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Great job. What I like best about this is that even without the decals -which are beautifully done by the way- you could build this, add a lego pizza, and because of your use of the iconic pizza hut roof shape it would be immidiately recognizable as a Pizza Hut. Excelent translation of a familiar motif into brick form!

Great Job Brickster. I really like the look of this MOC. The color scheme, is a perfect complement to the farm set, and the details are just enough to make it ineteresting, but clean enough to fit the look of an official set. My one criticism would be.. It's realistic as you have it, as lots of houses have false balconies on top, but a red door, (recessed in the same way as the windows on the second floor) would add alot of play value to the set, and would add a bit of visual interest to the second story.

I'm still disapointed in this series. They are supposed to be classic minifigures, and you pay a real premium price for them, but the details are not correct, and the choice of figs (2 spacemen?) is somewhat lacking. For 5 bucks a piece, I expect period correct colors, accessories, and printing. The choice of a ninja is great, and I'd love to have one of those postmen, but not enough to purchase this set. As for some of the figs we haven't seen yet (other pirates, female figs, other castle) I'm sure we will see them in future editions, but I likely won't be picking those one up either.

My condolences and prayers go out to the family especially the father. To lose a wife and son must be unimaginably painfull. I'm no mod or anything, and I'm sure no one is being purposefully disrespectfull, but perhaps we could keep the "higher power" debate off this thread, in respect of the solem nature of the incident.

Get building now. We're expecting a real contribuition to the layout this year, and we aren't accepting any excuses! Totally agree, and your experience with the table shows how good natured the event is. I heard of a number of people who weren't able to reserve space, but found another AFOL that was willing to share a table. That's what Brickworld is all about. I think that most folks either make the drive (some of the bigger clubs have vans or trailers), or just chance it with airplane luggage, or fedex. One thing worth trying would be to check the list of attendees. http://www.brickworld.us/?m=members Most of those folks have some kind of online contact in their profile. Find folks who are near you, or might have to pass through your area, and perhaps you can arrange to car pool, or maybe you can slip them a few bucks to transport your displays for you if you plan on flying. Best of luck.

I partially agree with Klaus's observations. 1) I do think that 10 is alot. Not because of idea's though, Riener Knizia (the game designer) has designed hundreds of games and sold thousands!. My concern is more about market saturation. For a new line, 10 games is alot to drop on a LEGO public not used to seeing one or two at any given time. However, if LEGO spreads out the price points, and releases them slowly, they might be able to make most of them successfull. It could also be that TLG is expecting some of them to fail and is purposefully testing the market to see which kinds of LEGO games are most popular. 2) I'm sure there will be allowances for "house rules" but with Knizia at the helm, we are definatley going to see some well wirtten game rules. 3) This is a challenge, LEGO is known for bricks. However, the German public is very receptive to games, and has a high opinion of the LEGO brand. This could be the perfect cross market product. I'm pretty sure it will do well in Germany. I'm not as confident about the rest of the world though. Of course, I'm not in Germany, so Klaus may have a better angle on this than me. As to TLG's investing in sets/themes... TLG is releasing tons of new sets already, along with 2 new themes this year, I don't think that they are neglecting that. As for PAB, it'd be nice to see some more bricks, but that's a completely different, relatively unrelated aspect of TLG. PAB selection is dependent entirely on how much people use it, and what Factory sets are released, it has little or no connection to other LEGO lines. In the end, I think that TLG has probably done their market research. I have few worries about the quality of the products or their UK/GER success, I'm just concerned that we might never see them in the USA.

There's a couple of folks at the thrift store that I visit that don't know me by name yet, but they definatley recongnize me when I come in. Ouch, that's pretty disrespectfull coming from a family member. Sounds like there may be some other issues brewing there. I completely agree. I didn't buy LEGO in my late teens, but it's just part of that stage of life that make attention, and peer opinions very serious. Most adults grow out of that, and embrace whatever hobbies they choose. I don't worry much about other folks opinions, but I do admit that as a 28 year old with a wedding ring, most folks probably assume that I'm buying for a kid... ...that is until I spend 30 minutes packing a cup at the LEGO Store PAB wall. Yep, I've noticed that people often think about finances differently when it relates to hobbies they really enjoy. Everything else in my life is quite frugal (affordable house, 90's car, shopping at ALDI, etc.), but somehow I managed to spend an extraordinary amount on LEGO last year. That's been my experience when it comes up. Folks who see my collection or my club module at a show are usually quite impressed. As for your guess, I think it should be a 3 tiered model. With kids getting complete acceptance, teens and college age kids getting the least acceptance, and adults getting very different reactions of acceptance or disdain depending on who they are talking to.

Good Job Klaus, I especially like the use of nozzle pieces for table legs. I've got a bunch of those pieces and they don't get used often, but that may change now.

Great job. It reminds me of one of the old "Model Team" trucks from back in the day. I really like the amount of detail you achieved with relatively straitforward building techniques and the feeling of "largenes" you managed to capture in a relatively slim 6 wide vehicle. It's a great size comprimies that would look great pulling 4, 5, or 6 wide vehicles.

You could switch some heads and hair pieces, or legs, or torsos. It is LEGO after all. I have alot of duplicate figs, I just mix and match so as not to have duplicates. So what was wrong was that we had 2 Harrison Ford's in one picture....

Just saw this. Really great job. Particularly the office furniture. I like the trashcan and "trash" especially.

I'd like to see more 4 and 6 wide aircraft. The current range of <insert that tiresome argument> CITY aircraft look good, and allow for lots of interior detail, but they are a bit big to fit into my layout. Right now all my planes are seaplanes... but even if I expand to a regular airport, smaller aircraft are definitely a priority. I'm especially looking forward to the aircraft in the new indy set "Fighter Plane Attack" as it has two great aircraft with the potential to mod and incorporate into my layout.

Great Job Brickster! That yellow tractor is definitely a riding lawnmower. Though not usually equipped with collection bags, the rear section of the tractor may be meant to represent a grass collection recepticle. I totally agree that LEGO could take a lesson from Playmobile with regards to Farm and other "civilian" sets. Playmobile has a much higher percentage of "civilian" (as opposed to police/fire/rescue) sets than LEGO. Unfortunately I also agree with you about the price to piece ratio. I have limited funds, and there are so many other neat sets coming out this year. So despite how charming I find this set, it probably won't be on my "list". Medieval Market Village has 5 more figs, almost 3 times as many pieces, and is only 10 bucks more!

I guess it's too much to ask that mini-mods do it politely.

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As was mentioned, the LEGO minifig is too anatomically incorrect for a proper comparison, but I've had good results using the length of a brick as a foot. Doors and minifigs are a touch short, that's just the way LEGO is. I was working for a company that did affordable housing, and I, I used the elevation drawings to make a one-brick-to-one-foot model of a house that was being considered, and it ended up being quite close to the architectural drawings.

I have some TYCO and for the pieces and colors that are the same, I let it mix freely with LEGO. Tyco is as high quality as lego, and the colors for red, yellow, blue, black and white are better matches to LEGO than some LEGO is to LEGO. I don't have any use for 1/2 size plates, so I trade away Tyco plates. However some of the other Tyco parts are good for special purposes, so I keep those separate. The Tyco 1x3 slopes (that have the middle groove to represent roof tiles) are among my favorite pieces. I guess the rule for me is that if it's the same part as LEGO it get's mixed in, if its not a part that LEGO offers, then it gets separated. Not to open up a can-o-worms, but MegaBloks are not a safety hazard. However, I'm picky about colors matching, and their colors aren't as glossy or as opaque as LEGO, so if I use them, they mostly get used for internal supports and frames.

I like both the cows. I've seen them both (though not together) and they are both very well made. Though slightly different in size and style, it's not so much so that they wouldn't look fine on the same farm. Cattle (and horses for that matter) come in many sizes and breeds, and rather than decrying "fit" I think it's a good opportunity for reflecting the variation that occurs in the real world. As for a new horse mold, extremely unlikely IMHO, but I've been wrong before.

Wow, I didn't realize Knizia was the designer. That'll be a great game for sure! I'm curious about those small 2x1 mummies.

I Haven't heard anything, about any new large pre-formed planes but I think the Indy line is the best source for airplanes right now. Peril in Peru - DC3 Fight on the Flying wing- Flying wing Temple Escape- Floating bi-plane And coming soon... Fighter Plane attack- German Bi-plane and Messershmit (spelling?) Also, the Creator Ferry has a neat alternate model cargo plane.

Thanks for that Holodoc. Very usefull information, and a good counterpoint to the somewhat over-eager assuming that we all seem to engage in around here. I'm still a bit disapointed that they are going with an IR reciever that requires line of sight rather than a RC reciever, but it looks like they are making some other improvments in the system, so I'll withold judgement until I see the actual products. As to the farm sets, $89 seems a bit steep for 609 pieces. I'm very much hoping that it is less expensive (as it usually is) at The LEGO Store. At Christmas time, the impulses were $5 at TRU, and $3.50 at LEGO. Regardless, I'm hoping to see the success and expansion of the farm line.

Interesting development. My wife and I love games, especially simple visually interesting ones like the one in the picture. This looks like a much better game than some of the Rose Art company LEGO games from the 90's. Those were very kiddish and for the most part pretty simplistic. This looks like it could be engaging for all ages. Finger's crossed....

Great job making a very recognizable model in a very small space. I've been needing some small cars for my ferry, and may have to try my hand at these.

Great job. I would second those who suggested that the color scheme lends itself more towards a bar than a cafe. However, a new tiling on the floor, and some more "Bright" roof details or a sign could push it more towards a cafe. Either way, it's a good MOC, and a great WIP.

Great Job Klaus. It's been neat to see your LDD creations improve over the past year. You did a great job of putting alot of mall-like details into a fairly small space: stores, cafe, fountain, glass railings, etc. Good job also, making the roof as interesting and detailed as the rest of the MOC.