CaptainDarkNStormy

Thank you!

I plan to display it at a convention in February, so I'll share more once the project is further along. It's going to include historic homes along Charleston's waterfront and @Marooned Marin's Black Pearl!

That's literally my inspiration!!! I'm going to call it "The Siege of Charlestowne"

My wife got me a Custom Stede from Minifigs.me as a gift. Yours looks almost identical. I've never seen the show the fig is from but I'm familiar with the actual person. He was hung just a few miles from my house. I'm working on a large MOC of historic Charlestowne that will include him at the gallows. Stede Bonnet by Chris Boyd, on Flickr

Thanks! I much prefer the cloth hammock and have used it in other MOCs. I went with the windscreen piece for the Bricklink contest entry since the cloth one isn’t available in Bricklink Studio.

Your water is sexy. Well done

Over the summer while we were all consumed with the Steve contest, Bricklink quietly ran their own little Pirates themed contest. I was able to throw in a last minute entry, and have since had time to expand on it. The Bricklink had a part count limit, so afterwards I created a second version with my favorite trans blue tile water technique. This MOC is an an original design, but certainly gets inspiration from the small land based Pirates sets of yore such as 6260 Shipwreck Island, 6258 Smuggler's Shanty, and 1492 Battle Cove. It features a cannon for defense against the pesky Bluecoats, a small cave for hiding treasure, and a hammock under a thatched roof for siestas away from the punishing rays of the Caribbean sun. If ye would like to purchase instructions they are available on Rebrickable. https://reb.li/m/197100 Castaway Cay by Chris Boyd, on Flickr Castaway Cay by Chris Boyd, on Flickr Castaway Cay by Chris Boyd, on Flickr Castaway Cay by Chris Boyd, on Flickr Castaway Cay by Chris Boyd, on Flickr Castaway Cay by Chris Boyd, on Flickr

What a clever little design. I just saw it on Bricklink while voting for Maroon Marin's island so I threw in my support for your design as well. Best of luck!

Voted! Good luck bro!

Congrats bro!

I'm voting for @Math Wizard He had some thoughtful things to say about my entry and I intend to make some changes to it based on their critique.

Large Category: 1.Steves Challenge by Christophh 2. The Crimson Raider by Andy-Roo 3. Tapu Island by Marooned Marin 4. The Merchant vessel Margaret Hamilton by Elephant Knight 5. Escape from the Imperial Trading Post by A_Goodman Small Category: 1. Sneaking Steve by YellowFrog 2. The King’s Merchant by Marooned Marin 3. End of the Pier by Elephant Knight

I found the preliminary all gray photo. Very bland. Untitled by Chris Boyd, on Flickr I really feel like this MOC came into it's own when I remade it with the light trans blue "water" tiles. I'm still quite pleased with how this has turned out and I've displayed it at a few conventions. Rock Island 2.0 by Chris Boyd, on Flickr TomSkippy if you have any questions about building your own I'd be delighted to help. Just flip me message!

Thanks for the shout out! I had so much fun designing this! I’d like to add that originally constructed the entire thing in light bluish grey to give an authentic rocky look, but it was rather bland. The black upper parts look so much better, with some grey “brick” thrown in at random intervals to give a crumbling wall effect.

Thanks for the feedback. The stonework by the dock is definitely not popular lol. I'll change the pattern and make it more rustic looking to fit in with the building. I'm glad you noticed those little details though, and stairs are a must!!! I have a lot of the OG sets from my childhood and it always bothered me when there was no way for the minifigs to reach the upper levels, especially on bigger sets like Eldorado Fortress. Hell when I created my remake MOC of Sabre Island I added a ladder on the inside that's built into the wall.