Random figure of the day: poc030
Posted by Huwbot,
Today's random figure is poc030 Black Pearl Figurehead - Black (Monochrome), a Pirates of the Caribbean figure that came in one set, 4184 The Black Pearl, released during 2011.
Our members collectively own a total of 9,486 of them. If you'd like to buy one you should find it for sale at Brick Owl or BrickLink, where new ones sell for around $16.30.
Image and data courtesy of BrickLink.com
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https://brickset.com/minifigs/poc052/black-pearl-figurehead-sand-green is a real improvement. Not just in looks, but because it uses the skirt piece designed for minifigs.
Spooky
“I only work in black. And sometimes very, very dark grey.”
@TheOtherMike said:
"https://brickset.com/minifigs/poc052/black-pearl-figurehead-sand-green is a real improvement. Not just in looks, but because it uses the skirt piece designed for minifigs."
Except this one is a monofig…
@PurpleDave said:
" @TheOtherMike said:
"https://brickset.com/minifigs/poc052/black-pearl-figurehead-sand-green is a real improvement. Not just in looks, but because it uses the skirt piece designed for minifigs."
Except this one is a monofig…"
There *is* that.
Damn, thanks Huwbot for reminding me that I still need to pick up the new Black Pearl.
It's like a "Weeping Angel", but made in Onyx or Obsidian...:|
@TheOtherMike said:
"https://brickset.com/minifigs/poc052/black-pearl-figurehead-sand-green is a real improvement. Not just in looks, but because it uses the skirt piece designed for minifigs."
Alas this one uses a clip to hold its wings on so the improved skirt piece won’t work. Just shows how far design has come that now we have dedicated wing pieces that solve that issue
@Maxbricks14 said:
"Damn, thanks Huwbot for reminding me that I still need to pick up the new Black Pearl."
Lego isn't allowed to call it the very very off-white sea-jewel...
@brick_r said:
"It's like a "Weeping Angel", but made in Onyx or Obsidian...:|"
What do you get when the Vashta Nerada reside in the shadow of a Weeping Angel?
The shadowbox-version, I guess.
Despite the new one being more accurate, the figurehead is still not perfect. If we had something closer to the Weeping Angel figure, just in dark bley, that might be accurate.
Why is this considered a minifigure and not part of the build?
If you bought a second-hand copy of the Black Pearl and it was advertised as lacking minifigures and this one was not included, you wouldn’t have a complete set. As opposed to the Jack Sparrow et. al. Minifigures being excluded, in which case you would.
@Librarian1976 said:
"Why is this considered a minifigure and not part of the build?
If you bought a second-hand copy of the Black Pearl and it was advertised as lacking minifigures and this one was not included, you wouldn’t have a complete set. As opposed to the Jack Sparrow et. al. Minifigures being excluded, in which case you would."
She’s attached to the prow of the ship, and therefore part of the model itself. That’s the logic, right? How many times have you built a boat, a car, a plane, or a spaceship and the last page of the instructions showed the minifig being attached to the model by being seated in it? Does that not also disqualify them from being minifigs, same as this one?
@PurpleDave said:
" @Librarian1976 said:
"Why is this considered a minifigure and not part of the build?
If you bought a second-hand copy of the Black Pearl and it was advertised as lacking minifigures and this one was not included, you wouldn’t have a complete set. As opposed to the Jack Sparrow et. al. Minifigures being excluded, in which case you would."
She’s attached to the prow of the ship, and therefore part of the model itself. That’s the logic, right? How many times have you built a boat, a car, a plane, or a spaceship and the last page of the instructions showed the minifig being attached to the model by being seated in it? Does that not also disqualify them from being minifigs, same as this one?"
Since some figureheads, like in 6285, have no leg piece, would the ship count as the lower body, making the entire model a minifigure? By many common definitions, the whole ship would thus qualify as a minifig.
@Norikins said:
" @PurpleDave said:
" @Librarian1976 said:
"Why is this considered a minifigure and not part of the build?
If you bought a second-hand copy of the Black Pearl and it was advertised as lacking minifigures and this one was not included, you wouldn’t have a complete set. As opposed to the Jack Sparrow et. al. Minifigures being excluded, in which case you would."
She’s attached to the prow of the ship, and therefore part of the model itself. That’s the logic, right? How many times have you built a boat, a car, a plane, or a spaceship and the last page of the instructions showed the minifig being attached to the model by being seated in it? Does that not also disqualify them from being minifigs, same as this one?"
Since some figureheads, like in 6285 , have no leg piece, would the ship count as the lower body, making the entire model a minifigure? By many common definitions, the whole ship would thus qualify as a minifig."
71029-6 agrees with you.
Ah, the angel of death. Hello!
@Norikins said:
" @PurpleDave said:
" @Librarian1976 said:
"Why is this considered a minifigure and not part of the build?
If you bought a second-hand copy of the Black Pearl and it was advertised as lacking minifigures and this one was not included, you wouldn’t have a complete set. As opposed to the Jack Sparrow et. al. Minifigures being excluded, in which case you would."
She’s attached to the prow of the ship, and therefore part of the model itself. That’s the logic, right? How many times have you built a boat, a car, a plane, or a spaceship and the last page of the instructions showed the minifig being attached to the model by being seated in it? Does that not also disqualify them from being minifigs, same as this one?"
Since some figureheads, like in 6285, have no leg piece, would the ship count as the lower body, making the entire model a minifigure? By many common definitions, the whole ship would thus qualify as a minifig."
This has already been discussed and answered in a previous RXotD article.
It's a minifig. It's part of the ship, part of the crew.
@PurpleDave said:
" @Norikins said:
" @PurpleDave said:
" @Librarian1976 said:
"Why is this considered a minifigure and not part of the build?
If you bought a second-hand copy of the Black Pearl and it was advertised as lacking minifigures and this one was not included, you wouldn’t have a complete set. As opposed to the Jack Sparrow et. al. Minifigures being excluded, in which case you would."
She’s attached to the prow of the ship, and therefore part of the model itself. That’s the logic, right? How many times have you built a boat, a car, a plane, or a spaceship and the last page of the instructions showed the minifig being attached to the model by being seated in it? Does that not also disqualify them from being minifigs, same as this one?"
Since some figureheads, like in 6285, have no leg piece, would the ship count as the lower body, making the entire model a minifigure? By many common definitions, the whole ship would thus qualify as a minifig."
This has already been discussed and answered in a previous RXotD article."
Do you know where I can find that thread?
@Norikins said:
" @PurpleDave said:
" @Librarian1976 said:
"Why is this considered a minifigure and not part of the build?
If you bought a second-hand copy of the Black Pearl and it was advertised as lacking minifigures and this one was not included, you wouldn’t have a complete set. As opposed to the Jack Sparrow et. al. Minifigures being excluded, in which case you would."
She’s attached to the prow of the ship, and therefore part of the model itself. That’s the logic, right? How many times have you built a boat, a car, a plane, or a spaceship and the last page of the instructions showed the minifig being attached to the model by being seated in it? Does that not also disqualify them from being minifigs, same as this one?"
Since some figureheads, like in 6285, have no leg piece, would the ship count as the lower body, making the entire model a minifigure? By many common definitions, the whole ship would thus qualify as a minifig."
Or in this case, a stand/back attachment.
@Norikins said:
" @PurpleDave said:
" @Librarian1976 said:
"Why is this considered a minifigure and not part of the build?
If you bought a second-hand copy of the Black Pearl and it was advertised as lacking minifigures and this one was not included, you wouldn’t have a complete set. As opposed to the Jack Sparrow et. al. Minifigures being excluded, in which case you would."
She’s attached to the prow of the ship, and therefore part of the model itself. That’s the logic, right? How many times have you built a boat, a car, a plane, or a spaceship and the last page of the instructions showed the minifig being attached to the model by being seated in it? Does that not also disqualify them from being minifigs, same as this one?"
Since some figureheads, like in 6285, have no leg piece, would the ship count as the lower body, making the entire model a minifigure? By many common definitions, the whole ship would thus qualify as a minifig."
Or in this case, a stand/back attachment.
@Norikins said:
" @PurpleDave said:
" @Librarian1976 said:
"Why is this considered a minifigure and not part of the build?
If you bought a second-hand copy of the Black Pearl and it was advertised as lacking minifigures and this one was not included, you wouldn’t have a complete set. As opposed to the Jack Sparrow et. al. Minifigures being excluded, in which case you would."
She’s attached to the prow of the ship, and therefore part of the model itself. That’s the logic, right? How many times have you built a boat, a car, a plane, or a spaceship and the last page of the instructions showed the minifig being attached to the model by being seated in it? Does that not also disqualify them from being minifigs, same as this one?"
Since some figureheads, like in 6285, have no leg piece, would the ship count as the lower body, making the entire model a minifigure? By many common definitions, the whole ship would thus qualify as a minifig."
Or in this case, a stand/back attachment.
@Kalhiki said:
"It's a minifig. It's part of the ship, part of the crew."
The only appropriate answer to the question of ship or mini figure!
@Librarian1976 said:
" @PurpleDave said:
" @Norikins said:
" @PurpleDave said:
" @Librarian1976 said:
"Why is this considered a minifigure and not part of the build?
If you bought a second-hand copy of the Black Pearl and it was advertised as lacking minifigures and this one was not included, you wouldn’t have a complete set. As opposed to the Jack Sparrow et. al. Minifigures being excluded, in which case you would."
She’s attached to the prow of the ship, and therefore part of the model itself. That’s the logic, right? How many times have you built a boat, a car, a plane, or a spaceship and the last page of the instructions showed the minifig being attached to the model by being seated in it? Does that not also disqualify them from being minifigs, same as this one?"
Since some figureheads, like in 6285, have no leg piece, would the ship count as the lower body, making the entire model a minifigure? By many common definitions, the whole ship would thus qualify as a minifig."
This has already been discussed and answered in a previous RXotD article."
Do you know where I can find that thread?
"
No of a clue. We were discussing the official definition of a minifig, and someone asked if some particular tall ship counted as a minifig because of the figurehead.