Hey everyone,

Mister Phes has been kind enough to host some more scans I've made of early LEGO Pirate material in my collection. This time we're taking you all the way back to 1989, the first year of the Pirates, with the Summer 1989 issue of Bricks 'N Pieces, the official magazine of the UK LEGO Club. It's pretty cheesy, but very fun. Don't miss:

A short Pirate comic

Hilarious brick-built Pirate accessories

A giant size Forbidden Island

Cool Pirate gear

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Stay tuned, because I'll be making more scans the next time I'm at home!

TC

I added the magazine cover to the first post - it should help boost attention levels!

Thanks for posting. These are very nice.

I especially liked the life-size forbidden island and the HMS Victory model.

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Very neat re-seeing those shots! Although it is making me very nostalgic

those were the days.

I still have the shell of my black seas baracuda! They don't make them like they used to.

This was great. I never got the lego magazine when I was little. I just remember when i got the Black Seas Barracuda on Christmas morning. I've never seen it, but that is one of the sets that I kept and still have today. Good memories.

Are all of the scans from this magazine still available anywhere?

Does anyone still have these scans? The links are all dead. :(

Hi, is this you are looking for?

https://brickset.com/library/bricksandpieces

On 9/24/2020 at 6:21 AM, Mr Ogel said:

Hi, is this you are looking for?

https://brickset.com/library/bricksandpieces

Thanks, but those end at 1988... and the pirates-themed issue mentioned in the original post is Summer 1989. :(

Here is a link for some of the newer issues of Bicks ‘n Pieces:

http://www.miniland.nl/LEGOclub/bricks%20n%20pieces%20uk%20lezen.htm

 

In general there are a lot of interesting magazine scans on this webpage:

http://miniland.nl/LEGOclub/lego%20magazine%20lezen%20eng.htm

 

On 9/28/2020 at 5:27 AM, Runamuck said:

Here is a link for some of the newer issues of Bicks ‘n Pieces:

http://www.miniland.nl/LEGOclub/bricks%20n%20pieces%20uk%20lezen.htm

 

In general there are a lot of interesting magazine scans on this webpage:

http://miniland.nl/LEGOclub/lego%20magazine%20lezen%20eng.htm

 As a TF fan and in particular a fan of that character, I love your avatar and username! "Hur hur!" :)

Sadly, I checked that link and that ONE Pirates-themed issue - Summer 1989 - gives a "404 error", file not found. :(

However, to fix it, use this URL and it works! Thanks!

http://miniland.nl/LEGOclub/Bricks en pieces  summer 1989.htm

(note: the double space needed before "summer" was the error)

Edited September 29, 20204 yr by Banjo

On 9/29/2020 at 1:37 AM, Banjo said:

 As a TF fan and in particular a fan of that character, I love your avatar and username! "Hur hur!" :)

Sadly, I checked that link and that ONE Pirates-themed issue - Summer 1989 - gives a "404 error", file not found. :(

However, to fix it, use this URL and it works! Thanks!

http://miniland.nl/LEGOclub/Bricks en pieces  summer 1989.htm

(note: the double space needed before "summer" was the error)

Thank you for that corrected link!