AmperZand

I would love that too, but it isn't currently possible. D&D is owned by Hasbro which also owns Kre-o and there is already a cross-over between the two. I don't like the look of Kre-o minifigures including the D&D ones and Hasbro has bungled the fusion of the two lines. TLG could do a much better job. But unfortunately, TLG won't be able to pick up the D&D licence until the D&D-Hasbro-Kreo connection is broken, for example, by Hasbro selling the D&D brand. Given that D&D LEGO is extremely unlikely, I favour a new Castle line with lots of classic fantasy, i.e. Fantasy Era 2. Alternatively, I could go with a line based on Greek mythology especially if it had lots of minifigs and moulded monsters.

There seem to be two questions here albeit related ones: 1. Are you infringing TLG's IP rights? 2. Are you passing your products off as LEGO? The answer to Q2 is clearly no. You make it obvious that your products are customs. The answer to Q1 is that it depends. If TLG has rights to the designs you're using, has continued to assert those rights and there is no prior art (i.e. someone else didn't come up with them before TLG), then you could be infringing TLG's rights. If you are, that's a matter for TLG. If BrickLink is facilitating the sale or distribution of IP-infringing products, they could be liable for any losses, so could legitimately stop you from selling those products until the question has been resolved to TLG's satisfaction. That said, I'm not a lawyer or expert in IP in any jurisdiction and you may want to consult someone who is. You may also want to clear up any doubts in writing with TLG. Incidentally, describing a face mask combined with a hood as a "balaclava" as you do on your site is a misnomer. A balaclava is a single item of clothing, not a two-part head covering. They do exist for minifigs: http://www.minifigcat.com/shop/product.php?productid=19653&cat=0&page=6 . More on balaclavas can be found here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balaclava_(clothing) .

Nicely produced video except that the images of the sets aren't on screen long enough: they appear then blink out almost immediately. As a result, it's not easy to see them all. I wouldn't include the Castle sets from the 1990s that you do even when they contain a ghost or skeleton. Despite ghosts and skeletons being creatures from the horror genre, they're used in the Castle line as fantasy creatures, i.e. ones for the good guys to defeat. Also, I think you missed some sets that should be in there. I'm not 100% sure they were omitted though because you see each set so briefly, but the ones that possibly should be added are: 40032 Witch 850487 Halloween Accessory Set (I have that one ) 40090 Hllwn Bat Set 850936 Hllwn Set (I have that one but haven't opened it yet ) FR561410-1 Hllwn Shop 40122-1 Trick or Treat Hallwn Set Hope that helps

Although you can't see it well in the picture, I also changed her hands for ones that match the light orange colour of her arms, torso and legs. They're no longer yellow.

That's a fair point. In Haitian folklore where they originate, they don't have weapons. And in Romero's popularisation of them in the "Living Dead" films, I don't recall them being armed either. But in Dungeons & Dragons, they're sometimes depicted as armed and in Warhammer, they're mostly represented with weapons. So I suppose mine are more of the D&D/Warhammer type. I imagine zombies use whatever they had to hand when they became undead, so typically tools and implements. My only zombie with a purpose made weapon is the warrior with the axe. I guess that was what he was using to fight them off when they 'zombified' him! The rest have everyday tools. One of them does have a bat, but it's supposed to represent a heavy branch/ersatz club; I just don't have a suitable part for that. If they were recently 'zombified', they might still have their hair up as they did in life. Also, it helps to identify them as female. Generic droopy hair is more ambiguous.

If you're a non-purist, try: http://www.brickfortress.com/ ... which I used for MOC goblins: http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/AmperZand/Fantasy/goblins.jpg

No, afraid not. It's this BrickForge part in trans red: http://www.brickforg...&cat=625&page=1

MOCed minifigures from CMF S14 and a photobombing spider-guy.

Indeed which is why my zombie pirate has neither: Couldn't agree more.

I realise that many will consider MOCing CMFs heresy and prefer to display their minifigs as sold, but I can't help myself... Apologies for the photobombing spider-guy. I tried to stop him but arachnids are notoriously uncooperative.

That's funny, I thought I was the only one who replaced red axles with black ones. I don't like fleshy heads, hands, necklines or any other minifig body part. They're abhorrent.

Here are the zombies from my display collection. I have tried to make them more fantasy zombies of the Dungeons & Dragons variety rather than modern zombies that official LEGO ones are. I have had most of them for years, but only just photographed them as I was waiting for the Scooby-Doo and CMF S14 zombies. Questions? Comments? Futile attempts to escape these brain-starved undead?

I don't know if this qualifies as an "army" so much as a "shambling" of zombies: Arrgh... Braaaains!

I have been wrestling with the problem of LEGO zombies being modern rather than fantasy for years and have come up with many of the solutions already mentioned in this thread. I was waiting to get the Scooby-Doo zombie and the CMF S14 cheerleader to MOC and add to my display collection before photographing my fantasy-ish zombies. WARNING: Viewers of a sensitive disposition, including purists, should look away now! . . . . . .

I have the spectre but haven't opened the packet yet and therefore haven't tried connecting the chain to the hands. Is it that the hands are too big or the chain stud where the hands are supposed to connect too small? As an aside, it's good to see "spectre" spelt "re" in this thread rather than "er" as TLG does.

It would have to be the elf. I waited for years for TLG to produce an elf and when they did, they didn't disappoint. My second favourite is the medusa and third probably the musketeer.

I'm a huge fan of minifigures and have been collecting them since 1993. But sometimes TLG comes out with a minifig part or accessory that's badly conceived and should be redesigned. Here are a couple I don't care for: The scimitar with nicks is disproportionately large. It might be OK if it had a longer handle and therefore could be considered a two-handed weapon, but it doesn't. As for the short, scruffy beard, the top edge is wrong. Human facial hair doesn't grow at that angle. It should be flush with the face. I also can't stand fleshy parts, but I was thinking more about unfortunate moulds rather than colours. What parts do you not like and why?

Impressive! Did you show the MOC to your parents? What did they think?

It's the staff, not you, who should feel like idiots. If your intention was to steal, you wouldn't be standing there for ten minutes. If you're wondering how I know that, I worked in retail a long time ago where shoplifting was an occasional problem. Where I get my CMFs, some of the staff are AFOLs. They know what I'm doing when I'm feeling packets and sometimes ask me to find them a particular minifig. One time, the manager even gave me a minifig in return for finding the ones they wanted. Audrey? I have all 16. I haven't opened the packets yet, but if previous serieses are anything to go by, the quality should be fine. I never really had problems with the Chinese ABS that I have seen reported on EB and elsewhere. The worst I experienced was slight translucency of some parts that were supposed to be opaque, but even that was only when the parts were held up to a strong light. I haven't had any loose joints or insufficient clutch power with any CMFs and I've been collecting them from the beginning.

I don't have guests but even if I did, they wouldn't see my collection: it's kept out of sight and out of sunlight. The only person to have seen my MOCs in recent years is my fiancee. She tolerates my hobbies including LEGO but regards most of them as juvenile.

Great temple/parthenon and Trojan horse! You've really captured the look. I would have preferred yellowies to fleshies, but that's just me.

Excellent MOC! Very cleverly designed. Was it the SOouest shopping centre or TLC who organised the display? The last time I was at the LEGO store at SOouset, about a year and a half ago, it seemed to be having supply problems. About a quarter of the shelves were empty and many of the others only had one or two sets. I hope LEGO France has pulled its socks up since then.

Very creative! Brilliantly designed and executed.

That strategy works for planned purchases which I'm guessing Scooby-Doo sets mostly are, but not for impulse purchases which I suspect most CMF purchases are. AFOLs may plan their CMF buying, but I reckon that hugely more CMFs are sold to non-AFOLs making spur-of-the-moment decisions.

Possibly, yes. The manager of the WH Smith nearest me said they had received fewer boxes than they had ordered. I suspect that TLG has done its homework and knows that this series will be hard to shift after Haloween. If so, it will have reduced supply accordingly. I doubt any shortages are designed to heighten demand. My guess is that most CMFs are bought as impulse purchases by kids and their parents, not planned purchases. Increasing demand by restricting supply doesn't work for impulse purchases.