Norro

A MOCtale* part 1: Every legend begins with a little greed... This one begins with a lot... Tis a tale of two brothers; one wise and the other foolish... Foolish enough to believe a traveler's tale of a vast treasure horde... Nine chests, of such bountiful wealth that they could only be transported by a stone cart, buried deep in a secret shaft of a lost mine, whose owners had been overtaken by a terrible fate... Two long years without word passed, and then the eight greatest warriors of the clan set out with their Chieftain to find this lost mine. For a brother is a brother, no matter how foolish... Stand at the entrance, dare to find, who can tell what awaits at the: Entrance To The Caves ------ * A MOCtale is a story told by MOCs of its pivotal scenes... ----- About this particular MOC: I'm very pleased with the way this turned out, I've never built a cut-away MOC before and there are also a lot of features packed into the relatively small space of this model. It is the first in a series I have planned to complete a MOCtale. It is also the first time I've tried my hand at editing, I can only get better ; ). As always please let me know what you think. Thanks and God Bless, Nathan

Puts Q-A hat back on X-D ... It is free if all you want to do is post (see link above). If you want a membership you can pay by paypal, see the form (click register on the Lugnet homepage)... God Bless, Nathan

pepper spray will put a stop to that... Nathan

I am pretty sure all you have to do is fill in this form... It has been about 8 years since I did so I can't be sure X-D ... God Bless, Nathan

Yes it is free to post. Becoming a member (for $10) allows you to host a site on Lugnet and maintain your own collection database there... God Bless, Nathan

Sell the yellow castle and buy a MISB 6086 (preferable to me). Even if I had space in the future I probably would still go with sell, I don't feel the need to horde lego, and when I open a MISB set it is normally from a carefully selected list of sets I have always wanted to own in top condition (there are only around 10 I would pay a premium for, and even then only a small one...) The yellow castle would really only be useful to me for the visors, so it would be far better to pass on to someone who is collecting MSB sets... God Bless, Nathan

Very interesting, any chance of a link to more pics? Thanks and God Bless, Nathan

I was just wondering if they're was anything to look out for (and avoid), I've heard of services which maintain ownership of the domain name or other rip-offs.. Thanks much for your help, I've started googling... God Bless, Nathan

Lugnet has always been a sort of hub which endures coming and going remarkably well, but I definitely agree that a little manners never hurt anyone.... God Bless, Nathan

Most impressive, though I note a slight castle deficiency (you should maintain at least a 3 to 1 ratio to other themes ;-) ) Welcome anyway X-D ! God Bless, Nathan

How about sell and buy a MISB 6086 to open and build plus lots of used lego X-D ? Realistically I have a space issue, all Lego boxes (MIB in my case not MISB) must occupy a tiny portion of a closet, and even that is getting tight. Even though the yellow castle is far more valuable than anything in there, I like the ones I have (they are all from sets I really enjoyed) and so I don't think I would make room for something I wouldn't value as much... God Bless, Nathan

It would be better to attach more names to a request. I also reiterate it is free to register/post on Lugnet, the fees cover web hosting and set tracking facilities... God Bless, Nathan

Past actions X-D, no it is just a generalization of anyone who chooses to touch ,build, display etc old grey lego.. A MISB Yellow castle I'd probably sell X-D to fund more vital purchases, a MISB 6086- well now you're tempting me... God Bless, Nathan

I really just want to secure the domain name, not put up a serviceable site just yet (time issues). God Bless, Nathan

I am just demonstrating that you have decided not to preserve a certain perishable commodity, and have belittled its importance in relation to another. By similar logic Sting could determine that all Lego is of lesser importance than say an ancient egyptian artifact... No further argument, I'm glad you are preserving some lego, I just think your logic can be extrapolated to different degrees by different people... God Bless, Nathan

Hey all, for the computer ignorant I was wondering if you all could walk me through the cheapest way of getting a domain name I know I want... Thanks and God Bless, Nathan

Outdated! Anyone else joining in? X-D

We are all guilty of ruining irreplaceable lego... you included. So your preservation of a few MISB sets is similar (to borrow your analogy from earlier) to killing all the endangered species in the world except a few in a zoo... X-D X-D X-D God Bless (as always), Nathan

Given the other prices in those BL stores those have to be typos... God Bless, Nathan (wishful thinking?)

We'll just slap a rating on that: Nathan

The jeep is very nice, I just don't like the odd mixture of time periods in this set... just me.. God Bless, Nathan

I know what you meant, I just don't think it is likely... God Bless, Nathan

just to play Captain Foul's advocate on behalf of Mr. Sting... X-D As was mentioned in the yellowing thread all lego deteriorates over time unless kept in a completely dark room... Any lego you display or build with (especially play) is thus being destroyed (albeit gradually) by you. In the case of old grey and other old pieces, just like MISB sets there is now a finite amount. So if you have any vintage lego which is not stored in a secure, darkened location, preferably a vacuum; you are helping to destroy this commodity. You've built a few MOCs Mr. Phes, so I am going to have to accuse you of contributing to the destruction of the endangered species of old grey... those parts shouldn't be being used even if you did buy them not-MISB. They should be preserved in the condition you bought them and never used, displayed, looked at, or removed from utter darkness. Thank you for helping to preserve these rare and valuable pieces. I am sure your descendants will appreciate knowing they are in that darkened room (although seeing for themselves would of course be disastrous to the preservation project and thus not allowed)... X-D X-D X-D God Bless, Nathan

long sleeves become tangled in a weed eater...

On the contrary... God Bless, Nathan