Kodan Black

Will anyone actually be sad if Bieber Fever sinks?

With a late August release are we close to official images coming out?

Location: H06 Farmolis Tags: Civil Building Previously... // PERSONAL DIARY // Raylan was really enjoying his visit to Farmolis. He said that it was nice to be able to visit other planets and see the different sights. He seemed very excited when I mentioned that there were several Octansoft stores in downtown Farmolis and that they had all the latest items available. And luckily being an executive I get a special discount of 5%, unlike the usual 2.5% discount for other employees. And since I have an Octansoft credit card I get an extra .5% discount! Although the folks in accounting do say that taking a discount isn't quite stealing from the company, but it does take money away from the company that it would otherwise use to pay hard workers such as myself. So I usually don't use the full discount. I took him to the one nearest to us and he was very excited to see all the various Individual Personal Assistant Devices and other electronics. It was neat getting to see the various assistant robots too, Dr. Allison was most intrigued by the child sized model as it was brand new. I was surprised they had a chauffeur-bot in stock since there was a new version that everyone was going crazy for. I have to say it was a bit weird seeing some of the "fashion" that exists for the younger generation these days. Whatever neo-hip style they seem to be wearing just looks strange. I was a little embarassed to have Raylan see them as I felt it reflected poorly on Octan. But I think he was distracted by the various Octansoft offerings to not have noticed them too much! Extra Pics:

Ok, I often see on here and TBB people doing 1 brick wide walls that don't have any light leak and I'm wondering how people are pulling that off! I often do 2 wide and still get light leak from behind at times. Is there some magical secret that I'm missing? Tape/paper on the back side?

All my money to Bob!

Grabbed 75135 Obi-Wan’s Jedi Interceptor, 75137 Carbon-Freezing Chamber, and 75131 Resistance Trooper Battle Pack (though I can't stand fleshies so the whole thing will end up just being parts). Got that cool little fountain out of it.

Love the story and all the facial expressions. Some nice parts usage like for the cups and such. Always fun to build in another corporations colors/style as it lets you use a different parts set.

Whoa, that is awesome. Between the articulation of the harvester and the forest with natural looking vegetation/foliage and elevation changes! Really impressive.

Location: H06 Farmolis Tags: Land Vehicle Previously... // PERSONAL DIARY // After having several productive days getting to know Raylan on Forring, I had decided that to further improve the relationship between our two corporations I should invite him to Farmolis. Initially he was a bit apprehensive as there was a certain amount of worry that there could be some nefarious reason for wanting to get him to our home planet. But after more discussion and assurances he finally agreed to pay a visit. Upon his arrival I picked him up from the spaceport in one of our luxury corporate transports and had ED-208 drive so I could concentrate on our guest. As we drove around the city I was able to point out various landmarks and talk about all the things Octan was doing. Raylan was excited to hear and he found numerous areas that our two corporations could successfully collaborate. I'm excited to show him around further! Extra Pics: Oops, just noticed I forgot to update the planet in the title. Should be H06, got so used to F03 I forgot it wasn't there...

All my money to Bob!

Reminds me a lot of a "Deadliest Catch" boat. Clever idea to bring it back to life and I like how it looks. Toss a couple sea appropriate minifigs and you've basically got a set!

Sadly I have that piece in white or yellow. White seemed the less obnoxious choice.

Location: F03 Forring Tags: Land Vehicle, Space Vehicle Previously... // PERSONAL DIARY // As I was conversing with Professor Fizzlebottom on one of the above ground landing platforms the Farr-tes use I received quite the shock when a Mantis pilot stepped out of a spacecraft and began talking to Dr. Grenouille-Cheveux. As it turns out Octan wasn't the only corporation to have interaction with the Farr-tes. Apparently Mantis was providing fuel to the Farr-tes at barely above cost to help them with all the people they take in. Despite being such a militaristic corporation, Mantis apparently saw the benefits the Farr-tes and their more peaceful, inclusive society offered. I was introduced to the pilot, Raylan Givens, and he seemed very nice. I asked about his spaceship since it hardly seemed standard Mantis issue. Apparently it was his personal ship and he had recently completed an engine upgrade. Where before his ship was a comfortable cruiser, he had removed the original engine and fitted it with a Mantis Class B cargo hauler engine which more than tripled the power. He said it made getting around a rather fun ordeal now. I was surprised that a logistical supply officer would personally oversee the transfer of the fuel canisters, but he said that it gave him a break from sitting behind a desk. The Farr-tes hover truck was sleek looking and I was surprised that it looked so sporty. Professor Fizzlebottom explained that they based a lot of their vehicles around a common design and altered it based on need. This one was made narrow to allow for use underground where space was an issue and that it could either be used to carry heavier loads as it was currently, or if it was lightly loaded it could achieve high speeds as a speeder. An impressive solution to the need for different purposes in their vehicle fleet. Raylan summed it up when he said: "They are a most clever bunch, we learn from them constantly." Dr. Grenouille-Cheveux then suggested we all go have a meal together and continue to learn more about each other. Extra Pics: Hover truck and hover cargo mover Raylan's Ship Functional Landing Gear!

I like the design of the ship, matches well with the separatists. I'm honestly not sure, is that built with real bricks or is it digital?

1) Got my card in store when buying a set 2) VIP points -- especially double VIP! 3) It really doesn't, I like the themes I like -- even double VIP points won't have me buying something outside themes I am interested in unless I can use it for parts and it is <$50. 4) Special parts in PAB. Special minifig buying (even of past ones, they don't have to be unique just more access to minifig buying). Either a system where after a certain number of PAB cups there is an additional discount or maybe like every other PAB cup counts as double points? I know there are minifig swaps for kids, maybe do something for adults on Sat. or Sun. once a month. If you buy $50 worth of Lego during the week of your birthday you can pick from a selection of special minifigs. 5) I think the treatment we receive already just as a customer is A+, no need to do anything else.

43 to Bob please!

Love that roof look! The house being slightly askew of 90 degrees is very well done also. The tie up points really stand out with the chains also. A really lovely build!

Is it a hovercraft? Nice design, but yeah that toothy water beast is fantastic. Glad I'm not the one being chased by it!

Great build. The structure is simple but very appealing. It has a nice feel of nature growing around the man-made structures.

Wow, forgot about the Dr. Long-bot. Definitely one of the most stunning builds in AG. I still remember being so blown away when you showed the full exterior.

Location: F03 Forring Tags: Land Vehicle, Space Vehicle, Civil Building, Science Previously... // PERSONAL DIARY // While Dr. Allison and I were taking a tour of one of the Farr-tes advanced scientific research facilities we were awaiting the return of ED-208. He had received a full overhaul and we were told to expect him via one of the mini-ships Octan uses for robot delivery. The ships aren't very spacious and lack food and restrooms, but they are very efficient and reusable. The lab was very advanced and had access to vast computing power. In one of their experiments they were superheating Awesomnium into a gas to see how it behaved and then were going to try combining that with other elements to see what the result was. Mike was working in the small updraft lab which prevented any vapors from escaping without being hermetically sealed. They weren't running any experiments at the moment so he was able to show off the lab and the various features. I'll definitely have to make sure we get some like this installed on the Axle! Extra Pics:

Very nice and modern. I like the gray right hand side that contrasts nicely with all the red. It definitely feels like a beefed up official set.

Nice use of subtle details like the green vs. red and the sticker on the right side control terminal. Beautifully executed scene and nice story telling too. Not all stories have a happy ending.

All my money to Bob!

And I thought CLAPPIE was funny... Can't wait to see what FAPPIE gets up to. Great micro built ship too.