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Contrary to what you may have seen in popular films and TV, pirates wouldn’t sail under black sails. They’d more likely rig their ships with sails like the ones in this incredible tall ship from Luke (@cathedralofbricks). Luke has been building with typhoon intensity these past few months, but so far all of his works have been castles (as he shared with us in our interview last month). For a change of pace, he tests out new waters and rekindles an old love for the golden age of piracy. Luke proves every bit as adept at sea as he is with gothic stonework. While incorporating many modern elements and techniques, some elements, like the hull pieces and the mast over the stern are straight from vintage LEGO Pirate ships. Having just finished building the One Piece Going Merry, I feel a powerful nostalgia for these dedicated nautical pieces from LEGO’s past.
Anne Mette Vestergård finds inspiration from new Animal Crossing figures to bring us to Teddy Town
If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it, right? Not so for @dera_0503, who has somehow managed to make their mind-blowing tiger build even better
Broken stairlift? You don’t need to stay stranded downstairs – Sigmund Haugland has the solution! All you need is a co-operative canine…
Mattia Careddu – @carecreations_ – sure knows a thing or two about fantastical LEGO builds. But we can’t fathom out what’s big and what’s not in this latest one
Catch up on the week’s news and reviews from TBB and around the world.
Sam Andreas (@sseven_bricks) comes at us with a bold claim: that this VW van is just like a Porsche. We’ll take his word for it – it is wonderfully built after all!
Looking for a sleek near-future military airship? Look no further than this helicopter from @tobias.whelan
Improve your LEGO water-building game with detailed tips and techniques courtesy of the free Brick-Built Water ebook from Tong Xin Jun (@exesandbox).
Ids de Jong provides a magical LEGO island retreat for Majisto and the Dragon Knights to take their summer break.
Grant Decker crafts a marvelous microscale mashup in this floating city that blends cyberpunk and fantasy.