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  1. The Reader
    This is great. I really like it. Your modifications give the building a lot of atmosphere.
  2. The Reader
    Well, it has been a while ... SARS-CoV-2 has changed the world ... but today I would like to continue this topic. Back to Egypt in the year 1924! To answer @Medzomorak's question - Harry Cane and Gail Storm are joining the team today: Harry has had luck and has been able to "organize" an old truck which they have loaded with some equipment before they headed of to meet Johnny and Dr. Lightning. I bought all parts on Bricklink to built the truck from set 2995 Adventurers' Car & Skeleton and modified it a bit. First, I added a roof on the driver's cabin which gave the truck quite a distinctive look back from the 1920s: Source: User:Enslin - Eigenes Werk, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=863253 Second, as with the Scorpion Tracker I imitated the motor by a 1 x 1 round plate in silver: Third, I put some equipment in the back: a fuel barrel with hand pump, some tools, a backpack and a wooden crate with Dr. Lightning's stuff: More pictures in my Flickr album. I hope you like it. Critics and comments are very welcome. To be continued very soon with Episode 1: The secret in the desert.
  3. The Reader
    @pantelisGreat job. I like it.
  4. The Reader
    @Guyon2002Thanks a lot. I wasn't aware of that.
  5. The Reader
    @AuroreGreat choice! May I ask which set the gray torso in the bottom row is from?
  6. The Reader
    Ordered June 8th, shipped yesterday, arrived today, so twelve days altogether. Unfortunately it doesn't work for me yet. I have no clue why not. It did work before LEGO did the change.
  7. The Reader
    The modern pith helmet with hair piece is now in Mia's jungle cube - set 41437. It's available in B&P for 2,56€, element # 6322890, design ID 72131. Pretty expensive, but worth a buy.
  8. The Reader
    @PdaitabirdGreat! I love it!
  9. The Reader
    @PdaitabirdThanks a lot. I wasn't sure if you did use some special plates or bricks. A quite simple technique with a great result!
  10. The Reader
    @PdaitabirdMay I ask how you made the "saddle" for the pack horse? It has two clips on each side - one for the rifle and one for the bag?
  11. The Reader
    I am not aware if this has been mentioned before, but Vaughn's torso and legs could be of good use for an Adventurer as well:
  12. The Reader
    I like your layout and especially its era. Great "small town". Very good job.
  13. The Reader
    This is GREAT! I like the moc and its story so much.
  14. The Reader
    This is absolutely great. Good job!
  15. The Reader
    EB review.
  16. The Reader
    Some of the easter-eggs are explained in this topic.
  17. The Reader
    According to this entry the hieroglyphs read from top down "O G E L". Explanation for the initials "TC" on the tombstone.
  18. The Reader
    ... and Johnny Thunder was on sticker no. 12 in set 70657 (Ninjago City Docks) from 2018.
  19. The Reader
    Great idea! I would shorten the tower by the two middle floors because it looks much too high.
  20. The Reader
    I have to correct myself: As far as I can see there is a dash on top of the first "V" on the coat of arms which means that it reads "5,000". So it is: V with dash = 5,000 M = 1,000 V= 5 II = 2 Makes 6,007. But according to this page "6007" should be written as "VI with dash VII". Regarding the obelisk in the ground floor: The tan 1x2x5 brick has a new hieroglyph pattern. There were four pattern in the 1998 Egypt-subtheme: 1, 2, 3 and 4. So this is new pattern is a fifth pattern.
  21. The Reader
    Thanks for opening this theme - it will be a great discussion! As for the names: There were two guys - Lord Sam Sinister (the one with the top hat) an Baron von Barron (the one with the hook on his left hand, the scarf in his face and the monocle). This is clearly explained in the LEGO MANIA MAGAZINE January/February 1998, page 2. In the Orient Expedition subtheme this was mixed up by TLG. The bad guy is obviously Baron von Barron (hook, scarf, monocle) but is wrongly named Sam Sinister. But from the very beginning in the Desert subtheme, the names and the persons are very cleary stated. But: Back in 1998 the first name of Baron von Barron was never reveiled. So it might be that his name is Samuel - the very same as Lord Sam Sinister. Perhaps both of them had the same first name. So Baron Samuel von Barron might be correct. The portrait in the attic cleary shows Baron von Barron from the Desert subtheme. And the skeleton with the top hat must be Lord Sam Sinister. A question to the coat of arms: What do the roman numbers "VMVII" mean? "V" = 5; "M" = 1,000; "I" = 1. A lower number before a higher number means that the lower number has to be deducted. A lower number after a higher number meas it has to be added. So "VMVII" = 1,000 - 5 + 5 + 1 + 1 = 1,002. What is the sense?
  22. The Reader
    Me, too. The house is great, but the tower is just weird IMHO.
  23. The Reader
    Great! I like especially the truck.
  24. The Reader
    Click www.stonewars.de
  25. The Reader
    Probably the Adventurers theme (Egypt subtheme from 1998) in the new Haunted House.
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