Basiliscus

Nice work as always. Hope to see more photos from Legoland!

I'm not a normal Star Wars MOCer, however, I have left the comfort zone and bring you this MOC for your viewing pleasure. Title screen. "Regret not watching quality entertainment." All the cast, supporting roles and audience are official LEGO Star Wars characters. "...DNA results come back they have..." Thanks guys.

Definitely. Most of the counter-terrorist organisations worldwide were trained at some point by the SAS, including the American SWAT teams. I didn't know that actually! I know that a lot of thought was put into it - the gas board were asked to dig up a nearby street and flights to Heathrow were diverted overhead to mask the sound of operatives drilling holes in the wall to insert cameras etc - it worked! Yep, you're right. They did that because in that sort of situation the hostages can often act in an unpredictable way - they want to be firm with them so they don't affect the execution of the rescue operation. What do you mean by "unreal"? I thought of swapping the arms round but the problem is your elbows don't bend the other way (try it)! LoL As Joey Lock said, they are actually part of the military rather than police (unlike the American SWAT for example). Glad you like the vignette though!

Those supports for the bridge must be mighty strong! But on a serious note, this is a refreshing change from the drab grey of most (realistic) castle MOCs. The river flow effect is very special.

Beautifully detailed. Although, if my memory serves me correctly the signs were photoshopped on afterwards, rather than stickers. This is probably one of the best Western MOCs I've ever seen!

Cool work! So much packed into a small MOC.

It's definitely do-able. This is one of the best tram MOCs I've seen but I'd be interested to hear your take on it!

Nice work, I like the chair. Lots of details on the table too

Thanks! The black fence is supposed to resemble the real one at Princes Gate - it was one of the details that took the longest time but I am happy with the way it turned out. Appreciated Bob, glad you like it! I tried to do something different in this vignette. No idea what a cretin is (other than an idiot! LoL) but glad you appreciate the effort!

I like the yellow and white design. It's quite bright but the colours don't clash and it gives it a unique "happy" feel! I like the seashells below the arches and the entrance to the flat. The ivy up the side adds realism. The dark blue and white awning contrasts nicely with the yellow and white. You've packed a whole lot into the interior - the dishes, sink, loadsa flowers and my favourite is the stairs! My only suggestion would be using something else for the cooker - the 2x2 tile with the black circle looks too simplistic compared to the rest of the detail you've got in there. Great work, hope to see more from you (two)!

Thanks very much mate! You're not too bad yourself! LoL That's ok - Pedro Cuahchic is the name of the president of Legaña, hence where it came from.

Here is some backstory to my latest MOC: In 1980, the SAS were given the go-ahead to assault the Iranian Embassy at Princes Gate in London. Six days previously, a group calling itself the 'Democratic Revolutionary Front for Arabistan' took over the building, capturing 26 hostages. In an 11-minute mission, in front of the world media and in broad daylight, the SAS recaptured the building killing all but one of the terrorists. In this vignette, we see part of blue team absailing onto the front balcony (in reality they climbed onto the front balcony and red team absailed onto the rear, but I took some artistic licence). I should add that I used Google Earth to design the building as accurate as possible and Steve White's photos of the building were an invaluable source of inspiration. Brickshelf (when moderated) MOCpages Flickr Comments and (constructive) criticism always appreciated.

There's a picture of the two of us - me (Colin) and my fiancée (Clare) - on my Flickr now, just for you!

Very nice shape and very faithful to the original.

Very nice work. The T34 is my favourite tank ever produced - I love the way the turret sits forward (which you've captured nicely). My suggestion would be to make the barrel thicker in diameter, at the moment it seems rather flimsy. But you've captured the overall shape of the original nicely! Well done!

It's always nice to see Space ground vehicles as they are so rare, but this is a great example of what can be done. I love the cockpit design.

So sleek. Love the shape and colour scheme.

This is fantastic. So much detail in this and the greebling is amazing!

Beautiful work. The shape is so natural - very realistic and great attention to detail!

This is very nice! Some interesting architecture - the 2nd floor ovals, the flowers integrated into the left facade and the skylights are of particular note. I am sure the Otters will take a good look at this as they are building a flower shop of their own!

(Pictures are link to my Flickr)

What a crazy topic! Generalising - it seems that American and Dutch people have their ethinicities mapped out to the exact percentile! I agree with most of the sentiments that ethnicity has very little real meaning. I'm not sure how people work out the percentages either - I assume people are assuming equal contribution from all four grandparents or eight great-grandparents? I don't agree with this - I look exactly like my dad but in personality it's more of a 50/50 split. It depends on who's genes dominate (look at eye colour, hair colour etc)? This isn't supposed to be a definitive answer but just trying to give an indication of how complicated it really is! I only really know as far as my grandparents - both my dad's parents were Scottish, and my mum's mother was Scottish (from near Perth) but my mum's father was Polish (fled over here during WW2) - this is not an unusual composition since I'm from Scotland! So I'll let those who want to put numbers to everything work that one out...

Your LUG are one crazy bunch!

Just fantastic The exterior colour scheme and use of texture is impeccable. Having such a detailed interior only adds to the sense of awe when viewing this. My only nit is I'd cover the exposed studs on the crenallations but I admit I am a bit OCD about such things. Well done!

Overall, this is a nice little ship. The nose design is very interesting and adds some originality to the shape. I also really like the colour scheme (with matching cockpit!) but there are several things that I'd change if it was my MOC. Firstly, I'd remove lime green as the three shades of green are somewhat distracting. Concentrate on dark green and green as they are more "natural" colours and with the black and dark grey they will compliment nicely. The way you've started the engine covers is very nice - it has a lot of potential. If I could add to Asuka's earlier remarks the height balance on front and rear slopes does need resolved to help the shape flow better. I like how the front slope overhangs the engine - if you could repeat this effect on the rear slope and the underside of the engines it would look fantastic (making the engines enclosed in slopes). The wings are the area that need most time spent on them in my opinion. I think a SNOT solution would spice things up a little but I do realise this is both difficult, part-intensive and time-consuming. The tail also falls into this category. Alternatively, some tiles and getting a better colour distribution (at present it feels as if the green on the wings has been thrown on rather than aesthetically placed) would help. I hope you don't think this is too negative, I'm only trying to tell you what I'd do to improve it.