TBB NEWS & REVIEWS: Ahoy, me mateys! This week we have the skinny on all the new Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales sets, as well a tour from inside LEGO’s US headquarters. This is our Weekly Brick Report for the third week of March. The Brothers Brick gives you the best of LEGO news and reviews. Perfect for the ship of a drunken pirate.
Since the contest required that only one color be used, the water is black, too, and the backdrop is also black in fact, the photo is unedited except for cropping, so this is full-color. The soft sails, combined with the rigging, make this unique among small-scale LEGO ships that I have seen, but what really sets it apart (if I may toot my own horn a bit) is the atmospheric quality of the photo. The sails are cloaks wrapped in rubber bands, and the crows nests are Black Panther ears and ninja cowls. The 1×1 round plate with bar makes for some nice cannons, even if I did not add enough to equal the real ship there are concessions one must make at this scale, after all. And if I was going to make a black ship, why not make Captain Jack’s ship, the Black Pearl?Īt first, I tried building the sides with slope bricks and tiles, but it looked too chunky at this small scale, so I hit upon the idea of using the quarter dome elements for the prow, and the rest of the ship filled in from there. And since I have a lot of black fabric elements, I decided to build a black ship. So when I ( Benjamin Stenlund) decided to enter the Style it Up contest to pass the time during my days at home, it wasn’t long before I hit on the idea of building a ship.
I mean really, what else do you do when socially isolated? It puts me in mind of Captain Jack Sparrow, getting through his time marooned on an island alone. Grocery stores are an exception, of course, as we all still need to eat, and so are liquor stores, as folks still need to drink. Please note that the contents inside are not affected.Where I sit, the government has issued a stay at home order, and non-essential in-person businesses are closed. This is reflected in the pricing of the set. While most of these LEGO® sets are in perfect condition, there may be occurrences of general/minor wear and tear.
As the tentacled terror boards the Black Pearl with his sidekicks Maccus and Bootstrap Bill, Captain Jack Sparrow gets ready to battle for his ship and his freedom with Will Turner and Joshamee Gibbs by his side. Battle Davy Jones and his crew aboard The Black Pearl!Īfter 13 years of waiting, Davy Jones has come to claim Jack Sparrow for the undead crew of the Flying Dutchman.