Shadows

Which is creepier, that he knew you have those things, or that you actually do? :-P On a serious note, this has been a fun contest to watch, nice work Hinkley! *y* I highly anticipate spirited voting to determine just who is the whackiest of you lot :-D Accordingly, I'm subject to <subtle> bribery, er financial inducements </subtle> um, someone just give me something and I'll vote for you! >:-)

You wouldn't happen to have a picture of that, would you?

The sandtrooper charges at Darth, who simply uses the force to push him back. "Hmmm, how shall I do this?" he thinks. "There must be 6 million ways to kill him, so many possibilities." Darth laughs an evil laugh. The trooper, bored of being shoved back with the force, sits down and resigns himself to his fate. Darth continues to plan just how he wants to finish off this poor trooper, cocky in his guaranteed easy victory. The trooper, knowing he's as good as dead, begins tinkering with the ship's computer, looking for something entertaining he can do during his last minutes. "Ah, this might be fun," he says, as he short circuits the entire bridge control computer. Sparks fly, a small fire starts. Darth is busy plotting. The fire spreads, soon an alarm goes off. The trooper instinctively dives toward the nearest escape pod and it's door seals behind him. The fire containment system seals off the bridge and opens it to the vacuum of space, both extinguishing the fire and Darth, all in one quick FWOOOSH! "Well, I guess it's time to start a new career," mutters the trooper as he ejects the pod which floats down to a nearby planet where he takes up moisture farming and fixing droids brought to him by those pesky jawas. Trooper wins.

Oh sure, the only jellybean knights I might have liked and they had to be hard to get. Figures...

Perhaps you should reply in perfectly correct Norwegian, just to be fair? :-P Bj

Well, I despise reworking the old Mars sets into the current line, so I'll take us away from that entirely. Mission: Deep Space Human ships sent out to explore. Each week they encounter new droids and aliens, including at least one lovely alien temptress *wub* per episode for the human captain to woo *giggles @ woo*. Wait, this is sounding familiar, but doesn't involve any licensing fees. It's perfect! A big ship/playset. Smaller fighters and probes. Alien ships and bases in any style. If LEGO wants to find an excuse to add some old themed pieces back in, just aim the next alien civilization in that direction and you're all set. Got a bunch of jungle stuff? No problem! Desert colours overflowing in the warehouses? Go for it! Overstocked in Galidor leftovers? That's your problem, don't try to pawn it off on us... not again. This whole theme is, of course, impossible, simply because it involves LEGO actually making new female figures, but hey, one can dream.

Let's see. Experienced smuggler with a blaster. Idiot with a spear. By the time they could meet, Jar Jar is old, disgraced, and as annoying as ever. Han is still relatively young (he always seemed a little too old) and quick on the draw. Clearly, in a realistic battle, Han wins. With our luck, Jar Jar shoots first.

Great pics and information! *y* This set was one that hadn't made my "to buy" list, and now it has. I'm not that impressed with any single part of it and will probably never build it even vaguely as suggested, but it will serve well for parts, which is actually better. I don't know why, but if I really love a set, I have to buy multiples, one to keep "as suggested" and others for parts. I can save myself one set on this one.

Chewie has experience, the warrior has ... cheap painted on armour. Chewie wins, no question. *puts on his 'Chewie shot first' t-shirt* ;-)

It's a nice hat and all, but you should really have that huge mole in the middle of your face checked out, it could be serious ... :-P To be perfectly honest, as nice as it is, I don't think I'd feel like I could be taken seriously in a hat like that. It's a lot like the powdered wigs of the various eras, just a bit too frilly for me. The size comparison was great though and that's a fine parrot you've got! *y*

That *is* a nice towel, shame those things never end up in the LEGO stores here in the US... Oooh, look. *fights it* MUST. NOT. CLICK. SIG. AAaaaaaaaaaaahhhhh! *clicks*

Stickers ... *sigh* I'm still buying it, but if those panels had been printed, I'd be buying multiples. I don't know how the price differential breaks down for LEGO, but in the long run they lose money from me on deals like that. I suspect the same happens with a lot of other collectors, but the average kid won't care, so I guess it doesn't have much effect on the bottom line. Kind of sad. Oh well, it's a decent parts pack since the AT-AT is so stingy on Snowies.

Shocktrooper is better trained and equipped, so he wins in a close battle against his 'brother.' I come along after and steal the Ep2 clone helmet. *wub* Everyone's happy. Well, the dead guy isn't so happy, but I got a helmet. >:-)

Very nice assortment and that Atticus Finch is just dead on. Only thing is ... the French pastry chef. His baguette disturbs me in a way I can't describe in a family friendly forum. 8-

Welcome! Always good to see another 'mature' member join. Don't let 'mature' scare you, I just mean old like me, I'm certainly not mature :-P And your English is perfectly fine. I always find something enjoyable about the way it sounds when filtered through another language base. It seems nicer somehow. *y*

Right, the hips are permanently attached, but not the legs. UNLESS, it's a stumpie like the Penguin or *yoda* >:-)

Very nice work! Pirate, Castle, sure. How about some new girls to work the tougher side of LEGO City? :x

Historically the magnets are in the legs and they're glued to the torso. The accessories have always been removable to this point. Ultimately, if someone wants to use the magnets as army builders, they aren't obviously different, unless the back is printed with the LEGO logo as some are.

Looks very nice. Oh, and the LEGO stuff is ok too >:-)

It's easy to give R2 the quick win here but aside from that drink tray, neither of them has ever carried or used anything outside of the videogames and movies. Gonk does have internal storage, I mean seriously, he's a mailbox on legs. Therefore, I declare that he carries a thermal detonator in there. Now he doesn't have arms, so basically the compartment flops open, the detonator rolls out, and they both go boom. Draw. Of course, the cult of Gonk disputes this claim saying that in his infinite power and wisdom he is capable of feats greater than all those around him, but they're a bunch of whackos anyway. Realistically, R2 kicks pretty much all droid butt. Just depends on how the rules declare the use of his hidden tools.

What changed and which site? The US one looks the same to me.

Number 1 reminds me more of the movie version and number 2 the California park version. Of course neither is as good as the Disneyworld one where I am! :-P

Nice find *y* ... hopefully it will be available elsewhere.

Scenario 1: Jar Jar babbles and does various slapstick. Darth Maul acrobatically flips around. Various pointless scenes are shot. George Lucas gets tired of it, walks out and slices DM in half. "Hey, he isn't supposed to make it through the first movie anyway, and I know the fans love Jar Jar!" Scenario 2: Jar Jar slips on some bantha podo. DM taunts him, smacking his lightsaber blade against various bits of metal in an annoying show of "power." Jar Jar pulls out his script, not able to remember what he's supposed to do next. "Oh! Meesa shoots first!" pulls out his blaster and levels DM, sending him falling down some kind of open and extremely dangerous open vent or something, just because it looks cool. George Lucas is seen sporting a "Jar Jar Shot First" t-shirt at a convention. Sadly, the annoying Gungan always wins. He's destined to survive and vote for the Emperor.

Excellent! Definitely another site to keep watching, hopefully we can get some nice wallpapers and such that might just help tip us off to the look of the coming sets as well. It'll be fascinating to see how the game plays out. *y*