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Pirate Livingroom: Pirates of the Caribbean Models

Since Disney's Pirates of the Caribbean Zap Action! Skeleton models were the beginning of my interest not only in pirates, but also in skeletons, they deserve a page as well. I have had the remains of two of these models since I purchased them in a small General Store (no kidding) in Carleton, Michigan. When I was a kid, I was really into the models. I was a horrible model builder, of course, being only 6 or 7, but it didn't stop me from getting a few of them. During those years, I had owned 4 of the models. These included those shown below.

Now, most of these models were destroyed or tossed in moments of youthful indiscretion. I only own the base, chest and and crab from Ghost of the Treasure Guard (lost the cool lantern, darn it). I own nothing at all from the Condemned to Chains Forever kit. (Although I remember having the base - with the skeleton's feet molded directly to it - cheap MPC folks. I own a complete, boxed with instructions, mostly still on the sprues Hoist High the Jolly Roger kit. (But that's a pretty dull kit, so who cares?) The treasure is that I still own most of the parts from Dead Men Tell No Tales. The skeleton is missing his right arm and his neck - well, I don't know what happened to it, but it's gone. Half the wheel is MIA. But other than that...everything appears to be there - right down to the parrot. The base hasn't even been painted!

So that is going to be re-used. For what? Why, for the diorama I'm going to build to put on the Plank Shelves! Yes, my whole house is a giant art project and it seems that I must dabble in every conceivable creative skill that I have access to - and even some that I don't.

To complete my diorama, since I am pretty low on parts, I picked up some models off eBay as mentioned on the main page for this section. You can see those two kits on that page near the top. So far, I've just begin my modeling adventure with the old MPC POTC kits. You can see them in their raw state below.

So, as lame as such statements are when you find them on the web: Under Construction. Watch this space. (You know the drill.)

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