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I can confirm that was the case in downtown Oslo yesterday as well. His music was litteraly everywhere I went. Unfortunately I wasn't in downtown during noon. Olso City Hall has a carillon tower (a highly complex, musical bell tower) that usually plays popular music on the death-anniversary of an artist if said artist was big enough. They've played music from the Beatles, Queen and by yesterday I wouldn't rule out something from Michael Jackson being played on it as well. Would have liked to have heard Billy Jean, Thriller, Bad or some other great hit from him played on it.

Congratulations Hinckley! I was going to comment that you're now one step closer to becoming a "LEGO Certified Professional", altough it kinda sounded dumb now that you're actually working for them. Should play to your advantage later on, if you decide to do so, seeing how you wanted to become one.

I'm not interested either, but that's maybe because I can't escape the thought that it's a giant parts-pack. That, and the "WOW!"-factor is absent. Or it could be a defensive mechanism in my head that triggers whenever I'm a bit low on funds. I'm not sure.

Great build, wildchild! I've driven next to these beasts, and it looks incredibly faithful to the Komatsu you've based it on - well, from what details I remember anyway, such as the rear-light cluster.

Brickjournal is shipped to wherever the buyer lives, if he decides he doesn't want the digital copy, which anybody willing to pay less than four US dollars can get. Svelte_corps posted the link to said digital edition a few posts above.

Nah, the some of the SP3-sets are fairly close in design, especially the bad guys' car from Hyperspace Pursuit, altough that started out as a police vehicle! The Container Heist was also much larger, but the set is still faithful to the original prototype design, aesthetically. What there is to drool about, however, is all the photos of preliminaries and prototypes of the early space theme (i.e. 85-95 sets, five full pages of photos!). Some of those are breath-takingly awesome. There are also some very cool molds pictured, including a few prototype alien-figures - one of those only share the arms with other minifigures! Another one appears to be Fabuland-based. Also fun to note that Aquazone was developed from space, but was originally meant to be space-gone-underwater, litterally. Yeah, it's worth the price for the download.

Oh yeah, I watch it. I've been watching it ever since they aired the first programme featuring the Zonda. As for The Stig, you know they'll play with it and confuse everybody. They'll never intentionally reveal who it is, as a part of The Stig's role in the series is to provide a neutral viewpoint of the cars' performance, which can't be done if we knew who he was. The first programme in this new series was excellent as ever, starting out with a classic race, then a classic review, and then back to the classic race. Professional people will probably notice the budget cuts, but I sure didn't, and that's a good thing.

The picture is sourced from the japanese Amazon web-site, and not just from the cache either, but from the product page, which includes price, shipment date etc. Amazon is not known for fooling around with their web-pages, and if they put it on there it's as good as a product-confirmation, second only to having it announced by the supplier/factory itself; in this case LEGO. So no, I seriously doubt that is a fake.

Those are some excellent cars, Yanzl! Proportions are good, the choice of wheels is good and the designs are well-rounded and distinctive. They'd look good anywhere, really.

It looks fantastic, altough the inherent americanism in it is not much of a plus in my eyes. Still, removing/replacing the flag and eurofying it should do the trick, but I'll probably be keeping it in its original design. Loving the accessories that come with it too, they sound promising.

Old or not, this is nothing short of brilliant! I'm still trying to get my mind wrapped around how the "Pepper's Ghost"-mechanic works (edit: and after reading it at Wikipedia, finally figured it out), and it used here is just... awesome. And litterally so. Thanks for bringing this thread back to life, Pirates Forever, or I would never have seen this.

You know, I was wondering where you were intending it to run, seeing how it's at least ten studs wide. I know some clubs have clearance standards up to ten studs wide, but I'm always depicting your engine smashing into the rail-side structures that aren't further apart from the rail than than. But, KA creation, Sava. Altough I think it would work better with motorised driving wheels instead of 9V-motors, but having seen parts of the frame on flickr I'm having suspicions that it'll be too difficult and unreliable to implement.

If you search Amazon, you'll see that they have several different books. The one you're thinking of is "The LEGO Book", which will have an extra book focusing on minifigs bundled with it. The Star Wars book would be this one, which will be bundled with an exclusive minifig. And then there's this, which I'm unsure of wether to be excited or not, but is news to me and is due to be released february next year.

I have to admit, I never expected the Legends-sets to be as faithful to the original in their execution as this one seems to be. Being an owner of the original 4558 I was surprised how down to details everything is, with the exception of the pig-tails wig being replaced with a ponytail, and the stickers for the cargo-doors, not to mention that the building instructions are as faithful as they are, in which case I expected a stylistically modernised design, if identical steps. The original had the same problem. I was surprised at how closely the stickers for the cargo-doors mimick the original printed doors in color; the only difference is that the stickered stripes are not quite the same length as the printed stripes.

Number two is the better option here.

I've always liked Pixar's movies. They're always enjoyable to see, and I like their policy of not making sequels to their movies if the script isn't good enough (which by now should have seeped into Disney, as well), altough sooner or later they're bound to make a blunder. I just hope it won't be Toy Story 3. Nice to see that it's a two-way license too, and not just LEGO making licensed sets, but also getting some spotlight if the teaser is anything to go by.

I've heard nothing but praise from Quarryman about the last event, so consider me very interrested.

Who says that wishing someone a happy birthday has to be original? It's the thought that counts, right? (Altough, I have to admit it's always better when it the congratulations themselves turn out to be original - this one, on the other hand, isn't.) Happy birthday, Siegfried!

Both the RC trains (which are being replaced now) and the Power-Functions (the common name for LEGOs motors and electronics) trains use infra-red control for the trains, and both are of the type, that you select a speed and watch the train go. So no, you do not need to hold the controls while playing, like you do with an R/C-car. But, the remote controls for the two systems are different and are not compatible systems. The remote you get in the trains available in shops today, will not work with PF-trains, and the remote for the PF-trains will not work with the RC-trains. On the plus side, the remote for the PF-trains is not limited to trains only, since the trains use a standard PF-Receiver, which is also used on other models for remote control. So the PF-train remote can also be used to control the bulldozer that was released a few years ago, even if it came with a different type of remote controller (which has on/off only, and needs to be held in the hands while playing). Hope that helps.

Simple, but very nice and original, and I bet a bit more challenging compared to what you're used to. I think it looks good in red, and I personally wouldn't have changed it to orange or dark blue or anything. Maybe get a different colored dome instead of the yellow one, but that's it. While I don't think this particular moc can be motorised with PF, and would need a tender-pusher, I can definetaly see the possibility of making a self-sufficient Garratt-type steam locomotive with PF; the battery would be hung between the bogies, inside the boiler, receiver placed either inside the cab (alternatively EN-solution) and an M-motor in each tender.

I commented on this earlier today on MOCPages; it looks fantastic, and I always find it refreshing to see something like this built in something other than tan, but since I commented I've been wondering on one thing: Since you're bringing it to Brickworld, you'll be transporting it by air, I presume. Does it have any reinforcing behind the walls, or is it already sturdy enough when packed to not collapse during transport? I know Pumich had some rebuilding to do when he got his theatre back from Copenhagen, and should have since then started to reinforce the walls with technic beams. Just thinking that reassembling this would be a major PITA.

Hmm, I have a few ideas of my own, altough not for specific collections, but for certain figures that I'd like to say appear some time in a Vintage Minifigures volume: - Wolf People - Wolfpack 1 with Black Arms, Brown Hood: 1992 Castle figure, early use of brown colors - Plain Black Torso with Black Arms, Black Legs, Yellow Construction Helmet, Yellow Vest: 1978 train figure, w/ ultra rare yellow helmet - Time Cruisers - Timmy with Blue Legs and Red Cap: 1998, Time Cruisers mascot, iconic figure, known for its nose - Spyrius Droid: 1994, Spyrius mascot, iconic figure, trans-clear helmet, among the first robot minifigures using the regular minifigure molds - Red Dots on Pink Shirt - White Legs, Brown Ponytail Hair: 1993, Paradisa - Dragon Knights - Majisto Wizard, Black Cape: 1993, Castle, iconic and first to feature a beard - Forestwoman with quiver: 1990, one of the earliest women featured in LEGO sets, not to mention in a castle set and not be a princess - Sheriff: 1996, Western mascot, iconic figure - Cowboy Red Shirt: 1996, Western, came with most of the western-sets, first with white cowboy-hat - Divers - Blue, Female: 1998 - Infomaniac, Xtreme Stunts: 2002, Rare and iconic figure, originated in LEGO Island videogame - Islander, Female: 1994, Pirates, only top-less minifigure yet produced, probably will stay so too for a long time - Miss Gail Storm (Jungle) with pith helmet: 1999, Adventurers, the hero in jungle sub-theme - Johnny Thunder (Desert): 1998, Adventurers, theme mascot and iconic figure - Mr Cunningham with Brown Legs: 2000, Adventurers, the torso alone is a good enough reason for inclusion - Ninja - Princess, White: 1999, Ninjas, unique color among the ninja, possibly because this one's also a princess - Captain Red Beard with Pirate Hat with Skull: 1989, Pirates, theme-mascot and iconic figure - Police - Suit with Sheriff Star, Black Legs, Black Male Hair: 1994, Town, first minifigure with a serious face and an authority-moustasche - Jacket Green with 2 Large Pockets - Blue Legs, Red Cap: 1993, Town, theme-villain/mascot for that year, iconic figure - Royal Knights - Knight 2 with Plume: 1995, Castle - Royal Knights - King, with cape and blue legs: 1995, Castle, theme-mascot - Blacktron I: 1987, Space, first figure to be scary (with the visor down) - Female with Tubetop and Navel Pattern: 2000, Studios - Vampire: 2002, Studios, iconic, unique and awesome - Hovercraft Pilot, Blue Jacket, Black Hat: 2003, World City - Red & White Stripes - Blue Legs, White Construction Helmet: 1991, Trains, the original train worker introduced together with 9V-trains It's a bigger list than I thought it would be, but these are the figures that I find interesting and worth to include in the vintage collections, but that's just initially. I bet there's a big bunch of figures out there that I've completely overlooked because of lack of interest in a particular theme or something.

Blizzard Entertainment's Echoes of War.

Hmm, I'm starting to get tired of the classic space figs - they've appeared in all of these collections so far, and I would myself prefer to see TLG give it a little break by substituting it with a Spyrius-robot in one set. Other than that, I'm surprised this is out so soon after V.2's release. That was really unexpected, as I was sort of expecting it to be released in autumn.

No, we've just starting with the paid memberships. The paid memberships are towards Brikkelauget itself and not any other group, and the revenue gathered that way is spent in a way that all paying members agree on (such as upkeep of our server). In return it also provides us with solid membership numbers, and special sales and deals that are not available to people not associated with a LUG. LUGNET was only the initial hang-out for those who founded Brikkelauget, and it was there the discussions about getting our own forum started. That's about how much LUGNET was involved. The rest has been members' own efforts. To appear on the LUGMap, I believe you only have to report it to LUGNETs administration. I believe registering the LUG with LEGO is done through ambassadors (CopMike for instance, who is in similar stages with SweBrick, I believe). I doubt there's any fee involved in this, as I don't recall us paying anything to be recognised. The practise, and fees, of registering as an official organisation (Brikkelauget is officially recognised as an independent organisation by the norwegian authorities) differs from country to country. In Norway it's free, while in Bulgaria it could be the opposite -you'll have to check that up yourselves, and weight that up towards any possible benefits. Hope that helps!