funkybrick

Hi, (I'm sorry if such a thread already exists, but I didn't find one with the search engine.) So, what's your favourite building of the exclusive modular series and why? 10182 Café Corner OR 10190 Market Street OR 10185 Green Grocer OR 10197 Fire Brigade OR 10211 Grand Emporium Tell me your opinions! Let's discuss! I, for myself, really like all of them very much, but I think that my favourites are the Green Grocer (which I ordered yesterday as to finally enter the modular terrains) and the new Grand Emporium. The Fire Brigade's got a sweet interior, though! Anyway, I like the overall looks and the great amounts of details! Cheers, funkybrick

A nice box, but not much to say here... The instructions Nicely printed and well-conceived. It's not very difficult to build this set. The only exception is that the instructions don't give a clue where exactly to put the palm tree. You have to look at the very end of the instructions to "plant it where it belongs". But that's not really important, is it? ;) Let's move on to the minifigs... The Imperials Two redcoat soldiers, one officer and the admiral. General sailors The rare brown-vested sailor and two others. The pirates Not very special ones, but they fit the set very well, I think. The minifig selection is almost perfect, I think, and the Trading Post just got the right balance of Imperials, sailors and pirates. One more soldier would have been cool, though, but it's not that necessary. Let's begin with the building! At first, the instructions tell you to build the small pirate boat. [Missing Image] [Missing Image] Doesn't it look fabulous? Besides, the mast is built on a turntable, so steering is no problem! ;) Then it's the merchant ship's turn. The ship [Missing Image] Under the tile on which the brown-vested guy is standing, there's a storage space. [Missing Image] The holder for a treasure chest is a sweet detail An amazing merchant ship... what else can I say? Who wouldn't want to add this to their collection? Let's continue building! The next step is to build the ramped baseplate part. The ramped baseplate part The two main buildings are a tower and a warehouse. Both are equipped with wonderful and really working cranes. The one on the tower is especially cool! Additionally, there are two cannons, a mobile and a rotating one. [Missing Image] There's also a storage "chamber" in the ground. The cannon with rolls is a cool feature, especially for cannon-fanatics :D [Missing Image] The roof of the warehouse can be opened to reveal some extra space. Another nice detail! Want to have a pint? The admiral can't get enough, can he? And our journey continues... the "port" part on a flat baseplate has to be built! The flat baseplate part Basically, it consists of a pier for ships and a building with a lookout tower. There's also a rotating cannon (the third cannon in this set... not bad I think! ) Looks nice. I'm just saying THE ENTIRE TRADING POST Look at it in its full glory! It looks fantastic. In my opinion it's even better than the Eldorado Fortress. Look at these details! It resembles a very good picture of a lively trading post! Oh, I love the bridge! The extra parts Yeah, these are the extra parts that come with this set. CONCLUSION Design: 10/10 - Great. Everything is very-well-constructed in a wonderful architectural style and it looks quite realistic. The two ships that also come with this set are lovely and it's the only set EVER to include a bonafide merchant ship (which looks fabulous too)! Minifigs: 9,5/10 - Almost perfect. Just the right balance of Imperials, pirates and sailors. Also, you get the rare brown-vested sailor and the red Imperial admiral. One additional soldier would have been nice, though. Overall, an excellent minifig selection. Parts: 9/10 - There are lots of rare and useful parts. Enough to build your own creations without any problems. Playability: 10/10 - Many minifigs from different factions, three cannons, two working cranes and two ships! What more could one want? Price: 9/10 - The original retail price of 85$ was very fair, but nowadays it can get quite expensive. Anyway, it's really worth it! I am absolutely satisfied with the purchase ;) Overall: 9,5/10 - An epic set. A must-buy for every Lego Pirates fan! That was my review of the Imperial Trading Post. Thanks for reading, funkybrick EDIT: Some more pics:

I really like your MOC! The shape and structure of the temple looks really good, the owls are a nice Greek touch and, as others have already mentioned, medusa's hair is very creatively and well exectuted! Also, the petrified Greek (Athen?) looks fantastic! Cheers

Hi, two days ago I noticed that the two crownie helmets of my 10193 Medieval Marketplace are already quite faded (the smooth metallic silver surface on the top, not the textured part), even though I have assembled it only about 3 months ago? And even the helmets from my 7094 King's Castle Siege (which is a great set by the way) which I assembled THREE DAYS AGO are already beginning to wear out/fade/degrade... and the same as with the MMV: it's just the smooth upper part of the helmet (I think). Anyone experiencing the same issue? That's annoying. Cheers, funkybrick

Thanks for all your replies! I'll contact the customer service :) Aaand I'm taking pics tomorrow if I get my digicam working. funkybrick

I don't know when the film came out, but it doesn't matter anyway... it definitely stays a dream license Not only with cars! For example, a set like "Jenson Ames car workshop" with all the figs from his team (except the chick), his car and some parts to upgrade or mod the latter. And, of course, some workshop backdrop. (30$) Or something like "race to freedom" which would come with a bridge (and many proper police cars). Of course there would be many cars, it'd be a racers theme! But not only cars. Cheers, funkybrick

This is so incredibly super-awesome that it cannot even be described with words! Too.. cool.. too... handle. funkybrick

Ah nice to have someone who understands my suffering

Thanks for your replies. Well they have been touched quite rarely actually. Sunlight does come into the room they are displayed in through big windows but not that much (ground/first floor) and I can't imagine the sunlight having so much more effect on the metallic silver helmets than on all the other pieces? It's strange. I'll post pics if I find time. Cheers

Hi, I'm looking for this set "Mint in Box": It needs to be in mint/like new condition with box. Price is negotiable. I am also willing to trade. Write me a PM if you're interested, funkybrick

A Death Race license would be super-awesome! The film is great, and just imagine (no pun intended): an armored Ford Mustang V8 in Lego! Unfortunately not very likely, though. Cheers!

Very nice review! Overall, cool mini! I really like the head and the legs, but the body could be a bit more "thought-out" if you ask me. At any rate, you can see that TLC made great improvements of the last AT-AT mini! Cheers!

If you really want to have both in the end, then hell yes, go for the older one first. If you are not that sure that you are going to end up with both, I'd buy the Grand Emporum. I really don't like it. But that's just me. Cheers

Good review! I don't like the set, though. I mean it's not bad, but the peak of castle (as well as pirates and many other themes, I LOVE that era) is definitely the 1990s. Most notably the 6086 Black Knight's Castle IMO (which I'm looking forward to buying, heh ). Cheers!

Thank you for your replies. I've decided not to get it as my LEGO budget is heavily stressed already. And I don't really like the set itself. Cheers, funkybrick

Hi, the title says it all already. I found the UCS Batmobile new and sealed in a toystore today. It costs 70€, but maybe I could get it a little cheaper, as it boasts pretty heavy shelfware. The seals are intact though, even if almost not intact I need your opinions now. Should I buy it? I am not much into Bat-Man, so I'd probably use it as a parts pack. Selling would also be an option if I can make good profit. So guys, is it a good offer? Let's discuss. Cheers, funkybrick

That is one excellent ship! I love the color scheme and the whole shape of that thing... The photos could have been better though, they are an understatement if you ask me. Cheers and Happy Building!

Great! Excellent creation, really! I love the smaller temple "in the distance" and the flame effect very-well-though-out! Muy bien is all I can say. Cheers

Not exactly. In this thread you just briefly name three things you'd be very happy to see being released briefly and succinctly (applause for that sentence please). In the other thread (as far as I know) everyone posts a million suggestions and it's veery hard to keep track. Cheers

I don't know whether this was already posted, but I thought I should tell you in case it wasn't. I certainly don't bother reading the whole topic just to help. What I want to tell you is: the new Harry Potter sets are already out at some locations. At least they have them in the LEGO shop at Copenhagen airport. But you know, in Denmark Lego is... let's just say expensive. Cheers, funkybrick PS: I saw all the new sets except the Hogwarts castle. PPS: Ron hasn't only a scared face. It's a double-sided face and he's got a normal face also.

Hi there, when I was a child, I had a pretty large lego collection. Then I got into my dark ages and the lego was stored away. Even in my dark ages, I checked Shop@Home now and then. Upon seeing the exclusive Taj Mahal one day, I was out of them and back in my lego ages. So I started buying sets again, new sets. Since I did not and do still not want to mix the shiny new sets with the scratched up bricks from my childhood (I just don't like 'well-used' lego pieces), I began to build up an entirely new lego collection, with my old sets and bricks still stored away and some of which sold to gain more money to spend on new lego. As a result, I'm left with many sets right now but I haven't got any loose bricks. I WANT TO MOC, though. My question now is: what exactly and where should I buy to get started with? My goal is to build up a substantial brick collection. I know, I could disassemble sets. But (1) I think I need many basic bricks as a start rather than speciality pieces and (2) I usually don't want to take apart the sets I buy. Thanks in advance Cheers, funkybrick

Very nice vignette! I really like it! To me, it's clear what it's about (or what I think it's about)... a parody of order 66 in which not the jedi, but the clone troopers are killed and the executors of this order 65 are terrorists. Anakin is not their next target, he's marching with the terrorists just as (in Episode 3) he was marching with the 501st legion. At least that's how I interpret it. Am I wrong? Cheers! funkybrick EDIT: I just read the creator-of-this-topic's answer what it is about. Seems like I was totally wrong on that one.

I have just assembled my 8097 Slave I yesterday and I immediately fell in love with the new Boba Fett! He's absolutely awesome and looks more accurate than the previous incarnations of Mr Fett. Because he really looks dangerous and fearsome for the first time. The previous ones look rather 'nice' in comparison to it. The new Boba is a real bounty hunter. Although I do have to admit that the Cloud City Boba Fett is sweet too. And I don't own the Cloud City one, just the new one and the regular old ones. funkybrick

They look very interesting. Are they the same cheap quality as Series 1 or better? funkybrick

My personal favourite is Duel on Chandrila by obxcrew. You probably want to know why. In my opinion, a MOC (or anything) doesn't have to be big to look good. It can be big, but big is not naturally better than small. "Perfection is achieved, not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing left to take away." (Antoine de Saint-Exupery) - this is a very wise statement and I am completely positive about it. Look at those statues! They are perfect, because they are capturing the shape of the being they depict perfectly while being constructed in an incredibly simple way. The arms are just slope bricks. Yeah, just slope bricks, but everyone immediately recognizes them as arms! Of course one could add a thousand things to the statues, but, as Antoine de Saint-Exupery says, there's nothing left to take away. Perfection is achieved. Secondly, everything is "so smooth and tiled" (quote by KimT). Of course, smooth and tiled is pleasing to the eye. But obxcrew was clever enough (or forced to by the natural properties of LEGO bricks) to show some studs, which makes the overall creation pleasung and interesting to the eye. It adds some contrast. Speaking of contrast, the two figures, the duelists, come into play. They add an even more interesting contrast and create motion in the scene owing to the fact that the minifigs' poses are also, yes, perfect. Not to mention that I like the minifigs themselves very much... This is why I find Duel on Chandrila by obxcrew to be great.