Shadows

This thread is like a time machine, we're slowly working our way back to the original inspiration for this fine work that has been so often parodied, Edward Hopper's "Night Hawks". Great job so far, especially since you lost that roof and added the interior details. I would switch to a more traditional chef figure to reduce any further risk of it being confused for a bar, but otherwise, I'm just sitting back and watching how it progresses. Keep up the great work!

Someone gave love a bad name. Are you sure it wasn't another chandelier? Or a vampire came along after and found a tasty bit. Did you check the neck for puncture marks? :skull: The back, eh? Now I don't want to get picky here, but if he's lying facedown and we can't see the wound, forcing us to turn him over, doesn't that mean that the wound, and therefore the attack, are frontal? Further, if you are struck from behind, "ambushed" as you called it, you wouldn't necessarily know it was happening quickly enough to have an expression indicating fear. Clearly, this man was attacked from the front and we have no way to determine if he knew the assailant or not, only that they had enough knowledge of the house to get in here without having to solve a pile of damn word puzzles and search for hidden bits of key. That indicates a knowledge of the house, not necessarily of him. Further, they had time to move the body, dispose of the weapon and escape into the night (no one kills anyone in the afternoon, it's just common knowledge). *whispers to Max and John* Did we ever determine exactly what kind of doctor he is?

I don't claim to be an expert, though I am attempting to collect all of them (only because I'm attempting to collect every figure in every variation in existence). From memory, I came up with ... I tried to do a mental count of the ones I have, but it became too confusing in the generic town women area, plus I had a hard time following your choice of inclusions and exclusions (flesh/yellow, legs etc). If I had to estimate, I have or could quickly assemble 90% of the ones listed with most of the missing ones being the soccer teams, Agents, Speed Racer, Spongebob and some of the variations in town. Never realised there were so many...

No, I gave him a wet willy. Get it right, dragon breath. Then I objected to molesting the body. Yes, of course, that's just the way to do it. Why don't we drag him to the ballroom, prop him up in a chair and see if we can get him to talk, too? Might as well turn him over, Max. This Dragon chap (why are we listening to a dragon chap?) seems to want us to flip Chester, and we all know that he's already fully aware of what killed him, so I guess there's no harm done.

I wouldn't mind a mail-in rebate of some kind, or a "buy $xxx on SW LEGO S@H and get a free SW promo" type of offer. I don't like the "something extra in your box" type, however, as that tends to attract dishonesty and damaged sets on store shelves. It's bad enough that people buy and return sets minus key parts, put something that has value like a code towards getting some free and all kinds of problems would occur.

If you don't deliver $3 million Republic Credits in small unmarked bills to the trash can located outside Chalmun's Cantina by 5pm today, the Rodian is history.

*waits until Max is just about to touch Chester's obviously dead hand and gives him a wet willy, causing him to scream like a little girl* I'd like to just stand here and laugh, thanks. Then maybe we can move the body, disturb the scene and do any number of other things to completely compromise the possibility of collecting forensic evidence.

You're right, that was insensitive of me, I forgot that you two are married. I have no idea. Well, I have a couple of ideas, but I think I'd rather see what others have in mind, I'm not at all confident with any of my theories right now.

Haha. I think that's just a red herring. Well, it smells like red herring. Maybe Dragonateri did it after eating at the Russian deli and before dying. A parting gift for you. I was thinking we let our night killer do the honours. It's a good final test of his loyalties and we can pick someone else to vote on. I'll hold my vote until this has all been decided.

What a disgusting development, but why would Pavarti target Johnny? Seems more likely to have been someone involved in the affair. Either way, it's meaningless I guess. I dunno. He ran in awfully quick to proclaim himself the hitman, knowing it makes him look loyal. I guess there's always the simple Baritones test, kill one and if they're innocent, kill the other. As for today, we vote for one, Quarrioni deals with the other? Except for that doorstep delivery.

I'll agree that TLG seems to be moving more towards the minifig, and that's just how I want it. If I need a Hoth base or some nice Endor trees, I'll build them out of the massive amount of available basic bricks in the world. If I need Admiral Ackbar or a Taun Taun, it's a little harder. I will agree that repetitive ships get tiresome, but I love the dark green A-wing, so I'm not complaining. This isn't really 'report' material. A report should indicate offensive or dangerous material, interpersonal disputes, things that are completely inappropriate and need immediate attention. This isn't any of that, though it could have become a dispute if anyone had overreacted. Speaking of which, what we don't need a dozen of are unofficial moderators trying to tell people how to behave and what to post. The staff does a great job of dealing with such issues, if they even need dealing with, leave it to them. Point made?

It wasn't a matter of convincing. Unless I'm reading it incorrectly, we didn't kill you, Iris did.

I don't sincerely believe in rights of ownership for things we build out of stock parts. If it involves something we actually create, like a decal or design that isn't a copy of a real one, sure. I've been a bit disturbed lately by people selling items that use printed copies of legally trademarked names and logos, though that's unrelated to this situation as far as I know. Don't expect anything to be done about it, it's her word against theirs and you've made it clear they have no legal documentation to present. Still sucks, if that counts. Sorry there isn't likely anything to be done about it, but a link would be informative as Sinner asked.

Look at the crowd you're working with.

Oh, there are people who want you dead, I'm just not sure I'm one of them at this point. You do get awfully jumpy, don't you? As for proof, Adelaide says she's the hitwoman. Even though she's kidding, at least we've seen her actually kill someone. The FBI is after all of us, don't act like such a martyr. As for not understanding because I'm not married, you're right there, I can't even begin to understand just how well you've taken this whole affair, it's like it doesn't matter at all. Personally, if one of you ran over my cat I'd have already killed you. If one of you was sleeping with my cat, no, wait, this isn't working, but you know what I mean (and I swear, even I might get in trouble if I continue that line). I'm so mean I once shot a man ... just for snoring. Actually, you'd be surprised how narrow minded I can get when presented with conflicting and suspicious information. It's not like anyone is trying to get you condemned here, we have a job we all agreed to do, let's get that done and see where it leads. Unless, of course, this has all been one grand distraction from our intended purpose.

*does the "I solved the damn puzzle dance" in the closed thread, just because he can* Oh, and it was a lame code. I'd tried a Caesar early on, which is more traditionally broken into a square. In this case, it would have been an 8x8 with extra letters added for confusions sake. I'd also add that it's more properly called a rail code, not picket fence. Have I pooped on this enough? Ok, I'm done.

I don't even believe such a position exists. To prove the point, who would have done a kill the night you were out of town? How about if we voted for you? It's that sexy hair. ... so you sent her to the house of another member of the family who could just as easily be caught, therefore letting the Feds get both of them. Yep, smart. Sounds like a bunch of boogeyman crap. Honestly, you are the most pathetically wimpy member of this family I've ever seen. Oh, and the only people I can think of who would be likely to claim that their death would be such a disaster are the rats, trying to save their miserable megablocks. If it squeaks like a rat... *reaches down* Did you drop this? *hands Dragonateri some cheese to go with his whine*

Castle Dark Forestman: Original and Recolours (Brown, Green, Blue, Red, Tan, Light Bley) Dark Forestman: More Recolours (Reddish Brown, Dark Green, Dark Blue, Dark Red, Dark Tan, Dark Bley) Forestman with Pouch: Original and Recolours (Green, Sand Green, Dark Green, Blue, Medium Blue, Dark Blue) Forestman with Pouch: Original and Recolours (Red, Dark Red, Brown, Reddish Brown, Light Bley, Dark Bley) Forestman with Pouch: Original and Recolours (White, Purple, Tan, Dark Tan, Light Grey, Dark Grey) Forestman 2: Originals and Pouch Variations Forestman with Collar: (Green, Dark Green, Blue, Dark Blue, Red, Dark Red) Forestman with Collar and Pouch: (Green, Dark Green, Blue, Dark Blue, Red, Dark Red)

I'm not overly impressed after clicking the link. Then again, the link you posted took me directly into your account there and I found their lack of security disturbing. I also wondered why you're asking about one set but have a different one in your cart. No matter, I've adjusted your link to correct the problem before someone else clicks it. If you decide to deal with them, proceed with caution, crappy security in one area can mean problems in others.

Be careful not to confuse your Christmas card list one year... Willie, as agreed to yesterday. *gives Quarrioni a bottle and raises one to burning rats* Damn. That would have helped.

What are you, some kind of freaking boy scout? It says, "Dragonator has chronic fire-breathing halitosis and already knows who killed Chester and will probably kill all of us at the end." No, wait, that was 14. Let me try again... The ballroom chairs hold more than just people. Look under to find the key. I'd like to go look under the ballroom chairs and get that damn key, finally. Then I'd like to point left while faking right, grab Max's half of the key, put them together and run in and open the secret whatever-it-is! HA! There's a lad, now he's getting it! Yeah, knew he had it in him. Thanks, guys.

You're right, Piav, we do have an agenda to take care of today, though this whole affair issue has certainly opened my eyes to some new possibilities. I've voted as agreed, I hope we all will this time and maybe we can get a step closer to the truth, finally. No, you haven't provided any evidence, just claims, and claims that I should add are completely new, nothing you've ever said to me privately before. We're supposed to accept that as fact? Your proof is "because I say so?" You're crazier than an old man sitting in his house drinking booze and making up codes. I'm not saying that you're making it up or not, but it sure is a convenient way to try to alibi yourself when things are looking a little funny on the homefront. The one opportunity at real proof, conveniently impossible. Well hell, Quarrioni's hitman might as well come forward too, he can be one more person we're conveniently supposed to trust. Actually, if Quarrioni can confirm that person's identity, I would trust him, so it's not a bad idea. We all got lucky there. Someone ought to put that coin in the family vault for safekeeping, we could use some more good luck.

I was buying it until the FBI started camping out at your house. You want us to believe that Dickie's bed Adalaide's house is safe enough for Alicia, but not you. Right, you're in hiding, but you can show up at meetings and then go back to your little rat hole at night, except when you're not at home because you're the hitman. Well the hitman hasn't exactly had work every night, including last night, thanks to some idiot family members who can't remember to kick the pigeon er toss the potato uh, send a simple message. So... did you kill Trexxasani or did Quarrioni? If you're the hitman, you did, so why has he been the one who is late to the meetings? Should we take that as an indication that he isn't loyal? Personally, I trust him a lot more than you right now. It isn't adding up, and it looks like even your own wife is beginning to doubt you, while seeking solace in the arms of another. Ok, let's try that test. I am the hitman. Prove me wrong. As you've said, "the real someone could just come forward and prove me wrong." You claim to be that someone. Do it, or your words ring hollow.

Lots of changes, improvements and general mischief and mayhem in progress. A random thought: Harry Potter must have really sucked as a theme. Seriously. A handful of reviews out of 51 sets. Even Speed Racer and Avatar with their weak sales were able to get at least one review for each set. What does this mean to you? Review some Harry Potter sets! Geez. Some of you must have bought them... Another random thought: KimT is doing a great job indexing all of the Star Wars minifigs. Don't get any ideas, people. I may do some themes where I own all the figures. Maybe. That basically means Indy and Batman. If anyone is really, desperately interested in some of the other themes, we can discuss it in this thread and maybe set some standards for a community minifig indexing project.

You're still leaving out the truth. You are literally the wimpiest hitman I've ever heard of, assuming you really are one.