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Thank you, @Max_Lego I appreciate you like the statue! Hehe

Thank you very much

Raiders of the Lost Art - A Star Wars Mysteries Story Chapter Overview with Link: Dramatis Personae: ******* Chapter 20 - Dungeons beneath Castle Conreg << to previous chapter of Raiders of the Lost Art In the meantime of events on the starliner Atrisia, the small Republic team on imperial planet Acorvus managed to sneak past the security outside of Castle Vonreg. The team lead by Arthemias Bolt entered the stronghold through the river outlet and now wades through the flooded dungeons, looking for a way inside the castle above... » Everything okay, buddy? « » Nah... I bet this dishwater we're wading in is full of parasites! What is this liquid anyway? Feels and looks like yolk! « » No worries. It is just polluted water and the acid would kill all the bad thingies in it anyway. « » I thought you were Pros... looks more like you escaped an asylum to me... « » Cut the chatter. We're almost there. « » Where is there? These tunnels are like a maze. « » We are looking for a - a there it is. You see the hatch? « » Dank Farrik. The hatch is magnetically sealed. « » T-There! There is something in the yolky water! « » Only your imagination, laser brain. « » Rietta is infiltrating the security tower at the outskirts of the castle. She should be in position right now... « Rietta, please come in. We need you to unlock hatch number A-four-seven immediately! « » Rietta here. Patience, my friends. These server shafts are made for hovering techno-droids not for my species. « » I 'ave a bad feeling about this! « » Bllouuaaarrrghhhhh « » I told you! Shoot it! Shoot it!« » If we start shooting, we'll alarm the whole castle! « » Rietta?!? « » Hatch control override. You have access now. I have spoken. « » Grrwwwaaaghhlloouughhh« » Move, move, move! « to next chapter >> ********************** Hello and welcome to these two chapters 19 and 20. As they happen in parallel at different locations of the galaxy, I decided to post them together Hope you enjoy them!

Raiders of the Lost Art - A Star Wars Mysteries Story Chapter Overview with Link: My other stories and builds: Dramatis Personae: ******* Chapter 19 - Encounters on the Promenade Deck << to previous chapter of Raiders of the Lost Art After all guests and staff boarded the Atrisia, the starliner jumped into hyperspace, for the New Republic Gala soon to begin. Before the reception by chancellor Mothma, the guests stroll around on the Promenade Deck, admire the displayed art or enjoy the exclusive appetizers and beverages… »...This is outrageous! Humiliating! You know who I am?!? This is barbarism, to deny us our personal assistants! « » I'm so sorry sir. As I said, personal aides or non-approved droids are not allowed for security reasons. I assure you me and my colleagues are more than happy to assist you. « » Who is in charge of this nonsense?! I want to file a complaint! « » Of course, Lord Vonreg. I can help you to file your complaint to Commander Vendelorn or minister Organa... « » The princess?! Are you insane?! Who would bother her with such a tittle. Anyway, where can I meet her? I have to talk to her on a very different topic as soon as possible. « » Um... She will be at the welcoming reception, I guess. It's starting in thirty minutes. « » Good. So - « » Ezhugh! Hu-hu! We are here! « » Will you join us, Baron? We are just musing about this little event. « » I will bring your belongings to your suite, sir. No worries. Mr Jatt, Sir? This a non-smoking event, I'm afraid. « » Smoking?! This ciguarre is more worth than your years' income! Call the security, if you must. Idiot. « » Lady Firaya? Mr. Jatt. Delighted to meet you. « » So, what about you Vonreg? How do you plan to profit from this "New Republic"? « » Paydon! The Gala is not about business! It's a fundraiser for the New Republic civilian services! « » Pah, I'm not an idealist. I invest and then expect something in return. No matter who's in charge. « » Ah well, as soon as we regained our freedom, the elites think they can divide it among themselves. « » With all due respect, princess. You need the elites to run the New Republic. « » I know. Mon Mothma wanted this gala cruise to happen. The idea is that we travel the New Republic while we celebrate the "dawn of an era of piece". But I'll be happy when this whole event is over. Piece is still a wishful thinking and security around this event a big challenge. Ackbar and I have had sleepless nights. « » The ship is in good hands with the Admiral at the helm. « » Royal Highness. The reception is about to start in a few minutes. « » Ok, Threepeeo. Let's get it over with. Thanks for the talk and heads-up, Mr. Len'ya. « to next chapter >> *********************** Here is another image without the minifigs and the statue (called 'The Guardian') displayed more prominently

I absolutely agree, Max. The word controversial is used in the intro of the Wikipedia article about her: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leni_Riefenstahl I should have written inspired very, very, very loosely. Actually only by the premise of an actress entertaining a tyrant regime. Neither did I intend to offend anyone, nor to downplay the historical persons' deeds. On the contrary.

Thanks! I have not expected the plant to be a secret highlight Thanks again In fact, Dzenia Moone would be inspired very loosely by the historical, controversial actress and director Leni Riefenstahl, who was a darling of the Nazi regime. In Dzenias case, I imply between the lines, that she were unpolitical and just enjoyed fame and money, not really noticing the opression of the officials of the regime she entertained. It speaks for her favor, that she did not turn in her husband Stephim, when she found out about his "underground work". I liked the idea of Palpatine sending away his lickspittles to watch his favorite show. I mean, he cannot sit on his throne all day and do what he do when shown in the movies or shows, like plotting Sith things... does, he anytime have to go to the toilett, btw?

Ah yes, I didn't see this The contest category was more fun than expected. I can relate

What a great way of staging your minifigs with those round bases! Each is lovely and unique. I can't really tell which setup is the most appealing. Agent 007 Rox looks so cool stepping over the stormie. And the hookah of that lady is looking awsome. The senator under those wimples looks nice too. The shrine of that meditating Jedi is well executed. It has an far east touch and the scene conveys peace very convincingly. And the butterflies always strike in any of your mocs ! All in all, from combining minifig parts point of view, I'd say, the hookah lady is the best Btw, have you purposely chosen all humans here?

Sure! A warm welcome to you as well! Feel free to ask for help in getting started. The veterans here will be happy to support

*Your entry has earned 11 XP + 10 bonus for a total of 21 XP (S:4, T:4, A:3) Life Day on Dathomir (or The Night(mare) before Life Day) Dathomir: a remote planet full of wonders and with a strong presence of the dark side of the force. It is the home of the Nightsisters – the Witches of Dathomir – who practice an obscure facet of the force, called magick. Under the rule of the Nightsisters are the Nighbrothers, a group of fierce Zabrak warriors. During the Clone Wars, the planet would come under attack due to a power struggle between the Sith and the Nightsister mother, leading to the destruction of the witch matriarchy. Since then, only a few Nighsisters and Nightbrothers remain, caught in despair and loneliness. But the Witches have one ghoulish power: Reciting the chant of resurrection, they could summon their dead sisters who would emerge from burial pods, hoisted up high above the ground… It’s the night before Life Day, when a Nightsister decides to do something against the loneliness and calls a gathering. It’s a family holiday after all… *********** Hello and welcome to this Life Day Entry Dathomir is not the planet you probably would call ideal to convey the spirit of Life Day... ... and indeed, it is not. But hey, Life Day comes in many variants and flavours across the galaxy. The build has got the Life tree and the burial pod is like a large, hanging Life orb. And above all, Life Day is about family. I don't know if the Nightsister and Nightbrother will really enjoy themselves with their undead sisters though... (they're zombies and old, so they probably have a different political opinion they would express loudly, when drunk at dinner) My other stories and builds:

Depending on how familiar you are with the game rules in general. On the first page of this thread you get the intro. Feel free to ask here, if something is unclear. If you are interested more in the state of the three teams, feel free to check out the map: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/u/0/d/1hhu_2cIGV2rVEIalErmj3Qx_Uci00xnGZL6P_CnzJfk/htmlview# The global goal is still to conquer P10 to trigger something story-wise per the game master. But the Dark Side victory on this sector is imminent. Only Mercs from Q10 could challenge them If you want to start building with some bonus points, I'd suggest to participate in the Life Day Contest. You can have a look at the in-game contest rules here: But be aware, the contest is closing on Sunday night.

Hi! Objectively speaking, it's the Mercenaries trailing the most in points. But feel free to choose what fits your mood best, I'd say Would be great to have you on board, no matter which side you choose

*Your entry has earned 10 XP + 10 bonus for a total of 20 XP (S:3, T:3.5, A:3.5) Raiders of the Lost Art - A Star Wars Mysteries Story Chapter Overview with Link: Dramatis Personae: ******* Chapter 18.5 - Gala Guests - A Festive Figbarf << to previous chapter of Raiders of the Lost Art After all guests and staff boarded the Atrisia, the starliner jumped into hyperspace, for the New Republic Gala soon to begin… The characters displayed are: Upper left: Nobody expected a Pirate Lord at the Gala, but here he is. Make no mistake, Commodore Arrick Click (where the Click would truly be a clicking sound, if pronounced correctly) is an aged, but formidable corsair. He is known to be merciful to those who surrender, but merciless to the ones who try to deceive him. Over decades of his life as a pirate, the Aqualish Arrick emerged as a (de facto political) leader and lord protector of his wild space territory. Arrick loosly allied with some Rebel cells and fought the Empire with his fleet. He was invited to the Gala (against some opposition) in the hope he would remain righteous. Arrick owns a Merqaal named Jinx. Upper right: The Ovissian U'Lell is a honorable judge at the reestablished New Republic's court of justice. He was a lawyer during the rise of the Empire and disputed the legality of its actions. As a result, he spent almost 20 years imprisoned on Wobani. He wouldn't tell, but he still wakes up in nightmares of that place sometimes. The vegetarian loves the snackbar at the Gala and can usually be found there. Middle left: Yashdee Begoon is a lovely elder lady, fulfillin the Ithorian stereotype. She is fond of living nature and can admire a single, decorative plant for multiple hours. Yashdee is a friendly, sometimes a little naive lady, who despises violence. At younger age, she was leader of her herd. Now she is an ambassador of Ithor and supporting the idea of peace negotiations. Middle right: The human Stephim Saul-Saro is hailing from Milvayne. His father wanted him to take over the families' shipping business. But Stephim didn't give a kriff about what his father wanted. He left to become a street artist and indeed caused a stir in the underground scene on Coruscant with some anti-(clone) war art. When the planet became the Imperial Centre, he anonymously continued with anti-totalitarian artworks. He was lucky, the long reach of the ISB did not get to him - mostly because of his relationship with holovid-starlet Dzenia Moone. With the Rebellion turning into a democratic government, he now hopes for more liberty. Lower left: Yurs Vendelorn is the chief of security on board of the Atrisia and in this role subordinate directly to Admiral Ackbar and Princess Leia. At young age, Yurs witnessed the separatist bombardment of his homeworld Humbarine and volunteered for the Imperial Navy in the aftermath of the war. He climbed the ranks but soon became disillusioned by the corruption and carelessness of the totalitarian regime. Like many others, he defected and joined the Rebel Alliance. Yurs sucessfully fought many battles during the civil war and eventually received the rank of Commander. Now, he was trusted the difficult task to secure the Gala and make the guests feel equally safe and free. Commander Vendelorn is busy at the moment, as some uninvited delegation of the Hutt cartell somehow bypassed the security and got as far as the flight deck. Lower Right: Dzenia Moone. Famous holoactress and descendant of the renowned Moone dynasty. The Coruscanti human with bleached white hair was already filthy rich, when she started her career. Dzenia was a darling of many imperial officials but fell in love with shipping company heir and no-name artist Stephim Saul-Saro. Not everyone approved this romance but as a Moone, Dzenia was almost untouchable. At some point, she learned about Stephims anti-imperial art-work and was riveted by his courage. Rumor has it, she stood up for Stephim, when the ISB found out. Another rumor even says that Emperor Palpatine - being a fan of the daily holo-soap Dzenia was starring in - granted her clemency. Dzenia and Stephim had to leave Coruscant but they were able to continue their careers on Cantonica. Finally after all these years of austerity, Dzenia Moone can show herself in public with her husband again and loves being in the spotlight. ************************** Hello and welcome to part 2 of my festive figbarf

... and a happy new year to you! So the Hutts send their regards (and some delegates) and crash the New Republic Gala? Need to address this security breach immediately ... or extend an invitation retroactively I just think you might need another figure so that the entry would count -> 5-6 figs required it seems.

Thank you very much for the feedback! The head of Firaya is from Ayala Secura, the Twi'lek Jedi. We'll see if Morzog can give General Rox a little tour when the former is on board

Thanks! Oh, I thought it should be the category of the alternative, not the original. Sorry. My bad. Maybe an Admin could move it accordingly?

Lego Star Wars Clone and Droid Battlepack 75372 turned into "Reconquest", an hommage to real time strategy video games:

**************************** Earth 2065 - It is 10000 years, since the realm of Atlantis launched an interstellar generation ship to colonize the stars. Unaware their original kingdom ceized to exist thousands of years ago, the Atlanteans now return - and they don't come in peace. You are the commander! Take control of one of the factions in this blockbuster real time strategy game! Follow the epic campaign and command the Earth Defense Coalition to victory against the intruders. Make use of the Earth war machines, matured and perfected throughout the ages. Or follow the antediluvian legacy of the kingdom Atlantis, fight the "lesser folk" with the Atlantean Libearation Forces and bring finally peace to earth - in... RECONQUEST - BATTLE OF EARTH The EDC - Earth Defense Coalition units and buildings depicted: 'Gator Tank' - the backbone of Earth military. It is fast and strikes hard with its conventional heavy cannon 'Stingray Fighter' - The multi purpose aircraft is perfectly suited against air and ground targets. ' Heavy Anti-Air Turret' - A defensive building with dual anti air cannons The ALF- Atlantean Liberation Forces units and buildings depicted: 'Zeus Walker' - the heavy tripod walker strikes with lightning and is one of the strongest Atlantean ground units 'Artemis Mech' - The mech is fast and deadly with its ray gun against infantry ' Apollon Quadcopter' - An airborn artillery platform, great against infrastructure ' The Flood Node' - A heavily secured Building, is the ultimate weapon of the Atlanteans. Activated it causes a massive flood. **************************** Hello, My contribution to the Alt Build Contest is a hommage to Real Time Strategy Video games. I started with the Clone Trooper and Battle Droid Battle Pack 75372 and made some microbuilds out of the parts. A battlepack might not be the best source of parts, as the purpose is to introduce minifigs, but I liked the challenge. I hope you like the result. The scenario is completely invented, I just wanted to stay in the spirit of some of the strategy games, where, well, the title and story might not always be the highlight of it Here is an additional image of parts that I did not use:

*Your entry has earned 11 XP + 10 bonus for a total of 21 XP (S:4, T:3.5, A:3.5) Raiders of the Lost Art - A Star Wars Mysteries Story Chapter Overview with Link: Dramatis Personae: ******* Chapter 18.5 - Gala Guests Part I - A Festive Figbarf << to previous chapter of Raiders of the Lost Art After all guests and staff boarded the Atrisia, the starliner jumped into hyperspace, for the New Republic Gala soon to begin… The characters displayed are (from left to right) The Sullustan magnate Paydon Jatt. You wouldn't believe it, but in his younger years Jatt was a space-prospector. He made a fortune with charting space and exploring new mining opprtunities. He is a shareholder of the SoroSuub company. The Rodian Valio was nominated ambassador of a loose group of a few neutral Outer-Rim worlds. He is visiting the Gala with his wife and is curious what the new government might bring. He is well prepared and carries a retinal projector for augmented reality data with him. The human artist Lashali Sunnard was booked for the background music of the party. Originally a star during the previous regime, Lashali gently critisized the Empire in one of her shows and found herself in a women labor camp. Now rehabilitated, she will perform with her other band members on the big stage. The Pantoran Archduchess Firaya Sinsi was a silent supporter of the Rebel Alliance and her leader, Mon Mothma. Now that she can publicly show her affiliation, she would donate a significant amount of credits to the cause. Being a member of the high society, she loves these kind of events. Morzog is a fashion designer, hailing from Gallus. When he learned that the New Republic Gala would be art-themed, he did everything to get one of the precious invitations. The small Gallusian is relieved the dark days are over and non-human (and even non-humanoid) artists and designers would again have a chance to display their creations to the Galaxy. Morzog brought a huge amount of his designs with him and would love to show them to anybody interested in his quarters. The human Lem Korb is one of the many attendands, waiters and aides hired for the Gala. He had to undergo a strict security check to be allowed to work on the Atrisia today. For the Chandrilan Lem, this is a golden opportunity to finally make some credits. Even more, he's hoping for genenrous tips by the wealthy guests.

Thanks for the comprehensive review I enjoyed the show very much so far and would love to see a few more from Lego here. It's got potential for some sets for sure, although I admit TLG does not do a lot of scenery sets for kids, but it's always vehicles. Not sure if a pirate ship would make it to the market, but definitely SM-33 is missing as a main character and needs to be added somewhere!

I really like the build and how the story around evolves! The carpet being rolled out, the plants brought in and the poor Gurney being devoured! The table is done nicely and the windows do really well too. I hate to say I'm about to deploy a very similar setting with ship windows as a set All in all, what a spirited lovely kinda dark humor holiday special

Great to have your representative for the council on board And the vessel is neat! The white fin and wings fit well!

Neskar racer? This is hilarious 10/10 for the creativity turning the original parts into this. It's a great alternative build that has indeed the speed champions vibe!

I'd love to have more from the Skeleton Crew! The ship just can't be it, considering the show is fun and especially kids enjoying it. Some smaller sets with e.g. the kids and their bikes, SM-33 and Jod in the droid workshop, Khymm and her observatory, something with the pirates... there is so much potential!

Oh this is so great! The first guests arrived to the secret imperial council at castle Vonreg! Thanks for accepting the invite and contributing to the story. Your build with Vonregs collection of artifacts fits perfectly! A great idea to include an old armor. It gives instant castle vibes. I like the shot you took, allowing to see the ceiling. I only will have a hard time to recreate Rax's custom uniform in my later depiction of the council.