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This is great. The styles you have used in the construction of the rooves are particularly well implemented! Thanks for sharing this.

Thanks all. I'm glad to see this evoked some nostalgia.

I built this little scene in honor of the twenty-fifth birthday of the Legend of Zelda. It pales in comparison to this marvelous commemorative fan-art by artist Ag+, but I really wanted to try out the design for the Master Sword by Brickshelf member Boses.

To the friends and family of Dieter, From what I knew of him, Dieter was a highly valued and influential staff member on our site as well as a great friend to many. His legacy will live forevermore within the hearts and minds of our community. We are blessed to have our dear friend Tom to comfort you in conveying our sympathies. Sincerely, Nathan (New York)

I definitely prefer the style of this one. It seems small yet relatively complete - well done, amigo. I've added you as a contact on flickr and invited the photo to a group of mine.

Thanks for sharing this shot with us, Mr. Taylor - I would love to see more. Much of the constructive criticism I would offer has already been supplied by Mister Brickster! The roof supports to which he refers are known as vigas and are indeed a staple of adobe architecture (one that is both easy to build and rather authentic looking). Do an image search for the term along with another key word like "adobe" or "pueblo" - you may find some valuable reference material. When building in a similar Southwestern style some time ago, I took great inspiration from this layout, rich with traditional pueblo style: http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=16830

It seems there were plenty of Asia-inspired builds posted here Saturday that I seem to have missed! I'm a great admirer of the art of tea ceremony, and I too have rendered it a tribute in the brick. The tea house's SNOT window using the 2-stud:5-plate ratio is really nice, though it could use to be bit bigger - the same ratio can be easily continued if needed. I also wish to complement the okichigi you have on the merchant's kiosk; although simple in form, the orientation of those bricks isn't always easy.

I like how the border of dark tan tiles serves a double purpose here. It seems to hold in your trans bricks on one hand, and frame it like a miniature Zen garden on the other (or even a bento meal as your little chopsticks remind me). I like the rich and earthy colors, too.

You've made excellent use of new minifigure parts for a fine homage to that "magnificent" Kurosawa era. The detail on the roof is much more interesting than the rather typical bland slopes, and the colorful variety of detail is also nice, pond and lantern in particular. Thanks for the flickr link too - I've added you as a contact.

Brickzone: 1 point Dix: 1 point Jameson42: 1 point kost u grlu: 1 point Brickcitydepot: 1 point Thanks to all for this fantastic showing of seasonally spirited creativity!

The fact that you decided to go against conformity by building larger serifed letters for the Hotel signboard makes good design great. These, along with the door/lanterns set 45` and the dusk light that lingers through your photographs, could not better suit the mood. Well done, sir.

I feel that the stand gives the beach a lot of character (I really like the blue with the white pillars). If you do move it away from the beach, it would be nice I think to incorporate it into a boardwalk that extends to the water. The landscaping looks good now as well - if any aspect were to look better with tiles, it would be the roof.

I see what you mean about the fertility as well as the contrast and visibility of the minifigures, although I think there would be room for a few sparse studs of dark tan or grey evenso to represent some pebbles amidst the all the verdure. Since you imply that you are constructing a series, perhaps you could consider this for any future installments. ;) The branches which I find to be sticking out like the proverbial sore thumb are chiefly those you've installed vertically at either end. I'll be sure to make a note on flickr to clarify, but I wouldn't worry about it too much. You are correct that the interesting angles of the tree have been received well, and rightly so - I'm simply a tough critic, or I enjoy writing my best [hopefully constructive] criticism, or quite possibly both.

Hey mate, this is looking good - but did you use up all your tan in the Prince Imperial and Hotel California vignettes? The blanket of green you have here could really use some variation. Other than a few of the stranger "sore thumb" branches, I like the everything you have to offer here. The artillery and minifigures are top notch and I always admire the historically educational aspect. Unfortunately the website I was using for my timeline was having trouble displaying the images last time I checked it. Perhaps I should reexamine my options sometime soon.

That gladdens me very much. It's really the best action-adventure RPG that everyone never played - and for that reason, its retail price is rather modest. If you have read reviews you probably know it's quite like Zelda, etc. Thanks for the praise, miss. The slopes that top the chigi are pearl gold, found in the new Kingdoms sets. It's one of my most favorite details of the original model from the game, in fact, represented by one of my most favorite Lego elements.

Demo, eh? I guess that would be the first few minutes? You really ought to change that. ;) I tried my best to remain faithful to the sumi-e watercolor style. An yes, the rounded bricks and stickers are taken from the Temple Escape set based on the opening of Raiders. Excellent, please do. I'd love to give a topic of yours a comment or two in return for the nice one you've given me.

I find the white and black tile work on the floor to be reminiscent of the yin and yang philosophy of daoism, which is great, though I'm unsure which faith, if any particular, you intend to represent with the monk. The photo editing is also well done - one of my personal weak spots. The 1x1 "cheese" slope tessellations are good, though you seem to be afflicted by a gap of one half-plate. You can avoid this by building a frame for your window or mosiac with any of several combinations of headlight bricks or brackets. Also, add a hyperlink to your flickr gallery! This is a useful asset to other flickr users. Cheers.

Thanks, Clark, and allow me to welcome you to Eurobricks. I found the link to your flickr account in your profile - your Lego sculptures show remarkable talent. Lightningtiger, thank you for the kind words and well wishes. Sir Dillon, your compliments are a pleasure as always. Thanks!

This is one of the "best westerns" I have seen in quite a while. The fact that you've built up the walls horizontally rather than vertically shows how much thought you have put in, and the look pays off too. You have made those blocky two-stud-deep prefab windows which I have never previously admired look much so much better with their new dimensions (as well as more useful - I've seen very few traditionally paned windows that are wider than they are tall). I also admire so many of smaller details including the frames for the prefab doors (again, huge improvement), the chimneys perfectly aligned to protrude, the black hinge plate for the transom/cornice above the window in the first photograph, and the fact that you've placed a group of basic bricks between the log bricks where a window ought to be so that it appears that a window was actually removed in the building's fictional past and "plastered up" as it would be by standard of the time. As for the films, the only European Westerns I know are the gritty Spaghetti, though this premise seems ridiculous boarding on satirical - after all, this train must not have been the last to crash in Roswell?

Inspired by the Capcom game Ōkami (大神) created by Clover Studio, this model is built in the architectural style known as shinmei-zukuri (神明造) employed in the design of the Ise Grand Shrine (伊勢神宮, Ise Jingū) dedicated to the goddess of the sun Amaterasu-ōmikami (who has taken the white wolf you see as an avatar). As a shintai, a ritual object that embodies a kami [god/spirit], the origin mirror (物実の鏡, monozane no kagami) is worshiped at a large honden or small kamidana shrine. It is said that the Ise Grand Shrine houses the legendary origin mirror Yata no Kagami, one of the three shintai that are together known as the Imperial Regalia of Japan. This trio plays a central role in the game, wherein its origin is further "explained". To show off a bit more of the video game and its unique musical styles, I have created a video which you can view (the full trailer from which I have taken the starting clip can be found ).

Hello Mr. Warden, I suggest browsing through existing creations. The Oriental Lego group found on flickr contains a few: http://www.flickr.com/groups/942999@N20/ One or two of my favorites seem to be missing from the group, but they can be found here: You can also find many treasures buried deep in Brickshelf: http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=155085 http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=378256 http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=79287 http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=182789 http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=54449 http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=429473 If you have any other questions, I would be happy to do my best in answering them. I wish the best of luck to you, mate.

One for Oky Wan Kenobi's Nizam's Warship for its resemblance to an official set in both concept and construction Another for Skalldyr's The Oasis of Little Birds for the clearly clever parts usage and authentic atmosphere Last one for Yonkou's The Tree of Life for elegant dedication to the game and its mystical motif Thanks!