Adrian Florea is quite the talented builder and his creations always have that little extra bit of flair. This one has more than a little bit. Keep your head down and watch out for those sharks!
Thanks to Bruce for reminding me of this one…
Tag Archives: Pirates
2009 LEGO Pirates now available from LEGO Shop [News]
The first 2009 LEGO sets are starting to show up in the LEGO Shop online, starting with Pirates!
Behold 6243 Brickbeard’s Bounty. Yarrrrrrr!!!
Unlike the Pirates sets available in the US back in the 1990s, the cannons in these sets actually fire (and they’re a cool gun-metal gray).
The two “impulse purchase” sets look like a great way to build your army:
6242 Soldiers’ Fort reminds me a lot of 6277 Imperial Trading Post from 1992:
Here’s the full list of 2009 LEGO Pirates sets available so far (prices in USD):
- $5.99: 6239 Cannon Battle
- $9.99: 6240 Kraken Attackin’
- $19.99: 6241 Loot Island
- $49.99: 6242 Soldiers’ Fort
- $99.99: 6243 Brickbeard’s Bounty
- $3.49: 8396 Soldier’s Arsenal
- $3.49: 8397 Pirate Survival
A couple more sets, including 6242 Soldiers’ Fort and 6253 Shipwreck Hideout, haven’t been added to the site yet. We’ll keep you updated as the rest of the 2009 LEGO sets begin showing up in the LEGO Shop online.
The links will probably only work in the US and Canada. And yes, I’m aware that these have been available from a certain mega-store run by a giraffe for a while now.
Le Quartier Brique
5p8c3 enters the Pillage the Village contest with this massive diorama titled “Le Quartier Brique”:
A carriage careening down a cobblestone street, smoke billowing from the window of a half-timber house — this LEGO creation has it all. Don’t miss all the action in 5p8c3’s LEGO Pirates photoset on Flickr.
Nelson has some guests over for Thanksgiving dinner
Nelson tends to the Bar
Nelson Yrizarry has gone all piratey with his latest creation, The Sand Bar. Crammed full of all kinds of detailed goodies, this bar caters to the scum of the high seas, both soldiers and buccaneers. Because opposing sides always need a place to have a friendly drink before blasting each other out of the water…
Pirate landing on Neptune’s Noggin
Jordan Schwartz gets everyone in the mood for pirates with his latest and largest creation depicting a peaceful harbor invaded by plundering pirates. There’s plenty of action floating around this scene, but most impressive is the pirate ship, which is a spectacle in itself.
Check out Jordan’s creation featured on LAMLtv with a clip of the builder explaining his work in person.
Piracy on the high seas
Allister McLaren (Captain_Underpants) has a novel take on near-futurustic piracy. The solar and wind generators are an excellent touch and the islander boats give it a plausibly rickety feel. Given the fondness of media companies to misuse piracy and their access to those in power this could prove all too prescient.
Sailing the seven seas
My (pseudo-)version of the French lugger Le Coureur. Unlike my usual self-pimps you’re going to get a bit of backstory on this… ignore hereafter if you’re into tl;dr.
I started this a long time ago. First I worked out how to do the hull and built it. And then it sat there… waiting for more inspiration. Next thing I went on a minifig and accessories building spree. And then it sat there… The masts came next and it was almost done but. Then it sat there… Today it stopped sitting there. I finished it off, added some (custom) sails, bought a sheet just to photograph it and went snap-happy.
EDIT: And a big thanks to CO Richie Dulin for all his help.
New Pirate Sets Available! [News]
The Adventures of Backstabbin’ Betty!
Aaron Andrews has begun another round of Pirate creations and this time they feature the adventures of a comely lass, name of Backstabbin’ Betty!
You can see the first installment of this series here and the whole of Aaron’s pirate mania in this Flickr set, if you’ve a mind to…
2009 LEGO Pirates box art [News]
UPDATE: The 2009 LEGO Pirates sets are now available from the LEGO Shop.
Possibly the most highly anticipated theme of 2009, LEGO Pirates has now shown us the booty. Check out some of the highlights below and head over to Eurobricks for more images.
6242 promises to be an instant classic:
The impulse sets will appeal to those army builders out there:
6243 will satisfy your craving for that brand new pirate ship that you’ve been wanting since the late 90’s.
Welcome to your new home, Soldier!
Lugpol member Kris Kelvin has built a rather impressive Imperial Barracks. I love the brickwork on the building, but that isn’t all that’s noteworthy. From the officers’ uniforms to the wheels of the cannons, this creation is packed with eye-candy.
