Captain Braunsfeld Posted September 30, 2016 Posted September 30, 2016 (edited) After a good, healthy swim, William Oswald Brickinson reached the island: The mysterious island consisted of rocks – and strange spewing statues! While Brickinson stood still in amazement – looking at the spewing statue – he did not notice that he was not alone. Some islanders had been watching him for a while. But that was not the only shock for Brickinson: Right there behind the islanders rose the mighty statue of a monkey. The monkey's head was carrying a crown – and the left hand was holding a stone banana – or was it a long rock or a fossilized spear? Had the islanders built this massive statue? It was bigger than anything Brickinson had seen in all of Eslandola. It turned out that the islanders spoke the Eslandolean tongue reasonably well to allow for a conversation. Brickinson was introduced to the chief of the tribe, a guy called Toktawhoo. They sat down at the feet of the monkey statue and Brickinson told Toktawhoo what had recently happened to him. Toktawhoo was understanding and emphatic. A young island girl came and offered Brickinson a drink. He accepted gladly, being thirsty after his sea adventure. The drink was strong and strange. Somebody spoke and Brickinson fell into a dream. He felt like Brickinson in the Sky with Diamonds... .... and in his dream he started to see strange things... ... as if the true nature of the world was revealed to him .... ... and then: [First Speaker] I think he should be able to hear us now. [Second Speaker] Yes, hear - and understand. [First Speaker] Good. Listen, Colonel Brickinson. We made you perform many tasks for us, most of them quite dangerous. You have risked your life - and you have enabled us to achieve our goal. What was the total again? [Second Speaker] 23 pirate ships, 3 hidden islands and 2 pirate fortresses, [First Speaker] Not bad at all. Colonel, your service will not go without recognition. [First Speaker] So, please accept our gift as a compensation. Your good name in Pontelli has been restored. The dream seemed to come to an end. Strange colours and voices vanished. And when Brickinson awoke, he could not quite remember what he had dreamt, but inside he felt a sense of accomplishment and a feeling of happiness. He only had a vague sensation that something weird had happened. And he was holding two coloured glass pieces in his hands. Maybe something else had changed too. It felt like it was time to go home. Some more pictures of Monkey Island: I tried to build this as a reference to the classic islander sets. Albeit with some new elements: Here is the Simian-Plan storyline: 1 MRCA Result April & May: Sunk and Taken by Pirates 2 Has Brickinson gone mad? 3 The End of a Pirate 4 Visiting a Pirate Island 5 A Dream Within A Dream 6 Pirate Hunter King Archibald 7 Woe is me! 8 The Black Moustache and his Green Flying Dutchman 9 ... but I have signed the contract .... 10 Now, what have we got here ... 11 The Great Escape 12 Please don't dive .... 13 The Brickinson Case 14 Island in the Sun 15 The Rescue Mission Happy to see that Eurobricks is kind of running again. I had to pause for a week or so as I feared I would not get this picture-heavy chapter posted. Thanks for watching! C&C welcome! Edited January 1, 2019 by Captain Braunsfeld (pictures now on Bricksafe instead of flickr) Quote
Legostone Posted September 30, 2016 Posted September 30, 2016 Honestly? The use of the banana suits and the island baseplate are the best uses for said pieces I've seen! Great build! (and story ;)) Quote
Kai NRG Posted September 30, 2016 Posted September 30, 2016 That monkey statue is fabulous! Great use of those bananas on poles too, and I'm impressed at Colonel Brickinson's ability to sleep standing up. Must come in handy for long night watches! Quote
Capt Wolf Posted September 30, 2016 Posted September 30, 2016 A great homage to the classic Islander sets! Love the monkey statue, and your use of the new banana suits is perfect! Quote
1980-Something-Space-Guy Posted September 30, 2016 Posted September 30, 2016 Oh god, the way you used the banana pieces is killing me. Also great work on the monkey statue! Quote
Tezclatipoca Posted September 30, 2016 Posted September 30, 2016 Great development of your story ! This is a good homage to the Islanders ! Great statue ! Good job ! Quote
Captain Braunsfeld Posted September 30, 2016 Author Posted September 30, 2016 57 minutes ago, Legostone said: Honestly? The use of the banana suits and the island baseplate are the best uses for said pieces I've seen! Great build! (and story ;)) Thanks. Even the longest story will reach an end at some point. I think there's three more parts to go. 27 minutes ago, Kai NRG said: That monkey statue is fabulous! Great use of those bananas on poles too, and I'm impressed at Colonel Brickinson's ability to sleep standing up. Must come in handy for long night watches! Well, he is not really asleep. He is "bricked". 23 minutes ago, Capt Wolf said: A great homage to the classic Islander sets! Love the monkey statue, and your use of the new banana suits is perfect! The status has taken up a high number of bricks, actually. I was starting to miss some grey pieces afterwards... 19 minutes ago, BrickHat said: Oh god, the way you used the banana pieces is killing me. Also great work on the monkey statue! Thanks. This was a MOC that was not so much disputed in the family. 19 minutes ago, Faladrin said: Great development of your story ! This is a good homage to the Islanders ! Great statue ! Good job ! A pleasure! There will be a bit more of islanders in the next chapter of the story. Quote
Phadeout Posted September 30, 2016 Posted September 30, 2016 More Brickinson! More Brickinson! Can't wait for more the whole story arc has been fantastic start to finish, awesome job. Quote
dr_spock Posted September 30, 2016 Posted September 30, 2016 Great monkey statue. Good story with a touch of Beatles. Not sure about the friendliness of the islanders. Those banana suit guys look impaled. Quote
SilentWolf Posted October 1, 2016 Posted October 1, 2016 This is a bizarre twist. Those chicken costumes are ...interesting. Great job on the statue! The island looks great all in all with the water, foliage and statues working together. Is the bridge behind the monkey part of a later chapter? Quote
Captain Braunsfeld Posted October 1, 2016 Author Posted October 1, 2016 14 hours ago, Phadeout said: More Brickinson! More Brickinson! Can't wait for more the whole story arc has been fantastic start to finish, awesome job. Ah, this seems to be a fan speaking 11 hours ago, dr_spock said: Great monkey statue. Good story with a touch of Beatles. Not sure about the friendliness of the islanders. Those banana suit guys look impaled. Thanks. Beatles? Why would you think of that? Well, if I'm talking bout my generation, we can't get no satisfaction. But that ok if you're eight miles high. And no: This is not meant to be impaled banana suit guys but just insanely large bananas growing on sticks. 6 hours ago, SilentWolf said: This is a bizarre twist. Those chicken costumes are ...interesting. Great job on the statue! The island looks great all in all with the water, foliage and statues working together. Is the bridge behind the monkey part of a later chapter? The chicken just appear as part of the lucid dream. And as a reference to my "Golden Age of Chicken Aviation" MOCs. I fear that the bridge will not be used going further, but two bridges had to be in the MOC as reference to those good ole islander sets Quote
blackdeathgr Posted October 1, 2016 Posted October 1, 2016 Lovely island and an epic conclusion to your story!!! Great job from start to finish! Quote
Captain Braunsfeld Posted October 2, 2016 Author Posted October 2, 2016 On 1.10.2016 at 2:37 PM, blackdeathgr said: Lovely island and an epic conclusion to your story!!! Great job from start to finish! Thanks a lot - it is, however, not the end of the story! Quote
ArchitectureFan Posted October 4, 2016 Posted October 4, 2016 Very entertaining storytelling. I like the monkey statue! Quote
Captain Braunsfeld Posted October 5, 2016 Author Posted October 5, 2016 20 hours ago, ArchitectureFan said: Very entertaining storytelling. I like the monkey statue! Thanks - Great you like it! Quote
TitusV Posted October 6, 2016 Posted October 6, 2016 Monkeys? Monkeys! MONKEYS! Love it, a good buch of islanders always works out well! Quote
Captain Braunsfeld Posted October 6, 2016 Author Posted October 6, 2016 7 hours ago, TitusV said: Monkeys? Monkeys! MONKEYS! Love it, a good buch of islanders always works out well! Yes Sir, monkeys!!!! Huge monkeys!!! Thanks Quote
Mpyromaxos Posted October 8, 2016 Posted October 8, 2016 Very nice creation! loved the monkey statue and the giant bananas!! hahahah Quote
Captain Braunsfeld Posted October 8, 2016 Author Posted October 8, 2016 14 hours ago, Mpyromaxos said: Very nice creation! loved the monkey statue and the giant bananas!! hahahah Thanks - I fear the monkey statue is going to eat the giant bananas... Quote
Staslegomaster Posted October 11, 2016 Posted October 11, 2016 A fantastic little island! And a nice story of a very hard working LEGO creator. I've got an idea for you. it seems you can tell us more about islanders. Some mini figures can be exclusive for large and expensive sets. Sometimes they are so popular that fans prefer to buy them in a small set or a polybag. I like general Pythor It was in 70750 and 70756. Is it also sold in a polybag or target box etc? If you have white wings from a Chima set and Pythor, it will turn into Aztek winged snake Kukulkan . You could decorate your indian island with a statue. I hope you like my idea and will see it in up-dates. Quote
Bregir Posted October 11, 2016 Posted October 11, 2016 Great looking island and fabulous monkey! (Who doesn't like a nice monkey? ) I ahve been sadly remiss in commenting on this storyline, but I would like to say that that is not due to me not reading and joying the story and builds tremendously. (Although it has been rather unorthodox ) I really like the use of those different tropical baseplates, islanders, and landscaping/vegetation, but my favourite detail is the use of different faces for Brickinson! Quote
Captain Braunsfeld Posted October 12, 2016 Author Posted October 12, 2016 On Tuesday, October 11, 2016 at 0:48 PM, Staslegomaster said: A fantastic little island! And a nice story of a very hard working LEGO creator. I've got an idea for you. it seems you can tell us more about islanders. Some mini figures can be exclusive for large and expensive sets. Sometimes they are so popular that fans prefer to buy them in a small set or a polybag. I like general Pythor It was in 70750 and 70756. Is it also sold in a polybag or target box etc? If you have white wings from a Chima set and Pythor, it will turn into Aztek winged snake Kukulkan . You could decorate your indian island with a statue. I hope you like my idea and will see it in up-dates. I don't have those sets - and the island has already been disassembled.... On Tuesday, October 11, 2016 at 1:33 PM, Bregir said: Great looking island and fabulous monkey! (Who doesn't like a nice monkey? ) I ahve been sadly remiss in commenting on this storyline, but I would like to say that that is not due to me not reading and joying the story and builds tremendously. (Although it has been rather unorthodox ) I really like the use of those different tropical baseplates, islanders, and landscaping/vegetation, but my favourite detail is the use of different faces for Brickinson! Thank you. Most people around here seem to like monkeys. And I was also happy that Brickinson didn't have to look so grim all the time Quote
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