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These developments are really interesting. And they aren't spoilery Yay.

Anakin Skywalker had the right idea... I'm wondering if provoking the raiders is a good idea, I shall have to get some seriouse star wars smartitude in preperation...

Someone in an area near us has Swine Flu, if it does come around I don't think it's a worry, rather get some immunity now rather than later. Plus the days off for quarantine would be awesome for Lego. Glad you got over it ok DB, sorry to hear it was a bad 'flu because most over here are having a mild one.

I'm liking the connectivity of the bricks and struts, I messed around with the parts the other day and althoug I couldn't make much (still a K'nex novice...) it was fun and provided a new challenge. My head still works in bricks though

I am from Wales, Ms Iz. You know, that bit what sticks off the side of the UK and has the Rugby, the Welsh Language and Doctor Who/Torchwood. Next door to England though. South Wales to be precise. I seem to be the only AFOL in the area sadly. Hello Crystal and Welcome to Eurobricks. Go nag the moderators to add you to the group (stops the guys thinking you are also a guy, a problem I have had on several other forums...) it's a topic in the Website and Forums forum. There are a few other FFOLs knocking around the place. Enjoy your time here.

The car fits under the lorry, it is the wheelbase. The lorry is a shell that sits over the top and snugly on all sides. I thought it would be a cool way for them to sneak the car into Dr Inferno's HQ. Have you posted your modded street speeder? Sounds really cool, I want to see it now.

That would be a cool idea. I wasn't pleased with the Turbo Car in the set, so I redesigned it. However Condorman was one of my favourite films when I was younger and certain elements of Agents reminded me of the film. Thus I built my non-descript lorry. Hope that any attempt you make are successful.

I'm impatient... Non Discript Lorry = Turbo Car MkII in disguise. I hope to make a video of the reveal and its features. These include a trap-door plate over the seat of the Turbo car and some simple yet effective tricks that made it sit just right with no actual studs joining the Lorry and the Car for simple seperation. My inspiration Condorman, the clip reveals all. Not sure which language, maybe a native speaker can reveal. I merely googled for a clip and this was the best quality. One person noticed from the small clues I left.

Well someone noticed. For those who didn't see, and for those who saw this first, this MOC links to one in Action Themes.

Oh, right. Well that was a problem I admit. I am still not really sure of how I want it to look, again, the slopes looked off, I couldn't figure how to fit them in without it sticking out further than the bonnet/hood and looking untidy, plus I needed the smooth front for an Idea I had.

I need more silver slopes to do it justice. I prefer flat fronted cars myself, but I would kill for a 4x4 dark blue hood/roof element to swap with the tiles.

Take a look on Action Themes for another of my latest MOCs. Soon all shall be revealed.

My latest mod of the Turbo Car. I like this one, this is how it's staying. I challange people to notice something. If they look at another of my MOCs posted today...

A little lorry I decided to build. Hope you like it! (picture Links to MOCpages)

Have you seen how much cake moulds cost?! £25 for one shaped like a pirate ship, £30 for a Tender, Engine, Carriage and Guard van Train mould. Then the silicone ones shaped like popular characters can cost up to £20 depending on size and character... So $18 might be a big-ish price but somewhat common. I know this from trying to find a gift for my mum, she loves baking cakes and the more random the shape the better. If the Lego one is out in the UK anytime near a gift giving occasion I might buy one for her...

I think there is a post a bit earlier (the tag on the page should link to it). It must be the broken image. Plus I may have put a link on an earlier post...

Wonderful new pictures. The same blog also has a still posted, but these are the best pictures.

Kids respond better to conflict unfortunately. Town still sells well, but everything else dating right back to Space Police and Blacktron has conflict or an end goal in mind.

Clear. They are nicer to use and they match any coloured base brick. Then again, the solid colour decals that do not match the colour they are "supposed" to be applied to, like the Agents logo stickers, are good too... But as a rule I prefer clear.

Yep, only a limited nuber of words that sound "snappy" and that kids understand (unless they have older sibilings that are verbose...). How else are you supposed to convey the conflict the set has?

I think the worst part of the set is the large red brick. If that had been swapped for a plate the whole thing would have looked much better. It was nice to be presented with a building challenge for less than £2. Haven't spent more than two minutes on a Lego impulse since I was about eight.

Well. I bought a small K'nex set today and I have posted a review in the community forum. The second in a (hopefully) series of non-Lego brands review.

As noted in a previous thread K'nex have their own stud 'n' tube brick elements in their building system. I found this set in ASDA for £1.97 (or $3.20 or €2.30). It comes in a small carton with a rack hole punched in the top: The box has a parts count and an image of the contained model. The carton held a single polybag of parts: The polybag held the instruction sheet and the parts, here sorted by type. A close-up of the bricks: As you can see, they have rounded edges, central holes along the brick and an ‘X’ shaped stud. The plastic is a decent quality and they can combine well with Lego bricks. However they aren’t as shiny or bright as fresh from the bag Lego. A shot of the instructions: I found these instructions to be very unforgiving. They were quite hard to follow and some details were near indecipherable, especially the placement of the pegs and pins. While Lego would have an exploded view of a fiddly step, or a sub-step for a section that needed assembly, these K’nex ones do not. To complete a 45 part set it only has 5 steps! Maybe I found it hard because I am a novice with K’nex, having never really built with them, but then again an impulse set like this should be a bit more accessible for beginners considering it is likely to be the sort of set they would pick up. Here is the completed model. It’s pretty cool, the propellers at the ends of the wings spin really well and the whole thing looks good. One minor issue is how “extra” the bricks look in comparison to the framework of the wings and tail. It gives the impression that the bricks were forced into the construction somewhere to cash in on the popularity of brick based construction toys. Sadly this might be the case. Here is the plane with a brave pilot from Lego Town, stepping in from his day-job as a road sweeper to bravely venture out in this odd little plane. The minifig sat and gripped onto the studs as well as any Lego brick but he looks even more tracked on that the bricks themselves. There were two other sets in this carton based collection, a car and a smaller plane. The car had a 44 piece count and the even smaller plane 15! All had the same price. There were also some slightly larger sets priced at just under £4. These were packaged in plastic wheels in cardboard sleeves and were a collection of go-karts that combine to make a larger truck. I have to say this set is quite unimpressive. Although the plane looks good, the bricks just detract from the smoothness of the construction and are certainly out of place. On my rating scale I would give it a 4 out of 10: Interesting construction but low aesthetical value. I am still open to other sets as it is an interesting method of combining the struts and clips framework of K’nex with the bricks of Lego. The two together adds many possibilities for construction of non-traditional shapes and frameworks that Lego doesn’t have the capability for (a Rollercoaster for example). Well, I hope you found this review informative . I hope to be objective with these non-Lego construction brick reviews and avoid bias based purely upon my love of Lego (even if I do compare the two). I apologise for the photos being taken with the parts on my Laptop, my building area in the loft is far too hot today. End Post.

Congratulations! That is one of the most awesome jobs in the world.

I promised not to buy any Lego online until I paid off my airfare to Canada. Now I have to hope that TRU has the sets in stock now. I suppose I can MOC some more Agents things (re-designed my Turbo Car about six times now). Oh I am far from broke, but those airfares were quite a bit and I gave my word that I wouldn't spend any more on the internet...