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This is amazing The follow up from your previous entry is so well done. The beast really looks like it exploded and left a bloody mess everywhere!

Great take on a Dragonsnake! I love your use of wing pieces. Are the ones by the head from a Batman set or an Elves set? I don't think I've seen them before. I think it was a good idea to leave the tail off for your entry. The build already feels a little cramped. More terrain would have helped, though I know your personal collection may not allow for that. The transition between land and water is also a little rough. Have the land a little higher would really help to differentiate between the two. But overall a very nice entry!

Fantastic entry! The monster is terrifying and suitably tall. Your terrain is good too. The top of the cliffs might be a tad bit flat, but not so much it immediately stands out.

Glad to be able to welcome you in public!

This is amazing! I'm a sucker for anything FF7 and this really tickles that fancy.

We are getting off topic guys.

Fantastic first MOC! I will echo the advice about a background for your photos. I use a simple white poster board from Walmart. You can see it in action here: For lights I use some I bought off Amazon that are specifically for photography. But I know others use utility lights like this one. You can also get by with desk lamps. That's what I used when I first started out. Others prefer natural light and take the photos outside. Lastly, I highly recommend using some sort of software for editing. I use GIMP because it's free. But if you have a Mac I know there are some good programs that come standard. GIMP has a steep learning curve, but if you're going to continue to take photos it's time well invested. For the build itself, I think the dragon's head looks pretty good. I'm not sure I would have picked tan and black as a color scheme. It works, it just doesn't look as natural as maybe a different color combo might have. Your rock-work is nice. But the color transitions look a little too random. Maybe try to be more intentional about when to change from light bley to dark bley. Or maybe group the two colors completely together so you have strata layers. I like the ground you built. It would be nice if you had grey plates to put as the lowest layer instead of yellow and blue. But I know that may not be possible with a smaller Lego collection. All said, a wonderful entry and I'm glad to have you on the CorSec team!

Sometimes there is something wrong with a little speculation. This thread needs to be used for discussion actual sets and substantiated rumors. Pure speculation should go in this thread. They will probably be available on Bricks and Piece once they open again. They closed right now due to COVID19.

*Your entry has earned 10 XP* Mick's Story: Alright team, before we go any further I should tell you about what happened between Flyrl, Kale, and myself. It all started shortly after my visit to Mon Cala. Kale had been on assignment with the New Republic on Dathomir. But he had recently come back and they teamed us up together to try to get Ithor to join the New Republic. The Ithorians are a peaceful people. They don't like conflict and spend much time in nature. We showed up in time for one of their many festivals of nature. The elders invited us to join. Many different alien races were present to celebrate the arch of life ceremony. The Ithorians view life like a rock arch formation. You start at one end of the arch, find your peak about half way, and then head down-hill to the bottom. And while there is an end to every life, like the rock formation each life can leave a lasting impact. Weapons were highly frowned upon at such ceremonies, but Kale was not willing to make the visit to the planet's surface without one. We stayed off to the side out of respect for the Ithorians. In the middle of the ceremony Imperial Officer Faust showed up with a battalion of Stormtroopers! Kale ran into the forest to try to find a good snipping position while I ran to intervene. Faust had orders from Moff Mylore to set up a garrison on Ithor. I told him this was a blatant abuse of power and that the New Republic would not sit still for it. The interaction went no further though because a duo of Ithorian Dragons burst out of the tree line and attacked! They had been drawn to us by the sunlight reflecting off the Stormtrooper's armor. Beings scattered left and right, trying to escape the dragon's teeth. Having no weapon myself, I yelled at the Stormtroopers to concentrate their fire on the eyes. Faust was nowhere to be found. He was too busy trying to save his own skin. He and some others had broke left while the rest of us broke right. I didn't know it at the time, but Flyrl's brother was one of those who went left. We didn't think any of them survived. Thankfully for us, Kale lined up the prefect shot on the dragon chasing us. It went down with a crash, while the grey one continued to chase the running beings into the forest. We went looking for survivors. But we only found body parts. Flyrl's brother was found missing his head and an arm. He was so grief stricken he was ready to kill Kale. He said he should have gotten his shots lined up sooner and taken out both of the dragons. The Ithorians ended up join the New Republic. Kale continued to go on missions. And Flyrl never forgave Kale.

I'm excited to see what you come up with! Flash backs to Darth Malgus would be amazing to see. And being Force sensitive is totally allowed and a great way to get a little force action in. As others have noted we don't have any outright Jedi or Sith to keep things balanced. But if Last Jedi taught is anything it's that many people are force sensitive.

Simple, but very nice!

Great to have you on board!

Absolutely! One of the main goals of the game is to give people a place to hone their building skills. We try to offer constructive feedback and help you figure out what you can do to get better at building. Have you checked out the different factions from the main factions page? You should pick one that fits your style or one that will help you tell the story you want with your builds. Or, if you don't know where to start I'd be honored to have you in CorSec!

Someone here said that many of the people working the Bricks and Pieces orders were retirees that Lego offered jobs. Assuming that's true, it makes perfect sense they would close until the virus threat is lessened. You don't want the highest risk people group to be out working and interacting with others even in a workplace with less human contact.

Built for Innovalug's Style it Up contest. Week 1 was to create a build using only one color. The only exception is minifigures and their accessories. An alien strike team explores the surface of a new planet. Lavan's surface is a startling shade of purple known as Lavender. The strike team hopes the fauna is a different shade than the flora.

We use "confirmed" loosely here. We have used it the same way for as long as I've run this set of topics. You're right, it's not 100% confirmed. But most people understand how it's being used in the context of this topic. Please everyone, case closed on this.

Wow. That's some great use of all those red parts! I didn't even know the boat came in red. I really like how you made those half-circle bush things. Overall an enjoyable build to look at! I would suggest some work on your base though. The stark difference from the green terrain to the light and then dark gray stands out like a sore thumb. Maybe you were trying to go for a layered bed-rock approach, but I think you would have been better off with just 1 color. Green would have been the best choice, but I understand not everyone has that much green plate (I sure don't)! For the Silooth, you've done a good job working on the transition from the boat to the rest of the body. But it still looks too much like a boat. Not sure I could do much better with that part. But if you're looking to improve that's something I would try to do again. But really, a fantastic entry and I'm glad you tackled the Silooth!

From @scrapper142valk LEGO Star Wars Spring/Summer 2020 Sets List SPRING - April 19 75274 $60 TIE Pilot Helmet (724 pcs) 75276 $60 Stormtrooper Helmet (647 pcs) 75277 $60 Boba Fett Helmet (625 pcs) 75278 $70 D-0 (519 pcs) May 4 75275 $200 UCS A-Wing SUMMER - August 1 75280 $30 501st Legion Clone Troopers (285 pcs) 75281 $30 Anakin’s Jedi Interceptor (248 pcs, will probably just include Anakin and R2) 75283 $40 AAT (286 pcs, blue version) 75284 $70 Night Buzzard (595 pcs; 2 Knights of Ren, Rey) 75286 $80 Grievous Starfighter (487 pcs; Tan Grievous, Obi-Wan, & Orange Clone Trooper) 75288 $160 AT-AT (6 minifigures) 75317 $20 Mandalorian & The Child Brickheadz September 1 75292 $130 Razor Crest (1,023 pcs) 75279 $40 Advent Calendar (311 pcs; Jolly Darth Vader)

Yep, just a typo. Meant reviews.

75280 501st Legion™ Clone Troopers $29.99 Coming Soon on August 1, 2020

Guys, remember that all opinions are allowed (within standard limits of decency). If you don't like the opinion, that's okay. No one is asking you to agree with the opinion. But it's not okay to bad mouth opinions. If someone does bad mouth your opinion, try not to take it personally. This is the internet and not everyone knows proper internet manners. Also, at the time of writing there are 13 "views" of the set on Lego.com. So much fanboy love going on here.

Wow. I never thought they'd actually do it. And to add the words "You asked for it, we built it" is an nod to the hysterical fans I never expected.

Isn't that book great!?! I love that Ecc got included in it and it's cool to see you join the Guilds because of it!

The Planet IP Values looks accurate. The Team IP Values needs work. You can also look at the cool new tabs on the Player Index. It has the same info as the Planet IP Values sheet, but with color coding!

And turns out I had time to do it now I check all 3 planets and everything seems to be in order. We still need to judge the most recent freebuild on Rishi, but apart from that everything looks to be flowing correctly on the spreadsheets. For your team. Rishi currently has 15IP, Gigor has 13IP, and Scarif has 58IP. Is there something else I'm missing? I only looked at the last 3 months worth of entries.