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Thanks for you input Slegengr! You're kidding me. A lot of those builds actually I never even saw the topic myself, just got it off Flickr or this thread or something like that. And lots of the ones I did see the topic to, I would have tons of trouble finding again (I literally went through all 100+ pages of topics, though of course I didn't open every one). I'll honestly have enough trouble just trying to find the names to one or two I didn't take down the first time around. So, while that would be really nice, it's just not feasible for me (unless someone else wants to tackle it). After all if someone wanted to see more by a specific builder he could just look for content on that builder's profile I think. I tried angling some on the Nocty one, and came to the conclusion that the straight version looked better. The problem with that for Avalonia is that the white backgrounds of the builds don't align perfectly, and a color background would highlight that. Avalonia is the one with the least non-white backgrounds for the MOC pictures, so it made sense from that perspective, plus I kind of like the clean look. And besides, what color would I use? The banner concept is a pretty neat idea. I kind of think, though, that it might be better as a stripe (two stripes actually) on one side of the poster, rather than around the name where there generally isn't space. I'll make a note of it.

After months of strenuous exertion on the part of your overworked poster committee (i.e. Soccerkid, Little John, and myself) I'm back... and with four posters, no less! Largest Size Largest Size Largest Size Largest Size If you have a suggestion, we'd be glad to consider it AFTER you've spent some time thinking about it, please. And of course there are lots of great builds that didn't make it; but that's just inevitable. And finally, a list of the builders will be posted along with the final versions, whenever those are ready.

Great return to free building, Blaze! That dragon is pretty mean looking and I really like the roofs of the buildings! The stone as a story on top of wood seems a little odd, but otherwise the houses are really neat and the random pillars of snow-capped rocks are great!

Thank you! It's been done in the Andromeda's Gates forum quite a bit, so I just carried it over! Thanks! On the one hand, that would be nice cause I'd love to see more builds of this era, but on the other hand, I'm already part of rather more RPGs than I can handle! Thank you! Thanks BrickJagger! Thanks SilentWolf! Western is a pretty under-represented theme. Unfortunately, I can't claim credit yet for having figured out how to defy gravity... he's actually attached by a headlight brick. Thank you!

Thanks Bregir! Hopefully you won't have too long to wait! Thank you! I think I agree there! Thanks Captain Braunsfeld! I'm glad you like the direction this (seems to be...) headed! Thanks! You can blame Garmadon for that weapon, I was using his character. Thanks Purvel! It does look stuffy, now that you mention it!

Thank you! It certainly is one of the easier ways for sail making!

Very creative and cute entry! I really like the way you've set up the barriers and the green and yellow awning looks pretty good too!

The functionality here is really neat, but the landscape texture is just brilliant! Somehow the smaller targets remind me of tombstones. The lineup of archers looks pretty neat!

Just as soon as Guy K. Wyndzon heard the news of King Fernando’s rash attack on Oleon, he knew his presence would be absolutely necessary in Terreli. So he sailed off on the fastest ship that could be found. Halfway across the Brick Seas, they were hailed by another Eslandian ship carrying the latest news of the Mardierian reaction to the Eslandian offensive. As they stopped for fresh supplies at Weelond on their way, the townsfolk came bustling out, full of the news from Nellissa, where Román Esteban Fontonajo had declared independence from the crown. On all sides, Guy was beset with questions. What did the High Council think of the King’s actions? Would there be war with Oleon? How about Corrington? What measures would be taken to stop the King? Would the colonies establish a new government, closer to home? Throughout it all, diplomatic messengers flew back and forth between nations, taxing Guy’s letter-writing capabilities to the utmost. Nor was he completely free from rumbling mutters of discontent and distrust. Who could be sure that the High Council wouldn’t simply use this opportunity to increase its own power? Really, his prophecy that without Uncle things would fall to pieces had been fulfilled beyond his wildest nightmares. Speaking of nightmares, the last leg of the journey took them through rough waters. Sea-sickness combined with the turbulent diplomatic situation really ought to be enough excuse for anyone to have a few bad dreams. Well, be that all as it may, Guy arrived late one night at the MCTC headquarters in Terreli. There to greet him was an impromptu gathering of friends and business connections. There was E. T. W. de Chauncourtois, darting excited glances out from under his impeccable wig. There was Captain Whiffo, pacing the room violently and tapping his massive sword on his hook. There was Lord Maximillian Damaximus, looking fresh, new, and important in his faultless black suit. There was Governor Guilder, of Weelond, waiting patiently to broach his own ideas and concerns. Guy looked as though he would much rather no one had showed up until tomorrow, but, stifling a yawn, he proceeded to business. “First of all, gentlemen… but, in truth, there is so much to discuss, I’m not sure what ought to be first. I’ll take suggestions.” “To my mind, the thing that calls most desperately for amendment is the colorscheme of this building. It is completely out of the fashion!” Captain Whiffo drew himself up to his full height (six feet seven, if you included the plume of his hat) as he said this. There was a bit of a laugh, and Captain Whiffo seemed disappointed to find that no one took him seriously. “Well,” Governor Guilder began, “perhaps we ought to take things in chronological order?” “An excellent plan, Governor,” Lord Damaximus interjected. “First let us discuss the policy of the King in attacking Oleon.” “There can scarcely be aught to discuss in that regard,” Guy replied. “It was a clearly illegal move, completely without declaration of war. We must apologize formally to Oleon as soon as possible. Moreover, we must take measures to ensure that such a thing will never happen again.” “Which brings us to the more pressing point, I think,” E. T. W. spoke up. “Far too many Eslandians have shown a desire to take the law into their own hands. Revolution is the most dangerous thing that could happen! We cannot permit this to continue unchecked!” “Certainly not,” Captain Whiffo agreed. “Yet something must be done.” “The King,” Governor Guilder suggested, “ought to give security to us, making it impossible for him to attack Oleon or any other nation, or take any other important measure, without the consent of the High Council.” “Of course. But what King in his right mind would sign away his power like that?” “King Fernando may not be in his right mind,” Captain Whiffo interjected suggestively. “And how is that going to satisfy these revolutionary spirits?” Guy asked, ignoring the insinuation. “Satisfy?! Do you want to satisfy such lawbreakers?” E. T. W. sounded quite indignant. “But not all of them are so radical. And there is much that is true in what they say.” Guy drummed his fingers on the table. “The fact is, this government, so far from the colonies, is not quite capable of understanding all the exigencies of its subjects located so remotely. Consider for instance the case of Mardier. We, in the colonies, were able to realize the necessity for active exertion once we discovered the close proximity of an island claimed by Mardier. Yet we were hindered by the King’s orders to relocate the troops against Oleon.” “Hardly hindered,” Lord Damaximus pointed out, “since we didn’t obey.” “Foul! I call foul! Royalty cannot be disregarded in that fashion! If this continues it will spell the end of the old regime, and quite possibly the end of law and order as well!” E. T. W. had sprung from his chair and begun to pound the table. “Softly, softly, sir.” Governor Guilder’s peaceful voice was heard. “Law and order must be maintained, certainly. Yet they must be maintained in the face of an illegal monarch quite as stringently as in the face of an unruly mob.” “True,” E. T. W. conceded. “Neither King nor people can disobey the law. I must own, however, that one tyrant seems to me preferable to several hundred, a fickle mob.” “I trust it has not come to that choice for us. Even in Nellissa, where matters have progressed furthest, the mob has not strictly come into control. Rather, the natural leaders have advanced farther than desirable in shaking off the King’s authority. Yet who can blame them? Something had to be done. I for one am sure that a satisfactory conclusion can be reached with them once we have resolved the problem in hand.” Guy stared thoughtfully at the floor. “Yes? And what was the problem in hand, again?” Captain Whiffo asked. “How are we to get the King to sign this… what shall we call it? – Magna Charta? How are we to get him to sign the Magna Charta without being guilty of lawbreaking ourselves?” “Oh!” E. T. W. interjected. “Is that all? Pshaw. I’ll handle that. Good night. Sweet dreams!” So saying, he bowed to the company, took up his hat, and left. Lord Damaximus was the first to break the silence. “Well, that appears to have been settled.” “Indeed. I wonder what his plan is?” Governor Guilder added. Captain Whiffo spoke up quickly. “Ten to one he’s going to try to k…” “Hush!” Guy interrupted. “I don’t want to know what he’s going to do!” “But I was only going to say that if he m…” Guy clapped his hands over his ears. “Stop! Stop, I say! Tell me nothing that might conflict with my duties as Secretary of State! Besides, you really don’t know what he plans to do, right?” “Oh, no, no, of course, not exactly. We were only throwing around some ideas this morning. –No, don’t worry, I shan’t go into details. No Kings will be harmed in the making of this charter… at least, not very many. And Chauncourtois is so strict for law and order, too.” “Well, however he does it, so long as he does it, I’ll be pleased.” Lord Damaximus rose from his seat. “Have matters been settled satisfactorily?” “Not quite,” Governor Guilder replied. “Many people desire a new, Colonial Government. How ought that to be structured?” “The structure ought to be left to the people themselves, by representation of course,” suggested Guy. “I move that the Charta include a clause allowing for the establishment of this new government.” “I second that,” Captain Whiffo added. Lord Damaximus spoke up. “It seems like a good proposal to me. Captain Whiffo, you will take care to inform de Chauncourtois?” “Naturally.” Guy gave a sigh of relief. “Then this meeting can adjourn. Thank you for your assistance, gentlemen. With a new structure, I have faith that we will make Eslandola great again!” As Guy went to bed that night, he wondered what Uncle might be up to. It really wasn’t like him not to have a hand in such a pie as this. “I’ll bet we’ll find out that he’s been behind the scenes somewhere or another. He couldn’t stay away from such a mess! I wonder how soon he’ll show up?” ------- A picture of the build without minifigures: I decide to try out sand green for this build... it gives it an interesting flair, I think. Reminds me a little too much of avocado green in the context, though. So I don't think I'll be trying it again anytime soon. Comments are appreciated as always!

Nice looking schoolhouse UM, I especially like the bell! It's impressive how happy that student looks. The interior looks neat too!

The lemon tree looks great! Neat rockwork behind it too. These prospecting builds you've been doing recently are pretty cool!

Really nice tent! The texture on the path is great too, but I'm a little confused by the brown... it's too textured for wood, but why would there be dirt right there?

Nice build Capt Braunsfeld, I really like the use of those grooved bricks for pillars in the back there! The day-to-day program is pretty funny too. Particularly the complex naval experiments.

I've always wanted to do a bit of building in a cowboy genre, so I finally made time to do this two-build story. So Jep… tell us about these friends of yours, will ya? When did you say they’re coming? Oh, sometime this morning. They’re city slickers, you know. No telling how long it’ll take ‘em to get ready, or how many trunks they’ll be bringin’, or anything like that. *abrupt knock on the door* That’s probably them! – eh, Jep? Welcome, Bill! Come on in, Charlie! Good to see ya! Bill, Charlie, this is Wayne. *shakes hands* Howdy! *politely* Good day to you as well, sir. *guffaws loudly* Sir! How’s that, Bill? Not bad for your rough-and-readys, eh? *shakes hands with Wayne* And allow me to introduce you to Jack, another good friend of mine. Good to see some new faces out here, gentlemen! A pleasure to be seen, I’m tellin’ ya! What a time we had gettin’ ready for this trip! Didn’t we! What’s doing here in your neck of the woods? Bill and I, we’re up to anything. Shall we vamoose la ranch and pull over some buckin’ broncos, or what’s the program, eh cowboys? *aside* You’ve got some real yuppie friends, Jep. *embarrassed* Oh, it’s all talk. They’ll get over it. *raises voice* Well, in fact, I’m not sure that, with those awful neat outfits… *interrupting quickly* Oh, that’s not a problem! We’ve… Not a bit of it, in fact! Just what Charlie was saying! See, we brought along some… *excitedly* Yep, we did too! And we’ll be ready in no time. Won’t we, just! But… ah… ready for what? Oh, don’t… Just give us a sec! Right! Ready in a jiffy, cowboys! *exit city slickers* Hmm. Okay, well… that was… Don’t know about you two, but I think it’s about time to go cow tipping. *re-enter city slickers* Ta-da! Seriously? *in an undertone* I agree with you about the cow tipping. Well, what d’ya think? Pretty spiffy, eh? Gen-u-ine! Yeah! Yeah, really… Hats, anyone? Oh, we got those! Drrrumrrroll pleeeeze! Dun – Dun – DUN!! Splendid! Now – who’s ready for some cow-tippin’?!? *aside to Charlie* What’s cow-tipping? I dunno. But I’m game. We’re your men! Let’s go! Wait! – wait – it needs to get dark first. Cows don’t tip well until they’re asleep. *raising eyebrows* Oh! Is it that kind of tipping?! Goodness gracious. I’d never thought cows tipped their owners. Especially – asleep! What on earth are you two jabbering about? The cows don’t tip us, we tip them! Oh! My! Got much change on you, Charlie? *aside* Do all yuppies act like this? I think you’d better explain a bit, Jep. Um… right. Yeah. Cow tipping is – well, see, when it gets dark out, cows go to sleep. *animated nods from the city slickers* Standing up. But it’s hard to get a full night’s rest standing up. Ever tried it? Um… can’t say I have… Trust me, you don’t want to. Right. Not pleasant. So we put the cows out of their misery by going out there and tipping them over. So they can lay flat on the nice, soft grass. And get a good night’s rest, so they’ll give plenty of milk the next morning. *aside* Wow. I’d never heard it spun out quite that well. Thanks. So’re you two willin’ to lend a hand? Anytime, cowboys! I really wish he’d stop saying that. It’s settled then! Soon as it gets dark, we head out. *later, after dark* Alright. Here’s the plan. Bill, you take that brown one off to the right. Charlie, let’s see if you can’t tackle the white one near the tree. Ready? You bet! But what are you folks gonna do? Oh, Jep here is goin’ to tip us a stave, won’t you Jep? My pleasure! *whispers* Okay Charlie, now’s our chance to shine! Let’s go it! On the count of three… *groans* They must not have been sleeping soundly… The End Hope you enjoyed it! C&C welcome; I had some fun with these builds, especially the second one. Thanks for reading!

Thanks Ayrlego! That is one of my favorite ways to do water - with the trans light blue plates - I really need to get myself some more of them, I ran clear out with just this little bit! Thank you! Guy is very sensitive about his bear and always keeps it hidden under his bed (when he's not sleeping) so none of the servants know, but if you could manage to reach him secretly, you might be able to strike a bargain. Thanks Capt Wolf! I sure didn't! Thanks! You poor soul. Thanks Bregir! Just wait until Montoya starts having nightmares - you'll see! Thank you!

Thanks Elostirion! Tools and stuff lying around is always one of the most enjoyable parts of an MOC for me. Stuff lying around is one of the less enjoyable parts of RL though.

If I'm ever in Germany I think I'll take you up on that.

Very nice building Capt Wolf, the off-set sections in white and grey add a lot.

These educative sort of builds are always enjoyable, particularly when they look so great! That roof is always eye-catching, and I really like the way you've sunk it into the ground! The salt chute is really clever and so is the use of flesh hands for pig meat!

Being Secretary of State isn't always all it cracks up to be. Especially when diplomatic relations are getting tough. Guy has been having nightmares lately. A fun little build partly to tide things over until I manage to get my response build done. C&C welcome!

Now that you mention it, I do see another piece there in the wall... I know what you mean, it's always kind of a shame when you spend time with these little details that never do show up! But then on the other hand, it's satisfying to know yourself that they're there, even if no one else does.

Really nice work on the sled! The ice pond and the snowscape also look great!

Neat interior here Bregir, and the exterior too of course! Good choice of facial expressions as well.

Great entry LJ, lots of really neat techniques - I love the way you did the oven especially with the curve on the floor! The wall with the ball joints is really creative too, great curve! Lots of other awesome details like the venus fly trap and the pumpkins, and clever idea for the presentation with the inspector!

I don't believe it's actually a settlement yet, just a prospective settlement.