Littleworlds

Hello Bennet. Welcome to Eurobricks! The lovely Lord of the Rings sets were part of the reason why I came back to Lego, after my dark ages. The new Harry Potter sets look good, don't they? See you around!

Hello Andre and welcome to Eurobricks! Now that must have been quite a nostalgia-flash! We don't see many Lego sets from that era really, so it would be really nice if you post a bit about them. I realized with mine (from the 80s and early 90s), that there are so many memories connected. To sets, individual figures and even single pieces.

For myself I am happy that I don't step into the trap of wanting to collect every item of a series or so. I don't I ever had a full collection of anything; I rather pick and choose what I really like. Minifigs to me become often special by the way I customize them. That can include some completely stock one from a starter set. As soon it got personality, its special to me. And for me that's what Lego is about. It's about making something on your own; make it yours by application of creativity. Avidly completionistic collectors may disagree So far this artificial rarity didn't really affect me. TLG still puts most Minifigs of a certain theme, licensed or not, within reach of normal customers. Which is good. And I definitely don't want to see this change.

Hello Gomek, I agree fully with your concerns and TLG's steps into creating artificial scarcity by themselvss, like the retro policeman is as well. I think it doesn't fits to Lego's original philosophy and I hope such things remain outliers really.

Excellent build! I really love its style

These look excellent! I am really impressed how well you caught their lean, muscular bodies and how expressive their overall appearsnce is. Great use for the cloth pieces too!

Hello Arknight and welcome to Eurobricks! I was happy to read about you and your son (re)discovering some old Lego. I think building your own futuristic city would be an intriguing long-term project. I'm sure a lot of the current sets can be used/redesigned for that purpose (Bricklink can be very helpful getting pieces from a lot of themes and eras). Keep also an eye on the MOCs posted in the forum. There are tons of ideas around. Also I found out that Minifig-customization is really fun too: Creating your own characters and give them personality by the way their outfit and gear is like. Anyway. Have fun building and see you around. Maybe you post some pictures of your sets and the progress of the city.

I agree. Its really outstanding. So many details in the structure of the stoneworks, the decorative pieces on the walls - you really created a lot of interesting surfaces that gives the scene a lot of life and a believable, lived-in look. Oh, and I love that dwarven gunner with the welding mask - good one!

Excellently composed. Shaping and colours work together perfectly. I especially like the hair. All in all a very imaginative build, skilfully realized.

The wing mirror makes the cabin indeed a bit more busy. Quite nifty how you built it too The cabin of the second one still looks a bit more interesting. Very neat model and once again a beautiful engine. I can really pick up some ideas from you

That's quite a surprise. I didn't think stores would keep unsold set for so long. The edges certainly look like these boxes have been around for a while. The one with the helicopter is quite cheeky, considering they just released a new Arctic theme this year.

Welcome to Eurobricks! Fun name for your group. It creates images of a brick-built sea-creature building Lego sets. See you around!

Very nice way of using the ingot pieces as cylimder heads. Actually the whole engine is really nicely made. A good amount of visible machinery. The cabin is a bit plain for my taste though. There is just something on it missing. The white walled tyres look great though!

I see. i am not a programmer, but I see the principle. Its astonishing what can be done this way really!

I agree with the diner feeling more classy in these colours. Could be a posh restaurant or venue indeed with a bit tweaking. It certainly doesn't looks out of place to me. Rather elegant and futuristic. This said, it could be easily converted into a building in the Star Wars universe as well. Coruscant-skyline.

Welly thank you! I have grown up with 80s castles too, so I guess we speak the same language here indeed!

Glad you present it in the forum. Its really awesome. So many cool interior ideas.

I like the retro-look. The castle (well, a fortified tower really, but a lot of castles started like that back in the day) is nicely shaped, but the way the rear is dropping looks a bit odd. I would keep the height the same all the way backwards. Personally I don't mind the wall-elements that much. It works for the retro-look mentioned above and actually, I got a lot of those wall elements as well and plan on building one or two castles with them. With some brick-built parts as well. I think its a quite cost-effective way of building a castle that way and the plain look was actually not too uncommon on real castles in the middle ages. The rough stone walls we see today (and often very impressively replicated in medieval MOCs) were usually covered with plastering, which eroded away in the centuries since. So all in all, I understand where jakbar's criticism comes from, but I wouldn't see it that harshly. Its a nicely laid-out castle/tower with a charming retro-vibe.

Very cool. Simple, but effective. The camera angle is a good idea. Gives it a literally "unhinged", disturbing feel. Nice scene that hints at so much, but refuses to reveal too much. Well done!

Very clever combination of pieces. I think an official, molded Minifig won't look much better really. It looks menacing and surprisingly detailed and organic. Brilliant work!

Hello carnegeddon and welcome to Eurobricks! The layout you plan will basically run around the wall at 2 meters height? This kinda asks for a lenthy train-route

Wow! This is excellent! I remember seeing pictures of a mosque in that style in a book and was utterly impressed. Its built with sun-dried clay, if I remember correct, and has to be refurbished quite regularily. Anyway, I really like your choice of subject (which is a welcome change from the usually europe-centric historic MOCs) and the execution is just wonderful. The authentic architecture, the proper bold colours of the outfits and accessories, the setting of the scene - great work!

This is brilliant! The scene is beautifully recreated and just looks "right". From the lovely cracked outside surface to the bunker interior, the amount of detailing is staggering and the microfighters do really well too. Beautiful!

Wow! Now thats really cool! I have seen someone else procedually generating castle walls already, but this is even more impressive. The look is indeed very close to regular sets and the layouts are quite plausible too for a set. Great idea for sure!

Hello khouji & welcome to Eurobricks! See you around