Darkdragon

Excellent work. I think you really pulled off the slums feel with this moc. Your little houses are just wonderful and I think not as simple as they look at first glance

I think that a minifig for an army would represent a group. Like on a chart sometimes it will have an image to represent something, but it's always a group - so one boy icon would represent 10 or 50 boys, etc. We would definately need to agree as a group what one army figure represents though, otherwise all the numbers are meaningless. I'd say either have 1 soldier minifig represent 10 or 50 (need to choose that). Maybe have 1 knight represent 10 and 1 infantry represent 50?

It looks so junky and steam punk. I it.

Why don't you guys just wait until you have your ideas completely ready with all the details and photos before submitting/posting? I just don't really understand keeping posting "this isn't really the real thing it's just a rough idea and i'm still working on it".

"Yes, fishing is something many of us enjoy. Hopefully your fishing pole is strong, these waters can be rough. If there are no other questions, I must head back to the Captain. He'll need some help getting the rum into his glass."

What an amazing find in your own home. I wish my teen years had been as great in a LEGO way.

It would take quite an incompetent party leader to do this.

"The voyage will be two days. I forgot to mention, feel free to wander around the ship and talk to those who will talk to you. Though you can also just lay in here the whole voyage, it's all up to you."

"Oh aye, these are the tickets. We won't worry about how you got on board though, I must have missed you at the docks. I'm Pip, the First Mate. That there is the Captain." Pip heads back up to the captain and hands him the bottle of rum, says a few words, points at the party. The captain grumbles something back and shoes him away. He returns to the party empty-handed but with the same goofy smile he had before. "If you'll follow me, I'll show you to your cabin." He leads the party through the ship, waving and nodding at various individuals on the way. Pip points out the various parts of the ship as they pass. "The cargo hold there strictly off limits to passengers, so I recommend you stay out of there. Over there you can see a fishing area in case you want to fish off the sides during the voyage and that is the Galley. You'll take all your meals there with the other passengers, we have some ale and you can go down there whenever you want. Ah here we are at cabin #27. This will be your home for the voyage." "As you can see it is very luxurious. There is a bed for each of you, with I think.." he squints into the darkness "yes I think clean linens. There is a box for your personal items, and here are the stairs and door to get in and out...um hmm I guess that's about it. Do you have any questions?"

Yeah it's really hard to see on the fig I think your new version looks more "true" but I think the old version looks better.

The heroes make their way to the stairs. They get a couple glances from the saliers but nobody approches them, seeing where they are headed. When they get near the top, the man with the rum comes over to stop them from going any farther. "Woah there. Who are you, I don't remember taking tickets from you. Do you know what we do to stowaways here? It's too late now, you'll have to go to the brig I think."

Yeah I think everyone is disapointed by that

Maurice tries to catch his footing, but the swaying of the below-decks catches him offguard and he falls down on the wooden plank floor. The smell of saltwater and seaweed invades his nostrils, but he soon is able to stand up on his own. The heroes quietly open the door and peer up onto the deck. Keeping in the shadows, they take half a step out and look around. Most of the deck hands are busy doing their jobs and paying no mind to the cargo area. From the position of the party, they can see a staircase ahead with a door underneath, possibly the Captains cabin. Up the stairs there is a man with a big hat and spyglass standing near the wheel. Next to him is a man in a smaller hat and holding a bottle of rum. The two men are conversing but with the roar of the wind and the other noises on the ship, it is impossible to hear what they are saying. Will the party head up the stairs and talk to the men or leave the safety of the doorway and see what is behind them?

Congratulations everyone! Great work

Tesni listens at the door leading out of the cargo hold. It sounds like normal ship-sailing yelling and movement. While listening, the Timekeeper goes off again BingBongBing Ding Ding. Based on the time, it would stand to reason that it was probably very dark outside and they'd been sailing long enough to be away from the city.

I like the figure. I usually buy these books under $10 on amazon anyway. Of course I don't need another Harry head or hair but the suit is great, it doesn't even have any fleshie coloring so it can be used easily anywhere.

Next time, try a name generator: http://www.seventhsanctum.com/index-name.php http://www.rinkworks.com/namegen/

Put through the sorting machine and got mangoes Just warning someone about what the USPS machines can do to minifigs and my iPhone went and made me look like a complete idiot. ZCerberus adds: Megabloking iPhones!!

With Maurice dumped in a strangely empty barrel, Tesni climbs into the brown crate. It seems to be full of sliver dinner ware and is quite noisy as she gets settled. Joker starts whistling a tune to try and disguise the fact that he should be doing something to stop people from coming aboard the ship in this manner. Namyrra opens up the pink chest and hops in without looking. Luckily she lands on some pretty dresses and other fine clothes. She relaxes and lays back to wait. Eric is left alone on the dock and decides he should get into the last barrel. It's full of some sort of grain, so he just dumps it into the water and climbs inside. Just as he is finishing closing the lid of the barrel, the other two pirates come back on the dock. "What'r you wislin fer Joker? You sure is one crazy fella, out here makin all that noise." The two pirates start laughing and walk over to heft more crates and boxes onto the ship. Joker, for once, is not laughing. Luckily for him and for the party, nobody seems to notice this or his sideways glances over at the large crates and barrel. After what seems like an eternity to Eric and Tesni, but no time at all to Maurice and Namyrra, they hear a lot of yelling and each of them is rumbled around inside the containers as they are lifted off the dock and placed roughly into the ship's cargo hold. When the Timekeeper goes off with a BingBongBing Ding, nobody even notices as it comes from inside the very noisy chest. Finally things quiet down. The heroes can hear nothing but their own breath inside the containers. Moments later there's a jolt and the ship has started moving. Tesni is first to eek open her chest and take a peek. The room is empty except for the stacks of cargo and supplies. She climbs out and knocks on Eric's barrel. Eric pops out, not being quiet about it at all but wanting to escape that stuffy coffin immediately. Tesni opens the other barrel and Maurice is still unconsciously crumpled at the bottom just the way she left him. Namyrra slowly raises her chest lid and looks out at the others, yawning and stretching. "Already there? I was having a nice nap." Once everyone is out of the stow-away boxes, they look around the room. There is one exit that heads up some stairs, probably to the ship deck. Even with tickets, the party members know they should find the captain or first-mate soon without getting seen by too many other crew members. What will the party do now.

What a great looking contest!

Really cool work. I only wish the gorilla faces were easier to see. I've been thinking of customizing the micro figs since I took the print off my first one in 2010 (?) but never did get around to it. Do you have waterslide decals with a white background? Are you using inkjet or lazer printer?

First Noctournas invade Mitgardia's Guild Thread and now Avalonia...we need more watchtowers and a moat with crocodiles.

yeah I did that a few months ago for a moc with a fireman technic fig and firman bulldog head.

He looks around to see if anyone is in earshot then leans in closer to Tesni "I don't want any trouble, I'm not really the fighting type. They call me Joker round here. Anyhow, so if you have tickets you won't be sent off the plank as stowaways. You could swim out to the ship but...well I dunno what creatures might be in the water here. See those four big boxes and barrels over there? Well...you could hide in there. They are the last ones to get loaded and the have to get on the ship."

The pirate sailor at the foot of the boarding plank stops laughing and turns to look at Tesni. "You shouldn't be here. The passengers finished boarding hours ago and we can't let you board. Only the captain and first mate can take your tickets. I'm here to make sure all this junk...er cargo gets aboard the ship so we can head out. You can come back in two weeks but you will need new tickets." His pirate accent was hardly noticeable when he spoke to Tesni, but the heroes didn't have time to worry about that right now.