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  1. Awesome! Thanks so much! Both are super useful! As for the hair piece, if Lego doesn't release one, I guess I have no choice but to repaint a Misako hairpiece.
  2. Quick question. Did we ever get a Harumi minifig in her casual civilian attire? Because if we haven't gotten one at this point, I doubt we'll ever get one. But I do want to get my hands on that white hairpiece. Also, does the Harumi face print (without make up) show on any other pre-existing minifig heads that I can use as a replacement? I'm open to suggestions. Thanks!
  3. I was hoping it would be the Narwhal fig too. I'm starting to wonder if we'll ever get it.
  4. CHAPTER 3: INT. LLOYD’S BEDROOM – DAY We fade in to see Lloyd sleeping on a futon in his cramped and tiny bedroom. His cell phone begins to ring. The BORG INDUSTRIES logo can be seen on it. His phone’s ringtone is the chorus of “The Weekend Whip” by The Fold. [Song: The Weekend Whip by The Fold - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UVhm9XO_Vw0 ] [Just jump up, kick back, whip around and spin! Then we jump back, do it again! Ninja-Go! Ninja-] Lloyd wakes up and fumbles around to answer his phone. His eyes open and we see that they are green. He answers his phone and it is his father, Garmadon, on a video call. LLOYD: Hello? GARMADON: Hello, Luh-loyd? LLOYD: Dad, how many times do we have to go through this? It’s just Lloyd. GARMADON: Nuh-uh. L-L-O-Y-D. I named you. Lloyd sighs, puts his Lego hands to his face and does the minifig equivalent of a facepalm. LLOYD: Okay, I know I’m gonna regret this but I’ll bite. What is it? Lloyd cringes. GARMADON: What? A conquering warlord can’t greet his own son a happy birthday? Lloyd relaxes. LLOYD: Oh, uh, that’s actually nice of you. Ummm, thanks Dad. GARMADON: And I even got a surprise for you! Now close your eyes. No peeking. Lloyd closes his eyes. LLOYD: I’m not. (to himself) Please be a car. Please be a car. Or something mundane. Garmadon brings the camera phone to another room. GARMADON: See, I was working on a new MEGAWEAPON and I ended up with a lot of prototypes. I thought it would be a waste for them to just rot in storage so I decided to make something out of them. And so, SURPRISE! Lloyd opens his eyes and sees Garmadon showing a room full of various devices and weapons. A WAR HAMMER can be seen on top of a pedestal at the center of the room. Beside Garmadon, a dummy dressed in green robes is strapped to a torture rack by the arms and legs. Lloyd is shocked and confused when he sees this. LLOYD: I… what? GARMADON: Isn’t it great? It’s your very own torture chamber! I mean, I was going to use it on that pesky Green Ninja who keeps foiling me at every turn but I was thinking maybe we could both watch that do-gooder suffer together. Garmadon pulls a lever and the torture rack is activated. It stretches the green dummy, pulling apart its arms and legs. The head and torso fall to the floor comically. Lloyd is utterly horrified. LLOYD: What? Dad, no! I don’t want a torture chamber! Why would I even want one? Garmadon is genuinely confused. GARMADON: But you used to love torture chambers. LLOYD: That was just a phase I went through. I’m over it now. Garmadon is visibly disappointed. GARMADON: Oh. I see. (to himself) Wow, they really do grow up so fast. One day, bodily dismemberment is your favorite form of entertainment. The next, it’s a “violation of human rights.” Garmadon makes air quotes with his Lego hands. He looks back at Lloyd. GARMADON: That’s okay. I get it. I get it. Physical torture is child’s play. You want to move on to something more sophisticated. LLOYD: Wait, that’s not… GARMADON: How about we spend some quality time together, just the two of us, some father-son bonding? LLOYD: That… doesn’t sound so bad. GARMADON: Great! What do say you and your old man crash the stock market together and perpetuate wealth inequality? LLOYD: Dad! No! That’s not what I meant! Garmadon deflates. GARMADON: Oh. We could... burn down some orphanages? Lloyd facepalms again. LLOYD: Dad, you’ve burned down all the orphanages. There aren’t any left. GARMADON: All of them? LLOYD: (angry) ALL OF THEM! GARMADON: We could make more orphans! LLOYD: Dad! No! That’s not… uuugghhh!!! Please dad! Just for once, can we do something normal and not… evil? Both are silent for a beat. GARMADON: Wanna… go get some ice cream together? Lloyd is exasperated. LLOYD: YES! PLEASE! Just no more… GARMADON: Excellent! We’ll steal all the ice cream in the city! LLOYD: Auuughhh!!! DAD, STOP! NO MORE STEALING! NO MORE PROPERTY DAMAGE! NO MORE HURTING OTHER PEOPLE! I’M DONE WITH ALL OF THAT! That’s not who I am anymore. I just want a nice normal family bonding experience. (to himself) Just trying to have a clean slate here. Garmadon squints at Lloyd. GARMADON: Wait a minute, are you going soft on me, Luh-Loyd? LLOYD: It’s not called going soft, dad. It’s called being a decent person. Maybe you should try it sometime. Garmadon gives Lloyd a judging, condescending stare. GARMADON: Sometimes I don’t know why I even bother. Until you rediscover the darkness in your heart, you’re no son of mine. Unhappy Birthday Luh-loyd. Garmadon ends the call. Lloyd flops on his futon and groans.
  5. CHAPTER 2: EXT. NINJAGO HIGH SCHOOL – DAY We fade in to see a shot of Master Wu from the back as he looks on to see a school campus. The song "Believer" by Imagine Dragons begins playing as an entirely wordless montage sequence of Master Wu recruiting the ninja occurs. We see a close up of Master Wu in deep thought. We then go into his POV (point of view) shot as he looks at a sign on the right side that reads “NINJAGO HIGH SCHOOL.” The national emblem of Ninjago can also be seen. It is a rectangle with six dots inside, resembling a 3x2 Lego brick standing upright. INT. SCHOOL GYM – DAY Several teenage boys are playing a game of dodgeball. We see a close up of one of the boys with a confident look on his face. This is COLE, a young man with black tousled hair and long bangs. He has thick, black, bushy eyebrows that accentuate his expressions. [Song: Believer by Imagine Dragons] [First things first, I’ma say all the words inside my head] Cole throws a dodgeball at his fellow classmate so hard that the other student smashes through the wall of the gym, leaving behind a minifig-shaped hole. Cole sheepishly raises his hands as though to say “whoops”. [I’m fired up and tired of the way that things have been, oh-ooh The way that things have been, oh-ooh] Everyone else is freaked out by Cole’s super strength and runs away from Cole. Saddened, Cole hangs his head down when he is left alone in the gym. Alone except for one person. Master Wu puts his hand on Cole’s shoulder and recruits Cole for his Secret Ninja Force. Cole looks up and smiles. INT. SCHOOL SWIMMING POOL - DAY Several students are swimming laps around the pool filled with actual non-Lego water. But one lone student can be seen meditating at the bottom of the pool. Close up on this boy. He is ZANE, an unusual young boy with a white crew cut. [Second things second, don’t you tell me what you think that I could be] Suddenly, large spikes of non-Lego ice emanate from where Zane is sitting at the bottom of the pool. The ice spreads until it freezes the entire swimming pool with everyone in it. Zane opens his bright blue eyes and is shocked by what he has done. [I’m the one at the sail, I’m the master of my sea, oh-ooh The master of my sea, oh-ooh] Cut to Zane out of the pool while school staff are trying to break the other swimmers out of the ice. Zane is frightened by the angry glares all the swimmers are giving him. Master Wu approaches Zane and puts his hand on Zane’s shoulder. Zane turns to Master Wu and sees Cole in the background nervously waving hi. Zane nods and Master Wu recruits Zane. Zane hugs Cole and Cole smiles gleefully. INT. SCHOOL SCIENCE LAB. - DAY At a science class, the students are busy working on their experiments. We focus on a freckled boy with messy, dark brown hair. This is JAY, a cautious but inventive individual. [I was broken from a young age, taking my sulking to the masses] Jay works furiously on building a potato clock. Several quick shots of Jay taking various items including a non-Lego marble potato, non-Lego galvanized nails and some copper wire. As he takes each of these items, tiny sparks of electricity flow from his hands into the objects. [Writing my poems for the few That look to me, took to me, shook to me, feeling me] Beside Jay is the Lego clock he built. It is connected to the copper wire, connected to the potato. Jay inserts the galvanized nail into the potato and the Lego clock ends up shooting lightning everywhere. The bursts of lightning are synchronized with the beat of the lyrics. [Singing from heartache from the pain Taking my message from the veins] Everyone in the science lab runs out. Master Wu looks under one of the tables and sees Jay, huddled by himself and scared. [Speaking my lesson to the brain] Master Wu recruits Jay. Cole welcomes Jay to the team, patting him on the back. HARD CUT TO: EXT. SCHOOL SOCCER FIELD – NIGHT Bright spotlights illuminate the soccer field as the students are playing a nighttime soccer match. We track an enthusiastic teenager as he rushes to kick the soccer ball into the goal. This is KAI, an impulsive young man with a scar running through his right eye. He has incredibly spiky, dark brown hair. [Seeing the beauty through the...] As Kai runs, flames sprout from his back, resembling wings. [Pain!] At "Pain!", we see a slow motion shot of Kai kicking the soccer ball, his fire wings fully extended. Flames emanate from his feet, setting the ball on fire. [You made me a] Now set aflame, the ball hurtles into the goal, setting the goal on fire. [You made me a believer] Kai stands triumphantly for a few moments while the crowd gasps. He doesn't realize he has accidentally set his clothes on fire, leaving him almost entirely naked. [Believer!] We see from behind Kai, a visible shot of Kai’s Lego butt, which is basically just a regular set of Lego legs but entirely yellow. In the background, the crowd cringes and looks away. [Pain!] Kai notices his lack of clothing just as the fire spreads to his underwear on his front. His fire wings dissolve into nothing. [You break me down] Ashamed, Kai covers his nether regions and runs to the locker room, crying. INT. SCHOOL LOCKER ROOM – NIGHT [And build me up, believer] Kai is crying in the locker room. He looks up and sees Cole, who averts his eyes. [Believer!] Without looking at Kai, Cole hands out spare clothes to Kai. INT. SCHOOL HALLWAY – NIGHT [Pain!] Kai comes out of the locker room wearing the new clothes. [Oh let the bullets fly] Master Wu recruits Kai. [Oh let them rain] A person walks by, obstructing our view. As the person leaves, the scene transitions to the same location during daytime. INT. SCHOOL HALLWAY – DAY Many students are walking around the hallway. Some are crowded around a bulletin board. On the board is a poster that says “Art Competition Finals”. [My love, my life, my drive, it came from... Pain!] A teenage girl runs toward the bulletin board. She is NYA, the younger sister of Kai. She sports black wavy hair in a ponytail with long bands and has a small beauty mark on her face. As she runs, Nya tracks water with every step she takes. At “Pain!”, a student slips and falls on a puddle of water Nya left behind. [You made me a, you made me a believer, believer] Unaware of the trail of water she leaves behind her, Nya is ecstatic at seeing the art competition poster, so much that globs of water manifest from her hands and the rest of her body. Other students begin to notice. Her power leaves her wet causing others to think she wet herself. [Third things third, send a prayer to the ones up above] The students all laugh at Nya. Ashamed, she runs to the corner dead end of the hallway where no one can see her. She crouches down and starts crying. [All the hate that you’ve heard has turned your spirit to a dove, oh-ooh] Nya looks up and sees Kai. Kai sits beside his sister and gives her an extra set of clothes. [Your spirit up above, oh-ooh] Nya comes out of the girl’s bathroom wearing the new clothes and sees Master Wu and the other ninja. Master Wu recruits Nya. EXT. FIELD – DAY [I was choking in the crowd] We see the ninja training with Master Wu. They are all wearing black gi uniforms. Master Wu makes a striking motion. [Building my rain up in the cloud] Cole strikes a regular non-Lego brick and breaks it in half. EXT. SNOWY MOUNTAIN - DAY [Falling like ashes to the ground] Zane leads the others through snow-covered terrain. The others fall down in time with the lyrics. Emphasis on Kai. [Hoping my feelings, they would drown] Cole tries to pick up his teammates but he sinks into the snow himself. Zane goes back and helps everyone out. EXT. MASTER WU’S OBSTACLE COURSE – DAY We see the ninja before a complicated obstacle course consisting of several rotating contraptions and wooden dummies. [But they never did, ever lived, ebbing and flowing, inhibited, limited Till they broke open] Jay goes through the obstacle course and dodges every blow from the spinning contraptions and the wooden dummies. His movements are synchronized with the beat of the lyrics. [And rained down] Cole cheers. [And rained down, like] Kai enters the obstacle course. We sees Kai’s surprised face as the arm of a wooden dummy comes down on him. [Pain!] We see from behind the wooden dummy as Kai smashes through its arm with a powerful fire kick. [You made me a, you made me a believer] Kai goes literally right through the obstacle course and destroys every obstacle and dummy in the way. His movements are also synchronized with the beat of the lyrics. [Believer!] All the ninja cheer. [Pain!] Reaction shot of Master Wu as he is shocked that Kai demolished his expensive equipment. INT. MASTER WU’S DOJO WAREHOUSE – DAY [You break me down and build me up] We see a shot of Nya looking at various flat Lego tiles containing blueprints. [Believer, believer!] Everyone cheers as Nya builds the SAMURAI X MECH. [Pain!] Cole and Nya do a fist bump in the foreground. The shot is framed such that Jay is in the background in between Cole and Nya. Jay has a shocked face and he covers his mouth as they fist bump. [Oh let the bullets fly] Cole notices Jay has a crush on Nya. [Oh let them rain] Cole calls Jay over. [My love, my life] Jay and Nya do a fist bump. [My drive] Jay blushes. [It came from… Pain! You made me a, you made me a believer, believer!] We see a panning shot of all the ninja lined up as they punch out their element one at a time. Cole leads and the others follow. Earth, Ice, Lightning, Fire, and Water. Master Wu looks on proudly in the corner. INT. SCHOOL HALLWAY LOCKERS – DAY We see a young boy with green eyes and blond hair. This is LLOYD GARMADON, the son of Lord Garmadon. [Last things last, by the grace of the fire and the flame] Lloyd walks towards his locker and sees the word “Garma-dork” spray painted on it in black paint. He is bullied for being Garmadon's son. Lloyd’s green eyes turn red in anger and he pulls up his black hoodie to cover his face. EXT. NINJAGO CITY STREETS – DAY [You’re the face of the future, the blood in my veins. oh-ooh] Lloyd steals and vandalizes property. He runs out of a candy store with a wheelbarrow carrying a single piece of non-Lego candy. [The blood in my veins, oh-ooh] Master Wu and the ninja confront Lloyd. All the ninja are scared of Lloyd except Cole. Master Wu places his hand on Lloyd’s shoulder and recruits him. Lloyd’s red eyes turn green and full of hope. EXT. FIELD – DAY Again, we see the ninja training with Master Wu, wearing their black gi uniforms. [But they never did, ever lived] Master Wu repeats the same striking motion. [Ebbing and flowing] Lloyd strikes a non-Lego cement hollow brick and breaks it in half. Surprised reaction shot of Cole who cannot believe his eyes. EXT. SNOWY MOUNTAIN - DAY [Inhibited, limited, till it broke open] Lloyd leads the others through snow-covered terrain but instead of everyone walking, all the other ninja are on snowboards attached to a thread rope. The rope is tied to Lloyd who runs at full speed like a sled dog, pulling all the other ninja along. Kai is having the most fun but the other ninja are just trying to hang on. EXT. MASTER WU’S OBSTACLE COURSE – DAY [And rained down, and rained down, like] Lloyd goes through obstacle course, dodges every blow and still destroys every obstacle after he has dodged it. All the ninja are amazed. Cole’s eyes are full of awe but also slight apprehension from being progressively outclassed by Lloyd with seemingly little effort. [Pain!] Reaction shot of Master Wu with an “I just fixed that!” look on his face. INT. MASTER WU’S DOJO WAREHOUSE – DAY [You made me a, you made me a…] We see a shot of Lloyd looking at various flat Lego tiles containing blueprints. [Believer, believer!] Everyone except Cole cheers as Lloyd builds all the mechs of the other ninja, the WATER STRIDER, the FIRE MECH, the LIGHTNING JET, the ICE TANK, and the QUAKE MECH. Cole is now more visibly bitter and cynical. His hair is now tied up in a man bun. [Pain!] Cole quietly leaves the dojo as the others cheer Lloyd on. [Oh let the bullets fly, oh let them rain] Cole runs back into the dojo, frightened. He points outside and gets the others’ attention. They all run outside. EXT. OUTSIDE MASTER WU’S DOJO WAREHOUSE – DAY [My love, my life, my drive] We see the GREEN DRAGON MECH that Lloyd built. Cole is frightened by it and cowers behind Zane. [It came from… Pain!] Zane turns to Cole and makes robotic movements indicating that it is a robot, not a real dragon. Cole laughs sheepishly. [You made me a, you made me a...] All the ninja put on their ninja hoods but now, instead of black, they are wearing different colors to match their elemental powers. Lloyd wears green to match his eyes. Cole is the only one who continues to wear black. [Believer] Wide shot of all the ninja jumping in attack formation toward Garmadon and his forces. Secret Ninja Force on the left and Garmadon and his army on the right. The ninja all have their weapons drawn. Jay has a pair of nunchucks. Nya has a spear. Kai has a pair of twin katanas. Lloyd has a broadsword. Cole has a scythe. Zane has a pair of shuriken. [Believer!] Epic slow motion shot of the Secret Ninja Force and Garmadon about to fight each other. Fade out to black just before they make contact.
  6. I used to collect My Little Pony. But then my cousin came along and she has been living with us ever since she was born and welp, there goes my collection.
  7. Hi! I didn't know where else to put this so I hope it's ok if I post this here. Hey random person on the internet reading this! Did you watch the Lego Ninjago Movie and were unable to help but feel like the trailers sold you a very different product? Did the Lego Ninjago Movie feel lacking in any way, as though many scenes were cut from the finished movie? Did you feel that the other Ninja, or anyone without “Garmadon” in their name, were given the shaft in terms of character development, or any substantial characterization? I feel you, reader. I feel you as keenly as one feels a stray, unsuspecting brick on the floor when the lights are out. Last question, are you looking for quality Ninjago content? Then look no further! I’ve got you covered! Welcome to Project Rebuild! What is Project Rebuild, you ask? It’s my script rewrite of the Lego Ninjago Movie. My goal is to condense the essence of 7 seasons of the tv show into one cohesive story, while following the basic plot of the Lego Ninjago Movie. But wait! There’s more! Tirelessly seeking out all promotional material for the movie, (i.e. trailers, junior novel, the “Making of Lego Ninjago Movie” book, etc.) I have struggled to reconstruct (pun intended) this cohesive story with as many deleted concepts as I could fit in. It’s an adaptation distillation, if you will. Oh and this just in! As an added bonus, I’ll be attempting to incorporate the toys sets into the story too. Here’s the synopsis: Lloyd Garmadon, the Chosen One, stands at the center of the battle between good and evil. As the Green Ninja, he is beloved by all as the constant savior of the city of Ninjago. But as the son of the Evil Lord Garmadon, he is hated by the very same citizens he saves. Under the guidance of the wise Master Wu, Lloyd and his team, the Secret Ninja Force, will need all the help they can get to keep it together and defend the city from Lord Garmadon and greater threats. Without any further ado, here's Chapter 1: EXT. MOUNTAIN TOP – NIGHT TWO FIGURES stand locked in combat against each other atop a tall and craggy mountain. Rain pours down heavily. Lightning crackles and thunder booms to emphasize every movement. Blow after furious blow is struck. Lightning strikes illuminate the faces of the combatants. We see a close up of MASTER WU, a wise-looking old man with a long white beard. He wears a white robe and a conical hat. His weapon is a long, wooden staff. Opposite him is his brother, LORD GARMADON, a far taller adversary owing to his towering horned helmet and double torso that sports four arms. He wears black samurai armor that matches his skin, which has been charred black due to his corruption. His red, glowing eyes are also signs of his corruption. His weapons are four katanas, one in each hand. Despite Lord Garmadon's extra arms, Master Wu defends himself well. The two appear locked in a stalemate. Lord Garmadon makes a demonic, fanged smile as he speaks. LORD GARMADON: You will never defeat me, brother. MASTER WU: It is not my destiny to defeat you. But it will be your son's. Angered, Lord Garmadon uses his swords to push Master Wu away in a burst of energy. LORD GARMADON: You leave Luh-loyd out of this! Master Wu remains calm but his eyes fixed on Lord Garmadon. His voice is resolute. MASTER WU: One day, your son, LLOYD GARMADON, will defeat you, as the prophecy foretold. I invoke it! A powerful burst of thunder and lightning strikes ominously as Wu says this. We pan up to see a large object fall from the sky. It is a non-Lego fortune cookie. It breaks apart as it crashes on the ground, revealing the fortune prophecy within written in glowing, gold ink. LORD GARMADON: Prophecy? Well, two can play at that game. One day, my son, Lloyd Garmadon will join me and my evil ways. MASTER WU: (shocked) What?! LORD GARMADON: Together, we will conquer Ninjago and we shall be unstoppable, as the prophecy foretold. MASTER WU: No! LORD GARMADON: I… MASTER WU: You… LORD GARMADON (CONT’D): …invoke… MASTER WU (CONT’D): …wouldn't… LORD GARMADON (CONT’D): …it. MASTER WU (CONT’D): …dare! Another powerful burst of thunder and lightning strikes ominously as though to punctuate the gravity of their words. Another non-Lego fortune cookie falls from the sky. It falls between the two brothers, causing them to jump away to safety. Both witness the fortune cookie splitting in half before them as the glowing prophecy fortune writes itself into existence. LORD GARMADON: Oh, I dare. I have every right to dare. Our entire realm has the power to invoke prophecies on a whim. We control the destinies of every citizen in Ninjago! We should be gods! MASTER WU: Father would not have wanted this! LORD GARMADON: Well, father is no longer here. We've squandered our potential long enough, brother, and now it is to time to re-make Ninjago in my image. MASTER WU: I may not be the one to defeat you, Garmadon. But I will make sure you don't succeed. Lord Garmadon sees something behind Master Wu. He smirks confidently knowing he has the upper hand, all four of them. LORD GARMADON: Hey, whatever lets you sleep at night, brother. A large shark-shaped flying vessel, the SKY SHARK, arrives from the clouds. It lowers its anchor, which Lord Garmadon grabs onto as it flies by. LORD GARMADON: Looks like my ride's here. Another time, brother. Garmadon leaves on the Sky Shark. His evil laughter echoes in the distance. Wu is left on the mountain but he has a determined look on his face. MASTER WU: I, Master Wu, swear the solemn oath to form a SECRET NINJA FORCE to stop Garmadon at every turn. I invoke it. Dramatic thunder strikes. Cut to black as the last fortune cookie falls from the sky.
  8. Oooh, ok. That clears things up. Thanks!
  9. I don't know if it's just because my account is new but my post count doesn't seem to be going up. I'm currently stuck at 8 posts. I know that I'm denied posting rights to certain sub-forums until at reach at least 10 posts, and I'm not that bothered by it because the posting rights aren't something I necessarily need. I just want to know if it's normal to be stuck at a certain post count. (These posts are not counting posts on the test thread). https://www.eurobricks.com/forum/index.php?/profile/180294-ghost-onyx/content/ According to my recent activities, I should have at least 12 posts. Thanks! EDIT: Upon posting this, my post count has gone up to 9 posts. It's something but it's still not matching up to the number of actual posts I made. Oh well. I'll just wait it out to see if it catches up. Or maybe I should just make more posts?
  10. It's based on the OC minifig I built from the "Build A Minifig" bins in one of the Lego stores. I no longer have the exact description I wrote before because the Lego website deleted the galleries but he's basically a Realm Guardian from the Departed Realm in Ninjago, hence the "Ghost" part of the name.. His weapon is the Dark Warhammer.
  11. Nice and very compact build! I'm always a sucker for sleek and/or solid vehicle designs. I hope the wings can be moved to different angles though. More potential for poseability and articulation. Best of luck!
  12. I think this looks pretty cool. I thought the aesthetic was a tad basic at first but I'm glad the link provided more details. Looks like a set that can provide more playability than I first thought. Best of luck!
  13. I think the movie and the soundtrack really deserve more love. Everything about it is just gorgeous. If you loved that, I would also recommend "Song of the Sea". It also has a beautiful soundtrack, also composed by Bruno Coulais.
  14. Well, I think most of the major film composers have been mentioned. So I'll put in my 2 cents and give credit to a not-as-mainstream film composer, Bruno Coulais, who is also known as "the Danny Elfman of France". My favorite soundtrack of his is from "the Secret of Kells." Secret of Kells Playlist Off the top of my head, some tracks that stand out are tracks 13 and 17, "The Monks" and "Kells Destroyed". Both are hauntingly beautiful and downright ominous with their Latin chanting choir vocals. Special mention should be made of track 4, "Aisling Song", which features in a scene I consider one of the movie's highlights. For something more upbeat, there's also track 20, "Epicy", which is every bit as epic as it sounds.
  15. A friend of mine and I were thinking about doing this some time ago. I didn't go through with it though, not the investment part at least. For the past year, I've been working as more of a middle man. There is a facebook group I joined that serves as a marketplace for buying/selling/trading Lego. People post their own albums of Lego sets they want to sell. There's also one "Looking For" album where people post pictures of the sets they want to buy. All I did was match up the demand with the supply. If there was a set someone wanted and I knew where to get it, I'd match them up. If the sellers were too busy/unable to do the delivery themselves, I'd meet up with the buyer on their behalf and receive a small cut of the profit from the seller. Keep in mind that none of this was by any means official and it was just something I did on the side. Also the sellers I knew were other friends of mine. I made money but didn't have to spend any (except for transportation costs). But based on my experience, my advice is if you're going to be a local seller, then it's a bust unless you happen to be in very ideal conditions. If you plan to be an international seller, then that's where the real market is. A lot of what I call "the higher up middle men" did this. If you can somehow acquire exclusive sets and polybags that are only sold at certain places or events, then I guarantee you there will be a demand elsewhere. Also, Lego is more expensive in certain countries compared to others. I live in the Philippines so sets often retail here for almost 2-3x their value in places like America or sets sold directly on the Lego website. From what I understand, Lego is also cheaper to buy in bulk in places like Singapore or Malaysia or wherever there's a Legoland. It's very important to find your market. Find where the demand is and what they want. Set up a nice efficient system for shipping internationally and you should be good to go. It's by no means easy money but I think you'll get a nice profit if you're willing to put in the effort. All of this is only based on my personal experience and I still didn't go through with the investment idea, so take that as you will. Consider your options. I wouldn't recommend Lego re-selling as a main source of income. Maybe just a little something on the side to supplement your regular income.
  16. Thanks! I'm glad to be here!
  17. I don't know if this will make anything better but regarding the deleted concepts and footage from the trailers that didn't make it into the film, I'm currently reconstructing the movie script with those deleted concepts and footage written back in. I call it Project Rebuild. The Tumblr version includes all the references. I can promise you it will be a giant love letter to all Ninjago fans. It'll be more faithful to the show and all the main characters will have proper focus. I know it sounds like an ambitious project but trust me. I will deliver. It will embrace the themes of creativity and innovation that the first Lego Movie dealt with. Give it a read. I promise you, it'll be great! I hope it's ok to post this here. I'll understand if it isn't but I would appreciate it if anyone were to point me in the right thread I should post it in. Thanks!
  18. It's really sad that this game is shutting down. I think today is the last day to play it. I was able to collect around 70-ish characters. But levelling them up is hard. You either have to level grind or be very lucky with getting random soul bricks. Some characters were inherently... better than others. But I think overall, it had very balanced gameplay mechanics. You couldn't just keep level-grinding a certain set of characters until they were disproportionately more powerful than the stage enemies. The variety of enemies and stat factors forces the player to frequently change up the roster to better suit the stage. I always found that the ideal team was (1) the Hero recommended for that stage, (2) one powerful fighter, and (3) one healer to keep the team's HP up. It's a shame to see this game go but I perfectly understand that it takes up a lot of resources to sustain. (It even had voice acting for the Heroes.) It was fun while it lasted.
  19. Hi! Call me Ghost Onyx! I've only been into Lego for a year (as in actually buying and building sets), and this being my first year anniversary, I decided to make an account. But I have been a huge Ninjago fan for around 5 years now. So huge, that I've been working on a script re-write of the Ninjago movie. I call it Project Rebuild! Don't get me wrong. I enjoyed the movie. I just think it could have been done better and with more character development for the other characters who weren't either Lloyd or Garmadon. Once I'm done writing it, I plan to recreate scenes from the script using the Lego sets that I have. I might make Brick Comics too but I have no idea how to do stop motion animation.
  20. Hi there! I'm Ghost Onyx and this is a practice post.
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