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For what it's worth, in the early '90s this 2x4x2 studs-out was by far one of my most valuable bricks: I had it in black, it probably came from a Blacktron II set. I remember coveting it because it was basically the only brick back then that let you build at off angles... hugely important for attaching wings to multi-colored space ships and the like. So the lack of proper snot ability was annoying even back then as a 10 year old. It would be really cool to go look at the old pictures that kids sent in to LEGO Mania Magazine back in the day. See what kind of techniques they were using. That's probably the best collection of pre-internet MOC building around. Also I believe the Deep Freeze Defender (Ice Planet capital ship) used this now popular/elementary SNOT technique to secure the black engines on top of the rear section:

I think I've seen square LEGO murals of the Ice Planet 2002, M:Tron, Classic Space, etc. logos... anyone have links to those?

My cousin had this poster as a kid. Pretty cool, those are the kind of minifigs I remember playing with. Nice straight smiles, none of these gaping wide mouths!

Hey all, I love LEGO. One of my other interests is vintage advertising, paper materials, signs, boxes, etc. Especially actually USING such things as decorations and interesting pieces, rather than letting them sit in a box. There's big potential to combine the two. I can't wait till I have kids, as the baby's room is going to get a framed "Duplo Fire House No. 9 -- #2658" front flap from when I was a kid. Might frame a few of my other boxes soon too. Basically, if you've ever seen a "garage mahal," they're often covered in old gas station signs, vintage autopart items, etc. as seen below: I want to see what LEGO fans have done in the same vein. Any framed boxes or instructions on your wall? Promotional items from toy shops? LEGO signs? How do you decorate your building room? I'd like to see lots of non-brick items, but I suppose LEGO murals and the like qualify too. Especially if they're in a 'normal room' rather than your dedicated building room. Fine-art LEGO sculptures elsewhere in your home? Hope to see some awesome pictures!