morganm

Just stopped at a local TRU... no 30212 bags =( They had lots of 30213 bags though which I'm less than excited about.

I love Brikwars! My son and I play it now and then. Even got some of my friends to join in some games. We use the Quikwars version so it's just a 1 page doc of rules and away you go! We run all kinds of games and scenarios... castle... space... and everything in between. Using Quikwars there's little to do with "points" or weapon types. I find that long melee weapons are awesome because you can close in to melee before your opponent can. Also favor the technique of using squads to use combined attacks and decimate opponents one at a time. We are also switching over to Lego for our PathfinderLITEgames =)

When I look at a character sheet of a typical Pathfinder or D&D character.... this is what I think they would look like! This guy is awesome; well done. So does his horse carry all the non-weapon items? 10' ladder, pots, pans, tent, bedroll, tools, etc. etc.....

Ya know this usually turns out looking like (&$#*@.... you actually did a REALLY clean job there. Well done! Did you use masking to achieve such clean lines?

Oh man! Another awesome release Trash... love this stuff!

Oh man that's suck an awesome build! I love how it all comes apart for easy access. To me that's a HUGE feature that also requires even more thought put into the build process. It's easy to focus in on details but the details of the stone walls and vegetation really make it interesting at a distance.

That's not really what I meant. What I mean is, for example, I don't have very many female heads. I'd like to just buy 20 female heads at a fair price per head.... not spend $10 for 3 over priced minifigs. There's really no point to the Build A Figure station for someone like me. You can get all the same complete figures, or individual pieces, cheaper elsewhere. Then again I'm not exactly the target market for the Build A Figure station I guess. You don't see a half a dozen or so 30-something nerds huddled around all 4 stations =P It's crowded with young kids.

You could just take a white one and dye it blue http://www.minifigcustomizationnetwork.com/howto/1675

The Lego store at Mall of America often has neat things like this in their Build A Minifig stations. Sadly it's $10 for 3 minifigs... far better off just buying from Bricklink, discounted sets, or other means. Wish they would just let us buy individual bits like torsos, heads, etc. The Pick A Brick is all but useless.

That's flip'n ossum! =^.^=

First let me say... I'm not sure what forum to put this in. I thought either here since it's Pharoh's Quest or Minifig Mod. If it's in the wrong spot then move it, thanks! =) I'm sure you're all aware of the technique. http://thebrickblogger.com/2011/01/lego-glued-magnet-removal/ I followed the instructions with these minor adjustments. - Doing it one at a time is lame and a waste of time. As long as you can keep them separated (the magnets tend to want to stick together!) then you can do more than one at a time. - Five minutes was no where near long enough. After 5 minutes I wedged a sharp knife between the back of the legs and the magnet base. Stuck them back in the water, with the knife still wedged in there, for at least another 5 minutes. This kept pressure on the pieces while they soaked some more. Even after this it took considerably more force to pry them apart than is eluded to in the instructions. Overall I'm happy with the results. This was a fun little experiment to do with my kids as well. The legs and arms are all still tight. Back of the legs are a little rough but whatever; I don't really care. Some of them are rough on the bottom of the feet... this I do not like as it effects how tightly they snap to studs and basically means they will not stand with out some sort of base. Now I'm already a big fan of using bases for figures during a BrikWar anyway because of how easy they are to tip over even if their feet are smooth. They still snap to studs and do not easily fall over but they are just not quite as tight a fit as regular minifigs. Not a deal breaker but something to be aware of. Another slight con is that the legs do not come off; that is the hips do not remove from the torso. I spose you could pop the legs off the hip joints to swap legs around. Again not a deal breaker but something worth noting. The real big positive about this is the fact these magnet sets go on sale for $3.50. That means I was able to get an Anubis Guard, Amset Ra, and Jake LeDouche for $3.50. Just a quick search on Brick Link will show that Anubis Guard goes for $9 + shipping, Amset Ra goes for $5 + shipping, and Jake goes for $2. I honestly don't care about Jake; I really wanted the Anubis Guards and the mummies. One more small con here... it's not REALLY Amset Ra despite the description on Lego's own website! Bit of bait and switch here... It's Amset Ra's head on a regular mummy warrior body with the Pharaoh headdress. If you closely inspect a picture of both Amset Ra and mummy warrior you'll notice the differences. Again not really a deal breaker; really I'd prefer the mummy warrior as this is more of an 'army builder' technique anyway. Cheap way to amass quantities of Anubis Guards and mummy warriors.... and a bunch of Jake LeDouche's... for whatever reason =P Mummy Warrior... note the lack of gold running from neck piece to waist. Also note difference in waist & neck decorations. This is the torso and legs in the magnet set. Amset Ra.... you only get the head from Amset Ra. The torso and legs are totally different than this picture and look identical to the mummy above. One more little bonus is that you get 3 maps with the magnet set. They pop right off; not glued on at all. I love little bits like this and this was a neat bonus. Plus you get the sweet megablocks Anubis Guard's sword, the scarab shield, and the headdress. All neat bits that again are not glued.

http://lego.wikia.com/wiki/7327_Scorpion_Pyramid Got it for $30 ! Score!!

I haven't figured out when they do it. I just swing by the clearance isles every time I stop by and hope to see something there. I've seen a few sets over the years but it's rarely anything I want. I guess that's why it's still there and now on clearance... nobody else wanted it that much either. =P

Black is hard to appreciate because it all just blends together so details get lost. That said; this is a really great set! There's enough other colors to help define the shape and details. I love the lines and angles; for example the center room there that juts out or the lone gable up on the left and the chimney on the right to give it asymmetrical balance. Love how you did the flower pots outside the windows. There's a lot of detail in this build! The only thing that bothers me are the clips above the front door. The odd angles they are at just make it seem messy not like it was done on purpose. Is the inside complete? Would love to see it if it is! What makes it modular? Thanks!

Wish they had YOU designing sets back then! This is a neat little set... well done overall, there's action, there's a basis for the action, enough minifigs to enjoy the set with.