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New creation just before the new year. This is my second modular: a music store and a recording studio. Packed with lots of details and opening panels, I think that this is perhaps my best build yet! My goal is to be able to build some more modulars (comprising of what will be known as Bricktropolis) for BrickWorld Chicago 2016. Hope everyone had a Merry Christmas! Happy New Year!

Few LEGO creations ever come close to the caliber and utter detail mother-load that this richly designed masterpiece has. I saw all the pictures of the interior, the lighting, the excellent photography. It is a wonder, an absolute wonder. I would love to see this model in person. Just fantastic. Of course you know this now means you need to build the whole town to match it, right? I mean I'm just saying...

Thank you all so much for the wonderful comments! As I recall, the use of the latticed window piece was not my idea, but I was excited to see how that technique would work in this MOC. Again, thanks so much and hopefully more builds will be coming soon...

Man, that's beautiful! Really good work here! I particularly like the sand green building and the lovely fall trees.

Rodgenhale is home to the unique Rodgenhalian monks, whose monastery is pictured below. Several years back, these pious monks encountered a severe attack, and were forced to make sturdy modifications to their abbey. Since peaceful times have returned to the countryside, the Rodgenhalian monks have been pioneers in agricultural technology as well as aid and support for the village community. Housing men from all walks of medieval life, Abbott Martin Owen attempts to preserve the traditions of the monastery and retain peace in Rodgenhale. Well, well, well... two months since I've posted a build? Honestly it feels like a year. I've been more busy than I have ever been in my entire life with school. work, and business in general. My guess is that this creation has about 15,000 pieces or more, and during its two month construction period, I came up with MANY more building ideas, so you'll see some more builds from me really soon hopefully.

It's so very good to see you posting here, Anders. I was afraid that you had gone into inactivity. And what a shame it would be to lose one of the very best LEGO shipbuilders out there! Wonderful job with this ship, as others have said you are a pro with LDD.

Thanks! Yeah more MOCs are a' coming! Thank you!

Thank you so much everybody!!! Yeah, you're not the first person to say that either. Whether I want to admit it or not, the boat is roughly based off of the motor boats in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade.

Well... I must say that this looks awfully familiar. That's really sad. Yes you are absolutely right.

LEGO is one of those things that you NEED as much as you can obtain in a lifetime. The question is not whether one can have enough LEGO or not (the answer being one can never have enough), the question is can there be a point of satisfaction with the size of a LEGO collection (this question having the answer of no). LEGO fans must have as much LEGO as they can possibly get.

Somewhere in the tranquil swamp forests of Rodgenhale... This build was inspired by the background picture, taken a while back by me with my cellphone on a retreat I attended. Since taking the photo, I had this idea for a medieval house on stilts to be situated in the emerald green water. You might notice that some of the bricks seem to be "cut off;" this was done to create the effect of the supports and stairs being partially submerged in the water. Yet another medieval build for me; although it has been a while since I've last dabbled in a medieval MOC, I have rediscovered the joy of adding all sorts of little details and trinkets to a build, and so I will soon begin working on a MUCH MUCH MUCH bigger medieval build...

Great review! The Spider Vampire Lady's hair reminds me of the Scarlette villain lady from the Minions movie...

Hey guys! Here is my latest creation, a teak wood motor boat! Complete with superb chrome decor, adjustable steering wheel and rudder, opening engine panel, detailed engine, this boat is sure to earn some double takes while cruising along the waters. ~Hope you guys enjoy!

Hahah thanks! Well, you never know... :-) Thanks Graham! :-)

Hi guys! Quite the fun build, I have been wanting to build some Indiana Jones themed MOCs again for quite a while now... This was made for a 50 piece challenge on MOCpages. As always (hopefully) more builds coming soon...

Nice MOC and a most clever use of the Spongebob headpiece.

Hi everybody! Ever since I began working at Bricks and Minifigs, I wanted to attempt to build a modular building of it; and so, to celebrate my first anniversary of working at Bricks and Minifigs, I built this. This is my first modular that I’ve built, and it was a ton of fun to construct. Maybe I’ll make more in the future… The First Story: Unlike any brick (pun intended) and mortar store that sells LEGO® products, Bricks and Minifigs offers a variety of new and used LEGO® products, varying from individually sold minifigures, to retired sets that you will no longer find in any store. We also offer a large selection of “bulk bricks,” that is, a whole tray table full of miscellaneous LEGO® bricks that one can purchase according to container sizes. It’s basically Pick-A-Brick, but with an astronomically larger variety. There are also little stations of tray tables where you can build your own minifigure. In addition to this, Bricks and Minifigs offers birthday parties, Mindstorms Robotics camps, as well as stop motion film camps. There are currently 11 Bricks and Minifigs locations throughout the United States, but we are constantly growing, so there will hopefully be more locations sometime in the near future. Feel free to find a store near you at <a href= http://bricksandmini...inifigs.com</a> The Second Story: Obviously, the first story of this building is a Bricks and Minifigs but on the second story is Harold's Haberdashery. Harold's Haberdashery. The height of men's luxury fashion. The epitome and pinnacle of style and comfort. Here you can find all of the latest and greatest fashions available, tailored (yes pun intended) to your very needs and desires. It is a very exclusive store, and it isn't everyday that they'll let people in just to "look around." However, Harold's Haberdashery isn't all that strict, for today in the store one can see that the owner has just given a free suit away to the gentleman standing there. ;-) The Background of Bricks and Minifigs: Bricks and Minifigs not only offer a wide selection in LEGO® products, but there are also some really wonderful people that I get to work with. Adam: my boss and one of the best bosses the world will ever know. Preferring to canoe and be with nature in his free time, Adam’s favorite LEGO® theme is Star Wars; he is known to occasionally get into a debate with fellow employees and customers about the fall of the Galactic Republic. He greatly enjoys adding little trinkets and tidbits to our modular displays at work. Tracy: Adam’s wife and our minifigure specialist. Tracy loves to work with minifigures and always has super-creative ways to advertise for our store and is our biggest Facebook contributor/poster. She loves to assist customers with her cheerful attitude and was my mentor when I first began working at Bricks and Minifigs. Brock: Our Classic Space expert. Brock is the most knowledgeable person I know on anything and everything Classic Space, and everything having to do with LEGO® space themes for that matter. Appreciative of both the newer and older themes of LEGO®, I’ve learned quite a bit from his expertise. In his spare time, he enjoys working on his giant lunar-base MOC, which should be finished soon… Diane: Brock’s fiancée and our bookkeeper. Diane’s experience in scheduling and finances have truly helped us here at Bricks and Minifigs. While she is somewhat hesitant to learn everything about LEGO® all at once, she is a huge fan of Harry Potter and Harry Potter LEGO® products. John (me): Well what is there to say about me…? I am just a very lucky and blessed TFOL to be working with all these wonderful people. As you can see from my outfit, I obviously enjoy building ships and naval MOCs, though I am known to stretch out into many different genres as I often do. It's so incredible to be able to work with these awesome LEGO® fans. Noah: Our only other TFOL employee and perhaps the biggest fan of modern combat that I’ve ever seen. Noah is an overwhelmingly accomplished TFOL and is always ready to build something (mostly to do with modern combat of course). Noah and I greatly enjoy making puns about LEGO® and anything else we can think of to make each other groan with agony at the cheesiness of the puns we make. Tom: Our Mindstorms robotics and stop motion genius. Tom runs the camps that we offer and his knowledge as a teacher and expert in both fields of robotics and stop motion filming make him an asset to our team. In his spare time Tom enjoys working on bottle rockets with his son. When I first saw Bricks and Minifigs, it was really something of a God-send. Just getting back into LEGO®, it was great for me to see such a store. I never thought I’d be fortunate enough to work at this wonderful place and since then, it’s been a rollercoaster of only great and fun times. I’ve met some really remarkable people here; it’s such a blast. For the kindness, warmth, and generosity shown to me I am truly indebted; thank you, Bricks and Minifigs. More MOCs to come, that's for sure...

Thank you all so much! I appreciate it! :-)

See, I agree, and then... I kinda disagree. I mean I know someone who has a USC Millennium Falcon new in the box, and that's one of those sets that you just never want to open (it's worth too much to do that with). Then again, it is sad to think that those bricks will never see the light of day, and that they will always be in darkness, just hoping to be played with. *sigh* I myself have several sets that were autographed by LEGO designers, and I just can't bring myself to un-package them... In contrast to that though, LEGO fans usually would purchase/get/receive a set that they themselves really like, and so it seems somewhat ridiculous not to open the set... I don't know. I guess I'm neutral in this debate. While I myself am 95% an open the box as soon as I get it kinda guy, the other 5% I'd have to reserve for collecting the beloved brick. I've got minifigures (original Kit Fisto, 1989 Classic Pirate, CMS Animal minifigs, etc...) that I kind of keep to the side to preserve them, but they are not sealed. I believe part of collecting with LEGO is being to actually see and touch the collected item. It makes it more real. So, in theory, if I had a Mr. Gold minifigure or Cloud City Boba Fett (I wish), I think I'd purchase a little case to put them in, so that I could both see it and have it preserved. But I am a MOCer at heart. Tear open the set, sort the pieces, and let my imagination run wild and build from there. MOCing is definitely the correct way to go with LEGO, in my opinion. You've seen me go back 'n forth on this... So I guess my final thought would be that one would have to see what set is being questioned before deciding to keep it new in the box or open it up... But this is indeed a very good point that you bring up here, my friend.

With much of its design based off the M1 Abrams tank, the JG-95 also has some interesting additions that are unique to its design. The light wheel use, the front slope armor turret, and powerful engines all help to make this tank extremely efficient in all types of terrain. Hope you all enjoy.

Thanks so much, guys! I am really happy that you enjoyed this build.

Here 'tis on LEGO.com http://shop.lego.com/en-US/Star-Destroyer-75033 Here 'tis on LEGO.com http://shop.lego.com/en-US/Star-Destroyer-75033

Thanks for the comment! Well, now granted I didn't come up with too many techniques myself - - but I'd say the one I am most proud of is the little "holder" for the bundles of wood (I don't mean using the rubber band for bundling, I mean the framed holder that the bundle is in). Thanks so much again for the comment!

Oh man, where to begin... Rodgenhale Farm is a small, but very productive farm that resides in the medieval countryside. The farmer, his wife, and three sons work hard everyday to keep their farm running, and on this day, they are paid a visit (which doesn't happen often as they are pretty far out in the country) by a merchant. The merchant's cart is filled with all sorts of things exotic to these farmers. I do plan on displaying this creation at Brickworld Chicago, so you might just see it there! :-) Well this creation is something that has been in the works for about two months now and I finally finally finally have finished it. There are a lot of techniques that I have used in this build (some of which I made up myself), which really hope to enhance the detail that brings out the agricultural side of this MOC. I do hope you all enjoy this MOC. :-)

Interesting idea. I guess I could tile the wings. Thanks for the comment!