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For some reason, I'm inclined to believe Mr. Fitzfitz's claim. Now that he has claimed a Virgin, and knowing that the Cultists ulterior motive is to kill/sacrifice the select number of Virgins amongst us, we wouldn't want to lose a highly-important Townie (in terms of being a Virgin) this early. I didn't vote for Mr. Fitz, and since I feel that he is worth saving and my hunch about Ms. Farago isn't that strong, I will: Unvote: Penelope Farago (Waterbrick Down) Vote: Roger Goodenarde (Professor Flitwick)

Great review Fangy, thanks for sharing! I admit I'm really considering these for "future use", as they are really cute and unique wedding giveaways. By the way are these available in Singapore LEGO stores? I seem to haven't spotted any yet when I'm going around the stores...

Riiiinnggg!!!! After a few moments.... Riiiinnggg!!!! Oh no! What has Kiel done?!? Which "Friend" shall he choose to visit tonight? Stephanie or Emma? Help him decide! _______________________ Name: Stephanie's Outdoor Bakery Number: 3930 Theme: Friends Year: 2012 Pieces: 45 Figures: 1 Price: $5.99 | £4.99 Links: Brickset | Bricklink | Peeron The Box Front Being the impulse set of the Friends product line, the box is expectedly small, though it's somehow slightly bigger than the 20-pc impulse sets from the other themes. However it is the same size as the recent 'larger' impulse sets like the 3177 - Small Car. The boxart features a vibrant display of various shades of purple, violet and pink splashed all over, with the Friends logo and Friends characters at the top. The front shows the Stephanie posing with her 'whatever that baking product is' surrounded by the other parts of the set with her serene and verdant outdoor garden in the backdrop. Is baking outdoors the in-thing nowadays? Back In the back we see the close-up shot of Stephanie with her name in that cute Friends font, beside the LEGO Friends logo and that nicely-executed website text cleverly painted by some butterfly wing dust. The three playability features are also prominently shown, illustrating the three stages of baking: 1) Mixing the ingredients, 2) Baking in the oven (and waiting), and 3) Eating! Nom! Nom! It's also worthy to note the "wallpaper prints" in the background - I can spot a paw, butterfly, heart, star, musical note - very subtle detailing that adds flavor but isn't that distracting at all - I like it! As with the other impulse sets the top shows a representative part/build, in this case the cake, in the 1:1 section, instead of the usual minifig in larger sets. The Contents The Instruction Booklet The set comes with a single instruction booklet which features the same artwork as the box, minus the age bracket and the "sexy curve prints" at the sides. The booklet is understandably folded in the middle to make it fit inside the small box. The back shows the new "WIN! Girl" smiling to her heart's content, encouraging us to answer the LEGO online survey for a chance to win prizes. Has anyone ever tried to answer that survey? Oh, and as much as the previous "Raging Demonic Child" been the butt of jokes I'm beginning to miss that unnatural-looking screaming face. Here's a sample page of the instruction booklet. Note the lovely subtle curvish-butterflyish-and other girly prints in the corner. The instructions are easy to understand and very readable in the light purple backdrop of the page(s). The Bagged Contents Only one baggie of LEGOs, but still exciting to rip it up to get our precious parts and pieces! First thing I noticed are the figure torso and leg parts which are separately packed in a transparent candy wrapper-like plastic. Quite interesting. Here's the layout of the 45 pieces included in this set, which is really quite refreshing to see (at least for me who's been used to the usual whites, bleys, and dark reds of SW sets). It's a pretty good assortment of pinks, lime greens, light blues, purple, and white colored pieces. Pieces of Interest The most interesting pieces for me are these two printed elements: 1) the medium blue 1x1 brick with a milk carton box print and the 2) the umbrella radar dish with dark purple octagonal 'circles' print. These two pieces are new and first released this year with the Friends product line, with the former included in three Friends sets while the latter is exclusive to this set. The medium azure panel, dark pink flower, and bright pink dish also caught my eyes' attention. The Figure By now most of you have probably already met/seen Stephanie, the lone 'figure' in this set. I'm not in anyway familiar with teen girl fashion, but I like the overall look of the figure - the blonde hair, light blue eyes, white top with pink stars/circles pattern, purple skirt and pink shoes all combine together pretty well for a light bubbly young look. And a LEGO Friends review will not be complete without the customary 'hair-swapping'. Here we see her exchanging hairpieces with KDM. Good thing her pretty looks outshines the 'uglying' effect of wearing that outdated hairpiece. Seriously, who's dumb enough to wear that 80s haircut in this day in age right? The Build As expected, the build is relatively simple and pretty straightforward. There are only 4 "major" call-out sections: the previous figure and these three builds: The first set of elements built were the outdoor round table with umbrella, a small circular stool, the milk carton box, strawberry shake, and a strawberry-coated brownie (at least that's what my imagination tells me ). Next built are the cake, the "rectangular baking product I still can't identify" (help please!), and the oven. I must say the use of the grilled round brick for the cake is really quite clever IMO, as it gives the necessary texture we see in real-life cakes. And the flavor? Vanilla chiffon cake with strawberry. (where the hell did I get that?!) Last one is this mini-sink with a faucet, and two bottles which I assume are liquid soap and detergent? And this is where the azure panels were used. The Completed Build The whole set-up, which is a pretty good collection of mini builds for an impulse set. Overall there are 13 separate individual elements/components in this build - not bad for a 45-piece set right? Leftover Parts The usual leftover parts: seemingly useless at first but can be quite useful when the need arises, so keep all of 'em! The Set at Play Stephanie satisfies Kiel's sweet-tooth cravings... ....but still can't get over his sausage addiction _______________________ Name: Emma's Splash Pool Number: 3931 Theme: Friends Year: 2012 Pieces: 43 Figures: 1 Price: $5.99 | £4.99 Links: Brickset | Bricklink | Peeron The Box Front Like Stephanie's Outdoor Bakery, it has the same box dimensions and standard LEGO Friends boxart template. The artwork depicts Emma enjoying a relaxing time in her "splash pool" while having a nice summertime dessert. By her side is a beach bed with umbrella and a small plant. Looks like Emma lives in front of Heartlake Beach - lucky girl, as she can go to have some fun at the beach anytime she wants. Curiously, instead of the beach she settles to take a dip into her splash pool. Without water (or any resemblance of it). Although after some thorough research we've learned that Emma suffers from Aquaphobia, and hence the waterless mini-tub. Poor girl. Back The back shows Emma's close-up and the aforementioned LEGO Friends website. Unlike in Stephanie's impulse set, the back of the box only shows two panels (What only two things to do in this set? Does this mean that she has less to offer to Kiel when he visits him? ), one with Emma posing with her favorite dessert and the other showing her "getting a tan" under the sun in the beach bed. Uhmm, Emma, you might want to wear some glasses while staring at the freakin' sun?! The 1:1 image at the top shows the "dessert", which is probably a caramel and strawberry shake or something like that. The Contents The Instruction Booklet The folded instruction booklet having the same artwork as the box less the age bracket and additional "sexy curves" at the sides. The Bagged Contents The lone bag of LEGO with some very interesting colored pieces peeking out. Emma's torso and leg pieces are also separately packed like Stephanie's, but it's interesting to note that Emma's torso is packed in a different plastic mini-bag compared to the candy wrapper packaging. I wonder why's this the case? Like in 3930 we get a generous amount of lively colored pieces in this set, with a nice assortment of the unusual medium azure, bright pink, lime, bright light orange, and trans-light blue in the 41-piece collection. The Figure Here we have the Emma figure, clad in a simple light blue top with floral insignia and even some shiny printing, paired with a purple double-layered skirt (as opposed to the single-layer skirt of Stephanie). She wears a pair white-purple doll shoes matching her outfit's motif. Her black hair piece is much more textured than Stephanie's, with all the waves and curves and a li'l ponytail at the back. Emma has green eyes and pink lips, though she seem to be have a shier smile than Stephanie. Another obligatory hair-swapping shot, this time Emma having to deal with the indignity of wearing KDM's prehistoric hairpiece. The Build This set also has three "build call-outs" to accompany the Emma figure: The plant, which may look useless in the whole set-up. But through a simple expansion of the imagination it has a plethora of uses: One could water the plant. Trim the leaves. Cultivate the soil. Talk to it. For all we know plants could be our last line of defense when zombies attack, so don't underestimate them! And for some reason this plant reminds me of a certain spontaneous combustion tree stump. Here's the beach bed, though Emma got pretty excited that she jumped in while I was taking the picture. I really like the lime-pink stripe pattern. The umbrella isn't printed like in the other impulse set, but there's an additional flower detail at the top to compensate for the lack of print. Lastly we have the so-called splash pool a.k.a. waterless mini-tub. For its simplistic build it has a 'convincing' overall design accentuated by the nice combination of candy colors. The use of trans-light blue panels on the sides is a clever way to depict water or a transparent glass part of the mini-pool. Though it wouldn't have hurt if they've included a few trans-light blue 1x1 round plated to act as water/bubbles like what SilentMode demonstrated in his review. Now here comes the value of those "extra leftover pieces" from other sets which would be surely handy in this instance. The Completed Build The completed build, with less individual elements as the Stephanie impulse set but has bigger builds. Will Kiel enjoy hanging out with Emma with this set-up? The Set at Play Looks like Kiel is enjoying Emma's company, even in the waterless splash pool... And nothing beats a soothing after-dessert back rub massage from a good "Friend"... _______________________ Further Playability The great thing about the new LEGO Friend figures is that they allow the same creativity afforded in standard minifigs since the figure elements can be mixed-&-matched. Like in this shot, simply switching the legs will give Emma an all-purple outfit while Stephanie can sport an overall pink get-up. You could even swap the hairpieces and heads to create different characters! And mind you this is only using two minifigs, just imagine the possibilities when you have more LEGO Friends figure elements and accessories! And since the hand mold of LEGO Friends figures are similar with standard minifigs, they can hold minifig accessories and elements too! _______________________ Conclusion As I have roughly similar thoughts about these two sets, I'd rather them grade them together to avoid redundancy. Here are my ratings: Design: 3930 - Stephanie's Outdoor Bakery = 10/10 / 3931 - Emma's Splash Pool = 9/10 For a 40-piece impulse set, both have really maximized the small piece count to the hilt, offering simple yet clever mini-build/elements that look pretty good and serve their purpose. Though I really would've liked for some "water" pieces in Emma's Splash Pool. Parts 10/10: 3930 - Stephanie's Outdoor Bakery = 10/10 / 3931 - Emma's Splash Pool = 10/10 Acquiring new colored parts, vibrant candy colors at that, is a welcome sight for me and like a breath of fresh air. The printed parts of 3930 is an added bonus as well. Will these parts be useful in my MOCs? Definitely not for Star Wars , but it will certainly encourage me to do other stuff and possibly delve into Friends MOCs (?) Figures 9/10: 3930 - Stephanie's Outdoor Bakery = 9/10 / 3931 - Emma's Splash Pool = 10/10 No matter how much different these new Friends figures are compared to the classic minifigures that we've loved throughout the ages, it was a pleasant surprise for me that I actually adore these new figures! I love the fresh look, detailed prints, and the good quality that we've come to expect from TLG. People might say that these may be incompatible to existing minifigure-based sets, but only a limited imagination would tell you that. And between the two figures, I liked Emma more than Stephanie, just a personal preference. Build 8/10: 3930 - Stephanie's Outdoor Bakery = 8/10 / 3931 - Emma's Splash Pool = 8/10 Since these two are small sets, the build can't get anymore simple and straightforward as it is. Not challenging, but fast, easy and FUN! Playability 10/10: 3930 - Stephanie's Outdoor Bakery = 10/10 / 3931 - Emma's Splash Pool = 9/10 Like I mentioned above, the fact that Stephanie's Outdoor Bakery has 13 different individual "elements" is exceptional for a 40-pc set. Emma's Splash Pool has less elements hence less playability compared to the Stephanie set (unless you follow my play suggestions about the plant thingy ). Price 10/10: 3930 - Stephanie's Outdoor Bakery = 10/10 / 3931 - Emma's Splash Pool = 10/10 Both cost 6 bucks each, very cheap, so price isn't an issue. The price-to-parts ratio is pretty much within the accepted general average of ~ 10c/pc. Overall: 3930 - Stephanie's Outdoor Bakery = 95% 3931 - Emma's Splash Pool = 93% Final Thoughts: These two small impulse sets are designed to provide an inexpensive means to introduce the new Friends product line, not only to the obvious kid girl target market, but also to the loyal LEGO fanbase. Even with skepticism surrounding this new theme with a "new figure/non-minifig-based" sets concept, I still took a chance to get these two, considering they are the smallest of the product line so they're good ways to "test" the theme without spending much. And boy was I glad I did it, and from what I've seen with these two sets, I'm officially a Friends lover! These two impulse sets have successfully served their purpose in attracting the boyish Star Wars fanatic in me, making me appreciate this new theme and has convinced me to buy more from this product line. It might be just my "welcoming nature" but I do recommend those who are skeptical about the Friends theme to at least try these two cheap impulse sets out to see if you'll be able to appreciate this new theme or not. _______________________ So how did Kiel solve his dilemma? Why choose if you could have both right? Kiel brings both Emma and Stephanie to his place, problem solved! Kiel, Emma, and Stephanie enjoying some delectable sweets together... The trio still enjoying each other's company even in the waterless mini-tub... Like what they say, "Friends that play together, stay together and forever!" Thanks for taking the time to read this lengthy but hopefully entertaining review! 'Til the next "Friendscapade" of KDM! Parting Shot: KDM's new BFFs!

In all honesty I understand your vote Nicholas, and I have no problems with it whatsoever. I'm actually impressed how you seem to have noticed how less energetic and pro-active I am from usual. (Wait, how did you know how energetic I normally am if we've only met today?) Though I have to admit I'm not as active as I wanted to be, particularly for a couple of reasons: 1.) I've been distracted a bit recently, not only by the beauty of Ms. Stools, but also by a couple of "Friends" I've met while I was day-dreaming (their names are Stephanie & Emma, I'll tell you the detailed story later if you want! ). It may sound as if I'm foolin' around, but what I say is true. 2.) In these early stages of our ordeal without anything to work on, what we could do to move significantly forward is quite limited. Even if I exert a little more effort, what will I do on the first day? Make a list of potential suspects and push around my valid arguments authoritatively? Only the veteran and highly-experienced Mr. Fitzburger can do that. Repeatedly rebutt Fitz's statements every chance I get? That seems to be Mehmet's personal M.O. Suggest random voting? Already done by Prof. Dead Fish Talker. Vote the first one who has been voted? Now I wouldn't want to steal Ms. Taylor's thunder. Test Ms. Taylor's weird voting tactic by voting/unvoting? Nope, only Ms. Myrgatroyd can pull off that seamlessly. Try to talk to everybody privately? That would be suicide on my part. Point is I can't outtalk Mr. Fitz and Mehmet, nor I could make myself almost as "invisible" as the silent ones. Acting in the so-called "middle-ground" maybe seen as suspicious behavior, but that could be said also of the two other extreme sides of the spectrum. Which means no matter how we all behave in the first freakin' day we're all suspects at the end of the day. Like I said, I understand your vote as I actually feel the same way with Mr. Farago. There's a huge chance I'm wrong with my hunch, but we're forced to make a sacrifice and now I don't see a better alternative. Such is the harsh reality we're currently in. But rest assured I'll try my best to be more "involved" in the coming days if I survive, as working hard is the only asset I have in life.

After the ego war between Ms. Ballsy Mehmet and Mr. Fitzsquarepants seem to have calmed down a bit and the smoke is slowly clearing, it may really be that both of them are just highly outspoken innocents who've been caught up with their 'ghosts of the past' (estranged lovers in a previous life perhaps? ), contrary to my earlier paranoia about the cultists hiding behind the 'super-activity cloak' in the discussions. Even if Mr. Fitztweedledum is a bit brash and aggressive in his ways sprinkled with a very popular sense of humor and Mehmet has been annoyingly counter-punching almost all of Fitz's statements, both of them have offered valid arguments in the discussions. And curiously enough, they've also both somehow supported an initial suspicion I've had earlier in the day - Ms. Farago's butting in in the middle of the bickering and suddenly taking a side and "defending" Fitzpants. Aside from the two of them, a couple of others have also seen noticed this anomaly in Ms. Farago's behavior, and this is where I'm basing my vote. Vote: Penelope Farago (Waterbrick Down) And if there's anything we could take away from the bickering between Fitz and Memhet is that they have clearly shown that they could be extremely great assets to the our cause if they are proven innocent through investigations. -------------------------- Meet me behind the rock in a couple of minutes sweetie..

Oh don't bother Mr. Fitztellton, I was not asking for your explanation. I was merely pointing out that super-activity can be the perfect way for the Cultist wolves to hide under the Innocent Sheep's skin, especially their probable 'Supreme Leader (Godfather) which will always turn up innocent in investigations. If you really are innocent and ain't guilty of anything then no need to be too defensive a'ight? Oh noes, not my precious books! Over my greasy muscular hunky body! But I'd love to have a cold desert in a cold dessert night.

Yeah his repeated proclamation of innocence might just be due to the way he's brought up by his parents instilling him "I'm an innocent for life" principle (read: part of his character), but the second half of his statement is what's keeping me wary of things - proclaiming "working doubly-hard for the best interest of our beloved town". It probably is also part of his "I'm innocent" mantra, but I can't help but think that the Cultists (and "experienced" people at that) will make a conscious effort to be super-active publicly so as to look innocent, but sometimes they don't even notice that their super high activity is already bordering on abnormal innocent behavior. This is not to downplay Mr. Fitzgerald's efforts, who could be very well one of us innocent people here, but let's all keep an eye on those who are very outspoken. Again I'm not allowed to give specific examples but I've seen/read these types of behavior on the past three books that I've read.

Most transparently town at this point? I'm sorry but I can't help but raise my oily eyebrow with this statement. It's ok to work doubly-hard, especially in terms of talking/discussing a lot, but that doesn't necessarily mean people will believe your claim as "the most transparent innocent at this point". While being active is a great thing for our overall cause, active participation is also the perfect way for the Cultists to make themselves believable as Innocents (like characters in books I've read which unfortunately I'm not allowed to mention for the sake of giving examples , but you guys know what I'm talking about if you're read many books). It's just weird to hear such claim from you Mr. Fitzsomething this early....

I'll be there sweetie... And oooh, oils and lubricants certainly are my thing, they don't call me Slick Gordon B. for nothin'. Oooh... things are gettin' tense over here eh? Fitzwhatever and Mehmet gettin' feisty over each other this early! Reminds of a book I've read about.... Oh wait, I better stop now.

For using an alternative ("backdoor") method in giving out titles. Nope it wasn't me. A couple of recent ones: Painting the Town Pink - for literally painting Gotham City Mafia with lovely pink text. Self-given by the Baby Doll herself. Big Wiener - (self-explanatory ) Nah, for the LEGO mold that represents me in this topic. Though I don't know from whom? (I checked the "backdoor" and no traces were left)

The reference was supposed to be a joke, and was not meant to take advantage and/or pin down someone (metagame) milady. I apologize if you felt (surprisingly) sensitive about what I said Ms. Stools. I could surely tell by your ravishing looks accentuated by that sexy little mole in your supple pinkish cheek that you have nothing to do with those weird novel characters I've mentioned. I'll whole-heartedly take whatever "harsh treatment" the gods decide to put on my head. I maybe grease-dirty but my conscience is clean. And I agree having the penalty votes on me would somehow move us forward in reading people's behaviour so I very much welcome such penalty. And did I say you look hot? Even hotter than this damned weather in the desert.

So who'll be brave enough amongst us to point the first finger to someone? Unless someone screws up like a black monster cue artist or a feline felon in some futuristic novels I've read, we'll surely have a difficult time picking a random sacrificial lamb amongst us today. But I'd rather follow this strategy rather than to let this day pass without gaining valuable info on people's behavior.

What can this dashin' engineer do in the middle of nowhere if I don't have any machinery or equipment to fix? And oh we need to sacrifice someone everyday? Oh sounds like fun, problem is we barely know each other when we signed up for this expedition. And seems most of you've been talking a lot earlier, gotta catch up on what happened first...

We could say the same about Kiel's LEGO mold. My Wiener sausage is not functional? Flawed?!? A little too big maybe, but I like big ones, and fat ones too. Eating them. For breakfast. In Bed. (maybe I should stop now)

Gordon Bennett checkin' in!

No worries. If the consensus is to split the EU CB by specific eras then we'll do that. I'm not exactly the best person to judge the EU so I'll let you EU fans decide. I'm afraid the tags are given only once and aren't on a "per-CB basis", so sorry I hope you understand. But if you'd like to change your current one I could do that just drop me a PM. Also to all participants, all tag requests are now done via PM so as not to make this a tag-requesting thread. Thank you.

Interesting question. As a non-EU fan I initially thought since EU stuff isn't as popular as the mainstream movies and TV series, it would be best to combine them all into one category as there might be a shortage of interested builders(?) But if there will be significant interest in a particular EU era then we can explore the possibility of making it a separate individual CB. Indeed the Sticky Area is already loaded, so I'll just link a topic to the Master Index (which also needs updating). Your entry is included in the composite image, although it's uhm, the smallest image (see that teeny weeny B-Wing beside the LDD TIE/In?) and your entry was a WIP so... And your previous entries for the ANH and ESB CBs were included, the only one I missed was in the Venator CB.

First and foremost, allow me to take this opportunity to thank ACPin for taking the initiative and spearheading/leading three consecutive successful community builds, in which we've witnessed a constant increase in the quantity and quality of entries with each CB, as well as the unwavering enthusiasm and active participation shown by all builders, old and new alike. These CBs have truly revived the spirit of community building within the Star Wars forum and has also inspired other forums to follow our lead. Sorry, I was giving a few days allowance for possible late entries. But since seeing there seem to be no more latecomers I've already updated the first post in this thread and in the ROTJ CB thread with the Composite Image of all the ROTJ CB Entries. Oky, just let us know when you're ready. Great!

Certainly most impressive Elander! Giving this build an actual working press scarp mechanism is really quite ingenious, very well done!

From the fiery volcanic planet of Mustafar comes a hot-from-the-oven review of the LEGO Star Wars 9494 - Anakin's Jedi Interceptor from Eurobrick's newcomer ZoomZoom: Plus more reviews of the other 2012 LEGO Star Wars sets: LEGO Star Wars 9493 - X-Wing Starfighter by cei LEGO Star Wars 9491 - Geonosian Cannon by Hellfyre LEGO Star Wars 9491 - Geonosian Cannon by Jammiedodger

I would have wanted to take a break after playing three straight mafia games, but with Ru and Pandy hosting this game, this is just too good to pass up, so I'd like to sign-up. 1.) I've played four games so far (Mafia School: Isla Paradisa, Bloodbrick II, Prison Riot!, Gotham City Mafia) and was fortunate enough to win 3 out of 4. 2.) I'll be pretty much available for the game in the next 6 weeks, even with a little bit of a 1-week vacation on the side (Jan. 21 - 29), but that wouldn't prevent me from participating. 3.) Worst EB moment(s): Feeling bad after calling a couple of players stoopid.

All added to the index. Thanks for sharing!

Eurobricks member AlexScammer shares with us a couple of pictorial reviews on two of the brand new LEGO DC Superheroes set: 6857 - The Dynamic Duo Funhouse Escape: and 6858 - Catwoman Catcycle City Chase: Click on the images to see more of the respective reviews.

Even before the LEGO Lord of the Rings license has been confirmed, Eurobricks MOC Expert Blake Baer has already created a series of stunningly-beautiful builds based on the scenes from the book The Hobbit and now he shares all of these in this topic.