Kai NRG

Well (besides the fact that you can hit view and see who voted how), since there's only votes in one column we can guess pretty easily... And since winks seem to be going around... watch out Historica! Oh, and I voted yes. In case you were wondering...

It's not too late to sign up by any means... but you do have to pick a guild! Edit: I see you've already got your eyes on the wrong one. Oh well, we welcome Mitgardians as well! Welcome to GoH Legofin!

Yeah, the changes are somewhat annoying particularly the ridiculous amount of black space around each photo... which I hope gets changed. I do find the greater amount of space nice though.

And what? Do we not have the university? The only center of learning in Historica?

A banner would certainly be nice! And as far as wandering out of the subform, I usually navigate by the Active Topics... when go anywhere other than GoH (or my notifications for the major product threads that I'm interested in). It's true I don't comment to much in the Historical form, maybe I should look around there a bit more...

Great job, especially seeing all the builds lined up! Good work!

Here is a map of all Historica (without the DM's guilds) that is pretty good a detailed! Nice MOC! I hope Djun is able to get the supplies he needs!

That red water is excellent, as are the use of orange studs for eyes (right?), great job!

Nice job SK, the warehouse especially looks good and the 'lighthouse' fire looks great! The backdrop also is much better than what you were using before (a sheet?), great work!

Nice job with the irregular base and the minifigures! Good idea with the use of barrels for the tree trunk!

Thanks guys! What? It's realistic! Glad to hear you say so! Z's tips have really helped! Thanks! Yes, it was... there's a lot of dust here... I only had it out a day or so! (I tried to dust it a bit, but it was hard to do without messing the posing up...)

Welcome to Kaliphlin Djun! You chose the right guild!

Another free-build from me! I have two more almost ready, but I need to get the storyline and photos of one of them.

Long, long ago, when nomads and robbers ran rampant in the land of Kaliphlin, when, it was said, jewels lay in the caves for the taking, but there was no one there to take them - when Dextrus Flagg was just rising to power, and the nobility of the land took sides - then, in that far off time, a noble by the name of Al Kalaphar was commissioned to seek a suitable spot, a place where, it was hoped, a new city could be founded, a city that would inaugurate a time of peace. With him traveled his nephew, a promising young soldier, who's father had disappeared in the Westersands when he was barely a child. With him, too, traveled a small band of soldiers, for in those rough times, there was no saying what - or who - they might not have to face. After many days of travel, they encamped along the Lick of Salt, a large river whose water sparked in the sunlight. "What a beautiful spot this is, Uncle!" exclaimed Kalaphlar's nephew. "Look, the water runs clear as crystal, and the sandy dunes seem flatter here. Would it not be an excellent spot?" "It is indeed a pretty location," said one of the soldiers, but it is said that this river is full of salt. I doubt it would do to found a city by!" "Nonsense! Most like that is just a tale of the robbers, to keep honest men away from a such an ideal spot." He stooped as he spoke, and, taking a handful of water, put it to his lips. "See? It is quite good, not salt at all. Further on. perhaps. it may be - I know not. But I am hot after such a longish tramp - would you object to me taking a dip, Uncle?" "No, you are welcome to, while we get the camp set up. But do stay close to this bank of the river; one never knows what might happen." With a joyful look the lad sprang recklessly into the stream, without so much as troubling himself to take off his clothes, and his uncle turned away with a smile. Already his followers had cut down several trees, and were now setting up a small enclosure on the bank of the river. Kalaphlar presently unfurled the Kaliphlinian flag, and hoisted it up amid the cheering of the men and the splashing of his nephew. But one of the men broke off abruptly - his cheer turned into a cry of alarm, for there, on top of them almost, was a band of nomadic robbers, whirling their weapons in the air, and drawing every moment closer! Instantly the men rushed for their weapons - those that were outside the barricade quickly formed a line, and the others promptly sprang to help them. One of the soldiers tossed a spear into the water, and Kalaphlar's nephew strained to grasp it. Kalaphlar himself, after the first surprise, had sprung over the enclosure with a bound, and now encouraged his men with his example. But it could not last long; they were vastly outnumbered, and one by one were cut down. Still they fought on bravely, but so furious was the robbers onslaught, that but a few seconds sufficed to show who would have the victory. Kalaphlar's nephew, still struggling in the river, perceived all this, and he saw, too, that the bandits had not noticed him. For one moment he hesitated, but then he turned, and, diving like an otter, struck out for the other bank. The current was stronger than he had thought, but he was a good swimmer, and, though sorely tried, presently found solid ground beneath his feet again. As soon as he reached the opposite bank he turned round, and, shading his eyes with his hand, looked down at the site of their encampment. What he saw filled him with horror - the fight was over, and now the bandits were grabbing all that they could lay hands on, preparatory to making their retreat. He saw at a glance that none of his comrades had survived. As he watched, horrified, something flashed in the sun - it was his uncle's armor - they were carrying his body away. With a cry of rage, he plunged back into the river. Exhausted as he was, it was virtually a miracle he made it to the other side. But by the time he got there, the robbers were far gone. Choking down his sorrow, he threw himself on the hot sand. Suddenly he could bear the spot no longer; with a hoarse shout of defiance he sprang to his feet, and plunged into the duney desert beyond, leaving the sun and the sand in possession of the scene. A few more photos in the Flickr set below: http://www.flickr.com/photos/gid617/sets/72157633497868553/with/8746137990/ I hope you enjoyed the story, I plan on doing more parts though I'm not exactly sure how it will end up yet!

19) Ocean King Entry (Build by badgogo) - 1 point 26) Bride Entry (Build by lisqr) - 1 point 27) Bunny Suit Guy Entry (Build by Emma) - 1 point

7) Cyclops Entry (Build by Plissken) - 1 point 10) Chicken Suit Guy Entry (Build by Clanure) - 1 point 42) Waiter Entry (Build by Timber Jackalope) - 1 point

Yes, that's what I plan on doing in the future, but there isn't much point in deleting what I've done, and since not everyone has a wiki page I'll go ahead and do the background info. And it's easy to copy and paste, so for those who want it more updated, I don't mind if they give me the info.

@SK, Gideon, DM, Dr. Rod,updated! Also (I'll put this on the top of the post too), I don't think I'll be keeping the Life section updated except as requested, it's just to hard and not of too much value. I will try to keep track of where most characters are though. And as new members come I'll add the outline of their background story, I just won't keep up with future installments. Done! I didn't include you because I don't recall you posting a normal introduction, and it's a bit tough for me to gather that from all different places, but you're in there now! @Ska, thanks. As you can probably tell, I'm working on restoring what was there (I had back-ups for three of your characters, just not the other two. I'll get the new info in there, thanks! Actually, I do try to get most of the new comers even if they just post in their guild topic, but Jeroenaa didn't have a normal intro. And I was a bit behind (still don't have Str0ngbad or Yooha in there yet...) Anyway, I certainly appreciate the help of those who post the info here!

Yes! Petraea University. (It's the only one with prizes & a winner, I may add... And it's open to all guilds. That's beside the point though...) BTW, thanks for the reminder, I think I'll have to do one of those soon... Anyway, as others have said, both Kaliphlin and Nocturnus have a lot of diversity. Typically Nocty is more or less dark & evil while Kaliphlin not so much. Not necessarily though as we have our desert mummies and what-not... Avalonia and Mitgardia are a bit (but just a bit ) more stereotyped; Avalonia is your traditional castles in a nice lush forest setting (+ plenty of elves), while Mitgardia has a colder (mountainous and snowy) climate, but still the typical castle building style (with dwarfs - though there's plenty of Dwarfs in Kaliphlin - our leader is a dwarf!). Speaking of leaders, both Avalonia and Mitgardia have fairly active leaders, but Kaliphlin and Nocty not so much so you can do what you want there. And for the record, ATM Avalonia is in first place in terms of gold, Kaliphlin in second, Mitgardia third, and Nocty dead undead last. Honestly though, it has been a while since the scores have been revealed and Mitgardia is always pushing for second (probably for first if they're ambitious...). We have until the end of June before the final winner will be decided prior to embarking on phase two of this project.

No problem Kaliphlin can use more comments...

Yes... the last fourth of the first post is gone... no one would happen to have a back up now would they? Anyways... those are actually the five people that were there... of course now I'll have to re-do that. @Dr. Rod, thanks! I needed some more Nocturnian info...

Skies yes, poles no. LEGO is pretty good about re-using CMF parts, but (as with the ski poles) some of them wouldn't fit as well (because of their incredible detail) with the other sets. However, I do think there is likely quite a list of sets that have appeared in and out of CMF packets. But admittedly not many of them have gone into city.

A long time ago we moved most of our stuff via container over the (an) ocean: as far as I know not much was damaged. After all, it's in the container, and that's not going to be slung around like a sack of potatoes. The main packing problems will be how the stuff is being got into & out of the container; so all in all it's not much worse than a short(er) move. I didn't have a sorted collection back then though, but putting it in bags and taping the drawers shut should do it!

I probably did it. At least I have a recollection of a very multi-colored castle (but it might have been my brother's...). And once, when we built a kid-sized airplane, we kind of ran out of bricks... But I did try to stick with logical colors. Or, if necessary, layers... red and white for a house, for example... which made my siblings call it the "peppermint house" (but then, my brother used black and white, so his was a zebra house). I did sometimes try to build using just one color. But whatever I built usually took shape dictated by whatever color I was using, rather than the other way around. Now I don't mind using a more or less neutral color (usually black or grey) to see how something will look if it's close at hand and the other piece is not worth the trouble of getting out when I'm not sure I'm going to use it - or if I'm using it in another MOC that will be destroyed shortly. (Not more than one or two pieces though; I wouldn't want to go through the trouble of building a whole wall just to see what the texture is like.) But it isn't practical for me to buy a piece for an MOC (as it would take far to long for me to get it - especially since I don't have much patience in that way), so I wouldn't use a wrong color piece as a place holder for a piece I don't have (unless, of course, it won't be visible in the final MOC). As some others have mentioned, that does force me sometimes to come up with a different solution for a build. But there's not much else I can do!

Thanks! We make 'em custom stuffed... Thanks Z! I'm glad to hear you say so! Today's photography isn't going so well though... it's not easy to photograph in 30 kph wind... Thanks Wedge, Gideon, Mini and SK!