DraikNova

#16 - 1.5 points Very nice and extremely creative builds, and works reasonably well as a theme. #17 - 2 points The best as far as theme cohesiveness goes, and with some nice builds. #20 - 1.5 points One stunning build, a few reasonable builds and reasonable theme cohesiveness. Very nice functionality.

The new 4d mini movie trailer seems rather boring, but it features a pretty cool weird-legged wingless three-headed dragon creature.

Yeah, it's not particularly useful for MOCcing, but what's worse is that they look vaguely like clown-ish tufts of hair.

I just really wish there was a battle pack with scurriers or globlins in it. Seriously, why are scurriers and globlins the majority of Jestro's forces in the show, while they're rare in the sets (globlins appear in only 2 non-ultimate sets, if I recall correctly) yet minifigure mooks like Flame Thrower are all over the place in the sets yet completely nonexistant in the show? I mean, you'd expect the scurrier mold would be one they'd want to use regularly, given the cost it must have had. It's not like it takes up significantly more plastic than a normal minifigure either. And globlins are just ball joints, so they should have been capable of throwing four of them with the same face in each set, at the very least.

Do custom decals or decals that exist but not on that specific coloration of the part count as "buildable with real bricks"? I'm using a minifigure head in my (digital) build and I'm wondering whether I'm allowed to decorate it.

I'd really like it if, when Makuta eventually adopts a body, he makes it out of a pile of old masks of his. It'd really be quite a funny touch to see the mask maker become the masks, and not in the usual way either..

I really wish the Mask of Control looked more like the impression the poster gives. I mean, the angle shown by the poster makes it look like a nigh-perfect recreation of the version of the 2003-2004 movie Kraakhan.

Thunder Driller, a thousand times over.

I think you guys are confusing gender and sex.

So, which of your own sets would you like to actually own the most? I'm split between the Dakosaurus and the Therizinosaurus, both of which are sadly the ones featuring the most new recolors, although I wouldn't be surprised if the Therizinosaur-specific one (the inverted curved slope in tan) is actually released soon.

Probably not, since it doesn't actually affect the entry in any way. If necessary, Superkalle can edit out the WIP statement.

Ehh, I'm pretty sure you're in the top five best entries anyway, so I wouldn't stress over it.

I hope it's acceptable. I'd like to note that there are pictures without the numbers in the flickr gallery (uploaded before 12), so the moderators can replace the pictures with the numbers with those without if necessary.

The numbers besides the renders show off the scannable puzzle disc set. Do you think the numbers indicating which minifigures are in which set are not okay?

Finished my cyborg dinosaur theme, Cybrid. Hope you guys like it!

Does my entry seem okay?

Entry # 35: CYBRID Cybrid is, at it's core, dinosaurs with lasers versus bug-eyed aliens with monsters, hearkening back to things like Dino Riders. With this theme, I tried to keep as accurate as possible to the real animals with the archosaurs (Archosauria being the group that includes dinosaurs, pterosaurs and crocodilians), and draw as much inspiration from real animals as possible with the aliens. The net result are mostly feathered dinosaurs and aliens with five fly-like eyes, spider-like mouthparts and octopus siphons on the sides of their faces. The collectibles in this theme, as it would be promoted as a big bang theme, are a scannable kind of modified 1.5x1.5 round plate that is minifigure-holdable but has a hole in the middle to invoke a CD. These parts are represented by 2x2 round tiles and 1x1 round tiles in various colors. The disc drives for them are represented by 1x4 disc launchers. The scannable discs would be used in the app, and would encode one of two kinds of information: genetic information and gadget information. Unlimited discs of genetic information (in the case of the archosaur campaign (which is split into seven separate routes, one for each character, plus a story-driven one, with the individual campaigns unlocking expies of mythical/pop culture kaiju versions of the relevant archosaurs, like a Rhedosaurus for the crocodile guy and Rhodan for the pterosaur girl) only the info that is relevant to the particular creature being controlled is usable, in the case of the villain campaign, all genetic information is usable) can be used at once, but the amount of gadgets depends on the creature. Gadgets are represented in-sets by 2x2 or 4x4 turntable-mounted builds which can be freely swapped around. The story can be described simply as "Aliens attack superscientist involved in genetic engineering, explosion occurs and scatters research in form of discs around the world, aliens go searching for the discs to augment their organic technology, superscientist gets a group of five teenagers with attitude (one of which was a former lab assistent of his) together to save the world with the few remnants of his research, which consist of various incomplete creatures and a few gadgets." So, what are the names of the cast, you may ask? Well, all of the protagonists' names are horrible puns on the creatures associated with them, while the aliens are all named as references. Crocodile guy: Raul Suke (Rauisuchia) Sauropod girl: Sara Pond (Sauropod) Therizinosaurus (and other large theropod dinosaurs) girl: Thera Pond. Sara's sister. I gave her a spiky-toothed grin, since she's kind of vicious. Pterosaur girl: Aza Dart (Azdarchid) Raptor guy: Ray Porter (Raptor) Scientist guy: Orson Nitta (Ornithischia) Main villain: Lord Gidney, named ironically after the more aggressive of the Rocky and Bullwinkle show's alien duo. Generally rather amicable. Second in command: Countess Claudia, ironically named in reference to the more reasonable of the Rocky and Bullwinkle show's alien duo. Tries to impress Lord Gidney constantly and is far more gung-ho about the invasion than he is, which he tends to try to defuse by being very accepting of her. Diving specialist: Solurn. His name is an anagram of "Rulons", which were the villains from the original Dino Riders series. Also, it intentionally sounds slightly like lantern to invoke an anglerfish association. I specifically chose this setup to have a more gender-balanced cast, since it is somewhat disturbing to me that all current LEGO themes lack this. A special set would be devoted entirely to puzzles that can be solved using information available on the site, on the app and elsewhere. This set features various discs intended to look like large-scale versions of the collectible discs, but has Dr. Nitta's handwriting scrabbled over it, and the numbers are rearrangeable as they consist of individual tiles. The net result would be scannable in the app. Here, I've used them to show set numbers. The disc set features 160 pieces. Another common gimmick in the theme are small buildable minions for the villains. As for how I've chosen the set numbers, 252-066 million years ago denotes the Mesozoic period, the time when non-bird, non-crocodile archosaurs lived. New colors used are both white and tan recolors of part 24201, 1x2 slope curved inverted, tr. bright green versions of both the Nexo Knights windshield and the minifigure visor and yellow 1x1 round tiles. As with Nexo Knights, the protagonists' builds have a main color scheme (dark and light grey plus translucent bright green) and a character-specific color scheme. The renders are intentionally displayed in a faux-catalog style. 25206634: Pterosaur Booster Pack Zoom into battle with Ultra Aza! Features Aza Dart with flight suit! Features three discs and one disc drive Powers: Piston Lung, Hollow Bones and Turret $12 and 107 pieces 25206633: Maniraptor Booster Pack Rush into battle with Ultra Ray! Features Ray Porter with power pack! Features three discs and one disc drive Powers: Aerodynamic Integument, Eagle Eye and Tesla cannon $12 and 117 pieces 25206613: Dakosaurus Dive Attack When searching the sea floor, Raul and his Dakosaurus are attacked by Solurn and his three Gremlin Sharks! Can Raul fend them off with his Dakosaurus in time, or will he succumb to Solurn's onslaught? You decide! Features Dakosaurus with 14 points of articulation! Includes three Gremlin sharks with movable heads and fins Includes Solurn with laser gun and Raul Suke with swim fins, blaster and harpoon Includes dual side-mounted harpoon cannons. Mix and match turrets for greater fun! Includes sea floor scene with three scannable discs $40 and 358 pieces. 25206615: Nectarrier Mountaintop Ambush While searching for lost discs in the Himmalayas, the Nectarrier and its pilot come across Ray Porter, who has had the same idea! Will the Nectarrier manage to win this fight? Or will Ray and his owl win the battle? You decide! Features Nectarrier with 22 points of articulation and movable wings Includes alien pilot and and Ray Porter with blaster and owl. Includes six-shooter turret canon. Mix and match turrets for greater fun! Includes mountaintop scene with five scannable discs $60 and 539 pieces 25206615: Therizinosaur Encounter In the midst of a battle, Thera Pond spots a cache of hidden discs! Unfortunately, the alien walker is closer. Will Thera manage to wrestle the discs from the walker? Or will the nefarious walker manage to abscond with them first? You decide! Features fully poseable Therizinosaur with 42 points of articulation Features alien walker with 8 points of articulation and stud shooters Includes Thera Pond. Power up the Therizinosaurus' scythe claws to turn them into laser claws! Includes disc-shooter turret canon. Mix and match turrets for greater fun! Includes five scannable discs $60 and 561 pieces 25206616: Apatosaurus HQ At the Apatosaurus walking headquarters, Dr. Nitta is hard at work reconstructing the recovered discs when Sara and Thera spot another cache! A Spide is trying to grab them for itself, though. Can Thera's Apatosaurus vanquish this threat with its laser eyes? You decide! Features fully-posable Apatosaurus with 32 points of articulation and stand. Features Spide with 9 points of articulation Features Thera and Sara Pond, Dr. Orson Nitta and Spide Lift the pin to activate the neck-smashing function! Twist the gear knob to activate the supersonic tail whip! Features construction line and analyzing station with disc drive Features two six-shooter turrets and two four-shot laser cannons. Mix and match turrets for greater fun! Features dormatory with beds Includes 8 collectible discs $100 and 1095 pieces 25206617: Armatron and Dangerous Countess Claudia is on the prowl with her Armatron when she finds a cache of discs. Can Ray Porter and his Utahraptor get there in time? You decide Features Utahraptor with 25 points of articulation and stand Features Armatron with posable arms, legs and tail for a total of 50 points of articulation. Features Countess Claudia and Ray Porter Roll the Armatron along the ground to make its head smash back and forth! Features dual-shot laser turret and two two-shot slime cannons. Mix and match turrets for greater fun! Features construction line and analyzing station with disc drive Includes 6 collectible discs $80 and 813 pieces 25206616: Organic Fortress Showdown Having found the last discs they need to unleash their doomsday machine, Lord Gidney has retreated to the mountains with his Organic Fortress, hauling along a captive Dr. Nitta! Can Aza Dart and Raul Suke save him, recover the final disc cache, defeat the Organic Base and save the world? Features Quetzalcoatlus with wing-mounted blasters and 21 points of articulation, including unfolding wings. Features Organic Fortress with movable legs and tail. Organic Fortress features removable roof, planning table, analysis machine, controls and weapons storage. Features Lord Gidney, Countess Claudia, two Mookas Aza Dart, Raul Suke, Dr. Orson Nitta and two Slogs, along with five blasters. Push the knob on the rear section to unleash the Slogs from their cloning tanks! Hold Dr. Nitta captive with the base's fully articulated tongue! Features two slime disc shooters, tractor beam, two mega maxillae and one power disc shooter. Mix and match turrets for greater fun! Includes 12 collectible discs $120 and 1252 pieces The mouth on this one is based on those of blowflies, the tongue is from butterflies and the maxillae are the weird little arms that centipedes use as mouthparts. And yes, the tractor beam is based on actual tractors. Sadly, I could not fit the Armatron's head-smashing function into this function collection. You can see more pictures in the Cybrid gallery here.

Thanks. My custom decorations aren't loading properly in my high-quality main entry renders, so I'll use the less important non-render pictures in my secondary topic to show them off.

If you provide a link to a full topic for your entry in your post, will that topic link be present in the final summary for voting?

He does have translucent armor. It's just that part of it has to be solid since otherwise the internals of his torso piece will be exposed.

Yeah, not only will taking it easy mean less stress and less infighting, but generally, the less competitive of a mood you are in, the better the models you are making will turn out.

That worldbuilding though.

Hell, I got the original, think it's probably the best Ninjago set and am not even that interested in Ninjago anymore, yet I still want Ultra Stealth Raider. It's lovely.

Yeah, the classic scaling up of the threat could work pretty well. It would be the first Elves set I'd buy, since it'd both have Ragana's lovely classy black-and-green colorscheme and you know, be a dragon.

Very nice!