kritch Posted March 21, 2015 Posted March 21, 2015 (edited) Yawn in disinterest weary traveller for you have come face to face with the least notorious band of pirates in the seven oceans of space: The Hook Hand Gang. Murmur refusal when they offer tax advice, Shrug with mild indifference at their top ten list of savory pies, Roll your eyes at their insistance at a proper breakfast. Sigh as they take the time to politely introduce themselves: Captain Squiggly Captain Squiggly became a pirate as a young squid when he missread an advert seeking a fearless pirater as seeking a fearless pie rater. (the wording was misleading and english was his second language). Initially disappointed, he decided to stick with it, surmising that he would probably come into contact with some pies at some point during the extensive travel involved in pirating. The young Squiggly, always eager to please, lost his hand trying to retrieve his captain's pocketwatch from the jaws of a crocodile. He inherited his ship and his captaincy when the rest of the crew were all eaten by a much larger and angrier crocodile while he was below deck researching savory pie fillings. On becoming captain, Squiggly set about recruiting a crew that was as equally as lacking in piratey conviction as he was, and together they sail the seven oceans of space looking for treasure, eating pies, and generally staying out of trouble. Hugo Hugo suffers from mild Mysophobia, a fear of germs, and wears his home-made metal helmet with built-in air filter to prevent him from breathing in anything nasty. The heavy weight of it has helped him to develop very strong neck muscles, but his promising swimming career has suffered. Princess Squarkers Pollard the Magnificent MEng When Captain Squiggly retired from piracy he had dreams of becoming a champion parrot breeder. With a keen eye for a bargin he spotted a miss-labelled parrot at a Space Police confiscated items auction. Hoping to train her for the Pan Galaxy Fancy Parrot Competition, he gave her the suitably grand title of Princess Squarkers Pollard the Magnificent. Unfortunately for Captain Squiggly, Princess Squarkers Pollard the Magnificent thought talent shows were stupid and ran off to engineering College. Four years later she graduated top of her class when the Mech she built stomped on all her classmate's final year projects. Lady Elisabet Stone Lady Elisabet doesn't think her past is any concern of yours, thank you very much. Which is unfortunate as her's is by far the most interesting back story. Fred the Dolphin Frederica is an advanced species of dolphin evolved to swim through, and breath, almost any liquid or gas, from salt water to the vacuum of space. She was trained by the Imperial Guard to rescue lost astronauts and to locate floating mines, and served in their navy for 2 years. However the constant emphasis on parading and paperwork over actual mine clearing led to her resigning at the ealiest opportunity. After leaving the military she was in high demand with pirate crews throughout the seven oceans but chose to join the Hook Hand Gang because of their progressive policies on dolphin equality (All dolphins in the Gang may be armed with two large cannons if they so chose), Ice Cream (There is always time to stop for Ice Cream) and Parades (There will be no parades). The rest of the gang sometimes thinks she looks a little smug, which may be true, but that's only because being a dolphin who can swim through space is excellent. "Trendy" Jack When most men reach middle age they buy a hover car, or a small space ship, or tell everyone that if it wasn't for that injury in high school they could of had a successful zero-g football career. Not Jack, he decided to become a Space Pirate. And to prove to everyone that he is still young and original he got himself a pink mohawk, just like half the other pirates in space. He's secretly relieved that the Hook Hand Gang doesn't really concern itself with traditional piracy. He acts as the Gang's accountant. Edited May 2, 2015 by kritch Quote
Hammerstein NWC Posted March 21, 2015 Posted March 21, 2015 A very pleasing start! I like your combos. :) Quote
TheLegoDr Posted March 21, 2015 Posted March 21, 2015 I really like the first one. The colors and mixture of space and pirate work well together. I'm not in love with the second one, but it might grow on me. I'm still working on mine too. Good luck! Quote
LittleJohn Posted March 22, 2015 Posted March 22, 2015 The first one looks fantastic! Great combos! Quote
Capt Wolf Posted March 22, 2015 Posted March 22, 2015 Great start! I really like the tricorn hat and epaulettes on the first one. Quote
___ Posted March 22, 2015 Posted March 22, 2015 Yea, I agree with those saying the first one is somewhat better + combination of SPACE and TPOTC is hilarious! Quote
kritch Posted March 22, 2015 Author Posted March 22, 2015 Thanks guys, I realise the second figure is a little plain, but he has the most pirate-y torso I own, and the only head I have that matches is the one that came with the original figure. And that has crazy zombie eyes which doesn't really fit the theme. So he has to wear that helmet to disguise the fact that his head and body don't match. (I'll need to come up with a more elaborate back story than that when I come to do the character bios). At the momment he has Deadpool's head, but maybe I could find better eyes somewhere. Quote
Halhi 141 Posted March 22, 2015 Posted March 22, 2015 Very nice! I especially like the colors on the first one. Quote
Praiter Yed Posted March 23, 2015 Posted March 23, 2015 Nice start and great photographs! Where is the helmet from on the second character? - That's a great headpiece. Quote
kritch Posted March 23, 2015 Author Posted March 23, 2015 Nice start and great photographs! Where is the helmet from on the second character? - That's a great headpiece. Thanks, the photos have benefited from unusually sunny weather. I got the helmet from this set, which I had to get through bricklink as it was never released in the UK. Quote
Praiter Yed Posted March 23, 2015 Posted March 23, 2015 Ha ha, yes, I'm also making the most of the good weather to get some reasonable shots! - I would have been well into my dark-age when that 'Aquazone' theme was released - I didn't even know it existed! Well, it's a great helmet and you've made perfect use of it Quote
PaddyBricksplitter Posted March 24, 2015 Posted March 24, 2015 Ha! Cool figs. The guy in the mask is great. I'm waiting on the CMF series pirate in the mail for a hook, I've got the same legs on My Captain fig. I'm thinking we will see more of Sir Rodney's leg :) Quote
2maxwell Posted March 27, 2015 Posted March 27, 2015 Big fan of the parrot mech. I like the control panel/compass. Quote
kritch Posted March 29, 2015 Author Posted March 29, 2015 Two more Crew members added, one is quite plain and one is possibly too stupid, so I'd welcome opinions if you have any. There is an alternative view of the dolphin on my flickr page which has a slightly better view of how everything is attached. I still need to think of names. Quote
Praiter Yed Posted March 29, 2015 Posted March 29, 2015 (edited) I like all of them so far - the one you think is too plain is perfectly fine, it may lack the 'WOW factor' but imo if every fig is a WOW they sort of cancel each other out - does that make sense? As for the dolphin, no such thing as 'too stupid' when it comes to a fun contest like this - it's original & funny - arguably your best yet. Edited March 29, 2015 by Praiter Yed Quote
Artanis I Posted April 23, 2015 Posted April 23, 2015 Parrot is awesome, the dolphin is a crack-up. The others are fine too. Quote
kritch Posted April 30, 2015 Author Posted April 30, 2015 The Hook Hand Gang have finally added their 6 member and spent many an hour fabricating their back stories. Quote
Graham Gidman Posted May 2, 2015 Posted May 2, 2015 These are fantastic! That parrot mech is just so cool! Quote
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