Duke

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    The Admiralty, Whitehall

    Thanks for your comments, I understand your concerns about the plainness of the building. The front wall was a lot more interesting to build but I was a bit stuck for techniques on the back wall. Similarly not sure on how to do nice looking windows with lattice work. The decal is a recoloured one from the torso library here. I changed the coat to black and the yellow to gold. Thanks :). I'll try and figure out a solution for the windows and detail on the building. Thanks, it means a lot to say you'd rather look at it than the original! Hi, I had originally planned the whole building.. but this turned out to be quite big in itself. I don't think I will attach any more to this MOC but I may have a go at building a seperate interior scene at another time.
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    Lego Hogwarts Amusement Park

    Sounds like a nice idea, that Aragog ride is very ingenius!
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    18th century VOC States yacht

    You've done a good job of replicating the model here. It is difficult to get the colours exactly right within what in available in Lego and so I think it looks a little bright. Otherwise though, very nice.
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    The Admiralty, Whitehall

    Thanks for the comments guys Unfortunately, that's just the way it's attached with the tabs taped a little way down the banner.
  5. Very nice, good detail on each of the figures. I particularly like the peasants in the gallery.
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    Old Mill

    This has got a really unique feel and style to it. You've managed to cram it full of great details too
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    HMS Puffin

    [pid][/pid] 101d Final Update? in post #35 (Page 3) Update of updates in post #31 (Page 3) Updated update in post #20 (Page 2) Updated picture in post #11 Hi everyone, long time since i've posted a pirate creation. This ship was inspired by several very nice ships on here and using the tumblehome instructions from Captain Green Hair. It's build on only two midsections and using the new brown hulls rather than old brown as I didn't have the bricks to fill the gaps in old brown. I've tried to give it a realistic appearance whilst at the same time keeping a lego feel. It doesn't have rigging because i'm just not willing to donate the time and effort to tie all those knots when I don't think I will be keeping the ship long term; it was more of an experiment with ship building so I can move to bigger projects in the future. Anyway, enough talking, here are some pictures: There are more close-up shots in the gallery when moderated. HERE On deck are the Commander (A ship of this side was captained by a Lieutenant acting as Commander rather than a Captain), two Midshipman, two marines and assorted crew. I've taken a slightly fictional angle and used black rather than dark blue for the officers because it complements the hats and looks rather nice Comments, criticism, suggests are all welcome!
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    HMS Puffin

    I'm glad you like the ship. I'd be happy to give you some comments on your ship building if you make a progress thread for a similar ship. I used the technique which is in Captain Green(Blue) Hair's tutorial so I would recommend starting with that as a basis. There are certainly better ship builders out there than me Since this has been bumped, I should say that I have bought a couple more midsections in redbrown so as to be able to make a longer ship. After I complete my current land based MOC I might think about starting again with a bigger ship.
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    Whats CP doing for Halloween Month?

    Wow, thats an amazing pumpkin! I'd love to see some more photos.
  10. There was some discussion a month ago about two new shops opening in the UK: Cardiff and London. The setting up day is 13th November, so I would expect the store to open a day or two after then.
  11. These figures are really very impressive, I don't think enough people will have seen them with this hiding on the third page though!
  12. Your custom figures are amazing! I wonder, do you keep them all assembled or use the parts for other figures after photographing? Do you have any plans for Harry Potter MOCs with your figures?
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    Armada Outpost

    I really like this, I think you've done a great job on the landscaping and small details like the boat's wake. Always good to see more Armada MOCs too.
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    Rocky Reef Hideout

    Your slapped together work of a morning is still far more impressive than what I could come up with! The surf looks great, maybe a few more white cheeseslopes would give it a choppy look. Can't wait to see another big MOC from you.
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    W.I.P. Light Frigate (still without a name)

    Looking good! I like the colour scheme and the interior deck details. I wonder if the gunport line would like better with a visible line of tan above the flags rather that straight into the black?
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    MOC: Spell Practice

    Great idea and a funny little MOC
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    War has come!

    Wow, definitely one of the best miniscale creations that I've seen. Great idea!
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    Cranium Crag by Legohaulic

    This is a great MOC, thanks for sharing it with us. The whole rounded shape is quite nice but I love the interior details!
  19. Quite a nice tumblehome technique, though I would not have the white showing through at the edges. The patterned flags are also and interesting touch. Nice shape though.
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    HMS Puffin

    Right! Finally got around to photographing the redone headrails. I've also added some more crew and a ships boat on the centre of the deck. Can I call her finished yet?
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    Online lego.com survey

    I experienced the same thing I also wrote an email to customer services.
  22. It looks like it must just be a temporary site issue since I seem to have the same problem.
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    20 gun frigate 'Vesta'

    What a perfect ship! I think the standout feature for me is the working and impressive looking sails but the whole thing looks excellent, right down to the details of the crew.
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    Battering Ram

    Great little MOC you've made here, I love the action feel of the figures all pushing on the ram at once. It might look good to have some varied colour and texture on the outside though.
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    HMS Puffin

    Ok, another update. I've added headrails in red and changed the tiling to be red all over. I had had it like this in some earlier stage of the build and changed my mind but actually I think it is an improvement. @ZCerberus, I unfortunately don't have any of those pieces, though I did see you used them in your earlier construction of the Phantom Mk II and thought they looked good. I'll put them on my bricklink wanted list and try and pick a couple up next time I order something.