u/HollyRogersLegoMOCs

My second big combined build in the Emerald Islands Atol series — this one takes a different shape from Coral Bay, stretched out as a long 126x65x27cm coastline instead of a centered island. It runs from a broken, half-sunk shipwreck on one end to a hidden jungle waterfall on the other, with a coral reef, jumping dolphins, a canoe workshop, and a few native life vignettes along the way.

8 modules combined, all designed to connect edge-to-edge, so it can also be broken back down into standalone pieces if you don't have the shelf space for the full thing.

Happy to answer questions on any section — the shipwreck hull damage and the tiki booby trap mechanism in the waterfall cave are usually what people ask about most.

My second big combined build in the Emerald Islands Atol series — this one takes a different shape from Coral Bay, stretched out as a long 126x65x27cm coastline instead of a centered island. It runs from a broken, half-sunk shipwreck on one end to a hidden jungle waterfall on the other, with a coral reef, jumping dolphins, a canoe workshop, and a few native life vignettes along the way.

8 modules combined, all designed to connect edge-to-edge, so it can also be broken back down into standalone pieces if you don't have the shelf space for the full thing.

Happy to answer questions on any section — the shipwreck hull damage and the tiki booby trap mechanism in the waterfall cave are usually what people ask about most.

I design digital MOCs and sell building instructions, but nothing compares to seeing someone actually commit the pieces and build it for real. One of my followers has been assembling the entire Coral Bay lagoon system piece by piece in his own space, and the photos he sent me are incredible — every rock formation, palm tree, and hidden detail translated beautifully from the render to real bricks.

He put his own creative spin on it too — swapping a few colors and parts along the way, which honestly makes it even more interesting to see. Some of my favorite bits he's captured: the layered waterfall cascading down the rockwork, the flower-covered cliffside, the little lily pads and crabs scattered along the shoreline, and the overall scale of it sitting on his desk (it's genuinely massive in person).

Huge thanks to him for sharing progress shots and for the ongoing back-and-forth — there's something surreal about seeing a build you designed on a screen exist in someone's home, one brick at a time.

Thanks Luca for theese pictures

Been building this Caribbean/pirate universe piece by piece over the past year, and Coral Bay is the largest connected scene so far — 8 individual modules combined into one continuous lagoon system, all edge-to-edge.

The scene includes a freshwater flower oasis fed by a rocky waterfall, a native canoe workshop, pearl-diving outriggers, and a hidden cave with a tiki booby trap tucked into the rocks.

A few playable details I'm proud of:

• A secret door hidden in the rockwork
• A trap trigger (the tiki booby trap) that actually functions
• A removable waterfall that reveals hidden cave access underneath

Techniques I leaned on heavily: layered water/lagoon builds, palm groves at scale, and volcanic rock formations that tie the modules together visually even though they were designed months apart.

Building instructions, plus more progress shots and the rest of the Emerald Islands Atol universe: https://linktr.ee/JollyRogers8441

Happy to answer questions about any of the water/terrain or mechanism techniques.

Wanted to try something a bit more atmospheric than my usual builds — a guarded cage module for my Caribbean/tribal island series. Lit torches, hanging skulls, a tribal guardian on watch with a tiki shield and spear, all under a palm tree with a cockatoo who couldn't care less about the danger below.

It's a standalone module, built to work on a shelf by itself or slot into a bigger jungle/village diorama alongside some of my other Atol pieces (Throne of the King, Chief's Dwelling, etc.).

The cage lattice was the trickiest part — wanted it to read as a real structure with depth rather than a flat fence, so it's built as a repeating vertical pattern reinforced at the corners.

Still haven't fully decided who's meant to be in that cage or why — curious what story people would tell here.

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!