Exetrius

Seems like I missed something, where is this info from? (you might want to answer this in the 2017 thread) Corrupted samurai sound really great! Also reminds me of the LU Maelstrom horsemen.

Thanks a lot for the positive feedback!

Ah, thanks. Too bad that's a 343 km drive for me... Btw, whoever you're talking to on EB, always in english please! Can anyone tell me if the Rogue headwrap fit on a Ninjago Stone Army shoulderpiece?

Really cool take on Makuta! Those massive arms with the elemental orbs circling around them (nice integrated function!) has to be my favorite part. The shoulders, chest and mask are great as well, awesome work!

Wow! Really digging the scenery and animation quality here! It seems they have brought down the level of LEGO bricks from practically 100% to 80%, I guess. I'm fine with that. Not so much to say about the voice acting yet.

Anyone spotted this series in the Netherlands yet? (Went to my local retailer Toys XL, but nothing...)

They are definitely the same and besides, given how detailed these are, they must be in the sets.

I am really digging the samurai look of Kai, Cole, Lloyd and Jay! The samurai niche has had very little refreshment in the years after the original Ninja theme; two CMFs, three Shredder minifigs, four Samurai X versions, but almost all of these have a lot of red in the colour scheme. Nice to see green, blue and black-brown! The only thing that is missing for me are good samurai helmets, but I understand they still want them to be ninja..

Next ninjago issue (18) will include Ronin with two deepstone shurikens:

I will certainly try to enter this one! 16x16 is quite a challenging size. Can you have more than one entry?

Oh my, just as my holidays end, it's starting to rain contests and challenges! Anyway, great to see it has finally arrived. Oh btw, could we use a 'blank' stand-in figure for Lord Raavage if we don't have the parts for him?

So, the build has to fit within the borders of a 32x32 quadrant, no alternative footprints that take up the same space (like 16x64), correct? Anyway, I hope I can make an entry.

Nope, I believe they never do, sadly.

Thank you for sharing your research! There are two themes that could be added, imo: Vikings (2005-2006) and Castle subtheme Ninja (1998-2000).

I rarely visit the SW forum, but this proves that I should visit it way more often; what a cool build! Awesome scenes, excellent photography! I especially like the hologram scene and the final image where Alia gets mugged. Did you use a laser to achieve the glowing red eye?

Thank you! Not sure when I will upload the next episode, hopefully next week. Thanks! Nah, pure coincidence...

Oh wow, silly me!

IT'S HAPPENING!

Build sci-fi stuff. Neo-Ice Planet for example.

Exactly the same here! I picked one up yesterday as and I built it today. I wholeheartedly recommend it to.. eh, basically any System fan? Here's why: - It looks bloody amazing! This is not your standard offroader buggy; it has blasters, rocket engines, blades, two-person-fitting cockpit and a drill, beat that! - It has a fantastic and unusual parts selection, which make for an outstanding building experience. - Great play value, especially with the independent suspension, six-stud gatling gun/drill function when pushing the rear down. The removable turret/rocket engine flyer is nice as well (I think kids would love it). The small outpost (luckily) has a minimal part count, but it does its job well and still looks appropriately detailed. - Stone army soldiers, a purple ninja and a superb version of Cole, big yes to that!

Many thanks, guys! Thank you! It's an alchemist who specializes in earth magic (not an earthbender, in the sense that every mage could use earth magic, in theory. More on this here.) Thanks! Sometimes, I spent about as much time searching for a good weapon combo as for a minifig combo. I always strive for uniqueness.

Well, probably someone mentioned it here, more likely in the Dimensions Physical Brick Discussion. Anyway, I'm super excited for those, they'll be incredibly useful for robots, sci-fi and tons of other stuff.

Exetrius Saga 1: Fallen leaf 2: Message in Kyrrath 3: Equipment upgrade 4: Subjection of a legend 5: Family Dinner 6: Attack of the Hunters 7: Taking the Runestone 8: Supplies Arrive! 9: Festival of the Ranks (part 1) Episode 10: Festival of the Ranks (part 2) Day three of the festival, early afternoon. Exetrius was called out to the battlefield for his first magic battle. His heart skipped a beat and let out a sigh of relief. However, his little moment of joy was soon overruled by nervousness. As he walked through the stands, to the entrance of the battle arena, he felt hundreds of gazes upon him. To him, the overwhelming cheering meant one thing: they were expecting a good fight; they wanted to see him win! But, could he really live up to this? Would he be able to display the same progress as he did in his training, in front of all these people? On the bottom of the ladder, climbing five places in the ranks (his current objective) is a walk in the park. But, in the middle to upper class, the competition is very tough. Exetrius looked up from the projection of his anxious thoughts. Time to man up and focus! And then, his challenger appeared before him... He was struggling hard not to laugh. This was definitely the most plain looking chap he had ever seen! It seemed as if there was simply not a single thing going in that head of his. The announcer told he was rankless, even. Seriously, what kind of joke was this!? How did he even get in the middleclass for his first battle? There must have been some sort of mistake! Furthermore, the referee requested Exetrius to remove his armour and head gear. Fair enough, this won't last long either way, he thought... Exetrius was right indeed. The match was over before he even knew what hit him! He got beaten with a single punch... such incredible power... He swore that he wouldn't judge a book by its cover ever again. Curse him! He got on his feet and faltered back to the stands, hoping that his next fight wouldn't come too soon. A few battles later, it was Enzan's turn again. His rival was, judging from the insignia on his robes, a Kaliphlinian fire mage. This would be a very important test. They chivalrously shook hands and wished each other the best of luck. The fire mage uttered a spell, after which Enzan found himself running around the arena, chased by a flaming whip. Strangely enough, the flame only seemed to come after his right hand. Suddenly, he came to the realization that his act of chivalry was where he got tricked. During the handshake, his opponent must have transferred a magical mark onto his hand so he became target of the spell. Sly move... Luckily, the marker could be dispelled quite easily. Now, his rival had to switch to manual coordination of the attacks. This bought Enzan a little bit of time, which he used to activate the fire absorption spell on his staff. He turned around, took aim... ... and fired the energy of the flames right back at their caster in a powerful blast. Another victory for Enzan. Plenty of interesting duels took place afterwards. The last battle of the day was a much anticipated one: a clash between the Order of Zotharith's taskforce of warriors and ninja assassins, and the city's largest independent alliance of bounty hunters. The stakes of honour were high, for both both parties. The arena was trembling to its foundation under the crowd's massive excitement, generating a noise that was hardly bearable. It turned out that the organization had chosen representatives from the different hierarchical levels of each side. And so, Exetrius ended up alongside his sister and Commander Kira Derisquar, as the weakest member of the team. The enemy team consisted of the leader of the alliance, wielding two katanas and sporting a straw hat, as seen on the insignia of all members. Despite being their leader, he was at the greatest disadvantage of the team, because his strenght relied mostly on his skills with his enchanted katanas, which had been replaced by unenchanted ones for this regular combat battle. The other two seemed to be average fighters. If nothing else, the girl attracted lots of attention, mostly that of the audience. Commander Derisquar quickly came up with a strategy: she would fight the leader, Exetrius would take on the girl and Yukino would switch between defending her brother from the boy and attacking the girl. The strategy worked out more or less as planned. In a fierce battle, they gained the upper hand. And when Yukino managed to take the boy down, the fate of the battle was almost sealed. Exetrius responded by directing his attention towards the leader, who was still being attacked by the commander, leaving the girl to his sister. Together, Exetrius and the Derisquar cornered the enemy leader, directly under the noses of Onicius Centario and Zeruko Urima. Check. Mate. To be continued.... in part 3 Hello there, here is the second part of the Festival of the ranks, and there is still more to come! I'm well aware that there is still no overview of the entire build, so therefore I suggest to wait patiently and check out the next episode. Since many of you thought the last episode ended rather soon, I have made this one longer, I hope you enjoy it! C&C always appreciated! (Oh, btw: someone on Flickr pointed out that the fist is from a right hand, instead of a left one. My fault...)

Welcome, Jonathan! Personally, I have never seen a (modern) road like this done in Lego either. I think one of the reasons for is is because there are hardly any tiles with curved edges; they are either round or rectangular. If you go for studs-on-the-side construction (for achieving the smooth surface), you need to make some sort of mosaic if you want the edges of the road to be smooth, but with that, it will be hardly possible to create the striping patterns. In other words: doing one corner is quite a major challenge, so imagine doing four! But, if you can accept the fact that your edges are not smooth, and/or you cover them with something like vegetation, then it should be a whole lot more doable. Edit: Don't even get me started on ascending/descending roads...

Thanks for the compliments! @Isundir I'm quite a minifig perfectionist, so each fig in the crowd is meant to not be 'just another fig in the crowd'. I plan to have the next part up somewhere in the coming 24 hours. Hype!