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I second that! It's a very nice event - but we'd very much like to welcome an international builder or two. Please join us! :)

It looks great! Looking forward to seeing it up close in Trondheim in April. I'll embed the picture for you:

I saw some pictures of that and wondered which city it was. It's incredibly detailed and, for the scale, those angles are quite crazy. Well done!

That's just weird. I figured this had been officially released for a couple of weeks now at least, because I saw it with my own eyes on the shelves at my local toy store last Monday. And they're not connected to any major toy chain, so they're normally a bit late with new sets, especially D2C ones.

You've developed a very distinctive style that sets your stuff apart from other people's MOCs. Well done again, this is a lovely little truck!

Hello all, if anybody (in the UK or elsewhere) could get me a couple of robot DJs (from the LEGO Movie) and/or a Pyjamas Emmet, I'd trade you some exclusive BR figures.

There's so many great details on this, and an impressing amount of SNOTwork. This reminds me of an airport fuel truck. A sweet little design!

I notice that the coach didn't direct Kramer into the wrong lane, so it's easy to tell that it's from this year and not the 10,000 in Vancouver... Congratulations on the clean sweep! We haven't been too good at speed skating lately, but look out! Sverre Lunde Pedersen is coming to get you :)

Thanks for your kind words :) I had fun writing it. That garage is one of the all-time greats, I dug it out from the closet in my old room at my parents' place over Christmas.

This is one of the most interesting modulars I've seen in a while. The colours are great, that roof is beautiful (especially since you've used different colours on the roof tiles) and your attention to detail leaves nothing to be desired. Great work!

This looks fantastic! So many details. I'm heading over to Flickr now to have a closer look :)

These are gorgeous! The rounded shape of the bus is really well done, but for me that vintage roadster is just about perfect. Not a big fan of the covered rear wheels - they make the car a tad too wide for my taste - but apart from that, it's fantastic! Especially that heavy rear, with the long overhang, really looks the part. And an opening boot. I hadn't realised just how perfect the new 1x2 curved slopes work to create a nice, rounded finish to the mudguard, but that's something that I'm definitely going to have to try.

I really like this! Something very similar has been on my to do-list for a long time, and your version is great. I don't want to study it too closely, though, because I'd like mine to be something more than a copy of yours - but even just a copy would go perfectly with my updated classics. Well built :)

Thanks, guys, I'm glad you like it :) It's a lovely model. It's not the most sturdy thing in the world, but it looks great. Jon did a great job with it (as with pretty much all of his stuff).

Hi there, fellow Eurobrickers! Back in the beginning of January, I was given a very special minifig - this one: ...on one condition, that I took some pictures of Mr. ReBrick in my city, Bergen, and with some of my MOCs. Above is one of the pictures that I took in the real world - but then I needed to take some with parts of my LEGO collection. So I thought, why not make a story of it? And maybe cram some interesting stuff in there? This is the result. There are some weird twists and turns here and there (mainly because it was written between midnight and 2AM), but I'm happy with it, meta jokes and all. And it's on ReBrick, so mission accomplished :) Enjoy (if the humour appeals to you)... Mr. ReBrick's Adventurous Day It all started when Mr. ReBrick, who was visiting, got to test drive my supercar. I mean, it's the sort of thing you let visitors do, right? He liked it quite a lot, it seemed. I've never driven it myself, obviously, as I'm much too big to fit. My s(t)igfig is very happy with it, though. "Maybe I should get a car," Mr. ReBrick thought as he got out of the supercar. "After all, I keep complaining about how hard it is to get around town. This one is a bit over the top, though, so I'd have to find something a bit more 'me'." Mr. ReBrick was going to head back to his hotel room, but then he stopped by an old friend on the way. Dan is an architect, and built his own house heavily inspired by some online pictures of a house in Argentina. And what do you know, Dan had a bit of advice when it came to cars. (Note: I didn't design this lovely house - it's the work of frogstudio. I liked it so much that I copied it years ago, but never took proper pictures of it until now. It features an interior, unlike the original, and I've just uploaded some detail shots, if you're interested.) "I've been very happy with this one, Mr. ReBrick. It's a Small ForOne, with a tiny engine, but just enough for me. I think you should consider one of these," Dan said. "Of course, I don't actually know anything about cars, but hey, it looks funky. And that's really all that matters. I don't really drive it all that much either, it mostly sits here looking good in my carport. And you're in luck - there's a dealership in the picture below!" So, Mr. ReBrick suddenly found himself in the next picture, at the Small Car dealership, where he was met by what was obviously a ver nice and friendly salesman. Not to mention honest. Obviously. "I'm interested in a ForOne," Mr. ReBrick said. (Note: I didn't design this lovely car dealership, either - it's the work of sens1992. I liked it so much that I copied this, too, but never took proper pictures of it.) "Ah, but you look like a man who cares about his image. Are you sure you shouldn't consider our new Klossbraid model? It's right there, on the top floor of our fancy, impossible-to-reach glass tower," the salesman replied. Honestly. While he made sure that his gold tooth caught the reflection of the sun (which wasn't really the sun, just a couple of cheap spotlights from a nearby Clas Ohlson shop). *whoosh* And, inexplicably, the car was right there, in front of Mr. ReBrick. He had to admit that it was something special - but could it really be practical? "Oh, yes, of course. Your need to shower at home will be drastically reduced, because you'll get soaked every time you drive it in the rain! And it's so easy to get in and out of, because look! The Klossbraid doesn't have any doors, just these bars that you lift up. The other bonus is that you'll get a refreshing splash of water from every car that passes you, as you're totally exposed to the elements." The salesman had it all figured out. Mr. ReBrick wasn't convinced. "Well, I don't know. It does look nice, and I like to stand out a bit. And my house is like most LEGO houses, so I don't have a bathroom, and your point about the shower is a good one. But don't you have something just a bit more... normal?" "Normal? And yet a bit flashy?" the car salesman wondered. "Then this one is perfect for you. Bright orange, but apart from that, completely ordinary. It even has a little squeaking sound coming from the engine, which is absolutely normal with these cars when they age a bit. Shouldn't give you any problems, at least not until you get a bit further down on this page. Oh, and it's sold 'as is', so it saves you the hassle of signing contracts and stuff." And then, the best part: "Did I mention the price? 100." "100 what?" "Just 100." It just so happened that Mr. ReBrick had exactly 100 in his pocket, and that pretty much sealed the deal. A car for 100? Where he comes from, even a Christmas tree at the Winter Village Market costs 100 these days. So for a car, that must be a steal. Right? As he drove away, he thought he spotted the salesman in the rear view mirror, collapsing from what looked like a laughing fit, but it obviously couldn't be that. I mean, Mr. ReBrick couldn't think of anything particularly funny about this. Then again, he'd always been bad at reading facial expressions. After all, he only had one himself. And he certainly couldn't find anything funny about being stranded by the roadside just five minutes later. "These modern cars," Mr. ReBrick thought. "You remove the grille tile, and there's nothing but a couple of hollow studs underneath. Back when everybody had the same carefree facial expression that I still have, and only a few even had hair (in one of the two hairstyles available), there were engines. Speaking of which, the rumble from a proper engine was suddenly heard. "My name is Doris," the butch-looking lady driving the hot rod said, "and this is my Blue Fury. I could probably fix that thing you call a car, as I know a thing or two about engines, but I don't really have the time. I'll tow you to the hot rod clubhouse, though, maybe they can help you," she added, and who was Mr. ReBrick to decline such an offer? As soon as they arrived at the clubhouse, Doris and the Blue Fury drove off. "Hi there. Doris said that you might be able to help me? I've just bought a car, and something seems to be wrong with it. It's just not working, Mr. ReBrick said. "I'm sorry. By the rules of the club, it's forbidden to service any car that isn't cool. And that thing... well, it's basically just an overgrown tangerine," said the girl in the hat that made her look quite a lot like... Stevie Ray Vaughn. "There's an old garage in the picture just below, though, so it might be worth trying there," she added, in a friendlier tone. But nobody offered to help Mr. ReBrick push the car from the previous picture and into this, so he had to do it all by himself. Luckily, the car was incredibly light. The garage was tiny, but the elderly owner, with - surprise! one of the two hairstyles available in the old days - was ecstatic about being able to help. "It's been years since I've seen a car that will even fit in my garage! When I first started repairing cars, they were all four-wide. The monsters they build these days... I tend to break off the mirrors if I try to get the cars into the garage. And that makes the owners very angry, for whatever reason. I mean, it's normally just a couple of hinge plates. It's not like they cost a fortune on BrickLink," the old man sighed. So, after having left his newly bought car in the safe hands of the old-fashioned garage owner, Mr. ReBrick once again headed towards his hotel. But now he was much further away. If he only could hitch a ride with someone. Hey! Wait... what's that sound? Wow! A Sky-Fi plane! "Hi! I'm Jon, and this is my V-22 Phoenix... well, actually, it belongs to Captain Gail Storm, but I've borrowed it since the Days of the LAB. Don't be alarmed by the big guns and the menacing black bomb hanging from the fuselage, it's just for show. Mostly, anyway," Jon said. He actually had a gun in his belt, too, although Mr. ReBrick first wondered if the pilot was just happy to see him. "You're not, by any chance, on your way towards that hotel in town?" Mr. ReBrick asked, realising just then how stupid the question sounded. "Of course I am! That's exactly where I'm going. Do you need a lift?" Mr. ReBrick nodded, and couldn't believe his luck... ...but he didn't quite see this coming. (Note: I most certainly didn't design this plane - it's the work of the pilot, Jon Hall, an extremely talented builder and a genuinely nice guy. I built it from instructions found in the LEGO Adventure Book, Vol. 1... and Jon had a couple of extra wing stickers that he very generously donated.) This experience was actually so terrifying that Mr. ReBrick developed a new facial expression, while he clung to the wing of the Phoenix, wondering how this could possibly be legal. "You probably can't hear me, but this is not legal, by the way," Jon shouted through the wind and the noise from the two massive engines. He was right, Mr. ReBrick couldn't hear him. "There you go, the hotel is just two pictures further down on this page," Jon smiled after touching down. "Thank God for that," Mr. ReBrick thought as Mr. Hall prepared to take off again. The good thing about normally only having one facial expression is that it doesn't take long to get over harrowing experiences. And Mr. ReBrick had never had a good short term memory anyway, so he was quickly distracted when a white truck entered the picture from the left. "Hey, I know that logo! I visited your studio just the other day," Mr. ReBrick exclaimed when he saw that it was a TV 2 van. "That's right," the lovely female reporter said, "but you disappeared so quickly that we didn't get a chance to talk to you. Can we have a word?" "Of course! I haven't been interviewed by anybody else than that guy from set 6661, and that's a long time ago. You're much prettier. Is that a Friends hairpiece?" Mr. ReBrick was almost falling in love. "It certainly is! You know your LEGO, Mr. ...?" "Mr. ReBrick! I have been sent out to spread some information about the ReBrick web page." And by the time the reporter had finished the interview, it was getting dark. Mr. ReBrick finally got back to his hotel room, which was a pretty unusual one, considering the fact that it came complete with teddy bear (and other extras). It was also a bit strange that it didn't have any walls, just a door. But now we're nitpicking. "Wow, that was some day! I tried a supercar, visited my friend who knows nothing about cars, bought an overgrown tangerine, got mocked by some hot-rodders, cheered up an elderly mechanic, caught a (terrifying) ride with a Sky-Fi legend and then, finally, got interviewed by TV 2. I have to come here more often," he thought as his head hit the pillow, after he had changed into his favourite pyjama pants. Maybe another day, there'll be another adventure...? Thanks for wasting a bit of time to find out how my mind works in the middle of the night. It's weird.

Very nice. Just a shame that the set was an extremely limited release (US only, unless I'm mistaken) and has already been discontinued...

The facade is obviously a challenge when there is so little of it :) and thus doesn't become the big part of the MOC that it normally would be on a modular building. But I like the curved parts a lot. The big plus with the inside corner approach is that you essentially can build the back of the building twice! Both those parts look very nice - the kitchen entrance is just as slightly shabby as is should be, and the side that has the tables on the porch is lovely, I'd very much like to have some noodles there. The interior is top notch as well, and the open solution between the floors is very typical for a building like this. All in all a very good effort. I hope you'll do well in the contest - although you have some stiff competition.

While I, like everybody else replying, think the original poster's rant is a bit over the top, I don't think there's any reason to think that he has racial issues with the Chinese. The forum software cuts off long topic titles, so it's relatively safe to assume that his original title did have the word "plastic" in it.

You have to click on the image until the only thing on the page is the image itself - no text. Then you copy the page URL - which by now ends with ".jpg". If it doesn't, you have to click on the image one more time.

I just built this set yesterday, and it's a lovely little design. But I have to agree with Mifody, that the wheels aren't an improvement in this set. Overall, I'd definitely prefer the new wheels to the old - not least because the profile of the tyres is much lower, so they look much more at home on modern cars - but the problem with this set is how they're attached. They look great on a four-wide design that uses the modified 2x2 plate with wide wheel attachment, but not so much six-wide designs with the modified 2x2 plates with the wheel pin on one end - like the set - because the wheel ends up being recessed into the arch. Which you will never find on a sports car of this kind in real life - designers always make sure that the wheels fill the arches. And with the parts that currently exist in the LEGO selection, you can't make the new wheels flush with the arches in a six-wide design, as far as I can tell. Edit: I experimented a bit with the wheel design, and snapped a couple of pictures. I have to warn you, though, the last of these four pictures contains serious mutilation of LEGO elements... http://www.flickr.co...go/11845943205/ http://www.flickr.co...go/11845944355/ http://www.flickr.co...go/11845949275/ http://www.flickr.co...go/11845950305/ The links lead to bigger versions.

This is very nice, Alois - the facade with all its ornamentation is obviously the standout feature, but the much more plain rear is also well-designed, and the interior. I particularly like that red awning that doesn't really look like it belong there, with its square edges, but that's just how it is in real life - an afterthought that works well practically, but doesn't necessarily fit with the architecture. Great stuff!

This is for me, apart from the modulars and possibly the big Sydney Opera House, the best set in a long time. The design is clean and very close to the original, the minifigures look more than decent to me (it's not like the characters haven't got cartoonish proportions in the show) and look at that interior. There are obviously many stickers, but they really add a lot to the design, take Bart's room, for example! So much character there. And finally - those doors in an opaque colour that isn't white. Probably Marcos' best set yet. Congratulations, if you read this!

I thought mine were like that as well, but they just hadn't popped properly into place. That can be a bit fiddly.

I want to visit you :)

I use the Exo-Force code tiles - they're readily available, not particularly expensive, and all unique. They also exist in lime, orange - and yellow, which I use for trucks. The downside is that because they're all unique, you can only have one plate on each car. I prefer putting them on the rear end. In the relatively rare instances when there isn't room to fit a 1x2 tile, I use one of those City stickers.