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I rofl'd Sweet build there!

Once again, welcome :] Hope to see many more MOCs of yours around here!

I absolutely know what you mean! As to being able to participate - as I said, I'm sure our CopMike will know best how to proceed P.S.: Decale - you're a very evil man for doing this to poor ol' Ms. Puff!

Welcome Nikola! And cheers for kicking off the raffle in style with your build there. However... Although I'm sure CopMike will think of something. In the meantime, why not head over to the Hello, my name is... section and tell us more about yourself

First off - welcome to Eurobricks! Second - what a sweet redesign of this legendary set! I've always loved the Imperial Trading Post and was recently debating whether to finally buy this set or build a "proper" one - like you have done here. I think I'll also go for the MOCcing solution...

Well, at least now we know the prizes will include Fangy's socks... which is a good motivation, I reckon

Wow. WE LOVE COPMIKE!!! All together now... I'm sooo participating in this ;)

Guys, please head over to the (pinned) Storage and Sorting thread for any further discussions. There you can share information and find inspiration in regards to all things concerning this topic - storage, furniture, building area, room layout, etc. In order to keep things neatly arranged in one thread, I'm closing this one.

Digging the colour and the interior - a lot! Although I'm generally with Ralph on the issue of size and minifig dimensions, I must say I really love this one. Great job on the interior too.

9V making a return? Third party or not, I too am SO there! I'm slightly put off by the prospect of this news being announced on April 1 though... which doesn't mean that makes me any less eager to find out what this is all about!

Yippeeeeee!!! Finally, a close-up of the hockey player! Now, would anyone like to supply me with a bunch of NY Rangers and Colorado Avalanche jersey stickers? Oh, btw... - thanks for this awesome review Fangy!

Welcome! Here's wishing that finding proper employment doesn't remain an obstacle for much longer! But I wonder, once you're up and running with your collection and MOCs, how will we still be able to call you Legoless? :D Looking forward to seeing you (and your future MOCs) around!

In any case, it's an intriguing nickname. Besides, I always grin when I think of that song (who doesn't!)...

Brings back memories of 6543 Sail'n'Fly Marina... only way cooler! Keep it up, I can't wait to see what buildings you've got lined up for this!

This kind of topic seems to be brought up every few months once we know what the new City/Town line-up would consist of. And year of year, TLG give us the same old themes. What's more important though, year after year those provide consistent, good sales. Recently, LEGO have also added quite a few "different" sets such as e.g. the transportation hub, so I really don't think we're short of options in terms of City sets. I myself also wouldn't mind Zoo being added to the current City line-up, mostly because I'd like to see some more animal moulds, but seeing as such a theme generally appeals to smaller children, it's reserved Duplo territory. I honestly can't see it making a transition into 'regular' City.

Good job there on modding those sets, although I must admit that due to its form and especially height, I feel that the 8404 tram does look best as a tram and doesn't really fit my idea of a monorail train... 4558 makes a great monorail train though - just like 4560 or even 4559 would! It's always fun to mix things up a bit - that reminds me of CopMike's Monorail Emerald Night: Pity you can't run all three trains simultaneously - that would have been a fun sight :)

Good job; reminds me a bit of Selander's trucks (and I mean that in a very positive way, not that you've copied an idea or anything!). Nice to know that there's another fan of long vehicles around!

This one brings back memories - I had one of these food trucks as a toy when I was a kid. Needless to say, I definitely enjoyed your rendition - it's obvious that you've put in a lot of work and the end result is very sweet. Keep up the good work, you're off to a great start in terms of AFOL MOCcing, can't wait to see your next projects!

Sparrow's guts... yuck! I got it! I finally got it! I'm bad with veggies, and the sheer amount of time it took me to figure out this one just proves that :( Presumably, the guts _must_ have something to do with the asparagus cake I kindly offered Svelte for his birthday. Now then, to see which one of you guys thinks so kindly of me...

This is a topic which has already been discussed before, so I hope you'll excuse me for going off on a slightly unrelated tangent here. I don't change my mobile phones too often because I generally scour the market to find the device that best suits my needs. The comparison in packaging between my last 3 mobile phones bought over the course of the last 6 years has really been a sign of the times. First off, a 'regular' mobile phone purchased in 2005 arrived with a rather largish box - especially considering the phone's size itself; then a pre-iPhone era smartphone from back in 2007 came wrapped in a package that looked way too lavish and chunky for its own good; and now my latest purchase has pretty much everything stacked in the most space-conscious manner I've seen lately. Mind you, I find that the last package, while it may not look as posh as the box of the 2007 product, suits its purpose best - while also being the most original design. I must admit I'm rather happy with things taking a turn towards more conservative boxing, at least in terms of sheer size. While packaging comprises a huge part of a customer's intial evaluation of product quality, I believe it can be minimal and still done in a proper manner. What's more, the need to minimize packaging also drives designers towards creating new and innovative ways of ensuring that the boxes they put their products in are compact while at the same being inviting and intriguing to buyers. I think it's only right for LEGO to follow this trend. Of course, I too have noticed that positive change in terms of LEGO box sizes - however, as long as other big toy manufacturers don't take the same measures, no real progress would be made. The percepted value of a product which comes in a smaller package is proven to be lesser than that of a product in a big box - even if both are at the same price, of the same quality, or - dare I say it - even despite the good ol' saying "Good things come in small packages". So in order for the reduction of packages to be successful, there's a lot more work that needs to be done - but seeing LEGO embrace this idea is a great sign.

Welcome to Eurobricks! I can only hope you've got even MORE of those horrible horrible yellow bricks lying around... ;) P.S.: I just have to ask in here as well: is it that my synapses are firing in all the wrong directions at this late hour or are you indeed a modular-building Dexys Midnight Runners fan?

Mike... wow. Just wow. The build & layout is stunning and extremely realistic, but what I enjoyed the most was the story. Absolutely brilliant :] Now then - what airline do you fly for? P.S.:

Happy birthday, Svelte! You're probably well aware of the fact that we've been missing you around here, so I guess I won't go into that... Aaaand I'll just present you with your very svelte birthday cake: Keeping a figure is good, and from what I've heard asparagus is also good. Fortunately, I haven't had to try it! Have a great one Svelty!

Well this is indeed a much sweeter alternative to proposing at halftime (no offense meant!)... Although the latter would perhaps have made for a rather 'lively' MOC. Then again, you'd have had to lose the vines, so the romantic garden gets my vote

What a sweet MOC - literally. I'd love to see that in a town setting - that is, in the middle of your town park :)