Capn Frank

Nice work again. The palm tree trunk looks awesome. Now I would like to get a bunch of that element. Thanks for the idea.

It's amazing how nice this looks with relatively few elements being used.

That cannon is awesome. Nice work.

You're in (finally ). Sorry it took so long. You should probably submit the Rum Cart and Drowned Rat as build submittals. Then, license the Rum Cart and Drowned Rat. Links to the Google Forms are in this topic:

Fixed. This seems to be fixed. Let me know. The link wasn't updated from a previous month. I updated the link to October. It seems to be fixed. Fixed. That was my bad for October's Summary, and it was messing up town banks and town levels. Should be fixed.

October 2018 Account Summary is done. No new troops stuff added.

I didn’t see this MOC earlier. This MOC is impressive considering the lack of actual pirate elements used. Nice work on the masts, cannons, swivels, and anchor. I recommend making the center of ship wider, so the entire length of the vessel isn’t the same width. I look forward to future builds.

Roadmonkey, thanks for the great images. I like the use of the helicopter element attached to the chains.

Has your LUG been invited to display at Brickuniverse? I displayed at Brickuniverse Madison, and only invited LUGs and individuals were able to display anything. Greyson, who is in charge of BU, is a big pirate fan. If you haven't been invited and you have at least one table to display, I would contact Greyson on the BU site or Facebook page and ask to display pirates. To answer your question, I won't be coming down to Tulsa then.

This MOC reminds me a lot of Kurigan’s ships, who also builds great ships. There is a lot of great details on this ship. The rigging is well done. What material did you use to make the sails? I recommend having the main mast 1 stud diameter instead of 2. Thank you for sharing.

I like how you didn’t use a prefab Hull. The shape looks good. Nice work.

I don't have access to the new troop form/sheet. Once I have access, I'll update the summary accordingly.

I always use this gear: The official ship's wheel handles fit very nicely between the knobs. Most recently I've used a method that is actually much closer to how ships really steer. On the bottom of the left/first MOC image, the thread is tied to a red "tray" that has a technic plate in the middle of it. The tray moved the technic plate side-to-side The technic plate is attached to the rudder. See below. The rudder comes off easily. This model gets frequently displayed, and I just remove the rudder before transport. I line up the rudder into the tray, wiggle it to ensure the wheel turns both directions, and I'm ready to show off the steering capability.

September 2018 Account Summary is ready.

Your's seems fine now but... Your's does not. I'll have to PM you to figure out what's going on.

What record is this?

Not all mercenaries who hear the call to stopping the great evil were... competent. Snarky in Charge: Ok boys, we made it to Floto Hida. We need the scoop for how to get our reward. All I have is this shiny rock to get some information. Grins the Fencer: I like it here! Gruff the Scout: Here comes someone who might talk. Kevin the Marksman: Huh? Snarky in Charge: Hey kid... Kid... Kid, can you come here? Hey kid, are you deaf! Native Kid: I'm not deaf! I'm not supposed to talk to strangers. Snarky in Charge: Oh... Ok... Well do you want this shiny diamond? Native Kid: That's a piece of quartzite. No, I don't want it. It's very common here. We just learned about it in school, which is where I have to go- Snarky in Charge: Wait, wait, wait. Eh... Gruff the Scout: Hey kid, we're new around here, and you seem pretty smart. Can you tell us why so many people are leaving the jungle? Native Kid: A cave to the underworld has opened up which has unleashed judgment on the island. Our great serpent god is not happy. If we stay out of the jungle, death may not reach us. I do have to go now. Bye. Snarky in Charge: That was easy. Lets procure some supplies and head out to the jungle. Grins the Fencer: Awesome! I could go for some ice cream. Gruff the Scout: Snarky, it sounds pretty serious. Do you seriously think we could handle it ourselves? Kevin the Marksman: Guys, I still can't tell if this thing is loaded. Snarky in Charge: Fine, we'll see if we can find some other adventurers to join our quest. One overview shot:

@Captain Genaro? The August 2018 Summary is done.

Some conversations here are hilarious. Great group. I've listened to a lot of their material.

Are displaying?

Brickworld Wisconsin is coming up quick. I know KLUG and WisLUG are displaying there. I'm displaying as a member of WisLUG. Anyone else displaying or coming?

How very kind of doctor. Thank you.

Yes they can. If the settlement ever owns property and that property has a monopoly bonus, then the settlement's property gets a monopoly bonus.

Ooo! 2 DB. JK Similar to Catholicism and other Christian denominations from the time period, I think it might be interesting to have priests and nuns. I don't think an official ritual needs to be written, but something with prayers, blessings, holy artifacts, etc. would likely suffice. The gods are based on the Greek pagan gods, but the organizational structure does seem fairly similar to Catholicism (various orders, an established hierarchy, and a pious culture similar to that of Spanish Catholics during the 17th-18th centuries). Each sect of the religion focuses on a separate god. The more judgmental, inquisitional, militaristic, secretive sect is aligned with Hades. The more humble, kind, meek sect is aligned with Zeus. There are many Greek gods, so be creative or make it up with finding obscure gods.