Bricknave

Question 1: I would say "no", if I'm not allowed to say both "yes" and "no". I view those kind of sets as both amazing masterpieces to build, and magnificent 'parts packs'. Question 2: The only series that made me wish to collect all the sets was Orient Expedition. The storyline about Johnny Thunder and his allies trying to recover a lost treasure meant for Marco Polo compelled me to reenact the adventure through the sets, then build new adventures with them. Nowadays, I'll only buy a set that appeals to me in both looks and parts, so my answer is "whole". Question 3: Machu Picchu; It would be both incredibly detailed and make a good parts pack, because 1x1s in different shades of gray would be scattered everywhere. Another possibility is Buckingham Palace. Question 4: I'd like to see either a big Minifig-scale LEGO Store (how ironic, a LEGO store made out of LEGO) or a huge Minifig-scale replica of a common LEGO Community Event like Brickfair. Yeah, just imagine that! The MOCs would be Micro-scale, tiny 'spare LEGO bricks' would be printed on 2x4 flat plates, and there would be Minifigs based on high-ranking members of the LEGO Community everywhere! Question 5: I think LEGO should make more playthemes that interest kids in educational subjects, such as the Orient Expedition theme with the educational subject of History. Infact, the Orient Expedition sub-site on LEGO.com even had pages about Geography and History! Something children like + something Educational = something good for children in two ways! I think there is always a place for an 'adventure' theme based on History, no matter if there are classic characters or movie characters. Another thing I wish for is an entire playtheme with new sets based on old classic themes; such as Adventurers (Johnny Thunder for the win), Aquazone and some of the Space subthemes. The models would blend old looks with newer building techniques, and the Minifigs would be slightly revamped (not too much change please). I would really, REALLY appreciate a revisit to Adventurers. Indiana Jones IS cool, but he is nothing compared to Johnny Thunder in my eyes. I also see Ice Planet as being a possibility for a new non-Star Wars space theme when Space Police 3 ends. The world would be the ice moon of Europa, one of Jupiter's moons. There would be submersibles meant for exploring a previously undiscovered ocean beneath the ice, and drilling machines meant for exposing it. The bases would be modular, so builders could mix and match rooms to create a custom station quicker, whether it would be a laboratory or a place for explorers to rest. As for extraterrestrials, there should either be both a "good" species and an "evil" species, or an extraterrestrial species with both sides of moral ideology. What I didn't like about SP3 was that ALL of the villains were non-Human. I also think the Robin Hood-like subtheme from the Castle theme needs to be revisited, along with more Fantasy races introduced (Elves etc.) Another thing that would be nice is an 'Adventure' theme that is completely unique. Not underwater, or underground. Maybe an adventure in a cyber-world, or something crazy like that. I also really like the concept of World Racers, and maybe some more Minifigures in racing vehicle with loads of gadgets in the future. Kinda like the Drome Racers online flash-based game, except in a futuristic race-world that is new. When Star Wars eventually ends, I hope that maybe James Cameron's Avatar would take its place as a movie theme. A sequel of Avatar is in the making, after all, and another movie will follow after that. However, this idea is suggestive, because not everyone likes James Cameron's Avatar.

Congratulations to the winners of the Eurobricks Prince of Persia building contest! All of the the MOCs in the contest were wonderfully done, and the competition was clean! Well played. And remember, to everyone who entered; It's not all about winning, it's about having fun and making a few new friends along the way.

Here are my votes: 1 Point to I Scream Clone's Sands of Time 1 Point to Inconspicuous' Skull Palace Escape 1 Point to Oky Wan Kenobi's Nizam's Warship Good luck, but remember, it isn't all about winning. It's about having fun.

1 Point to Dunjohn's Cameltraz --It is a funny take on a 2010 Power Miners set, plus it has the same functions. 1 Point to Fatyankee's Single-Drum Roller --I like the use of the 6L Bars as posts to hold up the tent. 1 Point to Fugazi's Persian Grocer --Its design is wonderfully brilliant. Good luck, and play well!

1 Point to Tereglith's Abu's Fantastic Puppet Spectacular! --It is such a creative and unique idea. 1 Point to lisgr's Bottled Genie Inc. --Jinn are a classic middle eastern myth, and to see them being sold by an industry is amusing. 1 Point to pedro's Dhurban Indoor Bazaar --The roof looks good. Good luck, and play well!

I didn't enter this in any contests. Thanks for the compliment, though.

In medieval Persia, Prince Dastan and Seso journey by battle-raft to a mystical Palace Outpost that is located by a river! They have come to collect the Dagger of Time so it wouldn't be used for evil! Unfortunately, two villains have managed to infiltrate the Palace, and are silently waiting for the heroes to enter . . . This MOC was built entirely from pieces included in the Battle of Alamut set. Here, you can see the S.N.O.T stairs. The top of the Palace has whine, a gold statue and a wonderful view of the world around it. Thank you for viewing!

Thanks for the compliment!

Scorpion Sweeper Hello! Here is my entry; a Persian-ified version of 8961: Crystal Sweeper. The scorpions in Persia have overpopulated, and are ravaging local villages! Fortunately, a massive horse-powered vehicle known as the Scorpion Sweeper is here to save the day! The Scorpion Sweeper has a big auto-rotating wheel with nooks that can whack scorpions into a bin located at the back of the vehicle! Also, workers can use the whips to make the horses go faster and use the escape-horse in case of an emergency! After a long day of sweeping-up nasty scorpions, workers can take a break at the command cabin! However, a nearby Hassansin warrior has constructed a snake-launching catapult and is waiting to ambush nearby travelers for fun! (Here is a link to see the images on my Flickr page)

Congratulations, Exotrator! Your wonderful entry won!

I agree. World Racers is a lot like Drome Racers, except it doesn't take place in the future and only has two teams (for now). _ As for the "World Racers versus Tiny Turbos" subject, I think both styles of LEGO race vehicles have a place. Tiny Turbos are good because they are easy to collect and customize. Plus, if you were to take some LEGO Bricks with you on a trip, you would want to take something with a durable canister and no Minifigs that you wouldn't want to lose. MOCing with Tiny Turbos is good because you challenge yourself how many details you can fit into a tiny racecar. Minifig-compatible racing vehicles are good, because almost any Minifig-Compatible Racing Vehicle built using the pre-fab design included in the instruction booklet that came with the set, will look good with almost any other LEGO playtheme that features Minifigs. For example, the Red-Team Monster Truck included in Blizzard's Peak wouldn't look half bad at one of the evil Ogel's basecamps, and the Motorcycles from Snake Canyon would blend in perfectly in a LEGO City highway.

A big "Bravo" from me to everyone who participated in the Community Build! My vote goes to Tereglith-59. Pirate Outpost, because I like the shape of the outpost's cabin, and the little details such as the Redcoat skeleton tied to the tree. Like what Zorro did, I will list my other favorite entries: Pellaeon-55. Commons MetroiD-33. Inn Admiral Ron-17. Blacksmith/Swordsmith MetroiD-5. Town Square Christoph-11. Dentists Office ZCerberus--13. Barristers Office Admiral Croissant--15. Bakery Captain Blackmoor-20. Shipyard Masters Office badboytje88-22. Orphanage Grimmy-30. House the Inventor-32. River Trading Post L-space-23. Poor House (food/cloths/shelter) exotrator-19. Cannon Foundry And remember; it isn't about winning or losing, it is about having fun and learning from your mistakes. Leg Godt - Play well.

Greetings, fellow LEGO enthusiasts! Today, I am going to write a review of .... 4x4 Dynamo! Name: 4x4 Dynamo Set Number: 20014 Theme: Creator Year released: 2010 Price: Considering that this is a Brickmaster Polybag Set, $6.00 is the estimated price. Piece Count: 69 Number of Minifigures Included: 0 Additional Information: This is the March-April 2010 Brickmaster Polybag Set. This model is a non-Minifigure-Scaled ATV / Quad-Bike. Image Resource: My Flickr Photostream Contents. Inside the Polybag (shown far above) is what you will usually find in an average LEGO Polybag -- LEGO Bricks in smaller Polybags and an instruction booklet. I have discarded the smaller Polybags after releasing the bricks they contained. Nothing special at all about the booklet by the way -- no advertisements for other Creator sets at all. Here are the most interesting bricks of this set. The tires are new to me. Build. The build is more challenging than other small Polybag Pomo Sets, which is good. Don't want building to be too easy. *Snap* *Click* *Snap* The model itself. It is high in playability. Unfortunately, this model is not meant for Minifigures. *Brum brum brum* Even though this model is not made for Minifigures, I decided to put one on to use as a scale gauge for the viewers. Chad McGrunge is a loose-cannon daredevil racer with a bad attitude. He decided to take the 4x4 Dynamo Quad-Bike for a race. Chad wins the race, and gets his picture taken with his stylish new Quad-Bike. Ratings: Playability: 8/10 Build: 6/10 Pieces: 6/10 Minifigures: 0/10 Total: 20/40 This is an okay set, not really something to look for and buy on a reseller website in my opinion. One huge downside of it is that it is not made for Minifigures. Thank you for reading! ~Bricknave

When I was reading the LEGO Universe FAQs, I came across this in the "More on the game" section; I know there must be some sort of easy-to-understand creation programming method, but "stacks of ways" to program creations makes me wonder if actual computer-coding is possible in LU? Discuss your opinions on this subject.

Oh wow! Such a fantastic MOC! I admire how the floor of the ship is so smooth and realistic. I also like curvy bow, and the sails made up of tiles. Great work, the crew of The Tornado of Souls is welcome to come to the Drunken Fish Tavern anyday! Arrrr!

I'd like to see a revisit to Egypt as a special-addition "bringing back memories" set. Except it would be a completely different adventure, with the treasure being a Pharaoh's crown carved out of 100% Carnelian (which is an orange-colored gem native to Egypt). The Pith Helmets would be completely new molds, that would be more realistic. As for an adventure story set-line, I have some ideas: *The Adventurers go to Greece to search for an ancient scroll that belonged to Plato (would be the quest for Atlantis if the Atlantis theme wasn't released already). *The Adventurers go back to the Himalayas to find Shangri La. *The Adventurers go to Cambodia to find an ancient [insert name of a wonderful artifact to treasure]. *The Adventurers go to Nubia to find a long-lost [insert name of a wonderful artifact to treasure].

Yarr me harties! This is my entry for the Eurobricks Pirate Community Build, Building 9: Tavern, but I like to call it The Drunken Fish Tavern! It was a huge fun project! Close to the sea, The Drunken Fish Tavern sells fresh(ish) food and alcohol. However, thanks to being far from the heart of the Imperial-Officer Infested town, it is also a secret meeting place for pirates on the run! The tavern will often host special discounted food parties for great pirate captains and their loyal crewmates! (The top view, as requested) Brickbeard is having a special food party with his loyal crewmates and pirate captain buddies! There is a bobbing-for-fish tub, a gold treasure-chest of cooked crabs, plus tables of cooked turkey and lobster! YUMMM! I hope you enjoy it!

Thank you all for leaving me such pleasant comments! I'm so happy that you enjoy my slate-roofing technique and other details! Thank you all so much, and good building!

Building 9: Tavern Yarr me harties! This is my entry for the Eurobricks Pirate Community Build, Building 9: Tavern, but I like to call it The Drunken Fish Tavern! It was a huge fun project! Close to the sea, The Drunken Fish Tavern sells fresh(ish) food and alcohol. However, thanks to being far from the heart of the Imperial-Officer Infested town, it is also a secret meeting place for pirates on the run! The tavern will often host special discounted food parties for great pirate captains and their loyal crewmates! (The top view, as requested) Brickbeard is having a special food party with his loyal crewmates and pirate captain buddies! There is a bobbing-for-fish tub, a gold treasure-chest of cooked crabs, plus tables of cooked turkey and lobster! YUMMM! I hope you enjoy it!

Wow. The new 2010 LEGO Kingdoms sets are extraordinary! Although I like the fantasy elements the last Castle theme had, I think it's good for this new theme to take a break from it for the most part.

True. Although most Moc'ers like myself dislike what appears to us as Bionicle-ized Duplo, it appears to the theme's targeted audience as an awesome building system. In-fact, if I were a 6 year old right now, I would probably want to get all six of the Canisters. Yes, it might be something we brainy Moc'ers hate, but this is probably a very financially smart move for LEGO. Who knows? Maybe the little kids who buy and enjoy the Ben-10 "Constraction" Canisters might switch to good old LEGO System Sets in their future.

I think that bringing back the Feudal Japan Theme would be a VERY smart move for LEGO. So many themes and re-makes of themes have come and gone, and LEGO is slowly starting to run out of new non-licensed themes. Now that LEGO some collected some new brick molds over the years and now that there seems to be a place for another new non-licensed theme, and Feudal Japan would fit the spot. I can just see it now! Ninja Dojos and Samurai Strongholds using current bricks and building techniques, new Ninja weapons which sok117 had mentioned before, and new scenery bricks for that peaceful nature feeling! Signed.

Erdbeereis - 1 SlyOwl - 1 Svelte - 1 Leg Godt ~ Play Well

Same.

I would like to build the second Tavern (number 9) please!