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  1. Happy Birthday Morten!
  2. Thank you guys. Surprised to see this set turning out to be quite popular among the rest of the Ninjago polybags! I did wish for that too, so I would place Kai on top of his ride.
  3. Thank you so much for all of your encouraging comments! Your words do mean alot to me. Just wanted to add a point about the graduate. The graduate's gown is a problematic piece. You will need to press and iron it in order to make it straight. I subtly mention in the reviewing content and also deeplink an image to prove my point. Furthermore, I need to adjust some angle on the hand, so I can keep it still and not letting it fly around. I agreed with you. Getting myself in this theme, had truly made me depleted my disposable income for my other LEGO themes that I am interested. 3 cheers for Rufus! For a Special LEGO Themes Regulator, you ought to get tons of these! I had prepared this image earlier but choose not to feature it. Hope it helps. Err... I took a very careful look and I hate to disappoint you. There was indeed a slight presence of pinkish colour on the white prints... I shared the same sentiments as you do, and I am intending to gift it to my brother when he graduates. Both belongs to the same cap design with different prints. Yes, the hairpiece for the cavewoman is very fitting. Nope. I bet you will. If I am not running short of time, I will definitely pull that shot! No. They are not available for sale yet. Very helpful tips! Thank you r1chard. I am sure we will see more Space and Classic Horror characters for Series 6 and beyond. Nikola, it was sponsored by TLG to Eurobricks. It was explained in the second paragraph. I am also one of the guilty party too. Great to see you, Rob. I am sure this had made you looking more forward to Series 5 ever before. Glad you had enjoyed it. I am sure all of us will love to see 5 gladiators instead of 3.
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  5. A hearty congratulations to all of the winners!!! You guys never failed to amaze me with your sheer creativity and innovation. I am extremely impressed with the submitted entries and without your participation in this, there can never be a great and fun contest like this in Eurobricks. So, I thanks all of you out there who took their time and effort to take part in this. I noticed many of you who are voting wanted more than just "3" votes and I understand that some other contests made use of 5 or more. I can explain my rational and approach for just using "3" votes for 1 voter. I will prefer to see more voters coming in here to vote and express their liking instead giving more votes to 1 single voter to allow them to exercise their rights. In the event, where the single voter will like to exercise his/her rights to throw 5 votes into an entry, this will cause a topple into the balance. Whereas, if the single voter only like 1 entry and will like to give their fullest support, usage of 3 votes is fair and just. The few voters can't decide the winners. The majority of our community decides. So, I really hope you can understand that this CMF contest which I am hosting, I will only use this voting principle and to encourage more voters, I have included the raffle giveaway for our voters a chance to win something small. Few comments to note, do you note that including lisqr's Mona Lisa and the rest of the winners are actually extremely close with one another. Geez, you guys pulled it well. As for Category B, ALL of you have done an excellent job. It's more than just excellent to me. This is by far, the most toughest contest which I have laid out for our participants and all 14 of you have done well. Even though only half of you had actually won something, but I really hope you don't give up the spirit of participating. Your entries are truly innovative and special and every single minifigure out there tells a story in the entry that which you have submitted. I really appreciate all of your efforts that you put into this and I know it was no easy feat to face the dualistic challenge. Got to admit that Darkblane won Category B with a huge majority and is the best overall winner in this contest! Lastly, I hope this is a pleasant and fun experience for all of you.
  6. All great possibilities. It is possible! Yea!! I am sure you and the few veterans will be coming back for more! Point noted. We (EB Staffers) are looking into it. Yes, there was a Series 2 hunt and the resources and time used was intensive. Err.. This is about Series 5 contest celebration. It got nothing directly related to it.
  7. Thank you everyone for all of your kind comments! I have enjoyed reading them as much as I put my time and effort to share this with all of you. I hope it has lived up to your expectations to bring you the best in this new Series. Love you too! Without you playing a part in it, we (Eurobricks) won't even have a chance to get this package. Excellent idea. I am sure it will be a new popular torso for the evil solders. Don't know if that is such a colour exist known as "dark sand blue". It is a little similar to the Series 3 Rapper though. Yes, it will still released from the months of August to September. As long there is back printing behind the torso, I will mention it inside this review and take a picture of it as well. Unfortunately, these mentioned characters do not have one. Looking forward to your new creations once you have gotten it. Series 1 = 2 Series 2 = 3 Series 3 = 3 Series 4 = 3 Series 5 = 4 Yes, you are absolutely right. I am glad you had changed your mind. Great to know Brickster pal enjoyed those group shots! It really means a lot to me to know that you have enjoyed it very much (more than ever before). Yea! 15 out of 16 is definitely almost everything. Looking forward to your MOCs display once you have bought them. Afterall, you are our EB LEGO Collectables Vignette Display Queen. I will love to do that, if I have those customised parts. Even China is producing some of these specialised parts, it is still good old TLG quality. I have no problem with that, and other building sets also had parts came from China, so I don't think it's fair to assume and thrash down on their production. I am sure the quality assurance people are monitoring the factories sources. For me, I have no problem with these minifigures. The cap is dark red. That's why I had a "Father and Son" picture in this review.
  8. To the winners, I am currently very exhausted now. Please be patient with me, as I will proceed to contact with you later once I have settled down. Will add more thoughts later. Thank you.
  9. Special Eurobricks Bulletin This is not something new for many of you, Eurobricks Regulars! On behalf of the Eurobricks Staff, I am letting you guys know that something exciting is coming to Eurobricks soon. When??? I am not too sure about it. Meanwhile, do check out the 8805 LEGO Minifigures Series 5 pictorial review. It is just a beginning of what Eurobricks is going to offer to our community. Stay tune for more updates and announcements. You can keep on trying and guessing what is coming. I am sure some of you will be able to figure out soon. More will be reveal later on..
  10. Hello everyone, I am really feeling very excited now to be back again to bring all of you another brand new continuation of the successful LEGO Collectable Minifigures Series! This time, the LEGO Collectable Minifigures Series 5 offers more new and exciting elements that will leave a "wow" smiling expression at the end of this review. Firstly, I will like to give my thanks to TLG (The LEGO Group) for being appreciative to provide me with such an opportunity to do an exclusive insight review for this new series and to the Eurobricks Staff and our Ambassadors for being so supportive to me to helm the Collectable Minifigures Series campaign for Eurobricks. Furthermore, with the community spirit and the love of our hobby, this is what keeps me motivated and continued to work hard to make this a reality. Lastly, I will also like to thanks to a special someone, "Belun" for being there for me. Thank you everyone. It's time to walk down memory lane. The year 2010, had all of us going crazy over Series 1 and Series 2. This year 2011, TLG gave us more than 2 series and decided to launch Series 3, Series 4 and the current Series 5 which will be released worldwide from the period of August to September. I supposed after the end of this review, perhaps you can head back to the Series 5 poll statistics and amend your voting choice once more! Name: 8805 LEGO Collectable Minifigures Series 5 Theme: LEGO System / Collectable Minifigures / Series 5 Year: 2011 Minifigs: 16 unique minifigures Price for 1 box: USD N.A, GBP N.A, SGD N.A Price for 1 packet: USD N.A, GBP N.A, SGD N.A Resources: Brickset, BrickLink An image of an 8805 LEGO Collectable Minifigures Series 5 box Did I mention that the new sky blue packaging theme is my favourite colour? Compared to the previous colour schemes, the new sky blue looks pretty soothing to my eyes. Below are some of the image links that portray the different angles of the box. [Reference 1] [Reference 2] [Reference 3] The 4 different colour packaging themes for Series 1 to 5 boxes What could possibly contain within these mysterious packets? Our new objective is to complete a set of 16 unique minifigures for Series 5! At the start where we first seen some first-hand images of Series 5, most of us are not very impressed including myself too. We will thought the novelty of collecting these minifigures will eventually died off, but we are wrong. It was proven correct as more detailed Series 5 images shed to light and we are now facing another fanatic collectable mayhem, where more focused new relevant minifigure awaiting to be integrated into your existing collection. Let me show you how it can be done! By the way, all of the names which I have used to represent the LEGO Collectable Minifigures Series 5 are not official TLG representation but for me to use to associate with what we are familiar with. Thanks. Front view comparison between Series 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 packets At this rate it is going, I don't think I will have enough space to take all of these packets together. These packaging colours certainly complement with one another and it made me smiled to see how far this new innovative theme had gone. Gone were the days of scanning barcodes. It felt as if it was a long time ago, since we last messed around with barcode scanners to search for these minifigures. Instead, we are now accustomed to the primitive method of touch and feel and for myself, it had brought me a huge success to acquire the ones I am looking for. There are dotted codes at the back of the packet right at the bottom but I had never used this method before. Unfortunately, I can't help you guys with the dotted codes at the bottom as I don't have much prior experience in identifying it. This is the back image of all of the past and current series packets. Front view of the Minifigs Series 5 promotional leaflet Back view of the Minifigs Series 5 promotional leaflet 1) The hardworking Graduate This is a nice surprise for all hardworking graduates who worked very hard to earn their degree, sp they would all graduate together and attend the convocation. This is a lovely surprise and I just can't believe the designers had actually done it nicely. Not sure what faculty he is studying, but I could just assume he is a law graduate. A wonderful addition to our City civilian population! Perhaps, it's time to put up a graduation night for all of them? Parts assortment There are a couple of new elements like the graduation cap and gown. I am really impressed with the 2x2 printed flat tile with the wordings, "Certificate of Graduation". As for the gown itself, you will need to iron the edges, so they will not have to look like this after they have donned it. I remember I used safety pins to attach my gown together. Even the smile on their faces specially elated! Graduation Day 2) The fearless Gladiator Ever watched the movie acted by Russell Crowe, "Gladiator"? This first of a kind LEGO minifigure, which puts the Gladiator together is a new class of its own, just like the Spartan. The Gladiator is an armed combatant who entertains his audience through physical combat which may sometimes resulted in a certain death. For myself, this is one of my absolutely favourite minifigure as the given parts are extremely extraordinary and useful. Parts assortment The gladiator's helmet and sword are pure beauty. I do not know how to describe but it gave me an impression that the helmet was made up of bronze. It was sturdy and hard and it left me a very strong impression. You got to feel it with your own hands in order to appreciate more of what you have seen. On the left side (facing front), he has a printed armour padding at the side of his elbow. I enjoyed very bit of quality details given to this special minifigure. I am also certain this will be as popular as the Spartan and Elves of the past series. Never mess with these warriors of might... New choice of weapon? 3) The stern looking Grenadier Guard Attention! The Grenadier Guards are in LEGO town. Honestly, I can never believe that such precise accurate realistic traditional military regiement of our real life is being created in front of our very eyes. This is truly royal and classic iconic figure for the Great Britain. No doubt about it, for most army builders who want to build up a platoon. No need to fear, I am sure the distribution will surprise you. Parts assortment The tall bearskin fur cap is truly iconic and that piece of amazing new element helps to put this into proper perspective. Even though the rifle may look awkward from a certain angle but I am sure with some customisation efforts, it will looks nice and good. Marching up and down 4) The freezing Eskimo Another fisherman? This is different. Our Arctic friend, who is an Eskimo lives in his igloo and fish for his salmon beneath the thin frozen ice cap. His attire is very much suitable for the winter expedition with all of his furry gear all over him to provide warmth. Parts assortment It comes with standard elements like his usual fishing rod and his catch. Not sure why his fish is the same as our Series 3 Fisherman's breed, but it's still nice to see it in sand-green though as the previous release in Series 3 was very limited. Where is my catch? 5) The stunning Cavewoman I absolutely adore this stunning cavewoman. She is pretty gorgeous and well dressed for someone coming from a prehistoric era. Every bit of print is just so detailed. What's more important, is that the Series 1 Caveman finally got a companion after a long wait. Parts assortment It comes with a brand new hairpiece that felt like soft rubbery piece. You could wear the accessory of the bone on top of her hair and bring the new dark brown club around. There is printing behind her back which helps to add the details. This is an image of herself without the bone on her hair. Looks nice to me on it's own. Shopping dilemma Me papa Caveman is no alone longer anymore 6) The gigantic Godzilla This gigantic Godzilla costume is adorable. Oh well, he is not that gigantic but more of a minifigure scale. He will works well in fun fairs, mascots, or even a green dinosaur to entertain children. All of us knew he was wearing a costume since we can see his expression. Definitely an entertaining piece of minifigure. Parts assortment The parts assortment are mainly of many new unique elements especially for its costume like the long tail and dinosaur head piece. He does not appears to be sweating but more like enjoying himself in this outfit. This is the side and back view of the person wearing the Godzilla costume. I am not sharing it 7) The caring Zoo Keeper She does looks like a sweet and caring Zoo Keeper, taking good care of the monkey. Her attire can also be classified under safari staff or someone going out for jungle expedition, like the Series 2 Explorer. If you notice the girl's facial expression carefully, you might also note her beauty spot too. I don't recall seeing any from the previous series. Parts assortment The main highlight of this minifigure is definitely the monkey. Even though the monkey is not as posable as the existing ones, but the prints are amazingly detailed and beautiful. Actually, I mistook it as a standing ornament but since there is a banana on her hand, I should assume that it is a "live" monkey. Welcome aboard the Safari Journey Evolution 8) The hardworking Woodcutter Most of you will just undermine the Woodcutter and I am not going to do so. He is not just like your regular woodcutter. Instead, his prints on the torso is the most detailed among the rest. Armed with his trusty real axe instead of those puny little ones from the fire department. The fire department ought to borrow it from him instead. Parts assortment The axe and the cap are some of the new civilian elements introduced for this woodcutter. Whereas, the actual beauty is the torso of his front, back and side detailed printings. Don't you agree it is amazing? Father and Son I am not sure how I piece this two together, but I just had that strong feeling to do so. It looks meaningful to me. 9) The hilarious Circus Clown Who needs another clown when we had one in Series 1? Oh well, you will be very mistaken if you choose to ignore this. In fact, this new Circus Clown complements very well with the other one. It needs two hands to clap and it is the same for this funny performance too, to have 2 hilarious clowns on the stage to make the audience laugh. Parts assortment The parts assortment are pretty good too, especially the pie which we can use for food items and the clown hat for some cute costumes make up. This time, we got a perfect white clown for his expression. The happy and entertaining clowns Welcome to our Circus Troupe 10) The slim looking Aerobics Instructor On the music and let this Aerobics Instructor brings fun to your physical workout with her nice radio set. Sometimes, I do think she might be actually a dance instructor instead. Even though I may not be highly attracted to this minifigure, but it helps to bring in more variety to our boring City population. So far, for that, I welcome this! Parts assortment The parts assortment are quite standard and most of it comes in pink. The only interested item for myself, could be the pink radio set, other than that. I am not too interested in the rest. Twin Sisters Let's hit the rhythm 11) The witty Detective Sherlock Holmes is back to solve crimes? Oh well, he is not the real Sherlock Holmes, but a detective who looks like one. I like his vintage looking brown coat and his cape. This is quite a decent looking minfigure. Parts assortment The parts to identify a witty detective must includes a magnifying glass. The cap is pretty cool as it contains print on its side. Personally, there is some intellect charm in this one. Can you see our faces? Discoveries of different natures 12) The evil dark Dwarf Warrior Apart from the mentioned Gladiator, this will be my ultimate favourite minifigure in this entire series! Yes, we had Dwarves in the year 2008, but this one is not a repetitive same old design! It's actually a representation of a brand new Dwarves clan that appears to be dark, sinister and evil. Can you feel its fierce and unfriendly aura? I just got to have this and this will definitely pose a problem for me to amass as there are many army builders out there. Parts assortment It comes with standard dwarf warrior outfit such as the helmet, double axe, beard and shield. All of it are new colour elements and designs. I really appreciate this minifigure very much and I can't wait to lay my hands on more of these. Even the shield appears to be nasty looking. This image shows the nice torso of the dwarf clearly without its beard on. Friends or Foes? 13) The unbeatable Boxer Our Series 1 Wrestler, finally have a deserving competitor to spar with. This boxer is giving no quarters to the Wrestler, even though he has no boxing gloves. This is a very unique minifigure as it comes with boxer gloves instead of the usual typical minifigure hands. Just note his teeth and torso carefully, and you will notice he is a gold champion. Parts assortment This image shows the best parts of the boxer as it entails dual expression plus the removal of the boxing gloves which will allow to re-attach to other minifigures. World Wrestling Tag Team 14) The wise Pharaoh Queen If you are a huge fan of Egyptian Adventures, then this Cleopatra look alike will make a fine ruler. Bits of those Egyptian hieroglyph can be found on her torso and hairpiece. As long the designers keep up the good job of coming up with excellent female minifigures like this, it will continue to make us, AFOLs to go crazier over such female minifigures. Parts assortment There is nothing special, other than the minifigure itself. The green snake is commonly available in past sets. It is certainly an excellent addition to this settings. Ancient Egyptians Kings and Queens I am not going to end up like that 15) The dangerous nasty Mafia Gangster At first glance, it reminds me of our Eurobricks Mafia Games that we had, and at the same time it also chanced upon like those goons chasing after poor Indiana Jones. This Mafia Gangster is not to be messed with as he has a violin case with him. Don't expect him to play classical with this. Parts assortment If you want to build up a mob, then this minifigure is the one for you. The best part about this is the violin case but it does not comes with a Tommy gun and the actual LEGO Tommy gun can't fit in there and you could only placed a revolver gun like this in here. I like that black suit though. It kinds of remind me of those Italian Mobsters. 16) The daring Snowboarder I am going to hear the usual same ranting of having another snowboarder. I think it complements very well with the female Series 3 snowboarder. Furthermore, it adds more variety on the snow mountain action. Parts assortment The parts assortment is quite average but the fact that the snowboard is a different printed design enhance the value of this whole outfit. The blue winter outfit including the beanie makes a fine combination. Extreme Winter Sports A general comparison for the Collectable Minifigures Series 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 So, what do everyone feels about the current LEGO Collectable Minifigures Series 5? Did everyone feel disappointing or did you simply forget the disappointment and awaits to embrace the new series. In my humble opinion, I think TLG have done an excellent job to keep most fans of LEGO including AFOLs to be very occupied to collect these collectable minifigures all over again and again for the past 1 year plus. Some of you may have grown weary of collecting but some people like myself continue to conquer and take on these collecting into another level. I, for one will not give up any of these 80 unique LEGO Collectable Minifigures. It has come a long way to see Series 5 evolving into present context and completing the whole theme into the legendary 80 Collectable Minifigures. In any LEGO past or present themes, you can never see more than 80 unique LEGO minifigures in a single theme and this has proven wrongly. In all of mine past reviews, I have attempted to integrate all of the past series together to associate them with one another, so we could learnt to appreciate why these minifigures are produced in the first place. It might not be clear when the first few series are launched, but to me, the blurred vision is no longer there and I understood the meaning and beauty of having this theme continuing. It is not about building bricks. It is all about innovation and uniqueness of what this one and only special theme can bring and will bring without any bias or licensed constrains. Generally, this is a great job done and I truly considered all 5 LEGO Collectable Minifigures Series truly great legacy. My only wish is to see the continuation towards LEGO Collectable Minifigures Series 6 and beyond. General Statistics for Minifigures Series 5 Disclaimer: 1 of the Aerobics Instructor is left out by mistake. Below is the combination which I have received from my box, 3 Graduates 3 Gladiators 5 Grenadier Guards 3 Eskimos 4 Cavewomen 4 Godzillas 5 Zoo Keepers 4 Woodcutters 4 Circus Clowns 4 Aerobics Instructors 4 Detectives 3 Dwarves Warriors 5 Boxers 3 Pharaoh Queens 3 Mafia Gangsters 3 Snowboarders Based on the above, I managed to achieve 3 full complete sets of 16 unique minifigs each. It means I have only 12 remaining random spares left. It also means we are back to the standards of Series 2 distribution level. No more 2 complete sets when we buy a full box. Read down to find out what are the remaining spares I have. My remaining spares 0 Graduates 0 Gladiators 2 Grenadier Guards 0 Eskimos 1 Cavewomen 1 Godzillas 2 Zoo Keepers 1 Woodcutters 1 Circus Clowns 1 Aerobics Instructors 1 Detectives 0 Dwarves Warriors 2 Boxers 0 Pharaoh Queens 0 Mafia Gangsters 0 Snowboarders Data Analysis Based on the data given, I have drafted my analysis accordingly. Buying 1 full complete MISB box will allow you to achieve 3 maximum complete unique set and we are finally back to the same distribution of the LEGO Collectable Minifigures Series 2 distribution level. I really hope this is not a mistake and I hope everyone of us will get the same distribution. So far, each of the 16 unique minifigures have an equal chance of getting 3 out of 48 packets, when the box is opened and consumers will buy it separately. That will be 6.25% probability based only on 48 packets. When you add the remaining 12 spares into the calculation, 7 unique minifigures are only available at 21 out of 60 packets and this translates to 35% in total and 3.5% each, which makes it even harder to achieve by just doing it randomly. Whereas, the probability of getting the Grenadier Guards, Zoo Keepers and Boxers are on the higher note, since they are available at 15 out of 60 and this translates to 25% in total and 8.33% each. However, the likelihood that this percentage will be lowered by at least half due to the introduction of the dotted system and fanatic LEGO hunters like ourselves who are scrambling to search for the ones that they are highly desired by many. Even so, I am still glad that TLG managed to bring back the 3 complete set distribution again as I am sure it will make fans who buy full boxes to be happier again. I am also happy to note that one of the popular minifigure which is the Grenadier Guard is available at 5 minifigures for each box. At least, it helps to ease the load of the searching this likely popular minifigure. To conclude and summaries, based on the probability demonstrated by this review, as an example, here are the results, High probability 1) Grenadier Guards 2) Zoo Keepers 3) Boxers Total range: 25% Each: 8.33% Medium probability 1) Cavewomen 2) Godzillas 3) Woodcutters 4) Circus Clowns 5) Aerobics Instructors 6) Detectives Total range: 40% Each: 6.67% Low probability 1) Graduates 2) Gladiators 3) Eskimos 4) Dwarves Warriors 5) Pharaoh Queens 6) Mafia Gangsters 7) Snowboarders Total range: 35% Each 5% A few close up images of my current Collectable Minifigures Series collection To conclude, the LEGO Collectable Minifigures Series 5 is remarkably amazing. I, was first disappointed with it when I first saw it but until I see those actual stuff with my very eyes, there is no doubt about it, that these minifigures have scored real high in my ratings. With plentiful of new and re-make designs being introduced and minimum usage of filler and plus the very fact that one box is able to provide at least 3 complete sets upon buying a full sealed box helps to increase the desire of collecting it. Overall, I am extremely satisfied with this current series too. The Gladiator, Grenadier Guard, Cavewoman, Dwarf Warrior, Pharaoh Queen and Mafia Gangster are mine favourite Series 5 minifigures ever and it will be another hard challenging time for me and the rest to find them all. Do note that there are no longer contains the placement of spare parts from Series 3 and beyond. Summary review Playability: 9/10 (More unique and possible new themes expansion for your LEGO collection.) Design: 9.5/10 (Very detailed parts and accessories such as the palette, ornamental fan, etc Also include back printing for some other minifigures.) Price: 9/10 (Still reasonably priced for detailed unique minifigures despite of its price increase.) Overall: 9.2/10 (If you are reading this review, then you should continue buying this Series without giving much thought.) I gave it a "5" based on my Review Score Card. What about yours? I hope every one of you enjoyed reading this simple review of mine. Comments and Criticisms are strongly welcomed. Pictures can be found in My Flickr and My Brickshelf (When moderated) Will be updating these links soon. Special Eurobricks Bulletin We have come to the end of this pictorial review. I believe it will be a no surprise for you especially if you have been active in Eurobricks for the past one year. Watch out for more new upcoming excitement right here in Eurobricks LEGO Forum. Please do not discuss this inside this review. Kindly leave your thoughts in this discussion topic.
  11. The official results are finally released. Head down to the discussion below to find out who are the 13 honoured recipients for the Eurobricks Collectable LEGO Minifigures Series 4 Building Contest! Read here to find out who are the overall winners.
  12. Eurobricks Collectable LEGO Minifigures Series 4 Building Contest Results [Category A and Category B winners] The Contest: Hey everyone, it's finally over! This is the exciting moment which all of you are waiting for. Without further ado, let me proceed to announce the winners for Category A and Category B. What do you stand to win? After 7 days, the votes will be calculated for each category and the winners will be declared. Once they have sent their name/address to DarkFang. He will ship out their wonderful prizes. What wonderful prizes, you ask? Well, TLG has generously sponsored these new lovely minifigures from Series 4 while Eurobricks sponsored all handling/shipping costs. Attention to all winners, you are to post your preference from the most preferred to the least preferred based on one complete Series 4 set in a systematic listing format regardless of your winning position. I will do the sorting myself once I have received all of the winners' PMs. For winners who win in both Categories, you are to specify your preferences accordingly for Category A and B. The preferences are not to be mixed together. Category A prizes [based on 1 complete set] 1st place: A choice of 5 of the new collectable minifigures from that set. 2nd place: A choice of 4 of the remaining new collectable minifigures from that set. 3rd place: A choice of 3 of the remaining new collectable minifigures from that set. 4th place: A choice of 2 of the remaining new collectable minifigures from that set. 5th place: A choice of 1 of the remaining new collectable minifigures from that set. 6th place: A choice of 1 of the remaining new collectable minifigure from that set. Category B prizes [based on 1 complete LEGO Collectable Minifigures Series 4 set for 2nd to 7th place ] 1st place: A complete set of 16 unique LEGO Collectable Minifigures Series 4 collection. 2nd place: A choice of 5 of the remaining new collectable minifigures from that set. 3rd place: A choice of 4 of the remaining new collectable minifigures from that set. 4th place: A choice of 3 of the remaining new collectable minifigures from that set. 5th place: A choice of 2 of the remaining new collectable minifigures from that set. 6th place: A choice of 1 of the remaining new collectable minifigure from that set. 7th place: A choice of 1 of the remaining new collectable minifigure from that set. Click here to view the rest of the Rules and Discussion These are the winners for Category A * Click on the respective thumbnails to view members' entries. 20) Artist Entry (Build by lisqr) First place 33) Mad Scientist Entry (Build by Skafte) Second place 21) Mad Scientist Entry (Build by Darkblane) Third place 26) Punk Rocker Entry (Build by SjoMiLu) Fourth place 4) The Monster Entry (Build by Titolian) Fifth place 24) Musketeer Entry (Build by mookage) Sixth place These are the winners for Category B * Click on the respective thumbnails to view members' entries. 5) Cryostasis (Eurobricks Collectable Minifigures Series 1 Entry) (Build by Darkblane) First place 14) Eurobricks Collectable Minifigures Series 1 (Eurobricks Collectable Minifigures Series 1 Entry) (Build by Oky Wan Kenobi) Second place 11) The Minifig Museum (Eurobricks Collectable Minifigures Series 1 Entry) (Build by Rolli) Third place 8) 16 figs in a beach house (Eurobricks Collectable Minifigures Series 1 Entry) (Build by Cecilie) Fourth place 6) Lunchtime at The Column of Times (Eurobricks Collectable Minifigures Series 1 Entry) (Build by shmails) Fifth place 7) The Laboratory Of Time (Eurobricks Collectable Minifigures Series 1 Entry) (Build by Ninja Nin) Sixth place 2) House Party (Eurobricks Collectable Minifigures Series 1 Entry) (Build by CorneliusMurdock) Seventh place Hope you have an enjoyable fun experience. As for the special raffle giveaway, it will be announced much later once I have sorted the contest winners prizes and shipping. WhiteFang PS: I will also like to thanks Eurobricks Special Themes Regulator, Rufus for helping me out with the voting.
  13. The tabulation of the official results might take longer than expected. Meanwhile, please be patient and don't get too excited of the results. Nothing is confirmed until the official results is released by me. Thank you for your understanding.
  14. Voting is now officially over! Please wait for the announcement of the official results. Thanks for your attention.
  15. Voting is now officially over! Please wait for the announcement of the official results. Thanks for your attention.
  16. All of them are awesome and I hope all of you (Category B participants) have enjoyed it as I will have a surprise at the end of it! + 1 to 5) Cryostasis + 2 to 8) 16 figs in a beach house
  17. Here are my votes, (+1) for each one of them. It was a hard decision. Good luck everyone. 20) Artist Entry (Build by lisqr) 21) Mad Scientist Entry (Build by Darkblane) 33) Mad Scientist Entry (Build by Skafte)
  18. Hello everyone, I am back to share more of the new recent LEGO polybag releases. I am now, more of a LEGO polybag addict and I enjoy searching for these nice little ones and to me, this is no exception especially when you are both a Ninja and a Ninjago fan! Do note that even though this is my very first review in the LEGO Ninjago theme, but I am no stranger to these new characters. Name: Dragon Fight Theme: LEGO System / Ninjago Year: 2011 Pieces: 31 Minifigs: 1 Price: USD N.A, GBP N.A, SGD N.A Resources: Brickset, BrickLink An original polybag image of the 30083 Dragon Fight Back view of the original polybag image of the 30083 Dragon Fight Stop chasing after me! I am not your lunch. Oh La La! Being a huge fan of Ninja minifigures, this is one of the best way to gather huge lots of LEGO Red Ninja fighting or taming a phoenix. Oops I meant dragon. This polybag set is one of the many that was exclusively made available for The Sun Newspaper Promotion in May 2011. I am simply crazy about this, just for one single reason! It contains a LEGO Ninja minifigure. I could not care much if this character is named after a hot blooded "Kai". I only view it as a form of a generic looking ninja for my oriental army. So, do you think this might convince you a little? If not, read on to find out more! In addition, I also hope you like my attempt in this new photo editing which illustrates Kai running away from the Dragon in a volcanic environment. Instruction Leaflet This is a page showing the first instruction of building up the tiny dragon and over here is the other side of the instruction leaflet to finish up the built. It will be helpful if you want to build more of these. Laying out the content Judging by the content at first glance, I will never thought these parts will actually build a fun playing looking dragon. These are the remaining spare parts after completing the built. Ninjago character - Kai Here comes the main star of this review! This red ninja is given a personality and it was named as "Kai", the son of the blacksmith who is pretty hot tempered and reckless. Take a moment and watch the cartoon if you have the chance! I didn't like the whole story initially but all of that had changed after I had watched it. This minifigure is easily available in these 5 different LEGO sets, and most of which are very inexpensive. There is no back printing or dual headed expression for this minifigure. It is just only an angry serious looking ninja that wants to wallop those skeletons nutshells. Building the Dragon. This collage shows the building process of this dragon. As you can see, the dragon size is not big but merely represents closely to a minifigure proportion. I like the head of the dragon even though it kinds of reminded me of a rooster. I don't know why I had that idea in the first place. Different views of the completed miniature Dragon In the images above, you can see this dragon is extremely fun to play with its different poses. The front and rear wings allows movement and it also applies the same for the head as well. It is quite a fun stuff to play with and can be used for a wizard to summon small creatures to fight on its behalf. Time for a pose. Perhaps, Sensei would like me to keep this as my pet. To conclude, I like the idea of having a nice creature together with the red ninja to allow others to form a battle scene or even a pet scene. It's up to an individual to decide through imagination even though the title of this polybag set is named as "Dragon Fight". I find it worth to buy much more if I can actually find it through better distributions other than in United Kingdom which was only released for a day. I had lots of enjoyment playing with it and I believe you will feel the same way too. Summary review Playability: 9/10 (Fun posing dragon with a red ninja to battle with.) Design: 8/10 (Decent looking dragon but it can be improved further to make it look like one.) Price: 8/10 (Quite expensive and not widely available.) Overall: 8.3/10 (Get this polybag especially if you are a ninja lover.) I gave it a "4" based on my Review Score Card. What about yours? Hope everyone of you enjoyed reading this simple review of mine. Comments and Critics are strongly welcomed. Pictures can be found in My Flickr and My Brickshelf (When moderated)
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  21. Cecilie, I shared your concerns and I also felt it is a valid point too. If you have noticed, the previous ruling for Category B when it first started was actually, restricted up to 3 images and taking into consideration, I have increased the limits to 5 images eventually. But I supposed that was not enough. I also note that will not warrant enough attention and I will particularly take note of it, so I could help to improve a better contesting experience for all of our particpants. I appreciate you for taking your time to let me know your thoughts too as Category B was certainly a huge challenge for many of you.
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  24. Finally, my word count is now below 300 words count and I am more or less completed with my draft! Thank you. Your tips were very helpful. I hope it is better than before. I decided to remove the mysterious man content as I do not have enough words to explain further.
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