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Hi all, This is my first attempt at a large scale pirate creation. I call it Puerto Bonita. It is a Spanish port city in the Carribbean. I used up just about every white and yellow brick I own to build it. It would be bigger, except Frank Filz (...) (23 years ago, 31-May-01, to lugnet.pirates) !!
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(...) J.- (23 years ago, 31-May-01, to lugnet.pirates)
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(...) That is very cool! I love the market and the items you've got hanging. The Mariachi band is great. And the fort looks fine in grey, but we need more pics of it. :) I like the paved walkway as well. And here I thought you just did Western. ;) (...) (23 years ago, 31-May-01, to lugnet.pirates)
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Hey Jon, Very Nice! I like the looks of it! You captured a nice Spanish feel to it. It's a good inspiration for the pirate island I'm working on. Keep up the nice work! Also, some more pics would be nice! Especially of the state house and the fort. (...) (23 years ago, 31-May-01, to lugnet.pirates)
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That's the best realized spanish colonial town I've seen. I love the creeping vines wrapped around columns, the grey tiled patios and the hanging elements. Where's Zorro? :-) Bruce Oh, I believe brick fortresses stood up better to cannon balls. Gave (...) (23 years ago, 31-May-01, to lugnet.pirates)
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(...) overhead shot, so I can see how it all goes together? Are you going to add a port section to, some docks, some ships. a warehouse? Thanks, George (23 years ago, 31-May-01, to lugnet.pirates)
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(...) at Frank. Not so. He is a god to me, and I just suck at Ebay! Due to lack of space in my den, the city itself no longer exists. Some of the buildings have been transplanted to Tan baseplates for use in my upcoming "Zorro" creation. (an eerily (...) (23 years ago, 31-May-01, to lugnet.pirates)
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This is really great Jon. The whole town is full of character. The only other thing I would like to see is an overhead shot, to get an idea of the layout. Also maybe a little more detail of the individual buildings. Well anyhow, it looks great, (...) (23 years ago, 31-May-01, to lugnet.pirates)
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Hi Jon!! Your city is awesome, it's packed with details. I love all the little things, the market especially. Very nice. And I second the call for an overhead shot! -Shiri (23 years ago, 1-Jun-01, to lugnet.pirates)
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WOW! Your sceens have some AWESOME detail! The fish, crabs, bottles!!! (...) (23 years ago, 1-Jun-01, to lugnet.pirates)
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(...) details... and your characters are great, I don't think I saw one out-of-the-box person, and all going about their business in their own way. Elena is my favorite - the ruffled skirt, the white gloves... ah. How did you make her scarf? I'd (...) (23 years ago, 1-Jun-01, to lugnet.pirates)
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(...) Wow, thanks for the compliment! The scarf came about as kind of an accident. I was looking for a way to make some "respectable" ladies for the town (lego seems to think one wench, who I happen to adore in all of her disrepute, is enough woman (...) (23 years ago, 1-Jun-01, to lugnet.pirates)
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(...) <snip> (...) My fave fig also uses the paradisa bathing suit. (Scar, of course)... <grin> koinkeedink? I think not... -Shiri (23 years ago, 2-Jun-01, to lugnet.pirates)
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I love cross polinating from theme to theme, and since the paradisa theme has some great "female" (quite sterotypical) features, I always go there when I'm looking for detail ideals. I also use several belville and scala implements, I hope that Lego (...) (23 years ago, 2-Jun-01, to lugnet.pirates)
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(...) Definitely, I love taking pirates and even town pieces into castle. Of course, I'm a little close minded in that I stick my creations to a mostly Castle era. :-) But I definitely want to have MOCs for other themes when I get the money to (...) (23 years ago, 2-Jun-01, to lugnet.pirates)
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| | Calling Frank and Lego Direct Out! (was Re: Puerto Bonita)
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I apologize in advance for hijacking the thread about your wonderful MOC, Jon, but... =) (...) I am probably the last person who should express this, especially since I am about to go into a "lego-hibernation" for a few months and therefore Castle (...) (23 years ago, 3-Jun-01, to lugnet.pirates, lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) Yes, I *was* starting to wonder about that! :-) Glad to know you're back to your irascible self, it wasn't the same with the new you around. In defense of Frank, I know he's trying to build up a rather large fleet for the pirate game at (...) (23 years ago, 3-Jun-01, to lugnet.pirates, lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) I do actually build occasionally. In fact, to be honest, one of my problems right now is that I really don't have enough space to display everything I've got built. I predict I will be building more in the future. Believe it or not, but my (...) (23 years ago, 3-Jun-01, to lugnet.pirates)
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Absolutely brilliant detailing, photography, inventiveness and imagination. I love pictures where there's lots to see, and you find more when you go back. I love the lanterns :-) But there's a bloke in this one who seems to be making a bit of a row (...) (23 years ago, 3-Jun-01, to lugnet.pirates)
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(...) Booo! Hissss! <holding nose> Puhleeeeze! <giggle> :-) Tom (23 years ago, 3-Jun-01, to lugnet.pirates)
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(...) I believe that is the worst series of Puns I have experienced in a newsgroup! Seriously, how badly do we need a minifig guitar?! I'd love a couple, they would work in almost every theme. My cowboys need one, as does my castle Bard. Nigel, (...) (23 years ago, 3-Jun-01, to lugnet.pirates)
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(...) Hmmmm, cut off about half the oar handle, heat it and bend part of that back, trim the lower blade a bit....that might make a servicable lute for Castle. Any non-mode methods of faking a lute/guitar by anyone? Bruce (23 years ago, 5-Jun-01, to lugnet.pirates, lugnet.castle)
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Hello Bruce, (...) Maybe try this: join diagonally a 2x2x1 round flat plate (without studs) with 3x1x1 plate. It's the easiest solution, not a perfect one, but I find this better than using an oar, or cutting the Lego... I think that sticker with (...) (23 years ago, 5-Jun-01, to lugnet.pirates, lugnet.castle)
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Here are two designs for guitars: (URL) have made a third design that uses a piece not available in Ldraw: Take a 2x2 round plate Take one of those pieces that are used by runway guys at airports to wave down the airplanes. See: (URL) the piece to (...) (23 years ago, 16-Jun-01, to lugnet.pirates, lugnet.castle)
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