def

I was just going to report this! Muji is a really famous brand in Japan, kind of a plain design brand. Their stationary, kitchenware, clothes, etc. all have a clean design and no logos. Actually, my sofa is Muji. So, they are a good brand match with Lego. I expect there to be a lot of plastic sheets involved, and very tasteful, simple color schemes. The kits are: Christmas, 120 pc, 8 sheets, 2,300 yen, basic, 200 pc, 10 sheets, 2,900円 transparent basic, 120pc, 8 sheets, 2,300円 conversation, 18 pc, 7 sheets, 2,900円 Lego block hole punch 1,200円 That last one is pretty interesting, a hole punch that makes Lego size holes

I'm utterly biased, since I spent a pile of time collating it, but I'd like to see a best "Make an unmade thing from the Clone Wars!" challenge. A lot of stuff debuted that would be amazing in Lego. I think Eurobrick users could blow us away. Not me though, because my building skills are crap

It came with the 2003 minis. I only have one, but you can read it here http://brickset.com/detail/?Set=4490-1 I think it's difficult to do a review for something that takes four sets to build.

In high school, not for high school

I read that in high school (15 years ago ). Interesting book, Arturo was a prick

I love this. It's a little flimsy, but the shape and creativity is A+. I have it on my window sill now

I liked Slaughterhouse Five a lot too, though I just read it a few years back. Vonnegut is really interesting. I liked Waiting For Godot, and Rosencrantz... when I read them, but I think I like their concept more than I liked reading them. I won't be reading them again anytime soon.

I'm not all that attached to the cartoons I grew up with (Transformers, Spider-Man and his Amazing Friends, etc) because they don't hold up very well when viewed from grown-up eyes. The Warner Bros. and Disney stuff from the 30's to the 50's hold up really well. The first cartoon made after I was born (the 70s) that I think will be destined for greatness is Ren and Stimpy, and then the Simpsons. The Simpsons today isn't all that exciting; decent but tired. Currently, I'm quite impressed with the Venture Bros, the Clone Was, and maybe that's it. I enjoyed the Spectacular Spider-Man when it aired. That was quite well done.

I'm going to be an anti-geek here and tell what I've been reading. I generally dislike any genre fiction. When I want genre, I like it in two hour movie form. Reading is a deeper concentration for me. Anyway, I'm half through the biography of Charles Shulz, Shultz by David Michaelis (kind of geeky, I guess). And in the last few weeks, I finished The Third Chimpanzee by Jared Diamond, about the evolutionary differences between chimpanzees and humans, and for fiction, Breakfast of Champions, by Kurt Vonnegut, which had been on my 'to do' list for years (it's freaking amazing). The last fiction before that was Foucault's Pendulum by Umberto Eco. It's a deep fiction that abuses history, kind of what people thought The DaVinci Code was, except it doesn't read like a novelization of a movie. Books are great. This is the first time I've let them mingle with my Lego though

This is quite nice. Your design just makes more sense than the original. Great!

Well, I've seen this set, but didn't know it was supposed to be an AT-RT. I thought it was just a different size variation. You are correct that the scales are usually off, but usually ships are too small, not too big like this is. Would you like me to erase it from the poll? Let's just pretend it's an AT-RT with a ARF trooper. Thanks to all who've voted The feedback on the thread while making it wasn't overwhelming, but seeing a few dozen votes come in in one day makes it feel worthwhile. Now all I need to do is retake hi-def screen grabs for the first dozen episodes

I actually haven't voted yet. I have a hard time deciding, and I'm surprised at what people are leaning toward. The Munificent-class Star Frigate would be a great set for sure. but I think the trident is absolutely beautiful, as is the crab droid and Nubian Yacht. It is difficult to choose just one. As for characters, Aayla Secura was not one I wanted, except for the Twi'lek head. I'd quite like Nahdor Vebb or Aurra Sing, and am surprised Cad Bane isn't more popular. But, I'm sure all would be more popular if there were three choices allowed. Here is a repost of the candidates, in case you don't want to reload all those images in the last page. Vehicles: Republic Frigate Munificent-class Star Frigate Pod Hunter Rail Jet Skytop Station H-Type Nubian Yacht Crab Droid [ Delta 7B Pirate Swoops XT Beetle Transport The Trident Naboo Scout Carrier Proton Cannon AT-RT Characters/ Species/ Droids: Medic Droid Kaminoan Commando Droids Gha Nachkt R3-S6 Luminara Uaduli Nahdor Vebb EV-A4-D Senator Kharrus Aayla Secura Commander Bly Lurmen Tactical Droid Rocket Droid Luk Durd Pantoran Dr. Nuvo Vindi Peppi Bow Bomb Squad Trooper Quarren Mar Tuuk Wat Tambor ARF Trooper Cad Bane Aurra Sing Luxury Droid

A poll has been added so you can vote for your most wanted unmade Clone Wars character. I didn't include the freecos or the Talz since they are forthcoming, nor the Malevolence, because the instructions have been released. I didn't include all, but here are what I did include. Vehicles: Republic Frigate Munificent-class Star Frigate Pod Hunter Rail Jet Skytop Station H-Type Nubian Yacht Crab Droid Delta 7B Pirate Swoops XT Beetle Transport The Trident Naboo Scout Carrier Proton Cannon AT-RT Characters/ Species/ Droids: Medic Droid Kaminoan Commando Droids Gha Nachkt R3-S6 Luminara Uaduli Nahdor Vebb EV-A4-D Senator Kharrus Aayla Secura Commander Bly Lurmen Tactical Droid Rocket Droid Luk Durd Pantoran Dr. Nuvo Vindi Peppi Bow Bomb Squad Trooper Quarren Mar Tuuk Wat Tambor ARF Trooper Cad Bane Aurra Sing Luxury Droid Of course, not every character/ship is there, but hopefully you have what you want on this list

Episode 21: Liberty on Ryloth As part three of three, this episode, as well as the three as a set, work much better than the trilogy that started the season, featuring the Malevolence. The episodes here flowed together quite nicely, despite having different lead characters for each one, or perhaps because of it. Starting where the last left off, Mace Windu's invasion force has landed. It begins with a long range skirmish with battle droids in AAT's against the Republic's AT-TE's. Mace summons the Lightning Squadron, some clones on mini walkers that run like ostriches. The action is fast and quick, and quickly, Mace is established as an efficient leader. Mace's plan to liberate Ryloth is to align with a Twi'lek underground movement and invade the main city, where Wat Tambor is maintaining a secure base. Tambor is quickly shown to be a ruthless villain. Realizing his position is compromised, he demands his droids to start collecting treasure, and sends squadrons of hyena bombers to destroy unarmed Twi'lek villages, under the logic that Republic rescue will be associated with needless destruction throughout the universe. The images shown here capture the spirit of war in a very mature way, surprising for this show. It's not obviously bloody, but conceptually quite heavy. Mace's plan hinges on seizing control of a plasma bridge, but there is no way to control it without entering the city first. Mace's seizing of the bridge is one of the best Jedi action sequences I've seen in any media. I can imagine Samuel Jackson as really frustrated that his cartoon self is so much more interesting than his film counterpart. I won't get into the details of it, but it's worth watching. Anyway, Mace single-handedly clears the way for a strike force to capture the city, and take Tambor in the process. This episode was great. It was about 50% action, and 50% character development. Again, Dooku shows himself to be a merciless leader, abandoning Tambor to death, though Tambor does survive to be captured. The Twi'lek leader is particularly well sketched out. He's only on screen five minutes or so, but he has a healthy role, and his motivations are clear and believable. Finally, Windu gets the action we've been wanting to see, and it's not a let down. It's impossible to make TV this good every week, but I'll settle for once in a while. A standout episode. Rating 10/10 There was a fair amount of new stuff this episode. The villain, Wat Tambor, wasn't particularly competent in the episode, but he must have been somewhat capable in order to take over the planet. His design was fantastic, even the way he moves was cool, but I would have liked to see him do something to appear a threat. As it was, he was just a cowardly, evil, greedy guy, which is pretty fun for a villain sometimes too. Wat Tambor The walkers here were really cool; fast and dexterous. They are really similar to the 2009 battle pack walker, so probably a MOD project if anything. Imagine Lego had released a Lightning Squadron set with Mace Windu rather than packing him into the Attack Shuttle set... AT-RT The clone costumes changed around here and there. This clone wore something similar to a speeder bike helmet. They are ARF troopers, apparently. ARF Trooper The Twi'lek Cham Syndulla was a sympathetic character. He was a smart, effective leader. This is probably the last we'll see of him, but I wouldn't mind seeing him join the Republic. Cham Syndulla Another debut was the Hyena Droid. Part of the summer 2009, it's not been anyone's favorite set, but it's not bad. And the proportion of the set is much closer to a vulture droid, so it makes it a great MOD set. Hyena Droid From Inconspicuous' review Lastly, though he'd appeared a few times before, this was the first starring role for Mace Windu. As far as I know, everyone wants to like Windu, because he's Samuel Jackson's character. But he was by and large lame in the movies, and I'm glad to see the Clone Wars (both series) doing with him what Lucas should have. Mace Windu From my review Lego ships appearing: AT-TE, AAT, Separatist's Shuttle, Hyena Droid, Annakin's Starfighter, Ahsoka's Starfighter Added to the Lego wishlist: Wat Tambor, Cham Syndulla, ARF trooper battle pack with AT-RT Episode 22: Hostage Crisis And so we come to the season finale. When released, there was a big fuss made about the debut of Cad Bane, and while I liked the show at the time, in the time since, I'd largely forgotten him. Seeing it again, he does command the episode right from the start. Seemingly patterned on Clint Eastwood in a spaghetti Western, he walks with a hat brim covering his eyes, and uses phrases like, "I wouldn't be so hasty, son." As the episode begins, he and his henchmen walk right into the Republic Senate and proceed to kill every security guard they meet. And this is killing, point blank shooting. They then take a group of senators hostage. Bane shoots a fleeing senator in the back. I'm not one for indiscriminate killing, but kids programs with no death have no real sense of drama, and I appreciate that Bane is portrayed this way. Bane's plan is to trade the senators for the imprisoned Truman Capote Ziro the Hutt. Unfortunately for Bane, one of the hostage senators is Padme, and Anakin is still in the building. The twist is that Padme has his lightsaber so he's unarmed. This leads to some Die Hard like stalking in a dark corridor. These sequences are good on all levels, the suspense, the action, the pacing. Anakin's one on one fight with an assassin droid is beautiful. Ultimately though, Anakin is cornered and captured in a way that's believable for a Jedi, and thrown in with the hostages. Bane gets what he wants and leaves the senate with the senators and Anakin surrounded by bombs. At a safe distance, he detonates the bombs, but Anakin's already found a way to save everybody. For the most part, this was a great episode. Everything was flawless except two points. One, since Bane was going to kill everyone anyway, he should have killed Anakin then and there (of course, this is never going to happen). This is a massive cliche: the enemy leaves the hero to his own devices, and the hero spoils his plan. This is the one weakness in Bane's portrayal here as a devious scoundrel. Second, why is Ziro the Hutt supposed to be useful? He's a whiny weakling. Jabba seems powerful and in control, but it's hard to imagine anybody would follow a character like Ziro anywhere, much less a criminal organization. So, those are two gripes, but overall, the episode was exciting, so I won't let those things color my opinion too much. Rating: 9/10 This episode had lots of great new stuff in it, lots of spectacle. The star is of course Bane, who takes the lead in the first two episodes of the second season. I don't think he'll be overused though, he'll get his arc and then take a break. He would be a perfect mini fig. His detailing is not too difficult, and I think he'll have to be made into a figure. They did the Rodian senator after all. Cad Bane Bane has a few soldiers, one is a Weequay pirate as seen in episode 11. Another is Aurra Sing, an ex-padawan bounty hunter who appeared for a moment in the Phantom Menace. She was really interesting to watch, but barely said a word. She would be interesting to see more of. Aurra Sing He also has two assassin droids, both painted tribally. I'm going to have to read up more on these droids. They were one of the highlights of season for me. Can anyone just buy one of these things? Do they have personalities like the rest of Star Wars droids seem to? Anyway, their painting is what made them extra-noticable. Helios-3D Bane's tech guy was hit and miss for me. He didn't behave silly or anything, but he reminds me quite a lot of Donald Duck. Robonino While searching the senate corridors, Bane's men come across this very feminine droid. What could her purpose be? What would a powerful old senator do with a droid like this? Luxury Droid The whole episode is set on Coruscant, which might be a first for the series. The place is beautiful, and I would like to see some Lego sets that captured the vehicles and architecture of the planet. How about a Coruscant Town Plan? Two vehicles and two or three buildings? That would be amazing. Coruscant Lego ships appearing: Republic Attack Shuttle Added to the Lego wishlist: Cad Bane battle pack with his squad, Coruscant playset, Luxury droid battle pack That's it! One season finished! It was a lot more time consuming than I expected, and I'd like to do season two, but I find it's better to get a little distance from the episode and come back to it. Still, there is more to do for this thread, and I have some finishing touches to add.

Great review... So-so set. I was really looking forward to this, but I wasn't blown away. A single minifig, average parts. The only memorable part for me was the cockpit technique and the tiling which looks nice. They fetch a pretty penny though, I imported some and got double my money for them. People need a Grievous mini-fig.

Again, I appreciate the feedback! I'm going to try to get the last two episodes done before the premiere, which is Friday night? I'll think about continuing into the new season. Hopefully the high-def episodes are available immediately online. Commander Rob, I suppose Ahsoka being 14 makes her a poor choice to lead an attack squad, but no worse a choice than to guard Nute Gunray and fight Asajj Verntress I wouldn't have known she was 14 if you hadn't mentioned it. That is too young to be out on missions.

Episode 19: Storm Over Ryloth After the letdown that was the last few episodes, this was a real treat. The episode quickly kicks into action. The Republic forces, attempting to liberate the Twi'lek planet of Ryloth, must first take out a Separatist blockade. Ahsoka leads leads a strike team in (in her wicked little starfighter no less) but the Separatist leader reveals reinforcements. The animation on these fight sequences is top notch and already way beyond what we saw at the start of the season, and is quick and beautiful, especially in hi-def. Ahsoka is ordered back, but in the manner of her master, she impetuously keeps attacking. Much of her squadron is taken out, and a vulture droid attack takes out one of the venators, and crippling Anakin's. Ahsoka has failed. This sets up the general challenge of this episode. Obi Wan and Mace Windu are on their way, but can't land on the planet unless Anakin has taken out the blockade. Anakin is committed to getting the job done, while Ahsoka has a crisis of confidence, feeling that if she couldn't succeed before, she won't be any better at half strength. We're also treated to the Separatist leader making his plan of attack. The Neimoidian researches Anakin, who's been building a reputation for himself. The Neimoidian looks forward to making a name for himself by being the one to take down Skywalker. Anakin again hatches a plan that's so crazy it might just work. Or as Rex says, it's questionable, but this is how Anakin has built his reputation. As Ahsoka prepares a strike force, Anakin pilots the half-crippled venator into the center of the blockade taking out the main ship. Ahsoka herself formulates her team's plan of attack, thereby getting her groove back, so to speak. The battle droids don't function well with their commander taken out. The Republic forces' superior strategy succeeds, and the invasion team will be able to land on Ryloth. While not nearly perfect, this was probably Anakin and Ahsoka's best episode to date, portraying them as intelligent, fleshed-out characters. Furthermore, the animation is absolutely beautiful, and the direction brings you right into the action. The enemies in this episode were competent enough to seem a threat, providing a believable way for Anakin to earn his reputation. Rating: 8/10 There wasn't much new in this episode to point out. Just this one character Mar Tuuk. He was probably the most interesting of all the Neimoidians. He had a strategy, and wasn't just cannon fodder. I doubt he'll ever appear again, but I would like to see him get revenge. I like his spinny eye scanner too. Mar Tuuk Ahsoka's starfighter appears. To an extent, the lime green and red is a bit gaudy, but it still looks pretty cool. Ahsoka's Starfighter The Lego version is very faithful to the original. From Mutley777's review And Ahsoka's fighter is nothing without R7. R7-A7 Again, I think Lego got this one perfect. I don't have this set, but it's on my wanted list. From Mutley777's review Lego ships appearing: Venator, V-19, Ahsoka's fighter, Republic Attack Shuttle Added to the Lego wishlist: Mar Tukk Episode 20: Innocents of Ryloth Wow. I'd forgotten a lot of this episode, and what I'd forgotten was quite great. Starting immediately after the last episode, Mace and Obi Wan prepare their ground forces. The droid commander has surrounded his camp with Twi'leks to act as a shield from the Republic. Devious. Obi Wan sends in an attack party in hopes of taking out the Separatists' guns. Obi Wan and his clones infiltrate the ruined Twi'lek city and plan a strategy for taking out the droids. While scouting the city, two clones come across a scared Twi'lek girl. They reluctantly take her with them, and I had a bad feeling about this development. The cliche of a hardened man befriending a heart-warming kid is old and tired. I was worried she would somehow come to their rescue later on, thereby proving her worth. Luckily, that isn't what happens, and the episode avoids sappiness. Meanwhile, Obi Wan as a general is perfect. Invading the city, clones toss grenades and Obi Wan force swats them to the droids' positions with a flick of the wrist. Later, when his clone brigade is attacked by a pack of savage animals (also really well done, with a sense of menace), Obi Wan force concentrates them into a corner where they can be taken out with debris. That's all people really want out of this show, good Jedi action. His action in this episode is just as good as anything in all six movies. Finally, using an underground passage they learn from the Twi'lek kid (see, she helps in the most believable way possible) Obi Wan stealthily gets the Twi'lek hostages to safety and takes out the big guns with a high-jacked gun. After the droids are mostly taken care of, it was quite surprising to see the Twi'leks come back out and give a beat down to the droid commander as the Twi'lek kid looks on. In the end, the stage is set for Mace Windu's team to come in and complete the mission. This was a well-paced episode, with character development in the clone characters, amazing action, a story that makes sense, genuine military strategics, nothing trite... I was going to give it a 9 but... Rating: 10/10 What was new here wasn't all that fantastic. The distinguishing features were mainly from established characters. One new vehicle that appeared was the Separatist guns. At first I thought they were droids, but they needed operators. They walked like crabs. Very interesting vehicle. I want one. Proton Cannon Loads of Twi'leks. Not so much character here though, but we want them in Lego, in the Ryloth set. Twi'leks The little Twi'lek would be the one we get if we were to get any. Lego struggles with skinny characters, so I don't know how they'd do it. Even Ahsoko looks chunky in Lego. Numa The monsters here weren't any better or worse than other monsters of the week. Overall, there were too many monsters in this series. But, there were particularly fast and savage, so maybe they are the best of the worst in the series. Gutkurr The clones here were cool, and another interesting detail is the notches in their helmets. I assume those are droids taken out. This would be an amazing detail in a battle pack set to make them much more original, rather than three cloned clones. Helmets <edit> In the final scenes, we see a troop ship landing on the planet, which is in fact an Acclamator, and not a Venator. This massive ship is used here as a frigate. Acclamator Lego ships appearing: AAT Added to the Lego wishlist: Proton Cannon, Ryloth battle pack with Twi'leks, Acclamator Next: Mace Windu, Cad Bane, and... Ziro

Sacrilegous. Good call

You're absolutely insane. But in a socially acceptable way Nice work, and glad to see you having fun.

Thanks (and to anyone else with a kind comment). It probably took two hours for the main drawing, then about an hour and a half of tweaks throughout the day as I noticed what I liked and didn't like. As for the arms... When I was drawing it, I noticed that one end was wider than the other, but I didn't have both arms the same way. As you noticed, I went with the hands as the thick part, I'll have to live with it

Because I'm from Toronto I haven't been there in years, but I founded my site while living there.

Thanks for some quick feedback. I've already tweaked the pic a bit, added more detailing to the bot and gun. Doing a clone or something would be a challenge, but I'll get to it. Right now, I'm trying to beef up my portfolio with a variety of pics. I did this in Illustrator, which is pretty standard for graphics these days. My big gripe with this pic is the background being flat, particularly the floor. I need to keep working on it though, I've only been using the software for a few months now. But it's getting somewhat easier. I suspect Illustrator is the soft the Lego comics are done in, if they aren't just 3-D renders. I'm sure Lego torso and heads are done with this program. More eventually

I couldn't easily find another topic like this, and since there's a nice regular photography thread going, I thought I'd start an art one. I did this today, and already it looks primitive, but I'm not an Illustrator pro. If you have any advice on how to make it better, let me know. I'll try to do more eventually.

Buying through Lego, I think it's unpredictable, but a company like Toys R Us always liquidates after a certain time (I worked there for five years, I know!). It's not guaranteed that something is in stock in your area, or even easy to detect (this set is not listed on their website, though it's still in store). But, if it's in stock somewhere, they will transfer it to your area for you and give you a call when it arrives. When I worked there (near 10 years ago) the computer could show the inventory for every store in the country (Canada) and would transfer to and from anywhere. I'm sure you'd be a pain in the megablocks to do it, but if there is an older set, ask them at the counter what the price is, and what stores are showing inventory, and they could have a great deal for you. I saw an old Castle set there at new years, maybe four years old labeled at about $50. I didn't buy it, but years on, it was priced to sell. I feel like an ad for Toys R Us here. Their prices are crap, but if you work their system, they have their advantages. So maybe this isn't on sale in your area, but keep your eyes opened for it

The one you linked to is pretty ridiculous, but it's at a different scale, which allows a lot more detailing. I think the OP here has been pretty successful for his scale.