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*y* If the T-piece did not have a hand connected and you used a wrapped around elastic band or short length of pnuematic tubing on the pin and then insert it into the torso, this would allow the legs to rotate at the hips but also to be more directly underneath the body ;-)

Hey! *y* Ooh, you're so like me - I own these sort of sets; Spyrius and Pirate X-D

Um...no, they encourage the reverse in fact! X-D Where I live it's practically impossible to understand some people, even in my school! :-D How'd you figure that out? :-|

You throw huge missiles at your models! X-O X-D What's wrpng with a nice systematic dismantling *wacko*

Thanks *y* How does it perform on rough terrain, like duvets and grass? Do the "teeth" parts on the wheels fall off a lot? What is the part the catapult fires? - it looks like a large pearly football *wacko* And finally, do Fabuland heads actually come off? Do you just pull hard? X-D

Sets are the main source for most people I think, but buying "unsorted lots" off eBay and Bricklink is a good way to get a lot of bricks and some unexpected parts. However, these may often be a kid's old collection, so you'll expect broken parts, lots of yellow, red and blue parts and, of course, some green army men mixed in, not to mention the odd bit of K'nex X-D Unless you're building for a gathering or contest, time shouldn't be too much of a problem...well, it shouldn't really :-D Bricklink's best for obsolete parts and colours and rare parts. I wouldn't order bricks off it, just smaller more useful parts; supply seems to fit demand here ;-) Any LDD is generally slower than real life building, the only advantages being you have unlimited parts (so you know what to buy) and you don't make a big mess! However, you can't get structure right and it can be harder to find the right LDD - MLCAD has mainly older parts, but Lego DD only has new parts.

Hey! I've done multiple entries for this contest...thanks to SirNadroj for unveiling it to me! :-D First up, the Gravern, a large predatory pteradon, loosely based on one of the monsters from Primeval. The Horlix, basically an overgrown caterpillar, based on an alien from the game SPIVs (not the TV show, the alien game: Self-Propelled-Interstellar-Vehicles X-D ) Now the Flumox, a creeping spiderish thing Probably the most biomechanical of them all, the Scollow is the anti-math. In nature, the number 6 and powers of 2 frequently most occur, with very few other numbers, especially primes, ever appearing. The Scollow is disproportionate to this standard, with 8 legs that become 20 orifices that become 3 cranial sectors. Finally, my joke entry, the mighty Slugzilla! Enjoy! *y*

BSB and Backhoe Grader? Lucky me, I got the pair for

Nicely done! *y* He looks a bit short, IMHO ;-) Elves is tall :-D Is the hair piece simply the Qui-Gon one coloured in or a full custom?

Hey! Space Police...Unitron...Blacktron...Futuron...but do you like the later ranges, like Spyrius, Exploriens, UFO and Insectiods? I don't count Life On Mars onwards as space |-/ Skyewz me? Who's a-posting more in Pirates than Castle? X-D

Aye, Sir!

I like! *y* And I've no problem with elastic bands, just so long as they blend in... i'm not a big fan of Bionicle at all, but it seems to make a good base :-) Ah, the closest thing that ever there was to a hasty ent! Isn't LOTR Castle? After all, TLC haven't got a license for it and it ties in heavily with the latest trolls e.t.c... Tolkein ON!

I've frontpaged this on Classic-Pirates! Takes a MOC of some astute to do that, I assure you!

Hey! *y* What themes do you like?

At first when I saw them I thought they were fake. Why? The spider in the skele one - they don't really do that much nowadays. The soldier has a brown crossbow - I though pearl was standard now. The silver sword - I thought these were obsolete now. But then I read *yoda* 's post and voila!

Says it all :-P

I saw this on BS but didn't think too much of it at the time...but now I see it's a nice fort, with potential to be superb; the rooves (no overhang, some are flat) and small dock let it down, IMO. Shall I frontpage it then? Or do you need to contact them first?

Incidentally, Roman/Greek/Carthiginian sea battles were "land battles" at sea, the main tactic consisting of charging across a plank to attack the enemy on the other ship and hopefully kill the rowers. Arrows from ballistas and bows were used to pick of individuals, but this wasn't so effective once Roman "tortoise" formations became common. Sometimes fire arrows and incendinary missiles would be launched, but fire could easily spread between two fouled ships. However, they would use a large spike on the front of the ship (as seen in this one) to ram the other ship and try to sink it. These tactics recurred in naval warfare until the 13th century, when gunpowder first came over from China. Little record of them exists because few sea battles took place during the Dark Ages (historical, not Lego X-D ), the majority of warfare happening on land. This is shown by the Vikings and Normans; they did not need to arm their ships because they were rarely attacked. Ballistas were still the dominant "terror" weapon until the 14th century, however, because uses for gunpowder had not been developed fully. The invention of the crossbow provided a bridge between ancient and modern weaponry. When gunpowder first appeared, it was used in rockets. The Chinese used these at sea to panic the enemy, although they did little damage. Later, when muskets and cannons came about, they were still used on land until the very late 14th century, due to their weight. In the 15th century as sailors put on their sea boots again to visit the Americas, they were gradually adapted for naval warfare, and were in their element during the 16th and 17th centuries. Come the 18th century, and the cannon was largely obsolete because peace reigned over much of the world and so seiges were rare. By this stage land tactics had evolved into faster moving affairs and so the musket and pistol took the place as the main weapon. Early 19th century and the machine gun and airplane brought about modern warfare. Another method of warfare was developed by Hannibal himself, after his fighting days were over. As the Romans were dominating the Carthiginian ships at sea, they badly needed inspiration, and so the master of tactics himself set to work. Now, what could be more terrifying to bare-bodied men than snakes? Clay pots containing snakes were thrown onto the Roman ships, causing panic and confusion. The Carthiginians then sailed away or picked off the men with arrows. Just a brief history of naval warfare ;-)

I'm inclined to agree; I didn't post this because it was a superb vignette, but because it has a lot of potential for humour or deeper meaning ;-) I think you're reading a little too much into it... X-D

Hmm...I knew I'd seen this ship somewhere before...Audi T.W. has entered it into the IMTP competition... The Romans most certainly used them on their ships, and therefore, before the widespread use of gunpowder, we can assume they were commonly used aboard many ships, as a long range sniper, given that there were no significant technological improvements in artillery between the fall of the Rome and the discovery of a rather dangerous black powder... *sweet*

KK is Knight's Kingdom... There were 3 types: The first lot was Lions (purple and yellow background) and Bulls. :-/ Then there were the large action figures :-X And then the minfig version of the action figures :-X So yeah. Could you list your pirates? How many are there? What type - Imperials, Armada, Pirates or Islanders? On another note, you seem to be looking for rather a lot... -A display name -To get banned -Rock Raiders and Life On Mars

Just that, I'm afraid... :'-( I'd prefer older non-KK castle and pirate figs... *sweet*

Red Planet Protector Which bit of London are you from? I'm Islington |-/

Winds Of Change by Scorpion. Sibling Rivalry by the Simpsons Jazz Man by the Simpsons Rohan music I like to have these playing whilst I build...well, I sing Jazz Man as it was never released, just featured in an episode

What's wrong wit Bricklink or eBay? However, I do have a RPP with box and instructions that I wouldn't want to sell, but would consider trading for Pirate/Castle stuff... And I live in London too ( I think you do ;-) )... *y*