Redhead1982

This is a nice entry. Church looks perfect with its clean shape, I like the simple effect and some of the details in red standing out. The interior is nicely done as well. It does look a bit empty without people, but it's after holidays, and I guess they're all at work.

Thanks for being blogged on Classic town! It's my first and I'm very happy about making it that far. Door is just a classic mold, they are not brick build, but are set off more on the inside, and are hidden from a view. It's not your eyes, it's the position of the door that makes it hard to see. The lighthouse itself is about 52 cm, that is including a flag pole. I was surprised how easy it was to use the power functions (once I realised I had them in other sets, and with some help of local LUG's PF experts online). And thanks to everyone for this positive comments.

First, this might not be the right theme to post in (if so, I apologize for extra work in moving the MOC), however, I chose Town as the lighthouse is a part of the world we live in, and is a nice getaway from the busy everyday in town. It is situated on a rocky island off the mainland and can be accessed by boat. The lighthouse keeper usually comes to the island by his boat and keeps it in the natural alcove, protected by the strong winds on the island. The lighthouse was recently modernized, however it still needs regular maintenance. For this reason, the keeper has at hand some useful tools. The motor of the rotating light is at the top, fourth level of the lighthouse. Other floors are furnished modestly. On the third floor, the landing is used as a small office. If needed, a cup of warm tea can be made on the second floor. On warm days with no wind, the keeper spends most of his time outside, sitting on the bench or walking around the island and enjoying the nature. A view from the top reveals the island's dimensions. It measures approximately 60 cm x 40 cm on its longest axes. This was my first build that was also motorized. I used a combination of 9 V battery box, receiver unit from the train and a M motor. As a total beginner with power functions, I was quite proud of myself for actually managing to slow down the motor, and by adding train receiver, I'm able to spin the light brick at various speed. A video of the lighthouse with a rotating light is posted on Flickr as well as higher resolution photos. The light on the top is simply a light brick attached to an axle. It is turned on by a brick attached to its back. Also, the top terrace can be lifted to allow easy access to the motor and light brick.

That's a great entry. However, the clever use of unusual pieces really stands out. The moose is fantastic, and the tree as well.

Nice work with Heartlake Map. It seems very useful as a playing mat for various sets.

The plan is too build more and spend less. As I recently figured out, I own far too many minifigs for my needs, so I'm parting with those. My collection has grown in the last year very extensively, so this year I won't be buying much. From the sets, I hope to get Horizon Express and Palace Cinema, and on the side perhaps another copy of Haunted House and Town Hall (for MOCing). Other than that, the interesting (and useful) new parts I get from Bricklink.

I have three nephews and a niece and they're all nice to my LEGO collection. The oldest two (9 and 5 yrs) get to play with my LEGO for the last two years. It started with modular that I keep on display, and one of the rules is if something breaks, they have to let me know so it can be fixed before parts are lost. Another one is no biting LEGO. I learned this the hard way when building VW van with them and found some bitten bricks in the end. The 9 yr old started building modular houses recently. He's pretty motivated with building at my place (my collection is much bigger than his) so I let him build and play. He also gets the concept of sorted bricks, but every now and then I find some misplaced bricks. He recently made this 32-wide hotel, and two 16-wide residental buildings (links to Brickshelf folder), all with interiors. My 5 yr old doesn't build much, but plays more. He's nice to watch doing role-play (in my medieval diorama, there were two soldiers fighting over croissant and chicken wings). The youngest nephew (16 months) was impressed by my latest WIP, but is too small to play. Although he was allowed to sit next to my diorama and even touch it. For some reason, his parents were a bit too nervous. And the youngest 4 months old niece was (literally) drooling over my latest WIP (it's almost finished), so I guess she liked it (she was trying to ''hug'' the building). As many have said, bricks are for building and playing, and on my part, my nephews will always be welcome to play with my collection as long as they would be careful with the bricks (no foul play allowed).

Nice work. I had the same idea in my mind - to make the bank modular, and a corner building. However, yours is completely different from what I had in mind. That's the good side of LEGO - lots of imagination.

You have skill! The design of the narrow houses is wonderfull, their facades are interestingly detailed, and are full of different styes, yet they fit nice together. Also, the snoted doors on the buildings look fantastic. The dark orange building is much larger than the street layout, but it fits in with them great. You have developed an interesting style of building and I'd love to see more modular buildings from you. Keep it up!

Well done as usual. The olive green tree looks great in this winter covered land.

I spent my holidays sorting, and as I published some pictures on Flickr, I was asked about my process for sorting through a sorting bin. To share with others who might be interesting, I usually start by turning the sorting bin upside down and having all bricks in front of me on the table (if the desk is too small to fit all the bricks, this can be done in several steps). In general, I seek the largest and more abundant bricks in the pile. The order of removing specific types of bricks depends on storage - by colour/size/type. 1 - From starting pile of bricks removing the largest parts - plates in reddish brown and dark tan (wider than 2 studs) and green plant leaves; 2 - continuing with greenery - removing stems and bamboo leaves; 3 - next abundant pieces are slopes in all four greys; 4 - all classic bricks and 2 stud-wide lightbluish grey plates; 5 - continuing with black bricks; 6 - and greens - plates and tiles. 7- Next are reddish brown plates and tiles (longer than 2 studs) and old greys (all types); 8 - continuing with 1x2 plates in all colours; 9 - a smaller pile of the smallest bricks is left 10 - handpicking leftover medium sized bricks and sorting them by groups on one side, and the smallest ones (cheese slopes, 1x1 rounds and tiles (1x2 and 1x1)) on the other 11 - a triplet of 1x1 rounds, tiles and cheese; 12 - final - the smallest bricks sorted by type and colour.

I made a suggestion for round glass in the Embassy subforum a while ago. I'm glad I'm not the only one 'missing' this piece.

What about DRM ePub - from what I was able to find online, it's not easy to convert them to Kindle even with Calibre. Do you have any experience with that, Leo? Another question, where do you buy ebooks from? There are some bookstores offering ebooks, but limited to their country. Are there any other internationally oriented e-book selling bookstores with online shopping (other than Amazon)?

'Forever Sorting' sounds like my 'life story'.

As other have said - it's simply amazing. Everytime I see your one of your buildings, I look forward to another one. This one in particular is has a unique style, it's detailed, but not too much, the colours are calm, but the inside is lively with colours. Including Friends' parts and some of their colours (pink and lime) really adds up a character to the building. By the way, how do you do your instructions?

It's definitely growing on me. I like the simple touch in the interiors to give it a feeling of days long past... The black&white screen is a sweet detail (even if it's a sticker). Seeing these pictures, I hope it's released soon.

You have a point there. I'm not in favour of a tablet, as I don't really need it - you can do much more on it, but most of those other things, I do on my laptop. I read indoors mostly, and always before going to sleep, I read for at least 30 minutes in bed. I really feel there's simply too much 'gadgets' out there to choose from.

Legogal, I did that. I borrowed a Kindle from a friend, but Nook is impossible to get here. I found more sites selling ePub formats thank Kindle books, and there seems to be more titles in ePub. On better inspection, only one of those sites actually 'sends/ships' ebooks to my location. :-) I borrow books at library regularly, but the limit is they don't have many new books, as it takes sometime to get translations. This is also one of the reasons I mostly read books in English. I usually buy them at Bookdepository.com, as they have a huge selection of titles. Sometimes I borrow them from friends. I still prefer real 'paper' books, but with two adult LEGO collections, and a huge collection of books (mine and my partner's), storing them is getting close to impossible. However, I still want to read new tittles, and ebooks seem to be a nice solution, and convient for travelling as well.

Thanks for answering. The more I google, the more I have a felling that there actually are more ebooks in ePub, but due to my location, I can't buy them. The more I think, Kindle is popular also because you can buy it online and buy kindle books almost regardless of your location. I guess this has answered my questions for the moment, and I'm more in favour of Kindle.

Well, I want a reader as I only want to read books on it - strange, ha. From what I understand, tablet is a mini-computer/laptop, and it's not so user friendly for your eyes as is a reader. I know I can buy kindle books on Amazon.com set to Europe and not USA. On the other hand, Nook has ePub format which is sold at many other bookstores, which is a big plus. How much hassle is to 'convert' an ePub book to Kindle format? Is it a straight forward process for someone who's not an expert? What about Digital Editions and copyrights? I admit I am confused, that's why I'm asking.

This might not be the right forum, but as I can't find enough info elsewhere, I'd like to ask in this community. I'm seriously considering getting an ereader for reading only (not a tablet). I can get a Kindle on amazon.com, whereas Nook cannot be bought online (for my location). However, I can get either of them in London's bookstores (Waterstones, or John Lewis) where I'll be next month. My main question here is, since these two readers differ in ebook format (kindle or ePub), and I have a feeling that ePub might be more common, is this right? Are ePub books more common? I have an issue with amazon, as I can order only from .com, but not any other (such as co.uk), whereas I think I can order online from other sites (Waterstones, ebooks, Barnes & Noble). Are there any Kindle/Nook users here to share their experiences with readers and buying different ebook formats?

That's a really accurate presentation of the scene. You did a great job!

This is a great design! I'm fascinated by the moving 'cars'. Although, the speed is a bit worrying for me.

Since I didn't know there was a topic on books on EB forum, I might just add my share. I'm currently reading The Twelfth Card by J. Deaver.

Nice MOC. I like the floor tiling and wall and windows decorations. They are very detailed and give some colour to the monotonous gray library walls. The map with tiles is a great idea.