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Thanks! I tried to pack in as many nuances as I could glean from the somewhat obscured views provided by my reference material. Thank you. The highlights of red and yellow from the "props" (ie, the flowers, fire extinguisher, and fire bell unit) are mostly original to the show. I was pleased with the variety of color they provided, but as rushed final additions to the model I'm not entirely satisfied with the parts choices (the flower pot in particular). Maybe I'll change them up for future photos. I started out with uploading a shot of the wall tree beside the front door because it was furthest from what one sees in the show (and hence the least recognisable) and worked up from there. Since you did recognise it from images of the completed model, I'd say you're totally within reasonable bounds of acuity! Thanks, I changed the anagram for each day I exhibited this, so I'm hoping to see some photos uploaded by others where in the letter tiles read fatty owls or farty towels. Thank you! I look the liberty to design the wall tree for hanging one's hat in the most ornate Victorian style possible because the series only shows it from the side. Judging from what one can see however, it's probably a simpler design like this one, but I referenced several others for the details I included in my composite. I'm glad to be able to share it with people here who haven't seen it on flickr! I really appreciate the compliments too. Thanks, I'm pleased to have informed opinions on this!

Hi there, Here are some photos of my newest model I displayed at BrickFair VA this past weekend, a diorama depicting the set of the classic BBC Two sitcom Fawlty Towers. The hall tree with dual umbrella stands in the vestibule at the back of this photo can be seen in better detail here. Here's another shot from the con showing the reception desk, the fire bell, and the moose head with a broken antler. Here's a work-in-progress picture showing an alternate corbel design in light grey and some of the winder stairs. Here's what the whole diorama looked like from the front sitting on the table, which provides another view of the staircase. I plan to modify this and post another set of photos once I get some parts I don't yet own and will maybe even build the upstairs or exterior. Thanks for looking, Nathan

I commented on the first photo on flickr before this topic was revived, but now that it has, I'll take this chance to tell you one more thing: the POV-ray render looks very realistic!

While the above example by Nieks G. is one of my favorite canal house models architecturally, I don't think the standard blue is the best choice for any waters beyond those of the tropics. As Hobbythom observes however, you don't seem to be going for complete realism here (though the houses are very cute on their small scale) so perhaps it's fitting to use a brighter color. I've used medium blue for Venetian canals which I wanted to appear sunny and colorful and dark green with white and sand green for a river which I wanted to appear murkier. Here's an example of sand green alone, and here's a Dutch canal with black! There's a newer color out there that people are calling olive green which I haven't seen used for water yet, but I think with enough bricks it might look good.

Agreed, this has great style. I like the inclusion of the propane tanks on one side of the building, but what are the two assemblies meant to represent on the other? They seem too big for fuel tank covers.

I'm quite certain that at least the colours of the young girl's clothing were chosen to reflect the colours of the bricks. The first series greatly emphasised odd colour choices for props based on those present at the filming locations, and the two new episodes have extended this practice for wardrobe choices which in the "present day" scenes are even more striking. I still haven't seen this film! Are there a lot of actual LEGO models in it, or are the official sets pretty much based on unused and more toyetic concepts that the producers rejected in opposition to that sort of exploitative marketing?

Historically accurate LEGO bricks appeared in last night's series two premiere of Utopia on Channel 4 with this scene set in 1979, one of LEGO's biggest years.

Cheers mate, I'm glad you like it so much! After completing Myst a year or two ago, I spent a long time with the underwater rail car in Riven, but have yet to progress and start the more recent games. I've just recently uploaded some shots of a castle creation I've had for few years. Click the image for a link to more photos.

Sure, go ahead! Are you personally affiliated with IMCDb? I've loved that site since perhaps first finding this thread and have since found its indices a very useful resource.

I'm glad to see this topic is still active! Recently I spotted some old LEGO in the Swedish scifi series Real Humans: The site maintained for this purpose which has been linked in this thread has one example added from the first series premier which includes a LEGO set also about 16 years old at the time of filming: http://bricks.inmovi.es/movie_2180271_Akta-manniskor.html Previously I uploaded a screenshot to flickr from the pilot for Caprica, a series which has some thematic similarities to Real Humans but includes a set on their set which was new the year it was filmed:

Thanks! Have you played any of the Myst games? Few if any of previous commentors seemed to be able to relate. I'm pleased to know you consider it detailed, I was doubting it in that respect; at least as less detailed than my usual standard. I'm also not so disappointed that the second two didn't leave as much of an impression as neither were intended as stand-alone models like the first two. Thank you; it's a classical Greco-Roman style that I've always wanted to build. I am fond of the details I was able to incorporate under the restricted proportions of the boats. Thanks, Gary. For the first one I was really happy with the bell using the syringe, though maybe it wasn't clear what that was on flickr without the description of it. I think I'll add there something of similar wording to that above.

Yesterday I posted to flickr this creation of mine influenced by Buddhist and in turn Hindu art. Specifically the statue is meant to represent a bodhisattva like Ksitigarbha and Avalokitesvara. Each of the ritual objects held by the bodhisattva's many arms has a religious significance: the bell to punctuate the recitation of mantras, the staff with jingling rings to announce the coming of a traveler, the trident to represent the three jewels and three poisons of Buddhist philosophy, the axe to symbolically behead ignorance (one of the poisons), and the round orange vessel is meant to represent a wish-fulfilling jewel or cintamani. Click the image for a link to the flickr photo page. I feel bad posting these other things because some are almost a year old, but I'm not sure that new topics would be appropriate either. Anyhow, I exhibited this model at Brickfair VA last year and it's based on the library on the Island of Myst that sets the adventure puzzle game Myst and appears in some of its sequels. These boats I also assembled for the con as my small contribution to last year's Apocalug cyber city. The one in the middle is based on the airboat from the episode "Ganymede Elegy" of the anime Cowboy Bebop. Finally, the oldest model I never posted here isn't very refined as I built it only to photograph for the banner of a flickr group, but I think some of you may appreciate it. It's designed after a meeting house or wharenui used by the Maori people of New Zealand. Once again I have linked the image to its flickr page. Thanks for looking through all these, Nathan

Set Number: 70404 Name: King's Castle Theme: Castle Year of Release: 2013 Pieces: 996 Minifigures: 7 Price: $99.99 USD Links: Flickr image gallery Bricklink Brickset This is a review of the new King's Castle set of the 2013 Castle line. This set has the highest price, the most pieces, and the most minifigures of any set in this line. It will be the last reviewed in collaboration with my brother, who has contributed the photos and co-wrote this review. 70404 King's Castle by drrca, on Flickr Box: 70404 King's Castle by drrca, on Flickr The box contains a DSS, a new style brick separator, and three booklets that cover the nine or so bags. 70404 King's Castle by drrca, on Flickr Minifigures: The Crownies have one longbow archer with the gorget and mail torso print, one crossbowman with the tunic print, one king with leg and torso prints unique to this set, and one knight with leg and breastplate prints like the knights in the other sets. 70404 King's Castle by drrca, on Flickr All of them have nice back printing too. 70404 King's Castle by drrca, on Flickr The knight is like those in the smaller sets but has a unique head with mutton chops and an expression of aggression or frustration. 70404 King's Castle by drrca, on Flickr The Red Dragon figures are just like those in the smaller sets and have alternate expressions on the reverse sides of the heads as well as back printing on the torsos. 70404 King's Castle by drrca, on Flickr 70404 King's Castle by drrca, on Flickr The vehicle: Here's an image of the siege engine with the provided sticker applied to its curved slope. The arm of the catapult flings forward when the the dragon head is briskly pushed back. 70404 King's Castle by drrca, on Flickr The fortress: The back or king's tower half of the castle consists of three segments which connect where you seen the side view of the light bley panels on the front side and where you see the the tall dark bley slopes on the back side. The room with the door oddly blocked from opening by the chest outfront is entirely empty inside (the room that is, the chest is filled with chrome gold parts highlighted below). 70404 King's Castle by drrca, on Flickr 70404 King's Castle by drrca, on Flickr The front or gatehouse half of the castle again consists of three segments; the two on each side are more or less identical to the two on either side of the king's tower (just without the jail doors and with a dark brown round table instead of a reddish brown barrel but the clip to attach the staircase is mirrored if switching its side is desired). Inside the gatehouse, the upper spindle draws the portcullis up and the lower spindle the drawbridge. 70404 King's Castle by drrca, on Flickr 70404 King's Castle by drrca, on Flickr These are various parts of interest including a 2x2 inverted tile! 70404 King's Castle by drrca, on Flickr Here's how the new barding looks on the king's horse. 70404 King's Castle by drrca, on Flickr The extra pieces. 70404 King's Castle by drrca, on Flickr Here's a size comparison with the gatehouse from the smaller Gatehouse Raid set. 70404 King's Castle by drrca, on Flickr Here it is with the King's Tower switched out for the gatehouse minus one of its smaller side segments. 70404 King's Castle by drrca, on Flickr Since they are the same length, the two said segments can also be included - one in each of the two side walls of the castle - in a closed, square castle without the larger center gatehouse segment. 70404 King's Castle by drrca, on Flickr Side to side all the sets look like this. 70404 King's Castle by drrca, on Flickr Ratings: Design: 4/5 - The set is designed decently, with a stronger structure than I anticipated. The color schemes work well, and the brown and dark tan give a subtle yet needed touch to the otherwise pastel castle. The design of the gatehouse is well done, as the drawbridge and portcullis function smoothly and without problems, yet the castle is hardly furnished (which is almost to be expected, considering the past castles in the LEGO Castle lines). Build: 3/5 - Building this set wasn't very interesting, as the two wall sections are nearly identical, as are the two corner towers, and it seems like half of this castle is made up of large <insert that tiresome argument> wall pieces. This set doesn't compare to 10223 Kingdoms Joust, which was still repetitive, but has many more (and smaller) pieces than this castle, which is of a similar price to the joust. Paying twenty US dollars more for the joust set can get you 577 more pieces. That means that the joust set has over 1.5x the number of pieces at 1.2x the price. Playability: 4/5 - The castle has a good number of minifigures to play with, and has a treasure, jail, horse, and two catapults, as well as the complex gatehouse door and another door in the back. There's also the removable panel for an escape. Parts: 4/5 - There are a number of new parts introduced here. The pieces overall are decently useful to builders of castle-themed creations. New king minifigure prints are introduced here, as well as a new gold color for the king's crown piece. Price: 3/5 - Even though the large castle in every LEGO castle line is just around 100 US dollars and despite that this one has a higher piece count than previous $100 castles, this set somehow seems undeserving of that price. Other than the castle structure and figures, all you get is a small wheeled catapult. The 2007 fantasy castle (7094 King's Castle Siege) had a dragon, which I'd take over the catapult if given the option. Additionally, it had 10 figures rather than the seven of this castle. Granted, the 2010 Kingdoms 7946 King's Castle had no enemy vehicles or catapults and had even fewer parts. Although this new set ranks as the third largest castle set ever produced (with only the 2009 Medieval Market Village and the 2012 Joust having more pieces), the <insert that tiresome argument> pieces seem so useless and ugly and the lack of a bigger enemy vehicle is very apparent. Overall: 4/5 - This is a good set for its playability and minifigures. I wouldn't recommend it to anyone not building medieval creations, as the <insert that tiresome argument> pieces are practically useless to non-castle builders. I wish that the Iron Builder Competition would make use of the 1x4x5 panel or the 3x3x6 corner panel just to prove me wrong and convince me that people aren't wasting their money in accumulating all of these pieces in this set. Previous reviews of this line: 70400 Forest Ambush 70401 Gold Getaway 70402 The Gatehouse Raid 70403 Dragon Mountain

Set Number: 70403 Name: Dragon Mountain Theme: Castle Year of Release: 2013 Pieces: 376 Minifigures: 5 Price: $49.99 USD Links: Flickr image gallery Bricklink Brickset This is a review of the new Dragon Mountain set of the 2013 Castle line. It is the only set of this line with figures other than soldiers and kings, and it is the only set of the line with Crownie siege equipment. e The box contains three numbered bags, dragon parts sorted into smaller bags, but the dragon wings and octagonal plates are loose. The minifigures include one Crownie knight with a doudle-sided head and a cuirass print under his breastplate (front, back), one Crownie pikeman with a gorget torso print (front, back), one redheaded princess (front, back), one Red Dragon swordsman (front, back) and one fearsome Red Dragon Wizard (front, back). The two unique figures in the set, the princess and the wizard, both have nice back printing like the other figures. The wizard has the same style of beard as Sensei Wu of the Ninjago line and the Collectible Minifigures Series 7 figure Ocean King, both of which sported it in white, whereas this is the first set to have it in black. I find it odd that the head on the wizard isn't as unique as is his position of power, but is used for various lackeys in the Red Dragon faction. Additionally, the rubbery red hair looks to me like it's wet and limp, its strange color aside. I think this is because it was created for the Friendsfigs, and so the hairline sits lower on the System minifigure's forehead, owing to its awkward appearance. Here's the dragon (front, back). As far as I can tell, it's structurally identical to those from the 2007 skeleton Castle line, just with different colors, printing, and small details such as the horns. The dragon has a 2x2 space between the wings for a figure to sit or stand and yes, the fire is mounted on his lower jaw. The Crownie seige engine, front and back: The model itself (back) consists of three modules that come apart but can only be assembled in two ways: one with the bridge connecting the two larger segments as on the box and with its small catapult facing forward, and one with the bridge flipped around and the catapult facing backwards (if that makes much of a difference - the catapult can't rotate at all). On the matter of some of the larger weaknesses in the design, the bridge doesn't seem accessible from either end and the two light bluish gray inverted slopes on the far end of the wizard's hut mirror the two on the other side supporting the bridge but don't attach to anything themselves, leaving those odd hollow studs. The treasure chest is nested in a curious manner on the front of the hut, but the other module's use of lone castle window panel perhaps appears weaker. The interiors are nicely furnished however, with a lackey lounge under the jail and a magic lab below the dragon roost (those are two keys clipped adjacent to each other on the left). The new spider web seems less useful with its unnecessary modification, for the old one could have been used clipped to another length of rigid hose, five studs long in this case. Finally, here are two shots of the back of the small tower. Other than new minifigure prints and parts, parts of interest include the two octagonal plates, the castle wall panel in dark bluish gray (only existing in this set and in 4194), the stair piece in dark tan (only in one other set, 79103), a new 4x4 modified "facet" brick in black (It previously only existed as a 2x2, 3x3, or 5x5), a POTC gold bar (which only exists regularly in chrome in this 2013 Castle line), a rigid hose three studs in length and in reddish brown, a new clip plate (unique to this set and the large Friends set 41015 as of this moment), the slightly new style of carrot top as previously described in the Forest Ambush review, the 1x1 round tile with the printed lock (used in all but the smallest set of this line), and the 1x1 round tile in blue (only existing here and in 70003). Extra parts include 1x1s, minifigure accessories, technic pins, and a duplicate of that useful tube part, the 3L rigid hose. Also included in the set is a brick separator of the newer style. Design: 2/5 - Even though the set has some interior decoration, the walls seem rather insubstantial in places and the tower has no accessibility and hardly any space. The bridge is useless, and the whole build doesn't look that great. The colors in the lower floor are good, but the tower, bridge, and platform overuse red and black. The dragon's design seems too <insert that tiresome argument> and the catapult blocky. Build: 3/5 - Building this set was interesting, as hardly any steps were repeated - almost every step in the instructions was unique. The set has very few large pieces, with the exception of almost every part for the dragon. Playability: 4/5 - The dragon allows for more playability, and the chest of gold and prison are more things for kids to play with. There aren't any very interesting playability techniques like a trapdoor or the staircase spinning shut. Parts: 5/5 - There are a number of new parts introduced here and no sticker sheet. The pieces overall are decently useful to builders of castle-themed creations. New wizard minifigure prints are introduced here, as well as another dress print. This is also one of two sets to have the kite-shaped Red Dragon shield, the other being 70402. Price: 4/5 - $50 for this set is an okay price, but the price per piece is 13.3 cents, a bit above average. The dragon is probably the influencing factor in that. Overall: 4/5 - This is a good set for castle builders. I wouldn't recommend it to anyone not building medieval creations, as the price per piece is higher than other better sets, and the dragon is entirely useless in all non-fantasy creations. The playability is sure to attract kids, and the set's build experience is better than many elaborate-yet-repetitive builds. Previous reviews of this line: 70400 Forest Ambush 70401 Gold Getaway 70402 The Gatehouse Raid

Set Number: 70402 Name: The Gatehouse Raid Theme: Castle Year of Release: 2013 Pieces: 248 Minifigures: 4 Price: $29.99 USD Links: Flickr image gallery Bricklink Brickset This set's boxart distinguishes it as the only one in the line which has the silouettes of two of the line's other models in the background. The others either have none or only one of the two you can see here (70403 Dragon Mountain and 70404 King's Castle, the remaining larger two I plan to review next). Such an inconsequential detail may seem unremarkable, but it's like giving teasers of what's to come in order from smallest to largest! The figures include two knights and two soldiers, two of each faction. The Red Dragon knight has a beastplate with a laminar-style armor print but has underneath it the same lamellar-style torso print as the Red Dragon soldier. You'd think the Crownie Lion knight would have the same tunic torso print as the Crownie solder underneath his breastplate, but actually has the cuirass torso print - a little redundant I think! The leg printing is nice, the Crownie sword is again like a shorter version of the classic chrome greatsword, the Red Dragon knight has the broadsword introduced for the Lord of the Rings license, and the Crownie Lion knight has a new single-sided head with ginger muttonchops and a goatee, as well as eyebrows and crow's feet. The back printing is nice as always, and you can see the Red Dragon knight has an expression of aggression printed on the other side of the head with the same eyebrows and stubble pattern etc. The siege engine bears the red 1x1 "cheese" slope motif used for other vehicles including the carriage in the previously reviewed smaller set, 70401 Gold Getaway, and a battering ram in the larger 70404 King's Castle I have yet to review, the latter of which confirms that the pattern may be meant to evoke the appearance of a dragon by their spiny osteoderms. Just to be clear, the trans-orange 1x1s are meant to be the firey projectiles for this catapult. The new barding - or caparison - is more open in the back to accommodate the rearing ability of the new horse. The red, unprinted criniere/champron on the horse's neck/head does not conflict with the top/front edge of the caparison as the head is rotated down. Of the few interesting things that can be said about the gatehouse, the 2x2 dark tan tile with the central stud effectively prevents the gate from opening out in the wrong direction, and the central merlon at the top of the tower provides a magic crystal and a lion-emblazoned heater shield (while those used by the knights below are both kite shields). Why magic? I can't imagine what else mysteriously teleports the guard up there! The catapult below seems almost as inaccessible and nearly as useless considering that it can't be aimed to adjust the trajectory of its projectiles. As usual, the extra parts include some spare weapons, accessories (plumes), as well as some various Technic/1x1 bits and pieces. Thanks for reading, and remember to vote above and comment bellow!

Set Number: 70401 Name: Gold Getaway Theme: Castle Year of Release: 2013 Pieces: 199 Minifigures: 3 Price: $19.99 USD Links: Flickr image gallery Bricklink Brickset Like my last review of the smallest set in this Castle line, 70400 Forest Ambush, these images have been provided by my brother who has obtained these sets prior to their official release and been granted permission to review them. This is the second smallest set and the largest vehicle-based model. On the subject of its box art, I thought it was funny that the green frog placed on top of the guard booth in the instructions can be seen tumbling out of the chest on the back of the wagon. The figures include one Red Dragon (the name I've given this faction) with a head that is new to this 2013 product line and two Crownies with the two perhaps most frequently used (even overused?) old heads of all the historical themes. The Red Dragon fig has the lamellar-style torso print and the Crownie swordsman the cuirass design, both appearing in the smaller set, while the poleaxe fig wears a tunic not appearing in that set (but like the one you'd expect to be hypothetically under the cuirass) and a belt with a shoulder sash. Also unlike the smallest set in this line, none of these heads are double-sided/printed with alternate exp<b></b>ressions on the back. There is however nice back printing on the torsos like in all the sets in the line. The Red Dragon paddywagon/Black Maria might look a bit odd with the red 1x1 "cheese" slopes on the top, but it seems that all the faction's vehicles carry this motif in mimesis of draconic osteoderms (those spikes down the spine). The roof, mostly a single 4x6 plate, is made to easily pop off as it's only attached at the front (the red tile at the back is a 2x4 supporting the back of the roof). As a more obvious playability feature, there's a Technic axle on the opposite side of the carriage, which, when pushed in, ejects the end of the chain attached to a flick-fire missile base. The harness has a degree of rotation which allows the horse to freely rear while hitched. The new champron (the barding over the bridle on the horse's head) strangely has a much tighter fit than any of the old ones were on the old horses - neither fit interchangeably - and its texture is ever more detailed. On this side of the carriage you can see there's a Technic half pin like the one that connects the other end of the chain on the opposite side, but this one strangely connects nothing. The panel of bars on this side doesn't open like the door on the left side, hence the flame on the torch can be positioned parallel to the cab without the need for clearance of a door swinging open as on the left. The chest on the back of the carriage holds six 1x1 round "coin" tiles and the three jewels that someone's got to use for that medieval traffic light. There's not much to say about this small ruinous structure other than there is indeed a clip brick on the other side visible on the box art. The ballista is built with the Crownie colors and doesn't fit with the Red Dragon horse, that is, the wheels are suspended unfavorably above the hooves when the "trail" on the artillery carriage is mounted on the horse's midsection. Parts of interest include this newer bracket element at the center of the siege engine, the carriage wheels in this unique metallic color (Bricklink calls it Pearl Dark Gray), and the 1x1 round tile with the padlock print. The supplemental 1x2 black brick and plate for the horse accompanies the extra pieces, mostly 1x1s and weapon/accessory pieces and a Technic pin as is typical. A typified opinion on the ratings for the set: Design: 3/5 - The wagon is solidly built and has a pleasant color theme that doesn't look too outrageously unrealistic. On the other hand, the Crownie's building ruin is rather disappointing, and the flick-fire ballista looks bulky and rather colorful. Build: 5/5 - The set has few large pieces, and although the build wasn't challenging, it wasn't very repetitive either. Playability: 4/5 - The set name and box art imply that the Red Dragons are trying to steal the treasure. Although the Red Dragon vehicle is a prison wagon, the box art doesn't suggest it anywhere that the cell hold one of the enemy Crown soldiers. However the chain ejection mechanism is simple but elegant. Parts: 5/5 - Even though few parts are relatively new, the new style horse and champron barding as well as all of the new prints on the minifigure heads and torsos are most satisfying. Price: 4/5 - $20 for this set does seem a bit high, even though the horse and three minifigures contribute to that. The price to piece ratio is a fair ten cents per piece. Overall: 4/5 - It's a good set with ample playability and detailed figures. The play features and overall design seem well thought out. I would recommend this set to castle builders.

Set Number: 70400 Name: Forest Ambush Theme: Castle Year of Release: 2013 Pieces: 90 Minifigures: 4 Price: $11.99 USD Links: Flickr image gallery Bricklink Brickset This review comes to you courtesy of my brother, who received all five sets in this new castle line following recognition by Lego employees for his contribution to the castle theme display at the recent Brickfair New England. After confirming his liberties of disclosure with his evaluators, he has photographed all models in a review manner which I will be posting with accompanying analysis. I will be starting today with the smallest of the collection. The Red Dragon faction figures include an axeman and a maceman both with a lamellar-style torso print. The Crown/Lion faction figures include a swordsman with a cuirass torso print and a pikeman with a mail and gorget print. All four figures have appropriate back prints, with fastenings and buckles for the Red Dragons and the rear halves of cuirass and gorget for the Crownies. Additionally, both Red Dragons have alternate expressions on the back of the head while the Crownies do not. The swordsman hides funny eyebrows under his helm and holds a new blade seemingly based on the classic chrome silver greatsword. The camouflaged crossbow emplacement has two clip bricks for each "Panzerfaust" flick-fire missile, and some nice foliage including the toppling apple tree available to block the road, crush the enemy, or use for Apfelschuss. The cart has two clips behind each wheel (one with flag, one free for holding a weapon) and two in front (one with a shield and one free for a weapon). The chest holds six 1x1 round "coin" tiles, one goblet, and three jewels that could be useful for creating a medieval stoplight (not that improved civil infrastructure would save our travellers from highwaymen such as these thugs). Finally, the extra parts include another always useful carrot top in a newer style with a slightly more defined indentation at the apical meristem, that is, between the two "leaves" at the top. Thanks for reading, remember to vote in the poll above, and feel free to share your thoughts below.

It seems I missed your earlier reply autorazr, thank you LibraryBoy for inadvertently bringing it to my attention. In reading your response, I mistook "formal" as "floral" initially, but, considering that one seems to constitute the other in this case, I think that the dark purple torso would go nicely, especially as Velma's is more flowery (and possibly formal) as well. You couldn't keep the purple legs however, you might consider a white tennis or cheerleader skirt for Daphne, and, come to think of it, the legs with the Spartan tunic pattern might be a good choice for Velma. Interestingly I've just looked at some source material for the sake of reference, and the pink jacket you have on Daphne here is remarkably similar to her reimagined outfit from the live action films. I understand your aversion to using the painter head with its crow's feet, but I think the character Shaggy is drawn with lines under his eyes as to make him appear disheveled, incidentally. I wouldn't worry so much on the conferred impression of age.

Some good work you put into these. I too love the unmasked Captain Cutler character you've included, but I think the "Elsa" hair would be the best choice for Daphne: http://www.bricklink.com/catalogItemPic.asp?M=twn171 And this head perhaps the best for Shaggy: http://www.bricklink.com/catalogItemPic.asp?M=col062

My pleasure, as always. It's not as much the eyebrows but the lines under the eyes and the shirt which make him look a little messy, and the claws on the keyring don't help things either. I definitely agree with you on the head choice. If you can't decide between the long gray hair and the mad scientist variety, perhaps the white "combed back" hair we'll be getting eventually with the next Dooku will be the best compromise. It also looks like you're using more custom-retailer parts here. The Shadow a "friend" of the Justice League? There's a cross-over I'd like to see.

Very nice assortment of figures. I think however that Steve Rogers looks uncharacteristcally disheveled and Bruce Banner oddly effeminite (perhaps it's the neck line). Oberon looks good as does Granny Goodness (interesting that you chose the short cape though). I find the head choice for her is very fitting. What better option might you have? As for Mister Mircale, #1 is definitley the best of these three, but I'll withhold final judgement in lieu of the classic Space helmet + Luke head or similar. The collar on the cape is custom, or is it at that low angle so we can't see the length of the full size? If you can pull it up close behind the head, the balaclava choice might be a better choice in that regard as well.

Atomic Skull is nice indeed - charmingly reminiscent of the old Alphpa Team which I have in unfortunatle abundance, or so I thought, believing that the neon green helmet was good for nothing more than the original use! First note the difference between helmet variants: You probably want one of the first two, so make sure the part you're adding to your cart or wanted list has the right item number. As for you issues: 1. Right, that's understandable. 2. Could you explain what you mean here? If you want to try out the Classic Space helmet, I'd recommend a yellow head with very high-set eyebrows so they're covered by the helmet or a head that doesn't have much in the way of eyebrows to begin with, like the old Luke S. head. 3. The "Egyptian Queen" hair might do a little for the height, but the "Headdress Mummy" (nemes) with maedate-like horn ornaments would definitely give a favorable impression of size. To get her even bigger than that, the possibility of Woody legs and arms enters my mind, but that might be a little extreme. Thanks for writing it out, it makes it easier to communicate everything.

The red rubber bands on Mister Miracle are a resourceful choice, and the back of Superman's torso is surprisingly fitting in its color grouping, but a red Classic Space helmet definitely doesn't look as good? The head is from the Comic Con exclusive Green Lantern minifigure. It's hundreds for the fig and never sold parted out yet is a more appropriate choice for Hal Jordan and Britt Reid because unlike the Robin mask it covers the minifig's invisible nose. Also I think the bagpiper torso would be great for the Green Hornet. The 1x1 round tile seems to be Dent's coin from that Two-Face chase set. Ironic since unlike the old coins, this one has only one face...

Thinking about the Flash, I picture the red classic spaceman for torso choice and think maybe the Spidey balaclava is more appropriate for him who needs to appear less bulky, and the red Classic Space helmet fitting for the Mister Miracle who would benefit from a yellow head so you get the mouth too. Unless you think it looks too much more like a helmet than a mask or don't own the piece, I regretfully say only now that it is a better choice also considering the merit of covering the stud on top of the head.

I would like to award my votes to the models which most faithfully follow official design convention (playability, layout segmentation, smart but conservative part use, color grouping, etc), as was top priority in designing my entry. 6. sdrnet - 1 13 Emma - 1 16. Darkblane - 1 21. Kristel - 1 22. sonicstarlight - 1 Thank you to all the organizers and benefactors for another successful contest! It certainly inspired many great models.