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I wholeheartedly agree. It was absolutely brutal of CopMike to give us only three points to distribute among the entries - there were so many fantastic ones... :)

I can only repeat the praise already sent in Bonaparte's and CopMike's direction. This was an absolutely amazing event, and a more than worthy way to celebrate the 10th anniversary. I'm very glad I squeezed in just before the deadline. My car is full of plastic in colourful boxes and sits on the car deck right now, while I enjoy the free wi-fi in the business lounge on the ferry. Have a safe journey, everyone who's not home yet - like our Singaporean friends :)

LEGO's official name for the set, "Small Car", has 10 letters. And it retailed for $9.99 in New Zealand... It's also got 10 different parts in it made from black plastic, counting the steering wheel as the 10th. And, finally, excluding the minifig, it's got 10 unique round parts: The four wheels, the four tyres and the two 1x1 round plates used for headlights.

What a strange coincidence. I've just built a modular LEGO store, and the interior details in mine are strikingly similar to yours - not that strange, maybe, as they're built after real-life things, but it's interesting to see how similar our thinking has been. I'll try to get some photographs up over the next couple of weeks. Looking forward to your updates on this.

Noted. One book for CopMike, one for Quarryman and one for Holodoc. And a Trevi Fountain for CopMike as well. Now I've just got to get back from London to Bergen before setting off to Denmark via Oslo and Kristiansand...

Suit yourself ;) I'll bring you one!

There seems to be a lot of rare elements in this one. Could it possibly contain 10 pieces that are unique to this set in their specific colours?

According to LEGO, this set contains 310 parts. EDIT: I should say, according to Brickset, LEGO's parts inventory for this set contains 310 parts. But most other sites say it has quite a lot more, so that doesn't seem to make any sense.

You obviously haven't read the rules. Do so, and it shall all be perfectly clear to thou ;)

It's getting close! I'm leaving home before the shops open tomorrow morning (I just have to get back from London first), so I'll just repeat my question from earlier to check if anybody else than CopMike is interested to a Trevi fountain @ Norwegian retail price, 500 NOK - I'll have to get it today if that's the case - or a LEGO Adventure Book signed by three of the contributors @ 200 DKK. Looking forward to meeting you!

And in the spirit of sportsmanship, I'll stop editing my post now that there's another reply after it. Thanks a lot for stopping by LEGOLAND for us, Rolli!

Now you're talking! This is my time of the day, so I'll join in the fun. This set was released in 2010. And according to Brickset, its original £/€29,99 retail price gave it a price per piece of 10,788 p/c. It contains exactly 10 of the 2x2 blue plates, and 10 curved slopes (8 of the 4x1 variety and two 6x4s), all yellow. The cab of the truck, from the front end of the windscreen to the back wall, is 10 studs long. And if you count the set itself, it actually contains 10 LEGO sets... although, admittedly, that one is a bit far fetched.

Duly noted! :)

The new Architecture set, 21020 Trevi Fountain, isn't out yet and I haven't seen a launch date so far. It might be 1 May, I don't know. But for some reason my local store already has it for sale at what I assume will be the Norwegian retail price, 499 kroner - about 65 €. If anybody's interested in having it early, I can pick it up for you. It's worth noting that even if the release date is May 1, it's unlikely to be in the staff store when we're there. Although there are exceptions, sets normally don't arrive there until they've been put for a while.

Hi, guys. I bought a number of The LEGO Adventure Book, volume 2, to sell at the annual event of the Norwegian LUG Brikkelauget in Trondheim last weekend, as I'm lucky enough to feature in the book. I didn't manage to sell them all, though, so I've still got a few left. Would any of you be interested in a copy? At about 200 Danish kroner a piece I won't be making much money, and yes, you can get it cheaper elsewhere, but I'll happily sign and dedicate your copy if you want me to. Marco den Besten ('Ecclesiastes) is also featured in the book, and I'm sure that he'll sign it as well - and I might even persuade Mark Stafford (lego_nabii) to do the same... :) Just let me know if you'd like one (or more!) and I'll bring some along to Billund. Here's Brickset's review of the book - and here's one from the Brothers Brick.

Well, I spotted some Trevi boxes in a store in Oslo last Tuesday and thought "wow, is that one out already?" Apparently, it isn't - so I went back tonight, as I'm passing through again, to make sure it wasn't just a mirage - and as it wasn't, I picked up a couple. Looks like a nice set, and it's got some weight to it, too. Looking forward to building it - maybe this weekend at the annual Norwegian LUG meeting :)

Again: A lovely build. And even with that many different colours, it doesn't look cluttered. You've got some serious skills :) All the early official modulars used this technique. Only the last few sets have studs between floors. The early ones were held in place, sideways, by plates underneath the floors.

Like I said on Flickr: I've loved this from the day you posted WIP shots of the digital design, and I'm so glad you actually ended up building it eventually. I can understand that it's taken a chunk out of the LEGO budget though :) But it is absolutely stunning - and getting the angles right and building it in such an aesthetically pleasing colour combination is no mean feat. I'm in awe, again, and really need to have a long hard look at those airline fares to Chicago...

It looks gorgeous! Really unmistakable, there's a true London vibe to it. Well done.

She might not need a presentation - but your presentation is pretty near perfect! It's a great figure, and the posing is superb. Very well done!

Looks very nice, and I agree with the others that putting those marks on the skins is a great touch. Isn't the bass drum a tad deep though, compared to its diameter?

It's just impossible to choose! But I narrowed it down to three, leaving out many fantastic entries, just because I wanted to reward these a bit more. 4: 2 23: 2 30: 2 Well done, everybody. Now build these with bricks! :)

Wow, some of these are mind-blowing. Some serious skills has been involved here! My votes: 9: 1 12: 1 15: 2 20: 2

It seems more and more likely that I will have room for more than one passenger in my car. The transmission that should ideally be mounted to the engine within the confines of the body of my classic (summer) car is currently in several pieces on a workbench in my uncle's garage, and the parts needed to repair it probably won't arrive until after Easter (ironically, from Denmark). So I'll probably be arriving in my new(ish) daily driver instead, which I will be picking up from the dealership on Wednesday (and which, in a pinch, will seat four adults). Yay!

The larger the plates, the more likely they are to warp slightly. The smaller plates you use, the more likely you are to get a flat base. Also, I'd imagine you'd be better off without stacking several wide plates on top of each other, but rather make do with 1x and 2x plates underneath the top ones, just around the edges, like the official sets do. Am I making sense...? Funny how hard simple thoughts are to put down in words, especially in a foreign language... :)