“The Thieves of Tortuga” Announcement

The finalists for BrickLink Designer Program Series 5 have been announced and you’ll never guess what…

Another pirate-themed BrickLink Designer submission has been selected for Crowdfunding during June 2025!

Ominous Isle hasn’t even entered production and another LEGO Pirate set is already headed our way…

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“The Thieves of Tortuga” by Krackenator

A port to rival the 6277 Imperial Trading Post!

The design consists of 3,998 parts across 6 buildings, 10 minifigures and loads of accessories.The dimensions are:

• 79cm / 31 inches long
• 35cm / 14 inches wide
• 26cm / 10 inches tall

Now yer LEGO Pirates can run amok in their very own harbour filled with plenty of exciting features to explore!

Krackenator writes:

Welcome to the Tortuga!

One of the safest places for pirates to hide from the Imperial soldiers, it has become a chaotic town where anything goes. Tortuga is full or stolen cargo and hidden details everywhere you look.

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The Buildings

Here be the 6 buildings yer LEGO Pirates can hide out in and store their loot!

1. The Tortuga Tavern

(Blue building on the left)

2. Missy’s House

(Orange building on the left)

This has been Missy’s home for all of her life – she’s so old she can remember a time before pirates arrived at Tortuga.

Typically pirates will be yelling outside of her window because they’re getting cold water thrown over them.

3. The Main Gate

(Tan building with gate on the middle-left)

The entrance to the rest of the town… which was not included in the build otherwise the part count would be in the tens-of-thousands!

It also functions as a watchtower in case one of those pesky imperial ships attempts to sail into the harbor.

4. The Loot House

(Orange and white building near the centre)

This is where all the “repossessed” treasure is stored.

Think of this like and bank and that friendly lady is the teller… she’ll tell-yer what’s going to happen if yer try to steal any gold!

5. Captain’s Residence

(Green building on the right side)

Meet our latest captain… Captain Ogel…

This be where Captain Ogel reviews his charts and spends his shore leave.

Now, if only custom torso designs were accepted in the BrickLink Designer Program because the use of that particular torso is well-trodden.

6. The Marooned Marina

(Tan building on right) 

This be the best place in the LEGO Caribbean to pickup some fresh fish… or fishing supplies to catch fresh fish to sell to the marina.

With all those fish, the marina smells great at the end of the day!

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The Official Announcement

From the official BrickLink Designer Program Series 5 webpage:

And no doubt some will be grumbling that BrickLink Designer submissions aren’t proper LEGO sets, and Pirates of Tortuga isn’t newsworthy.

But if you’d like to acquire this set in the future…

The BrickLink Designer Team writes:

Our five Series 5 finalists!

These designs are chosen for Crowdfunding on June 3rd, 8 AM Pacific time.

We’ll reveal the five Series 5 designs. Then we’ll collaborate with fan designers to prepare them for production.

From 2 September, 2024 to 1 May, 2025, the designer Krackenator will be working with the LEGO Group’s official Model Governance and Building Instructions teams to finalise the set’s design.

Then during June 2025 you’ll have the opportunity to pre-order yer very own Pirates of Tortuga.

If more than 3,000 pre-orders are made, the set will enter a limited production run of up 30,000 units.

Yer may purchase a maximum of 2 sets.

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What Do Yer Think?

Does the The Thieves of Tortuga make yer excited for another pirate-themed BrickLink Designer Program set?

And when it’s available for crowdfunding, will you fork up yer hard earned booty to acquire one? Or even two?

At 3,998 parts it’s almost 1,200 pieces more than Ominous Isle’s 2,773 parts which will no doubt reflect in the price.

Tell us yer thoughts on The Thieves of Tortuga in the LEGO Pirates Forum right now!