What is real these days?

LDD2PovRay is a brand new tool from Martin Hronsky (Hrontos) that allows you to create stunning, photo realistic renderings directly from LEGO Digital Designer.

Click here for more samples

Click here to download

And finally here to discuss

There are four more weeks left to get in your entries for the

You can enter in four categories and there are lots of Friends prizes and goodies to be won!

Entries are due by August 31. Full details can be found in the Town forum.

The Summer of Friends Avatar Contest drew many fantastic and humourous entries. However the raffle continues, and new entries are still being added. Don't forget to check if you're a winner.

The first Eurobricks / Classic-Town.net

Use the following links to see the entries and cast your votes:

Category 1: Mini Addition | Category 2: Parks and Rec | Category 3: Classic Modular

Voting closes on Sunday August 19 at midnight GMT/UTC.

A full year has gone by since Heroica RPG launched in the Games Forum at Eurobricks, and it has grown to a beloved community project with over 80 players. Not only can you enlist as a hero and embark on adventures around a unique fantasy world in Heroica RPG, but you can also create your own content for the game and help with managing the plethora of aspects in it.

To celebrate this first anniversary, the game manager Sandy has created several special events for the game:

* An in-game Lottery, where players can win rare and unique items in a raffle – which has already begun! *

* A whole new shop has opened at the Marketplace, selling much-coveted artefacts. *

* Three new quests hosted by the game manager will begin in August, one of which is something totally new and exciting – an unlimited quest concentrating solely on battles and gaining experience. *

* The Training Room will be updated with new levels of job classes that will be available to high-ranking heroes: the Expert and the Master Job Classes. *

* And there’s a special surprise to all those who have contributed a quest or another topic to this game – without you guys this game would not be what it is today, so thank you! *

If you’ve never even heard of the game, come and check out the fun the players are having. And what better time to join the fun than now?

There are only 5 days left to enter the Astromech Workplace Contest in the Eurobricks Star Wars forum!

All entries must be posted before 12:00 AM GMT on August 6th in order to qualify. If you still want to enter, build fast! Rules can be found HERE.

HispaBrick Magazine issue #014 released

A new copy of the excellent HispaBrick Magazine is out.

To download, go here. Note that the download link is a few rows down where it says "English HispaBrick Magazine 014".

After reading, feel free to discuss here

Pictures of this year's Winter Village set, 10229 Winter Village Cottage, have surfaced.

Head over to the Town forum for more pictures.

Thanks to GRogall.

Have you ever wondered why our members who play the Mafia Games in our Games Forum have so much fun? To find out sign up for our latest Mafia School game, hosted by Rick and Pandora! You must pass a school game to play a full fledged Mafia game, so sign up today to have a ton of fun learning how to play the game you can have even more tons of fun playing. ... What?

Police Infiltration: A Mafia School Game

In the happy town of Kirksville the citizens are mostly well behaved, but those intent on breaking the law are dealt with efficiently by the large police department. Unfortunately, the falling crime rates are not to everyone’s tastes, and in an effort to “represent their business interests” the local Mafia have had to resort to infiltrating the police themselves. As events take a turn for the worse for the Chief of Police, the station is forced into lockdown and the Police workers and the Mafiosos are forced to deal with each other in the most basic terms, as they fight for the future of Kirksville.

Sign up here

The winners have been announced in the Summer of Friends Avatar Contest. Check out

image from Brickset

But wait! If you'd still like a chance to win one of the coveted Friends polybags, there's still hope for you. Go here to find out how to be entered into the raffle!

There's still plenty more to do during the Summer of Friends. Have a look at the Summer of Friends! index for links to all the contests and activities.

Eurobricks Forum member, LEGO customiser and

(Click on the images above to join the discussions, or browse the Minifig Customisation Workshop to learn more about the LEGO customisers' world)

The brand new upcoming Architecture experience is the 21014 Villa Savoye has finally come to 'light'. Thanks to our Eurobricks high-res hero, GRogall for posting and sharing the hi-res image with the community.

Click here to view the 2012 LEGO Architecture Discussion.

All you have to be is a VIP program member!

Go to the Embassy forum and check it out here!

Big Cam has reviewed the book "Brickdiction" written by Bill Deen offering a seven step recovery guide for all you folks addicted to LEGO.

Picture is link to the review.

KielDaMan has written a fantastic review of the summer LEGO Star Wars set 9499 Gungan Sub!

Read the review and discuss in the Star Wars forum!

With his review of one of the most sought-after Classic Town sets, 6399 Airport Shuttle, mostlytechnic obtains his Gold Badge and is now officially a Reviewers Academy Teacher.

Visit the Train Tech forum for the complete review.