Useful Pirate Pieces from other Themes?

[GeoBrick]

5 hours ago, Captain Becker said:

It would work for any sailor/pirate I think, afteral beanies were very common sailor wear in the period. They didnt wear Cocked hats or bandanas as were let to believe.

I'd have to look it up, but I can imagine you're right. After all, most if not all of the pirate sets were in a Caribean setting, and the typical European 17th century sailor had gear for colder weather.

[Yperio_Bricks]

After a brief research i found that the Monmouth cap was used by sailors and soldiers from the 15th century on and it looks like a beanie enough for me to settle the case and use the Lego piece (yes, i edited one of the existing smilies into a Monmouth cap wearing sailor to celebrate the cap. To bad the png upload does not work and there is a ugly white background.)

[brickbride]

For a little variety, the beanie-and-hair combo is also available in red-and-blond (6490731).

(Sorry @Yperio_Bricks, now you have to edit the smilie again ... ;-))

Edited November 15, 2024 by brickbride

[GeoBrick]

Just now, brickbride said:

For a little variety, the beanie-and-hair combo is also available in red-and-blond (6490731).

Yeah, I saw. The question now is if those woolen beanies were coloured back in the 17-18hundreds.

[Yperio_Bricks]

28 minutes ago, brickbride said:

For a little variety, the beanie-and-hair combo is also available in red-and-blond (6490731).

(Sorry @Yperio_Bricks, now you have to edit the smilie again ... ;-))

Maybe i will do it, maybe not...

I didn't know this piece already existed in red and blond colors. Maybe interesting for the recoats.

26 minutes ago, GeoBrick said:

Yeah, I saw. The question now is if those woolen beanies were coloured back in the 17-18hundreds.

Probably only easy to dye earth tones for the plebs. But it would not have been impossible to dye it red or blue.

[Aanchir]

19 hours ago, Yperio_Bricks said:

Probably only easy to dye earth tones for the plebs. But it would not have been impossible to dye it red or blue.

Besides that, brightly colored fabrics are such a common thing in the Pirates theme that a brightly colored wool cap ought to fit in just fine aesthetically whether or not it's realistic. After all, real-life tall ship sails would pretty much never have colorful stripes like those on sets like the Black Seas Barracuda, Caribbean Clipper, Skull's Eye Schooner, etc. Pirate captains wouldn't generally have the eyepatch+hook+peg leg trifecta, let alone a skull-and-crossbones patterned hat. But iconography like that is familiar enough from pop culture that we tend to accept it as a natural part of the pirate genre and setting in fiction, even if we might question it in real life.

[Lyichir]

1 hour ago, Aanchir said:

Besides that, brightly colored fabrics are such a common thing in the Pirates theme that a brightly colored wool cap ought to fit in just fine aesthetically whether or not it's realistic. After all, real-life tall ship sails would pretty much never have colorful stripes like those on sets like the Black Seas Barracuda, Caribbean Clipper, Skull's Eye Schooner, etc. Pirate captains wouldn't generally have the eyepatch+hook+peg leg trifecta, let alone a skull-and-crossbones patterned hat. But iconography like that is familiar enough from pop culture that we tend to accept it as a natural part of the pirate genre and setting in fiction, even if we might question it in real life.

Yeah, I think that if you're going with the "classic pirates" look that features bright red striped shirts and bandanas, a bright red wool hat certainly isn't too much of a stretch.

[Yperio_Bricks]

The Lego string with studs at both ends now comes in two different lengths in dark tan color for the first time, thanks to Da Vinci's Flying Machine:

 

[GeoBrick]

Yeah, nice to see another color there. If my eyes don't deceive me, two of the shortest length on the tail end, and one long one over the front and underneath the 'fuselage' of the craft?

It looks like at least the textile wings and perhaps the tail textile are useful for a historic/East-Asian setting too (dragon wings and junk sails).

Do you know if Da Vinci's torso-and-legs are unique for this set, or come from one of the Harry Potter sets?

[Yperio_Bricks]

10 minutes ago, GeoBrick said:

Do you know if Da Vinci's torso-and-legs are unique for this set, or come from one of the Harry Potter sets?

I read that the prints for legs and torso are new! But i have not seen the torso without the beard yet, so i have no idea how it looks like. I wonder what that long tan thing is that he is wearing? Must be this fur collar thing?

[GeoBrick]

It looks like a tabard to me. Bit on the narrow side, but according to Wikipedia those were common wear in the late Medieval, early Modern ages.

[brickbride]

Rumours for 2025 include a single Pirates of the Caribbean set under the icons theme (presumably the Black Pearl) as well as an entire wave based off the Netflix adaption of the One Piece anime/manga. Set numbers for the latter are 75636 through 75640 with 75639 being over 1.300 pieces and 75640 being 18+ and over 3.400 pieces. Those might well be a ship and/or a significant location (i.e. port). I'm not sure how much use the minifigs will be for a more traditional pirates setting unless you really like straw hats (though Usopp's outfits from the show, Luffy's, and even some parts of Zoro's might work), but there should hopefully be some good stuff here.

Edited December 25, 2024 by brickbride

[Yperio_Bricks]

This guy's torso from the upcomming 43268 Lilo and Stitch Beach House might be useful for an islander:

[kuzyabricks]

One piece pieces just leaked on reddit. One is a very useful hair/bandana combo. Was trying to think of a crewmember that it could fit on the BP but came up short. Maybe one of Jones's crew members? Or a random pirate? What are we all thinking.

[Dreamweb]

Saw them. Interesting pirate stuff. It's always good to have some new types of headwear available. Curious about what the final sets will look like.

Edited January 13 by Dreamweb

[Jack Sassy]

I am delighted to see that there will be a new bandana piece, new varities are always welcome!  I think that the dark red torso also could be useful, perhaps for some POTC pirates?

[zinnn]

Both colour variants of the bandana look interesting, looking forward to see them on a minifig!

 

I've also seen a post that suggests this new leaf piece could be introduced, would be AMAZING:

[Lyichir]

52 minutes ago, zinnn said:

Both colour variants of the bandana look interesting, looking forward to see them on a minifig!

 

I've also seen a post that suggests this new leaf piece could be introduced, would be AMAZING:

 

True! Seems to be a redesign of the 1x1 round "bamboo leaf" brick, but would probably be a more solid plastic that would hopefully make it less fragile than its predecessor.

By the way, the new Trevi Fountain set seems to use the "hobby horse" head from the CMFs in unprinted white, which could probably make for some interesting carved ornamentation on a ship.

[Jiesdeo]

PaB has been updated and there are some interesting parts like the old type of palm leaf in sand green and the older looking door from 10332 Medieval Town Square. But the most important part is that the bluecoat torsos are still available!

[Agent Kallus]

Issac Newton torso should work well for the era.

 

[TalonCard]

Dorama from the Ninjago City Workshops has a pretty nice purple torso for admirals/captains too. Not sure if it'd work with that purple pirate hat we got awhile back with the Botanicals sets, but it'd be cool if it did.

[Aanchir]

3 hours ago, TalonCard said:

Dorama from the Ninjago City Workshops has a pretty nice purple torso for admirals/captains too. Not sure if it'd work with that purple pirate hat we got awhile back with the Botanicals sets, but it'd be cool if it did.

His head print and Twitchy's also seem like they could be great for pirate characters! Twitchy's for a scrappy castaway or old sailor, and Dorama's for a captain or other officer.

[zinnn]

On 2/1/2025 at 9:57 PM, TalonCard said:

Dorama from the Ninjago City Workshops has a pretty nice purple torso for admirals/captains too.

sharing the design, not everyone has seen it:

[zinnn]

The Beast torso from the new Disney set will appeal to some Pirate fans for sure:

[Yperio_Bricks]

Minifigs from '10354 The Lord of the Rings: The Shire' are absolute bangers All very useful as pirates or civilians. I want to point out my three favorites. Pippin, Rosie and Frodo. Especially Frodo's red, blue and white torso and Rosie's dress