MKJoshA

Wow, totally didn't mean to start a discussion on good business practices. Please don't get me wrong. I understand the need for companies to cut products that don't sell and fund ones that do. All I was trying to say was that sometimes business look at more than just gross revenue to decide whether to keep a product or not. As for wanting Lego to continue it's profit growth. I don't think anyone here disagrees. We want Lego to continue down the fabulous road they've been on for the past few years.

Love the sand-green arms on those axe-men!

It is confirmed. That's why I think that Lego is holding off on any other PotC sets. I think they haven't dropped the line, they've just postponed it. I can't believe that Lego is only driven by money. George Lucas maybe, but not Lego. At least not yet. The amount of minifigs they give out to kids at Comic Cons is proof of this (example being Azog from last year). While their main strategy may be in what makes money. Surely they take our views and wish-lists into consideration at least a little but. I work in marketing so I know the main drive is what makes the most money. But there are things we do that may not make the most money but will have other benefits. I think pleasing the LotR Lego fans (AFOLs and kids alike) will have enough value for Lego to pull something out of their hat before the end of 2015.

Don't forget about what they did with the Harry Potter line. It went almost completely defunct for over a year and then came back. And the Batman line scared everybody badly. And even thinking about PotC it's possible that Lego is waiting for the 5th movie to come out in 2017 before releasing more sets from the first 3 movies. Maybe Lego is just freaking us all out so that people will buy more Council of Elrond and Black Gate sets!

Random question to throw in here. Why in the world does the Lonely Mountain set have a trans-green bladed axe? I don't remember that being in the movie...

Wow! There is some great detailing on this ship! I love the SW cannons in the back acting as exhaust nozzles, NPU! I think you've succeeded in keeping the colors consistent, but you might not want to have your color scheme be so patchworked. Having larger swaths of Dark Red or White instead of the checkboard look might help improve your build. But, overall this is a very nice MOC!

Go to the frontpage to see the new picture of the Hun Warrior from CM12 that I'm sure many of us (myself included) will be picking up multiple copies of

So, I hear that civil war is hitting us next. I'm working on some storyline stuff for my future builds, can anyone give me a hint as to what in the world could cause Mitgardians to split so that I can align my story with it?

Thanks Gunman! Good to have you back!

If kabel says the Lego rep guy said LOTR was over, then I believe it's over. However, we have seen that happen with Batman and look where it is now? We can't buy a DC comics set without Batman being in it! And what about the scare with Lego giving up the Star Wars licence a couple years back? I will stay optimistic for now, but Lego has nothing to gain by keeping us in the dark/telling us it's over if they don't mean it. So can I be optimistic and pessimistic at the same time?

Wow, is the Kaliphlin forum so dead that you all resort to trash talking on ours? Just shows which guild is the best

Wow Markus, wow. If all you had was your 1st picture, I'd be sold. I love the gears biting into the tree. You've achieved such a realistic look with Lego with that first picture. But then you top it off with burning Ewoks and more story! Fantastic work as usual! By the way, are those the new stormtrooper helmets from the Rebels set?

It's great to see your finished product after hearing about it for awhile now! All your hard work really shows. Good job!

The king is actually missing. And as Vlad said, one of the guilds was supposed to rule in his absence, but since there was no agreement we have these civil wars.

I'm certainly up for that!

I've been reading through some of the older story posts again trying to find out more about Revelword. I can't find anything about his past. Has anyone delved into where he came from? Would anyone be opposed to me included some of his backstory in my upcoming builds?

Well thanks everyone! I'm glad you all can enjoy my pre-Eurobricks improvement era. It's a combination of the Star Wars Desert Skiff set and the Lord of the Rings Shelob set. I call it the Catfish Speeder since it slightly resembles a catfish.

Wow You really are going to have to create a tutorial for how to do this style of building. I still don't understand how this is able to exist in Lego.

Can't believe I missed this one earlier! I love that there are the two sides to this build. The way you managed to capture the feel of the hallway and the room in such a small build is amazing!

These are a bunch of MOCs I made before I joined SoNE or GoH. They have no theme or world and were built when I had a very small collection of bricks. Comments are welcome!

Whatever Lego produces in the next wave of Hobbit sets won't hold a candle to this MOC! You've done a fantastic job of representing Smaug! The way you used actual Lego gold pieces for the belly is ingenious and shows so much dedication! I love how this is more accurate to the book than the movie (curse you Jackson!) Thank you for not including a cross bow. And, as a side note to the one who mentioned it, Bard only used a black arrow in the book, so the bow itself is fine being brown. Your buildings are also incredible! I love the way you made the roofs and your dark brown highlights on the watchtower are very nice! Your windows using the headlight bricks is a technique I've not seen before, and I really like it! I also like the small pieces of "stuff" laying around like the black wheel and the barrels. Your water is simple, but gives just the right feel. I love that you've created a feeling of depth without having to use different layers of plates to accomplish it. My only critique is that you miss-spelled "and" in your title. Can a mod maybe change that please? I hope I'm getting the point across that this is one amazing MOC. Incredible!

I am a huge fan of Tolkien and I have to say that this is probably the best tribute to his work that I've ever seen done in Lego.

Very cool little build! BTW, I want your goat! I totally missed out on getting those before they were $9 each on bricklink. I hope they make a come back in a future Lego set.

I think you should.

Thanks for the update SK! I really appreciate it!