums with some historical content to complement it. However, for this one I choose to use a haiku instead and therefore put up the traditional background in my flickr tags. Anyway, this little scene is intended to be set in early Edo period Kyoto (largest island of Honshū) under the reign of the Tokugawa Shogunate. In short, it's Japan 1603 - 1694. Thanks very much, Nathan! I agree that this is one of my better yields although it hasn't received as much notice on flickr as my previous American Southwest themed one did. As of recently, however, I now hope to see it blogged on the Brother's Brick sometime soon. Hmm. I like to imagine that one would enter the teahouse through a full size shōji sliding door. I can also confirm that this is indeed set in Japan's feudal period. Thank you! I hope that the places where I did use studs, namely the roof, also served as an aptly fitting addition. Thanks! It certainly is designed to be historical but is not based on any particular model, but rather a culmination of several I have examined. I suggest searching for the keyword "Chashitsu" through Google or another search engine of preference for some examples. It's awesome to hear that you've taken such inspiration from this. May I ask what sort or style of building you're planning to produce? Many thanks! I'm very glad to see you've noted the particular architectural style.

Thanks again for all the replies everyone, both in English and Japanese! I really appreciate your feedback.

How very astute of you! Between the Samurai code of Bushido, the blossoming sakura cherry tree, and the washi paper windows it looks like you've covered all the major structural and pensive facets that I've included! Thanks so much for sharing your cultural insights on the matter as well as your kind words of acclaim! Many thanks for the unbelievably praising response; it’s always great to get a reply from you. To answer your question, I haven’t in fact included what one would technically call a door, per se, but instead a traditional Shōji style window which fits in quite snugly with the use of SNOT technique and can really only be removed by disassembling the wall.

Ah, many thanks for the great compliments! I'm so glad you've taken such enthusiasm. Thank you! That's exactly the complexion I was going for, thanks so much! Thanks! It's actually intended to be a decrative stature of Siddhārtha Gautama incorporated into the traditional garden landscaping by Zen Buddhists simply to convey the feelings of tranquility that reflect ones' proper mental discipline and emotional control characteristic of Nirvana.

The lotus pond, as they are, unplucked, for the Festival of Spirits ~Matsuo Bashō This diorama is dedicated to Mr. Asuka, one who has passionately critiqued pretty much every single creation of mine that I've posted here.

Impressive assortment of figures! It's interesting that you've switched the genders of the king and queen for the white side and even more interesting that the white queen king () looks like she's long since expired due to her pallid and seemingly lifeless visage. Probably quite a fair amount, taking into consideration the large numbers Lego rubber bands and Brickarms M1 Garands (Excellent choice of weapon, by the way).

It looks like you've done an excellent job modeling the gentle slope of the stone sides in brick with the use of SNOT. I know from personal expierence that the incline of such walls, let alone the corners, are slighly too sharp and therefore very difficult for any existing Lego slope element to accurately replicate while still maintaining the separate "block" look. This comes from some experience attempting to built a small Fort Ticonderoga cross-section some time ago. I utterly failed but it seems like you have made out very nicely! Oh, and I really like the door design and the mixing of old and new grey as well, it gives the structure a very authentic weathered look. Outstanding work!

I've been admiring these on Brickshelf the past few days after I first saw them in a photograph from the recently concluded Brickworld - Unfortunately, that's the only shot of his layout I've been able to locate so far although I have found this one other photograph of another Old West themed set up (not sure who the builder [or builders] are). I love those two desert plant designs. Anyway, the post office is probably my favorite out of these. It's good to see that BM is using dark tan and purple minifigure parts now, I can only hope that he'll include the reddish brown Indiana Jones Fedora in one of his next ones....

Thanks. I've never really done instructions before but I can certainly answer any questions about the parts use you may have. I would think one could be able to figure out most of it from observing the three pictures, anyway. Wow, I'm flattered you think so, Emperor. That's really wonderful to hear. Or rather read. Thank you, Captain, I definitely do agree with you in regards to the usefulness of the doors. You sure will, but it's unlikey that they'll be pirate related. I have a lot of stuff on my mind lately that I want to transfer to brick. As of the moment, I have an American Old West model of sorts I've been finishing for some weeks now along with a more recent Arabian themed, Call of Duty 4 based diorama to compliment my very lastest creation realeased on the web, the IAF Sikorsky סופר-הוק viewable through the flickr hyperlink in my signature. After that, I'm planning on construting a feudal Japanese manor in traditional the Edo Period style (I'm sure Mr. Asuka will be delighted). Thanks again for all the kind words, everyone!

Thank you, I'm glad you like it. Thanks! Many thanks, Mr. Sinner. Thanks for indexing that, Mr. Phred. I obtained this particular set of doors in the Dwarves' Mine set, but I believe they can be found in some of the older castle sets as well. The useful placement of studs between SNOT like wooden boards is quite attractive both aesthetically and functionally, isn't it?

Well, the Ju 52 has a really distinctive corrugated aluminum fuselage, so I think these bricks are truly a must. I also suggest drawing inspiration from a man named Mr. Klaus Dobisch, one of the most talented historical vechical craftists the online Lego community has to offer. I would typically provide a single hyperlink to the "Gallery" displaying his multiple renditions of the plane, but hotlinking photographs as beautiful as these directly in the thread is an opportunity I can't pass up.

Well, I think most of us are missing a vital point here. Assuming these dollars are of the Zimbabwean variety, I think this amount of money to spend on plastic toys is certainly obtainable. I imagine our friend very well could have found his way to a bureau de change while carrying one shiny American penny in his pocket. It is possible he then asked for the corresponding amount in ZWD, paid a small transaction fee, et voilà! Thee hundred and seventy thousand dollars with an extra five million to spare!

Leone was indeed a very notable director, much ahead of his time. His work in filming "The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly" when united with Ennio Morricone's haunting score makes a truly remarkable cinematic masterpiece. I've been thinking of making a very similar Eastwood figure myself, that combination is definitely easily recognizable. Excellent "bignette"!