New collectible minifigs coming out in 2010!

Welcome!

Eurobricks user, Sir Dano, found a photo of the collectible minifigs, which probably will be released in 2010:



If it's true, we will get a bunch of new parts and also some reactivated old ones. If someone doesn't know, I'll say who is who:

1. Cavemen,
2. Cheerleader,
3. Clown,
4. Adventurer,
5. Dummy,
6. Diver,
7. Indian,
8. Magician (ellegant!),
9. Ninja,
10. Nurse,
11. Forestman (!!!),
12. Robot,
13. Some rock musician, or something like that :) ,
14. Astronaut,
15. Wrestler,
16. Zombie.

My favourites are Forestmen, nurse and magician. If they really will be released, we will have a minifig revolution! What do you think?

Regards, Dr Kilroy

Department Store Black &White

Welcome!

Black & White is probably a colour of this building, but I prefer it as name. Well, I browsed Eurobricks and I noticed a quite nice tenement builded by Jameson42:











I like here those large, glass, modern windows, colours, plants and a roof builded out of large tiles 8x16 (I like these bricks very much :D ). All details are nice and well chosen. The builder used there a technique, which uses modified plates 1x2 and 1x8 with door panes and large glasses 1x4x6 to make big exhibition glasses without frames. I like this technique very much. :) There is also a light grey pavement instead of dark grey, but I don't commend this, because I'm a conservative in this question. :)

Regards, Dr Kilroy

Creations for Charity

Welcome!



The picture is the link. Nannan Zhang founded a store on the Bricklink, in which he sells famous builders' MOCs. All funds will go towards buying Lego sets for unprivileged children. Foundation Toys for Tots participes in this action.

Few intresting (and most elegant) works:

Surreakistic Nannan Zhang's vignette "Great Anachronism" (50 USD):



Beach booth (vignette size) by Michael Jasper (12,50 USD):



Holiday figures - nutcracker (not working :D ) and soldier by Don Wilson (10 USD):



Surrealistic work (diorama) by Nannan Zhang "Atavism" (50 USD):



"Charity Hour on Highway 44), mech - Brian Kscenovitz, the rest of the diorama - Keith Goldman (170 USD):



Yuck, mechs. However I quite like this work. :)


The best at the end - Dave Kaleta's tie (34 USD):



I could buy it, but I regret my money because I don't often wear ties. :D

If you want to participate in action and give your MOCs for auction, you only need to be more than 13 years old, send an e-mail to Nannan Zhang (mr.bley@gmail.com), in which are included a good photo of the work, link to gallery, minimal price of the MOC, it's name, short description and builder's full name. You can find more informations here.

I encourage you to auction.

Regards, Dr Kilroy

EDIT: The first wave sold for 1008,99 USD!

MOC - The Settlers

A post from Krzysztof:

Welcome after the fairly long break. Recently interested me the Lugpol user - Qworg's construction. It's a building from the popular game - The Settlers. Personally I like the most colours of the MOC, and also varied ground. Look at the interesting looking, curved planks.

Here are some photos:

Side view:



Front:



More photos in gallery here: LINK

P.S. Sorry, that I didn't posted for a long time, but somehow I didn't have time.

10211 Grand Emporium!!!

Well, that's like Svelte imagine it: :)



The photo is the link to the gallery, when it will be public.

A building has got also a furnished roof and ground floor!





There is also a playable function - removing lay-figure's "background":



Regards, Dr Kilroy

CCC VII!

The photo is the link. It started! Like always contest lasts 2 months - from 1 November to 31 December. I tell you, the prizes are attractive and categories are original and interesting this year.

Technological Advance

Create a scene with a device that changed medieval warfare, commerce, construction, manufacturing, or exploration.

Prize: used 6030 Catapult:




Alternate Universe

Build your own castle moc using pieces only from one official LEGO Castle theme set. Ideas include carts, inns, shops, stables, and towers. There is not a maximum baseplate size limit in this category.

Prize: used 6041 Armor Shop:




Medieval Mariner

Build a scene featuring life with the sea. Ideas include ships, seaports, lighthouses, etc.

Prize: used 6057 Sea Serpent:




Outlaw Escape

Build a scene showing your outlaws evading capture or breaking out of imprisonment. Ideas include a jailbreak, secret hiding places, or traveling in clever disguises.

Prize: used 6042 Dungeon Hunters:




Eastern Medieval Life

Create a medieval building that is not located in Western Europe.

Prize: new 1269 White Ninja and 3051 Blaze Attack:




Religious Life

Show how an event at or near a religious building influenced daily life in medieval times. Ideas include a wedding, feast day, pilgrimage, funeral, or coronation at a church, cathedral, mosque, temple, or monastery.

Prize: new (!) 6102 Castle Mini-Figures:




Training a Knight

Build three scenes depicting the training of a page and/or squire in order to become a knight.

Prize: 6067 Guarded Inn (!) & BrickArms Custom Practice Swords:

(I can't find swords photos :P )


Custom Castle Figure

Create a realistic or fantasy customized castle figure. You may use modified bricks, custom accessories, and/or stickers. Ideas include knights, monks, peasants, wizards, elves, and fairies.

Prize: new BrickArms Custom Prototypes


Miscellaneous

Does your castle creation not fit in one of our categories? Then enter it here! This category does not have a baseplate size limitation. Remember that you are still limited to three photographs, even for large creations.

Prize: used 12x4801 Defence Archer (!):




Brick Castle

Build a Castle that uses clay fired bricks as a major part of its architecture. Examples include the Castles at Gediminas, Malbork, Lida, and Mir. The minimum size of a castle should be 32x32 studs. There is not a maximum size limit in this category but keep in mind that you can only enter 3 photographs of your castle.

Prize: used 6073 Knight's Castle:




Fantasy Castle

Build a castle inspired by your favorite fantasy castle stories or factions. Include architectural features not often found in real castles. Possible ideas include cantilevered towers, tower bridges, and floating rocks. The minimum size of a castle should be 32x32 studs. There is not a maximum size limit in this category but keep in mind that you can only enter 3 photographs of your castle.

Prize: new 7097 Trolls' Mountain Fortess:




Master Builder

This prize will be awarded to the builder who enters 6 or more categories and has the highest score when their top six creation scores are averaged.

Prize: MISB 3739 Blacksmith Shop (!!!):




Are you going to enter? What do you think about prizes and categories?

Regards, Dr Kilroy

New Modular House?

Eurobricks user - legomilk - reported us, that in the March 2010 will be realeased a new Exclusive set - 10211 Grand Emporium. It will be a corner tenement, a big store. It will contain 2182 parts and on S@H will cost 149,99$. Other informations: it will be grey-black-yellow with large amount of windows. There aren't any photos. :( However I know, it will be similiar to buildings from those photos:






What do you think?

Regards, Dr Kilroy

Sweet dreams

A new post from Legofan:



Welcome!

Crises, Lugpol user suprised me recently with a best vignette I ever seen. Look at the beautiful curtains - this is my favourite part of vignette, I never have thought they can be done from brick modified 1x2x1 1/3 with curved top. Crises finely showed minifigure's fear by a head and pose. The next excellent details are the quilt and monster's tentacles.

So I wish you pleasant dreams! Good night!