Eilif

Ah yes, the angel of the bottomless pit. Very creepy and very Close, but I think that the particular Abbadon his handle referrs to (beware as Eilif reveals his geeky past) is Abbadon the Despoiler a rather nasty Chaos Space Marine charachter from Warhammer 40k. Oh, and welcome to Eurobricks!

Wow, that's quite a collection you have there. Like Brickster, I like how you worked Rocky River Retreat into your MOC'd mountain. That was one of my favorite sets as a kid, and it's great to see it on your layout. If these are your first MOCs, then I think you've really hit the ground running. Keep up the good work.

Wow, that new creator house looks great. I was just beginning to think that I should get a copy of beach house before it is discontinued, but this new house has all the window and door pieces that I would want with a much more usefull wall color. I do worry though that it won't sell well. Lower priced house sets seem to sell much better than the larger ones, like "Town house"

Thanks for bringing this one back to us. This was one of first LEGO cities I saw on-line when I came back from my dark ages. 4 years later, Brad's buildings still hold up well. If you have the time, you can see some of his earlier cities and MOCs here http://members.cox.net/bhamilto1/lego.htm . I wonder if this guy is still building?

Stash2Sixx has offered to build sig-figs ("Signature Figure", a lego figure representing a real person) of various EB members and include them in a group shot at Brickworld 2009 convention. Depending on time and logistics, there may be additional shots of the EB sig-figs invading an EB member or two's Brickworld display. I'm not sure if he's accepting any more sigfigs at this time, but I'm sure he will chime in soon to let us know. If he is still accepting sig-figs, then you just have to post a picture of your sigfig in this thread so he can build one.

I really like this one! I especially like how you added interest to the white walls with alcoves and edges. The chandelier is a great example of an eye catching design element that is also easy to make. Well done!

Poland eh? That is an interesting development. I didn't check my most recent PAB pack, but my previous ones were from Denmark. It would make sense for LEGO to transfer labor intensive hand sorting to a country with cheaper labor. I wonder if that's had any effect on part availability. For example, they are both available now, but each color of short legs has had a week or so of unavailablity over the past month. In other news... Has anyone else noticed that 1x2, 1x3, and 1x4 bricks are now $.35 each? I'm not sure what's going on here, but I somehow doubt that these pieces are harder to make or in less demand than similar pieces that are priced much less. So why the high price? I really don't think TLG is doing a good job managing this particular part of thier business.

From last year, I think they sold out of most or all items, but Brickworld has a presale of the event items for 2009 here: http://www.brickworld.us/view/preorder/

Thanks Klaus, I'll look at new ways to add foliage. As for the windows, they are supposed to represent block glass, but maybe I can turn the 1x2 bricks I am using sideways to make them look more blocky. A light is a good idea, I'm considering getting one of the LEGO light accessories or a lifelites pack. Hiding the battry box would require drilling a few holes in a couple 2x2 round bricks and 8x8 plates, but if I decide to add a light, it would probably be worth it. The baseplate is this piece. and is found in gray in the hospital and police set from a couple years ago, and in dark tan in the Temple of the Crystal Skull.

Wow, there's some really interesting stuff in there. I notice that some of these companies have even used LEGO's trademarked Technic and Racers names. Quite blatant!

Actually, I've wanted to ...hang the DJ, hang the DJ, hang the DJ, because the music they constantly play says nothing to me about my life

Thanks! The top section is 8x8 modular, so hypothetically it can be placed on top of the other 8x8 or 8x16 sections on my layout. The ladder is an emergency ladder, they likes of which are pretty common on seawalls. Since it's for emergencies it doesn't have the same access as a regular ladder. I think it's about 57 studs tall from sea to the top of the lighthouse.

Nice Train Brickster! The coaches look just like the LGB and Playmobile trains that I always wanted, but never got, as a child. They are spot on for the originals, but small enough to be buildable by other train fans. The DB decals are a very nice touch. As to the engine, the boiler and other details are good, but the cab needs some work. The walls are a bit bulky, and it needs some more windows.

Gret Job! The "Apocalypse" is a thing of beauty, and it's nice to see you haven't lost your touch for wierd creatures. Maybe it's just my American optimism, but I'm going with #4. I'm always a fan of the delta-force/SEALS/Special-Ops style option.

Thanks! I was trying to make it look substantial, and I'm very pleased to see that it has carried through. Thanks for the high praise! I'm doing my best not to let Brickington get stagnant. Now that you mention it, it does look quite noir. Perhaps I should place a mysterious mustachioed man in one of the doorways... I'm just sad that I used up all my padlock tiles on this one model.

I've got one more batch of plates. The last two two batches went fast. Get 'em before they're gone.

Here's my latest structure for Brickington. The previous lighthouse was nice, but had very little ornamentation, and was quite fragile. http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/PepaQuin...08/img_8242.jpg This latest lighthouse is heavily influenced by Chicago industrial architecture. Before the pictures, here's the latest installment of the Brickington story. The Brickington lighthouse is a bit of an oddity. Deigned by Lenderson and Associates, and built in the 1920's, it drew much more on ornate (and expensive) urban architecture than the plain style of lighthouse favored by other rural islands and seaside towns. In actuality, the Brickington Lighthouse is the result of a long running rivalry between Brickington island it's sister island Stutenbloken. The friendly competition has existed for almost 100 years as the two islands vie for businesses, resources, and tourists. In actual fact, in the present tourism-based economy, the two Islands are dependent on each other, as most visitors to one island will visit the other during the course of their trip. The rivalry continues, but 80 years later, Brickington still has the more impressive lighthouse. Now for the pics. Here's the entryway from the shore. the walkway exits onto the airport boardwalk. The black grating faces the shore directly. Here's a closeup of the first two floors. The doors are notable in that the earlier style of 4x6x1 door frame has two sets of mounting points so a regular door and security gate can exist in the same frame. The view from the sea Full view The Top. This is the only architectural detail to survive from my original model. As always, the lighthouse is built in 16x16 stud modular style. Though not separate here, the ground floor is a separate module as well. Comments and suggestions welcome.

I really like the Falling water house. It seems like with every release Adam gets better at using the impressionistic nature of microscale to capture the essential details of his chosen structure. I haven't yet been able to justify the high cost of these sets, but I find them to be quite impressive, and I'd like to pick some up eventually. Adam Tucker actually is a licensed architect who worked in the field before starting his LEGO architecture business.

The minifigs are good, but my favorite part is the crisp, modular looking vehicles. They remind me of some of the great classic sci-fi designs. I'm not totally sold that the worn looking figs and the sparkly clean vehicles go together, but your work is no less impressive because of it.

I got two this weekend. The Cheerio's racer and the red and black "2fast4u" racer. Pros -Cars looked pretty good once the stickers were on -Overall toy is better than some of the crap they give these days -Parts are LEGO "legal" as they are each stamped with the LEGO logo -Plastic appears to be very close to the quality of regular lego parts -Wheel base piece might actually be usefull in regular MOC's -Free! Cons -Chassis pieces are utterly useless once stickers are applied -Chassis pieces are nearly useless when stickers are not applied -Wheel base piece is redundant for anyone who has a few sets of LEGO wheels Final Verdict Assembled them, put the stickers on, and gave them to a friend's kids that evening. I'm a LEGO packrat but I couldn't think of any part of the cars that I would miss. I think this was a fine promotion for giving kids a taste for LEGO and a neat toy, but it's not of much use for MOCs. Sorry to be a downer.

Great Job, every stage of this project has been just fantastic! Are you planning any more stages. You could very well take this thing through various architectural revolutions up through a modern day tourist attraction.

Oh, I'm sorry. I don't think I have any medium orange. I'll check to see anyway though. Feel free to PM me if there's anything else you are looking for.

Thanks for your generous offer! I don't have any of the clips, but I think I have 2 or 3 pairs of orange legs that you can have. See you at Brickworld.

This week I received my PAB online order of around 200 hundred pieces. Mostly minifig and specialty parts, some items in quantity, some items just a couple. No errors.

Hey folks, I'm looking for Jack Stone (4 juniors) size minifigs. I'm going to use them for the LEGO club that I run, to avoid the hassle of losing minifig parts. I'll take "4 Juniors" style figures from any series, Jack Stone, Creator, pirate, spiderman, ResQ, etc, etc. A few things to note. 1) I'll pay from $0.35 to $0.50 depending on the figure, and how many of that figure I already have. 2) I can pay by paypal or trade (see trade list below). 3) For shippingt to be worth it, deals will likely have to be for 4 or more figures. 4) If you have just one or two , and you want to donate them to a good cause, that would be great! I'll pay for shipping if it's worthwhile. 5) I'll take almost anything, but priority given to female figs, civilians, and less common charachters. 6) Depending on shipping rates, I'm open to deals worldwide. Possible Trade bait - Minifig parts and other pieces from this thread - 75 Blue plates 4x8 studs - 75 Black plates 4x4 studs