Bonaparte

Let me make it very clear that this topic is not about starting a new pirate forum. It is only about restructuring this pirate forum to make it even better than it already is. I like the EB community and I like the atmosphere, so no need for a new forum. Once this forum is restructured and a portal page exists, the pirate community has all it needs to grow and expand here on EB.

The "town developers set" looks very good. I wonder what the price will be for those 1860 pieces. Anyone knows if these will be available via the Lego online shop?

Take all the time you need. I will update the index very soon with the thumbs in rows like you suggest.

That's a problem indeed. And what you suggest is a possible solution. But there are only about 30 image in the post 1 and 2, so there is still room for growth. Would it be possible to request the max of 60 images/post be increased? In the MOC ships index, most thumbs have the same size or I adjusted them myself (by putting an image in my own BS folder). This makes it look good when the thumbs are in 1 column. But for the Land based MOCs, there are a lot different sizes (some of the thumbs are from MOCpages). So that's why they are still in a row and I was still thinking on what to do. What would be your suggestion?

Thats because this part was split-off from another topic. Thats why it seems like I started this discussion topic... Since by now the cannons are in the "Index: Land based MOCs", it might be best that Mr. Phred links to the discussion thread of the land based MOCs in his index and we delete or lock this discussion thread. What do you think Mr. Phes?

My favorite movie is Master and Commander: The far side of the world But I also like: - Lord of the rings - Indiana Jones - Dirty Harry (basically all Clint movies) - All the James Bond movies Series (lately I'm watching more series): - 24 - Rome - Battlestar Galactica (the new Series) - Dexter

Toydolls - Nelly the elephant

Nice review and a real cool truck!

Same problem as Mr. Tiber...

I have added the link from the first post to the "Index: MOC cannons". Once you have all the cannons that are currently in the accessories part of the "Index: Land based MOCs", I will remove them here (I think you still miss 1 or 2). Can you change the font of your title (Index: MOC cannons) so it is the same as Index: Land based MOCs. The font should be "arial narrow". Size is OK. And please send a PM to Mr. Tiber so he can remove the original "Index: MOC cannons"-thread. I think you cannon section add a lot of value, giving references to the discussion threads. Excellent work!

Go ahead! Just tell me where to sign the petition!

You can just add a new post to the Index: Land based MOC with the cannons. Then you can update them afterwards, but remember that you are limited to 60 images in 1 post (currently you have already 34 images). So best not to put to many links to the same library. Once you did this, I shall remove the cannons under the accessories.

Looking good *y*

I'm afraid I have some bad news Mr. H. Mr. Tole is missing since 8th December 2006.

This might be a smart marketing trick to get you to read this topic (and it worked)! You can find some recent discussions about this subject here (please click on the "here" :-D ).

That's a strange question to ask in the MOC (My Own Creation) forum :-D You can find some examples in the Index: MOC ships. Maybe this will help you to find some inspiration.

So what shall we do? Here are some options: - Have 3 indexes (land based mocs, ships, cannons): then i will remove the cannons from the land based index. - Have 2 indexes to reduce the pinned topics: ships and land based MOC (which contains the accessories and cannons). Disadvantage will be what when I add the part of Mr. P. to the landbased MOCs, then Mr. P. can no longer add more cannons in the future and has to post them in the discussion thread first. If Mr. P. would add another post to the Land based MOCs with the cannons, then he can keep that part updated but then I have a problem when one of the posts reaches 60 images. 60 images in 1 post is the maximum on the EB-forum. When this is reached in one of the first posts of an index-thread, then I just shift everything down into a new post (copy-paste job). I can do this as long that I'm the author of all posts, but once some else adds a post to the thread, I can't do that anymore (because I'm no moderator). Is this a bit understandable? Life isn't easy :-D

*A link to the Index: MOC Cannons Thread* Please click on the above link to view the cannon index. Also, if you'd like to contribute to the index or comment on cannons in the index, post in this discussion thread please. [Edit by Phred: Added the above text to this post] Very nice Mr. Phred, you started an Index for Custom Cannons. Does this mean that I better remove the cannons/cannonades in the "Index:Land Based MOCs" because we are having a specific Index for them? In this case I will wait until Mr. P. has completed the new index. A general remark/question: Is it a good idea to have many pinned topics? I was considering a merge of the Index: MOC ships and Index: Land based MOCs to limit the number of pinned topics. For users that are already a long time on EB, it is no problem to find the MOCs, but for new users this gets more difficult since the MOCs are already 1 level deeper and depending on the resolution of your screen, you have to scroll down first before you see the actual discussion topics. Is there a general strategy on this Mr. Phes/Tiber? Basically (and don't that this negative please!) I think the overall structure of the Pirate forum is very bad and a real nightmare for new users! This might also be one of the reasons why not many users from the other EB-forums post here. We pirates also have a look at the other forum (at least I do), but I don't see many (except Norro) fellows, other members commenting anymore in the pirate MOC forum. By not having a clear structure, the pirate forum is isolation itself! This would be my proposal to bring a good structure: The first level gives only an overview of the different forums and doesn't contain any actual posts: - (General) Pirate forum - Pirate MOC forum: Here are all the MOCs and 1 extra forum: Pirate MOC index forum (containing the indexes, torso library,...) - The Great Library of Honduras - Pirate LEGO Signature & Avatar Workshop - Governor Broadside's Administration Building - ... In order not to have an off-topic discussion here, I started a separate topic: The structure of the Lego pirates forum.

Congrats with your first place! Presentation looks good, but I'm no expert on Nerves 8-| Hope you buy some nice Lego with the $150.

Holy cow! Thats an original MOC *wub* I hope the monkey didn't have to suffer too much... I like that meat-machine (don't know the correct name)!

You can find an overview of some historical posts in the Index: Land Based MOCs. Or where you thinking of building a modern port?

A big improvement! The bow and especially the stern are much better. I like that technique with the window that is put under an angle. It was also done on the HMS Bellerophon. Also the colors are much more in balance now. Now it needs some sails...

It's historically accurate and it just looks very good. One of the my favorites color schemes!

The gas station is very nice indeed! On one of the pics there is a minifig lying on the rails 8-| Was that on of those special scenes for your friends movie? Welcome to EB!

You might need to buy some good glasses Mr. Phes :-D