Athos

Who voted no? I'd be curious to know why?

Entry number one in my newest "Real City" theme: Tired of police, fire and rescue sets? Ever wonder where that Lego dump truck takes the garbage? Do you want realism in your Lego town? Well this is the set for you: Create your own ecological disaster with set no. 4200, "The Tire Fire". Comes complete with a dozen old flaming tires, grungy workman and junk-yard dog. Steve

Tired of police, fire and rescue sets? Ever wonder where that Lego dump truck takes the garbage? Do you want realism in your Lego town? Well this is the set for you: Create your own ecological disaster with set no. 4200, "The Tire Fire". Comes complete with a dozen old flaming tires, grungy workman and junk-yard dog. Steve

First, I'm quite pleased with the results of the poll so far. I hope Lego takes the hint! Secondly, after posting this poll, I thought I should try my hand at designing one of the sets. Unfortunately my photoediting skills are not up to par with Brickster's and Brickminer's, so this is all you get: Jason and the Golden Fleece You'll have to imagine the yellow flags are gold, like in the new Castle line... Thirdly, I'd prefer they be single molds with moving parts. I think these creatures would be more conducive to such a design too. More so than the vikings monsters were... Steve

I'm not big on playability (I hate all the stupid spring loaded cannons in everything). But I don't know if I want realism, per se, as I'd much prefer the more romanticized fantasy ideas, over a truly historic realistic set. I think, however, that playability is going to be big goal for Lego and we are stuck with it. Steve

In response to a discussion at Classic-Castle, I came up with this idea for a new line. It would be similar to the Viking line, with the Heroes fighting mythological monsters. For purposes of the poll, imagine them in similar style and quality to the Viking line. Here's my thoughts for two year's worth of sets: Year One: 1. Icarus and Daedlus: ($10) two figures with some sort of winged contraptions (like the ninja gliders). One column. (I'm not real sure about this one... anyone got a better idea?) 2. Jason vs. the Dragon ($20): inlcudes Jason, old castle style Dragon, Medea, burpy rock scenery, golden fleece (flag). Skeleton. 3. Hercules vs. Cerebus ($20): includes Hercules and fluffy. Small collonade/temple. White statute figure. 4. Theseus vs. Minotaur ($30): includes Theseus, Ariadne and minotaur figure. Several collonades, maybe on hinges to represent the laberynth. Red string to find way out. 5. Odysseus vs. Sirens ($50): includes small greek ship, with Odysseus and some crewmen. Sirens. 6. Trojan War ($100): includes Achilles, Hector and Priam. Also a couple of Trojan and Greek warriors. Medium Wall of Troy and Trojan Horse. Some Greek tents. Year Two: I haven't fleshed these out as much, but they would be very similar to the style of the first year ideas. 1. Perseus v. Medusa ($10) 2. Hercules v. Hydra and Centaurs ($30) 3. Bellepheron (on Pegasus) v. Chimera ($20) 4. Odysseus v. Cyclops ($20) 5. Jason (and the Argo) v. Harpies ($50) Any thoughts for year 3? Steve

Vintner: http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/Athos/Ca...er/vintner1.jpg The whole fermented gallery: http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=253737 The rest of the alphabet: http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=231158 Steve

The arms are a bit long too. Makes them look vaguely monkey-like. Steve

I want a pony for cheap. Got any? *cue sad violin music* I almost had a pony once... such a sad sad story... :'-( Steve

My Viking Village My Viking Vignettes A Viking Joke Steve

This is the thread that never ends; Yes it goes on and on my friend; Oh yes I started posting, not know what it'd be Now it will just keep getting read forever you see... Steve

Undertaker: http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/Athos/Ca...undertaker1.jpg The whole sorrowful gallery: http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=253598 The rest of the alphabet: http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=231158 Steve

Too many female town figures, so I had to break this one up. This time, choose the most beautiful airport figure... 1. The aetherial airport woman (no. 1) 2. The aerodynamic airport woman (no. 2) 3. The graceful airport woman (no. 3) 4. The classic airport woman (no. 4) 5. The aeronautical pilot (no. 1) 6. The flighty pilot (no. 2) 7. The turbulent pilot (no. 3) Steve

No comment... X-D Steve

Looks like Classic Pippin is the winner with 57% of the vote. I'll let the poll go a few more days, just in case one of the other three comes from behind... Then we'll move on to the next theme(s). Steve

I think one black horse might be good, to go with the black skeleton to show he's not just evil, he's super-evil. >:-) Steve

I am loving these new sets, except I'm not real fond of the new skeletons... Naughty, naughty! ;-) Steve

Every couple days, I'll post a new poll with the entries from each theme. Once that's done, I'll take the top choices from each theme and then do a poll for the top from each theme. This round: Adventurers! 1. The Classic Pippin Read 2. The New and Improved Pippin Reed 3. The Mysterious Alexis Sinister 4. The Rebelous Jing Lee Steve

Looks good. Though I'm not sure about the boats yet. I would have preferred the old ones. Do you have any pictures of the ship pieces by themselves? I wonder why Lego didn't include life vests (they would have fit perfectly in that little hatch at the bow). Are the green overalls new to this set? Steve

Since I play with and part out my Lego and don't display them, I'm pefectly happy to forego having the box and pay a the lesser price. The boxes usually are pretty worn also, so there really isn't any value to me. Steve

Lets be dangerous and find a weapon to fight with. Option C. Steve

He's number 8, followed by Horny at number 9... Steve

I think the logistics of this will make reading the story clunky, but I'll go with option A, also. Steve

Please don't kill me. Hillarious. That makes my day! Steve

I wish the planes didn't suck so bad (too many large pieces). I like all the trans-panels and windows in the airport. Steve