SlyOwl shows what happens when a group of islanders take up arms to fight off a raiding gang of unruly pirates:
Check out the action in the lower left corner. Bubbles!
(Via Klocki.)
Tag Archives: Pirates
Crazy sea port scene
SlyOwl from Eurobricks presents Nassau Port, full of action and humorous details (see the descriptions here). The most amazing detail is the straw roof, made with minifig hands.
Admiral Benbow Inn by The Brick Time
The wonderful little scene above, featuring William “Bill” Bones, caught my eye recently on The Brick Time blog, so I went a few posts back and discovered a very cool diorama of the Admiral Benbow Inn — the inn where Jim Hawkins lives in Robert Louis Stevenson’s Treasure Island.
Click the picture to check out the full gallery on Brickshelf:
Castle + microscale + floating rocks + space pirates...
…equals the VX-999 – Space Pirate Lair! Dennis Coh emerges out of his year-long building hiatus and presents an innovative cross-genre creation depicting a pirate’s hideout.
Note the ship near the docking port – it is a micro version of Dennis’ Izanami’s Revenge pirate ship. We look forward to more great works from you!
Have I mentioned that I love 7036 Dwarves’ Mine? [Review]
Well, I do. I love 7036 Dwarves’ Mine! It may in fact be my favorite LEGO set in several years.
It’s got great play features that had me running over and showing my wife as I built the set, and as I discovered each new piece, I kept thinking about how I could use them in my own creations. I spent some time a couple weekends ago seeing what hats would fit with each of the new beards. Click the naked bearded guys (I used “blank” minifigs as mannequins) to see the results of my experiment:
This past weekend, I finally got around to taking pictures of the minifigs that use the new beards and helmets.
Valkyries and Yosemite Sam:
A marooned explorer and a biker (I really need to make one of Noddy’s bikes):
Finally, a pair of fearsome fictional pirates I’m too tired to name amusingly at the moment:
And if you want to see for yourself (and support The Brothers Brick while you’re at it), you can buy your own Dwarves’ Mine from the LEGO Store online.
(See what I did there boys and girls? That’s called “product placement.”)
Mike Yoder’s Pirate Fleet
Mike Yoder‘s pirate fleet is growing — in more ways than one! Starting with the smallest ship on the left, Mike has increased the size of his vehicles with each new ship. My favorite is his newest — the big one in the middle.
And I love the crew:
The Arvo brothers scare me sometimes....
Yarrr!!!
As I’ve said before (I’m sure I say this every twelve months or so), I love that time of the year when new sets are starting to show up in stores and people are beginning to use the new pieces in interesting ways. Agent oo7 has used one of the new beards in 7036 Dwarfs Mining to create an absolutely perfect Edward “Blackbeard” Teach. The old-style capes oo7 used for Blackbeard’s coat are a nice touch.
Pirate Salvage Craft by Tim Zarki
U.S.S. Blesz by Vitus Barth
Van Gogh and Sir Francis Drake by Michael Jasper
Michael Jasper never ceases to amaze in his ability to evoke the spirit of famous historical characters. Oh, and he’s one of the most innovative minifig builders around — check out Van Gogh’s painting and those pantaloons on Sir Francis Drake!
Vincent van Gogh:
Sir Francis Drake (and his wondrous pantaloons):
The Emerald Queen
Brickshelfer Flash posted a beautiful pirate ship on or around International Talk Like a Pirate Day, but I was too busy Yarrrrr!!!!ing at my wife to notice. Sorry!