I read the interview this afternoon, forgot to comment. I really like these interviews with people 'inside' TLG. Gives you a better idea of how things work inside the company.
I really like these little scenes. Good lighting on the second pic. The coffee makes the timing of the scene instantly clear. Cool water technique on the first one and a very simple, yet effective way to lengthen the broom.
You really managed to capture the shape perfectly. Good job on that. However, I don't like the almost full SNOT construction of the outside of the camper. Especially the back and - to a lesser extent - the wheel arches.
I wouldn't have guessed...
Welcome... eehhmm... congratulations on your 2500th post. You never introduced yourself before?
PS: I think you have one of the funniest usernames on here... unlike my own.
I can't recall TLG ever releasing an Exclusive with a publicly announced release date earlier than scheduled through S@H. So I guess it will be unlikely that it will be released before christmas. This is different for retail items, where next year's sets - especially in the U.S. - are sometimes released before christmas. Still makes me wonder where the copies that appear to be on the market now, come from.
I remember some (not too many) broken clips from my childhood as well, but they seem to be making them of a softer plastic nowadays that keeps them from breaking too easily.
Not a big fan of the trans-neon colors, so I like the new one a lot better (at least it looks green instead of yellow-ish). This won't be replacing trans-black. For one, it's green, not black! And, TLG was only just contemplating changing trans-black and wouldn't hit the market until 2011.