Norro

Wait for 'S'... X-D It even looks good... God Bless, Nathan

What an excellent suggestion! I really should get around to building 'The legendary Norro" one of these days. God Bless, Nathan

A likely story... You know what you stole from me! ;-) X-D God Bless, Nathan

Some nice work, especially the desk lamp. But I find the photographing while sitting on a toilet part a little disturbing... Nathan

Start running now if your user name is also billund54.... >:-) Nathan

I Seem to have broken one of those little rules of life: never tease a tiger... X-D God Bless, Nathan

Hmm? I didn't know this arrangement was in place... Anyway welcome (from someone who has never darkened BZP's door...) God Bless, Nathan

Welcome... a whole attic, you could fit a nice castle layout in there! ;-) God Bless, Nathan

Hey and welcome! God Bless, Nathan

white is such a sterile colour ;-) Good work! God Bless, Nathan

If you look at the Lego world as a whole (especially back in the Lugnet days when peoples identities were less concealed) you'd be shocked by the number of researchers, engineers, architects, etc into Lego. Personally I would consider the artists interested in lego (now more common) as a 'new wave' in the art of lego, possibly making it more accessible (as artists tend to do to a subject). Also a lot of the castle guys are heavy in the math/science world... Bruce NH be a prominent example... God Bless, Nathan

Thanks Hobbes, wait till I start on trains... I mean thanks... X-D God Bless, Nathan

The perspective of each is supposed to be the joke, as each bias chooses different comparisons. The 'Brave Revolutionary' is questioning how good 'then' was... Hope that makes sense X-D God Bless, Nathan

I posted a link to all the comics I uploaded in the general forum as most are not castle relevant, I posted this one here as well for the benefit of those who prefer to read only castle specifics... Do I detect some a disapproval? Nathan

Castle Comic ... More and the whole gallery are in This other EB thread... God Bless, Nathan

Hey all, I've finally tried my hand at a quick lego comic. The first four (best read together) were inspired by xwingyoda's references to the context lego is seen in. (ie the toilet thread). So here they are: Then And Now 1 Then And Now 2 Then And Now 3 and Then And Now 4 Also a special Castle one... Bias Warrning! The Whole Gallery... God Bless! Nathan

Hey all, Just wanted to say that I've added a story page to the gallery. (pic=link) I'll try to do this for each MOC in the story. Also thanks for the reply Sir Dillon, they're always appreciated X-D God Bless, Nathan

I like the turntables and I've always been a fan of that roof technique, but I'm not sold on it as a whole. It was just announced on CC if you want to read a post about it BTW... God Bless, Nathan

I didn't say 'heroic' just that they are always shown in a winning position (even in that magazine if you have both sides of the page). Though the comic comes close to a 'heroic' view: Note the second frame on this page of the comic. God Bless, Nathan

When I saw the title I thought it was an oxymoron (ducks to hide from Hobbes). But on closer inspection this is quite a nice little display... well done! God Bless, Nathan

That line has to go down an EB lore! I think I recognize your avatar from CS, not that I would go somewhere that unCastley of course ;-) Anyway, Hey and welcome! God Bless, Nathan

I gave this a 5. I wish it had been around when I was trying to learn how all the computer people on Lugnet were able to do this. I also assume you meant the FF steps to double for Safari... God Bless, Nathan

Interesting Topic! (And now I'll proceed to contradict every point you made X-D X-D X-D No, actually I quite agree about tracing influences being expressed in Lego...) Personally I am terrible at fine art (drawing). Have always been terrible etc... One of these days I'll scan some of my preliminary sketches for a MOC and we can all have a good laugh... But I can see a model/building/finished product in my mind. I just can't draw it to show you. As I got older I discovered that while I couldn't draw it I could build it, that's where lego entered and why it has stayed ever since. My main (and I feel dominant) interest has always been a maths/sciences bent. I think this is reflected in my lego. Order achieved by very small components of seemingly individual disorder. I love to build, to construct, to create. [Warning very personal opinion] I have always felt that God endowed all of us with his love of creating, he meant for each of us to be creative, and while our given talents may be highly diverse the common strand of productivity/creativity/satisfaction is there.[back to merely normal subjectivity ;-) ] Coming back to the topic you initiated (in a more strict sense): I really don't know much about art, I'm one of the people described above who may not understand something enough to appreciate it. That's why I appreciate the sciences so much, it is my way of glimpsing an understanding of beauty. Years ago one of my Physics teachers introduced his subject by saying: "Physics is the study of the beauty of nature, Mathematics is the study of the nature of beauty" I've always stuck to that definition. In art I am merely a consumer, it looks nice (appeals to me) or it doesn't. My faviourite paintings would have to be those by Constable, I can remember standing in the National Gallery staring at the Haywain for hours, it will probably be seeping into my MOCs for a long time to come... God Bless, Nathan note of artistic hope: I have only just begun using the computer to develop image style art... I may not be ignorant forever, I just needed the right niche.

It is nice to see some skilled building techniques like the angled cliff face and wall used so smoothly in a fort MOC. I'm still missing the yellow though... God Bless, Nathan

As a child I was always annoyed by the way lego betrayed the pirates as the 'good guys'. Look at any lego magazine scene, the pirates are always winning. Also the pirate comic leaves the pirates in a much better light than the soldiers... God Bless, Nathan