Peppermint_M

Member content only covers a few years from a profile search. Using advanced search can find earlier content. A steampunk MOC would go in Sci-Fi.

I've been thinking about it. I would love to create a nice big layout but the specter of sorting looms so things stay small at the moment. I have sketches and a few brick-tests of a Sphinx replacement (My biggest set ever until I was buying as an AFOL) and thoughts on a pyramid too.

Can we stay on topic in here please? Thanks.

Another good way is to follow the colour guide. Shades match as well as they can on the list and if you select the number next to it, all the parts are listed (and you can get pictures to go with) and that can lead to the sets those parts come in. It means you do not need to remember a name given to the part, though it can take a while with common colours!

Thanks both. I was rather pleased with how it turned out. I was very glad of the huge number of vegetation parts I picked up in LEGOLand Germany the other year, not only did they allow me to hide the wires while still eltting the lights show correctly, they also gave texture to the ground and the pliability of the rubber-ish plastic let me build a slope too.

The Rat Runner is a pacey little car that can be loaded onto any number of larger vehicles for easy transport across longer distances. After all, in the criminal activity trade a man needs to move from place to faraway place very often. I suppose it is because the sets I owned with Sam Sinister always had a small car, I put him as a small car kind of guy. Another of my Adventurer revisits, this one is a mixture of the number of little cars Sam Sinister drove. Sam Sinister was always a sharp dresser, so the "violinist" suit and top hat were the choice for this figure.I gave him a chunkier gun as I always imagined him of an almost Joker like figure with some very odd weapons.

My intentions for this was to re-visit the old sets I had as a child. I was never able to get any of the Orient sets so I haven't got hands on reference or ideas for the figures. I may have a go at building them but I don't have the connection as such. I'm glad people like them, most were created with parts on hand with only one set purchase made (it was for parts mostly but minifigure parts convinced me). I have the baddies coming up, just one more MOC to post with the character before I make the minifig post. I also have a lot of original characters, universe building and own storyline to turn up at some point.

Indeed. The name Elves seemed like it would be a Fantasy Era style castle theme which had been teased with a map and other material during the Fantasy Era release time. When more details emerged there was some debate by staff and members as to where it would belong. I put in the suggestion for Action because from the promotional "story" it seems to be a theme along the lines of girls adventure stories (in Cartoons, anime, comics etc). It was the best fit without a major forum re-organisation but did prompt a name change. No one has any complaints about it so far!

As I mentioned, Compatibility Mode seems to work for people stuck using IE (really, who uses IE unless they are forced too?) so you could try that if you have to use IE.

Or maybe it is a browser issue? What are you using to get on the 'net? Invision, the software used for the forum, has some problems in Internet Explorer. Compatibility Mode can solve some erorrs. If these aren't the cause or solution I'll put this to Admin attention.

Hi, I merged the two threads so nothing was lost. Cheers

Now these do look promising! Tan baseplates and many coloured bricks? I am there. While I disagree with the language there mister, I do know what you mean. Can you maybe tone it down, some of the members get offended by certain language use. As for the name Classic, it makes sense. "Basic" refers to two negative things in my experience: Stuff for the decidedly not clever (one could even say very un-intelligent). Also, Basic as opposed to "premium" or "extra" or "special". Would you buy Special Baked Beans or Basic Baked Beans or even just Baked Beans. Classic harks back to the "good old days" when every LEGO set involved building from bricks and no parts that were 'one use only'. I can see many a Library LEGO Club stocking up on this. It looks great for building up a collection too.

"There are those who say fate is something beyond our command. That destiny is not our own, but I know better. Our fate lives within us, you only have to be brave enough to see it." I recall the first time I saw the teaser trailer for Brave. I loved the little will-o'-the-wisps. When LEGO brought out the Disney Princesses line and a Brave set was in the list, I knew right away what I would build and what I would do with it. After a lot of trial and error, some frustration and a little good fortune, I managed to build it to my vision. The lights are from an LED string, they are easy to come by this time of year. Hiding them within the MOC while still making things look good took some doing. It is a shame about the wires, but if I do display then they'll all be tucked out of the way. I have plans for a layout that moves from one tale set-piece to the next and will have plenty of features, so a little Frog Tape and clever frame building will hide the wire to the also concealed battery box. The unlit MOC. Just for more of an overview of it.

Hey, lovely place you hail from good sir (Aunty hails from those fine lakes and hills). Enjoy the forum and have a good time. (as I think back to evenings on a deck with cold beer and hot smokies...)

Rudo Villano set out with something a little more robust to take on the rough waters of the river. He wants that extra edge to get to the gold and jewels and grab the choicest loot. With a mount for his machine gun, rivals should think twice to try and cross him. This is another MOC from my Adventurer's refresh that is a new take on an old set. The Jungle subtheme set River Raft was one of the few Jungle sets I was able to pick up as a child. I built this boat as a raft seemed a trifle flimsy all told. This Rudo is a brand new build. The old face print was too faded, so I tried to keep with similar looks and expression. The new hat is still black, but not the old style, it struck me as better suited. I stayed with the rough-cut look, though there was nothing exactly like his original torso I thought this one fitted the bill. Printed legs and a new gun make this guy a little more threatening too. Comments etc appreciated.

A little advice: Ten posts in the regular forum and the whole world opens up to you. The limit means we keep 'bots out and hold spammers to one or two posts without touching member's profiles or the messaging system.

Got you covered there. LEGO Adventurers was one of the major playthemes back in the late 90s and Johnny Thunder was the main character. If you are less than charitable then you'd call it an Indy rip-off, if you are polite then it is a homage to Indy or the same adventure serials that Lucas and Speilberg drew ideas from. Adventurers has been my favourite since it was on shop shelves

Hello! I have been refreshing the old Adventurers figures with new parts, colours and prints. So far I have been keeping things posted with MOCs, but a lot of people who might enjoy seeing the figures don't really browse the A&A forum so I thought to post them here with more of the "process" information. This post will be for the 'Good Guy' characters. The figures that feature are re-builds of the figures I had as a child, so there may be some characters missing from the line-up, though I like to think that the main players are all present! Every name is a link to a picture of the first figure issued. First up we have Johnny Thunder himself. The hat is, of course, the design from Lone Ranger but in the reddish brown shade, I picked that up in a LEGO Movie set. I had hoped to use the re-released classic hat in reddish brown but the dropship set is rather expensive. This hat is a nice medium between the Indiana Jones fedora and Johnny's hat. I was fortunate to have the newer version of the head print with the white pupils becuase I really wanted to leave his face as it was in the original theme, while I had no qualms about using new faces for other characters, Johnny is just too cool to change too much. The torso is from Pharaoh's Quest, it was Jake Raine's but I thought he looked better in the tan shirt so Johnny got the gear. The legs are Indiana Jones prints, the gunbelt is a nod to the classic print on the original Johnny Thunder torso and also, seeing as you can take it that Johnny Thunder is either a nod to Doctor Jones or the source material that birthed them both, it felt right. Plus I just love the dark tan colour. Finally there is the Lone Ranger pistol, the more detailed tooling of the gun is visually pleasing in comparison to the older pistols so I used a lot of them within my Adventurers refresh. Next there is Pippin Reed, ace reporter! Again, the delightful dark tan colour make an appearance, the pith helmet is unchanged from the original mould but this one looks smarter than the white one. I chose this face print, a newer printing of the first Pippin Reed (see the pupils) because the version I had was from the Egypt sub-theme. The other Pippin Reed print is much too 'bulky' if you get my meaning, for the longest time I thought that Gale Storm and Pippin Reed were two different characters when I finally cme across names. Full disclosure: In my games and adventures, only Johnny Thunder had the 'correct' name. My lady adventurer was always called Lara... Next up is the torso, this was from the Collectable Minifigures Series 2 Explorer. The red ascot is similar to the scarf that the original torso print had while the strapped on water bottle is like the printed camera. I loved the explorer figure parts so using this torso was a given. The dark red legs are a replacement for the regular red from the actual figure, again, the dark shades look a lot smarter than the brilliant basic shades. I suppsose that muted colours are more appealing to me. The camera is a must, I never had one when I was younger but this one is bulky enough to work within the setting Adventurer's have so I happily used it. Here we have Harry Cane. The reddish brown aviator helmet and dark bley goggles look sharper than the old brown and black, I wanted the goggles to match with the harness printed on the torso. The face has is new too, Harry Cane never had a re-issue with pupils printed in so I chose another. This cleaner cut but still rascally looking face was first used in Knights Kingdom 3 for one of the named knights but quickly became a generic for Castle, Viking, Pirate and even Football minifigs. I thought it looked good for a more respectable Harry Cane, less stubble and more beard. The epaulettes are old brown but are minimal enough a detail that it doesn't look too bad (I hope) the torso is from the Naboo Starfighter pilots, I loved the whole look, but then the original suits that inspired them are from the era I set Adventurers. I was fortunate enough to pick up number of the torso from the online PaB to make a little crew of fighter pilots. The legs are plain until I can find just the perfect looking printed ones, though the pilots were mostly unencumbered in the leg area. Doctor Charles Lightning, or, as I named him Doctor Carter (I was a bit of an odd child, I wanted to be an archaeologist when I was six...). A dark bley pith helmet looks better to my eyes than the white, I really am not the biggest fan of bright colour in this setting. I had to use the old head, nothing was good enough to replace it, maybe some time in the future a face print will be perfect, but the classic look is so much better. I think the glasses hide the issue anyway. The torso is from the series 5 Collectable Minifigures Detective. I wanted a torso that was fit for the lecture hall or the dig site! Though I do miss the bow tie from the original (bow ties are cool) nothing in the newer colours and sharper printing of current LEGO worked to my eye. Again, if something comes up which will look better I might change it. Finally we have Mike. Mike is the biggest change of all the figures. I really wasn't overly fond of the character in the first place. The freckles didn't look right, the fringe was messy but he had a pretty blank look. Maybe too was the fact that my younger brother insisted on playing as 'him' when he played along and that was never fun for me! This Mike is slightly aged up (the slingshot from the original figure always put me in mind of a kid). The longer hair is a nod to the fringe and the head is one of the varied but still 'generic' City face prints. I thought it made him look like he had a bit more wits about him. The torso print is from Monster Fighters and refrences the waistcoat he had originally while looking more grown-up. Jeans from the CMF series 8 DJ. Jeans were around at the right time and would be fine for a dig (they still are today!). With this minifig I thought; just how would someone dress if they admired an Adventure Archaeologist? This was not hard at all. Well, I hope you liked this fig barf and information overload! Questions, Criticisms and Comments welcome!

Do you know how to use Bricklink? I know some of the terms can be unusual but it is a lot faster than waiting for a response on a forum.

Mike and Dr. Lightning can oversee the whole site using this observation helicopter, not only giving invaluable views but unearthing hidden treasures too! Archaeology from the sky has been gleaning amazing results for decades, so of course the Adventurers team need to have a helicopter. I broke one of my rules I half set myself when I started the Adventurer Refresh. I did want to keep things within the timescale I set, the interbellum years and the fashions, styles and technology of the time. However a helicopter was too much to resist. So, in my Adventurer universe, technology is a little more advanced so they can have a helicopter like this um, twenty years too early... I'm going to plead Rule of Cool to this. Mike completed his studies and is now one of Dr Lightning's grad students. Still happy to fly or drive anywhere he is working on a doctorate of his own with field study and adventure in between the sensible research stages. Mike was one of the more annoying characters in my games. Maybe because my little brother insisted on playing with that minifig, maybe it was the stupid little slingshot. Anyway, this figure remains in the spirit of the original, but a little more mature. I worked with the waistcoat, but thought jeans worked well for the outfit. The long hair in place of the messy fringe printed on the old face and this older face print with a similar expression as the old. Still searching for any new discoverie to be made, Dr Lightning isn't ready to retire just yet. With the help of his younger friends he is out and about to observe evidence and formulate new theories. This is a simple update of the figure, I thought the smarter suit and the grey hat worked well for the elder character. It is the detective torso, it looks a little bit 'field work' and a little bit 'lecturing'. Just what Doctor Lightning needs. Anyway, with this post the last of the major Good Guy characters from Adventurer's that I owned and have a fondness for are posted! I'll be making a little central post with a timeline and canon at some point. There are some more MOCs to post for good guys from Pharaoh's Quest and bad guys from Adventurers, then some of my own creation.

Camp town ladies sing this song... (I see what you did there) Not sure if I we can get those to work over the internet. Any other suggestions people?

I preferred Ace Lightning at the time So, if worst LEGO theme is so devisive or unknown: Does anyone have a suggestion for anit-robot measures?

Thanks everyone. I just love those sort of cars. There is a Morgan dealership on the route to my old secondary school/in to town so I see such spiffy cars so often that I just love to build within that style. I am also working on a timeline for Adventurers & Pharaoh's Quest plus my own ideas.

There are also some in less pink! And I believe this part: Would also work. There are a lot of colours for that too, as they are used for Unikitty.