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Ashigaru Stormtroopers Samurai Vader's foot soldiers of the Empire come clad in far-gone Japanese feudal era attire and armament.

They still have the Statue Of Liberty Pick-a-Model but it's dwindling since the end of the quarter is almost here. Don't know if it will be replaced by new models so get there soon. Better call the stores (Flatiron, Rockefeller) first to find out rather than waste your time. AC

Flatiron store NYC mural

Thanks all for the comments and looks like there's enough sand green bricks to pull this off. AC

Don't have that so got to make my own. Better get them while you can as they're already disappearing from the stores. AC

An outtake of the Bandai’s Tamashii Nations Meisho Movie Realization action figures -Samurai General Darth Vader -Ashigaru Stormtroopers -Akazonae Royal Guards -Ronin Boba Fett Wrapping up the Imperial minifig series based from feudal Japan with the group pics. What would it be like if George Lucas had steered much closer to its samurai movie inspiration? AC And it all started with Samurai General Darth Vader

Wasn't it in a long time ago that major online sites like eBay forbid counterfeit brands? Maybe TLG can go after the sites for letting these obvious clone brand sellers do business in their sites. Even in the conventions, these products have shown up and not all customers are savvy enough to tell apart from the real products. It doesn't help at all that some sellers wouldn't identify them as such and even sell them at outrageous prices! AC

Finally done with the throne room and still experimenting with the LED lights to get the best lighting effects. Minor subtle changes made to the actual throne and here it is with various lighting conditions. Not in the movie but if it were, the King of the Dead should have a Throne of Bones! Small start for a bigger MOC and the experiment with some lighting effects. Turn off the room lights and go full screen to view the full effect. AC

In every show that Akai Shiro has been displayed, those front walls roofing always draw puzzling looks. Mostly kids realize what pieces were used for them and I'd usually pick one apart just to show the parents when they don't believe that they're just skis after all. Got to keep them nice and shiny for the shows! AC

Get crazy with it as you're not the only one doing it. AC

Thanks and I've also built lion statues in the Roman temple using the castle lion head. AC

Here's a mix of what I've built and those that TLG produced. AC

That would be too easy! :D Somebody had to do it! Got to find more Fauns. AC

Here's the front wall so you can see them better. AC

With the proliferation of clone brands mainly from China, it is quite appalling that they're not even hiding anymore the branding on their products. These started first mainly with the minifigs but now they've moved on to the modulars, exclusives and the boxes are straight up rip-offs from the actual products! Some are even released right after TLG products are out in the market. Their products are all out in the open market like Amazon, eBay, social media and they even got their own FB pages! Is TLG and the other franchise companies doing any legal action to stop them?

They're kept in storage boxes when not in use to keep them looking new all the time. AC

Yes they are. There's no 1x2 that curves both ways and tried it going up but the body will not be aligned. So got stuck with this for the meantime. AC

They could but that's not within the genre, they'll be up against the invading blue clan. AC

On the next show/event/display the Akai Shiro Castlegrounds will have a different scene played out. Instead of the tournament of the clans as previously shown, it will have a more battle campaign scene with the red army amassing at the castlegrounds. AC

Made sure that the body matched the head scale wise. It's done and fine with it, but you can do that if you build your own. Got me there, the eyes were edited to lighten up since they were hardly visible in the raw pics. AC

Bought the new SW Chronicles Of The Force book at Costco for $10.99 and same price for the other books shown here. AC

Thanks for the comments and will have more on the way! AC

Thanks for the comments and will use these again for another scene in the future. AC