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Depending on which one you have and the scene you want to create, they can be held by the body: Or by the handle: (I know this is not a sniper rifle, but the concept is the same )

These look great, tin7 (can I keep calling you this way ). Thanks for sharing them. And I concur, please always remember to credit the original designer when using decals people

He means my name is LuxorV, not LuxerV Thanks all for the feedback, btw. I have had this pun in my mind for quite some time now, but I got a C3PO only this week

A new one, OT based:

Eurobricks Forum member and LEGO customiser Omicron shares with us a nice review of the second wave of minifigures by CustomMinifigs.com. (Click on the images to see the review or browse the Minifig Customisation Workshop for more LEGO custom news)

Happy Birthday my friend Have a great day with your loved ones, and of course LEGO!

Here is my latest one:

Indeed, it would be nice to see a new version of a set like this by LEGO sometime soon. Thanks all for the feedback, and I'm glad you enjoyed the review

Thanks for the feedback people I'm glad I could convey my love for this set in the review and to see so many other people like it just as much! Thanks

Set name: Post-Station (Post Office) Set Number: 6689 Price: ? $, ? £, ? Euro Pieces: 52 (+ 1 sticker sheet) Year of release: 1985 Links: Peeron, Bricklink and Brickset The Box Front (Picture from LEGO Wikia - Being this an older set, I do not have the full box anymore.) The front of the box shows the little Post Station and the two minifigures interacting in what seem to be the outskirts of our Classic Town (where can you find a post office so far from the houses and surrounded by green fields?). Please take a good look at the completed set with stickers. Since I do not apply stickers to my sets, this is the only chance you’ll have to appreciate the art TLG designers put in them. One thing I never understood is why the time table had to be put at kids or dwarves level on the door, but I do not think we’ll never get to know it… Contents Inside Here you can see the 52 parts in all their colourful glory! One of my favourite parts of this set is the Grey baseplate; I found it very useful over the years for a lot of MOCs and its diminutive size makes it very versatile in use (for example, you can include it to make the floor the second storey of a house without solidity problems). Recoloured parts The recoloured parts in this set include 4 Black Slope 33° 3 x 3 Double Convex, 1Yellow Door 1 x 4 x 5 Right with Trans-Clear Glass (this is the only set including this piece in Yellow) and 1 Brown Headgear Hair Female. I was not aware that this wig appeared in this colour only in 1985, and it was a nice surprise to discover it during the make of this review! New pieces One of the all time favourite parts for all LEGO Town/City builders, the Red Bicycle was released with this set. It is by far one of the most lovely parts TLG ever produced, and it always gives a worldly shine to Town scenes. Instructions The front cover (remember that during these years instructions were not released in booklets, but in foldouts) shows the same shot as the front of the box, plus the set number, the LEGOLAND marking and the LEGO logo. This has been for long years the trademark of the LEGO System sets (before we even knew this kind of sets were System), and I always scanned the toy aisle for boxes sporting these signs. Random ‘page’ – Parts call-out weren’t very common in 1985 (they were in use in Technic sets and some of the larger System sets), and kids usually had to keep count of the parts and scan the figure twice to make sure they did not skip a passage. How many times we found ourselves with the ‘finished’ set and some ‘extra’ parts which we had to track back to their appropriate position? It is worth noting that some instructions show the mail box with an opposite orientation (i.e., opening towards the outside). It is not clear whether this is a mistake or a (possibly) regional or temporal difference between subsequent releases of this set. Minifigures The figures have always been one of the best parts in LEGO sets (and this is why most of us do not really like mid- or micro-scale sets, isn’t it?). These two townies are well representative of the Classic Town population, and of the 1980s’ fashion. The Woman torso is one of my favourite out of the Classic Town populace, probably because I saw people actually wearing this kind of horizontally stripped sweaters all my youth. The Postman is a great addition to every Town/City and the Posts’ logo looked so appealing to me at the time. I do not think the classic LEGO smile needs any introduction! As expected from old times’ minifigures, there is no printing on the back of the heads or torsos. Building Start The build is fairly simple and straight forward. Still, it is nice to see how LEGO set designers tried to grant the best possible use of the pieces to give solidity to the structures. Good old times Do you remember the time when TLG used a pile of bricks instead of a panel wall? Oh, the lovely memories! Half way through - front The most eye-catching feature of the front of the set at this step is the big yellow post box. These boxes were always source of infinite discussion: were they too big when compared to the minifigs, or were they the right size? The discussion still rages. Half way through - back The inside of our Post Station is a bit cramped, but LEGO sets have (almost) always been designed with the purpose of letting you imagine there was something more on the back and you could expand/complete them with your imagination and your bricks. Finished set Almost like Pizza-Hut For some reason, this shot strongly reminds me of the Pizza-Hut logo… Bonus images Every day life of a Postman Our friendly Postman is out to deliver some letters riding his shining red bike. The lovely scene makes two questions arise: - Who will serve the Woman with Letter if the Post Station is empty? - Is that the most secure way for the Postman to bring around the Townies’ correspondence? Back to Station The Postman is back, while our Town Woman, having found the Station un-attended, is posting her letter in the box. Out to In only The post box is designed and used so that it can be opened towards the inside of the Station, so that our Postman can easily retrive the mail and process it on his desk. At your service Ma’am As said, the inside of the Station is a bit cramped, but Postman is ready to fulfil his customer’s requests. Final comments Overall, this is a very nice little set. As typical of the times, it is full of bricks and the only really big element is the door (quite naturally). The presence of a small baseplate with enough free space for the minifigs to be attached and moved around the building is something we have seldom seen in more recent sets (fortunately, baseplates seem to be coming back again!). The minifigs are interesting and pretty well designed (of course, no double side printing on the torsos and custom expressions on the faces, but those came in later). Colors scheme - 9/10 (I never saw a Blue and Yellow Post Station in my life, but this means little or nothing. And considering the colour palette of 1985, this set is indeed pretty nice.) Minifigures - 10/10 (These two are some of my favourite Classic Town figs. The woman’s torso is by far my favourite and the Postman is a great addition to all Towns; It’s not a chance that the Postman theme is still so common in the Town/City lines!) Parts - 9/10 (Did I say there are no panels, but only bricks? Of course I did! The only small con is that there are very few new or recoloured parts, but that’s fairly acceptable given the time and size of the set.) Design - 10/10 (This design seems to have inspired the Pizza-Hut logo; what do you want more?) Quality - 8/10 (All the parts are made of good quality plastic; unfortunately, as of the time, most bricks have the eye-catching mold mark on the sides.) Overall: 47/50 Excellent More pics can be found in this Brickshelf gallery. As always, questions, comments, and pic requests welcome!

Set name: River Runners Set Number: 6665 Price: 7.25 $, ? £, 8.00 Euro Pieces: 74 Year of release: 1994 Links: Peeron, Bricklink and Brickset The Box Front (Photo from Brickset, as I do not own the box anymore.) The front of the box has a clean look, sporting the full set into a natural environment, representative of its purpose. A rubber ship afloat on a stream. Unfortunately, I find the quality of the background somewhat disappointing: despite the quite nice water flow effect, the rivers are too clearly flat and b-dimensional. The LEGO and SYSTEM logos cover the upper left corner, but definitely do not stand in the way or drive the attention away from the set itself. The set number, in the upper right corner looks somewhat like it’s been added as an afterthought to me for some reason. Back (Photo from Peeron, as I do not own the box anymore.) The back of the box shows some possible alternate models we can build from this set. I often wonder how many people long for the good old days when alternate/inspiration models were standard fare and not the exception on the LEGO boxes, just like I do. Contents Inside This set includes a fair number of parts in ten colours and 3 figs. Definitely not bad for its price tag. My favourite parts in the lot are the floatation vests, the curved-top bricks and the grilled plate. I remember how much I like the plate at the time, being the first of its kind I got. My only concern was that, with a bottom so full of holes, the boat looked like it was about to sink any moment. Only some time later I understood that floatation was granted by the lateral ‘air tubes’. Recoloured parts This set did not include any new molds and only a couple of recoloured parts. These are 4 Brick, Modified 2 x 4 x 1 1/3 with Curved Top in Yellow and 4 Tile, Modified 1 x 1 with Clip also in Yellow. Accessories As you can see from the photo above, there are a lot of very useful and interesting minifig accessories in this set. They include an axe, a pick-axe, a shovel, all used to build camp on the river banks; a trio of oars for manoeuvring and for when the engine won’t start; a trio of lifejackets and a torchlight; and finally, we have a backpack, supposedly full of food supplies, a tent, some blankets/sleeping bags, and more… truly a Mary Poppins styled bag! These parts alone provide indeed reason enough to want to buy this set. Instructions The front cover (remember that during these years instructions were not released in booklets, but in foldouts) shows the same shot as the front of the box, the set number, the LEGO and SYSTEM logos. The look is clean and appealing, so you may feel the urge to book a raft ride as soon as the season begins. The back cover shows our River Runners disembarking and getting ready for camping. It will be a fine night of bone fires and songs under the stars! Random ‘page’ – The instructions are simple and every step involves a very limited number of parts, which makes things easier since there are no call-outs in this kind of instructions. Minifigures None of the figures is exclusive of this set, having all appeared in previous years in the Outback sub-theme. Nonetheless, they make for great addition to any City/Town collector. The Woman’s torso is one of my favourite of all times. The hoodie is pretty nice and it was the first time we saw one in LEGO City. The recent version we saw last year (see the 3177 Small Car set) is an update of this classic part. The two men seem to either be brothers or have both bought their sunglasses in the same shop (plus they must have forgotten to shave). We’ll call them Texas Man (for the hat) and Pilot (for the jacket and the fact he actually pilots the boat/raft). Texas Man wears a nice green waistcoat over a long sleeves white Tee. Though this torso has been seen in 41 sets in LEGO history, the figure itself is less common, limited to the Outback sub-theme only (his relatives span other City/Town areas as well). He fits the man on vacation theme quite well, with the possible exception of the hat, which does not speak much of a river run to me. Pilot, on the other hand, is a very common figure and I’m sure most people own at least a copy of him. Not much to say, apart for noting he does not wear his signature blue cap in this set. As expected from old times’ minifigures, there is no printing on the back of the heads or torsos. One last shot to see how the figs look with their floatation vests on. Building Start We start with the central part of the raft. The build is simple and pretty straight forward, with some interesting solutions here and there. Thanks to the 4 round 2 x 2 with rounded bottom plates on the underside of the boat, the model is quite sturdy and swoosh-able, even if it’s not an air or space craft. Adding accessories and motor We continue by adding the accessories our Outbacks will use to make camp or face any possible situation in the wild. Next comes the motor, a nice little thing with stripped colours to make it look shiny and easy to tell from the rest of the vessel. Finally, even if we do not see any evidence of a com system aboard, the raft sports a long antenna, plus a handy floodlight. Finished set The finished set plus minifigures. We are ready to ride any river we may encounter and to set up camp when we’ll eventually get tired. What more could we ask from this neat little set? Bonus images Getting ready So, are we ready to sail? Get your backpack on board and let’s get moving! Final comments As we said, this is a small-ish set. Its building is pretty simple and it includes only a few recoloured parts an no new molds. Nonetheless, this model conveys a great sense of adventure, a deep feeling of riding in the middle of the wild, which means its aim was fully accomplished. Colors scheme - 10/10 (The rubber part of the raft looks very realistic and the strips on the motor make it stand out as different and more metallic.) Minifigures - 8/10 (None of the figure parts is new to this set, but they were all brilliantly used here and make for some great additions to any City/Town collection.) Parts - 8/10 (Not many new or recoloured parts, but everything can come in handy for MOCs. I do not see any part in this model which could be difficult to use in an average City/Town creation.) Design - 10/10 (Again, it looks very realistic and does not have any major flaw.) Quality - 10/10 (All the parts are of the good old LEGO quality.) Overall: 46/50 Excellent As always, questions, comments, and pic requests welcome!

Happy Birthday my dinosaurs friend! Have a great day

Alright, so it's groaner time, right? Here you go people:

This is a cool new color BF added to their palette Thanks for sharing the news, Omicron!

Happy Birthday Ras! Have a great day

Some great new ones Here is another mix with the 2011 themes from me:

Since this has be already re-addressed, I'll close this topic.

Wouldn't it be useful to read the pinned topics?

This goes to LEGO General Discussion and News Forum. Moving it now.

All your links are broken Anyway, here are Luke w/medal and Luke w/out medal. Enjoy!

Some great ones lately, even hough some are harder to get Time for another: