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Surely not all - how about 6x6 tiles? (ok, they are a long way away from a 1x1 plate!)

Definitely getting this. Loads of Dark Green, new colour Dark Silver, 6x6 tiles... just praying the target symbol is not a sticker!

Love it!! In my youth I used to build marble runs on a 48x48 baseplate, it was a lot of fun. I'd love to own this so definitely will support!

I'm guessing Rufus is having a tough time tallying all those scores. Let's be patient and enjoy the suspense!

Thanks for the review. Are the minifig prints & hairpieces new?

That's true, it would require the admins to interpret the distinction and expect everyone to abide by their interpretation... best avoided! Can't wait to see the results!!

Recast votes... 17) 1 31) 1 Thanks again for allowing this.

Thanks Rufus, this news is a great relief to me. I don't feel you needed to apologise and am just sorry you were placed in such a difficult situation. You've run this contest magnificently and I enjoyed it immensely and I look forward to reading the results with no clouds hanging over them. Thanks especially for allowing recast votes today, that means a lot to me. Quite separately... I had an idea should another one ever be run; dividing the contest into the two threads of Architect and Landmark series, much like category A & B of the CMF contest with separate prizes, would help the voting process I think. It's proved so hard to judge this contest, and the different 'criteria' between Landmark and Architect (smaller models of famous buildings vs. larger models of lesser known but architecturally notable buildings) added an extra complication for me when judging entries against one another.

I think Carson is right that they are intended to be light blay, but L@go is right that it won’t prove anything; in fact discussion of ‘real or rendered’ may just feed Artizan’s self-justification of entering a digital model. They say a picture tells a thousand words, but they also say actions speak louder than words. Artizan’s actions last week left me in no doubt of his guilt. I’m not normally one to judge, but as a contestant and (humiliated) voter for his model, I feel qualified to. I’m interested in thoughts on this hypothetical situation; the winners are announced, Artizan gets a place but no prize, and he then announces it is a render which is justified because some people have larger brick collections (or money to spend on BrickLink) than others, which gives them a better chance of winning. Would any of you support Artizan in terms of having remained in this competition to make his point?

That's great to see. I'm intending to move back to my native Melbourne sometime... one thing holding me back is access to Brand stores, cheaper parts, conferences - so it's great to see this! Good on TLG!

I really want to touch this.

To be honest, I'm surprised at this compromise but if that is what was offered to Artizan then I respect the decision and especially the hard work of Rufus and admins. I didn't understand Artizan's point about only being asked because he was doing well, but it now makes sense. Yes, now that time has passed and convincing photos not supplied, I am certainly in agreement that he should not get a prize. I don't wish to stir the hornet's nest now a resolution has been reached, but seeing as this all made me angry, I need to get off my chest that for me as a contestant and supporter of Artizan's entry it leaves a bitter taste in the mouth about the competition, as the moral question of whether his votes should be reallocated will be left unanswered. But I'll just have to compromise too. Like Artizan, I did not enter for the prizes (damned nice as they are!!) - otherwise I'd have chosen a well-known building. So when I get a vote I just feel wonderful. When I see Artizan listed in the final results I know I will wonder where those votes could have gone and how happy it would have made contestants feel to have that support, especially lower-scoring ones.

I'm surprised there's not more neigh-sayers on this thread.

I enjoy stacking, it's very calming and gives me time to talk to all the staff (when they're not busy of course!) And depending on how you do it you can get a good extra third of a cup in. I basically just consider it to be more quality time playing with LEGO! Let's build a PAB-cup-shaped mountain! Once a woman saw me stacking 1x2 plates (OK, I admit that's pretty anal of me) and she said to her child, "I'd love his job!" I couldn't let it pass, I replied, "I don't work here." She stared in shock for a moment then burst into uncontrollable laughter, still staring at me in complete puzzlement. Poor dear, I don't think she'd even considered the thought that such a thing as an AFOL could exist! If I'd thought of it, I'd have said "I wish they were paying me!"

Good point! I'm looking forward to some amusing horses-behaving-like-people brickflicks... the one rearing up on Uruk-Hai already amuses me.

Very jealous of this US promotion. I hope they do it in the UK!

You've asked opinions from other EBers, and both replies have suggested you simply take some more pics. I agree with them. I'm a contestant and also I gave your model two votes, whereas I gave 5 other people one, i.e. I made the point that yours was the best, because it is an excellent design at small scale that was well presented. Right now I feel angry and stupid at the prospect of POSSIBLY having voted for an entry that broke the rules, when I could have given votes to two other entrants who followed the rules. If it is real, simply send some more pics of it to the mods. If it is a render, please just do the right thing and withdraw. It will still be an excellent design that has received a lot of attention which many people would like to build or own.

Confirmed by pictures! NINE minifigs! http://brickfanatics.co.uk/lego-olympic-minifigs-confirmed/

Brickset has posted a report of these minifig rumours today and they have heard the figures include a judo team member, a swimmer, an archer and a runner holding a Torch

This is great. Love the old style windows and the studs-out front. NPU with the printed round tile from Republic Frigate for the bus stop sign! Did you print the Tower Hill indicator sticker yourself? It's really nice, and accurate seeing as that is one of the few routes still using Routemasters. What do you think of the new London bus design? I would love to try it in LEGO but uncertain if I have the necessary skill to do it well!

I know everyone is saying it, but boy was it hard to choose. So many amazing entries that had to be excluded from my short list 7) 1 vote 13) 2 votes 15) 1 vote 24) 1 vote 38) 1 vote 39) 1 vote

I wouldn't be surprised if they re-use existing parts as much as they can. But I hope the bodies have specially printed Olympic outfits.

Thank you Cook! I put a lot of emphasis on getting proportions correct so it's nice to hear that from someone who knows the building.

Not quite what you're after, but Citizen Brick has some awesome custom heads

I'm hearing (second-hand) yet more rumours about the existence of an upcoming collection of Olympic minifigs. Apparently there may be 6, and they might be packaged in the CMF style sealed bags. There's no clarity on whether this is a UK exclusive or not, but may be so.