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Very nice builds and story, BrickCurve! That lighthouse is top-notch! The walls look great with the mottling of colors and the verted/inverted slopes to give texture. The rockwork around the base looks great as well. Those guards at the top would probably be a bit warm standing so close to a large flame . The minifig posing and piece choice is excellent as well. The interior looks nice. The table might look better if it was tiled with reddish-brown and the letters were placed on top of the tiles. Brick on, BrickCurve!

Thanks, Jorrith! I am glad you like it. I enjoyed making the triangular shape, except when I went to attach it to the baseplate. (I used illegal connections that show stress in the door frames) Thanks, de Gothia! The smoke was a quick throw-together when I could not find my ice-cream pieces usually used for smoke. I did make all smoke columns bend in the same direction, but I also made each spread, and the angles look more swirling than bent in the direction of the light wind. I think if I were to try to make this same smoke technique better, I would connect the columns of smoke together at the top to make the wind direction more evident, though I personally was not pleased with this smoke. I plan to update it when I find my ice-cream pieces and retake pictures of the smokehouse. Thanks for the critique!

This looks great, Si-MOCs! They are both instantly recognizable. My favorite details are the fuzz on Hobbes' belly and Calvin's hair. The posing is great as well and very fitting for the characters. Does Hobbes have a tail? Brick on, Si-MOCs!

Nice build, Captain Flint! Those walls and roof are excellent! The stone mottling is beautiful. The roof looks great, especially the worn-out appearance and the spider web across the hole. I like the mottling on the ground as well, though I am not sure it is fitting for a swamp. It seems a bit too rocky with not enough mud and water (though it depends on how you define "swamp"). I also think the dark green puddles would stand out a bit more if there was not other dark green ground as well. The bubbles in the sludge look great. The net tree-trunk is great as well. Brick on, Captain Flint!

Welcome to Eurobricks, Chippupperty! Please share a bit more about yourself: your favorite theme, what you do with LEGO (MOC, collect, etc.), why you joined Eurobricks, etc.

Nice build, LEGO Ink! I also think the barrels look amazing! The figures are very nice for brick-built minifigures. The tiled top works well, especially the angled tiles. It would be nice if the corner gap were somehow covered, but it still looks nice. Brick on, LEGO Ink!

Welcome to Eurobricks, KZatarra! I am looking forward to seeing your MOCs and your rare pieces. I agree that LEGO is a good addiction when kept in balance .

Very nice build, de Gothia! That angled wall looks nice, especially with the use of standard hinges with added cheese-slopes to fill the gap on the backside. The chimney on the house works particularly well. The arches over the gate look nice with the greebling. The opposite bank could use a little bit more detailing, IMO. It seems a bit plain compared to the quay-side of the river. Brick on, de Gothia!

Thanks, Garmadon! I agree that the doors should have been better colored. I could not find some parts when I made the doors, namely: reddish-brown 1x4 tiles, 1x2 tiles, and 1x1 tiles. I really wanted reddish-brown for the doors to differentiate them from the roof. I found them since this build and may make an update to the smokehouse. I also hope to find my 30+ ice-cream pieces to use for the smoke, as was my original intent. They are currently buried in a stack of boxes sorted with components to be used in future steam-punk builds. The slopes were a quick stand-in for now. I appreciate the constructive criticism!

Thanks, Jakorin!

It stands for University of Petraea. This is for Guilds of Historica's University of Petraea's Doctorate of Historica Program.

Thanks, SK! I did play with the shape a bit to make it fit, but it was actually much simpler than I thought when I went to fit them together. The roof is only resting on the walls, not physically attached, though, much to my surprise and entirely without intention, the stud slots on the angled edge of one of the corner plates on the underside of the roof interlock over the studs on the plates atop the wall. This helps prevent the roof from shifting (along with the peaks over the doors). I thought a smokehouse was fitting for Mitgardia, and I wanted something more than a simple storehouse with "storage" inside.

Thanks, mrcp6d!

Thanks, Hammerhand! I really like how they turned out as well. I originally was unsure of making the transition from the old dark gray armor to the pearl dark gray, but I definitely think it is a nice update. Thanks, SK! Feel free to use the poleaxe design, as I have not yet acquired a patent for it .

I agree with deraven. The price does decrease as a "bulk discount" when the lot is 50+ pounds. I also do not bid higher than $10 per pound unless I can see parts that indicate desired sets, nearly complete sets I am interested in, or rare minifigure parts that can be resold to recuperate part of the cost. I also think $10 is a fair price for the LEGO pieces themselves. Storage containers can add up to significant cost in addition to the parts, so I would keep this in mind with the total sum. If there are a lot of storage containers and you want them, approximate a reasonable cost for them. Otherwise, let them keep the storage. The storage bins are the biggest reason I inflated my original approximation past the $10 per pound mark. Thinking back on it, $20 is probably still way too high. Some cost is also left out of what you should pay, though, as part of the cost in selling on eBay or other similar sites is to pay for the time and effort it takes to post and sell the items. Of course, if you buy directly from them, you are skipping the cut eBay would take (probably around 5% of total price for a really large lot). This saves the seller and buyer some money as a whole. To summarize, I would also say that $10 per pound for the LEGO pieces is a very fair price to offer.

The part on the left is a pneumatic t-joint originally for connecting pneumatic hoses. The middle parts are hinge bricks that require the mating piece or a piece with a similar protrusion to make a hinge. The piece on the right is a mechanical arm, originally released in the Exo-Force theme.

CG is cheaper, definitely cheaper. To build up a collection large enough to make interesting MOCs can take years and significant funds. And keep your bricks away from young children (but give them some of their own when old enough ). They can be terrible tornadoes to models left set up! I full-well understand, as my younger siblings tore apart many a creation of mine!

Welcome to Eurobricks, jyd80! I am looking forward to seeing your collection and what you build. You will probably find posting your builds on this forum very beneficial, as there are many experts here who will give excellent advice.

Nice build, LordDan! The rockwork looks nice, especially the slab laying on the ground. The tree root coming from the rock is excellent. That minifigure is perfect for a miner. I agree that the plate under the rock should not be green, as you mentioned. Brick on, LordDan!

Nice build, vitreolum! I really like those stone arches! The ground looks nice as well with elevation variations, foliage, and rocks. The fig posing is excellent, especially the spies peeking around the stone pillars. I think my favorite part is the border, though. Excellent color variation! Brick on, vitreolum! P.S. What is this Drow challenge you speak of? Am I missing something?

That sounds interesting. I am looking forward to seeing it when it is finished. I do prefer real bricks, but technology has allowed for some pretty amazing renders recently .

Is there an option to get a new question? I seem to remember this when I registered, as I knew the answer to the first question but debated whether I could type the exact wording in for the system to accept it. This seems like a good option to me, just like in the other internet securities where you need to type the numbers or letters. There is usually an option to ask for another image in case you do not think you can read it completely accurately. Also, what happens if you answer incorrectly? Are you automatically rejected, or are you given another chance? Perhaps there should be 3-4 questions given from the start and the new user must answer one of them. That way he or she could choose the answer that they know the best. I still do not know the best way to handle spelling and wording issues, though. For questions, I think the main characters from unlicensed themes might work well, as in "What LEGO theme was Ogel from?" or "What colors represent the ninjas Kai, Cole, Jay, and Zane?" Of course these are fairly time and theme specific, but they would be commonly known and there could still be an option to ask for another question.

I could be way off on this, but I have watched and bought lots from eBay. An average sale price for LEGO seems to be about $10 per pound for mixed parts and incomplete sets, especially if there are few minifigures. Minifigure lots sell for much more if you calculate the per-pound price. If he has the collection sorted, this ups the value. Storage containers cost money as well, so, if they are included, they would also up the value. This might be over simplified, but I would say from my experience, the simplest way to calculate a reasonably fair price would be to weigh the collection and price it at about $15-$20 per pound for sorted LEGO in storage containers (drawers, tubs, etc.). If minifigures are also included, a bulk price of $2-$3 per minifigure would seem reasonable to me as well. This is just my two cents from my personal purchasing experience. Hopefully other AFOLs will provide input as well that might make the values more reasonable.

Nice build, Sir Gareth! This looks like it could be an official set, which would have been a nice option to get the 9 Nazgul (like you mentioned in the description). I also think the catapult is very fitting here. The one thing I notice that would make this look better is if there was ground under the road for the hobbits to stand on. It looks a little bit plain with just an empty hole underneath, and makes it seem a bit like a bridge over a stream to me. Brick on, Sir Gareth!

Great hall, Dzoni! I particularly like the floor mosaic and the torch holders. The scene is very nice with a lot of activity. I like that you tried to make the statues larger than the minifigures, but this is the one thing I do not like as well in this scene: the statues look blocky compared to minifigures. Brick on, Dzoni!