Stauder

Houston, the beer got Sne. I repeat the beer got sne. He still owes me a space tag. Cheap space shmuk... How long would you say till the ship is built? I can't wait to see some pics of it built. It looks huge! Is it the one he designed in LDD? Stauder.

I would be glad if somone exept you posted here but now no one will, on purpose...\ Staudie.

Gubberish. Stauder.

Look it up on Wikipedia and read the trivia section. Staudie.

You again!? This is red-bird to heckling-fox. Do you read me? I read you. What is the problem red-bird? Out. We have a stalker. I repeat, we have a stalker! Out. Return to your APC Red-bird. Come pick me up on the way. Over. Any self-respecting HHGTG Fan will get the last 4 lines. I reccomend you google what I said after that. Stauder.

Yeah Baby! Great find Chris! Looks great! Almost 6000 Peices is that a new record? To the front-page! *Na-na-na-na-na-na-na--Na-Na!* *Spinning staudie head on screen* Stauder.

You ate the lead-based paintchips? Those are MINE. That's what's wrong with that! You think those EB News Jokes inspire themselves? The pretty colours you see after a bucket of paint-chips are the inspiration! Leave my lead based-paint-chips alone! Hisssss! Oh, Shadows wants to know, dinner on tuesday? Stauder. PS - Welcome to EB. Looks like you will fit-*le gasp* *Voice over Intercom* Sir, put the paint chips down. Stauder Industries Troopers Have the area surrounded. Surrender the paint chips or face the consequences!

Hello Ladies and Gentlemen, welcome to the Monday edition of EB News Presents, today with us is Jamie, better known as Morgan19. I am your Host, Stauder, and this is our retired script-writer-turned-heckler ImperialShadows. Q. Welcome to EB News Jamie, mind explaing your screenname to us? Do you have a SigFig to go with that? Thanks for the welcome! And sure, Jamie is fine. The story behind my username is actually fairly boring. I was starting college in the Fall of ’97 and, as hard as it is to believe now, didn’t have a personal email address yet. I simply took my middle name (Morgan) and my age at the time (19) and… drumroll… stuck them together! Thrilling, no? I can’t remember why I started doing so, but I’ve been signing all my Internet posts with “m19” for as long as I can remember– something about the lowercase M paired with the 19 just always struck me as neat. Whoop-de-do... You can see my sigfig here. The torso is a fun little custom decal I whipped up based on a $5 tshirt I’d bought from Target a few years back. Ahh, yes, reminds me of my days of playing tetris... Don't you mean- TETRIS. Q. I belive you specialize in steampunk and space, is that correct? Mind explaining to us how to acheive steampunk-ness? I’d definitely consider myself largely a Space builder, yes, but I do enjoy branching out into other themes to flex the creative juices. In terms of steampunk models, I’ve actually only ever made the four creations currently in my gallery: the Dardenbahst, Kriegerhund, Duhnlist, and Obenwolken, and those all came about within a three-week period or so for a contest Kaminoan was running over at Fine Clonier. It seems like what really stuck out in people’s minds about my steampunk models were the custom gold-painted pieces– some loved them, others thought they were pushing it. When I was doing preliminary research into the steampunk theme, one difference I kept noticing between LEGO and non-LEGO steampunk really stood out to me– namely, the bronze/gold valves, pipes, tubing, and so forth that steampunkery has. I think plenty of builders get caught up in the idea that steampunk is only brown and grey and neglect the “prettier” aspects the theme can offer up. I personally hadn’t seen bronzed parts integrated into steampunk LEGO before and had a gut feeling that that would be one of the defining characteristics of my four MOCs, so I went with it. In terms of “achieving steampunkiness”, or any theme for that matter, my biggest recommendation would absolutely be to do research! Browsing Brickshelf or Flickr along with Google Images for “real world” pictures can help you get your head around techniques, styles, and provide inspiration. Did you know the floor in the space-ship in the movie Alien was a bunch of up-side down Milk Cartons? Q. On that note, how many more pieces does it take to steam-punk something than to just build it normally? I’ve found that steampunk tends to have a lot more greebling than other themes– all those pipes and tubes can really add up! I feel that it’s important to show a semblance of a machine’s inner workings, and that translates to lots of exposed machinery and other elements that make a viewer think “Hey, that could actually work as a vehicle.” If the viewer believes the model could be real, that’s a big plus in my book. Q. Since when have you admired the brick? Oh, that would be since forever. I was lucky enough that my parents encouraged my playing and building with LEGO as a kid, while a lot of my other friends were busy with Mario and Duck Hunt. I have vivid memories of many weekend mornings in the 80s, sitting on the floor of my room, Rubbermaid LEGO tubs arrayed around me, with Casey Kasem’s Top 40 Countdown playing on the radio. Good times. Like most kids I had a Dark Ages somewhere between ages 13 and 18, but the Star Wars line kicked that time square in the patootie! Q. What is your favourite offical theme? That’s actually a tough question. I grew up with the old Castle lines (Black Falcons in particular) and post-Classic Space (especially Futuron and Blacktron) and love them to death, but I’d say these days the Star Wars and Castle lines really make me “ping”. On top of introducing so many great building techniques, new parts, and minifigs, the Star Wars sets are just all-around great… I mean, who hadn’t imagined zooming around an official LEGO X-Wing before the line started? It’s 100% pure geeky awesomeness. Q. And to go with that, your three favourite sets (any theme)? Again with the toughies! Alright, well I’m going to have to cheat a little: • #6085 Black Monarch’s Castle / #6074 Black Falcon’s Fortress • Jabba’s Sail Barge / Cloud Car • Caribbean Clipper Hax! Hax! Admin ban him! WH! AB! Q. The greatest LEGO related moment in history for you would be? In my personal history? Mmm… I can think of two off the top of my head. The first would be in 2006 when I built a voidfighter for an FBTB contest– that was the official start of my MOCing as an AFOL, since before that I hadn’t really built anything outside of official sets in a decade or so. The other moment was earlier this year, when my Dardenbahst creation seemed to prolifically pop up on blogs all over the place online. I still feel like I’m a “newbie” MOCer compared to a lot of folks out there, and it’s very flattering when I hear that people actually like the stuff I’m creating. Q. And your moment of glory here on EB? Well I’m still relatively new to EB, but in general I’d have to say the reception I’ve received here has been a real highlight. Glorious? Maybe not, but nice nonetheless. EB members always seem to have a good word or constructive criticism for MOCs; it’s niceto have such a collaborative environment and know the community can both build and critique. And cause mental disorders... Q. Speaking of EB, I would like to point out, Vassal or Count, we choose our victims guests weather they are interesting or not. On a side note, ripping of EB News is not a way to get on EB news. Duly noted. Nice comeback... Q. What is your opinion on TLC's actions this year? Anything you'd like to see TLC produce? Overall, I’m exceptionally glad that TLC is moving away from using “<insert that tiresome argument>” mega-pieces in sets (many sets from the 90s in particular are guilty of that) and focusing more on building with both basic bricks paired with new building techniques and details in models. I’ve been enthused to see the Star Wars line continue, the birth of the new Castle sets, and a stronger emphasis on “traditional” sets like the Creator line. I think the rebirth of Castle has been relatively successful and, like recent rumblings, I’d personally love to see the comeback of a proper Pirate theme. Q. I am going to guess you know other great builders, some of which are not here on EB, ye think you could recommend one which would be willing to be on EB news? Some favorites off the top of my head are Olog, Arealight, Kaminoan, Lamanda2, and Legohaulic. I’d love to read more about every one of them, for sure. Q. Am I annoying? Only one way to find out! NOOO! Their server won't handl-*BOOM* Nevermind... I think their website doesn't like me... (got a Mildly annoying ) Q. Anything you'd like to say to EB? Yes. Skibbledegook o' farfegnugen, without a doubt. Phartiphukborlz? Wiquils asweep slartibartfast? Si Senior. *Signal Fades*

For some reason 1 and 4 have white backrounds... I cant seem to fix it 1. Admiral Woodhouse. 2. ImperialShadows (Or some pirate...) 4. MEEEEE! You cant see it, but I am wearing pirate clothes Staudie.

Begun, the Smiley Wars have. Sorry. Had to say it. Staudie.

What do you usally do in a lounge? Cotton-Eye-Joe.

Great work batbrick! But there's only 2 rooms? Either way, I am guessing you will use this for some comic yes? Keep up the good work! Staudie. Ps - Isn't robin nightwing? If so, how can both of them be on the roof?

That is interesting... Too bad TLC has better things to do than sue some company that will just take a nother name and start over... Staudie.

This is a commonly known fact, as SlyOwl said. No need to make a fuss about it... Stauder.

OH GOD! MY EYES! I think my modem Exploded!! Oh the Humanity! Nice mocs, they seem to be cartoony rather than movie-like (I know it's CGi, but still) Staudie.

The torso I know is hand-painted, but is the head handpainted aswell? Staudie.

Looking at the close up makes me wonder weather it is a decal or hand painted... Do reeveal your technique... It looks to be a decal tough. Staudie.

3000 members. 2800 inactive. 100 uninteresting, 40 interviewed. 60 not enough of a reputation to get noticed. Stauder.

Well you did'nt even have a face till not too long ago!

Belive it or not I think we took the thump out of Hinckley's ego... He doesn't want anything to do with us. Sure, we use him for comic relief, but that's just us pushing him onstage. Stauder.

Definatley gonna enter... If I build something like this is it accaptable? WD 102MM WD 102MM-2 Variations of my smaller Tank. (Those are NOT Enteries, just exaples so you get a idea of what I will build) Stauder.

I alredy PMed you the 2nd script.. .What more you want?

Hello ladies and Gentlemen and welcome to the Sunday Edition Of EB News Presents. I am Stauder, this crash test dummy dressed as a pirate is ImperialShadows (as far as your concerned anyway) and with us is ZCelebrus. Q. Why the name ZCerbeus, and the Imperial SigFig? What's the story behind the title, ie - How does one Become a Pirate Mocxpert? Well I always liked the name Cerberus, the mythical three-headed dog of Greek lore, but it never seemed to be available as a screen name. This meant I had to adapt. I found that sticking a Z in front was almost universally available, so there it is! One becomes a Pirate MocExpert by posting new pirate ships weekly until someone with more power decides you should receive a special title. I would like to thank Bonaparte and Phes as they must have been the ones with the idea! Q. How old is your love of the brick? When I was a child I had a degenerative hip disease that kept my in the hospital and or off my feet for years. I liked building Lego sets then because though I couldn't walk, I could still imagine! Q. While there is no data on your age, I can still ask, do you get any odd looks when you mention you collect lego? Well here in Minnesota we have this thing called the Mall of America. At the Mall of America they have a Lego store. At the Lego store there are many an AFOL working... since I guess the most obvious indicator that I am a collector is when I am purchasing them, at most times the person just thinks it to be cool. I do not believe many/any of them know my building habbits though. Q. What are your 3 favourite sets? Skull's Eye Schooner, Mars Mission Dropship, Imperial Trading Post (which I don't even own) *Thud* Your friend fell down... Sleepy oaf... Is that a crash test dummy? Chirp! Chirp! ??? A note ladies and gentlemen, when you dont want to talk to somone make akward noises. Q. Any personal favourite theme? umm... Pirates? ;) How surpising... What the? Q. What was the biggest most amazing lego-related moment in your life? Well I think one thing I have always enjoyed about Lego is that when I was a child with no ability to play outside, I always had a friend and neighbor who would build with me. He was three years older than I, but we built Pirate Ships and Castles while listening to music almost every afternoon when I was young. Q. And the biggest most amazing lego-related moment on Eurobricks? I would have to say it was completing the third and current version of Fort Brighton. It was a lot work in a small space in a tiny apartment but to finish it and show it off was spectacular. Q. You have built a fantastic Fort, can we get some specs on that? Part Count, Time taken to build, original concept? Well parts count I couldn't even guess... but I can tell you the current version is version three.. here are the EB links to the various versions... Brickshelf Gallery of First Design Second Version Second Version MLCAD Current Version I guess I always liked building harbors, though I personally enjoyed the build on my as of yet not quite completed ship, the Phantom. It is one of about 6 Imperial Ships that I have posted here on EB! Q. Do you currently have any projects? Yes. Three. I am working on parts to a castle, the gatehouse of which is in the history and adventure forum; a large Pirate ships which is on an indefinite hold while I reconsider the design and various space MOCs to accompany the recently unveiled M1ZC3 Mars Mission Mammoth Tank. Q. The surface area of 42 is? Can I Google that? No. Q. Am I annoying? No. *Beep* *Beep* *BEEEEEEE-BOOM* Lie detector sploded... And spell check died. You are a crash test dummy, you don't talk! Q. Who sould we interview next? I guess I don't know who you have interviewed exactly... I know you interviewed my boy Phred, so I would have to think about some of my other pirate cronies, like the up and coming Captain Greenhair! There you go ladies and gentlemen, this is staudie running away from a living crash test dummy. Ahhh- *Signal Fades*

Works for me, Linux version of Opera, 9.something... Staudie.