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Yeah, Mata Nui is what I am thinking. Doesn't seem like he is too bad.

Despite not buying any lego sets, I think I might head out to Meijer and target tomorrow to see if they have any of the new sets. All these pictures are making me want them somewhat. Anyone care to help me figure out which one has the most new pieces and recolors? I don't care who I get, I just want one with the most new/recolored pieces.

Very useful indeed! Thanks for the tips, TheBrickster. I've never really been into trains but I have been considering starting to MOC some soon, maybe de-christmasifying the Holiday Train.

Welcome to Eurobricks. I'm from BZP as well. You will get to know me since I am active in the Bionicle forum quite a bit.

Very nice! The detailing is fantastic, and I simply love this. Great SNOTwork as well. Well done.

WHAT Since when is his mask gold? That is definatly yellow to me. But what do I know. Boy, BZP thought I bashed kiina. Well, they haven't seen the start of it. Titan MN, you are so fail. Surprisingly I've known about him for like a week, I just forgot to post him here. >_<

There is n real code you can enter, really. Most countdown sigs are embedded into the sig itself. You could always ask anyone who has experience in countdown banners to help you with that sort of thing. I will see if I can find any sites to make countdowns on, but no guarantees. Also, some countdowns are made using HTML, which, can't be used on the site, or at least not that I have tried. Hope that helps. -VBBN

Don't we have a Halo topic in here somewhere? Anywho, loking forward to it. Still need to get ODST and Halo Wars first though.

I see... I kind of want kiina now so I can bash her all the more. Perfect wacking material. Plus I want the Trident. Anyone want to buy her for me? Wow, I just thought I should change my BZP username from VBBN the Bonecrusher to VBBN the Kiinabasher... hehehe...

Indeed it has. Yes, that was a mistake of 2 things; a) A massive cleanup in my Flickr b) A glitch that I had causinf some problems. I am going to retake the pictures, and re-upload the pictures to those reviews. If I am not mistaken, I have these reviews to repair; -City 4WD coast guard set -Holidat Train pt1 and pt2 Thanks Patriot.

Set Name: Mine Mech Pieces: 67 Price: $7.99, 6.85GBP, 7.99 EUR Year Released: 2009 Links: Lego S@H, Bricklink, PDF Instructions. Lego Description: Okay, well I got this set a couple months ago, and, after quite some time of not doing a review, I return, and I am here to review Mine Mech! Now I was a fan of Exo-Force, and not so much a fan of Power Miners. So, can the mech feeling of EF and Underground feeling of the Mine Mech fit together? Read on with the review to find out! Part 1: Box Front View The box is interesting to say the least. Never would I have thought lego to put a combination of Lime green and gray as the main colors of a box like this. Well, spongebob maybe, but this was surprising. Actually, this box does a very nice job of catching a casual person walking down the lego aisle(with it's bright colors of course.) As for the box image, it's showing the Mech waddling towards a Rock Monster holding a crystal. And, as you will learn later, this is pretty much the best pose you are going to get with this set. Back View The back of the box, if you think about it, is very resemblant of the Exo-Force sets boxes. Displayed are the set's function, whcih, well, aren't really functions. Just moving parts really. Also, the combination. I can't say I'm loving this, looks more like a 10-minute designed build. Part 2: Contents Instructions The instructions. Nothing new really, just the same old, same old. Random Page Minifigs Two are included in this set, which is what we come to expect most times with a set this size. And, not to mention, that these figs are simply great. The miner, Brains, looks splended, with a recolored helmet from Rock Raiders, a new dual sided head, and new torso & leg print. The dual sided head is remeniscent of EF, being that it has a scared expression on the backside. The rock monster comes in dark green this time around, a much welcomed color. I love the rock monsters, they are just great. Let me say I was schocked at the size of him. He was much smaller than I expected. It's not a bad thing, but it was just surprising. I do feel that he needs some moving legs, but other than that, it is a pretty solid(no pun intended) new minifigure. Back of Figs Dual Head New/Interesting Parts I was quite happy with the amount of new and interesting parts I got with this set. Firstly, the new rollcage. This is a stunning new piece for many types of builders, from post-apoc to city, I love it. One thing I like about it is that it is symetrical, increasing it's uses all the more. Next, is the popular buzzsaw in orange, followed by a recolored Bionicle Mahritoran blade in orange. Both of these are good for the Bionicle mocists like myself, and I like them. Also, we have the tube in orange, and the new dynamite. Lastly, a green crystal piece and the Bionicle Barraki eyes in a trans-orange, which is a welcome addition. Part 3: Build Torso Start Starts off with an interesting build. Much different than that of the Exo-Force torsos on the small sets. Adding On Here we start to shape the cockpit and legs. I must say, the white control sticks have a new base on them to make them more moveable on the stud. This is due to the old ones being too tight. Well, these are far to loose. I mean, on my set, they fall off constantly, and I don't think I have ever seen a flaw in a set this small be such a big problem. Definatly going to hurt the ratings a bit. On another note, the gray splotched on the sticker in the middle are actually rough-neato! Continued I found it strange that you add Brains i this early in the build. Not a big deal anyhow. Legs Added I must say, this is a really bad leg design. But it can be easily changed by moving them so they are straight, with the sockets being sideways. The feet are nice however, and use those wonderful grill-slopes. Funny hing is, the gray stubs are actually his arms. The other stuff that is added on is just weapons. Poor guy ! Part 4: Finished Model Finished I didn't get a pic of just the arms, so let me jump to the finished product. As you can see, it has aconsistent color scheme, mind the dynamite, and look to have a solid build. My only quirks about this mode, is the odd claw, being 1 stud apart near the end, and the odd legs. Other than that, It's not bad. Back Back view. Oh, forgot to mention it has the black gear. Those are always handy. Comparison Now that must be the most shocking thing I saw about this guy. When I was done looking over him, I pulled out River Dragon here to see how they compared. Now I had forgotten the size of an average EF set of the 8$ category, and that's when I realized something: This guy is SMALL. I mean, he is only about half the size of what he should be. Part 5: Conclusion Minifigs: 10/10- Perfect. Couldn't have had better(well, I could, but, well, you get my point.) Parts: 7/10- Good for this set. 67 is just a bit below what I would like, but that's me. Price: 8/10- As I said above, 67 is just a bit less than what I would like. Final Model: 7/10- The Control Sticks, size, and legs are what bring this down the 3 points. Total: 32/40- Average Overall, I think this is okay. It definatly doesn't compare to Exo-Force in my opinion, but it does have an interesting color scheme and selection of parts, plus the figs are just great. Somewhat recommended to casual fans. An Average on my poll for me. As always pic requests and questions are welcome. Until Next Time, VBBN

I'm trying my best, as in a way, I am still in my dark age, because I don't buy Lego at the moment. But I am still here to discuss it. :] Not a problem. Even creating an account will enter you into some of the raffles(some I will just raffle from all the members)

Welcome to Eurobricks. If you have any questions, well, you know what to do. (ask) -VBBN

I've been working on that actually. Here are a couple things that I plan to bring to the new 2.0 version; A new contest every month with great prizes Large RPG in the works A skin for every theme, and you can choose which to use. *For bionicle fans; Exclusive content regarding the new movie and sets *In the works: Newsletter Custom Minifig headgear store A great new version of proboards that is better than the old version. And much more. And in regards to the latter question, mainly the new content, and mixing of many boards members(this is also spread to BH, Tabletown, Flickr, and hopefully some BZPers, and the The Lego Zone members.) If you have ny other uestions feel free to ask.

Proboards. Best free site I have come accross thus far. I have 25 dollars in donations from the last forum, so I will be set to get ad-free and a domain name and such.

Well, soon I will have Brickforum 2.0 released, which is a new version of Brickforum Module`, which is now going to be directed at general lego discussion. Now, I will be needing two new staff members to help out in the forum. I will need an Admin and Moderator. If you are interested, send me a PM with you skills and why you will want to do the job. You can't choose whether ou want to be an Admin or Mod, you can only suggest what you would rather have. This way I can better decide who shall be the staff. I need all PMs in by June 15th. Apologies if this isn't preffered here, just want to give a heads up and opportunity to the members here. :]

Sure thing. :] Thanks. VBBN

...woah What types of females were you looking at lately? I'll be drawing a Kiina soon...one that bashes her horrible build. In other news, I have a new surprise coming up soon...Brickforum 2.0!

Bahaha telletubbies! Oh er...Nevermind. Agreed, that's not pg-13. And why is everone using spoilers?

And I have been working on some, these are the first two that have passed my studio. These aren't i the database, just fan-mad eones by me.

An awesome tie indeed, with lots of great details. Well done.

Kiina looks good for parts. But I just can't bring myself to calling Kiina a "she," because of the fact that the limbs are too odd sloking, and it needs friggin BOOBS. Nuff Said.

Romans, for pretty much all of the reasons already mentioned. Welcome to EB, BTW.

Good topic indeed. I'm attempting to start an army. But my main problem is trying to figure out what army I want to do. If I start an army, I soon loose interest in the theme, and move to a different theme, and so on, and it gets quite annoying. I have tried many armies, but Now I have resorted to making an army of worn military soldiers and enemies, which seems to be my best route.

No, any minifigs, just no droids(they count as minifigs too right?), or the like(iron drones, bionicle minifigs, etc.)