Governor Mister Phes Posted April 22, 2007 Governor Posted April 22, 2007 The LEGO Minifigure Series are proving to be a great source of new minifigs and accessories relevant to the LEGO Pirate theme. Upcoming Release The Rococo Aristocrat will be released as part of LEGO® Minifigures Series 24 will be available on LEGO.com from January 1, 2023. Previous Releases Here is a selection of minifigures deemed most useful to Pirates: Series 10 (yet to be released - information tentative) Sea Captain (particularly for seagull) Revolutionary Solider (missing legs) Native American Series 9 (late 2012) Judge (nice wig!) Mermaid Series 8 (mid 2012) Pirate Captain (finally a pirate!) Conquistador The Thespian Series 7 (early 2012) Aztec Warrior Ocean King Series 5 Royal Guard Series 4 Muskateer Series 3 Hula Dancer How to suggest a Minifigure Name a minifigure from the LEGO Minifigure Series you think would be useful to the LEGO Pirates theme and explain why. If 5 other people vote for your minifigure by posting a comment it will be added to the first post of this thread. For the vote to be valid the comment must state why the minifigure is a good choice and how it can be used in the pirate theme. Quote
TheLegoDr Posted September 17, 2012 Posted September 17, 2012 I finally picked up some of the new conquistadors in series 8. I know people are against the gold armor/morion, but I think it looks great. My question is two-fold. Would the actor be a good addition to a Spanish army? Obviously I would take away the collar ruff and add a morion instead of the long hair. My next question is, did the Spanish use epaulettes? The pearl gold looks awesome on the dark green torso with the pearl gold morion. I'm not super authentic/realistic when it comes to LEGO, but I am curious as to how realistic that may or may not have been. If any better scholars know, thanks in advance! Quote
RaincloudDustbin Posted September 17, 2012 Posted September 17, 2012 I believe the Actor is more suitable for the middle ages but I don't know exactly. Quote
Governor Mister Phes Posted September 18, 2012 Author Governor Posted September 18, 2012 My question is two-fold. Would the actor be a good addition to a Spanish army? If he was given a morion and cuirass (body armour) I'd say YES! I'll have to get one now and experiment. Quote
-GZ- Posted September 18, 2012 Posted September 18, 2012 Actor's ruff is suitable for using with body armor, though it does not fit 'legally': (The picture is frome one of my Russian reviews of S8) Quote
Mark of Falworth Posted September 18, 2012 Posted September 18, 2012 I think the actor could be changed into many things, Conquistadors aren't an exception. Though I can't say for sure, I don't have one yet. Quote
TheLegoDr Posted September 18, 2012 Posted September 18, 2012 Well thank you for the responses so far. I think he could look really Spanish, personally, but I'm not a proper historian. The actor does look good with the gold body armor and the gold morion. But he also looks really good with just a gold morion, or a gold morion and the gold epaulettes. So I don't know how accurate the epaulettes are, but I like how it looks. The pearl gold and the dark green work really well together. But looking at that review, I really like the actor body with the black beard and bearskin hat. I may have to try that out too sometime. I just love that dark green and pearl gold combo on that actor torso. Quote
Huntleyfx Posted September 19, 2012 Posted September 19, 2012 Epaulettes would be really inaccurate, historically speaking, as they were not brought into use until roughly the 1720's. That being said, we are dealing with LEGO, so I am more in favor of what looks good. If you are truly worried about historical justification, you can always claim it as a gorget. Quote
ACPin Posted September 19, 2012 Posted September 19, 2012 I've already used them both in this diorama. AC Quote
fernlagoon Posted September 20, 2012 Posted September 20, 2012 I think you are fine the way you have it; in fact, I think with LEGO in the past decade or so really advancing their color scheme I think it is very fitting! Quote
Brig. Brick Posted November 3, 2012 Posted November 3, 2012 for my, both work very well with pirates, in fact, from all the CMF´s, the number 8 is the most helpful for pirates and of course, for the armada lovers about the actor, the design of the minifig is one of the best I´ve seen on LEGO removing the IMO from the minifig and voila!: you have bourgeois now!... by the way! thalking obout that IMO... I´ve to upgrade my avatar! and that IMO is also useful to put some classy on the female minifigs, or recreate some historical character like Sir Francis Drake so, in my humble opinion, shakespearean minifig fits perfectly in pirates, and for the pirate lovers, is one minifig that you must have Quote
Mazin Posted November 12, 2012 Posted November 12, 2012 Huntleyfx is right with the apaulettes. Althought some of it's early forms were already used since the first part of the XVII century. But I don't see a problem to actually include them. Lego has never been that accurate - napoleonic shakos in Pirates is a perfect example... and nobody complains BTW... That's a great diorama ACPin! Quote
Governor Mister Phes Posted January 23, 2013 Author Governor Posted January 23, 2013 Upcoming minfigs from Series 10 Sea Captain (particularly for seagull) Revolutionary Solider (missing legs) Native American Quote
Governor Mister Phes Posted January 23, 2013 Author Governor Posted January 23, 2013 LOOK!!! It's that Seagull we suggested in our LEGO Pirates Animal Battle Pack Survey! Quote
Brickington Posted January 23, 2013 Posted January 23, 2013 LOOK!!! It's that Seagull we suggested in our LEGO Pirates Animal Battle Pack Survey! So TLG did listen to us! Quote
Durins Bane Posted January 23, 2013 Posted January 23, 2013 I love the Minifig hair pieces, this is what i like to use... Quote
Bobsy Posted January 23, 2013 Posted January 23, 2013 I ended up with so many pirates from series 8 I made a little musical trio to sit in the cabin in the Imperial flagship. I still have loads left over. Need more musical instruments! Quote
Governor Mister Phes Posted January 24, 2013 Author Governor Posted January 24, 2013 So TLG did listen to us! That may never be confirmed, so lets assume it's a result of our diligence in researching the most popular animals then providing them with the data. Quote
Grimmbeard Posted January 24, 2013 Posted January 24, 2013 That may never be confirmed, so lets assume it's a result of our diligence in researching the most popular animals then providing them with the data. In other words, yes Quote
Governor Mister Phes Posted January 25, 2013 Author Governor Posted January 25, 2013 In other words, yes In other words it's a possibility... But we'll take the credit. Quote
Brig. Brick Posted January 31, 2013 Posted January 31, 2013 (edited) Revolutionary Solider (missing legs) I bet: -white pants, with a black (or dark brown) boots pattern -minifig rifle or musket (bayonet could be great) or -minifig bell -independence act in a 2x2 tile and a feather and I have to say, that The mysterious Fortune Teller could be very useful as a wench, also the jungle boy, from the CMF7 Edited January 31, 2013 by Brig. Brick Quote
Bobsy Posted January 31, 2013 Posted January 31, 2013 I bet: -white pants, with a black (or dark brown) boots pattern -minifig rifle or musket (bayonet could be great) or -minifig bell -independence act in a 2x2 tile and a feather and I have to say, that The mysterious Fortune Teller could be very useful as a wench, also the jungle boy, from the CMF7 He's got a normal brown musket. Quote
Brig. Brick Posted January 31, 2013 Posted January 31, 2013 He's got a normal brown musket. hehe... said be the guy with this avatar... I have to believe you the legs, any clue? Quote
captain gabe Posted January 31, 2013 Posted January 31, 2013 I cant wait for the revolutionary soldier. I've been using joshamee gibbs hair for a colonial wig, but the wig on the soldier is perfect! Seems like he should come with a tricorn though ): Quote
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