u/HollyRogersLegoMOCs

Been slowly building out my Emerald Islands Atol series for a while now, and this is the culmination of it — 14 individual pieces combined into one continuous island: lagoons, jungle canopy, palm groves, a hidden cave with a tiki booby trap, outrigger canoes, a native workshop camp, a banana grove fire gathering scene, and a full rainforest section with a river crossing and vine-draped trees.

Every module/tree was designed from the start to connect edge-to-edge with the others, so the whole thing can be reconfigured or split back into standalone scenes depending on space — this is just one way to lay it all out.

12251 pieces total, 75x100x30cm footprint. Happy to answer questions on any specific section — the tiki booby trap mechanism in Floral Lake II gets asked about a lot, and the rainforest canopy layering took a few tries to get right.

Just finished this one — a standalone throne module built around an island king character. Twin gilded serpent armrests, matching tiki-face shields, a skull-topped staff, and a feathered mask tying the whole look together.

It's only 101 pieces and fully beginner-friendly, but I wanted it to punch above its size — enough presence to work as a standalone display piece, but built to drop cleanly into a bigger jungle diorama too. It's designed to sit alongside other modules from my Emerald Islands Atol series (Chief's Dwelling, Jungle Treasure Cave, Ancient Jungle Temple) if you're building out a full island scene.

Still deciding on his backstory — rightful ruler, feared warlord, or something darker. Curious what story you'd give him.

Happy to answer any questions on the build techniques, especially the serpent armrests if anyone's curious how those came together.

This is one of the first pieces from my Emerald Islands Atol series, a modular tropical island system I've been building out over the past year (1495 pieces).

The centerpiece is a crystal waterfall built from clear bricks and tiles, cascading down into a swamp at the base of the rock formation. An Islander guardian stands watch with a custom spear and shield, keeping an eye on an alligator lurking just beneath the water. If you look closely into the cave opening, there's a lost Conquistador skeleton tucked into the rocks, a nod to earlier explorers who came looking for treasure and never made it back out.

The build also includes a small dock structure with a second minifig, a toucan and macaw perched in the canopy, and a mix of foliage techniques I've been refining across the series (banana leaves, hanging vines, layered jungle canopy).

This module connects with the rest of the Emerald Islands Atol lineup if you're building the full island, but it also works great as a standalone display piece.

Full PDF building instructions are up on Rebrickable if anyone wants to build it themselves — link in the comments.

Happy to answer any questions on the waterfall technique or the rockwork if anyone's curious how it went together.

Just released the latest module in my Emerald Islands Atol series: a shipwreck scene where a vessel has been torn in two across a coral reef. One half is beached with scattered cargo, the other still clings to the rocks with rigging trailing into the water. There's a crystal coral formation, a few minifigs scattered through the scene (sailors, a lookout, an Islander on guard), and the whole thing is built to connect with the other modules in the series.

4,889 pieces, 60 x 60 x 12 cm

Happy to answer any questions about the build techniques, especially the split-hull section over the rock outcrop, that was the trickiest part to get right.

Just released the latest module in my Emerald Islands Atol series: a shipwreck scene where a vessel has been torn in two across a coral reef. One half is beached with scattered cargo, the other still clings to the rocks with rigging trailing into the water. There's a crystal coral formation, a few minifigs scattered through the scene (sailors, a lookout, an Islander on guard), and the whole thing is built to connect with the other modules in the series.

4,889 pieces, 60 x 60 x 12 cm

Happy to answer any questions about the build techniques, especially the split-hull section over the rock outcrop, that was the trickiest part to get right.

This one took a while. The Coral Reef Extension is the module I designed as the narrative core of the whole Atol — the secret the pirates are searching for, and the tribe is defending.

4,637 pieces across 62 x 42 x 35 studs. A ceremonial tiki idol, an indigenous village platform, dugout canoes on the lagoon, a half-sunken wreck, dense multi-layer jungle canopy and a color-blended water surface that was genuinely one of the hardest builds I've tackled. 💀🦜

Full PDF building instructions are live on Rebrickable at :
https://rebrickable.com/mocs/MOC-265102/JollyRogers8441/coral-reef-extension/#details

Happy to answer any questions about techniques — particularly the water blending and the organic terrain work under the canopy. What do you want to know? 👇

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This one took a while. The Coral Reef Extension is the module I designed as the narrative core of the whole Atol — the secret the pirates are searching for, and the tribe is defending.

4,637 pieces across 62 x 42 x 35 studs. A ceremonial tiki idol, an indigenous village platform, dugout canoes on the lagoon, a half-sunken wreck, dense multi-layer jungle canopy and a color-blended water surface that was genuinely one of the hardest builds I've tackled. 💀🦜

Happy to answer any questions about techniques — particularly the water blending and the organic terrain work under the canopy. What do you want to know? 👇

This one took a while. The Coral Reef Extension is the module I designed as the narrative core of the whole Atol — the secret the pirates are searching for, and the tribe is defending.

4,637 pieces across 62 x 42 x 35 cms. A ceremonial tiki idol, an indigenous village platform, dugout canoes on the lagoon, a half-sunken wreck, dense multi-layer jungle canopy and a color-blended water surface that was genuinely one of the hardest builds I've tackled. 💀🦜

Happy to answer any questions about techniques — particularly the water blending and the organic terrain work under the canopy. What do you want to know? 👇

This one took a while. The Coral Reef Extension is the module I designed as the narrative core of the whole Atol — the secret the pirates are searching for, and the tribe is defending.

4,610 pieces across 62 x 42 x 35 cm. A ceremonial tiki idol, an indigenous village platform, dugout canoes on the lagoon, dense multi-layer jungle canopy and a color-blended water surface that was genuinely one of the hardest builds I've tackled. 💀🦜

Full PDF building instructions are live on Rebrickable :
https://rebrickable.com/mocs/MOC-265102/JollyRogers8441/coral-reef-extension/#details

Happy to answer any questions about techniques — particularly the water blending and the organic terrain work under the canopy. What do you want to know? 👇

300 pieces for this one. The idea was to capture a quiet everyday moment — two Islanders under a thatched canopy shelter, fish to prepare, pottery on the floor, shells and a bone hanging overhead, a dog at the foot of the ladder. 🐕

The platform is raised on stilts with round log details at the base. The roof uses overlapping leaf elements on a horizontal frame — trying to get that thatched feel without closing off the scene completely.

This is part of a larger modular atoll system where each module connects to build a full Caribbean island scene. Building instructions are on Rebrickable if you want to check the parts breakdown.

Happy to answer questions about the canopy technique or the platform construction. 🌴

Not a finished build. Not instructions yet. Just a vision of where this project is heading. 👀

The current Atol modules are live on Rebrickable if you want to get started now. 🏴‍☠️ This expansion is the reason to.

What details do you spot in there? 🔍

Every island hides its secrets. You just have to look closely enough. 🌿

This is a close-up of my new Emerald Islands Extension — currently in progress. The beach alone took longer than I expected : a pink starfish half-buried in the sand, a seagull watching the shore, two skull totems marking the boundary of islander territory, a snake coiled silently in the undergrowth, a blue duck hiding in the vegetation, butterflies scattered through the flowers, and somewhere behind the trees — the warm glow of a fire that never goes out. 🔥

The density of hidden details is something I push further with every new build in this universe.

This extension connects seamlessly to the existing Emerald Islands Atol modular system — Paradise Cove, Flower Lake, Canoe Makers Camp, Carved God Waterfall — and expands the island with a new section of jungle and beach.

Building instructions coming soon on Rebrickable.

How many hidden details can you spot? 👇🐍

Sharing this small scenery module from my Emerald Islands Atol series. The main challenge here was making 149 pieces feel visually dense and organic without looking cluttered.

The rock uses SNOT on multiple axes to break the grid and get an irregular silhouette. The botanical mix deliberately combines parts from different themes and decades — the asymmetry between the reed cluster and the bloom spread is intentional to avoid a planted-garden look and push toward something wilder.

12x12x5 cm footprint. Part of a growing modular island system. Instructions on Rebrickable fif you want to dig into the part choices.

#LEGO #AFOL #MOC #LEGOtechnique #botanical

The flagship of my Imperial Bluecoats faction. Two masts, 12 minifigs, working cannon battery on both sides, crow's nests, open deck with removable hatch and a real magnetic compass on deck. Instructions on request

Happy to answer any questions about the build!

The flagship of my Imperial Bluecoats faction. Two masts, 12 minifigs, working cannon battery on both sides, crow's nests, open deck with removable hatch and a real magnetic compass on deck. Instructions on Rebrickable — currently 20% off along with all my MOCs designed before April 12. Happy to answer any questions about the build!

The Hawk started as a challenge to myself : could I build a convincing minifig-scale sloop with complex angles and advanced techniques without it looking like a brick box?

60 MOCs later I think it holds up. No faction, no allegiance — just a privateer crew working for whoever pays best.

Happy to answer any technique questions if you're into compact ship building. Instructions are on Rebrickable if anyone's interested, but mostly just wanted to share the build.

What do you think — does the compact sloop format work for pirate MOCs or do you prefer bigger ships?