Mister Phes
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Of course! With links to your social media profiles too. I'm writing a series of articles which covers the evolution of the Fortuna from Series 5 to 7. And will publish them strategically to coincidence with key BrickLink Designer Program dates. That way we can familarise Fortuna with AFOLs long before the Crowdfunding phase starts... and keep reminding them it's coming! There were a couple more photos I was hoping to use to help keep things fresh - rather than recycle the first photo in every article.
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Rotating Pirate Lego Display: In Progress Report
Mister Phes replied to SBCMayor's topic in LEGO Pirates
Give it a try and see what you can come up with! Then good look in your noble quest! The display looks awesome in its present state with just the assortment of class sets. 💯 -
That's brilliant! That's exactly what we need! In addition to the promotion of Fortuna, do you mind if the photo is added to the Classic Pirates fan gallery?
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Thank you for the clarification! Also, I wanted to get permission to use certain photos because having smiling faces helps with the promotion. Like this one for example...
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Rotating Pirate Lego Display: In Progress Report
Mister Phes replied to SBCMayor's topic in LEGO Pirates
I've been using AI tools to tidy up and expand the classic artwork for web use - like you see in the banner at the top of this forum. Don't think it would hold up to large-scale print standards though That's an interesting approach - could they achieve the correct style without it looking as though it was created by a different artist? And therein lies the next challenge... the artwork in print resolution, at a size large to accommodate your display. That would probably cost thousands! -
Rotating Pirate Lego Display: In Progress Report
Mister Phes replied to SBCMayor's topic in LEGO Pirates
That would be absolutely fantastic! But where could such a large scale printout be found? It's something that may only have ever been produced for store displays... if it even exists at all. -
Rotating Pirate Lego Display: In Progress Report
Mister Phes replied to SBCMayor's topic in LEGO Pirates
Here's an even crazier suggestion... Paint the back wall sky blue! -
Rotating Pirate Lego Display: In Progress Report
Mister Phes replied to SBCMayor's topic in LEGO Pirates
Indeed it is! Half the battle is having a decent lighting setup so you can achieve nice, clear images. Whereas, dark, grainy and/or out focus photos tend to lower the over presentation not matter how well the shots are framed. And therein lies the other half of the battle... Framing the shots so they hone in on the details and look captivating. The shot below stands out because it's a close-up one particular detail/set, while effectively utilizing depth of field to render the remaining display as a backdrop. A recommendation I would make... if within the realm of possibility... is to mount a blue sheet (or something similar) to the white wall at the rear, the create the illusion of sky.
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Indeed it is! This announcement is supposed to be for Open Submission - so I've updated the first post. Thank you for you keen eye
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Congrat-ye-lations on your BrickLink Series 7 success! The Fortuna has a long history with the BrickLink Designer Program as its been submitted in multiple series. Time to start documenting the evolution this build on the Classic-Pirates.com blog! So if we were to put a timeline together: The Fortuna was originally submitted to Series 3 as Imperial Frigate Concordia Then submitted again to Series 4, also as Imperial Frigate Concordia It was revamped into the Privateer Frigate Fortuna for Series 5 Then under went upgrades for Series 6 and submitted again as Privateer Frigate Fortuna And finally submitted to Series 7 as Privateer Frigate Fortuna with different presentation Does seem about right?
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Open Submission for BrickLink Designer Program Series 8 is between April 14 and 25, 2025 Get all the latest information and then... Get building! Open Submission commences on April 14 / when the timer reaches 00:00:00:00
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An update has been rolled out that hopefully improves this.
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It's grinded to a halt because I've become too busy in other areas of life. Do you have happen to have experience in HTML and CSS?
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Yer topic has been moved to the Pirate MOC Forum!
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Do we no longer have Pirate Regulators and Moderators to perform basic housekeeping? And ask that because I'm stretched to the point I'm struggling to visit Eurobricks at the moment. But thank you for bringing this to my attention!
