ThePaleMan

I agree with this. I've been pushing this for years. It is essentially a greebling piece for space, architactural detail, stone pathways, and headlights/tail lights. I'd love this for space greebs and such. I would also like to see these: - Part name: Brick, modified, 1 x 1 with open studs on sides AND top - Part description: like the existing part, but with the top stud open - Part usage: Easier for a lot of our unconventional connections. - Part name: minifig torso with chest bump/belly bump - Part description: standard minifig torsos, but with a slight breast bump for female figs, or belly bump for those overweight figs. - Part usage: For minifig variation, the drawback is that TLG would need very different equipment to do any kind of printing on the torsos, so this is a huge longshot. - Part name: Any variation in car fender type part - Part description: self-explanatory - Part usage: Again, self-explanatory - Part name: inverted 1x1 tile with clip. - Part description: this, but upside down and with a stud on top - Part usage: Again, better and more clever building fospace and architecture, as well as sculptural pieces.

This sounds as though it can depict any scene or even currently existing in the SW universe (films, animation, comics, novels, etc). Or can original scenes be used? Also, are all scales allowed? TPM

I have had both of these sets for abotu two weeks now and they are just great! The SP3 line is wonderful. The new aliens are very interesting and both sets are just damn clever. Fun builds and great parts. I would especially recommend the limo. It's just a lot of fun all around.

Nannan, I just want to take time again to thank you publicly for heading up this part of the Toy Drive. You are to be commended for shouldering this section of the burder. It does my ehart good to see so many people, on both the building and purchasing ends, willing to be a part of this. TPM

Ditto. TPM

I doubt it very much. Odds of that happening are astronimically low. You might be better off to wok on a custom decal. If you have access to a scanner and some photo editing software, you could do it fairly easily. TPM

I've got the set and he has the red stripes in mine as well. I did a little looking and it appears as though that is probably the only version available. I imagine the box image was a carry over from one of the preliminary versions and was missed in editing. TPM

I really like that blowtorch. That in itself is inspiring. I think it is it's simplicity that really makes me l;ike it. I may have to borrow that in the future. TPM

Okay, so the pics are not good, really- it is a WIP after all. Any input at all would be great. There are technic levers on the top of the fron tat actually slide over and lock the landing gear in place. I plan on doing the same in the rear section. I have a very crude basic shape in my head so there hasn'e been a lot of planning on this one. http://www.flickr.com/photos/thepaleman9/2433149351/ TFL, TPM

I don't know. I'd buy an Electric Mayhem tour bus/stage set. That would be sweet. As for Elmo here, THis is really great. I don't see many sculptures, and I understand why that is, but this is nice. The square and studded aspects of the bricks really add to the furry feel. The hand looks weaker than the rest of him, but I imagine that has to do with the scale and the fact that conveying Elmo's attached fingers in brick form is rather difficult. I see a lot of Elmo since my 16m old sone is learning a lot from him now. TPM

I have to say that I like the yellow utility vehicle. Seems like a nice little unit tor moving around the base. It hink it has a great shape. As for the tank - It has a definite Arctic feel. I would suggest some tiles or some small slopes to cover some of the studs, though. It seems unfinished in a sense, due to all of the visible studs. TPM

Well, a Cat's Lair would have to be at least 8' high to be even close to scale... Can you imagine? With a head that turns and eyes that light up? Maybe in mini form. While I do occasionally do instructions for MOCs, I did not do any for this. It was very much an organic build and some sections had little planning before I went to the build table. I will PM you my contact info, so when you find those decals, let me know. That would be sweet. TPM

I actually have your TCats figs bookmarked and have had for some time. A friend sent me the link a year or so ago. I don't suppose you have more decals? I'd be very interested in getting some artwork from you if you're willing to share. It would really help me out. I have been contemplating the Fist-Pounder since it would be a real challenge. But, I think I will most likely do a Skycutter and maybe a Hovercat. Probably a Nosediver as well. TPM

Thanks for the great comments! And if you will click up there on the line that says 'Thundertank on Flickr', you will see that is does have an interior and a cannon. I didn't just phone this in, you know. :) I put a lot of work into it and I hope you can all take the time to look through the flickr photos. TPM

Most of you remember the Thundercats cartoon, right? Well, I have always been a big fan of the show and wanted to build the Thundertank for quite some time. A monmth or so ago, I decided to just do it. 30 some odd hours later, this is what I got. It really felt like more of a sculpture than a MOC. Trying to find good ways build it with the parts LEGO makes and with the discrepancies in the resource materials was a real challenge. \/ Click Here! \/ Thundertank on flickr. /\ Click Here! /\ Feel free to comment. Thanks, TPM

Thanks for the compliments, guys. Yes, I do not build as much as I'd like and it seems these smaller items are the onews I have time for latley. A wee toddler will do that to you. I actually set out to create this on a small scale. I wanted to have a deliberately small vehicle, so I would be challenged to build the skull on a tiny scale. I like where this ended up. There is also a BRICKSHELF folder if that makes for easier viewing. While I usually do a backstory of some sort, I didn't really have one in mind, so let's see... 3vil has often been noted for it's incomperable firepower and threatening warcraft, but when they moved in to take over the jungle planet of Otswano, they knew they would need a far smaller and more maneuverable craft to move through the dense growth. When the natives witnessed the 'skull-flyers', they were no doubt struck with fear. Little did they know that the swarms of Nosedivers were merely harbingers of the larger and vastly more powerful slash and burn craft to come in just a few days... How' that? :) TPM

I really like how this skull turned out, especially in this small scale. http://www.flickr.com/photos/thepaleman9/2...in/photostream/ TPM

Actually, I believe that is supposed to represent one of those tack strips that police throw down over roadways so that the suspects car will drive over it and puncture their tires. Man, I can't wait to get these sets. TPM