A recreation of 6235 Buried treasure using 50 pieces - final version.

6235 (together with 6245) were the first pirate set I bought back in the day, so it is a bit nostalgic :)
The pirate has come to dig up the treasure buried in 1989 maybe? I extended the sand into an island, and I imagined that the little green leafs from back then would have grown to a palm tree. There is still a monkey. Although a modern one, it still wields a sword...

 

 

 

 

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First version, posted before the 50-piece limit was announced:

A recreation of 6235 Buried treasure using 97 pieces (so it should be in the small set category).

 

6235 (together with 6245) were the first pirate set I bought back in the day, so it is a bit nostalgic :)
The pirate has come to dig up the treasure buried in 1989 maybe? I extended the sand into an island, and I imagined that the little green leafs from back then would have grown to a palm tree. There is still a monkey. Although a modern one, it still wields a sword...

 

Some images from different angles.

 

 

Edited August 24, 20231 yr by janhansson
Final version

58 minutes ago, janhansson said:

A recreation of 6235 Buried treasure using 97 pieces (so it should be in the small set category).

The small set category has not yet been finalised or announced...

But to stay true to the spirit of those small sets in the $3-5 price range which were around 30 pieces, the new category will probably have a 50 piece limit...

I love your proposed entry all I would do is add a bit more tan or dark tan to make it look like more sand and fewer rocks. The only other thing I would suggest is to make the base plate rounded with 4 Plate, Round Corner 6 x 6 : Part 6003 | BrickLink in the same color as you have now. Anyway, Happy building :)

2 hours ago, Mister Phes said:

The small set category has not yet been finalised or announced...

But to stay true to the spirit of those small sets in the $3-5 price range which were around 30 pieces, the new category will probably have a 50 piece limit... 

With 50 pieces I could still build it like this. (Wrong monkey, I blame Stud.IO ).

2 hours ago, Rogue Redcoat said:

I love your proposed entry all I would do is add a bit more tan or dark tan to make it look like more sand and fewer rocks. The only other thing I would suggest is to make the base plate rounded with 4 Plate, Round Corner 6 x 6 : Part 6003 | BrickLink in the same color as you have now. Anyway, Happy building :)

Thanks! I am short on good corner slopes (or actually wedges in this case), so I will need to wait for a Bricklink order first. I will investigate how best to make the base round.

We will have to see what version that I stick with in the contest. If we do get a small set category I might go with the above, otherwise probably the bigger one. (I intend to build both of them anyways  )

 

52 minutes ago, janhansson said:

With 50 pieces I could still build it like this. 

That design is perhaps more in the spirit of the original set.

Whereas the first design is almost the equivalent of 6260 Shipwrecked

 

A small build so here's a small review

The minifig and monkey are nice-but I'd have preferred a darker monkey, as this one is hard to see on the tan sand.

The rocks under the island look almost random to me, with 7(!) colours used for what should be one or two. Use a more consistent scheme, or keep the second version which works just as well in my opinion, but has the added bonus of looking much clearer.

34 minutes ago, Horation said:

A small build so here's a small review

The minifig and monkey are nice-but I'd have preferred a darker monkey, as this one is hard to see on the tan sand.

The rocks under the island look almost random to me, with 7(!) colours used for what should be one or two. Use a more consistent scheme, or keep the second version which works just as well in my opinion, but has the added bonus of looking much clearer.

Thanks for your suggestions!

Here is the different monkeys I know of and have in my collection

I used the monkey to the far left (same as in the Eldorado fortress set), and that one is the darker of the two new ones. Then there is the gorilla from 40530, but it cannot hold onto a weapon. Finally there is the  classic monkey in Reddish brown or brown, but those are long out of production.

Are there any other pirate-friendly monkeys that I am missing?

 

As for the rocks, I agree that there are too many colors. I will look into that. (I think I had some idea about algae on some of the rocks, but even then it is a bit too much for a set.)

 

17 hours ago, janhansson said:

6235 (together with 6245) were the first pirate set I bought back in the day, so it is a bit nostalgic :)

6235 Bo'Sun Will and Spinoza (as the set was known in my region) was the first LEGO Pirate set I ever purchased.

I still vividly recall that day in Kmart when I noticed it upon the shelf by chance.

I remember looking at the box and it just seemed so perfect for something that was so simple... it captivated my imagination like no other toy had.

It was only a few dollars so I made my first LEGO Pirates impulse buy...  and there began an obsession which would last decades...

 

1 hour ago, janhansson said:

Thanks for your suggestions!

Here is the different monkeys I know of and have in my collection

I used the monkey to the far left (same as in the Eldorado fortress set), and that one is the darker of the two new ones. Then there is the gorilla from 40530, but it cannot hold onto a weapon. Finally there is the  classic monkey in Reddish brown or brown, but those are long out of production.

I would go with either the reddish brown classic monkey or, if you really insist on keeping it modern, the one on the far left will (begrudgingly) do on a mostly light tan beach.

1 hour ago, Horation said:

I would go with either the reddish brown classic monkey or, if you really insist on keeping it modern, the one on the far left will (begrudgingly) do on a mostly light tan beach.

I think I need to keep the modern monkey, so I have replaced the slope it is sitting on. The only remaining wet sand (dark tan) is where the pirate is digging.

(Please ignore the azure wedge plates for now. I have ordered round ones, that will fit the island like in the rendered image.)

 

 

I like the current revision; the original had sand above the rocks, which immediately killed my suspension of disbelief.  I also have no problem with the azure wedge plates, I think they contrast nicely with the rounded sand beaches.  Barracuda Bay uses the same shapes.

The overhang off the azure plates bothers me, and it would be cool if the treasure could actually be buried/hidden.  Apart from that, things look good and it keeps the spirit of the set.

56 minutes ago, iragm said:

I like the current revision; the original had sand above the rocks, which immediately killed my suspension of disbelief.  I also have no problem with the azure wedge plates, I think they contrast nicely with the rounded sand beaches.  Barracuda Bay uses the same shapes.

The overhang off the azure plates bothers me, and it would be cool if the treasure could actually be buried/hidden.  Apart from that, things look good and it keeps the spirit of the set.

Thanks for your comments!

In my original design I had intended for the treasure to be buried lower into the island, thus I needed the additional height. However it did not really work well, and since I have scaled away the lower layer there is too little room to completely hide the chest.

The overhang over the azure plates is the main reason I am going to change to round plates instead. The geometry will be the same as in my render a few posts up.

Edited August 5, 20231 yr by janhansson

12 hours ago, janhansson said:

Here is the different monkeys I know of and have in my collection

I used the monkey to the far left (same as in the Eldorado fortress set), and that one is the darker of the two new ones. Then there is the gorilla from 40530, but it cannot hold onto a weapon. Finally there is the  classic monkey in Reddish brown or brown, but those are long out of production.

Are there any other pirate-friendly monkeys that I am missing?

 

I think you are basically fine.

Unless you also want this guy:

And this was my take on 6260:

10 hours ago, Horation said:

I would go with either the reddish brown classic monkey or, if you really insist on keeping it modern, the one on the far left will (begrudgingly) do on a mostly light tan beach.

The "real" classic monkey was, of course, brown. Reddish brown came in later.

(And brown bricks tend to break. I hope this never happens to one of my monkeys...)

13 hours ago, Captain Braunsfeld said:

I think you are basically fine.

Unless you also want this guy:

The "real" classic monkey was, of course, brown. Reddish brown came in later.

(And brown bricks tend to break. I hope this never happens to one of my monkeys...)

This is supposed to be a reimagining of the original, so I'm ok with more modern colours. 

(If the marquis shows up, I'll make an exception and accept him being old brown!)

2 hours ago, Horation said:

(If the marquis shows up, I'll make an exception and accept him being old brown!)

Oh, I am not sure about the colour of the marquis, so I just checked: he comes in brown fur. 

(Although in that picture above I'd say he's reddish brown. I may have several incarnations of the marquis)

Pretty neat, tho i must say it looks more like a diorama set, not a set that could be played with many time. I mean, you can'y do much with this huge pule of sand, i'd definitely take it all apart for parts. Then again Your second, smaller version is visualy even nicer :) 

I wonder if that hidden treasuer is the reason why Your palm tree started to produce golden coconuts ;)

48 minutes ago, Mazin said:

Pretty neat, tho i must say it looks more like a diorama set, not a set that could be played with many time. I mean, you can'y do much with this huge pule of sand, i'd definitely take it all apart for parts. Then again Your second, smaller version is visualy even nicer :) 

I wonder if that hidden treasuer is the reason why Your palm tree started to produce golden coconuts ;)

I actually considered this, but I think there are several scenarios that can be played out with this:

The pirate hiding or retreiving the treasure chest.

The pirate being shipwrecked or left by the other pirates to live the rest of his days on this tiny island (living on coconuts)

The pirate fighting the monkey over the treasure (maybe too silly  )

(At least it is no worse than the original set, I think)

 

Regarding the golden coconuts - I think it is the other way round, that the pirates hid their treasure on the island with the golden coconuts to help them not forget the location.

 

31 minutes ago, janhansson said:

I actually considered this, but I think there are several scenarios that can be played out with this:

The pirate hiding or retreiving the treasure chest.

The pirate being shipwrecked or left by the other pirates to live the rest of his days on this tiny island (living on coconuts)

The pirate fighting the monkey over the treasure (maybe too silly  )

(At least it is no worse than the original set, I think)

 

Regarding the golden coconuts - I think it is the other way round, that the pirates hid their treasure on the island with the golden coconuts to help them not forget the location.

Reading this last sentence i was SURE You will say that palm tree's magic goldening abilities will help grow some coins inside that empty chest ;)

Oh, and i forgot, i love You take on that secon set. Hope You will use it as an entry in the contest? Or perhaps You already did, i must check ;) 

A nice remake of also my first pirates set - great memories!

I think that this set (second version, which is definitely better) would benefit from skipping the water plate and use more layers of plates for the sand. This way you could make the hole big enough to fit the flat cover treasure chest which would be a nice upgrade to the original. Not sure if it's doable within the 50 pieces limit but I guess that skipping the palm tree and using some gray bricks for a small ruin behind would help to achieve that. And it would also be more faithful to the source material. From the more modern versions I'd go with the black monkey in the middle to add some contrast.

With all these people replying with quoting you, it gets confusing as to which of these is your current draft. Can you update your current rendition to the top of the page in the original post?

I have updated the first post with my final version. I sort of ran out of energy, so the update over the version posted on the 5th is just the round water plates.

It looks great now with the changes, the only thing I would change is centering the island on the water perhaps there is a reason for this, anyway happy building :)