Erynlasgalen

I had a great time reading all these entries, there are some really creative stories out there. I'm going to throw my votes in for: +1 Tazmaniac -Jade Rip-Snorter +1 Matn - Katharine Zoeker +1 Skalldyr - Russki Westnik Good luck everyone!

Why did there have to be so many great designs out there? I need more points! In no particular order I am going to go with: +1 Clone 0' Patra- Bathilda Bagshots House +1 Maegnus- Zonko's +1 Oky Wan Kenobi - Flourish and Botts +1 Maydayartist - Hogs Head Inn +1 Dix -Dervish and Banges Great job everyone!

Thanks for the welcome guys! I have definitely been hitting up a few sales around the area up here. One of my local Targets had some Atlantis sets marked off 75%, I picked up a few just for the parts. I hit up another five Targets (yes there really are that many around me ) for the Collectible Mini figs 3, but only came away with two elves and one fisherman. Someone already must have beat me to them. We do have a Lego store up here too, but no matter when I go is absolutely packed to the brim with people. I did manage to get up there this weekend and pick up a PAB cup, they just restocked some of the bins and had plenty of trans-clear 1X2 bricks. I really want to get down to Cincy and check out what they have in their store, you can never have too many Lego!

I really like the orange pieces on the front of this, I think they blend well with the other colors used but still gives a nice pop of color. I also like the cutout into the cellar on the front, and how you made it into the shop on top. The only thing that kinda bugs me is that it looks like the shop is floating in midair when I look at it from the front. Maybe if a small sidewalk was made around the front of the shop it would fix that. It would break up the structure just enough so your eyes would see it as two different levels. I can't wait to see how you decorate the inside, I always find that is my favorite part to put together.

Hi everyone! I'm Eryn, hailing from the now snow covered and freezing Columbus Ohio area. Lucky for me I never quite let go of my obsession with Lego from an early age, some 27 years later I still sneak down the toy isle whenever I can to take a peak at the new things. I've recently taken my Lego out again, and fell even more in love with them. Ever since I was little I have always had a liking for the castle sets, anything sorta historic and I am there. I still remember some of my epic Lego battles going on while my sister played with her Barbies. I also have a sweet spot for Harry Potter (just posted my first HP MOC for the winter contest), and Pirates. I love looking at the City sets, but alas every time I go to make a modern city, Robin Hood comes in and wreaks it, lol. Its good to have found a community who understands that Lego doesn't have to be just a child's toy!

Hello everyone! Long time lurker, first time posting When I read about this contest, I knew I had to come out of hiding and enter something. History (From the Harry Potter Lexicon) ...The Apothecary is a fascinating shop crammed with all sorts of interesting things. There are barrels of slimy stuff lined up on the floor and jars of all sorts of powders, herbs, and the like along the walls. Bundles of feathers, fangs, and claws hang from the ceiling. The whole place smells very bad, a mixture of bad eggs and rotten cabbage (PS5, CS4). The name of this shop in the films is Slug & Jiggers Apothecary (PS/f)... My take on the shop ***Updated as of Jan 31st, 2011**** I decided to take down the original shop (you can still see it in my flickr) and redo the shop to be bigger and better. I took out most of the outside street and unnecessary distractions and concentrated totally on the building itself. Thanks to a nice PAB wall grab the other week, I was able to score some nice trans pieces that worked well for the windows on the outside. I think with the slightly higher building, it now looks like it would fit into Diagon Alley more than the original version. Total piece count comes in at about 900 give or take a few. Enough talk, onto the pictures: Front by erynlasgalen, on Flickr front closer by erynlasgalen, on Flickr shop side by erynlasgalen, on Flickr Inside shop 2 by erynlasgalen, on Flickr wizard shopper by erynlasgalen, on Flickr As always you can hop over to flickr to see some more detail pictures. Hope you enjoy!