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Part of the challenge of LEGO is building with what you have. I understand that some have more than others, but don't let this hold you back from joining and having fun. All bricks are useful, and you will be surprised at which bricks you'll want during your building process. However, it is smart to cater your builds to your collection. If you happen to not have a lot of bricks suited to building vehicles, you can concentrate your builds on terrain. Afterall, science fiction is not just about spaceships and robots. There are opportunities to build alien landscapes. Here's an example from me: http://www.eurobricks.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=109928 And there are opportunities to do more traditional Town style builds. We have three colonized (and therefore civilized) home planets in AG, one for each corporation. And there's no reason story-wise why your character cannot start building a town on another planet. Here's one from Kai NRG where his character is on vacation visiting an awesome surf shop: http://www.eurobricks.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=117219 Regardless of which corporation you choose, you may always build in another corporation's color. Here's a great example by Octan's Bob, where he builds a beautiful Kawashita starfighter: http://www.eurobricks.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=117770 Also, you can always create an outside faction, like goatman's Merchant Confederacy that uses non-corporate colors, like his gorgeous Libertine: http://www.eurobricks.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=112536 Your imagination is limitless. Too many pink bricks in your collection? Well, build a pink starfighter! http://www.eurobricks.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=116997 The point I'm trying to make is: just have fun.

I'm glad you liked the pretzel treats! But you should really thank Ellen and Clive for handing out pretzels as treats during Halloween. Eh eh eh eheheheheh eh eheh. Eheheh eheh eh eh eh eheheh. Eheheheh. Eheh. They were Ellen's grandmother's secret recipe? It's wonderful that you could share them with us! I can't believe we fished the pretzels out of the whale poop and handed them out to everyone....

All my monies to Bob!

I've always loved the shape of tadpoles. They... STOP!!! JUST STOP!!!

Location: I06 - Yetornius Tags: Exploration, Land Vehicle, Spaceship, Fleet Bonus Dramatis Personae: Previously: http://www.eurobrick...howtopic=116997 Currently, somewhere over Yetornius.... So, Ishmael, how's the new prototype starfighter handling? She handles well enough, sir. There are some minor kinks we can work out between test flights. Glad to hear it. Keep track of anything you'd like us to improve. Copy that, sir. So these starfighter prototypes were developed as collaborations between Octan and the Merchant Confederacy? Indeed. The Merchant Confederacy have specific needs for their starfighter designs. We figure other customers may have need of similar designs. So the Merchant Confederacy submits the designs, we develop the prototypes, they test them, and we get the rights to manufacture and sell them. They get to keep the first lot off the manufacturing line, which of course, helps us work out any last minute bugs before we open up the starfighters for military contract orders. I see. Betsy May, this is Tabman, do you copy? Reading you loud and clear, Tabman. My starfighter...she's not responding to my commands. The thrusters don't seem to be operational. Don't tell me...pull Tabman up on screen. That's not a starfighter! It's a tank! We let him of all people submit starfighter designs?! And how is it that no one mentioned anything during the production of the prototype? What are you talking about, Eshey? It's clearly a starfighter. In fact, based on the specifications, it's a special type of starfighter known as a Vic Viper. See the two frontal prongs, the two side wings, and the single dorsal fin? Classic Vic Viper. It has no thrusters and has tank treads! It's a tank! It seems I'm going to have to send you back to the vet for more psychiatric therapy. I can't believe you still can't tell the difference between a starfighter and a tank. Tabman, I'm looking at the exterior of your ship, I don't see anything that's out of place or damaged. What part of "it has no thrusters" is not out of place?!?! Betsy May, this is Tabman, it seems that an alien has pulled up alongside us in formation. It appears to be a two headed turkey with a body made out of tofu. It must be one of the legendary space tofurkeys I've heard rumors about! What? What in the finger? A turkey with a tofu body? And why does it have two heads? IT MAKES NO SENSE!!! Of course it does. It's both Thanksgiving and Novvember. Gobble gobble gobble. Gobble gobble gobble gobble gobble gobble! Gobble. Gobble gobble gobble. Gobble gobble gobble gobble. Well met, Sally and Gordon! I'm Bruce Vayne. I'm a pilot for the Merchant Confederacy. Gobble gobble. Gobble gobble gobble gobble gobble. Gobble gobble. Gobble gobble gobble gobble. Gobble gobble gobble gobble gobble. Sally's a dermatologist and Gordon's a fisherman? Interesting! Come aboard the Betsy May later. Drinks are on me! They both share one body!!! How do they even go to work?!?! And what genitals does that body even have, given that one head is a girl and one head is a boy?!?! Eshey, that's rude! I think I'll have to send you to sensitivity training, as well! Additional pics under the spoiler tag, and comments and criticisms are all welcome!

Obviously having three balls is better than just having two. As Mistress T would say, "I pity the fool who doesn't have at least three balls." Wait, what's ED-208 doing on Lesser Drigo? He was supposed to meet me in my quarters 10 minutes ago!

Location: F09 - Arium Minor Tags: Mahtog... ...a sin city of perpetual night. Also of drugs, gambling, prostitution, and gangs. A wretched hive? Maybes. But I calls it home. The name's Joey. Joey Lucchese. And I'm an enforcer for Don Maggiano. Ever since those Octan clowns muscled in on our turf, business has been hurting. They've forced us underground to live like rats inside mountains to stay low, and now they're helping out those Merchant Confeds by offering protection. Well, the Don had to send a message. Lucky our goodfellas found somethings at an Octan facility; one that they destroyed on purpose (http://www.eurobrick...howtopic=116109). And with it we was gonna serve up Octan some payback. The only problem was that we was taking too long for our payback, and the Don was sending me and my boys, Bugsy and Mugsy, to speed it along. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ GET OUT OF MY LAB!!! Er...um...youse is taking too long for the Don... This is scientific research, you dumbfart! We can't be sure of anything without properly designing the experiments and doing the proper statistics! Do the words "controls" and "p-values" mean anything to you? Of course not, because you and your goons went to school in a sewer and were taught by diarrhea nuggets! Um...wes ain't gonna take that... You will take what I give you, which is nothing! Take your urine sucking proboscises and get out! Er...then wes is gonna take your assistant. Your last one is currently sleeping with the fishes. WHY DO YOU THINK MY RESEARCH HAS SLOWED DOWN, YOU FART FACED MORON?!?! IT'S BECAUSE YOU TOOK MY LAST ASSISTANT!!! Well, this one is gonna be sleeping with the fishes, too then. It's a good thing I hired one that can breath underwater then! Youse think you're a wiseguy? This guy thinks he's a wiseguy. Wiser than you, you testicle vomiter! Get out before I tell Don Maggiano that it was YOUR fault that my research has fallen behind! And what are you going to do with that baseball bat, moron?! You break anything, I'll tell the Don how you slowed me down even further! GET OUT! NOW! Er...then we'll bes leaving now. Youse better remembers why we were here. Because you are the progeny of stupidity and idiocy? GET OUT! +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Youse sure showed him, boss! That's right, Mugsy. No ones messes with Don Maggiano. I'm Bugsy, boss. I'm Mugsy. Youse guys think you're wiseguys, huh? Additional pics under the spoiler tag, and comments and criticisms are all welcome!

Your efforts researching this very important project is much appreciated. I see you've brought your own android assistant. He will be very useful, but be sure to dial up his "sadist" settings before you begin. If the chains and handcuffs are too tight, know that they are adjustable. There's no such thing as too tight! Of course, Sue. I'm just trying to help out Kodan, here. In any case, in addition to the standard clear lubricant, see if you can make a black variant. I have a new brand idea for Octan Ninjaglide.

All my monies to Bob!

Here's a fun animal fact for you: alligator penises are always erect. They reside in the cloaca and pop out for mating, which is why we don't see them normally.

For future reference, just know that Octan starships come in a variety of shapes. I see here that this starship is from our "hardware and tools" category. Since I happen to be an explorer, I prefer more "deep penetration" shapes for my starships.

That's one hefty looking mech! It's built like a linebacker! I once dated a girl who was built like a linebacker. She was always after my balls and would sack me in the sack.

Location: I06 - Yetornius Tags: Exploration, Land Vehicle, Spaceship, Fleet Bonus Dramatis Personae: Previously: http://www.eurobrick...howtopic=116744 Currently, somewhere over Yetornius.... Sue here. I'm at their last known coordinates. I don't see the whale nor the Ramrod. I hope the search on the poop asteroids is going better. Any luck? Normal Guy? HoNEy!!! KliK WhERe aRE kLIK YoU?!?! I take that as a no. Ethel, Hombre, how about you guys? Bqllr! I guess that's also a no. Alright, let's keep looking. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Meanwhile, inside the colon of the space whale.... WHAT DO YOU MEAN IT WON'T START?!?!?! It appears that many of the Ramrod's systems have been damaged by exposure to the space whale's gastrointestinal tract. I'm afraid she won't fly. WE'RE TRAPPED IN THE SPACE WHALE'S COLON?!?!?! [violent tremors rock the ship] WHAT WAS THAT?!?!?! Peristalsis. It appears that a poop is coming our way. We'll be incorporated into the next poop asteroid if we don't get out of here soon. I DON'T WANT TO BE PART OF A POOP ASTEROID!!! Anyways, the solution is simple, Eshey. We need a starship that's immune to the hostile environment of the space whale's G.I. tract. And there's only one thing I know that's immune. We'll need to build a new starship out of... ...space whale flesh. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Later.... I can't believe we built this thing. Behold, the flesh viper! I can't believe how gross this is! Why did we bother incorporating the Octan logo?! What were you doing during those marketing seminars and workshops that I sent you to? You should know the importance of branding and recognition! [violent tremors rock the ship] CRAP IN A HAT!!! LET'S GO!!! LET'S GO NOW BEFORE WE BECOME PART OF THE POOP!!! Initializing systems. All systems nominal. Alright, let's take her up. Making our way back out the way we came. Hold on, hard to starboard! Now hard to port! Another steep climb! There's the sphincter! We're almost there! SENSORS SHOW THE POOP IS RIGHT BEHIND US!!! And we're free! WE MADE IT!!! HOLY AVOCADOS, WE'RE NOT POOP!!! No, we're not, Eshey. Unidentified flesh starship that just flew out of the space whale's butt, this is the O.T.C. Mojito Madness. Is that you, sir? Mojito Madness, this is Pombe. Eshey and I are alright. In fact, we have both fresh poop samples for the lab analysis and Halloween treats for everyone! THE POOP AND THE TREATS ARE MIXED TOGETHER IN THE SAME BUCKETS!!! It'll be fine, Eshey. We'll separate the treats from the poop before we hand them out. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Next: Additional pics under the spoiler tag, and comments and criticisms are all welcome!

All my monies to Bob!!!

It's obvious to me that not only do you have the touch, but you've got the power, as well. My only advice would be that a string of land vehicles, like say, a convoy, might have improved the build. Maybe that is something you can roll out at a future date.

I like the butt arms, especially the one that ends with a hook like a pirate. Also amazing is the cockpit which is like one giant cajon.... Sue, what is the singular of cajones in Spanish? I don't think there is a singular version, sir.

Location: I06 - Yetornius Tags: Exploration, Land Vehicle, Spaceship, Fleet Bonus Dramatis Personae: Previously: http://www.eurobrick...howtopic=116312 Currently, aboard the Axle, somewhere over Yetornius.... Eshey, reporting for assignment. What's going on here?!?! I'm administering corporal punishment to Sue for breaking protocol and offering unsolicited advice to the CEO. That's not appropriate! And why is Hombre here? I'm not sure really. He just sort of showed up so I've been spanking him, too. Less talking, more spanking!!! I'm almost done here. I'll meet you over in the hangar bay in a bit. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Later, in the engineering bay.... Are we seriously going to give a space whale an anal probe? Eshey, if we want to get the freshest poop samples, we will have to travel deep inside the space whale. That's why we have these things developed by Big Z to help us. The first are exosuits equipped with pooper scoopers and poop collection buckets. Why do those poop collection buckets look like jack o' lanterns? Because it's Halloween, Eshey. Um...okay. We'll use this next generation deep exploration vessel, the O.C.S. Ramrod, to penetrate the whale sphincter and enter the whale. Once we're inside, we'll travel to the colon, where we'll land the ship and embark with the exosuits to search for fresh poop. Alright, lets head out. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ On approach to the space whale.... There it is, Eshey, right where Ishmael's coordinates said it would be. Bringing us underneath...and there it is...the butt hole! Penetrating the sphincter. Making our way towards the colon Let's hope the space whale doesn't have a bowel movement while we're in here or we'll be ejected back out into space. Quite violently, too, I think. And that's just not the normal farts and number two's. We'll be ejected if the whale sharts, as well. Quite messily, I'm afraid. Alright, here we are - in the colon. Landing the Ramrod. Eshey, prep the suits. I can't believe I'm doing this.... +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ In the colon.... Eshey, keep your eyes out for fresh poop that's been trapped here. How are you even breathing? I can't even imagine the smell.... Interesting, look here, Eshey - alien coccoon pods! It seems that aliens have... ...colonized the colon. Oh look! They're hatching! KILL THEM!!! KILL THEM NOW!!! USE THE POOPER SCOOPER!!! Hold on, Eshey, let's not get violent. In fact, they are trying to communicate with us. Eh eh eh ehe ehehe eh eh. Eh ehehe, ehe eh eh eh eh. Eh ehe eh. You're names are Ellen and Clive? And you've been waiting for trick or treaters all night and we're the first ones? And you have pretzel treats for us? Well then, trick or treat! Yes, please, place the pretzels in these buckets. THAT'S WHERE THE POOP GOES!!! We'll sort it out later, Eshey. Next: Additional pics under the spoiler tag, and comments and criticisms are all welcome!

I would like to buy Wolverine's Bones please! Thank you!

Proper research into the appearance of a space whale's anus is vital to avoid any confusion and accidental probing of the wrong hole. Don't lis...wait...that actually somehow makes sense. I don't believe it. I really don't know what a whale anus looks like.

Sir! I'm glad you're safe and unharmed! We should consider a security escort for you from now on!

My sister was an obvious pick for this pickle of an assignment. When we were children, we were handpicked to pick fruits since we were the fastest at fruit picking. We would race to see who could fill the pickup trucks the fastest. She always won, but it was close every time, but now I'm nitpicking.

Location: I06 - Yetornius Tags: Exploration, Spaceship, Fleet Bonus Dramatis Personae: Previously: http://www.eurobrick...howtopic=116119 Somewhere over Yetornius.... Betsy May, come in. This is Cobra Leader. Cobra Leader, this is Betsy May. We are receiving you loud and clear. How goes the CAP? Any Zoid sightings? Negative, Betsy May. Though...I think I've found something that our Octan friend would be interested in. Copy that, Cobra Leader; patching you through to him now, please hold. ... Pombe here. I hear you have something for me Ms. Haverly? Call me Ishmael. Alright, Ishmael. What is it you see? I think I've found the source of the poop asteroids you and your colleague are both so interested in. I have no interest in poop asteroids! Sure you do. Now, what might be the source of the poop asteroids? I'm not sure, actually. But it looks like a giant space whale, sir. Just one? It's not a pod of space whales? Just one, sir. It must be a lone bull. If you say so, sir. Ishmael, could you send me the coordinates of the space whale? Eshey, get ready, we're heading out. The coordinates have been sent, along with it's current speed and vector. Why are we heading out to the space whale? Instead of collecting frozen poop from poop asteroids, this is our chance to get a fresh poop sample. We're going to give the whale an... ...anal probe. Next: Comments and criticisms are all welcome!

All my monies to Bob!

Lovely vehicle and great terrain! Fantastic presentation!

It's obviously a combination time traveling workout machine and gynecological examination chair in one. Convenient and efficient for those who need a good workout and a pap smear while time traveling. I suppose one could use it for more creative purposes, which is why the manufacturer thought ahead and included the emergency life preserver. I used to have one until I broke it during a debriefing session.