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Thanks again for the tip-off, but as a result I'm near broke! I will post my haul in the "What did you buy today?" thread.

Just to complicate things even more, I've added a number of new parts to my Bricklink store.

Nooooooooooo! *checks wallet*

I stand corrected: half price at Sainsburys does include Collectible Minifigures.

Current non-BrickArms wants: White 1x bricks (1x1, 1x2, 1x3, 1x4, 1x6, 1x8, 1x10); Medium Blue plates and round plates; Green bricks, slopes, plates and round plates; Brown/Dark Brown/Reddish Brown bricks, slopes, plates and round plates; Trans Light Blue 1x1 "flower" plates; Small Trans Clear and Trans Green elements (especially tiles and SNOT parts).

The Winter Village Dungeon, with all the whips and chains one could want.

I don't think there were.

I woke up a bit late, but I've come back from the Sainsbury's in Vauxhall and got lucky. They had a couple of the smaller PotC and Alien Conquest sets there; unfortunately S4 minifigures weren't discounted. Make sure you don't forget to use any triple Nectar points coupons before you pay for the Lego! (You can get some from self-service checkouts after purchases as long as you scan the card in, but you can't retroactively claim triple points.)

I got harassed by some security guard in Smiths when I was trying to find an S1 Zombie; this was back when I'd used my old phone to scan the barcodes. I haven't bought a minifigure from that shop since, but after that I started using the feeling technique instead.

With the space between the phone shop and the other building, I think it looks okay.

Ah!

Agh, no more detectives! I already have a few I'm trying to get rid of.

Congratulations on winning! I'd have to agree it's not a set for beginners, not least because of all the small parts involved. But glad that you found that part of the review useful - I could imagine someone getting stuck on that section.

As a heads up of my own: from the 1st to the 24th November a £50 spend at a Lego store gets you one of those small PAB boxes, and from the 25th to the 28th you'll get the second Christmas vignette.

Bought Medieval Market Village yesterday through the online Lego store, and got two large PAB cups today from Westfield Stratford.

And I thought 14 in total was bad! Anyway I didn't see this OCS Media address anywhere, but I hope I get my dues.

I'll have a look when I get back.

Feast thine eyes on these BrickArms parts for trading/selling:

Here's an example of a 1:100 prototype weapon you can get in a pack: It comes in its own sealed bag.

Just wait till you mention you're feeling for Red Riding Hood.

The Thomas More address.

Huh? What? No!

Excellent work on the minifigure, that's a really good paint job. Are those nails in his head?

Here's my take: 1) As far as elements used in building an MOC I only use genuine LEGO parts, although this might change as I'm prototyping some of my own right now. I sometimes add other elements (such as BrickArms weapons and BrickForge accessories) for decoration. I stick with the limitations of parts only available in certain colours, apart from minifigure customisation I haven't painted parts. Occasionally I roll my own stickers. 2) mostly ties in with 3), but in general I build things to fit their purpose. If it's a building I want it to be stable; if it's a vehicle I want to build in such a way that, if it does come apart, it can easily be reassembled. 3) Sometimes I sketch ideas first, and sometimes I jump onto LDD and play with virtual parts. Even better, if I have them to hand, I experiment with bricks in my hands. The very first stage is to get the overall shape of the model, figuring out how to implement the different features given the parts. Depending on the idea I might use reference photos.

Thanks for the tip!