Posted January 28, 20241 yr Recently got back into Lego a little over a year ago, after suffering a family tragedy. I've been collecting the Pirates theme that I never got to have as a kid. And today I decided to build my first MOC in nearly 20 years!!! It came about because I thought 6235: Buried Treasure, was a rather dinky and pathetic set to just be standing on a shelf by itself, so i decided to 'expand it' and built up a small fortress ruin around it. Took me maybe 2-2.5 hours to build, just freestyling it. I styled it after the 80's/90's pirates, so yellow sand instead of tan pieces. I imagine the fort having been ravaged by storms, or a tsunami, or maybe it was even destroyed in the quake of 1692! ;) So I tried to imagine what a fort could look like if the foundation had simply collapsed in on itself! :) Hope you guys like!
January 28, 20241 yr That's cool if you're into old Pirates style (not my cup of tea personally). But seeing this design it made me think it's some old church/chapel rather than a fortress, left behind by colonizers and run down by time and weather. I like the single door piece remaining.
January 28, 20241 yr Weird you posted this. I’m currently working on a destroyed fort / pirate camp. That said in terms of classic styling it’s pretty cool! good work!
January 29, 20241 yr Great first MOC in 20years! I love ruins myself and only just got back into Lego about 3 or 4 years ago. I never could get my hands on many when I was a kid. Scatter some white bricks around the ground too, if you plan on keeping it. Good classic vibes there.
January 30, 20241 yr You got a monkey in your MOC and therefore everything is alright. Keep going from there and have fun with your rediscovered hobby!
February 1, 20241 yr Author Thanks for the positive feedback! :) I've actually gone and made a few more tweaks to the build. I added a single Half-arch to give the ruins a little bit more internal volume, to evoke the feeling of a proper structure. Since part of the MOC's purpose is to showcase set 6235, I rebuilt the area a little, with tiles and some edges, so that the set just slots into the recess, and is easy to remove and show off. :) I also wasn't entirely happy with the corner panel, so I built it up a little, the one somewhat 'intact' section of the entire fort/outpost. Also added a support for the balcony, so it's not just hanging over the cliff. And yes I know the torch isn't quite "period accurate", but I thought it looked good. :) And lastly, I smoothed out the vertical edge of one of the wall sections, to evoke a feeling of erosion/crumbling. :)
February 4, 20241 yr Nice MOC. I like the classic vibes it has. And the idea to create a showcase for little sets is just great!
February 7, 20241 yr I always tried to build fort island like this.. but most of them failed becuase of 'simplifing' like lego official set. so they end up being burdensome to actually make. lol I dont think creating is as easy as looking around. well made. its color too.
February 7, 20241 yr Author 10 hours ago, Third Navigator said: I always tried to build fort island like this.. but most of them failed becuase of 'simplifing' like lego official set. so they end up being burdensome to actually make. lol I dont think creating is as easy as looking around. well made. its color too. Thanks! I sort of treated it like a sculpture, and just built it up from a picture in my head and just fished suitable pieces out of a pile of assorted yellow bricks. I grant you the support structure inside could probably be improved a lot, as I just built it haphazardly to support the surface topography I wanted! Part usage could definitely be "optimized".
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