ILikePi

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    As far as I know, my night action is the ability to protect. I'd done this with no issues the last few nights. However, I knew someone was going to block Ms. Ching from investigating last night, since her action was revealed, so I decided to step in. I cast the spell 'Protego' on her, thinking I was doing good. However, she ended up blocked somehow. Ms. Ching, would you care to explain exactly how you found this out? For if it was me who truly blocked you, I fear that I'm a Paranoid Protector (I block my target in addition to protecting them). If that's the case, I need to be more careful about my targets. :look:

    Thanks for telling the truth, Valerie!

    It's late, the night is nearly out. If we can convict someone today, it would lead to a lot of clues and explanations.

    Anyway, Ms. Ching also stated that she had discovered the 3rd Impartial's night actions on day 5, and she also mentioned she had discovered Jolie's nearly minutes ago. It all fits in, to me, and I agree that she may just be turning us against each other to reach her own victory.

    Jolie, I don't think you're any better than Nene.

    Well, even if we voted off Jolie and she was an impartial, it would be a stupid move as the Hallowed would be one person less from outnumbering us.

    So...Sheila is a werewolf. How are we going to be sure which side she is on, though? No one was attacked on the fifth night (and Desiree brings up a good fact from Voldemort's time about the late Remus Lupin, if I recall his name correctly), but a werewolf could be a major threat in the nights to come.

  3. Posted · Edited by ILikePi

    Wow, this set has a plethora of useful and interesting parts! I especially like the perfume sprues - according to BrickLink, the last set to have them was the 2007 edition of Hogwarts Castle, and, before that, a 2002 Belville set! :oh: The printed 2 x 4 tile with the item amount to profit amount is also a cool addition that TLG could have just decided to print on the rule book instead of making it a real physical piece. :sweet:

    The gameplay for this set sounds fun! The idea of buying items from vendors and selling the items back to the same vendors to make a profit is something I'd like to see in real life. :grin:

    This is definitely going near the top of my list of sets to buy, all thanks to your review, Dunjohn!

  4. Posted

    One last quick reply. I was acting for someone else. If Desiree can back you up then that is fine, I was given the potion it is not mine. I am sure that the supplier can back me up. Due to Miss Chings claim I am having some doubts about your guilt though.

    I will admit that I was the one who gave Jolie the Felix Felicis. I planned on giving it to Jolie because I thought she needed protection after she got everyone to vote off Nene, who appeared to me to be a Hallowed. After it was revealed that she was an impartial, I doubted giving the potion to Jolie, but it was already too late.

    As for Valerie, I would like her to give an explanation before making a decision to vote or not. I would advise that everyone else who is keen on voting to wait, too, or else she will get sent away without any say in the accusation. As with Madam Kingston, I have full trust in Professor Ching, but I don't want to jump on voting so quickly.

  5. Posted

    We've lost seven innocents so far, and still we haven't caught a Hallowed! This is a disaster. :cry_sad:

    So it seems that Horcruxes - I believe that they are parts of your soul embedded in objects that protect you from dying, even when your body is gone, and that can only be made when you kill a person - are part of the Hallowed's arsenal now. The question is...how do we find the items?

  7. Posted · Edited by ILikePi

    Where or how do you get them? Do you must join the Lego club?

    Now that's a fantastic idea, I wonder if PF would do the same trick ! :sweet:

    Plus a free figure with the Lego Club, does that mean ALL members in all countries apart of the club system get this freebie ?

    I'm a conformist! ! :sweet:

    Wow, really cool! Do you think the club minifigure will be included with the next LEGO Magazine?

    There's no chance that these polybagged versions of the Max minifig will be given away in magazines. It might be a giveaway at the August 14-15 LEGOLAND California club weekend, but definitely not as freebies in the magazine. If they were, then millions (or at least hundreds of thousands) would have to be given away!

    Also, I believe that the minifigs (without polybags) were randomly given away in February 2010 at LEGO Stores, and you can also buy a keychain version at the LEGO Shop for $5 USD.

  9. Posted

    The UCS Obi-Wan's Jedi Starfighter is looking good! I'm going to have to pass on it, but I do like the overall look of the set. It's great how the white stripe in the middle is built with SNOT, and how it comes with a giant astromech head, unlike the UCS Naboo Starfighter which came with a normal R2-D2 dome. I don't mind the stickers, but I have one complaint: the astromech dome is too big! I mean, if someone built a scale Obi-Wan to fit in the cockpit, a complete version of the astromech would be about as tall as Obi-Wan himself! :wacko:

  10. Posted · Edited by ILikePi

    Toy Fair (New York, USA) takes place in February. That's when we see most of the Summer lineup of sets!

    Bricks by the Bay 2010 (California, USA) happened in April. No one knows when next year's will be held, but it should be on the same month! :thumbup:

    Comic-Con (California, USA) took place this month, June. Usually there are a handful of exclusive, limited edition sets for sale there, as well as one Star Wars product being revealed (this year, the UCS Obi-Wan's Jedi Starfighter).

    LEGOLAND California's Star Wars Days (California, USA) happen in August. Can't wait to see what's in store in person this year! :sweet:

    P.S. According to this article, "calender is part of the finishing process or device on making clothes or paper to give the material an even or glossy look." :tongue:

  11. Posted · Edited by ILikePi

    My favorite this year has got to 7848 Toys 'R' Us Truck. The store is a great add-on to the truck, and the blue-white color scheme is much more appealing to me than the yellow of the LEGO Truck. But the best combination would be to have the LEGO Truck's stickers on the TRU Truck! :laugh:

    My list of top 5 sets this year goes like so:

    1. 7848 TRU Truck
    2. 8403 City House
    3. 7939 Cargo Train
    4. 8404 Public Transport
    5. 3180 Tank Truck

  12. Posted · Edited by ILikePi

    Here's an interesting tidbit that I noticed while browsing the LEGO Customer Service site:

    Damaged boxes? We’re taking action...

    You have told us that our bigger delivery boxes are getting crushed in transit meaning disappointment for the LEGO fan who opens them to find that the LEGO set they had been excitedly waiting to build or give as a gift is dented and creased.

    As of last week, we now put protective inserts in the most frequently damaged boxes to see if it helps. We think it will - we’ve got a photo of our 165lb warehouse colleague standing on an empty one without it collapsing!

    You also told us that (ironically) the air pillows were crushing the sets when they got compressed. Since 6/29/10 we’ve changed to a lighter air pillow material which will burst before the pressure crushes the product.

    Hope it helps, let us know…

    For LEGO Universe Technical Support, in-game support and help, please visit www.LEGOUniverse.com/help.

    That shows that TLG actually has noticed that some people (including me - see below) have gotten smashed boxes before! :oh:

    I've ordered from the LEGO Shop twice so far: once in May 2009, and once last month in June. For the May shipment, I ordered a General Grievous sculpture and two Public Works sets (on clearance for $30 USD and $1 USD, respectively!) and they all came smashed badly. The General Grievous set's top was pushed in (creating white creases at the corners), and the impulse sets looked as if someone punched the box. :hmpf_bad: I'm guessing that when purchasing multiple sets, there was a larger chance of getting smashed boxes because TLG would have to use the next size if they didn't fit, and that means extra space for the boxes to shuffle around.

    But last month, when I ordered a Venice Canal Chase during its sale and final hurrah, it came perfectly packed! It looked similar to what Brickdoctor describes above. So that, coupled with TLG's notice on the customer service site, is a sure sign that the LEGO Shop's packaging has improved greatly :thumbup:

  13. Posted

    I have full trust in our crippled librarian, and there isn't really a reason that she would lie. She was attacked by a Hallowed two nights ago, and that is enough proof to me that she is not a Hallowed. I hadn't planned on voting until more evidence was found, but since Professor Ching cannot vote, I would like to vote: Todd "Bulltoad" Bulstrode/Roncanator in her place as I feel that I am obligated to do so as thanks for all those Divination lessons that I found very interesting.

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    YOU LIAR! :angry: You claimed I controlled your vote just so you could blame me if you ended up getting an innocent voted off. I'll listen if you say otherwise, but you're starting to turn from clueless to scummy in my mind.

    I can't deny those two 'arguments' of yours. I defended Nene because I truly thought she was innocent. And you thought she was hallowed (and you kept pushing everybody to vote for her), but she was neither one. But, in the end of the day, it was a good choice to get her voted off though.

    And, yes, I blocked you. We already discussed this together. And to tell it to everyone, I explained that I thought you were up to something that night with all the replies you made in the day topic. As I said, people who are saying too much and pointing fingers at others, get my attention. You replied you were aware of bringing the attention to yourself, you even said many people used their action on you that night.

    And now, you are rambling again and accusing a random person as a Deathly Hallowed, even after you said you voted off Nene to protect yourself?! You admit bringing down people for saving yourself. And now, what? You went crazy because someone controlled your vote, and now it's just a lie? Why do keep lying and rambling so much? We aren't able to trust you after all these 'explanations'. It makes you look bad, not me.

    Those are some viable points.

    Personally I don't believe that Sheila is a Hallowed, because she defended me on the first day. She also hasn't shown any signs of being a Hallowed during the day, and there's no way to confirm what anyone is saying about what happened during the night (Jolie saying that she was blocked with malicious intents).

    And for Jolie, I don't see why you would need to make up a huge lie about how your vote was being controlled. Does that mean you suspect Valerie of being a Hallowed, because you made it very obvious that she was the one who was "controlling" your vote? I still don't think you're a Hallowed, but the aforementioned lie is confusing me. :sceptic:

  15. Posted · Edited by ILikePi

    Is anybody willing to trade a set of Series 1 minifigs for a set of Series 2 once they come out? I'm hoping that there's someone out there that wasn't screwed over with Series 1 (or can't find any Series 2 minfigs) that is willing to help me, as this could be my only chance to acquire Series 1. It has been reported that the production amount for Series 2 is similar to Series 1, so this time, I'm going to go to a local store ASAP and pick up two sets (plus extras) when someone reports finding them.

    P.S. Please note that this is not a complete guarantee that I will be able to get a whole set of Series 2 minifigures; my local stores may decide to not have any at all again.

    Thanks!

    EDIT: I've already found an offer - sorry!

  16. Posted

    What a night! Professor Ching, I'm glad you stayed as a ghost, as we could really use some extra (indispensable) help right now.

    I was hoping that Nene was a Death's Hallowed, but unfortunately she wasn't. :sadnew: Now we don't know if Jolie was actually innocent or not, which means the Felix Felicis she has could act against us...

    I pray that you will survive, Madam Kingston. I visit the library almost every week when school is in session, and it would be horrible if you didn't make it after this ordeal is over! :cry_sad:

    I'm wondering, exactly how many impartials are there? :wacko:

  17. Posted · Edited by ILikePi

    Here's a pic I took of the polybagged sets:

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    There were about 40 at my local TRU, and they were located in between the LEGO aisle and the Mega Bloks/Best Lock/Knex aisle. The LGM is already one of my favorite minifigs after owning two for only a couple of days :wub:

    One interesting thing to note is that on the instructions, the Club Code is "TRU10". So if you see any online instructions with that code, that means that we should be seeing that set at TRU soon (similar to REG10 for Target) :sweet:

  19. Posted · Edited by ILikePi

    EDIT (August 5, 2010): The LXF file has been updated with correct tan colors.

    EDIT: (August 25, 2010): The LXF file has been updated so that the train is at a neutral angle.

    10194 Emerald Night (BrickLink - Brickset)

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    LXF file

    Notes:

    • For all 5.5L Technic axles with stop rings, I substituted in a 5L axle because of the stop ring glitch.
    • The 1 x 2 brick with axle hole behind the furnace had to be replaced with a 1 x 2 panel. This does not allow the furnace to attach to the caboose via Technic pins and axles.
    • The flame piece inside the furnace does not exist in LDD, so I used a trans-orange drill instead.
    • The 1 x 2 tiles under the furnace have been replaced with 1 x 2 plates.
    • The larger train wheels have been replaced with a different wheel. This replacement does not allow the Technic beams to attach to all three of the replacement wheels.
    • One piston (the Technic beams that attach all three wheels with red rubber bands together) for the caboose will not fit in. The one on the right does, but I'm not sure why the left one doesn't fit.

    P.S. Thanks for the tag, Superkalle! :sweet:

  20. Posted · Edited by ILikePi

    EDIT (August 5, 2010): The LXF file has been updated with correct tan colors for the Technic pins. Also, the commander's air tank has been correctly recolored from light bley to black.

    This was an interesting build. Some parts had to be substituted, and others had to be replaced with a completely different part (train wheels instead of discs for the prison pods). It was a pain to get the garage door bent at angles, and to get the left-sided fence to attach to three clips at once.

    5985 Space Police Central (BrickLink - Brickset)

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    LXF file

    Notes:

    • One 1 x 16 brick had to be substituted for a handful of plates (with a 1 x 2 plate gap left in the middle). This was because one piece of the garage door railing was blocking the 1 x 16 brick from connecting.
    • The satellite dish is missing two cow catchers. They will be added when LDD is updated with them.
    • The main base and side attachment are not fully attached together due to minute differences in the heights of the holes of 1 x 2 axle bricks and 1 x 4 Technic bricks.
    • One control panel decoration is different than the one that comes in the set. This is the right-most one inside the building.
    • The Technic spring-loaded launcher on Craniac's ship has been replaced by a 2 x 6 alternative that is made of Technic bricks and slope pieces.
    • The sniffer frog and Craniac's confiscated gun cannot fit inside the drawers, so they are on top of one of them instead.
    • The commander is holding his airtank because neck poles on minifig torsos are much shorter than real minifig neck poles.
    • As mentioned above, the discs for the prison pod escape mechanism had to be replaced with train wheels because axles can't fit in the axle hole of the disc.

    Oh, and I found a small half-cylinder piece that I did not notice while building Echo Base. I'll have to edit my post on that set later with a new screenshot and new LXF file. It wouldn't have happened if I found out about Superkalle's LDD Manager earlier! :blush:

  21. Posted · Edited by ILikePi

    I'd like to point out one error in the LDD Manager, Superkalle. While building 5985 Space Police Central, I noticed that all mudguard pieces are listed as being located in the 2 x 2 plate with wheel pins, but they are all actually located in the windshield section. That confused me enough to skip one part of the build and come back to it later (the truck). But other than that, it's a very useful tool! Thanks for making it :sweet:

    EDIT: Oh, and it says that epaulettes are located in the level/antenna section, while they are actually in the minifigure section. :wink:

  23. Posted

    I got two copies of 30070 today:

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    I found about 40 at my TRU, in the same spot mhuffman said they were in. I ended up buying 2, and I also got a dad to buy one for his 5 year old son by telling him about how it's a promotional item that won't last long. :sweet:

    Maybe I should buy more later on...they're going for $7-$8 each on BrickLink, so this could be a good investment. Hopefully they'll still be there when another buy 1 get 1 50% off deal is on.

    (They were $4 each, by the way)

  24. Posted · Edited by ILikePi

    Ooh, now this is a cool set! I have to admit that I never hated the ship, and your review reinforces that. It complements the Separatist Shuttle nicely (any chance of a comparison pic?), and is quite roomy, too! Six seats is quite a lot for a Star Wars speeder. It's also got some neat details, like the 'cup holders' and side greebles. But most of all, the minifigs! They're simply amazing. We finally get Cad Bane (and in a cheaper set), a Senate commando commander with printing, a third Weequay, and a normal Senate commando in a cheaper set. It's a bit odd how HELIOS-3D and Jayfon aren't named in the set when Zev Senesca is named in the Rebel Trooper Battle Pack, though (as mentioned by other EB members) :wacko: Nevertheless, I think I'll sit on this set until it goes on sale for $40 or less. It's a bit too pricey just for the minifigs, and I prefer set playability over minifigs.

    Thanks for the review, and thanks for the mention (glad I could help)! :sweet:

    Here are a few things I'd like to point out:

    Drum roll please..... it's the minifigs! Five, count 'em five of these amazing little guys. We get an Assasin Droid, Cad Bane, Shahan Alama, a Senate Commando, and a Senate Commando Captain (Jayfron?).

    Jayfon. :wink:

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    This link is broken - you added one extra "http://" :wink:

  25. Posted · Edited by ILikePi

    Happy birthday ADHO! Thanks for all you've helped me with; from being friendly to me when I first joined EB, to now, where you've been sending kind PMs every once in a while. :sweet:

    Have an awesome day - hopefully with boatloads of LEGO!

    Oh, and happy birthday to badboytje88! I wish you luck in the next few days of Hogwarts Mafia. :thumbup:

    P.S. How dare you misspell ADHO's username on his birthday, Jammie! Chancellor Palpatine won't be pleased :tongue: