Lost Viking

just so you know I am giving out a prize to 1st, 2nd and 3rd I will tell you what they are when we choose a Clues game ;)

right now I'm playing Unreal Tournament 2004 and Warcraft 3, does anyone else play these games?

That looks fun thanks for showing us!

Athos, Brickster and Bloody Jay allstill need to vote

Athos and languages you guys both need to vote, on which one you want :)

Awsome! I see you updated it today from when I last checked.

I think its great, it's probably one of the best ones I've seen!

http://cgi.ebay.com/40-Pounds-of-lago-80-m...1QQcmdZViewItem He is selling 40+ pounds of LEGO and about 15 instructions and he misspells the word LEGO!!! It's quite funny!

That's still only $3 or so per figure. I mean, are we complaining here...? ;) Besides, most of the time, LEGO doesn't include minifigs in the piece count, so it's probably 203 pieces + 8 figures. I'm guessing we'll get, I don't know, a reindeer, a tree, a santa... the usual. Oh yeah, and that makes one more leak of ours confirmed. Take that, skeptics! :P haha, take that FBTB you... oh sorry

Ok thanks :D And also sorry for going VCVC on this thread Also I voted Opera cause It's the least amount of work! joking, I just think it will be the most fun in my taste but I'm not even playing so anyways...

An abbey is sort of a fortress but it's where monks live ;)

Oh ya I just made a new thread- Future Clues Backgrounds it has an intro to each. EDIT: Yoda just put it in this forum sorry for any confusion.

Sounds awsome! can't wait!!!

possibly

I'm emailing Lego and showing this stuff to them.

http://cgi.ebay.com/Lego-Parts-Pirate-Trea...1QQcmdZViewItem Here is an e-bay auction that has one crap load of coins way over 80, but it's got 1 day left so HURRY! Edit I just counted the coins and I think there are about 126 coins + 12 jewels and some barreles and chests. :-D And right now its only $13!

kewl, I like it! :-D

I go up to that Bricks and Blocks all the time! I live in toronto so it is a big drive maybe we could meet up sometime?

It's 9:35 A.M. 8/1/2005 in Ontario Canada, yet I see nothing

11:54 p.m. 7/31/2005 Why do LEGO toys have value to you? LEGO is intellectual and not a mindless action toy! To play with the set on the box you have to build it first which stimulates the mind and utlitises various motor skills. But if I don't like the design LEGO Company has offered I can't modify it to suit my liking. Or the pieces can be used to create something entirely new, or combined with other sets. Lego is an extremely well made product filled with quality unlike some imitation bricks *coughmegablockscough*. It is also very artistic in a way that you can build the main model then attempt the "inspiration" models and then build whatever else you want, and there are so many different pieces in each set as well. What makes LEGO brand construction toys worth your money? In summary its a great hobby and past time which can be shared with others. * Re-use-ability - unlike other toys that require assembly, LEGO can easily be disassembled and reassembled infinite times. No glue or screws or additional tools required! * I can acquire multiple copies of the same set but can create entirely different sets from their components. * Longevity of pieces - If kept under appropriate conditions LEGO can last for decades. IN WHAT WAY HAS THE LEGO BRAND LET YOU DOWN? The first big let down: By cancelling the Pirate theme in 1997! LEGO bragged Pirates was the most popular of all time and they go and do that!!! The second big let down: The 2004 Jack Stone sized 4+ Pirate theme! * Most of these sets seem like an assortment of oversized pieces with a few traditional pirate elements added so they can be labelled Pirate set. * Making the sets FAR worse is the inclusion of the oversized Jackstone scale figures. They change the scale of the set (and pieces) in relation to the figure. SYSTEM scale mini-figures may have slightly redeemed the sets. * The new cannons... They look nothing like cannons... They look stupid in fact. It would have been better if these sets catered for both young children AND older builders. The sets are too infantile for older builders. There's too many big pieces which limits uses in custom creations (MOCs) - unless many additional generic pieces to give designs substance. The new sets just don't have the same "feel" or "charm" to them as the older ones. The magic isn't there. They're just not special... What does LEGO need to do to sell more products for less cost to them? I'm not really qualified to answer this question as I lack understanding of LEGO's financial management, therefore anything I suggest may sound naive or misinformed. However I'm going to take a stab at it anyway... * Reduce the number of colours. Less colours means less dyes which means less cost to acquire and mix the colours. Besides, does anybody really need 10 different shades of every colour? * Reduce the number of oversized and specialised pieces. Surely its cheaper to produce more generic pieces which can be used in many sets, than it is to produce specialised pieces which can be only be used in a couple of sets. The molds from which the pieces are forged must and more designers who create them must add to cost. * Don't include comics or board game components in sets. If LEGO really needs to produce these gimmicks then they should be seperate from sets, this gives the buyer the option to purchase them. * Make the consumers aware that the products exist. I know people who would have purchased the Pirate set re-releases had they know they existed. I also have seen these re-releases discounted by about 50% in toy stores while at the same time selling for 200% more on the second hand market. * Reduce the size of the boxes and packaging. Even back the 80's and early 90's LEGO boxes were bigger than they needed to be. Obviously this makes the sets appear bigger and makes their price seem more justifiable. But who is LEGO really kidding? * And the most obvious... Produce quality sets with great designs which appeal to consumers so they can bulk produce the sets. WHAT WOULD IT TAKE FOR YOU TO SPEND MORE MONEY ON NEW LEGO PRODUCTS VERSUS BUYING SETS/PARTS ON THE SECOND HAND MARKETS? I've done phenomenally buying from the second hand market! At present there is abosolutely no reason for me to purchase from the commercial market as LEGO isn't even releasing product that I wanted to buy! Even the useful pieces in the 4+ Pirate sets aren't justification to buy the sets as there's too many other useless pieces. Its more logical to source the specific parts on the second hand market as its cheaper. Some ways to get me to buy new LEGO products on the commercial market: * Create a new SYSTEM Pirate theme with more generic pieces and less specialised pieces. Like in the late 80's to mid 90's when pieces from other SYSTEM themes were more "cross compatible". E.g. The castle walls,arches,etc. Could be shared across Pirates, Castle, Paradisa and ocassional Town and Space. LEGO found a clever ways to re-use different pieces for purposes, rather than resorting to creating a whole new piece for the specific purpose. * Or, re-release more SYSTEM Pirate sets and put them on shelves in my area. I'm not interested in purchasing from LEGO.com S@H. The postage is far too much so therefore it is much cheaper to wait until the second hand market offers them. * It would be really nice to walk into a toy or department store and see new or past SYSTEM Pirate LEGO sets on the shelves. * Release more Mini-figures packs... Imperial Guard and Spanish Pirate and Armada mini-figures are in high demand. At times people are willing to pay ridiculously high amounts for them on the second hand market. Releasing these in packs of about 10 would be really nice, with each pack containing a variety of different ranking soldiers and accessories. * Put more mini-fugres in sets... An extra mini-figure or three never hurt anyone, especially the larger sets. But are also provide greater incentive to purchase multiple copies of the smaller sets. * Cease releasing so many colours! Black, white, light & dark grey, brown, the primary colours, secondary colours and their translucent counterparts (for flames, etc) are fine. But I don't need half a dosen shades of each colour! I couldn't combine a Harry Potter set with a Pirate set because the shades just would not be comptabile. Besides, some of the newer colours are downright ugly! * REDUCE THE PRICE!!! On S@H 7075 Captain Redbeard's Pirate Shi] for Americans is US$39.99 (or A$50.00) but for Australians its A$99.95 (or US$76). Almost twice the price and that's NOT including postage (which is A$30-A$70)! Completely ridiculous! The exchange rate doesn't fluctuate that much!!! * Pick A Brick outlets... EVERYWHERE!!! This sounds like a great idea in theory but sadly such a store does not exist in my part of the world. But I'd only visit such a store if it stocked pieces which appealed to me. I.e. Pirate pieces, jungle pieces castle walls, arches, slopes, etc. RECENTLY, HOW HAS THE LEGO BRAND IMPROVED? * By moving back to a more traditional SYSTEM mini-figure scaled theme with Knights Kingdom 2 and Vikings. However they could push this even further as to include more generic pieces so the larger pieces don't draw too much attention to themselves and stand out. Some of the Bionicle pieces also look a little out of place. * One of the few things LEGO has done right since the mid 90's was diversify the mini-figure head design and increase the detail in the mini-figures torsos. The more designs the better I believe! But LEGO need not create an abundance of head new designs, all that is required is using existing head designs from other themes. I've observed this is done to a certain extent. E.g. The Johnny Thunder head on the new Vladek figure, but could have been done much more in a new SYSTEM Pirate theme. * Re-releasing older sets. This was a brilliant! I could own sets that I could never afford when I was younger. WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE LEGO (RE)INTRODUCE IN THE NEXT THREE YEARS? Generally I'd like to see LEGO establish an equilibrium between the number of generic pieces and number of specialised pieces in sets. Plus a far greater piece and colour genericism/cross compatibility between the themes. LEGO had this balanced nicely until the mid 90's, but form then onwards this balance was lost. * Obviously another SYSTEM scale Pirate theme with LESS specialised and oversized pieces and a more traditional colour palette. Even the SYSTEM Pirate specialised pieces could be shared across other themes like Castle, Adventurers, Western, Ninja, Paradisa, etc. * Resume the Pirate theme where it left off! Expand the Imperial Armada sub-theme because they dudes really need a base of operations. More designs using green and brown bricks which seemed to suit the Pirate theme well (especially the log walls) but was barely utilised. * Create ships with more historic realisim (for the Pirate theme). The 6271 Imperial Flagship was probably the most historically accurate ship in regards to sale configuration, (looks like a sloop). 6265 Black Seas Barracudda and 6268 Skulls Eye Schooner (definitely not a schooner) resemble Frigates. But there were no other recognisable ships, like a hulking Treasure Galleon, or Brigatine, or Barque, Fluyt, etc. each with its own distinctive characteristics. * Continuing with historic realistism... Create sets for the 5 major colonial nations of the Caribbean (Britain, France, Holland, Portugal and Spain) taking into account each nations architecture and style of the period. Buildings like a commissary, magazine, stockade, etc. But don't focus solely on the military aspect, include settlement structures like a merchant trading post, ship yard, inn (a proper one), governors mansion, light house, various settlers houses, etc. Finally the Pirates would have someone to plunder besides the Merchant in the Imperial Trading Post! * Mini-figure packs. Mini-figures at times sell outrageously well on the second hand market, especially from the Pirate, Caste and Western theme. Building an army is an expensive practice and LEGO could cash in on this... WHAT REASON(S) DO YOU HAVE FOR NOT BUYING NEW LEGO SETS? To reiterate some earlier points. * LEGO fails to produce sets which appeal to me. * The 4+ Pirate theme was too infantile, and the useful pieces within the sets aren't justification to buy them on the consumer market for full price. * The number of oversized specialised in sets. They seem to be the centrepiece of design rather than part of it. This makes the sets look bulky and limit its potential for alternate designs. Is this why LEGO rarely puts alternate designs on the boxes anymore? They can't create anything decent with them! * The ridiculous amount of colours, especially the more hideous shades. Along the specialised pieces, this limits other designs and sets the pieces can be combined with. * The availability. The Legends and Re-releases weren't available in stores in my area so I was forced to buy from the local second hand market. I wouldn't never consider S&H because the postage is too much. * The Price. Compared to almost everywhere else LEGO is much more expensive in Australia and that is taking the exchange rate and postage into account. What will it take for LEGO to remain the best construction toy for all ages and be a profitable company? * Maintain the high quality of its pieces, * But not make sets too expensive. * Better communication between its marketing department and its consumer. * Well designed sets that appeal to a broad range of consumers. * No more licences! Surely LEGO has designers who are creative who have original ideas without resorting to a movie tie-in? * Reduce the number of colours. * Keep the mini-figures skin colour yellow. This creates racial ambiguity plus its part of LEGO's original charm. * Less specialised pieces and more generic pieces. Is there anything you would like to say with this last question that you feel someone at LEGO should not go without reading? I understand LEGO as a company must constantly explore new ideas and continue innovate. LEGO did this nicely from the early 80's to mid 90's, but unfortunately reached a point where things began to disimprove. Obviously LEGO can't please everyone all the time, but perhaps LEGO has disimproved to the point where its consumers feel the need to suggeest how LEGO could be doing a little better. Here ya go phes ;)

Sure, I've got dozens, both brown and grey, I'll trade them for vikings.

here is a selection of dark grey BURPS from e-bay http://cgi.ebay.com/C52-LEGO-LEGOS-Castle-...1QQcmdZViewItem http://cgi.ebay.com/Lego-Dark-Gray-Castle-...1QQcmdZViewItem http://cgi.ebay.com/Lego-Small-Dark-Gray-C...1QQcmdZViewItem http://cgi.ebay.com/Lego-Rock-Walls-Dark-G...bayphotohosting hope its usefull ;)

Oh sorry I didn't notice :D

http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=138530 some guy in Switzerland found the two sets! lots of pics :-D

watching the trailer I was kinda thinking the same thing...