Slegengr

This is amazing! Great attention to detail and realism. Definetely one of the best galleons I have seen! Your father would have liked it, I am sure. Slegengr

Hi, I am new to Eurobricks. Guilds of Historica is what caused me to originally find this community several years ago. I have finally decided to join, but I want input from others what guild fits best for me. My favorite style probably fits most closely with Avalonia, as I like forests and foliage in general. My intended army would be based on the 90's Black Knights that I have the most of, but the colors do not match well. This probably has my strongest leanings. I also enjoy desolation/wildlands/abandoned areas, so Nocturnus fits as well. I already built an army for Nocturnus that I started years ago, though I personally would not incorporate aspects of the darker sides of Nocturnus, such as bloodthirst, vampires, undead, supernatural, etc. My race would be like Avalonian Elves, though the appearance and landscape/builds fit Nocturnus. Mitgardia and Kaliphlin both have my interest to some aspect, but not as much as the other two. I have fewer pieces relating to snow/mountains/Norse-type or desert/tan/Arabian-type builds, as most of my collection is black elements or lanscaping elements for grasslands/forests/wastelands. My main questions is: How much crossover is accepted in landscape and region between guilds? Is there snow/forests/barrenlands/sand/dirt/grass in every region? Can we build in every style to some extent or are we limited to the chosen guild? Also, is it still true that Mitgardia has the most active members and Nocturnus has the least? If Nocturnus needs more builders, I am considering this as an option and this may be a swaying factor (though I have seen great builds from every guild and all seem active). I will incorporate images to show some of my ideas soon. I do not want to bring change to GoH in any negative way, so input is appreciated. Thanks for input, Slegengr

This topic is fitting for me as an animal lover. I have had various pets throughout my life including dogs, cats, fish, turtles, iguanas, anoles, skinks, salamanders, and bearded dragons. I currently have 3 bearded dragons. They are my most highly recommended reptile pet as they are easy to care for, they are fun to watch, and are docile enough to handle/hold. They are naturally tame, especially as adults. The only downside I have found is that I do not spend much time with them when I spend my time with LEGO...

I stayed up till 12:30 a.m. to register on Eurobricks. If I mentioned every fitting thing I do, I could probably post here every single day.

Welcome to Eurobricks, fellow new member. I enjoyed your stopmotion and am looking forward to seeing more. Is there a reason behind the "Mr. Pockets" knickname? Hopefully you don't actually "meat" anyone! We need our members. Slegengr

Welcome to Eurobricks, fellow new member. What are your interest areas?

Thanks for the welcome. I am glad your mouth is put to good use in being an active and regular responder and in building. I hope I can make regular enough contributions to this community.

I plan to share pictures soon, but I am not finished yet. I am too close to finished to want to spoil the surprise with WIP pictures. My basic removal method is using tiles on top of the slope bricks except in the corners, where I used a 2x2 black corner plate (to attach the roof and keep it from moving). I also added tiled support posts across the floor to support the span.The roof itself is comprised of large black plates with underplates for structure that do not extend to the outside stud-edge, which rests on the tiles. The flat portion of the roof becomes one plate taller, but it is worth it to me to have a removable roof. Slegengr I will try to attach images now (my first image post: hope it works). Roof1 by Slegengr, on Flickr Roof2 by Slegengr, on Flickr Roof3 by Slegengr, on Flickr Sorry for poor picture quality. These are quick pictures to get the point across.

Hand(s) down, this is the most accurate model I have seen of this scene! (pun intended!) I love the accuracy of this and the fact that it balances on such a small base. Excellent execution of the build! Slegengr

I love set remakes and this one is excellent! I had this set as a child, and this is the perfect recreation of the set. The detailing is excellent while maintaining the ties to the original model. Nice work! Slegengr

Wow, I joined at just the right time! This is something that hits right in my interests and I hope to have entry(ies) completed. I have always enjoyed LOTR and have planned a number of MOCs, some of which would fit the given categories. Time to get building! Slegengr

Not intending to bump an old topic, but I am new here and this seems relevant to new members. For anyone interested, I work as an agricultural off-road equipment engineer. I design conveyors to move seed (corn, soybeans, wheat, barley, rye, canola, etc.) and other products. LEGO got me going with engineering and now it keeps me going on my stereotypical engineering path. Slegengr

Add me to Peoria, Illinois, USA, please. Thanks, Slegengr

I also spend a lot of time sorting, but I do like to leave some unsorted for the fun of finding all sorts of pieces while searching for a piece. Each time I build with my younger siblings, we dump unsorted tubs onto a large sheet. I commence building something, but I collect special possibly-used-later pieces at the edge of the sheet. By the time our time is up, we each have heaps of parts moved off the sheet, which slightly defeats the purpose of the quick-clean achieved with the sheet to move the pieces back to the tubs! I do enjoy sorting to some extent, as I like creating order from chaos, but that is most of what I have been doing recently. I have ordered many parts from BrickLink for future MOCs but have mostly just sorted the parts. It's time for me to build...

I also enjoy playing "I Spy" in eBay lots. Your classic space lot appears to have been quite a find! I have seen some information about the Samsonite plates and other old variants, but I certainly am not too familiar with pre-80's items.

I agree with this. It makes sense to me that you could easily maintain the hinge functionality while adding a front yard. I personally am building a combination of multiple Haunted Houses, and dealt with the same issue. I ended up incorporating hinges in various locations and making floors/roofs removable to make the interior accessible. I have plans to make a landscape around the house that hinges away for access. Both house and landscape will be on plates rather than baseplates to allow for precise dimensions.

Done. Some answers will be proven true more so now that I am joining and doing more than just viewing Eurobricks. I hope your thesis goes well! I wish I could have incorporated LEGO into my studies more while I was in college.

Hello Eurobricks members! I am Slegengr, a 23-year-old man from central Illinois who is proud to admit to being an AFOL. I have been viewing this site for some time now, and have finally decided that I am ready to join. I had to reach a point where I was settled enough to actually build after college, where space was limited. I have now been working as an engineer for over a year and have established a building area. My highest interests are in Castle (especially late 80's to early 90's), Pirates (especially Imperial Soldiers), Star Wars (especially Episode II and III clone troopers), Space (especially Blacktron II), LOTR, Alpha Team, Rock Raiders, and Adventurers, to name a few. I like basically anything LEGO. I am both a collector and a MOCer, though my recent MOCing has been limited by space and time. Because of this, I recently have been collecting sets and parts for future MOCs. I am looking forward to improving my MOCing ability and learning from the many experienced members creating such amazing MOCs. Thanks, Slegengr

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