pombe

I've been meaning to continue Nolana's story, but I've been caught up with a move and now all my bricks are unsorted in giant bins. It'll be a while before I can get going again...

I'd imagine a line of speed champion sized racers (150-200 bricks, I think GARC is a good place to start). Each racer set can be designed to be modular (more on this in a second). Use the iPad app to scan your racer (like Hidden Side, where the app will recognize your racer, including the modular parts) and then you can use your racer in the app against computer opponents. To monetize it further, each racer could start with specific stats, such as acceleration, top speed, brakes, cornering, boost power/nitro, etc., which plays a major role because there are different types of tracks (straight, curvy, etc.) when you play the app's "pro season" mode, where you have to eventually race on all the tracks. Throw in mod pack sets to take advantage of the modular nature of each racer (different engines, boosters, fins, etc.) and monetize the line even further which the app takes into account when scanning the racer that alters the stats of the racer before each race (ie. to take advantage of each track). They can also make the app multiplayer so that friends can race each other using their scanned LEGO racers if they sync their devices somehow.

This is a great classic space spaceship! I especially love the fact that it has a working cargo hold, much like the original sets. I'll just say that your first MOC out of your dark ages is much better than my first MOC post dark ages.

LOL! Thanks for the extremely flattering words. To be fair, however, a lot of the inspiration behind the humor of my stories came from the internal logic of the first LEGO movie (though I upped the ante with more adult themes). I had actually started out thinking I would use the Inspector Gadget formula for AG, where Pombe would be the idiot explorer whose sidekick Eshey would do all the real work, but I got tired of that after the first few weeks. And when @Dannylonglegs had a story in which he included a cameo of Pombe walking around the Axle in his speedos, I just ran with it and never stopped.

Loved this when I saw it on Flickr! Both the vehicle and the terrain are outstanding! Congrats on Rogue Brick and living the dream! Being in Texas also, I’ve been wanting to swing by to support you, but Austin is pretty far away from DFW. Now that I’m moving to California (bricks are already packed away...I’m dreading resorting them all), it seems I’ll never get the chance. This upcoming Brick Fiesta will be my last one (it’s in Austin), maybe I’ll catch you then.

This is exactly what the world needs right now, yesterday, tomorrow, and two weeks from now. More Classic Space!

This is a great little one man fighter! It's sleek and compact, which makes it look like it's built with cost and storage considerations in mind. I can imagine a capital ship with several of these: a wing already flying combat space patrol, and the rest in the docking bay ready to scramble when the enemy appears on the scanners. I do have a few comments: 1) I tend to avoid designs that can shoot itself. I would move the weapons from behind the cockpit to the wings or the nose. 2) I also tend to avoid cockpit designs where the minifigure has to lean way back to fit. Adding a plate or two to the height of the interceptor would allow you to build a much more comfortable cockpit for the pilot. 3) This one is more personal taste, but adding a color stripe for a splash of color would help the MOC pop. I know it's not as realistic as all grey, but LEGO presentation is about catching the eye of the viewer. If it helps, you can stick with more "military" colors, like green or blue.

@rodiziorobs Your words are always too kind. I too miss AG: the MOCs, the stories, and the builders.

LOL. Here's how Sarah was built:

The Crew: Currently... Thanks, Uncle Hombre! Volunteering for the Intergalactic Fire Rescue Service as part of our training for Andromeda Gates 2 is such a great idea! I'm sure we'll get lots of experience from this! That's so true! Rosie, scan the surface to see if there's a fire in trouble who needs rescuing. Scanning the planet surface now. Poshey, we've found something in the middle of the desert. I'm bringing it up on the viewscreen. It looks like... OH GOD!!! THE ROOF! THE ROOF! THE ROOF IS ON FIRE!!! HELP! I'M TRAPPED UNDER THIS ROOF!!! Quick! Set a course! Hmm...the roof is made of timber. Shouldn't we just let the motherf***** burn? Uncle Hombre, hurry! Did we make it in time?! Are you unhurt?! Whew! Thanks for rescuing me, Intergalactic Fire Rescue Service! My name is Sarah, by the way. I wasn't sure how long I was going to be trapped under there. We're just doing our jobs, ma'am. I'm glad you're safe and sound. Yay! Go Team Poshey! All comments and critiques are welcome!

I would love to include instructions whenever I post a MOC. But unfortunately as someone who builds with physical bricks in a very trial and error manner, stopping at each step to document what I did physically into a software program would sap any desire I have to build. And I don't even want to think about what happens when I've built, say, a cockpit and the thruster engines for a spaceship as separate units and figure out that I don't like how they fit together and tear apart huge chunks (without completely dismantling) of both to fit them in a better way, and then I have to go fix my instructions for both. And chances are, especially for larger MOCs, I'll screw up during the building process and forget to include some steps in the software and confuse myself as to why my digital MOC and my physical MOC don't end up exactly the same. I suppose I could take my MOCs apart brick by brick and generate the instructions in reverse. But, in that case, I'd rather just build another MOC with that time and energy.

As a Battletech/Mechwarrior fan, this blends the aesthetics of the Locust and the Raven, both of which are favorites of mine. I have a soft spot for chicken walker type mechs. The heraldry from the Nexo Knight shields suggest that this mech exists in a feudal society (again, much like early Battletech) where mechs belonged to noble families and were handed down from generation to generation. Though, with Emmet as the technician, I would be a little hesitant about piloting it.

I was concerned about that since I do tend to build on a smaller scale. Finding suitable Technic functions will be difficult, like say for missile launchers that can hide and pop out, especially if I want to hide the the mechanism well. I played with the truck and it was certainly educational. I like the steering and the dumping mechanisms. Here it is, driving over a WIP Blacktron project that's waiting for a bricklink order. I got bored and built a bunch of micro sky-fi planes. Now I need to build a flying carrier for them. Now to see if I can incorporate some Technic functions and build one with working elevators for the planes.

NICE!!! I love the engines and the wing shape! My only suggestion would be to make the colors "more military". Right now, it has more of an "airshow" paint job to it. I'm definitely curious what functions you've incorporated into it.

Dramatis Personae: Previously, Currently, Rassilon? Why are we looking at Rassilon? It looks so peaceful, doesn't it? And they don't even realize... That didn't sound ominous at all. Wait...that thing we built? Don't tell me!!! There it is, up in the sky! We're destroying the Sea Rat settlement of Rassilon? All those people are going to die!!! They're not ALL going to die. Besides, the upkeep costs were getting outrageous. Rassilon had to go. It got too expensive. So we're just going to kill them?!?! DON'T WANT TO CLOSE MY EYES!!! I DON'T WANT TO FALL ASLEEP, 'CAUSE I'D MISS YOU, BABY, AND I DON'T WANNA MISS A THING!!! We're responsible for this! We built that giant fireball! Ahem. Technically, I did. Leave it to the psychobabble student to try to steal credit from the engineer. You admit it! Of course. It's not my best work, but I'm proud of it nonetheless. PROFESSIONAL PRIDE!!! I don't care who built it! We couldn't have evacuated Rassilon first?! And create a refugee crisis? We can't afford that. Why do you think we are doing this in the first place? All those people are going to die and it will be on us! Nah. The people will just think the gods did this. It's not like they can see the fourth wall, let alone anything past it. I can't watch... Now I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds. HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA!!!