Scurvy seadog Jordan Schwartz strands an Imperial landlubber on a desert isle. Down below, there be nothin’ but a shark and a poop deck.
Says Jordan, “After crashing against a shark infested reef, our lone Imperial Governor is stranded on a small, unstable spit of land. And I think the heat is getting to him…”
(Just for [...]
Adrian Florea applies various interesting techniques to his first-ever LEGO pirate creation.
The roof consists of slopes on their sides, a rounded walkway curves around the tower, and the dark green doors from the minecarts in 7036 Dwarves’ Mine make lovely awnings over the windows:
For a first-time creation in this theme, there’s a lot to like. [...]
Pirates and Ninja have been fighting it out for quite awhile. But now its time for the Final Round! Its all come down this: a competitive-eating competition, hosted by Anthony Sava. Get Ready, Get Set, Chow Down!
The new LEGO Pirates fan community at ForbiddenCove.com is certainly inspiring some wonderful pirate-themed LEGO creations lately!
One of my favorites so far is “Castaway t’ Neverland” by SlyOwl:
Brick-built creatures populating the desert island include a gull, hummingbird, crabs, and monkey. Note the horns for breakers and the microscale ship in the background, as if off [...]
David Pagano, Nate Burr and myself were all recently asked by the LEGO Company to make a brickfilm to celebrate the LEGO minifigure’s 30th birthday. This is my contribution, 30 Years: The Story of the Minifigure. How many historical figures/events can you name?
Don’t forget to check out GOMINIMANGO.com for more videos and a contest (details coming soon [...]
David Pagano, along with Nate Burr and myself, were recently asked by the LEGO Company to make a brickfilm celebrating the LEGO minifigure’s 30th birthday. David’s brickfilm is a romp through time and space, celebrating the best of the LEGO sets and minifigures over the past 30 years:
Don’t forget to check out GOMINIMANGO.com for more [...]
Richard A. McCarthy (RichardAM on Flickr) gets into the pirate spirit with this shipwreck scene:
Richard says he prefers standard blue baseplates to represent water, but I love the wave effect he’s achieved by building the water with sideways bricks (also known as the unfortunately named “SNOT water”).
Aaron Andrews has been working on a fun series of pirate creations, populated by a hapless band of buccaneers. In his latest, he sends them down a lava tube. I don’t know if they’re going to make it out of this one alive!
Most builders use the pre-molded ship pieces when building their galleons, schooners, and clippers.
Never one to take the easy way out, Aaron Andrews has used bricks and tiles to build the hull of his pirate ship, The Black Meg:
See more piratey goodness in Aaron’s Brickshelf gallery.
I’m really liking all the new pirate creations lately, inspired no doubt by Forbidden Cove and the possibility of a new official LEGO Pirates theme in 2009.
Daniel Z (DNL on Flickr) gets in on the pirate action with this very vertical creation that’s definitely worth the scroll:
It’s always a pleasure when I can feature a cool new LEGO creation by one of our longtime readers. RichardAM (Flickr) has been a regular here for a very long time, and I just love his latest pirate diorama.
In “Imperial Outpost,” a small group of pirates attempts to wreak havoc on some unsuspecting guards:
I especially [...]
Forbidden Cove has launched the site’s first contest!
Christened the “Castaway Contest“, the premise is to build the abode of a long-stranded survivor. So bust out those fabulous building skills and show them what you can do!
There is some sweet pirate booty up for grabs as well:
First Place: #6265 Sabre Island
Second Place: #6260 Shipwreck [...]
Inspired by the recent debut of Forbidden Cove forums, Chris Malloy has posted an incredible redo of the classic pirate set Lagoon Lockup. Chris tried to use modern building techniques while remaining true to the original. I think he succeeded and I certainly hope this talented builder continues with more Pirate Overhauls.
Ahoy, LEGO Pirate fans!!!
Today, I’m very pleased to add ForbiddenCove.com to the list of LEGO communities in the sidebar. Forbidden Cove is a brand new LEGO fan community dedicated to LEGO Pirates.
Here’s what the Forbidden Cove staff have to say about “The Cove”:
The Classic-Castle.com staff, in conjunction with a few prominent members, have developed [...]
Aaron “DARKspawn Andrews tosses a bunch of brave LEGO pirates at a fish monster in “Captain Pete never backed away from a challenge”:
While we’re at it, Jordan “SirNadroj” Schwartz pits “Nom the Sharkey” against an ill-fated deck hand:
I’m extremely pleased to announce that Keith Goldman has joined The Brothers Brick as our resident Columnist.
Keith is one of those LEGO fans of near-mythical proportions. Having met Keith in person, I can report that he stands nine feet four inches tall (that’s twelve meters for you Canadians), and is able to levitate his [...]
SlyOwl’s latest creation combines two of my favorite themes into one sweet little ship. Crammed with all the fun details we have come to expect from this builder, this pirate ship sets off on its quest to plunder the Steampunk world!
Well, you can’t forget that with this incredible bust by Craig Stevens
He’s done another captain too!
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