bgalakazam

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  1. Hi all, I recently got my child's year collection of LEGO. Apparently there are some items from my brother. I tried looking through the index, but couldn't find it.

    Can you help identify the NinjaGo set(s) these pieces are from? I am not sure about the horse. We moved to the USA in 2000 and my brother moved back in 2003, so I would say it's safe to assume the set(s) is/are from 1999-2003, but may be wrong. Please let me know :) since I am more of a Castle and Pirate's guy and have no idea on these.

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  2. After Podkar settled down in Nocturnus he found that a primitive cave wasn't enough. He set out to build a small house. Because of the foes that lie in the realm he dug out a secret trap door throught which he could easily escape and surround the enemy should they invade the house.

    I made a copy of the house in LDD so I can rebuild it in the future. I like to create MOCs, but I am no where near 10s and 100s of thousands of bricks so I reuse a lot. LDD allows me to keep the models.

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  3. Here is a cutaway view from Podkar's cave. It's been over 12 years since I freebuilt anything so it's kind of crappy for now.

    As the dusk approached Podkar was pressed to find a covered area for the night. He found a small cave a few meters off ground level which seemed naturally formed without any trace of wildlife. He put on the realm's banner at the entrance to let his presense be known as well as a fire to keep the wild beasts and flies away for the night. He fell asleep on his make-shift hay bed.

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  4. Hello fellow Nocturnus inhabitants! I present you Podkar:

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    Podkar is a lone survivor of a massacre in his home camp. After escaping he devoted several years to mastering two-handed weapon combat. He is also skilled in engineering. Podkar wears light plate armor with heavy protection to the head.

    Recently Podkar landed at the southern shore of the Rakath Mountains. He figured he will best fit into the world of Nocturnus. His first task is to build out a basic camp into the mountain and begin his saga. Podkar carries a few jewels which he uses for trade when needed.

    Pictures of incomming camp soon to follow.


  5. Hello and happy new 2014 year to all!

    I had the pleasure to attend BrickFair in Virginia (USA) last year. For those that don't know, BrickFair is hosted 4 times a year in Alabama, New Hampshire, Virginia, New Jersey, More information is available on the official website.

    With Alabama comming up in January 11th and 12th I want to give a heads-up to anybody who may not be aware. Sadly, my MOCs aren't ready yet so I will just be a visitor to this one. Hopefully by Virginia I will be ready to be an exhibitor. Note that there is no deadline to register for an exhibitor, so if you plan to go and want to show off your MOCs, go right ahead!

    NEXT EVENT

    May 10th & May 11th, 2014

    11:00am - 4:00pm

    Radisson Hotel Manchester

    Radisson

    700 Elm Street

    Manchester, NH 03101

    Door entrance: $9

    Parking is listed as: $10.00

    Sunday street parking is free. Event validation for $5 parking.

    If you need more information, check out the FAQ section on the event website.

    Hope to see you all there!

    Note: I am not affiliated with the event in any way, just spreading the information.


  6. Some additions to my Christmas presents (for new year and my birthday, I get 3 holidays :D)

    9473 The Mines of Moria

    70403 Dragon Mountain

    79013 Lake-town Chase

    9471 Uruk-hai Army

    79011 Dol Guldur Ambush

    30261 Tonto's Campfire

    3x 71002 Series 11 minifigs (cookie, female robot, barbarian)

    Gonna be a long night :D


  7. INTRO

    I was at Toys R Us looking for the new The Hobbit polybag, but ended up getting a couple of these instead since only they were available. I like the parts which will be useful in my medieval and LotR blocks.

    SET INFORMATION

    LEGO, The Lone Ranger Series, 30261 Tonto's Campfire, polybag

    20 pieces

    $4.99 retail

    High resolution Flickr photos

    Front

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    Back

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    THE PARTS

    Has some useful pieces like the tomahawk, wood spinner, bird.

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    Instructions were lackluster

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    Back of the instructions is just an advertisement, no alternate sets

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    FINAL PRODUCT

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    Alternate minifigure face

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    Some extra parts

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    IMPRESSIONS

    - Has some useful parts for a $5 polybag

    - The set is a bit on the bad side due to lack of alternate models / builds

    - Overall mediocre to average, even for a polybag

    RATING

    Playability/Reusability: 7/10

    Appearance: 6/10

    Value for cost: 7/10

    Overall: 6.7/10


  8. Nice review :). This set brings back memories. When I was a child in Eastern Europe LEGO was very expensive after the wall came down in 1989. This is one of the few sets my parents bought me at the time. $5 was a fortune. I still have most of the parts for it and will restock on the ones I am missing. So much memories :)