Erdbeereis

Well done Miss Sandy! We must think carefully about the 4 letter word, so we don't get locked out... Let's try ****! Just kidding.

Could I inspect the records found in the drawer? I also think we should try the key in the top drawer. I'd also like to dance the tango with Mr. Sinclair, so

17. LegoJoe - The Fall of the Survivors... 22. Paul cantu - Prison break! 25. I Scream Clone - Needs more salt! Tons of great entries in this division, and it was very difficult to decide on my votes, so firstly congratulations to everyone! 1st Place I voted for LegoJoe and his The Fall of the Survivors in first place, as I though his entry was very creative, displayed the contest theme well and had a great amount of action. The rocks were very well made, and the effects of people falling off the cliff were brilliant. Some other details that I loved in his entry were the legs upside-down in the SNOT water, the beautiful SlyOwl-like straw roof and the ice cream "cannon smoke." The only things that I thought he could have done differently in his entry would have been to include a few white plates mixed in to the water to give a wave effect, and also to tile a few of the rock areas that had studs, but those were extremely minor points in an otherwise brilliant entry. 2nd Place Paul Cantu's Prison Break might have been the most risky entry, as he originally built an entirely different entry (one with Islanders) than the one you see now, but in my mind, it was a fantastic decision, as this enry is by far better than his original one. The wave is wonderful with trans-blue and white mixed together, and I think it really takes his entry to the next level. I also thought his entry had great action with the minifigs falling off the fort and fighting one another, plus the creative prisoners. He also did an excellent job with little details, such as the lion's head with the cutlasses next to it and the grill plates. I felt that the surfboard might have been a bit over the top, however it also added a great deal of humor which I always enjoy. 3rd Place I Scream Clone's Needs More Salt earned my 3rd place vote. A very funny idea, which had some beautiful landscaping included. I thought the way the rocks were built to include little caverns was superb, and the little stream running through capped it nicely. His rope bridge was also excellent. The idea of boiling King Kahuka in a pot was very humorous and I felt the entry as a whole had a great amount of action. There were so many wonderful entries in this contest, and it was hard to choose just 3 to get my votes, so here are some very honorable mentions. Honorable Mentions: RichardAM I really liked his entry, as it had a very smooth look to it and vibrant color, plus beautiful presentation in regards to photography. The main things that kept it out of my top 3 were that I felt it didn't have quite enough cruelty to match the theme of the contest, and that it had a bit too much of a castle feel to me. Overall though, a very good entry. RoVer RoVer's entry just made me happy somehow. I think it must have been the bright colors and the palm trees that reminded me of a nice vacation in a tropical destination. I thought the little action scenes in the buildings were great, and made it feel almost as though I was reading an exciting book. My favorite part of the entry was the beautiful bell tower, with it's color and very well-designed bell. One of the only things that I didn't like too much was that it felt almost a bit too crowded, which made it a bit hard to focus on the nice details. Dreamweb Killed in his sleep one one of my favorite entries idea-wise, and it included many nice interior elements, like the fireplace and stuffed shark, and the rolling head effect was gruesome and well done. I felt that it could have used a bit more color contrast and perhaps a bit more blood to liven it up a bit. Lt. De Martinet I thought his entry was slightly bare, but it was gorgeous, and could have won a best photo contest with the beautiful colors and water. The barrel design was brilliant and I'm sure will be used in many future MOCs from other people. ================================================================================ I could probably list at least 5 more entries that I loved, but my fingers are getting a bit tired. Lastly, I want to point out a few individual elements of entries that were lovely. Fat Tony's palm tree was absolutely stunning, and is one of the best I've seen. Breaking wall effects, like in GloriousShadow's and General Armendariz's entries looked amazing and really added a lot to their respective entries. Sir Nadroj's fantastic rickety balcony was superb. Squrming tentacles like in Nich Atri's and Patriot720's entries were excellent, and gave a perfect sense of suspense and fear. Lastly, blood galore in almost all of the entries gave this contest a perfect sense of cruelty, and made the contest really unique. Overall, I can't say how pleased I am with the rsult of this contest, I greatly enjoyed viewing all of the entries and getting inspiration for future MOCs, plus making my own. Great work everyone!

Nope, that's new! A very nice small set in my opinion, it seems to have a very small amount of technic and I adore those flick-fire dynamite! Hopefully it will be a good price and easy to obtain. Thanks for posting it!

I voted for Agents in both. Just a great new theme with many new pieces and minifig part that have tons of uses, such as the laptops, new sharks, Trace ponytail, Mutt hair (although that came in Indy first), golden hair and many others. I though the set designs were excellent as well, especially the command center, albeit a few too many stickers. Some others that were very close runners-up were: Indiana Jones just missed out by the tiniest amount. I absolutely love the theme and look forward to next year's sets. I also enjoyed Castle and Star Wars, but the Clone Wars minifigs aren't my favorite.

I saw the Crystal Sweeper at my local Target today, and was going to buy it, but the price was an outrageous $70! Is this the standard price or are their prices totally out of whack...

Sir Dano posted a new picture of the Solar Sailer on his Flickr page: Dooku seems quite nice, but it's hard to tell exactly what he looks like

That's a beautiful little winter MOC you made. My favorite part has to be the snow cavern, you made it really well and it adds so much to the MOC. The small section of interior is very nice as well with the little fireplace and the creepy skeleton. Excellent work on this!

Great work Matn! The color of the building is beautiful and I really love the little details in between the windows. Nice work on the interior as well, the brown tiles look excellent.

What a large room! I think I would like to inspect the drawers of the cabinet and then I will check the wine glass for signs of recent use.

Holy crap... That is gargantuan! How many weapons does it actually have? I'd better cover up my pizzas...

Is there a half American half German team for me? Thanks for hosting this great contest, I had a lot of fun building my snow box. I look forward to seeing more entries, day 2 of coverage and hopefully some great crowd scenes, which would be great additions to Guss's. It would be great if we could get all of the boxes and fan scenes together to make one big event.

I'm done with mine! A small story can be found on the entry thread. Thanks for the great contest! I love yours Sir Nadroj, very funny.

Presenting my snow box! The Leftovermobile Erdbeereis1 rides down the slopes in his snow box decorated with last night's leftovers! Watch out for those cold pizzas, and trust me, you don't want to be hit with a flying apple or drumstick... A large base provides good stability, and a comfy seat with edible pastry is a must. More pictures on Flickr Thanks!

I agree, north is the way to go first. Hopefully we will find our missing comrade along the way.

I forgot to say Guss, that your little MOC is excellent! It really adds to the excitement of this great contest and it derserves the blog. Great work!

Hmmm... Very interesting e-mails, especially the second one. This guardian fellow doesn't sound too pleasant, and I'm sure he had a big hand in stopping Lord Chester from making the deal with our dear Mr. Crawford. I think we should move on now, unless anyone objects.

I love your entry Eti! Very creative, colorful and it has plenty of holiday spirit.

Very good review! While this set isn't perfect, it definitely is a nice small one and goes really well with the dump truck like you said. The actual design of these construction sets are very nice, with some smooth edges that often seem absent in past city/construction sets. I will certainly try to pick up at least the smaller ones, the big ones don't appeal to me much at this point. Thanks again for the review!

What I am doing there?! I should be in my snow box, ready to race! Mine is ready, I just need to take pictures and come up with a name, which is always the toughest part.

Looking good! The diagonal steps are fantastic and add a lot of detail. I look forward to seeing the finished result!

Correct me if I'm wrong dear doctor, but wouldn't that be "trash"?

They were only released in 2 belville sets, and in one day of a belville advent calender. Unfortunate, as they are very useful for winter MOCs. Great work so far on your layout, in the first picture I thought your cat was a giant boulder!

I think a small mess hall would be great, as it would add a bit of diversity to the module.

Is that a new computer program that I haven't heard of? I agree that after the e-mails are checked, we should move on.